Monday Morning Mixtape 272
Fourth world L.A. ambient, Istanbul avant-pop and a languid Minneapolis ballad.
Non-Western
Heard In The Fort: 120 Track IDs and Six Standout Sets from Dimensions 2019
Highlights from Courtesy, The Iron Glove, Afrodeutsche, Gilles Peterson + Mr Scruff, Gene on Earth and Cosmic Slop.
Monday Morning Mixtape 271
Roots reggae, Finnish experimental dub and Cameroonian electronic futurism.
Diggers Directory: Amichay Matyas
Boogie, jazz and electronics from the Bauhaus Records boss.
Monday Morning Mixtape 270
Belgian jazz-funk, Kenyan psychedelic folk and freshly released pop-not-pop.
Dig Deeper: 5 Moroccan tips at Moga Festival away from the headliners
Avant-garde dancehall, chaabi techno and guttural breaks among the sounds represented by a burgeoning group of DJs.
A brief history of raï
Acid Arab chronicle the history of an Algerian sound steeped in political protest.
Premiere: Yelfris Valdés – Red Eclipse
A cinematic approach from the Cuban trumpeter on his new album for Música Macondo.
Diggers Directory: Longboss
The man behind the Strangelove Music label explores the junctures between organic and synthetic.
Monday Morning Mixtape 266
Swedish ambient jazz, 2003 reggae electronica and soothing Japanese new age.