Blue-in-Green:PODCAST

Welcome to Episode #41 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran connect with multi-talented producer and musician, Paul "PVIBEZ" Morgan. In this massively overdue catch-up, we talk to Morgan about his on-going Vibezlab Sessions series, his work with US vocalist Laurnea, his time as a member of the Shez Raja Collective, performing live, upcoming projects plus we delve into the difficulty of ba...

Episode #5 of Blue-in-Green:RADIO's '4 Corners' series pulls together four of the BinG team from different parts of the world to tackle a single theme with this episode originally airing Monday 27th January 2020. The rules are simple - 4 Blue-in-Green:RADIO presenters, each with 30 minutes to musically explore a one-word theme in any way they see fit. And for our fifth episode, the team is tacklin...

Welcome to Episode #40 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran once again connect with Eclectic Beats's very own, Rui Fradinho. Episode #38 saw Imran and Rui discuss Rui's journey to London, what led him to becoming a fan of broken beat and some career highs; this episode sees a more detailed conversation about Rui in the realm of radio. Rui's musical base stems from a diverse range of music...

Welcome to Episode #39 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran catch up with the Vincent "Seravince" Helbers and Tjerk "LYMA" Lammers to discuss their brand new collaborative project, 'Junk Love'. We connect with our guests today from Amsterdam and talk their new album, each's individual releases and question the theme of the project which examines love within this digital era. You can read...

Welcome to Episode #38 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran catch up with the creator of the Eclectic Beats radio show, Rui Fradinho. Rui's musical base stems from a diverse range of music: rock to pop, house to techno, jazz, soul, funk, world music, hip-hop, drum & bass and from breakbeat to his main passion and current music production focus, broken beat/nu-jazz. Portugese-born and livi...

Welcome to Episode #37 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST - our first episode of 2020 - and it absolutely promises to be an excellent return to form. Imran and Rhonda have a proper sit-down to discuss the dream-come-true "super deluxe" reissue of Prince's 1999 album, we look at some of our favourites from the release, which albums we'd love to see tackled in the same way and the limitless value of The V...

Episode #36 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST sees us recount having completed our first podcasting year by digging up some of the excellent clips from the BinG Team... We often boast about how proud we are to host shows from all over the world so helping us to celebrate our 1st year is Vahé Vishapakagh Koshayan (presenter of CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND from Melbourne, Australia), Rhonda (presenter of...

Episode #4 of Blue-in-Green:RADIO's '4 Corners' series pulls together four of the BinG team from different parts of the world to tackle a single theme with this episode originally airing Monday 2nd December 2019. The rules are simple - 4 Blue-in-Green:RADIO presenters, each with 30 minutes to musically explore a one-word theme in any way they see fit. And for our fourth episode, the team is tackli...

Welcome to Episode #35 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with Billy Aukstik in Brooklyn to discuss his incredible independent label Dala Records. We look at some key Dala artists and releases, what it's like to be an independent label in the 21st century and Billy's time with Daptone Records as a part of Charles Bradley's touring band for nearly 7 years. The Blue-in-Green:P...

Welcome to Episode_#34 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran return to San Jose, California, to speak to Rhonda - the creator of Ride The Vibe, which airs Monday nights at 7pm(UK). This episode sees Imran and Rhonda fly through a myriad of topics including Rhonda's recent visit to Monterey Jazz Festival 2019, a VIP excursion to Moonchild, a variety of other live music experiences and we ro...

Welcome to Episode #33 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with revered London jazz saxophonist, Sean Khan. We discuss Sean's new EP, 'Distant Voice' (BBE Records) as well as looking at Sean's incredible career over the course of three stunning solo albums and his time as part of the genre-defining broken beat collective, the SK Radicals. Sean Khan is one of the leading names...

Welcome to Episode #32 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with Roxy Mercier and Ian Bennett of the Canadian soul band, Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound. With the release of the band's sophomore album 'Stand Up' now available to purchase five years after their debut, we look at the new project, how the band got started, some of their inspirations, career highs and where thin...

