Episodes

Saturday Sep 13, 2025
Saturday Sep 13, 2025
A comprehensive mix of forthcoming, new and recent releases which includes a wide variety of differing jazz elements. Women in Jazz make a healthy contribution to the playlist with some notable vocal performances and exemplary musicianship. There’s also some classic jazz fusion from 1970 from Miles Davis in there as well.
Conrad Herwig “C’Mon (Mi Gaujira)” from Reflections - Facing South (Savant Records) 00:00
Nadav Remez “King Tut” from Summit (HaRamaz Music) 04:52
Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli Group “Morning Breeze” from Moments (MK Music) 09:02
Eva Novoa “Free To Be Here” from The Freedom Suite : Novoa - Carter - Mela Trio Vol. 2 (577 Records) 12:41
Christian McBride Big Band “All Through The Night” from Without Further Ado Vol. 1 (Mack Avenue Records) 17:18
Anthony Stanco “Just A Moment” from In The Groove - Live At The Alluvion (OA2 Records) 20:29
Sun Mi-Hong “Escapism” from Fourth Page : Meaning Of A Nest (Edition Records) 25:09
Linda Sikhakhane “A Day Passed” from Isambulo (Ropeadope Records) 27:53
Nick Freer “5 to 2” from Apperceptions (Self Released) 31:36
Patricia Brennan “Antlia” from Of The Near And Far (Pyroclastic Records) 35:48
Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri “Dowry Song 1” from Cantica Profana (Sunnyside Records) 43:12
Julie Campiche Quartet & Capella Jenensis “Aquarius” from Transitions (nWog Records) 49:30
Brandee Younger “New Pinnacle” from Gadabout Season (Impulse!) 54:56
Zoh Amba “Seaside” from Sun (Smalltown Supersound) 59:42
Paul Cornish “Slow Song” from You’re Exaggerating! (Blue Note) 1:06:19
Joe Alterman & Mocean Worker “Yay Yay Yay” from Keep The Line Open (MOWO Inc.) 1:11:37
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills “Contour” from That Wasn’t A Dream (Impulse!) 1:16:05
So So La “Let’s Have A Good Time” from 1983 - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
and the Rathausplatz Bern (DooBeeDoo Rec) 1:19:15
Emaginario and Chano Domínguez “Sweet Street Blues” from Blues Around Us (Unifying Sounds) 1:31:03
Miles Davis “Inamorata” from The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy) 1:37:37
Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri “Dowry Song” from The Athenaeum Concert (Sunnyside Records) 1:51:32

Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
This isn’t a playlist that asks politely. It kicks off with PJ Harvey’s feral “50ft Queenie” and doesn’t let up—charging through noise, art-rock, outsider pop, and doom-laced experimentalism. From The Souless Creed’s jagged declarations to Orcutt Shelley Miller’s garage surrealism, the early stretch is all teeth and distortion. But it’s not just abrasion—it’s atmosphere. Moon’s “The Spaniard” drifts through haunted parkland, while Jess Ribeiro and David McClymont bring a melancholic shimmer. Moff Skellington and Neon Kittens twist language and form into something gloriously unhinged. Then the ground shifts: Tortoise’s remix pulses with precision, The Prize and Claude9 bring melodic defiance, and LUCKYANDLOVE’s “I Am Human” offers a moment of synth-driven clarity. The final descent is pure ritual—Abhorrent Expanse, The W Likes, and Grand Atomic summon sludge, drone, and mythic weight. It’s a journey from post-punk snarl to cosmic doom, stitched together by artists who refuse to play nice. For those yearning for the edges of sound, this is a map of the uncharted.
PLAYLIST
PJ Harvey - 50ft Queenie - Rid Of Me
The Souless Creed - Enemy’s At Play - Soulless & Creedless
Orcutt Shelley Miller - Four-door Charger - Orcutt Shelley Miller
The Creedless Preacher - Steal Your Pain - Bad Worshipful Company
Magpies - Never Enough - Never Enough
Eamon The Destroyer - Three Wheels - The Maker’s Quit
Moon - The Spaniard - The Green Lilac Park
The Go-Betweens - Baby’s On Ice - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
David McClymont - So Long - Under the World: Harry Howard with David McClymont
Dave Graney 'n' The Coral Snakes - Outward Bound - The Soft N Sexy Sound
Jess Ribeiro - Sorrow - Mixtape
Moff Skellington - Smegnum Pegplot Runce - The Sleeproom Diary
Cracked Hands - Waiting For A Miracle - Steak Knife
Neon Kittens - I Want Your Baby - We threw away the map and cautiously made our own way
The Parasite - Preaching To The Converted - Lost and Found
Tortoise - Oganesson (Heba Kadry Remix) - Oganesson Remixes
The Prize - From The Night - In The Red
Claude9 - Enough Is Enough - Enough Is Enough
LUCKYANDLOVE - I Am Human - I Am Human
Abhorrent Expanse - Prostrate Before Chthonic Devourment - Enter the Misanthropocene
The W Likes - Doctrine - Weedian : A Trip To Norway
Grand Atomic - Black Tar Ritual - Weedian : A Trip To Norway

Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
This selection of music drifts across borders and decades, tracing a path from Dara Starr Tucker’s ethereal lullaby to Charles Tolliver’s fiery live invocation. It’s a voyage through jazz’s many dialects—big band warmth, avant-garde abstraction, global fusion, and spiritual depth. Each track marks a waypoint: Bonnie Jensen’s breezy swing, Henry Threadgill’s cryptic miniatures, Samara Joy’s playful reinvention, and The Secret Trio’s Anatolian pulse. From self-released gems to Strata-East classics, these selections speak in rhythm, resistance, and reverence.
PLAYLIST
Dara Starr Tucker “Twilight And Mist” from Time Couldn’t Wait (Green Hill Music) 00:00
Bonnie Jensen “Jive” from Rise (MGM Metropolitan Groove Merchants) 03:07
Martin Nodeland “Straight Out The Gate” from Tributaries (Smeik Records) 06:33
Steve Allee Big Band “Brothers” from Full Circle (Jazzville Records) 13:06
Joe Bowden “Way Out” from Music Is Life (Self Released) 18:09
Henry Threadgill “A” from Listen Ship (Pi Recordings) 21:17
Henry Threadgill “B” from Listen Ship (Pi Recordings) 22:22
Michael Ragonese “Occupying Space” from Chasing Calm (Self Released) 24:40
Samara Joy “Flor de Lis (Upside Down)” from Flor de Lis (Upside Down) (Verve) 28:17
The Secret Trio “Dik Halay - Diyarbekir” from Old Friends (Anderson Audio New York) 33:51
David Bode “Syeeda’s Song Flute” from Good Hang (1718 Records) 37:13
Bob Schlesinger A Child Is Born” from Falling From Earth (Self Released) 42:24
Jorge Garcia “Still Crossing” from Still Crossing (SDG Company) 48:36
Camilo Angeles “Para Kunu” from Los Mandotos del Aire (TVL rec) 53:03
Jussi Reijonen “salt - sarvi” from (unmusic) 58:09
Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring “Pharoah’s Dance” from Split Decision (Smoke Sessions) 1:03:57
Believe “Believer” from Spirits Of The Dead Are Watching (Ramble Records) 1:12:17
Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell “On The Nile” from Music Inc (Strata-East) 1:22:02
The Piano Choir “Sanctum Sanctorum” from Handscapes (Strata-East) 1:31:44
Charles Tolliver “Our Second Father” from Live at Loodcrecht Festival (Strata-East) 1:44:58

Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Two hours of exploratory sound where the compass spins and the map’s been tossed. This isn’t a curated journey, it’s a cautious wander through, amongst other things, no wave abrasion, dubwise undercurrents, jazz reflections, and outsider poetics.
Featuring:
Neon Kittens - White Light In Our Ears - We threw away the map and cautiously made our own way
On Diamond - Downslide - Downslide
John Ward - It Comes In Waves - Shapes
Lucina Yue - The End of Snow Is Nirvana - Transcendent Phoenix
Clickbait - For Sale - At Your Leisure
Johann Kloos - Radio - The Shimmer
Nox Pulso - New Frontiers - TWO/Plague Town
Neon Crabs - Table Talk - Drop It On Ya!
Peter Van Zandt Lane - Coastal Portrait: Cycles and Thresholds - Axils
George Burton - Your Skin | White Noise - White Noise
Karen Marshalsay - Uncle Hugh’s Lullaby - Uncle Hugh’s Lullaby
Eamon The Destroyer - Silverback - The Maker’s Quilt
The Go-Betweens - Falling Star - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Moon - A Day For Tomorrow - The Green Lilac Park
Dave Graney 'n' The Coral Snakes - I’m Not Afraid To Be Heavy - The Soft ‘n’ Sexy Sound
David McClymont - Love’s Mystery - Under the World: Harry Howard with David McClymont
Jess Ribeiro - Summer of Love 80s - Mixtape
Kind of Green - How The West Was Won - Kind of Green
Moff Skellington - The World of Exotic Brooch - The Corduroy Bridge
The Parasite - Forever - Lost and Found
TFS - Moscovium - Fairyland Codex
The Lancashire Hustlers - Afterthought - Here But Not Here
Professor Girlfriend - When Girls Learn The Alphabet - My Mother in Love: The Summer Sessions
Dubmatix - Hustlin Dub - The Dub Sessions Vol. 2
Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames - Coda for World Peace - Project Encore Vol. 2
John Scofield - Hammock Soliloquy - En Route
The Prick Jaggers - Lou Reed’s Supper Club - Live at the Crescent

Saturday Aug 30, 2025
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
A show with mostly new releases with a mix of various genres of jazz features many fine examples of the use of the guitar. The show also includes a re-release from Steve Smith and more from the Strata-East catalogue.
Playlist
Kevin Brunkhorst “As Fate Would Have It” from After The Fire (Calligram Records) 00:00
Toby Wren Standards Trio “Interplay” from Jazz in Meanjin 018: Live at JMI (4000 Records) 08:45
Steve Smith & Vital Information NYC Edition “Mr PC” from Heart Of The City (BFM Digital) 17:18
Gregg Belisle-Chi “Yikes” from Slow Crawl : Performing The Music Of Tim Berne (Intakt) 23:34
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills “Taka” from That Wasn’t A Dream (New Deal/Impulse!) 29:11
Lauren Henderson “Luna” from Sonidos (Brontosaurus Records) 33:27
Dave Moss “Maverick Like” from In Her Dream (Park West Records) 38:08
Dave Douglas “Standing Watch” from Alloy (Greenleaf) 40:15
Chris Wabich “Ruby On The Old Street/1978” from 1978 (steep) (ADW) 47:52
Art Hirahara “Father’s Son” from Peace Unknown (Posi-tone) 58:47
Jerome Sabbagh “Lone Jack” from Stand Up! (Analog Tone Factory) 1:07:54
Nicole Zuraitas “All Stars Lead To You” from Live at Vic’s (Self Released) 1:13:40
Martín Proscia and Luciano Bagnasco “ El pozo que cambiaba de color las cosas” from Trayectorias Temporales (Numeral) 1:24:57
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe, Bill Lee “Attica” from A Spirit Speaks (Strata-East) 1:37:12
The Piano Choir “Prayer For Peace” from Handscapes 2 (Strata-East) 1:42:05
John Gordon “Step By Step” from Step By Step (Strata-East) 1:50:50

Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
A selection that drifts between the spectral and the grounded, the whispered and the defiant. From Jess Ribeiro’s hushed invocation to The Stolen Moans’ clawed surrealism, this sequence threads together outsider pop, experimental folk, and post-everything reflections. Each track feels like a dispatch from a parallel scene—whether it’s Hand To Earth’s Yolŋu-rooted reverence, Moff Skellington’s surrealist whimsy, or Annette Peacock’s radical sensuality. There’s no single genre here, just a shared pulse of emotional clarity and sonic curiosity.
PLAYLIST
Jess Ribeiro - My Heart Is Opening (The Trees & Me) - Mixtape
The Stolen Moans - The King of Claws - Elbow Don’t Have Eyes
Occult Character - Butterfly - Butterfly
Hand To Earth - Ŋurru Wäŋa Part II - Ŋurru Wäŋa
Moon - Sing To Me - The Green Lilac Park
Eamon The Destroyer - The Maker’s Quit - The Maker’s Quit
Oopsie Daisies - As If - As If
The Double Happiness - Sister Bertille - Sister Bertrille
Agropelter - Levitator - Agropelter
Greg Amici - Girl Next Door - Tragicomic
Dotsun Moon - Moments In The Sun - Tiger
Arthur King - Ned’s Mystery Machine Vol. 1 - Ned’s Mystery Machine Vol. 1
The Go-Betweens - Things Will Change - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
David McClymont - I Wasn’t There - Under the World: Harry Howard with David McClymont
Dave Graney 'n' The Coral Snakes - Salty Girls - The Soft ‘N’ Sexy Sound
Kind of Green - Falling Out Love - Kind of Green
Moff Skellington - Dog and Bird at Play - The Corduroy Bridge
The Parasite - When Sparks Fly - Lost And Found
TFS - Bye Bye Snake Eyes - Fairyland Codex
2 Lost Souls - The Forever War - Span
The Lancashire Hustlers - For The Best - Here But Not Here
Annette Peacock - My Mama Never Taught Me How To Cook - X-Dreams
Pentangle - Good Bye Pork Pie Hat - Finale
Foreign Legion - Project 26 - Project 26

Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
A selection of new releases coupled with more exciting music from the re-release of the Strata-East catalogue and to open a fascinating snap shot of late 60s free jazz.
Steve Tintweiss and The Purple Why “California Sandra” from Live In Tompkins Square Park (Inky Dot Media) 00:00
Webber Morris Big Band “Just Intonation Etudes for Big Band - Unseparate 1” from Unseperate (Out Of Your Head Records) 10:42
Premik Russell Tubbs & Margee Minier-Tubbs “Joie de Vivre” from One-ness World (Margetoile Records) 12:57
The New York Bass Violin Choir “Horace Silver” from The New York Violin Bass Choir (Strata-East) 17:26
Emma Smith “Tonight” from Bitter Orange (La Reserve Records) 21:32
Roger Glenn “Cal’s Guajira” from My Latin Heart (Patois Records) 23:50
Johanna Linnea Jakobsson “Time” from Don’t Overthink It (Zack’s Music) 30:32
Neil Charles “Army” from Dark Days (Jazz Now) 35:22
Charles Tolliver Music Inc. Orchestra “Mother Wit” from Impact (Strata-East) 45:25
Charles Tolliver All Stars “Paper Man” from Right Now…And Then (Strata-East) 53:47
Midnight Channel “Must Be Nice” from Must Be Nice (Self Released) 59:52
Juanjo López “Dwell” from Above, Beyond, Within (Desafio Candente) 1:03:37
Oscar Rossignoli “Levitations (Part 1)” from Levitations (Live) (Self Released) 1:10:25
Markus Rutz “Many Moons” from Many Moons (Third Coast Sounds) 1:22:19
Steiger “Gauchoman” from Mowglowski's First Take (Self Released) 1:27:05
Jon Irabagon PlainsPeak “At What Price Garlic?” from Someone to Someone (Irrabagast Records) 1:31:50
Ivo Perelman “Nine” from A Modicum Of The Blues (Fundacja Słuchaj!) 1:42:40
Shamek Farrah and Sonelius Smith “Conversation Piece” from The World of the Children (Strata-East) 1:56:10

Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Three new tracks from The Screaming Love Collective dominate a show packed with new releases and current favourites.
Rún - Strike It - Rún
Me Lost Me - Lasting, Not To Last - This Material Moment
Stomach - Get Through Winter - Low Demon
The Mind Sweepers - Catch Yourself - Live At Lovers Lane
Origami Horses - The Book Of Ruth (Part 2) - In Love And In Dub
The Screaming Love Collective - London Is Calling - London Is Calling
The Go-Betweens - Emergency - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Danny Short - The One That Got Away - Dancing Girl
David McClymont - Treachery And Murder - Under the World: Harry Howard with David McClymont
Dave Graney 'n' The Coral Snakes - Rock n Roll Is Where I Hide - The Soft N Sexy Sound
Kind of Green - Messing Him Around - Kind Of Green
The Parasite - A Recipe For Catastrophe - Lost And Found
2 Lost Souls - No Love Song Sings The Blues - Sand
The Lancashire Hustlers - Just Because - Here But Not Here
TFS - Joe Meek Will Inherit The Earth - Fairyland Codex
The Screaming Love Collective - Edge Of Light - Edge Of Light
Unseasonal Beasts - Jodorowsky - EP1
Scenius - Swift As Light - Swift As Light
Gayle Young & Robert Wheeler - Rabbits and Riliricks - From Grimsby To Milan
Duchamp - The Shape Of Time - The Wild Joy
Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman - We All Rise With The Sun - Songs for the Mist Forest
Flea - Sick Bake - Sick Bake
The Screaming Love Collective - The Speed Of Life - The Speed Of Life

