Independent Music Podcast

Some real otherworldly business occurring on this week's podcast. Abstract sounds from Thailand, from Brazil, and Argentina dovetail nicely with fantastic new jazz sounds from South Africa. There's also African reggae via Glasgow, synth duals out of Kampala, punk rock from the UK and a great deal more. Tracklisting Stalawa, Blessed San - Traitor (Scotch Bonnet, UK) HELM - I Knew You Would Respond (PAN, Germany) Hot In Da Club - Futrip (Spooky Shit, Uganda) SPAZA - Sunlight. Glycerine, 2 loose draws (Mushroom Hour Half Hour, South Africa) Space War - Newborn Baby (Moontone Records, Thailand) Witching Waves - Eye 2 Eye (Specialist Subject Records, UK) DJ Haram - Ripe (self-release, USA) Rakta - Falha Comum (Nada Nada Discos, Brazil) Astrosuka - tlalok (self-release, Argentina) Anatolian Weapons - To The Mother of Gods (RVNG Intl., USA)   Produced and Edited by Nick McCorriston. Hit him up for any and all audio work at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc  

The usual blend of abstract noises coming from across the globe this week. There's Lebanese belly dance music punctuated with Polish breakcore, experimentation from the magnificent Amnesia Scanner, amongst pleasant indie rock, video game music, and abrasive noise. Tracklisting Scalping - Satan II (Council Records, UK) Amnesia Scanner & Bill Kouligas - Lexachast VIII (PAN Records, Germany) Jan St. Werner - Glottal Wolpertinger (Thrill Jockey, USA) Lena Raine -Tsukuyomi (Local Action Records, UK) Orchestra of Constant Distress - Discomfort (Riot Season Records, UK) Ziad Rahbani - Taksim Organ & Tabla (Fortuna Records, Israel) Bogdan Raczynski - 318 22t7 (Disciples, UK) Demolition Honey - Relaxin’ At Mayhem Hotel (Ohub Records, Argentina) My Disco - An Intimate Conflict (Downwards, UK) Van Goose - Wildstar (self-release, USA)   Produced and Edited by Nick McCorriston. Hit him up for any and all audio work at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc  

From Japanese Cumbia, mill town hip hop, and Viennese experimental music, there's a whole bunch of goodness to chomp down on through this week's podcast. We have banging house music, droney, beautiful experimentation, punk rock and loads more Tracklisting Mahatma X - RUPT (Home Assembly Music, UK) BIG|BRAVE - Sibling (Southern Lord, USA) Dutch Courage - Sixteen Years in Prison (Bezirk Tapes, UK) Cochemea - All My Relations (Daptone Records, USA) Minyo Crusaders - Kushimoto Bushi (Cumbia) (Mais Um, UK) We Wild Blood - Those Teeth Weren't The Only Thing That I lost (Hominid Sounds, UK) Dan Shake - Freak (self-release, UK) Dylan Henner - I Had To Wash The Shirt I Lost (Phantom Limb, UK) HRNS - White Heron (Warm Winters Ltd, UK) Mirna Ray - Danse Macabre (self-release, UK) Produced and Edited by Nick McCorriston. Hit him up for any and all audio work at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc  

The brilliant Metro Crowd LP on Maple Death Records is a journey in its own right, and its opening track - a dubby, abstract corker - kicks us on our own journey this week. It's a trip that takes in forward-looking techno, French dancehall, twisted LA dubs, Irish jazz, experimental violinists and Russian punk. Tracklisting Metro Crowd - Gas in a Wagon (Maple Death Records, UK) UKAEA - Shivering Dancer (self-release, UK) Polypores - Rapt (Front & Follow, UK) Mr. Zèbre feat. Lisa Dainjah - Tell Myself RUFF MIX1 (Pure Niceness Records, France) Laura Cannell - Untethered (Brawl Records, UK) Sikka Rymes & Duppy Gun Productions - Love Di People (ft. John D) (Bokeh Versions, UK) Fixity - Becoming an Earthworm (Penske Recordings, Ireland) Taupe - Get The Keys (self-release, UK) Gnoomes – Sword in the Stone (Rocket Recordings, UK) Rōnin Arkestra - Redeye Reprisal (Alberts Favourites, UK) Produced and Edited by Nick McCorriston. Hit him up for any and all audio work at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nic

