Different Noises

This eclectic selection traverses a broad spectrum of genres, blending experimental drone, post-rock, and avant-garde jazz with Australian indie and classic rock. The tracklist balances contemporary works from artists like Big Brave and DEAFKIDS against archival gems, including a Miles Davis session outtake and a live 1988 performance by The Dream Syndicate. By moving between atmospheric soundscapes, lo-fi folk narratives, and guitar-driven melodies, the collection creates a varied listening experience that highlights both international alternative movements and independent song-writing. PLAYLIST Big Brave - in grief or in hope - in grief or in hope  Smoked Salmon - Fully Sick and Tired - Totally Sick!!  Sick Gazelle - Hippies - Veld  2 Lost Souls - Hiding Under Pie Crust - Hiding Under Pie Crust  DEAFKIDS - REFLEXO - CICATRIZES DO FUTURO (SCARS OF THE FUTURE)   Annick Odom & Linen of Words - Bingham Bailey - Linen of Words  The Hollywood Stars - I’m Not Broken - Hey! LA!  Matt Evans - Sword of the Sun (feat. Chris Ryan Williams) - Daydream Observatory   Wooden Overcoat - Home - Home  2 Lost Souls - Mind Blown - Hiding Under Pie Crust  Bahar Movahed - In Grace Of Flight Parts I and II - Together Yet Alone  Nathan Hildebrand - portals II (everywhere and everything right now) - Noise Trip Explosion  The Go-Betweens - Ashes On The Lawn (acoustic demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Asteroid Ekosystem - Perpetual Fantastic - Sounds Have Dreams  2 Lost Souls - Brightness To Emerge - Hiding Under Pie Crust  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Aweigh Touche - Laburnum of the Mind  Matt Evans - Stone Eater - Daydream Observatory  Moff Skellington - A Trellin Hut Where Stinks - Dawn Ablutions  The Get Alongs - Come On - Second To None  Hugo Race Fatalists - The Comets Drops - I Made It All Up For You  The Dream Syndicate - Now I Ride Alone (Live in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain, 1988) - Live, Through The Past Darkly  Neon Crabs - Ghost of Sores - This Puppy Can See A Frog  Miles Davis - Double Image - The Complete Bitches Brew   

This selection explores the vast spectrum of jazz, journeying from the archival brilliance of Carla Bley’s 1984 Hamburg performance to the contemporary avant-garde dialogues of Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford. The tracklist balances intricate ensemble work, such as the Greenhouse Ensemble’s modern textures, with the raw, improvisational energy of Joe McPhee and Miles Davis’s experimental fusion. Spanning self-released gems and established labels like Sunnyside and RogueArt, the collection offers a sophisticated narrative of creative evolution, where technical mastery meets deep emotional resonance across a diverse range of instrumental colours. PLAYLIST Carla Bley “Talking Hearts” from Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984) (Moosicus Records) 00:00 Mike Lorenz “Aimless” from I’m Not There (Each & Only) 07:46 Pedro Molina “I’m Not The Same” from A Name I Knew (Carimbo Porta‑Jazz) 14:34  Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford “Kaiwa” from Katahari (RogueArt) 22:08 Alessandro Florio  “Taneda” from Controro Avenue (Self Released) 32:25 Greenhouse Ensemble “Reset” from Mezzanine (Self Released) 39:02 Paulo Almeida “Um Sopro” from Love In Motion (Dox Records) 46:18 Matt Slocum “A Disappearing Path” from A Revolving Alliance (Sunnyside Records) 52:58 Hannah Marks “The Mountains Are Calling (And I Must Go)” from Feed The Fire (Endectomorph Music) 59:47 Daniel Bennett Group “Nica’s Dream” from The Deconstructed Songbook (Manhattan Daylight Media) 1:06:15 Marty Ehrlich and Julius Hemphill  “The All Told Alto Blues” from Circle The Heart (Relative Pitch Records) 1:12:46  Fran Nava “Capricorn” from Tres Visiones de un Secreto (Self Released) 1:26:35 Joe McPhee, John Edwards, Klaus Kugel “At The Waters Edge” from A Night In Alchemia (Not Two Records) 1:34:09 Miles Davis “Mtume” from Get Up With It (Columbia) 1:57:21

This selection moves through the frayed edges of the underground, shifting from abrasive textures and brooding narratives into moments of experimental clarity.  Whether navigating the frantic energy of the opening tracks or the deliberate, intricate arrangements of the latter half, the atmosphere remains consistently unyielding. This music is dense, evocative, and unapologetically strange. PLAYLIST Black Market Heart - What Happens In The Dark - What Happens In The Dark  The Red Propellers - Given The Circumstances (Remix) - Not Holding The Centre  Occult Character - Skull Cult - Prayer For Death  Xenonaut - Shedding Sun - Shedding Sun  Aziola Cry - Withdrawn and Alone - Dysphoria Ritual  Nequient - Mad King/Fool - Avarice  Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado - Rocket USA - Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide  Lowsunday - This Is Not Heaven - This Is Not Heaven  5pm to Nowhere - Stasis 1946 - Stasis 1946  David McClymont - Nothing To Say - Nothing To Say  Prymek & Sage - Shelter From - Shelter  Cédric Dind-Lavoie - Chrysalide - Collages (2019–2022)  D.J. Sparr - The Zen Of Muhammed Ali - The Tao of Muhammad Ali  Ittai Shapira - Hila Plitmann - Reunion Celebration - Chunghyang  Geoffrey Gordon - Creavit Deus Hominem I. Still - Fumée  Totoabas - bladders, bloody bladders! - Winter Spawning  Amanda Irarrázabal - Esterismo - Imprimiendo  Roberto Fabbriciani - Pantomima - Fleuno  Hooper - Graduation - Super Duper  Jody Glenham - Love Deficiency Syndrome - Still Here  Cam Butler - Clear Infinity - World Forever  The Middle People - Can You Feel The Moment - Can You Feel The Moment: Best Of The Middle People  The Greenberry Woods - Lame Love Letter - It’s All Good, Sugar  Julia Greenberg - Leaves - Leaves  Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado - Touch Me - Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide  The Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - MY ESV (Estimated Street Value) - Laburnum of the Mind  Moff Skellington - Where The Water Makes Things Appear Closer - Dawn Ablutions  The Dream Syndicate - Forest for the Trees (Live at Roskilde Festival, Denmark,1986) - Live Through the Past, Darkly 

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, balancing melodic tradition with rigorous avant-garde exploration. The sequence moves seamlessly from the elegant, Goodman-inspired tones of Harry Skoler and the rhythmic drive of the Motor City Jazz Octet into the more abstract, adventurous territories of Ava Mendoza and Joel Futterman. Featuring a rich blend of international voices and experimental improvisations, this collection celebrates jazz’s capacity for both quiet reflection and exhilarating, boundary-pushing energy. PLAYLIST Harry Skoler  “Waiting Patiently (For Benny Goodman)” from Echoes (Red Brick Hill) 00:00 Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet  “Blue Bossa” from A Blue Time (Circle 9 Records) 06:43 Emie R Roussel Trio “John rêve en noir et blanc” from TERR (UNI musiqc) 13:16 Ava Mendoza “Cypress Crossing” from Alive Alone, Alive Together (Burning Ambulance Music) 19:16   Joel Futterman-William Parker “Transcendent Universe Part 3” from Transcendent Universe (Burning Ambulance Music) 26:30 Daunik Lazro, Joëlle Léandre, Paul Lovens “Temps du Corps 3” from For Baritone Sax, Double Bass and Drumset (Relative Pitch Records) 32:00    Cath Roberts & Olie Brice “Tensile” from Setpieces (Relative Pitch Records) 39:07    Felsenmeer “Reliefs” from Reliefs (Aut Records) 45:30 Psoas “Satori” from Satori (Aut Records) 52:36  Mike Khoury “Prayer for Maury Coles” from For Hind Rajab (Relative Pitch Records) 58:50  Valérie Lacombe “Jupiter” State of Garden and Shadow (Rhea Records) 1:03:29 Steve Wilson “The Surest Things Can Change” from Enduring Sonance (Smoke Sessions Records) 1:10:22 Manuel Linhares “Melodia Atlântica” from Atlântico (577 Records) 1:16:41  Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble “After Thought” from LIVE - La Peña (Life Force Jazz) 1:24:33 Roosevelt Hoover III “All Blues” from Backyard Blues (Self Released) 1:33:43  Joe McPhee, John Edwards, Klaus Kugel “Re-Hairing In Zaporozhye” from Journey To Parazzar (Not Two Records) 1:39:34

