Independent Music Podcast

A wonderful range of music this week, with multiple tracks exploring ancient folklore from the Quechuan Andes to Wales, as well as modern interpretations of Brazilian funk carioca, and multiple tracks from Mexico. We also have ferocious Palastinian psych, Chinese techno, Death Metal and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingElena Stein – Surfacing (Thrill Jockey, USA)DJ RaMeMes – Putaria Em Volta Redonda ft. DJ Pretinho de VR, DJ Ramom, DJ LC DA VG (self-release, Brazil)Cerys Hafana – The Wife of Usher’s Well (self-release, UK)Luzmilla Carpio – Ofrenda de los Pájaros (ZZK Records, USA)Underdark – Enterprise (Church Road Records, UK)Dunums & MANAS – I See the Past (Radio Khiyaban, Netherlands)Gentle Stranger – Kestrel (ft. Martha Skye Murphy) (PRAH Recordings, UK)33EMYBW – Drifting Nama 漂 流 纳 马 (SVBKVLT, UK)Pidgins – These Models Scale (Lexical Music, Mexico)Isaac Soto – Duda (N.A.F.F.I., Mexico) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

Short, spiky, transcendental, and everything in between on this week’s independent music podcast. We have acid-tinged electronics, field recordings of birds, spoken word, club bangers, drones and much more.  You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingMikrodot – Hypnotoad (Next Level, Netherlands)Sheherazaad – Mashoor (Erased Tapes, UK)Flightless Birds Take Wing x Benjamin Shannon – Noisy Miner (4000 Records, Australia)Liv Wynter – VIOLENCE (How To Catch a Pig, UK)Melanie De Biasio – Lay Your Ear to the Rail (PIAS, UK)USA Nails – Feel Worse (One Little Independent, UK)Surusinghe – Boka (AD 93, UK)Marina Zispin – Ski Resort (Night School, UK)The Lord & Daniel Kubinski – Palliare (Southern Lord Recordings, USA)Burnt Friedman & João Pais Filipe– 18 – 140 2 (Nonplace, Germany) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

Full of abstract and lofi electronics, this week’s podcast lulls you into a false sense of security this week before blitzing you with the 175+bpm of Judgitzu. We’re only just recovered with the beautiful noise of Frankie and Joachim Nordwall before a triumphant return of jazz’s favourite living Pharaoh Idris Ackamoor. Elsewhere, we have dubs from Prince Fatty, Kirstin Hayter’s new Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter moniker, the Tokyo-Caribbean-German Grace Jones, and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingMarijus Aleksa – Tizita I (Miclithuania, Lithuania)Judgitzu – Dagyde (Nyege Nyege Tapes, Uganda)Frankie – Clouds (Hot Salvation, UK)Joachim Nordwall – Healing Music 7 (Otomatik Muziek, Germany)Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – Afro Futuristic Dreams (Strut, Germany)Prince Fatty – Jay Jay Dub The Conquerer (VP Records, USA)Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter – I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (Perpetual Flame Ministries, USA)Carrier – FATHOM (Felt, Denmark)TENNGER – PANAPTU (We Are Busy Bodies, Canada)The Other Others – Daze Days (Jahtari, Germany) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

A podcast of exceptional music and bad puns this week, as we travel through the genres, including spooooky drum and bass from Basic Rhythm, Palestinian folklore from Maya Al Khaldi, and thunderous psych rock from Osaka’s Hibushibire. We also have three pretty special collaborations, including Sarah Davachi and Quatuor Bozzini, Abu Ama and BedouinDrone, and YCO founders AYA and BFTT. Throw in some Russian rock, club bangers, and a long awaited return of The Haxan Cloak, and you’ve got yourself a very tasty selection. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingBasic Rhythm – No End (Musique Nocturne, UK)Hilary Woods – Where the Bough Has Broken (Sacred Bones, USA)Maya Al Khaldi – الضوء – Al Daw’ (Nothing Comes Back the Same) (Tawleef, Palestine)Lucidvox – Don’t Look Away (Glitterbeat, Germany)Hot In Da Club – Kalkuhater (Spooky Shit, UK / Seilscheibenpfeiler, Germany)The Haxan Cloak – N/Y (Archaic Devices, USA)Aya and BFTT – Planet of the Vapes (YCO, UK)Hibushibire – Orangesunshine Of Your Lovemachine (Riot Season, UK)Abu Ama + BedouinDrone – Sabah (Mahorka, Bulgaria)Sarah Davachi & Quatuor Bozzini – Long Gradus Excerpt (Late Music, USA) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