A mix of the unusual and wonderful this week - and that's just the 50-minute cover of 70s power ballad Without You by Nurse With Wound experimentalist Andrew Liles featuring writer and Quietus editor John Doran. We also have a new one from the peerless hiphop producer Madlib, some heavy bass from The Bug, synthpop from Argentina and loads more. Tracklisting Jamakabi & The Bug - Wickedest Dub (Pressure Records, Germany) Oh No & Madlib - Big Whips (All City Records, Ireland) Vanishing Twin - KRK (At Home in Strange Places) (Fire Records, UK) Lauri Fire - Dialectos (Kriptonîa, Argentina) Sly & the Family Drone - Jehovah’s Wetness (Love Love Records, UK) Drahla - Stimulus for Living (Captured Tracks, USA) Andrew Liles - Without You (feat. John Doran) (self-release, UK) Volition Immanent - Whiteboy (MIND Records, Japan) MoE - Sex is a Lie (Conradsound, Norway) 9XMentality - Dog Whistle (Heel.Zone, Italy)

There are a few sound issues in this week's show due to technical issues... sorry about that! Another week with slow, contemplative, exquisite sounds from across the globe. It all starts with Moroccan field recordings spliced into excellent techno, we have Japanese experiments, drones about water heating appliances and a whole lot more Tracklisting HAAi - It's Something We Can All Learn From (self-release, UK) Jatinder Singh Durhailay & Suren Seneviratne - Petit Oiseau (Poetic Pastel Press, UK) Takahiro Mukai - #212 (Cruel Nature Recordings, UK) M. Aviz - Londres (Favela Discos, Portugal) Merlin Nova - Boiler & I (self-release, UK) Centrum - Stjärnor (Rocket Recordings, UK) Bajram Bili - No Fugue (Lumière Noire, France) Mecánica Popular - Estridentismo (Rub-a-Dub, UK) Mattias Gustafsson - 4th movement: Allt som andades har tystnat (B.A.A.D.M., Belgium) Roméo Poirier & Lars Haga Raavand - Kystwerk (Kit Records. UK)

From Ukrainian grime to Japanese Geisha music, you're in for an unusual journey through this week's podcast. Between those two stops we have new noise from ex-Future of the Left and Kong member project USA Nails, Chinese techno from Tzusing, stunning modern classical from Austria's Martin Ptak, reggae out of Jamaica and Devon and a lot more   Tracklisting Alyona Alyona – Рибки (self-release, Ukraine) Tzusing - Circa Taipei (PAN Records, Germany) USA Nails - Smile (Dipped in Gold Recordings, UK, Big Out Records, France, Hex Records, USA) Martin Ptak - Merging (Col Legno Records, Austria) Leafcutter John - Yes! Come Parade With Us (Border Community, UK) Dignitary Stylish & Interrupt - New Idea (Ram Goat Records, UK) Asher Levitas - Splintered (Too Fucked to Dance, UK) Mana - Seven Steps Behind (Hyperdub, UK) Northwest - London (Tempel Arts, UK) Kouta Katsutaro - Shima No Museum (Death is Not the End, UK)   Thanks to Nick McCorriston for editing this week’s show. Visit his website at nickamc.com and follow h

After the mellow nature of last week's podcast, this week we've dug out a bit more of the nasty. Not least some cracking synth-led sounds from Serbia, Uruguay, and Israel. We also have new ones from old favourites Pye Corner Audio and Matmos amongst tuba toting Theon Cross, Indonesian house and loads more. Tracklisting Stevie Whisper - The Crying Wolf (YES, Serbia)Mark Pritchard - Come Let Us (Warp Records, UK)Black Chama - God of Chama (Raash Records, Israel)Matmos - Plastic Anniversary (Thrill Jockey, USA)Somesurprises - What Makes (Crash Symbols Records, USA)Theon Cross - The Offerings (Gearbox Records, UK)L’orgasme Masochiste - Electrocutofilia (self-release, Uruguay)Pye Corner Audio - Hollow Earth (Ghost Box, UK)Artificial - Adios Amigo (Aditya Permana Deeper Version) (Talking Machine, Indonesia)Paisel - Satellite (Rocket Recordings, UK)  

Taking ambience to the extreme this week, there is a lot of beautiful music on podcast 216, not least the absolute exquisite records from Cucina Povera and Faten Kanaan. Amongst the picks this week is Iranian spike fiddle, screaming Scottish acapellas, sound recordings from the Argentinian jungle and more.

If you're looking for unusual sounds, you don't have to search far into this week's podcast. The opening noise of Colombian noiseniks Chupame El Dedo (trans. Suck the Finger) is the type of tropical Cumbia you won't find anywhere else.  Moving on from that this week, there is stunning dub music from the exceptionally exciting Bristol scene, abrasive rock music, soul music from Germany, and more synths than you can shake a theremin at. It's a good week... Tracklisting Chupame El Dedo - No te Metas con Satan (Discrepant, UK) Sandy Lynch - Schway Dub (Avon Terror Corps, UK) Bruxa Maria - Purple Aki (God Unknown Records, UK) Acidliner - Die As He Pan (New Atlantis Records, UK) Nihiloxica - Dubigwanjuba (Nyege Nyege Tapes, Uganda) Black Midi - Speedway (Rough Trade Records, UK) The Polyversal Souls -Feqer Feqer Nèw (feat. Alemayehu Eshete) (Philophon, Germany) Lower Slaughter - The Measure of a Man (Box Records, UK) Baïkonour - Urusvati (self-release, UK) AK/DK - Defragment to Survive (Little Miss Echo Recordings,