Boggis -Obscure East Anglian name for a bounder/cad or a character from Dahl or Pratchett? Who knows In any event Boggis Fringe are from Leeds and they sound great and all of their new EP gets played. The rest of this playlist is dominated by new 2026 releases, showcasing the current state of independent and experimental music. The collection also includes historical recordings and archival projects, featuring music that ranges from a 1978 studio album to a 2024 documentary soundtrack. PLAYLIST Boggis Fringe - Handbag - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - I Ain’t Got No Float - Laburnum Of The Mind  Palmar de Troya - Come Back - III  Poly-Math - Terror Management Theory - Something Deeply Hidden  Tomistoma - Beowulf, Parts I-IV (Reconstituted Outtake Compilation, 2020) -The Thirteenth Hour (Demos, Outtakes and Auditory Ephemera- 2018 - 2025)  Glissandro 70 - You The Vandal - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa  The Joy Thieves - The Wrong End of Your Rifle - The Wrong End of Your Rifle  Boggis Fringe - Authorities - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  David Torn - gold and its oxide - now I imagine a place not the same  Flavio Villani -Nocturne op. 27 No.1 - In Memoriam  Alister Spence - Begin From The Middle - Always Ever  Asteroid Ekosystem - Open To - Sounds Have Dreams  Moff Skellington - Solid Ground/Unster Chugg/Holiday On Broken Feet - Dawn Ablutions  Boggis Fringe - Rave Scene - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  The Go-Betweens - Cattle and Cane (Live) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Harry Howard David McClymont - Trust in your Luck - BLISTERSTICKS  Hugo Race Fatalists - Open Field - I Made It All Up For You  Salem Trials - Twelve - Fingerprint on a Blind Eye  The Dream Syndicate - Halloween (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1984) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Boggis Fringe - I Spoke Out Of Turn - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  Bruford - Adios a la pasada - Feels Good To Me  Echoes Of Distant Stars - Archon - Tower of Echoes

This week an exploration of jazz that spans the spectrum from the vibrant energy of big band arrangements to the avant-garde edges of the contemporary scene. This selection bridges the gap between legendary icons and the modern innovators pushing the genre into new territories. Throughout the playlist, you will find a dialogue between structure and spontaneity. Whether it is the soulful precision of Roy Hargrove and Buster Williams, the boundary-breaking collaborations of Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire, or the deep, atmospheric explorations of Miles Davis, each track offers a distinct perspective on rhythm and melody. From the rhythmic drive of Nolatet to the radical textures of Irreversible Entanglements, this set is designed to take you on a journey through the multifaceted world of modern jazz improvisation. PLAYLIST Helen Sung Big Band “Positively C.T.” from Oracles (Sunnyside Records) 00:00 Nolatet “Switchback” from Somethin’ To Relax With (Royal Potato Family) 06:39 Yoram Rosilio & the Anti RubBer brAiN fAct0rY “Up & Down” from Blautonschweben  (LFDS Records) 12:56  Roy Hargrove “Circus” from BERN (Time Traveler Records) 19:43  Amrita “Bon Chaton” from Amrita (Self Released) 28:45  Jed Levy Phil Robson Quartet “Sluice” from The Unpredictability Of The Sea (Livia Records) 35:51  Buster Williams “Tayamisha” from Pinnacle (Time Traveler Records) 42:39  Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire “Soundcheck” from Slo-Mo Neo Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch Records) 49:04  Blue Moods “La Suite De Kilimanjaro” from Directions & Expressions (Posi-Tone Records) 52:31  Open Loose “Circling” from Infinity Street (Radio Legs Music) 1:04:48 Irreversible Entanglements “Keep Going (feat. MOTHERBOARD)” from Future Present Past (Impulse!) 1:13:57  Agustin Uriburu “Debo Estar Loco” from Buenos Aires Sessions Vol. 1 (Lyonhill Records) 1:20:45   Tomas Janzon “Did I Say” from Jazz Diary (Changes Music) 1:26:44  Miles Davis “Directions” from The Cellar Door Sessions (Columbia) 1:32:18  Miles Davis “Recollections” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia) 1:41:12

A stunning collection of new releases is dominated by music from Melbourne tracking the importance of music from that city. This collection is notable for its stylistic range, seamlessly bridging the gap between historical post-punk and avant-garde contemporary compositions. It covers a wide area, from raw, archival energy and gritty, guitar-driven storytelling to atmospheric folk-electronica. The selection balances high-intensity moments and driving rhythms against meditative depth and avant-classical precision. By weaving together iconic voices with idiosyncratic experimentalism, the set serves as a sophisticated exploration of music as an evolving dialogue between tradition and subversion. PLAYLIST Harry Howard David McClymont - Mirrors and Smoke - Blistersticks  Young Charlatans - Broken Hands - 1978  Fancy Weapon - Squid - Squid  Hedge Burners - Fall Out Of The Future - Fall Out Of The Future  The Jack Rubies - Greedy - Visions In The Bowling Alley  The Veldt - Black Girl - Black Girl  The Dambuilders - I Hope We’re Not Too Late - Shrine 2026  Strawberry Alarm Clock - Blow Your Mind - Blow Your Mind  Joan As Police Woman - Flushed Chest (Real Live Evolution Version) - The Ride / Flushed Chest  The Taps Of The Holy Trinity - Slow Ghosts - Slow Ghosts  Beaker - 50 Men - 50 Men  Nina Simone - Four Women (DESIREE Remix) - Four Women (DESIREE Remix)  Bonnie Whiting - Violent Passion - Through The Eye(s)  Abby Fisher - Continuous Interior , I. Flickering, light - Continuous Interior  Galan Trio - The Odessa Trio II - Kinesis Vol 3  Strange Fruit - Drips - Drips  Black Reverie - When The Reverb Ends - When The Reverb Ends  Freddie King - The Danger Zone - Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts  Ramblin’ Ricky Tate - July June Bug - The Magnolia Sessions  Bosko Baker - The Riddle Song - The Magnolia Sessions  The Go-Betweens - Clouds - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Dubmatix - Senseless Killing Dub (ft Freddie McGregor) - Atomic Subsonic   Peanus - Matt 67, Ball Face, Sexual Baptist - Peanus EP  Moff Skellington - Keff, My Baggy Overture, Salvaged - Dawn Ablutions  Asteroid Ekosystem - Catch Breath, Off Axis - Sounds Have Dreams  Agent Starling - The Big Top, Procession - Surrealista Enigma Musica  The Dream Syndicate - Still Holding On to You (Live at Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, 1983) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Hugo Race Fatalists - I Collide - I Made It All Up For You 

The present and the past collide in this twelve release set of new albums. The first five featured tracks are from recently recorded material demonstrating the best modern jazz can offer. The remaining seven tracks are historical recordings, never before released, from the Elemental and Resonance labels for Record Store Day 2026. All of these capture the excitement of live jazz through the sixties, seventies and eighties and feature some of the best musicians from those three decades. PLAYLIST Joe Fiedler’s Big Sackbut  “Journey to Bowerbird” from Journey to Bowerbird (Multiphonics Music) 00:00  Billy Childs “Carefree” from Triumvirate (Mack Avenue Records) 07:46  Maria Grand “Guerrero Hundido” from Both Sides (Lilaila Records) 14:57  Emily Rach Beisel “Her Still Singing Limbs” from Sumptuous Branching (Amalgam) 20:39 Ensemble Infini “Opus II” from Volume ∞ (Cellar Music) 27:43  Cecil Taylor Unit “Fragments Of  A Dedication To Duke Ellington - Afternoon Set Part 1” from Fragments, The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts (Elemental Music) 34:33 Bill Evans “Who Can I Turn To” from At The BBC (Elemental Music) 54:33  Michel Petrucciani “Nardis” from Kuumbwa (Elemental Music) 1:00:09  Joe Henderson  “Relaxin at Camarillo” from Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:10:34  Ahmad Jamal “Prelude To A Kiss” from At The Jazz Showcase : Live in Chicago (Resonance Records) 1:18:14 Mal Waldron “Stella By Starlight” from Stardust & Starlight: At the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:27:41 Yusef Lateef “Yusef’s Mood” from Alight Upon The Lake : Live At The Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:38:50