The usual sonic journey across continents, where you can immerse yourself in a fusion of sounds, from Finland’s futuristic funk with The Stance Brothers to the avant-garde creations of Eartheater. Elsewhere, we have experimental noise from Argentina’s Francisco Ali-Brouchoud and ferocious Iberian hardcore from Lame, amongst such more… You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support Tracklisting The Stance Brothers – Futuristic Earth (WeJazz, Finland) Francisco Ali-Brouchoud – Catálogo de Amenazas (Pakapi Records, Argentina) Marina Herlop – Karada (PAN, Germany) Lame – Matanza (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos, UK) Lenhart Tapes – Vodu Brala (feat. Tijana Stanković) (Glitterbeat, Germany) East Coast Love Affair – I’m So Glad (Athens of the North, UK) Eartheater – Face in the Moon (Chemical X, USA) Fetus – Dog Sleeper (Trekkie Trax, Japan) Yoke – Working Person (Rocket Recordings, UK) Razen – 08/05/4004 (Hands in the Dark, France) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

A wondrous array of sounds coming from the Independent Music Podcast this week, from cold wave disco to harmonium folk, stopping off via dub rap, French dance floor bangers, and outrageous Japanese psych.  It’s not just that though, we have wonderful experimental music from Kepla, the long-awaited return of Bokeh Versions, and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingBaby’s Beserk – Limousine (Toy Tonics, Germany)Zyggurat – Evil Eye (Old Technology, UK)Yokel x D.Ham x Franco Franco – 2020THRU ft. Sensational (Bokeh Versions, UK)Sam McLoughlin – A.four (Folklore Tapes, UK)Kepla – Spectre in Summer (Chinabot, UK)O-Mandroid – Proto Sapiens プロト人類 (Riot Season, UK)Siu Mata & Amor Satyr – Phowa (WAJANG, France)June McDoom – Emerald River Dance (Temporary Residence Ltd., USA)Oliver Rothstein – Faucets (feat. ETO * 38 Spesh) (Old Soul Music, USA)Hyperculte – Jamais Trop (Les Disques Bongo Joe, Switzerland) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

Good things come to those who wait, like those of us who have waited six years for new Evian Christ material. That being said, good things come to those of us who can’t wait either, and – just six months after their debut masterpiece – the Japanese folklore-French prog collaboration PoiL Ueda have another exceptional, outlandish record for you. Elsewhere, Iranian poetry electronics, abstract footwork, absolutely stunning Slovak-Hungarian folk, and Mexican Alien House music round us off. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingEvian Christ – On Embers (Warp, UK)PoiL Ueda – Yoshino 吉野(静の和歌) (Dur & Doux, France)Flamingods – Dirty Money (The Liquid Label, UK)Kãve – Cathode (Zabte Sote, Iran)Better Corners – Cremated Pets (The state51 Conspiracy, UK)Slut Online – Pregnant Model (TEMƎT Music, France)Mary Lattimore – Horses, Glossy on the Hill (Ghostly International, USA)Adela Mede – Száz Fele Nézek (Warm Winters, Slovakia)Benjamin Finger – Sleepy (Blue Tapes, UK)Thomass Jackson – Belgian UFO Wave (Multi Culti, Canada) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

Opening tracks can be deceiving, but as soon as the beautiful, delicate sounds of Swedish Congolese artist Vumbi Dekula have drifted into field recordings of bees, things turn a little nastier, with Infested Monastery and the latest from Moonworshipper’s Arcanist. Elsewhere there is fabulous jazz from Armenia, metal from Kazakhstan, industrial noise from Barcelona, didgeridoo drone, ghost stories from Finland and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingVumbi Dekula – Afro Blues (Hive Mind Records, UK / Sing-a-Song Fighter, Sweden)Setting – Zoetropics (Paradise of Bachelors, USA)Arcanist – Colossal Pareidolia in the Distant Mountains (Moonworshipper Records, USA)Paavoharju – Unohtaa (Fonal Records, Finland)Mårble – Chomga (DiG Records, Armenia)Gallops – Hemlock Chaser (Skandal Konzert, UK)AJO – Dream Awake (Mana Abundance, Germany)Infested Monastery – Mankind Hater (Red Truth Productions, Kazakhstan)Fotocopia – Disforia (Mágia Roja, Spain)Folk Magic Band – Into Per L’imperatore (Black Sweat Records, Italy) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

