Independent Music Podcast

Tracklisting Amaria Hamadalher – Tarhanine (Sahel Sounds, USA) J. Zunz – Ráfaga (Rocket Recordings, UK) Cheb Terro vs DJ Die Soon – Underplanet (Drowned by Locals, Jordan) Alex Figueira – Aprende (Music With Soul, Netherlands) Otoboke Beaver – Dirty old fart is waiting for my reaction (ジジイ is waiting for my reaction) (Damnably, UK) Hatis Noit – Aura (Erased Tapes, UK) Dinheiro Infinito Revival...

We’re back after our week off and we kick off dub heavy, with thumping dubs of Global Switch followed-up with the 8-bit riddims of Robot Riddims. We have synth pop, gothic pop, avant-folk and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Global Switch – Dub Ridddem Arrange 1 (self-release, UK) Robot_Riddims – Warning feat. Rex Domino (self-release, UK) Širom – I Unveil a Peppercorn to See it Vanish (Glitterbeat,...

There's no new Independent Music Podcast this week, but we're filling that new music void with the first episode of Anthony's new Baba Yaga's Hut podcast, showcasing the artists he's bringing to London in the foreseeable future. Including plenty of podcast favourites old and new. Subscribe by searching 'baba yaga's hut' wherever you're listening to this. Tracklisting Melt-Banana - Candy Gun Gwenif...

We’re moving fairly uptempo this week. The opening refrain of piano music from 自主制作テクノ（ミヤタ) quickly gives way to blistering techno, and we have plenty of examples of high, obtuse BPM to rattle through a strong hour along with. It’s not all wildly uptempo though, we gave you the first taste of Lia Mice’s new record on Objects Limited way back in August, and we’ve got another for you now....

What a selection this is! We’re always happy with the selection of music we bring to each and every Independent Music Podcast, but there is something truly magical about this combination of tracks. There’s a whole lot of maximalism in small packages, from the very first track we have heavy jazz skronk combining with ferocious ‘punch a hole in your soul’ drumming of Australian duo Party Dozen. We f...

Plenty of exceptional experimental workouts on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, starting off with a wild change of direction from Comité Hypnotisé, whose new record marks a wild change of direction from last year’s Dubs Pour Oh La La – one of our favourites from 2021. The new direction is equally magnificent though, drawing on a wide range of influences to create something great. Across the...

We’re spending significant time in the northern hemisphere this week, starting off with legendary Afghan Ghazal singer Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat a.k.a. Nashenas, and moving swiftly into contemporary hypnotic Thai sounds from Mogambo. Trips to Sweden, Israel, and the UK follow, including the fabulous new recorder-led record from Laura Cannell, and surf-infused pop music from Armon בשחור לבן. W...

A real trippy journey on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, where we take you on a wild ride through various interpretations of contemporary psychedelia. From the exquisite vapourware of Naomie Klaus, to the epic metronomic psych experiments of Turkey’s Anadol, via hypnotic ritual chanting from Cobracoral, there’s a whole middle section of this week’s podcast that’ll take you to strange, wonde...

From tropicália to punk-fused grime via experimental soundtracks, folk, and abrasive punk rock, we take a real journey on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. We have the debut release from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs side-project Rubber Oh, a stunning compilation of tracks from Ainu folk artist OKI on the ever-fantastic Mais Um, and the phenomenal new Commodo EP on Black Acre. Tracklisti...

Good things come to wait, and we’ve been waiting a long time for the debut LP from the long-standing collaboration between Switzerland’s Simon Grab and Togo’s Yao Bobby, whose new single is an abrasive slice of forward-thinking experimentation. We have another superb collaboration this week with the emergence of Congotronics International, a supergroup from the long-running Congotronics series on...

A whole lot of stunning, somewhat contemplative music on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, starting with the fabulous new release from former Zun Zun Egui member Yama Warashi, moving through operatic music from London techno label AD 93, and sublime musique concrete from Ukraine’s Nikolaienko. Elsewhere, there’s the semi-concept album from eternal pod favourites Gnod, the latest from the alwa...

Maximum riffage bookending this week’s Independent Music Podcast with thrashing Esperanto-singing Tokyo punks Socio La Difekta getting us started and the epic Wild Rocket release on Riot Season closing us out. The filling in the riff sandwich is a wild journey of noise, from the hip-thrusting power of Nihiloxica-affiliated Hot in da Club to italo-disco delights of Bézier, through the cinematic epi...