This collection weaves together a diverse tapestry of sound, moving seamlessly through atmospheric avant-garde textures, driving post-punk rhythms, and experimental jazz explorations. From the raw energy of live archival recordings to the intricate layering of modern neo-classical compositions, the selection prioritises a sense of discovery and sonic depth. It is a journey that feels both cinematic and intimate, balancing moments of brooding intensity with passages of ethereal beauty to create a truly immersive listening experience. PLAYLIST 2 Lost Souls - Equality Feels Like Oppression - Equality Feels Like Oppression  Wooden Overcoat - Home - Home  Glissandro 70 - Pad Tide - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa J Mau & The Kiss Off - Poison - Poison  These Future Kings - Crossing Open Ground - Via Dolorosa  Neurosis - Mirror Deep - An Undying Love For A Burning World   Naria - Wax Phobia 1 - Lyra-La  Janel Leppin : Ensemble Volcanic Ash- Pluto In Aquarius - Pluto In Aquarius  Simon Hanes - Hekla 1970 - Gargantua  2 Lost Souls - This Irritant - Equality Feels Like Oppression  Science Fiction Cumbia  - Jean Gendron - Volume 1: Arizona  Madre Vaca - Wolfgang’s Crater - Tunnel To The Moon  SCS Cello Ensemble - Hymne à l’amour - Hymne à l’amour  Leila Bordreuil + Kali Malone - Intersecting Planes II - Music For Intersecting Planes  The Go-Betweens - Haven’t I Been A Fool (live b-side) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Moff Skellington - Local News - The Corduroy Bridge  The Dream Syndicate - Medicine Show (Live The Roxy Los Angeles 1983) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Glissandro 70 - Aquatint - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa  These Future Kings - Song Of My Leaving - Via Dolorosa  Janel Leppin - L.A. Land - Slowly Melting   2 Lost Souls - Never Knowing - Equality Feels Like Oppression  De Beren Gieren - Publak - Fuzzy Bears  The Exceptional Mr Hyde - The Girl In Room 9 - The Girl In Room 9  Tom Wilson - Death Row Love Affair - Death Row Love Affair  Hugo Race Fatalists - 45 In The Shade - I Made It All Up For You  Asteroid Ekosystem - Blue Drift - Sounds Have Dreams  Agent Starling - Amaranthine Dreamlight Surrealista Enigma Musica  The Parasite - Congenital Disease - Dreams 

This collection offers a sophisticated exploration of contemporary jazz, weaving together a tapestry of modern compositions and reimagined classics. From intimate instrumental dialogues and avant-garde textures to expansive ensemble arrangements, the selection highlights a diverse range of artistic voices and improvisational brilliance. Whether through subtle melodic nuances or bold harmonic shifts, each track contributes to a larger narrative of creative discovery and musical mastery, providing a rich listening experience that spans the full breadth of the genre’s current landscape. PLAYLIST Simone Basile “Back Home” from Perspectives (Encore Music) 00:00 Ivo Perelman with Marc Ribot “Ivo-Ribot-Three” from Trifecta (Mahalaka Music) 04:32 Jason Kruk “Ascension feat. Michael League” from Beyond The Veil (SunGoose Records) 12:14  Michael Gentile Flow “Douce Tristesse” from Light Of Day (Connection Works Records) 16:49  Rob Garcia Sizzle Ensemble “Maiden Voyage” from Sizzle Ensemble (Connection Works Records) 21:26 Dave Douglas “Gentle Collapse” from Transcend (Greenleaf) 26:02 Mike Bruzzese “Anomaly” from Another Space (Bent River Records) 31:26 Ivo Perelman with Elliot Sharp “Ivo-Sharp-Three” from Trifecta (Mahalaka Music) 37:23 Ray Obiedo “Footprints” from Slight Accent (Rhythmus Records) 42:55  Shunzo Ohno “Heroic Dance” from Live At Joe’s Pub (Pulsebeats Records) 47:52 Loren Stillman “A Tree Falls” from Seer (Newvelle Records) 53:19 Jody Redhage Ferber  “The Peace of Wild Things” from Air Songs (Scarlet Tree Records) 56:41  Hannah Marks “Unconditional Love” from Feed The Fire (Endectomorph Music) 1:00:57  Ivo Perelman with Joe Morris “Ivo-Morris-Three” from Trifecta (Mahalaka Music) 1:05:51  Elias Haslanger “Gentle Giant” from Legacy (Bandstand Presents) 1:19:53 Michael Hudson-Casanova’s Heyman “Narrative” from Heyman 2 (Each and Only) 1:27:59  Charles Tyler Ensemble “Return To The East” from Voyage from Jericho (Frederiksberg Records) 1:36:22  Aubrey Johnson “Help Me” from The Lively Air (Greenleaf) 1:48:55  Vasilis Kostas “Before America” from Léna (Artsyndesis) 1:54:36 

This selection is a lesson in sonic contrast, weaving through everything from the experimental textures of Ana Roxanne and Matt Evans to the sharp, post-punk energy of mclusky and House Of All. It is a list that refuses to settle, moving fluidly between the jazz-fusion depth of Miles Davis, the memorable storytelling of The Go-Betweens, and the heavier, doom-laden atmospheres of Clouds Taste Satanic. Whether you are here for the intricate rhythms of Baklava Express or the quintessential wit of Half Man Half Biscuit, this collection offers a journey through the fringes of contemporary sound. It is a playlist designed for those who appreciate the beauty in the unconventional and the brilliance found in the gaps between genres. Enjoy the exploration. PLAYLIST Legless Trials - Queen of Heaven - Listen To Static  Origami Horses - Joyless - Joyless  Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Flowers - Electrical Field Of Love  Countermeasure - Inner Light feat. Larnell Lewis - Guest Sessions Vol II  Wormstew - Assholes - Last Days Of Loma  Ana Roxanne - Untitled II - Poem 1  The Tines - Cul De Sac - Barrows  commuter - Mono - Mono  Noir Addiction - Serve Me Some Crime  - Pretty Things Don’t Last  Clouds Taste Satanic -  Spirits of the Green Desert (Part IV) - Berlin 2023  Alkhemia - Nonsense - HÄXEN  Xtinguish The Code - Rex 84b - The Conflict  House Of All - Ours Is The Fall - Inklings  Lizard Brain - Change My Life (When I’m 55) - Change My Life (When I’m 55)  mclusky - Spock Culture - i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley  Matt Evans - Wine Shop Discount RPG - Daydream Observatory  Baklava Express - Nistar - Sabába  2 Lost Souls - Boxes/Grubby Lives/How Do They Sleep - How Do They Sleep  Moongoose - Logan (Demo Version) - A Package For Jankovic  The Go-Betweens - The Locust Girls - G Stands for Go-Betweens Vol 3  Agent Starling - Meet Me At The Souk - Surrealista Enigma Musica  Half Man Half Biscuit - Possible Side Effects - All Asimov And No Fresh Air  Moff Skellington - Portrait Of A Humble Tribe - Portrait Of A Humble Tribe  Miles Davis - Spanish Key - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions 

This collection offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary jazz, balancing reverent interpretations of the tradition with bold, experimental frontiers. From intimate trio dialogues and reimagined standards to the sweeping textures of modern orchestral arrangements, these selections highlight the genre’s remarkable ability to evolve while staying rooted in its core values of improvisation and rhythmic rigour. Whether exploring the avant-garde edges of the New York scene or the storied heritage of European jazz, this playlist serves as a testament to the enduring creative spirit and technical brilliance of today’s most compelling improvisers. We close with two tracks from Mike Westbrook who sadly passed on April 11th. PLAYLIST Joe Lovano, Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun “First Song” from Paramount Quartet (ECM Records) 00:00   New England Jazz Collaborative “Ol’ Liminal” from Tributaries (ACP Records) 07:12 Peter Erskine “Bop Be” from Peregrine (Hard Wag Records) 11:01 George “Jerry” Gilliam “Stolen Moments” from It’s Playtime Jerry (Meta Jax) 17:23  Steven Bernstein “Woodstock” from ResoNation Trio (Royal Potato Family) 23:57  Steven Bernstein “Erbium 1” from Ultra Resonance (Royal Potato Family) 27:51 Ben Flocks “Old Devil Moon” from Moonshades (West Cliff Records) 32:39 Maria Schneider “A World Lost/American Crow Revisited (Alternate Take)” from American Crow (ArtistShare®) 37:23  Franck Amsallem “Bud Will Be Back Shortly” from Summer Times (Fram Music) 55:42  David Bowden “Singing Sands” from Unsung Songs (David Bowden Music) 1:04:43 Carl Clements And The Real Jazz Trio “Selene In Respose” from Retrospective (Greydisc) 1:08:07  Phil Haynes, Ben Monder, Peyton Pleninger “Moonrise Aurora Starlit Meteor” from  Terra (Corner Store Jazz) 1:17:52  Michael Formanek “New Old World” from New Digs (Intakt Records) 1:36:27  Mike Westbrook Concert Band “Folk Song” from The Last Night At The Old Place (Cadillac) 1:47:46 Mike Westbrook “Metropolis IX” from Live 1972 (Cadillac) 1:55:31