Rare new sounds from the underground on this week's show as we have self-released experimental Mapuche music from Chile, field recordings from Indonesia, and intense music from Kenyan producer Slikback.  Tracklisting Cocaine Piss - Pretty Pissed (Hypertension Records, Belgium) Tecnología Para Ser Libres - Nguillatun (self-release, Chile) King Midas Sound - You Disappear (Cosmo Rhythmatic, Germany) Aesop Rock & Tobacco - Corn Maze (Rhymesayers Entertainment, USA) Black to Comm - Double Happiness in Temporal Decoy (Thrill Jockey, USA) Slikback - Rage (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda) Housewives - SmttnKttns (Blank Editions, UK) Semut Ireng - Daul (Aural Archipelago, Indonesia) Alameda 5 - CDTE (Instant Classic, Poland) Mighty Lord Deathman - Modern Art (self-release, UK)

On this week's show we kick things off with the latest weird hiphop drop from Germany's Prrrrrrr Records, we have pleasant jazz from Norway, beautiful guitar from William Tyler, an early contender for record of the year from Krikor, and some hefty noise from all corners. Tracklisting edac - onto (Prrrrrrr Records, Germany)William Tyler - Call Me When I’m Breathing Again (Merge Records, USA) USA/Mexico - Matamoros (12XU Recordings, USA / Riot Season Records, UK) Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Ole Morten Vågan - Far Ago and Long Away (Odin, Norway) Krikor - T-800 Factory / The Austrian Oak Take 1 (self-release, France)Test Dept - Landlord (One Little Indian, UK) Chiclosx - Paso (DesembocadurA, Mexico)Tanya Tagaq - Snowblind (Six Shooter Records, Canada) Bremen - Aimless Cruising (Blackest Ever Black, UK)Deafkids - Mente Bicameral (Neurot Recordings, USA)

Music from Belize and Sweden, as well as brand new experimentation from across the globe

Anthony is still away so this week we have a recording from Gareth's show on NTS Radio in which he plays music that's exciting him this year.  Recorded live, it includes the blistering sounds of 14 year old Tanzanian singeli artist Dogo Janja, first plays of brand new Pye Corner Audio and Jay Glass Dubs, experimental percussion from Indonesia's DIVISI62, Ghanaian reggae, UK grime, acid cumbia and Georgian modern classical We will be back to normal next week! Tracklisting Jay Mitta - Tatizo Pesa feat Dogo Janja (Nyege Tapes, Uganda) Szare - Miner (Polity Records, UK) Nazar - Warning Shots (Hyperdub Records, UK) Jay Glass Dubs - Laid Down (Bokeh Versions, UK) wahono - Prambanan (DIVISI 62, Indonesia) Karsten Pflum - Fishes and Plantses (Touched Electronix, UK) Y-Bayani and his Band of Enlightenment, Reason, and Love - Asembi Ara Amba (Philophon, Germany) Cass x Rida - Devil Emoji (Pirate Culture, UK) Pye Corner Audio - Mindshaft (GhostBox, UK) Romperayo - Ay Que Pulguita (Discrepant, UK) Julia Kent - Imbalance

The guys are on holiday until 14 January, so in the meantime here's a cracking episode from early last year. There's music from industrial pioneer Chris Carter (ex Throbbing Gristle / Chris & Cosey) and breakcore pioneer Venetian Snares. There's also exceptional contemporary sounds from Russian jazz punks Сольвычегодск and spoken word dub from Leslie Winer and Jay Glass Dubs  Tracklisting Warmduscher – Big Wilma (The Leaf Label, UK) Chris Carter – Blissters (Mute Records, UK) Solo Banton – Super Lyrics (Reality Shock Records, UK) Paper Dollhouse – Haze (MoonDome, UK) Сольвычегодск – Ко мне (self-release, Russia) UUUU – Verlagerung, Verlagerung, Verlagerung (Editions Mego, Austria) Leslie Winer and Jay Glass Dubs – Woodshedded (Bokeh Versions, UK) Golden Retriever – Thread of Light (Thrill Jockey, USA) Bisk – Neo-noir (self-release, UK) Venetian Snares – The Shriek She Made When She Died Was Erased By The Sound of Lightning (Mute Song, UK) Support