Exclusively exciting new music on this week’s podcast, with debut releases from Hidden Horse, Zyggurat and The Web of Lies all proving to be highlights. Even the olden sounds of Angkor in Cambodia have a contemporary freshness to them, as does the first long-player from the irrepressible Nik Colk Void. Elsewhere we have blistering electronics from Oyubi, a dub-infused new Lay Llamas record, and th...

We're off for a couple of weeks, so we're delving into our archives for you. This week we've got this cracker of a favourites compilation from 2017.  The first of our three part ‘best of 2017’ showcases some of our favourite tunes from the year. This week we have the 7″ stunner from Idris Ackamoor, the digital dubs of Roger Robinson and Disrupt, hip hop from Ill Camille, the best track from G...

Our second part of our favourite records from 2021 is a eclectic trip around the globe, taking in gqom out of Mexico, hip-hop from the Philippines, jazz from Chicago, dub from Belgium, amongst others. We have baroque pop, digital dancehall, and a whole lot more. Get tickets to our live show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/independent-music-podcast-live-2021-in-review-tickets-225352935697 Tracklistin...

What a year it’s been. Terrible for many people in many ways, but the music has been absolutely sublime. This is the first episode of us revealing our favourite records of the year. We start with ferocious political afrobeat and move between free jazz, field recordings, psych, techno, and more. Thank you to all the amazing artists and labels who have made this year better, and for all of you for l...

We clock up 350 episodes of the Independent Music Podcast with the last conventional podcast of 2021, proving that there’s still time for a new favourite artist of the year to emerge. There are plenty of options here for you, from the long-awaited return of Black Dice to the truly exceptional emergence of Princess Diana of Wales – the project of London-based Laila Sakini. We also have the latest f...

The spiritual woozy psychedelia of Milan’s Al Doum and the Faryds gets us underway this week as we welcome longer nights with exceptional atmospheric music from all corners. No track encompasses that greater than the wonderful new Jessica Moss track on Constellation – it’s one to put the headphones on for, as is the stunner from Canadian compatriot Tanya Tagaq, whose line in award-winning throat s...

London label Mais Um’s ear for extraordinary music from Brazil continues unabated with the exceptional track that opens this week’s Independent Music Podcast. The music of Juçara Marçal is relatively new to us, but the first few bars of her astonishing track ‘Crash’ sink their hooks into you very quickly. It’s a stunning way to get going. What follows is an otherworldly journey through genres, wit...

We keep reading about the new Blawan release “shedding the ‘techno’ box he has so often been put in” but his new, exceptional record on XL shows us a consistently innovative artist continuing a journey we’ve enjoyed since ‘Getting Me Down’ back in 2011. It’s a must-listen and a probably must-buy for those who like your electronics a little off-kilter. But that’s a common reason for listening to th...

There’s nothing that’ll kickstart your body quite like a funky slice of Algerian-born Amazigh music. The lead track from Habibi Funk’s Majid Soula compilation is a real hip-shaker, and just the tonic for whatever ales you this week. There’s a lot more than that to get stuck into as well – from clattering percussive electronics from the new Jerusalem in My Heart LP, to exceptional experimental folk...

Two sublime reissues bookend this week’s Independent Music Podcast. We open with the gospel soul from Pastor T.L. Barrett and close with the gorgeous avant-folk from Japan courtesy of Reiko and Tori Kudo. Between those, we go on a wild journey, including the mutant techno of Jlin, detective jazz of Aging alongside Land Trance, South American psychedelic electronics from Argentina’s Balam and lots...

After our week away last week, we have a truly sublime selection this week. There’s a real record of the year contender out of left field from Chinese artist Yikii, who blends classical music with post-industrial haunted Chinese nursery rhymes, there’s the last recording from Finnish experimental pioneer Pekka Airaksinen, and the latest ace new record on Wrong Speed from Nape Neck drummer Mia La M...

A mellow but extraordinarily varied podcast this week, as we explore some of the latest releases across the musical spectrum. From Japanese folk to ferocious noise rock, stopping off at hip hop, Indonesian avant garde experimentation, roots reggae, and library music. There’s a lot to enjoy on this relatively short – but packed full of goodness – episode of the Independent Music Podcast. Tracklisti...

Heavy hitters abound on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, gathering highlights including the dark drum and bass of Kesa Getame on ANA, the Krikor remix of Cairo’s Dijit, and an absolutely sublime new one from Mira Calix on Warp. Tracklisting The Umlauts – Um Politik (PRAH Recordings, UK) Kesa Getame – B2 (ANA, UK) Kulk – Shuck (Hominid Sounds, UK) Sababa 5 – Rosenzweig (Batov Records, UK) Mir...