We're taking a break this week, so we're going way back to 2017 and our first favourites of that year. 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 Gnod’s mouthful of an LP – JUST SAY NO TO THE PSYCHO RIGHT​-​WING CAPITALIST FASCIST INDUSTRIAL DEATH MACHINE – Russian punks Mirrored Lips and a load more TracklistingIdris Ackamoor & the Pyramids – Tinoge Ya Ta’a Ba, Pt. 1 & 2 (feat Guy One) (Philophon Records, Germany)Ill Camille – Black Gold (Jakarta Records, Germany)Gnod – Real Man (Rocket Recordings, UK)Group Doueh & Cheveu – Bord de Mer (Born Bad Records, France)Roger Robinson & Disrupt – Bun Bun Bun (Jahtari Records, Germany)Pessimist – Peter Hitchens (Blackest Ever Black, UK)Mirrored Lips – Дорогой Хороший (Alakir, Israel)Mahatma X – Mahatma and the White Devil (Home Assembly Music, UK)Part Chimp – Mapolean (Rock Action Records, UK)Hampshire & Foat – Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (Athens of the North, UK)

Phoar, what a scorcher! It’s a hot box in the studio and hot on the sounds as well. Kicking off with a remarkable track from Matmos, who use the sounds of the Mud-Dauber Wasp to create a thumping electronic banger. We move through various degrees of ferociousness, with Nihiloxica, Gazelle Twin, and Lila Tirando a Violeta and Sin Maldita bringing hefty fire. Elsewhere we’re treated to a new percussive experiment from Hihats in Trees, there’s an opus from Tenerife’s Gaf y la Estrella de la Muerte, multiple tastes of Polish experimentalism and more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingMatmos – Mud-Dauber Wasp (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, USA)Nihiloxica – Kudistro (Crammed Discs, Belgium)Gazelle Twin – Black Dog (Invada, UK)Hihats in Trees – Steppestep (Maloca, Belgium)Raphael Rogiński – Cliffs And The Seas (Instant Classic, Poland)Lila Tirando a Violeta & Sin Maldita – Accela (Hyperdub, UK)Gabe ’Nandez – Long Reach (POW Recordings, USA)Zajwert – MET (Point Source Electronic Arts, USA / Zoj, Poland)Gil Dionísio – Já Não Consigo Mais, Mas Vou Continuar (self-release, Portugal)Gaf y la Estrella de la Muerte – Wormhole 74 (Keroxen, Spain) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists

It’s early morning when we’re recording, but the sounds are far from appropriate to a sleepy English Summer morning, going positively abrasive with the latest nastiness from The Bug. We also have the awaited return of Max Tundra, something off the wall from Galen Tipton, stunning percussive goodness from CZN and a lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingAryaxz – ƈ0 ռ ռ 3 ƈ ȶ ɨ 0ռ (Childsplay, UK)Natalia Beylis – Afloat in Fog and Feathers (Touch Sensitive, UK)The Bug – Drop(Machine Sex) (Pressure, Belgium)Max Tundra – This Woman’s Work (Domino Recording Co, UK)Galen Tipton – Ghost Fly Parade (self-release, USA)Sally Anne Morgan – Awake (Thrill Jockey, USA)Jun Kamoda – difference, overlay – 異 な り と 重 な り (Jun Records, Japan)Timothy Werewolf – Habberjinkies (Milcatan Flux, UK)CZN – Year Of the Rat (The Trilogy Tapes, UK)Trupa Trupa – Thrill (Glitterbeat, Germany) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