Much of the music on this weeks offering has a quiet ambience which offers a healing solace in these crazy times. There is some noisy stuff as well to shake things up plus the usual selection of current featured releases and old favourites. PLAYLIST Plz Respond - Budgets & Bootstraps - Budgets & Bootstraps  Hooper - Roxton - Super Duper  Radian - Fathom - Subterfuge  Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland - A Silence With No Ceiling - Eternal Life No End  Rick Morris & David McClymont - set up to sell my soul - Chiaroscuro  Gee & Tee - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised : Keep Our Eyes Open - Gil In Dub  Elaine Palmer - Once Were Lovers - Some Seek Silver Some Seek Gold  Willem Heylen - Fast - Short Stories  Pan•American - Desert Under Bridge - Fly The Ocean In A Silver Plane  Linden Pomeroy - The Handmade Star - The Cat Sang Out  Allison Cameron and Scott Thomson - Bark - Platanus  Lowsunday - Nevver - Low Sunday Ghost Machine - White EP  The Go-Betweens - Woman Across The Way - G Stands For Go-Betweens Vol 3  Asteroid Ekosystem - April Dance - Sounds Have Dreams  Clare Moore - Yes! Fat Chicks - The Third Woman  Hugo Race Fatalists - Bad Dreams - I Made It All Up For You  Moff Skellington - storrigossom - Portrait Of A Humble Tribe  Miles Davis - Lonely Fire/Feio - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions 

This selection offers a captivating journey through the expansive landscapes of contemporary jazz and avant-garde exploration, highlighting the incredible breadth of modern improvisation. By weaving together delicate chamber textures, spirited orchestral arrangements, and the visceral energy of experimental fusion, the sequence prioritises a sense of constant discovery. From intimate melodic conversations to the sprawling, historic depths of genre-defining masterworks, these tracks reflect a shared commitment to pushing boundaries while maintaining a profound emotional resonance. This is music designed for those who appreciate the interplay between structured tradition and the thrill of the unknown. PLAYLIST Ashley Jackson “Udhero Na (feat. Emi Ferguson) from Cover Girl (Decca Records) 00:00 Igor Gehenot Trio “Shining Face” from Shining Face (Hypnote Records/Igloo Records) 05:24 Florian Arbenz “Stomp” from Conversation_Lab 2025 (Hammer Recordings) 11:50 Fie Schouten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux “the bed & the room” from Open Space (Relative Pitch Records) 27:04  Goal Weight: Maggie Cox and Jennifer Gersten “Your New Uncle” from Keep Telling Yourself That (Relative Pitch Records) 33:22  Amelia Ya’el “Beneath The Waves” from Voices 1 (Signbearer Records) 43:52 São Paulo Underground “Arnus Nusar” from Beija Flors Velho E Sujo  (Cuneiform Records) 49:45  Jazzlab Orchestra “Night Bus” from Glissement du temps (Effendi Records) 57:31 Michel Bénébig Quartet “Tchubedu Blue” from Live at ATO (Rattle Records) 1:08:49  Teiku “Khasul Seydur Peysakh (Chasman melody)” from Klang (Gingko Records) 1:24:57 Jean Derome & Somebody Special “The Smile” from Le Sourire (Ambiances Magnétiques) 1:32:17 Miles Davis “Bitches Brew” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia/Legacy) 1:39:50   

The somewhat unhinged eclecticism of this 32 portion collection is not the product of any specific programming but instead a basic listing of what has arrived in my in-box, and has passed muster. In the press releases for some of them there are several examples of comparators with what is presented (the ubiquitous RIYL) and I often find them lacking insight or understanding. Best to make your own mind up and stop putting things in convenient boxes. PLAYLIST Shrube - Korean Chocolates  The Darts - Dream Ghost  Bonner Kramer & Thurston Moore - Insight  BIG|BRAVE - the ineptitude for mutual discernment  The Conspiracy - God’s Zone  Osmium Gate - Booming Dunes  Kallohonka - Psychic Surgery  Mauled - For Me... It’s Always Like This  Lesotho - Marigold  Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland - A Dream That Never Arrived  Voodoo Drummer Duo - Tom Waits  Billy Fuller - Three Blind Mice  Brian Eaton - Parable Of The Trees  Nina Simone -  Take Care Of Business (Solomun Remix) [Extended Version]  Viva Voce - Life Time  Mike! - Digital Dusk  Johnny Bell - Monsoon Sunset  The Noise Who Runs - Bang Bang  Moongoose - Black Spaced [2nd Demo Version]  The Greenberry Woods - Whenever You Want Me Too  Lethal Limits - Phenomenon  Jah Wobble and Jon Klein - Who Wins  Emma Hunter - Snake  The Go-Betweens - When She Sang About Angels (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Agent Starling - Ghosts Are Dancing  Half Man Half Biscuit - Jack’s Been To The National  Asteroid Ekosystem - Cirrus  Clare Moore - He Ain’t Up Himself  Hugo Race Fatalists - Born To Fly  Moff Skellington - Insect Lodger  The Parasite - Want….Need  Legless Trials - Complex 

This playlist of all new releases offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary and classic jazz, seamlessly transitioning between structured elegance and avant-garde exploration. Listeners are invited to traverse a sonic terrain that ranges from intimate, tradition-steeped trio performances and lush big band arrangements to the more challenging, textural fringes of free improvisation. Whether grounded by melodic warmth or propelled by experimental rhythmic structures, the collection captures a broad spectrum of instrumental dialogue, celebrating both the quiet precision of the acoustic form and the vibrant energy of spontaneous, collaborative creation. PLAYLIST Walter Smith III “Casual-Lee” from Twio Vol. 2 (Blue Note Records) 00:00 Gilad Barakan “Unsettled” from Unsettled (Elza One Records) 06:28 LDL - Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Thomas Lehn - the eerie glow of jellyfish - part B-C” from the eerie glow of jellyfish  (Relative Pitch Records) 13:26 Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi “Fractal Hash” from Making Colors (AKP Recordings) 30:00 Filippo Sala “Martin P” from Maree (Aut Records) 35:28  John Beasley & SWR Big Band “Invisible Piano” from Invisible Piano (o-tone music) 43:39  Zhengtao Pan “Childhood (Feat. Rufus Reid)” from Day By Day (Outside In Music) 51:00  Oscar Peterson Trio  “Sposin’” from The Oscar Peterson Trio At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge : The Complete Recordings (Verve Records) 59:26  Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Adam Shead “Spot Tavern - Lafayette, IN (set 2b)” from Five Nights in the Midwest (Irritable Mystic Records) 1:05:47  La Otra Band “Fendril” frpm La Otra Jam Vol. 2 (Aut Records) 1:16:46  Dietrichs “Badhu” from Live Badhu (Relative Pitch Records) 1:29:59

This selection offers a deep dive into the experimental and the atmospheric, weaving together a tapestry of psych-rock, avant-garde textures, and dry wit. It is a sequence that thrives on contrast—moving from heavy, hypnotic rhythms and swampy voodoo to lo-fi charm and the minimalist beauty of contemporary compositions. The journey transitions seamlessly between moments of dense, sonic saturation and stripped-back introspection. Whether it is the gritty electronics or the intricate arrangements, the tracks are united by a shared sense of unconventional exploration with a hypnotic groove attached. It is a collection designed for focused listening, where the strange and the familiar collide in unexpected ways. PLAYLIST Desert Collider - Nebuchadnezzar  Smoked Salmon - Seein’ Spots  Gnod - All Tunnel No Light  2 Lost Souls - Conflicted  Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters  Kye Alfred Hillig - How Desperate We Are  Prymark & Sage - Hill Blocks View  Nevaris - Document  Tanne Del Pigri - Psycho Sativo  Pranatricks - Smear Campaign  Fingerless - More To Come  2 Lost Souls - Stooge  Those Who Walk Away - Eighth Degraded Hymn  Sarah Genevieve Burghart Rice - Cappricio  Clare Moore - The Last Real  Eve De Castro Robinson - Commemoration  Moff Skellington - flamingo legs  The Go-Betweens - Orpheus Beach (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Half Man Half Biscuit - Falmouth Electrics  The Parasite - Tied To The Mast  2 Lost Souls - Show Business  Those Who Walk Away - Third Degraded Hymn : Ian William Craig Rework 

