Groovement

There was thud on the doormat of Groovement HQ the other day with a mixtape from fruit baron Johnty DelMonte. JDM says he’s been holed up in a DelMonte cargo freight in Runcorn for a year now with only his turntables and pineapple chunks to sustain him. Things took a dramatic turn in Dry January when he started fermenting the pineapple and hosting raves to an empty dock. Fortunately he pressed REC...

Rance Allen to start then two hours of new music, originally broadcast on Reform Radio 16 Nov 2020. https://groovement.co.uk/2020/11/groovement-reform-radio-18-rejoice/

Special guests Stas Thee Boss and Georgie Sweet on the show to talk about their new projects - plus brand new hip hop and beats.

Recorded for KatBrownSugar's Sweet Vibrations Radio show, which you can catch here: https://www.katbrownsugar.com/sweet-vibrations-radio

Mostly new music, recorded on my 40th birthday with a little help from Baby Groovement. Originally broadcast on Reform Radio 27th July 2020, find it here https://www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/groovement-27th-july-2020/ More info and buy links https://groovement.co.uk/2020/08/groovement-podcast-agent-j-look-up/ Pic: Potato Head Beach Club, Seminyak, by me

Originally broadcast on Reform Radio 29.6.20 https://groovement.co.uk/2020/07/groovement-podcast-agent-j-still-at-it/

Mostly new music. https://groovement.co.uk/2020/06/groovement-podcast-a-little-different/

Always ahead of the curve, self-made fruit juice billionaire Johnty Del Monte has been in self isolation since 2008. Speaking via his platinum satellite phone in the Bahamas, JDM said: “These are dark times, and I appreciate not everyone is able to play golf on their yacht. So I thought I’d do what I do best- no, not tinning fruit, but playing records. So here’s a mix to bring some sunshine into y...

Special guests in the studio to celebrate Groovement's first birthday on Reform Radio in the form of: Sahar [ DNA, NTS Radio ]  Ms Puerto Rico [ De Rumba, Reform Radio ]  SNO [ Dip It Low, Reform Radio ]  Andrea Trout [ Trout Spout, Reform Radio ]  Thanks to all for joining me, check their respective shows above. https://groovement.co.uk/2020/03/groovement-reform-radio-13-ft-sahar-ms-puerto-rico-s...

https://groovement.co.uk/2020/02/groovement-podcast-reform-radio-12/

Groovement welcomes back Gez Miley and his impeccable selections. All wax, all love.

Our first show of 2020 featuring exclusives from Manchester soul crew Pieces Of A Man (catch them live at Band On The Wall MCR on 23 Jan) and Chicago's bad boys of jazz, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble plus an unreleased track from Cutwerk and Kong with Evabee. BlackStar, Apollo Brown and Swindle choices come courtesy of my fellow Bonafide mag writer, @msKoncept Dedicated to Deepo, get better soon. https:...

A triple whammy of interviews sandwiched between new music from DJ Shadow, Pursuit Grooves, Apollo Brown, Kid Acne, Fox, Tony Sauna and an unreleased new one from the homies Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Quantic's on here too, catch me warming up for him with full band 27 Nov at Manchester's Gorilla. DJ Shadow - Our Pathetic Age ft Samuel T Herring Antoine Berjeaut - Triple A (prod. Makaya McCraven) St...

The mighty Stones Throw crew recently toured Europe, and the Manchester date saw Groovement catch up with Dam Funk, Mayer Hawthorne and James Pants. Jon K and Illum Sphere were droppin’ bombs in the background of the Deaf Institute venue, so please excuse any peaks in sound… Also check http://www.groovement.co.uk/about/stones-throw/

Darren Laws is a Manchester legend. One of the stalwarts of the Fat City scene, he's recently decided to pull up roots and move away from Manc land and back to the north east for a sensible life. Consequently, most of his records have gone to the grammophone in the sky and he's left with only the very best: a selection of which can be heard over these two podcasts, recorded at his final gig at the...

The second part of Darren's final Manchester gig. Tracklisting: Freddy Cole: Brother Where Are You John Edwards: Tin Man Johnny Bristol: I Wouldn’t Change A Thing Bill: Space Lady Tolbert: I’ve got it Donna McGhee: Mr Blind Man Brief Encounter: Human Lee Dorsey: Night People Shuggie Otis: Aht Uh Mi Hed Inner Life: Make It Last Forever Hypnotic: Lonely Mahogany: Ride On The Rhythm Greg Henderson: D...