Saturday Aug 16, 2025
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
A selection of brand new releases from around the world together with four more great examples from the recent re-issue of the Strata-East catalogue provides for a fascinating two hours of music.
David Bailis “Ordinary Trash” from Running Through My Mind (Create or Destroy) 00:00
Pat Petrillo “Late Night Diner” from Contemporaneous (Innervision Records) 04:25
Aruán Ortiz “Légitime Défense” from Creole Renaissance (Intakt Records) 08:49
Billy Lester Trio “I’ll Remember April” from High Standards (Ultra Sound Records) 11:45
Terry Edwards “Ribot Edwards” from The Köln Concerts 2002 (Sartorial Records) 19:56
Jason Kao Hwang “Where Fools Fear” from Myths Of Origin (True Sound Recordings) 22:10
Fabio R. Piñas Lucas Albarracín Matías Formica “Mandala Del Guerroro” from Esfera (dForma) 27:57
Mike Freeman Zonavibe “Wellspring” from Circles In A Yellow Room (Vibes Out Front) 35:44
Jimmy Greene “As We Are Now” from As We Are Now (Greene Music Works) 42:13
Thirteen featuring Jerry Goodman “Back Door Party” from The Haas Company Volume 4 (Psychiatric Records and Tapes) 48:45
Andy Nevala “El Rumbón (The Party)” from El Rumbón (The Party) (ZOHO Records) 57:36
HII Trio “Consciência Plena (Mindfulness)” from Connections (Self Released) 1:04:59
Kathy Sanborn “Romance Language (Homage To A Trumpeter)” from Romance Language (Pacific Coast Jazz) 1:12:24
Cecil Payne “Flying Fish” from Zodiac (Strata-East) 1:16:55
Harold Vick “Lucille” from Don’t Look Back (Strata-East) 1:29:05
Charles Tolliver “Earl’s World” from Compassion (Strata-East) 1:38:23
Stanley Cowell “Thank You My People” from Regeneration (Strata-East) 1:51:02
Billy Parker's Fourth World “Dance of the Little Children” from Freedom of Speech (Strata-East) 1:57:48

Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Pop, Dub, Metal, Prog and things in between. Mostly new material and current obsessions. Variety is the watchword. Noise is an underlying component. This is an antidote to safe programming:
Origami Horses - King Crimson - King Crimson
Jah Wobble - Existential Dub - Dub Volume 1
Don Husky - Show Love - Show Love
Bright Sunshine - Failure To Execute - Executive Power Supreme
Digital Negative - Trapped - Intersect
Philosophobia - King of Fools - The Constant Void
In The Company Of Serpents - Ghosts On The Periphery - A Crack In Everything
Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman - Canción del Adiós - Songs for the Mist Forest
Acapulco Lips - Happy Were The Dayz - Now
Niloo - Valentines In Kamakura - Sour Cherry
2 Lost Souls - The Big Chief - Span
The Lancashire Hustlers - Like A Ghost - Here But Not Here
The Go-Betweens - The Dark Side Of Town - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Dave Graney 'n' The Coral Snakes - The Pre-Revolutionary Scene - The Soft ‘n’ Sexy Sound
David McClymont - Spit - Under the World: Harry Howard with David McClymont
TFS - Fairyland Codex - Fairyland Codex
Kind of Green - James Brown - Kind of Green
Danny Short - Leave You Behind (Remix) - Dancing Girl
Moff Skellington - The Socks You Keep Alive - The Corduroy Bridge
Ari Joshua - Pork Fat feat. Delvon Lamarr & Grant Schroff & Skerik : Synesthesia - Pork Fat
Black Sky Giant - Desert son ~ Cult of the Wurm - WEEDIAN : Trip To Argentina
Celeste Corsano - Stuck - Stuck
Tombstones In Their Eyes - I Am Cold - I Am Cold
Duncan Lloyd - One Step Closer To The Damn - Unwound
ØXN - Cruel Mother (Drokk Remix)
King Crimson - Improv: Starless and Bible Black - The Night Watch

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