Our third part of our 2018 review has heavy rock railing against gentrification, North African-infused jazz, Chilean techno, Ugandan bass, Thai noise, and sea creature folktales. Thank you for listening this year. To listen to our fourth and final part of our review, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast Tracklisting Anthroprophh - Housing Act 1980 (Rocket Recordings, UK) Khalab - Cannavaro feat. Clap! Clap! (On the Corner, UK) Emanative - Spice Roots feat. Nat Birchall (Jazzman Records, UK) Ecko Bazz - Tuli Banyo (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda) Rival Consoles - Dreamer’s Wake (Erased Tapes, UK) Tomás Urquieta - La Sustancia de la Materia (Infinite Machine, Mexico) Sealionwoman - Remain (Antigen Records, UK) Hekla - Muddle (Phantom Limb, UK) Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs -  Shockmaster (Rocket Recordings, UK) Pisitakun - SOSLEEP03 (Chinabot, UK)

We continue our journey through the exceptional music we've enjoyed this year with another batch of music that's worth looking back on. From the brilliant and silly Marie Davidson track 'Work It' through the exquisite sounds of Low and Cucina Povera, this is another cross-section of the stunning independent music released this year. Tracklisting Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Ohsh (Mello Music Group, USA) Kamasi Washington - Fists of Fury (Young Turks, UK) Amnesia Scanner - AS Unlinear feat. Pan Daijing (PAN, Germany) Hilary Woods - Kith (Sacred Bones, USA) Nazar - Warning Shots (Hyperdub, UK) Low - Dancing and Blood (Sub Pop Records, USA) Cucina Povera - Huhuilu (Night School Records, UK) Marie Davidson - Work It (Ninja Tune, UK) Throwing Snow - Vulpine (Houndstooth, UK) Gnod - Donovan’s Daughters (Rocket Recordings, UK)

Even though we sit here having played music from 390 releases this year, we feel a bit uneasy producing a 'best of' 2018 when there's still so much great music we haven't heard. But from what we have heard there are so many highlights to cram into three shows of favourites. This first one gets us going with the blistering track from Sophie's phenomenal Oil of Every Pearl's Uninsides LP on Transgressive. Across the first ten tracks we take in a third play from the 700 Bliss cassette, Anna von Hausswolff's sublime LP, middle eastern techno, Kenya glitches, a track from a ballet and a lot more. More great highlights coming next week... just don't call it a best of. Tracklisting Sophie - Ponyboy (Transgressive Records, UK) 700 Bliss - Cosmic Slop (Halcyon Veil, USA / Don Giovanni Records, USA) Colin Stetson - Fallout (Anacapamusic, USA) Jlin - The Abyss of Doubt (Planet Mu, UK) Anna von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra (City Slang, Germany) Ko Shin Moon & Simple Symmetry - Halay (Cornelius Doc

The last podcast before we move into reviewing another amazing year of independent music sees another phenomenal batch of new releases.  Starting with some experimental music from the New York underground we move swiftly through new music from Lebanese duo Praed, Japanese illbient, the latest single from the amazing HHY & The Macumbas LP, stunning violin electronics from Machinefabriek and Anne Bakker, through to excellent releases from 2019 with the new Gum Takes Tooth and Man From Uranus releases. Tracklisting Hontos - 1 (BANK Records NYC, USA) Praed - Doomsday Survival Kit (Akuphone Records, France) Meitei / 冥丁 - Jizo / 地蔵 (Evening Chants, Singapore) HHY & The Macumbas – Swisid Mekanize Rejiman (House of Mythology, UK) Machinefabriek with Anne Bakker - Scene 2 (self-release, Netherlands) Lia Mice - Overwrite the Past (Optimo Music, UK) Modeselektor feat. Flohio - Wealth (MonkeyTown Records, Germany) Gum Takes Tooth - Borrowed Lies (Rocket Recordings, UK) Andrea - Future Atmo (Ilian Tape, Germany) M

**There was an error in the original upload, this is the full episode** As we close in on the year end, the exceptional new independent music just isn't drying up. This week we take in the sounds of Somalia, Turkey, Indonesia, and more on our usual traipse around new interesting, independent sounds. Tracklisting Sofheso - 0102 (First Terrace Records, UK) Deft - Bellyboy (feat. BUCHANAN) (20/20 LDN Recordings, UK) Italia 90 - New Factory (Box Records, UK) Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Oy Oy Emine (Les Disques Bongo Joe, Switzerland) Andrew DR Abbott - Daisy Hill (Bloxham Tapes, UK) Bad@Maths - Levin B w/Dodgelodge - Gravey Milks Toi Truth (Slip, UK) Randall Dunn - A True Home (feat. Zola Jesus) (Figureight Records, USA) OCnotes - Somebody Loves You (self-release, USA) Dur-Dur Band - Yabaal (Analog Africa, Germany) Jonathan Kusuma - Edit 003 (Dekadenz Records, Indonesia)