The Listening Room at 180 Studios

 From a backroom studio in Guadeloupe to dancefloors across the Caribbean and beyond, Disques Debs became the heartbeat of the island’s sound. In this episode, recorded at Devon Turnbull’s Listening Room at 180 Studios, DJ and archivist Poly-Ritmo explores how one small label reshaped the musical landscape of the Antilles. Founded by Henri Debs in the late 1950s, Disques Debs released more than 50...

In the latest episode of The Listening Room, writer, DJ, and Run Dem Crew founder Charlie Dark explores the records that made 1990s hip-hop a lifeline for young Londoners. Recorded inside Devon Turnbull’s Listening Room at 180 Studios, the session maps how a sound born in New York rewired the capital’s streets, clubs and imaginations. Moving from Public Enemy’s Def Jam tour shockwaves to pirate ta...

In our first episode, recorded at Devon Turnbull’s Listening Room at 180 Studios, broadcaster and collector Haseeb Iqbal revives the long-overlooked soundtracks of Lollywood: Pakistan’s once-thriving film industry. Drawing from rare vinyl unearthed on a recent trip to Karachi, Iqbal plays music that shaped the golden age of Pakistani cinema in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. From the cinematic ballads...