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary and classic jazz, seamlessly blending intricate post-bop textures with avant-garde exploration and orchestral grandeur. From the evocative, cinematic atmospheres to the raw, legendary improvisations, the tracks traverse a broad spectrum of emotional and technical brilliance. Modern leaders   provide a fresh dialogue between tradition and innovation, ensuring a listening experience that is as intellectually stimulating as it is harmonically rich. Whether navigating the tightly knit polyrhythms of a modern quintet or the expansive fusion of the Bitches Brew era, this playlist serves as a testament to the enduring versatility and creative depth of the genre. PLAYLIST David Smith Quintet “Redstone” from Redstone (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Music) 00:00 Ben Wendel “Olha Maria” from BaRcoDe (Edition Records) 05:55 Nick Fraser “Mimic” from Areas (Elastic Recordings) 16:13 John Sweenie “Additive” from Mysticism or Intellectuals (Bent River Records) 22:11 Miroslav Vitous, Michel Portal, Jack DeJohnette “Mountain Call” from Mountain Call (ECM Records) 37:16  Manos Loutas “Blue L” from Blue L (Self Released) 42:40  Thelonious Monk “Ruby My Dear” from Monk Live In Paris 1967 Volume One (Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment) 47:18  Michael Formanek “For My Consideration” from New Digs (Intakt Records) 54:57  Finely Tuned Elephant “No Goats” from No Goats (Self Released) 1:01:38  Entre Amigos “Ride” from Joyful Foundation: The Music Of Justin Copeland (Entre Amigos Records) 1:11:56 Irreversible Entanglements “Juntos Vencemos (feat. Helado Negro)” from Future Present Past (Impulse!) 1:18:52  Caleb Wheeler Curtis “Fantasmas” from Ritual (Chill Tone Records) 1:21:38  Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra “Radiant Flower (Zara)” from Alkebulan (Outside In Music) 1:27:25 Ryan Blotnick “Pecao” from The Woods (Fishkill Records)1:32:43  Metropole Orkest “Arakatak” from Arakatak (V2 Records)1:40:05 Miles Davis “Guinnevere” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia) 1:48:12 

Graney and Moore are back with a new album at the end of next month. The first offering from the release comments on the perils of success. It’s highly unlikely that the vast amount of music in this playlist will achieve the levels of success or recognition they deserve. As Mr Graney opines perhaps that success or indeed recognition is a distraction from the creative process and exposes one to all sorts of nastiness/strangeness. Success is better measured by quality of output rather than clicks.   PLAYLIST Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Hits Are The Worst  Xenonaut - Anhedonia/Aponia  Eamon The Destroyer -  A Pewter Wolf - Senji Niban Remix  Glissandro 70 - Bolan Muppets - Dan Bodan Remix  Station Model Violence - Heat (Single Version)  The Mandevilles - Every Bit Of Violence  Cracked Hands - Culpability  Shane Sato and Box Dream - Deep Dive  Last Scene Alive - Any Man Worth His Salt  Claire Dickson - Doors  Eamon The Destroyer - My Stars - No Mates Ensemble Remix  Conor Hanick - The Book of Sounds 10  Celliacus -  La doctrina de la conservación  The Go-Betweens - Going Blind (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Agent Starling - Enigma  Half Man Half Biscuit - Birmos In The Cowshed  Asteroid Ekosystem - Storm Advance  Clare Moore - The Secondhand Man  Elkeyes - Evensong  Moff Skellington - a question for the dogdirt man  Eamon The Destroyer - Underscoring The Blues - Société Cantine Remix  Shane Sato and Braxton Cook - Surfliner  Royal Commission - The Woman (Who Cannot Be Named)  Neon Crabs - White Collar Witch 

The continuum of exploration in the world of jazz runs through this set of fourteen releases, twelve of them brand new. Jazz keeps pressing at its own boundaries while drawing structure and ideas from other musical forms, the result is a playlist that moves cleanly between contrasting approaches. The closing track is presented as a tribute to Don Cherry, yet its energy and scale echo electric‑period Miles Davis, a timely reminder of his influence in his centenary year PLAYLIST Nicolas Mycio “Shadow Puppets” from Please Plant Flowers (Self Released) 12:30 Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements “The Sound Air Makes” from Conversations of Hope (Edition Records) 19:19 Daggerboard, Henry Franklin, and, Mike Clark “Street Sheik” from  Daggerboard, The Skipper And Mike Clark (Wild Hive Records) 25:27 Matthew Wright “Cracked Glaze (excerpt)” from Cracked Glaze (False Walls) 33:13 Luis Nacht and Camila Nebbia “El abrazo” from Noche y Niebla (ears&eyes) 44:56 Asher Gamedze “Air” from A Semblance :  Of Return (Northern Spy Records) 52:21 Yvonne Rogers “Mismatch” from Button Jar (Pyroclastic Records) 58:53 Arnold Ludvig “I Feel Better” from Live At Maggies ‘18 (Tutl Records) 1:03:31 Rémi Cormier “Unbothered” from Rich State Of Mind (Self Released) 1:17:49 Niklas Lukassen “Karma” from Still Waters (Heartcore Records) 1:23:01 Vincent Thekal Quintet “Tanya” from Straight Ahead (Jazz’halo Records) 1:30:04 Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic “Don Cherry’s Electric Sonic Garden -For Don Cherry” from  Heart’s Reflections (Cuneiform Records) 1:41:04  

Straight ahead pop/rock moves into extreme metal/rock, an interval for some classic art-rock, and electronic remix and then a selection of current featured releases. PLAYLIST 2 Lost Souls - This Is The Time  Rich Chambers - All I Want Is Hope And Nothing More  The Corner Laughers - Dark Matter  The Legal Matters - Stuck With Me  Asteroid Ekosystem - Sun Spiral  SUNN 0))) - Butch’s Guns  A Wilhelm Scream - Midnight Ghost  Cryptic Shift - Hyperspace Topography  Cemetery Reign - Curse Of Despair  Henry Cow - Half Asleep Half Awake  DORRR - Lonely Sun (Scenius Remix)  2 Lost Souls - Tribute to Peter Tosh  Neon Crabs - Some Awful Thing Awakes Now  Agent Starling - Dark Amarathine Dream  Half Man Half Biscuit - Don’t Get Me Wrong Yvonne  Clare Moore - The Third Woman  The Go-Betweens - Surfing Magazines (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Hugo Race Fatalists - I Tread Softly  Moff Skellington - whitehaven  Salem Trials - Weapons Selection  The Parasite - Harry Smith Zombie  2 Lost Souls - Top Dog  Elkeyes - Emphemeral 

This collection is designed as a sophisticated exploration of contemporary jazz, traversing the boundary between structured melody and avant-garde expression. The sequence balances rhythmic vitality with expansive, experimental soundscapes, offering a rich contrast between technical brilliance and raw emotional depth. Featuring a diverse array of instrumental textures and evocative vocal moments, the playlist provides a comprehensive look at the genre’s modern evolution. PLAYLIST Corcoran Holt “Transition Blues” from Freedom of Art (Holthouse Music) 00:00 Elan Mehler “Renee Said” from Renee Said (Newvelle Records) 07:23 Darren Litzie “Moonlight In Vermont” from On My Own Time (Summit Records) 12:22 TOIY “New Moon Pillow” from TOIY (Aut Records) 19:18 Irreversible Entanglements “Don’t Lose Your Head (Feat. MOTHERBOARD)” from Future Present Past (Impulse!) 30:38 Mark Tonelli “Four Sided Circle” from Brasiliana  (Artists Recording Collective) 33:14 John Taylor with Stan Sulzmann with Rundfunkorchester Hannover des NDR “The Longest Day” from Quintessence (Jazz In Britain) 41:47 Pierpaolo Zenni “No Other Land/Silence” from N.O.P.E. 47:18 (Aut Records) Elsa Nilsson “Neneo, Charcao, Charay” from Band Of Pulses Live In Malmo (Self Released) 59:05 Irreversible Entanglements “Vibrate Higher (Feat. MOTHERBOARD)” from Future Present Past (Impulse!) 1:05:39 The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis “Serpent Tongue (Slight Return)” from Deface The Currency (Impulse!) 1:11:40 Aubrey Johnson “The Words I Cannot Say” from The Lively Air (Greenleaf) 1:18:49 Sebastian Strinning, Norman Long, Jakob Heinemann “Locus” from Lines of Flight  (Aut Records) 1:23:59  Mark Wade Trio “At Rest” from New Stages (Dot Time Records) 1:37:53 Audrey Ochoa “Let’s Give Up” from The Sorceress (Chronograph) 1:43:14 The One (Anthony Coleman, Adam Lane, Patrick Golden) “To The Dance” from Chasing Shadows (Park West Records) 1:48:36 

Older tunes, newer tunes, artists who have been around for a while but are still active, and brand new projects. The common denominator is that they were/are producing excellent music which pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. Unlike the disposable “popular” music which infests the mainstream, this collection endures. PLAYLIST Smoked Salmon - Freudian Slippers  Salem Trials - Pan Panic  The Fake Friends - Sucker Born Every Minute  The Legal Matters - It Doesn’t Matter  Bonner Kramer & Thurston Moore - Urn Burial  Laptop - Xanadu  Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland - Squeal Of Swine  Fini Tribe - Me And My Shadow  Deeper Graves - Pull Me Towards The Dark  Hater - Angel Cupid  Fågelle - Det blev våra liv  Mina’s Altar & Stephanie Halsey - Let Her Burn  Vlatko Georgiev - Melancholic Dancing Chimes  Dubmatix - Heavyweight Sound  The Go-Betweens - Heart and Home (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Agent Starling - Boom Bay  Half Man Half Biscuit - Nobody Likes A Polymath  Clare Moore - Lollipops  Hugo Race Fatalists - Broken Love  Mina’s Altar & Stephanie Halsey - Midas Angelo  Moff Skellington - the spirit with the lyric swazzle  Neon Crabs - Apophenia  Salem Trials - Spit and Soldier  Neon Crabs - I Was A POS (In The 1960’s)  Salem Trials - 10000 Names Of God  The Parasite - Man Size Dress  Elkeyes - The Dark Forest  Billy Fuller - Rummer  Ana Roxanne - Keepsake  Kraftwerk - Radioaktivitat   

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, balancing the refined elegance of established labels with the bold spirit of independent releases. From expansive orchestral arrangements and intimate live performances to experimental dialogues and vibrant global influences, the playlist captures a diverse array of textures and moods. Whether exploring melodic introspection or energetic improvisation, these tracks collectively celebrate the evolving colour and depth of modern creative music. PLAYLIST Brian Landrus “Averse” from Just When You Think You Know (BlueLand  Palmetto Records) 00:00  Sean Imboden Large Ensemble “The Gentle Giant” from Uncharted Realms (Self Released) 07:28  Marilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin “Dialogue” from Momento (ECM Records) 15:18  Bill Frisell “Isfahan (Live)” from In My Dreams (Blue Note Records) 19:47  Brian Molley Quartet “Dance of the Waves” from Tùs Origin (BGMM Records) 26:18 Henrique Mota “Echoes Of China” from Waning Moon (Self Released) 31:03  Jordan Williams “Blue Ridge” from Playing By Ear (Red Records) 35:13  Gregory Golub “African Passions” from African and Other Jazz Passions (Gregory Golub Music Concept) 41:42  Leslie Vincent “Harriet The Spy” from Little Black Book (Jazz Is Cool Records) 45:47  Peter Furlan Project “Return to the Be-Bop Tango” from Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar (Beany Bops) 48:33  Pat Bianci “Wise One” from Confluence (21H Records) 56:26 PARRA.DICE “At Ease” from TURN THE DICE (Self Released) 1:06:27  Living With Tollways “Garbage Fire Of Innuendo” from Eponymously Titled (Signbearer Records) 1:11:14  Shawn Maxwell “The Last 10 Kilometers” from Frenetic Domain (Cora Street Records) 1:20:07 Feine Katzen Orchestra “Nine Laments” from Miaousic Is Our Mother Tongue (Rote Welt Records) 1:27:16  Tomeka Reid “Under The Aurora Sky” from  dance! skip! hop!  (Out Of Your Head Records) 1:42:20  Adam Larison and Richard Gilman-Opalsky “Other Powers Than Theirs” from  Ancient Universalities (Ramble Records) 1:53:59  Francesca Remigi & Fabian Mösch “(What) You Will Find (Excerpt}” from Hoarse (Habitable Records) 2:07:54

A new album from Hugo Race is always something to celebrate and he is in fine form on his latest, which kicks off the playlist. As for the rest, a selection of contrasting styles - starts loud, goes contemporary composition, gets ambient, features some current obsessions and then gets noisy again. PLAYLIST Hugo Race Fatalists - Against The World  2 Lost Souls - Unfunky  Neon Crabs - Crisis On Infinite Crabs  Bleak Squad - A Suitcase In Berlin  Satellite Inn - Faded By Time  The Ex-Bombers - In Music City  FÄHM - Ruby  Laclan X Morris - Illusionaires  This House - Out in the Westlands  Barbican Quartet - Enigma Variations Op.36 Nimrod  Mativetsky Amiri Pagé - Metamorphose  Hannah Marshall - Peasantry (Except)  Meredith Bates - 3rd incantation (binding)  Anne Efternøler, Maria Laurette Friis, Johanna Borchert - A bitter comfort for no-one & me  shrube - Flat Battery  The Green Apple Sea - Dark Kid Episode 5 (Big Heart)  The Go-Betweens - He Lives My Life (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Agent Starling - The Charm  Half Man Half Biscuit - I’m Going Out Of My Mind Trying To Get Into Yours  2 Lost Souls - The Real Thing  Clare Moore - Parchman Farm  Elkeyes - Thalassaphobia  Mark Snarski - I’ve Got A Bullet In My Heart And Fifteen Minutes To Tell You That I Love You  Moff Skellington - o me little peters gone to sea  Salem Trials - Impressed  Neon Crabs - Near To My Eye  The Parasite - Dreaming Out Of The Slow Lane  2 Lost Souls - These Days  Aye Mammoth - Aetherium  Mad Professor - Africa 1983 Dub 

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, seamlessly blending traditional virtuosity with avant-garde exploration. From the cinematic resonance of dedicated tributes to the intricate textures of improvisational duos, the collection showcases a diverse array of international talent and independent spirit. Whether moving through evocative, melancholic ballads or high-energy live performances, these tracks highlight the remarkable breadth of modern composition and the enduring vitality of the genre. PLAYLIST Sam Robinson “Brian’s Tune” from Chasin’ The Dream (Miles High Records) 00:00  Stephen Emmer “Cri de Coeur (for Mark Hollis)” from Asymmetrical Dot (Self Released) 08:21 Jon Irabagon “Evening Star” from Focus Out (Irabbagast Records) 12:30  Dan Clucas, Christian Molenaar, Nathan Hubbard “further down the road (for Robbie Steinhardt)” from Further Into The Corner (Castor & Pollux Music) 22:30  Masayo Koketsu, Nava Dunkelman “ 夕霧–yūgiri” from Veins of Rain (Relative Pitch) 29:09  Antonio Faraò & Stéphane Belmondo Quartet “Melancholy of Rita” from  Do It! (Notes Around) 39:04  Benji Porecki “Chrysalis” from Faster Than We Know (Self Released) 47:06   Spyro Gyra “Dancing On Table Mountain” from Live In Leverkusen 2022 (Moosicus) 51:53 The BLCK Madonna “‘Round Midnight” from Between The Lines (The Noir Collective/Downtown Music) 1:01:43  Jon Irabagon and Dan Oestreicher  “Medley Molasses Candyland-Tag-Gripe” from Saturday’s Child (Irrabagast Records) 1:09:20  Devin Gray feat. Andrea Parkins & Frank Gratkowski “In Vivo” from Hz of Gold (Rataplan Records) 1:26:09   The One (Anthony Coleman, Adam Lane, Patrick Golden) “The Intervals Between” from Chasing Shadows (Park West Records) 1:32:38 Yelena Eckemoff “Gamla Stan” from Rosendals Garden (L & H Production) 1:49:28  Audrey Ochoa “Another One” from The Sorceress (Chronograph Records) 1:58:55

A comprehensive journey through some of the best new underground music out there. The underlying message is to challenge convention and do something no-one has done before PLAYLIST Newt - Acetoned  Ecce Shnak - Katy’s Wart  Gnod  - Shadow Mirror  The Junta - Bullet Train  Jah Wobble and Jon Klein - Fading Away  Nevaris - Ninth Sun (Live)  Tombstones In Their Eyes - You Never Have To Love Me  Pan•American - Death Cleaning  Julia Hülsmann Octet - Hora Azul  Leila Bordreuil + Kali Malone - Intersecting Planes II  Christopher Shultis - Circlings  Stephanie Lamprea and Alistair MacDonald - Creation Myth 1  Zack Browning - Cosmic Changes  Ben Sidran - We The People  The Go-Betweens - German Farmhouse (Larry Crane Rough Mix) Clare Moore - User Friendly  Auster Boys - The Iso Principle/Perichoresis/Slivers 2026  The Junta - Ergonomic (Ergomaniac Remix)  Mark Snarski - I’ll Keep It As Safe As I Can  Salem Trials - Sticks n Stones  2 Lost Souls - Sinking/Step Forward/The Better Man  The Parasite - Bitter Tears  Moff Skellington - aspyn unsted fructum tote  Half Man Half Biscuit - Record Store Day 

A mixed set of new releases with a broad selections of styles in play including a preview of the type of material likely to land on Record Store Day in April 2026 i.e. the ubiquitous “previously unreleased material”. Early indications are that there will be a flurry of material from archives. Pending that here is a bakers dozen plus one of artists striving to extend existing jazz boundaries to exciting new places. PLAYLIST Andrew MacKelvie “Realities Blossom” from Many Worlds (Watch That Ends The Night) 00:00 Dave Douglas “Ruminants” from Four Freedoms (Greenleaf) 07:31  Björn Meyer “Motion” from Convergence (ECM Records) 16:08  Connor Bernhard “Jackalope” from Pathways (BACE Records) 21:13 Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra & Sean Irvine “Movement II - Texas” from Forgotten Stories Suite (Chronograph Records) 28:03  Eva Novoa “Stilte Cabine” from Solo (I) (577 Records) 41:20 Gregory Hutchinson “Fall” from Kind Of Now - The Pulse Of Miles Davis (Warner Music) 47:49 Kenny Wheeler Sextet “Blue Nile” from What Was (False Walls) 54:46 Roy Hargrove “Circus” from BERN (Time Traveler Recordings) 1:05:39 Karen Stachel, Norbert Stachel & LehCats with Giovanni Hidalgo “Power Tap” from LIVE @ The BreakRoom (Purple Room Productions) 1:14:38  Jimmy Farace “Chelsea Bridge” from Big Shoulders, Big Sounds (Shifting Paradigm Records) 1:26:53 Maria Schneider “American Crow” from American Crow (ArtistShare®) 1:36:11 Devin Gray “Doom Loops/Hz of Gold” from Hz of Gold (Rataplan Records) 1:46:28 Mark Turner Quartet “Patternmaster” from Patternmaster (ECM Records) 1:54:54 

Old things, new things and things in between. A variety of genres in play and some exciting new sounds to absorb. PLAYLIST Rapid Pig - The Happy Valley  Undead Guitars - Beyond The Blues  Salem Trials - Best Trip  2 Lost Souls - Jesus Mafia  The Puncturists - I’m Not Alright  Elkeyes - Yamanote Line  Agent Starling - Snake Ground  Epimetheus - Held No More  Buddhadata - The Journey of Earthly Desires  Këkht Aräkh - Three Winters Away  2 Lost Souls - Not A Victim  Mark Snarski - Run Briony Run  Those Who Walk Away - The Beginning and the End  Robert Humber - singing in circles  Inca Babies - Cowboy Song  Clare Moore - Sirens Call To Arms  The Parasite - Snapshot  The Go-Betweens - The Clock (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  2 Lost Souls - Snap Snap  Moff Skellington - cryo souvenier  Half Man Half Biscuit - McCalliog and His Hens  The Sandells - Glissando  Jackson Code - Poison Berries  Big Youth - Screaming Target 

This collection offers a rich exploration of contemporary jazz and improvised music, traversing a landscape of diverse textures and international influences. From cerebral, atmospheric openings and avant-garde energy to vibrant rhythmic inflections, the selection balances intricate composition with spontaneous dialogue. Whether revisiting classic themes through a modern lens or delving into expansive collective improvisations, these tracks highlight the exceptional craft and emotive power found across the modern independent landscape. PLAYLIST Dave Adewumi “The Flame Beneath The Silence” from The Flame Beneath The Silence(Giant Step Arts) 00:00  The Tomeka Reid Quartet “dance! skip! hop!” from dance! skip! hop! (Out Of Your Head Records) 03:37  Red Norvo “Rose Room” from The Secret Session (Dot Time Records) 13:40 Oná Ensemble “Sentimental” from Traces of Brazil, Voices of Toronto (Duas Trompas) 22:04 Melissa Aldana  “No Pidas Imposibles” from Filin (Blue Note) 27:34  Ingrid Jensen  “Amsterdam after Dark” from Landings (Newvelle Records) 33:40 Ron Rieder “I Sing For You” from Compositions In Blue And Other Hues (A Meson Records) 40:48 Angelika Niescier with Jason Adasiewicz, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis and Luke Stewart “SAMO (bsqt)” from Chicago Tapes (Intakt Records) 46:47 Samuel Torres “Duet No. 1 in Em” from Trio Libre (Blue Conga Music) 57:54 The Alfie Jackson Sextet “The Peacocks” from The Peacocks (JackoJazz) 1:02:23 Michael Jackson’s Heads,  Hearts & Tails “Bugsy (goes to Brazil” from The Girl from Ochi (Jackojazz) 1:12:00  Niklas Lukassen  “Rainbow Surfer” from Still Waters (Heartcore Records) 1:17:56  Walter Thompson, Sam Day Harmet, Billy Martin “Left of Dawn” from WaSaBi Trio (577 Records) 1:21:29  Mujician “The Journey (Excerpt)” from The Journey (Cuneiform Records) 1:30:32

The build up of exciting new music is relentless now we are in February. I’m featuring all of the new EP from the wonderful Neon Kittens. In addition a cross-section of exciting new music from a wide variety of genres plus further tracks from currently featured albums. PLAYLIST Neon Kittens - Living In A TM World The Mancinis - Take One Agent Starling - Automatic Writing Xenonaut -  Lost To Slow Decay Gavial - Leviathan Neon Kittens - Litigate Mitigate The Legal Matters - The Message Audrey Ochoa - Swan Song Fågelle - Innan malen hittat in Elkeyes - Trial Simon Hanes - The Number Of The Beast is 666 Neon Kittens - Cocaine Lawyer Toninato & Thiessen - Hot blood flow Aerie Trio - Suite : Garry Oak Meadow Ryan Scott - The Far Night fm The Go-Betweens - Spirit (Larry Crane Rough Mix) Neon Kittens - AI Case Hallucination Half Man Half Biscuit - The Bliss of the Hereafter Clare Moore - All Of Me Inca Babies - Thirst Mark Snarski - Radio Silence Moff Skellington - The Ossock Round The Back The Parasite - Made To Disappear Claire Dickson - Doors Anti-Pop Consortium - Free Hop Slor - becoming the night sky 

A show in two parts. The first part examines some of the exciting new releases that have just been released or are due soon. The second part is a tribute to the legendary guitarist Ralph Towner. PLAYLIST Nicholas  Mycio “Siny” from Please Plant Flowers (Self Released) 00:00  Shai Maestro “The Time Bender” from The Guesthouse (Naive) 05:50  James Fernando “Potions” from Philly 3 (Spring Garden Records) 11:50  John Fumasoli &The Jones Factor “Not Sure” from Not Sure (Jonsfac Records) 19:59 The Matthieu Mazué Trio feat. Diego Hedez and Francisco Mela “Mascarade” from Turn Of Events (577 Records) 28:15  Matt Greenwood “Alveston Avenue” from Daybreak (Self Released) 35:34  Charlie Apicella & Iron City “Big Boss” from LIVE in NYC (Zoho Roots) 41:30  Joel Ross  “Protoevangelium (The First Gospel)” from Gospel Music (Blue Note) 49:02  Niklas Lukassen - Estuary (feat. Ben van Gelder, Kit Downes & Francesco Ciniglio) “Estuary” from Still Waters (Heartcore Records) 57:03  Paul McCandless Quintet “Hard Eights” from Live At Kimball’s East 1992 (Moosicus) 1:02:28  Ralph Towner “Balance Beam” from Solstice : Sound And Shadows (ECM Records) 1:15:06 Ralph Towner “Flow” from At First Light (ECM Records) 1:25:33  Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan “The Henrysons” from Travel Guide (ECM Records) 1:30:22  Ralph Towner, Paolo Fresu “Zephyr” from Chairoscuro (ECM Records) 1:37:04  Ralph Towner “Oceanus” from Solstice (ECM Records) 1:44:13 Ralph Towner “Ralph’s Piano Waltz” from Solo Concert (ECM Records) 1:55:14