Kick off with Indonesian metal from Bandung, finish off with Mexican disco, it’s another new Independent Music Podcast.  Between the bookends, we’re moving through various levels of experimental electronics, including a welcome return for Croatian-French-Irish traditional avant folk group Chant Electronique. We also have stunning music from Rosie Carr, an incredible new one from Amore Muere, and a surprise turn from traditional dancefloor terrorisers Spooky Shit. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingAnemosdesma – II (self-release, Indonesia)Joaquín Cornejo – Más Allá Que Acá feat. Crvzloma (YUKU, Czechia)Çhâñt élečtrónïqùe – Biograd na Moru (self-release, France)Spooky J – Doom Whistle (Spooky Shit, UK)Rosie Carr – Hawthorn (Toothpaste Worldwide, UK)JOBS – Allure (Ramp Local, USA)Amore Muere – Love Dies (Scrawl, UK)RAMZi – Coucou Mon Ami ft. DJ Python (FATi Records, Canada)Vvessel – To the People (self-release, Netherlands)Roman Truth – Moon Rock (Roman Truth Edit) (self-release, Mexico) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

In and out of the club at unexpected moments on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. Whilst Ecstatic-signed Cypriot producer Spivak brings stunning ambient sounds, Julek Ploski – a former signee to multiple ferocious Polish rave labels – brings us a cinematic masterpiece. What a time to be alive. Elsewhere, the first taste of Kazakh-British violinist Galya Bisengalieva is very, very exciting, there’s a return of pod favourite Comité Hypnotisé, sludgy rock sounds from Vangas, acid house, trip hop, hip hop and more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingVangas – Every Day is the Same (Chunklet Industries, USA)Comité Hypnotisé – Blind Ear Boogie (Cortizona, Belgium)Julek Ploski – New York, Poland (Orange Milk Records, USA)Spivak – Mid Week Ritual (Ecstatic, UK)Neo Image – Fourth Finger (Mood Hut, Canada)Los Sara Fontan – Wall-E (Aloud Music, Spain)Montao – Costa Del Mersey (Def Pressé, UK)Slauson Malone 1 – Voyager (Warp, UK)Galya Bisengalieva – Balapan (One Little Independent, UK)Bonnacons of Doom – Facing (Rocket Recordings, UK) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston

Let’s get ferocious this week, with heavy tunes aplenty from all corners of the noisy spectrum. Rattling out with thrash from Pest Control, via a screamy masterpiece from Elvin Brandi and Lord Spikeheart, and the latest from Human Worth. Elsewhere, there’s excellent house music from Ciel, hardcore from BBBBBBB, a 20-minute opus from Sly & the Family Drone, and much more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingPest Control – Enjoy the Show (self-release, UK)BBBBBBB – GO (Deathbomb Arc, USA)Opal X – Augmented (Brachliegen Tapes, UK)Everything Falls Apart – somn 7 (Totalism, Belgium)TORPOR – Accidie (Human Worth, UK)Ciel – Scenes From a Marriage (!K7 Records, Germany)Arnold Dreyblatt – Flight Path (Drag City Records, USA)Elvin Brandi & Lord Spikeheart – Do You Like Feeling Awakeee33 Cult 8 Again (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda)Qazt – У æ х ъ æ ц и з а р (Ored Recordings, Georgia)Sly & the Family Drone – Every Knife in this House is Mine (The state51 Conspiracy, UK) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

It’s sweet hellos and sad goodbyes on this week’s Independent Music Podcast as we welcome back Ragga Twins, who are releasing their first new record in 28 years, and the Jungle is as blistering as ever it was. Not so blistering as ever it was is Not Waving, who continues his development into more thought-provoking downtempo electronics, bringing back frequent collaborator Marie Davidson on his latest.  Elsewhere there’s stunning folk from Mary Hampton, beautiful psych guitar experimentation from Jon Richards, Israeli psych funk, and a lot more. We also have the latest posthumous record from Jaimie Branch, which is poignant and as excellent as ever she was. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingRagga Twins – Too Much Madness (Nice Up! Records, UK)Mary Hampton – Hares in the Old Plantation (self-release, UK)Eje Eje – Heat Flux (Summer) (Batov Records, UK)Two Form a Click vs Horacio Pollard – Through a Glass Lozenge (Futura Resistenza, Belgium)Prince Fatty – Expansions feat. Shniece (Lovedub Limited, UK)ĠENN – Rohmeresse (Liminal Collective, UK)Not Waving – Beginner’s Goodbye w/ Marie Davidson (Ecstatic, UK)Jon Richards – Flat Banks (Wrong Speed Records, UK)BFTT – SEEMS(Worldwide Unlimited, UK)Jaimie Branch – Baba Louie (International Anthem, USA) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston