Day 4: Baba Ali – Walk A Dog
Groovy punk-funk from the 30th Century Records affiliate.
Lists
Day 3: GoodMostlyBad – Bat Pussy
Self-assured Ghetto synth from talented Doha-based newcomer.
Day 2: Scrimshire – Light Hearted I Ain’t
Warm jazz-lined electronic goodness from the Albert’s Favourites co-founder.
Day 1: Bawrut – On-Lock
An unfolding ambient jam with wandering synth lines from the Ransom Note & Life and Death producer.
A Brief History of Hindustani Music
Producer, DJ and The Jazz Diaries label head Jitwam charts his favourite era of Bollywood music.
A Brief History Of Mauritian Séga Music
Brothers Reginald Omas Mamode IV and Jeen Bassa share the traditional music of Mauritius and the Mascarene islands.
A Brief History Of Azerbaijani Soviet Jazz-Funk
The Russian multi-instrumentalist explores the sounds that inspired her new LP.
A Brief History Of Instrumental Repetition
Pianist Duval Timothy explores the use of repetition in music that informed his new album ‘Help’.
A Brief History of Japanese Chillout & Downtempo
Dr Rob, Ken Hidaka and Max Essa chart four decades of meditative sounds.
“To broken beat, what Tony Allen was to afrobeat”: A Brief History of Kaidi Tatham
Alexander Nut, Alex Phountzi Carista, Charlie Bones, K15, Sassy J, Volcov & more share favourites by the broken beat pioneer.