Bandcamp Weekly

Ghanaian American MC/producer Blitz the Ambassador talks Afropolitan Dreams which ft Angelique Kidjo & Seun Kuti, and young UK band Goodbye Chanel chat about their 1st EP, girls & making perfect pop. Also in the mix NY'er James Tillman, Toronto trio Bad Bad Not Good, Vegyn, Psymun, & the Wayo.

This week we sneak a peak at the new LP from producer, musician, singer & DJ, Osunlade. Album of the week is by Chet Faker and we air music by up n'coming artists Awning, Nicole Mercedes, and Ludovic Alarie. Also in the mix: L'Orange & Homeboy Sandman, Shlohmo remixes Perera Elsewhere, and the Visioneers.

Jamaican-born jazzman Monty Alexander and Argentinian Cineplexx join Andrew on this episode. Also in the mix: Lee Fields, Frankie Knuckles, Kenny Dixon Jr., Gregory Porter, and De Lux. We've got music from Australia by All Things Lost, Swiss artist Hugo, plus Sopha, and the Ruffcats, from Germany.

Philadelphia is heavily represented by King Britt, Pattern is Movement, and soul singer Nicky Egan. Cut Chemist teams up with French post punk group Vox Populi, while Cineplexx and Goodbye Chanel get tropical. Also in the mix: Eliza Shiddad, Quantic, Napoleon, Kloke, and Cunninlynguists.

Mo Kolours, Moonchild, Colonel Red, and Polar Bear drop by to talk about new records, and we air collabs between Kool AD & Toro Y Moi, and Blitz the Ambassador & Seun Kuti. Also in the mix: Sofia Reta, Steve Cobby, Cineplexx, Triptides, Evan Marien, El Combo Chimbita, plus TASO and the Teklife crew.

Tycho is interviewed and we've got soul from Chet Faker and Colonel Red. Fallgrapp drops our album of the week, alongside tropical sounds from Rodrigo Amarante, DJ Bamanan, Rafter, DJ Vadim, and Todd Simon. Tracks from the recently minted Five Fold and Sector 12/12 labels air next to indie leaning sounds by Icewater and You'll Never get to Heaven.

Sneaking peeks at records from Sisyphus and legendary French producer Laurent Garnier, our album of the week is by Slakah the Beatchild, and artist of the week is Alsarah & the Nubatones. We also air new tunes from Quantic, Too Many Zooz, Jeremy Mage, Son Lux & Lorde, Daydream Machine, and AkT!

Nick Waterhouse and Bart Davenport, two SoCal troubadours, talk about their latest albums. Listen up for new acts like Give To Light, Henry Wu, and Evan Geesman. We air hip hop from Kool and Kass, Cyne, and Lakutis, and guitar driven Italian indie rock by Girl With The Gun, and Le Man Avec Les Lunettes.

Featuring fresh tunes from Mo Kolours, Segilola, Owiny Sigoma, Polar Bear and Death Vessel with Jonsi. Czech sibling duo Dva talk about their latest album, and indie pop acts like Cliche from France, and NY-based WEEKNIGHT sit next to sublime soulful sounds by Renee Dion, SiairaShawn and Daniel Crawford.

Featuring music and an interview with Shocking Pinks, plus exciting new acts Daniel Wilson and Moon Bounce, alongside tunes by Sisyphus (Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and Serengeti), and Nick Waterhouse. We zip around the world to the sound of Alsarah and the Nubatones, Meta Meta, Kassin, Fela Kuti and Melaza.

Featuring music and interviews with folksy jazz-infused Nostalgia 77 and soul renaissance man Gabriel Garzon-Montano, plus Brazilian pop by Glue Trip, Polish electronics by UKU, and the outerworldly sound of @Peace from New Zealand. We also air new treats from Tiny Isles, Black Milk, and Ingmob.

Featuring interviews with 3 acts - artists of the week Segilola and Boonlorm, plus Fever The Ghost. There's Brazilian flair from Bossa Zuzu and Orquestra Imperial, electronics from Gangbangsters and Napoleon, and singer/songwriter tunes from Small Wonder, She Drew The Gun, and Abimaro & the Free.

Adventurous producers My Panda Shall Fly and Mast guest on the show, we air the 2nd of King Britts secret collaborations, and zip around the world with Rafi El, Lord Paramour, Sango, Fela Kuti and Poivre. We've got songs from Capybara and XVSK, new Dam Funk, and jazz from the Global Unity Orchestra.

Amp Fiddler premieres new projects, and we air fresh tunes from Mo Kolours, J-Live, and Shocking Pinks, plus up and coming acts like Arqestry, Blood Cultures, Public Speaking, Forsthays, and Mast. Soul man Steve Arrington teams up with Karriem Riggins, and old school Four Tet sits alongside vintage Big Maybelle.

On the latest show Painted Palms pop in, and we check out upcoming LPs by rockabilly R&B'er Nick Waterhouse, and psychedelic Chicano Batman. St. Even, Adult Jazz, Merz, and Sub Luna City add unique twists to songs while Gabriel Garzon-Montano and DeRobert & the Half Truths drop funky soul.

We kick off 2014 with an interview and sneak peek at the forthcoming album by Coeur de Pirate. There's music inspired by the Arab Spring, new instrumentals from High Priest, My Panda Shall Fly, and Battle Ground Grammar, plus Toro Y Moi, Alden Penner, and up and coming acts like Aleem Khan and Mekka.

Black Milk joins Andrew Jervis in our second 2013 extravaganza. Also picking tunes are Lars Gotrich from NPR Music, and Glenn Jackson from electronic music guide, XLR8R. Laurent Fintoni of Original Cultures & FACT Magazine, and John Bailey & Ennio Styles of 3RRR radio drop mixes of their faves.

Celebrating a year of music Andrew picks favorite tunes and interviews Sam Valenti of Ghostly International, Joe Kay of Soulection, and Josh Dalton of the excellent Crack in the Road blog. Haley Bonar, our artist of the week, chats about her sublime Wntr Sands album, and the Paris DJs drop an exclusive 2013 mix.

MC, producer, comedian, and actor Jean Grae joins the show this week, and we air electronic tunes by Johnny Ripper, Fremdkunst, and Kiln. We've got gems from newer acts like Goofy Foot, Evan Geesman, Miss Kenichi, Rachel Brotman, and Reverse People, and we'll peek at the upcoming album from Czech duo Dva.

Fatima and brothers Nick and Mike Rufolo (aka the Brothers Nylon & Calico Galaxy) drop by this week's show. We also air new music from Painted Palms, Jerome LOL, Canadian-Haitian singer Melissa Laveaux, along with some Polish afrobeat, and an amazing jazz version of Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves."

Our artist of the week is Diggs Duke, and album of the week is by Marley Carroll. Listen up for new tunes by Rosie Lowe, Koda and Bijou, Mother Falcon, and The Delegators. We sneak a peek at the Slakah the Beatchild album, and play indie gems from Juniore out of Paris, and Gap Dream from California.

Our artist of the week is Milosh, and album of the week is the new Cosmic Compositions Sun Ra-influenced comp. We air tunes from around the world including the freaky soul of LA-based Seven Davis Jr., plus CV313's Detroit dub, psyche garage from San Francisco, and robotic beats from London.

Brooklyn-based Eraas and amazing UK singer ESKA join Andrew Jervis to talk about their new releases. We also air tunes from GEMS out of Washington DC, Frenchman Sebastien Tellier, and the New Zealand-based Shocking Pinks, plus Jacob Collier, and 2 tracks from the Raw Tapes label out of Tel Aviv.

Bob of Relapse Records and Rob of Liquid Metal join Andrew Jervis on a special episode digging deep into the 90,000+ metal titles on Bandcamp. Toxic Holocaust guests, and Pitchfork writer Kim Kelly and Vince Neilstein of Metal Sucks provide insight and tunes.

A special edition of the BC Weekly focused entirely on video game music. Game soundtracks have sold nearly a quarter million units on the site, pulling in just shy of $1.5 million dollars. Austin Wintory, Jim Guthrie, Disasterpeace, Danny Baranowsky, Big Giant Circles, and Laura Shigihara provide insight and tunes.