EPISODE 5: THE GOLDEN AGE OF ETHIOJAZZ

For the final episode of the term, I'm heading to the swinging streets of Addis Ababa and the 'Golden Age' of Ethiopian jazz which blossomed throughout the sixties and early seventies before its decline under the Derg military dictatorship in 1975. From Mulatu Astatke to Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, we journey from funk grooves to the faint nostalgia and romance of tezeta - blissful songs of longing and of hope.

EPISODE 4: GLASWEGIAN INDIE/ALT. ROCK

Guess who forgot to press record on the Audacity file…enjoy the playlist instead!

“Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art”.

Baudelaire, Le Peintre de la vie moderne, 1863

EPISODE 3: SPIRITUAL JAZZ

Spiritual jazz? Free jazz? Abstract jazz? Post-bop? This week's episode delves into the diverse, famously hard-to-define world of spiritual jazz, beginning with Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" before setting off on a musical voyage of transcendence beyond the strict boundaries of genre, from the blissful to the blistering. Featuring tunes from Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Kahil El'Zabar and others.

Love is everywhere.

EPISODE 2: MANCHESTER / THE HACIENDA

This episode takes us to Manchester and The Hacienda - the infamous club of the 1980s and 90s, responsible for launching the careers of some of the city's most memorable acts and helping to drive the emergence of acid house and rave from the indie and 'baggy' scenes of the time. Expect classic tunes from the likes of New Order, The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, and The Fall, as well as a couple of my favourite Andy Weatherall remixes - a selection of indie-punk-rave goodness to transport you back to the heydays of one of Britain's most iconic venues.

seems like there’s a hole in my dreams

EPISODE 1: BUNKER CLUB (feat. Podi)

For the first episode of this new series, I'm joined by Italian born-and-raised, jazz-guitar guru, and dear friend, Paolo Guglielminotti, for the first step of a musical journey, diving into some of the varied sounds of the Deptford Bunker - a small London club, famed for its eclectic mix of genres and fantastic atmosphere. Join us for a 45-minute compilation of some of our favourite Brazilian funk, reggae, and blissful world fusion tunes, heard and played at the Bunker Club over the last year. (sorry about the rubbish audio quality at the very start - I promise you can actually hear us speaking for the rest of it!)

Shouts to the Onde Anda family.

Let the music guide your soul.