Episode #3 of Blue-in-Green:RADIO's '4 Corners' series pulls together four of the BinG team from different parts of the world to tackle a single theme with this episode originally airing Tuesday 5th November 2019. The rules are simple - 4 Blue-in-Green:RADIO presenters, each with 30 minutes to musically explore a one-word theme in any way they see fit. And for our third episode, the team is tackli...

Welcome to Episode_#30 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran returning to Denver, Colarado, to talk shop with La Molly. Aside from being the creator of the Super Sonido Show (Tuesdays at 5pmUK), we also get to talk about Molly's boundless talents as an actor, music reviewer and contributor to our new 4 Corners series. And crickets. We also talk pesky night-time crickets. The Blue-in-Green:...

Welcome to Episode #29 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with Robert Fleming of the brilliant British funk & soul band, Crowd Company. As a part of Vintage League Music, Crowd Company along with the Alan Evans Trio and Joe Tatton Band will be performing at London's The 100 Club, 25th October 2019, so we discuss the gig with Rob as well as Crowd Company's music - how the ban...

Welcome to Episode #28 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with saxophonist, musician and producer, Rico Garofalo of Lasperanza. With his debut record, 'Seeds', released on the revered Dome Records earlier this year, there's a lot to discuss including what led Rico to music, the album's creation and what the future holds for Lasperanza. As we said in our review of the project...

Very excited to announce Episode #2 of Blue-in-Green:RADIO's new series '4 Corners' as we pull together four of the BinG team from different parts of the world to tackle a single theme which aired 1st October 2019. The rules are simple - 4 Blue-in-Green:RADIO presenters, each with 30 minutes to explore a one-word theme in any way they see fit. And for our second episode, through music, the team is...

Welcome to Episode #27 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran catch up with BinG team member, Sean Sophiea. Based in Niigata, Japan, Sean presents Raw Select Music every Wednesday on Blue-in-Green:RADIO and for this episode we hear about Sean sharing the bill on club nights with Tall Black Guy and Toshio Matsuura, playing out live versus a radio recording and the usual dalliances into the r...

Welcome to Episode #26 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with drummer and co-founder of The New Mastersounds, Simon Allen. And there's a lot to celebrate from this year marking the band's 20th year together and the imminent release of 'Shake It' serving as their 13th studio album! A genuine pleasure to have been able to share time with Simon for a great episode which we hop...

This is literally the closest that Blue-in-Green:RADIO can get to saying "AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!" as we pull together four of the BinG team for the debut outing of our 4 Corners exclusive which aired 3rd September 2019. The rules are simple - 4 Blue-in-Green:RADIO presenters from different parts of the world, each with 30 minutes to explore a one-word theme in any way they see fit. And for our debut...

Welcome to Episode #25 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which sees Imran secure time with saxophonist, producer and head of the Ishmael Ensemble, Pete Cunningham. We discuss the group's stunning new album 'A State of Flow', their past catalogue including 'Songs For Knotty', the Severn series and their remixes for artists like Carl Craig, along with much, much more. A genuine pleasure to have been able...

Welcome to Episode_#24 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which unveils new episodes on the first, second and third Mondays of the month. This podcast series runs in conjunction with the online radio station, Blue-in-Green:RADIO which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. These shows are designed to give you some insight into the incredible range of talented presenters we're s...

Welcome to Episode_#23 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which are released on the first, second and third Mondays of the month. This podcast series runs in conjunction with the online radio station, Blue-in-Green:RADIO which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. These shows are designed to give you some insight into the incredible range of talented presenters we're so lucky...

Welcome to Episode_#22 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which are released on the first, second and third Mondays of the month. This podcast series runs in conjunction with the online radio station, Blue-in-Green:RADIO which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. These shows are designed to give you some insight into the incredible range of talented presenters we're so lucky...

Welcome to Episode_#21 of the Blue-in-Green:PODCAST which are released on the first, second and third Mondays of the month. This podcast series runs in conjunction with the online radio station, Blue-in-Green:RADIO which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. These shows are designed to give you some insight into the incredible range of talented presenters we're so lucky...