This playlist is a descent into a shadowy, atmospheric landscape where raw energy meets experimental depth. Moving seamlessly between gritty garage rhythms, haunting post-punk echoes, and heavy, immersive soundscapes, the selection favors the unconventional and the evocative. From distorted industrial pulses to moments of ethereal folk and avant-garde exploration, it’s a collection designed for late nights and deep listening, offering a textured journey through the darker fringes of the undergroud. PLAYLIST The Darts - Midnight Creep  Shrube - Wind Up  Joint Pains - Lurleen  Occult Character - Her Name Is Terrible  Dubmatix - Black Dub  Isabel Pine - Wolves/A Flickering Light  Billy Brandt - Carnival Souls  Awolk - Wild Rose  sunn O))) - Glory Black  dälek - Better Than  Kannon - Windigo  Arthur King - Black Cloud  Ben Seretan & John Thayer - Watermelon Well  Roboquarians - Falsetto Bravado  The Go-Betweens - Magic In Here (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Half Man Half Biscuit - Rawlplugs of Yesteryear (Breaking the States)  Moff Skellington - hister bott/grool togg betsa nistron/Nurse found a hole in a red potato  Clare Moore - Lost In Space  Inca Babies - Damnation  Mark Snarski - Peggy Finds The Spotlight  The Parasite - Bitter Tears  2 Lost Souls - Labour Under Illusions/Like To Talk/The Morning After The Night Before  LXRP - Sapper  The States - You Can’t Take It With You 

On this edition there is music that traverses the vast landscape of contemporary jazz, avant-garde exploration, and orchestral fusion. In this session, we navigate a diverse range of creative visions—from the intimate flickers of "Blowing on Embers" to the massive, symphonic scale of a tribute to Bill Evans. Along the way, we’ll explore cinematic suites that capture frozen moments in time, vibrant global rhythms from Lisbon to Singapore, and lush vocal collaborations that honour the legends of the genre. Whether it is the restless energy of modern improvisation or the sweeping grandeur of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, these selections represent the cutting edge of the international scene. PLAYLIST Bellbird “Blowing On Embers” from The Call (Constellation) 00:00 Ben Rosenblum The Nebula Project “Scenes Frozen In Time : Onslaught” from The Longest Way Round (One Trick Dog Records) 06:46 Eli Howell “I Remember Al” from Steps Taken (D Clef Records) 14:10 Joel Miller “Joé Chevere” from What If? (Leaf Music) 21:33 Não confundir com “Não cumpriu o propósito de um final” from Cumprir qualquer propósito (Robalo Music) 27:30 Heisenberg Uncertainty Players “Hold On” from Return To The Enchanted Forest (Hostile Postulate Publishing) 38:41 Dave Holland, Norma Winstone, London Vocal Project “Inner Traces” from Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) (Edition Records) 47:04 Kannon “Nakba” from …in a sea of fire (Nightjar) 55:24 Tom Oren “Dawn of Adventure” from Dark Lights (Anzic Records) 1:01:15 Pete Calandra and Straight Up “Open Window” from Open Window (PCM) 1:10:36 Simon Mogul “Disturbed” from Simon Says (Self Released) 1:16:21 The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Clausen Trio, and Jean Thorel “Symbiosis Parts 1 & 2” from Symbiosis – Tribute to Bill Evans (Pentatone) 1:22:52  

This collection serves as a deep dive into the fringes of contemporary sound, where jagged post-punk energy meets the fluid complexity of experimental jazz. It is an intentional journey through diverse sonic landscapes—blending raw, lo-fi storytelling with cinematic, dub-infused atmospheres and expansive instrumental odysseys. Each track contributes to a restless, creative narrative that celebrates the unconventional and honours the spirit of musical exploration. PLAYLIST Zu - Fuoco Saturnio  Tropical Fuck Storm - Irukandji Syndrome (Live)  Reine des Lézards - Lady Coca Cola  The Bordellos - Who Do You Think You Are? Paul McCartney  The Jack Rubies - Boat Rocker  The Corner Laughers - Rainbow Cardigan  Eddy Current Suppression Ring - On Islands  The Creedless Preacher - Bad Decision  Kye Alfred Hillig - Ezekial Bobbing For Apples  Aurelia Anne Cohen - Fairweather  Chris Emmert - Long Goodbye  Dutchman - Papa Fronc  Third Angle New Music - Phillip Glass : Return To The Hive  The Go Betweens - Surfing Magazine (Airlock Demo)  Ember Rev  - Homecoming Rhapsody  Moff Skellington - pockle  Inca Babies - The Diseased Stranger’s Waltz  Mark Snarski - If I’m Magic, You’re The Trick  The Dream Syndicate - Merrittville  The Parasite - Armageddon Dub  2 Lost Souls - Who Is Being Protected?  Henry Threadgill - Better Wrapped/Better Unrapped  Miles Davis - Spanish Key  Modar - Sorrow Of Holy Garden   

The breadth of content in the jazz world is captured in this selection of mostly new releases. From traditional post-bop workouts, through interpretations of popular songs, to full on invention and improvisation, this playlist demonstrates the variety of music which might be generally described as jazz but in reality covers a more complex set of variables. There is a focus on the January releases of the excellent Relative Pitch Records. PLAYLIST Julian Lage “Night Shade” from Scenes From Above (Blue Note) 00:00 Alexa Tarentino “The Roar And The Whisper” from The Roar And The Whisper (Blue Engine) 07:13  Steve Berndt “Triplets A Go Go” from Heart of Hearts (Self Released) 13:22 Karim Saber “Sister Song” from Sundance (Self Released) 18:55  Roberto Magris, Dennis Razz Quartet “Lanquidity” from In Action (JMood) 23:56  Brodie McAllister’s Wattle “Introduction” from Jazz in Meanjin 021 - Live at KEPK (4000 Records) 30:50 Ivo Perelman and Wadada Leo Smith “Seven” from Duologues 5 (Ibeji) 41:19  Doug MacDonald “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” from Live in Beverly Hills (Dmac Music) 48:55 Aubrey Johnson “Hope” from The Lively Air (Greenleaf) 56:51  Connor Bernhard “Dat Dere” from Pathways (Self Released) 1:02:07 Monika Herzig “Sacred Earth” from Transparent (Key of B Records) 1:07:22  Angelika Niescier with Jason Adasiewicz, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis and Luke Stewart “Rejoice, Disrupt, Resist” from Chicago Tapes (Intakt Records) 1:14:15   Marty Ehrlich, Julius Hemphill “Tribute” from Circle The Heart (Relative Pitch Records) 1:22:28  John Butcher “Fragile Thread” from Away, I Was (Relative Pitch Records) 1:34:40  Nicolas Collins, Birgit Uhler “Plinth” from Spark Gap (Relative Pitch Records) 1:41:11  Isidora Edwards, Biliana Voutchkova, Zosha Warpeha “The Weather of Then” from A Far Within (Relative Pitch Records) 1:47:41 Yelena Eckemoff “ABBA Museum” from Rosendals Garden (L & H Production) 1:56:11  Tom Skinner “Auster” from Kaliedoscopic Visions (Brownswood Recordings) 2:05:24 

Mopping up a few of last years favourites and highlighting some of the early trickle of new music for 2026. The latter end of the show highlights some classic tracks from the archive. PLAYLIST Burner Phone - Sexy 70s Witch  Buddhadatta - Nine of Buddha Aspect No.2  Horseman - View  The Jack Rubies - Be Good Or Be Gone  Dubmatix - Liberation ft Longfingah (Mad Mix)  The Parasite - Britney  Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - You Wanna Be Loved (Live)  Mark Snarski - Fortified  Half Man Half Biscuit - Goodbye Sam, Hello Samaritans  Ember Rev  - Refugees  Moff Skellington - unsloog yar gravis  The Dream Syndicate - John Coltrane Stereo Blues  2 Lost Souls - Who Is Being Protected  The Go-Betweens - Magic In Here (Airlock Demo)  Patti Cudd - The Meeting Place  Bugg Music - The Thinker  Occult Character - Down At The Boomerjacks/Silver Fork Stories/Inadequate/Arthur/Your Intentions  Cabaret Voltaire - Eddies Out  Chicago Underground Duo - Blue Sparks from Her, and the Scent of Lightning  Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song For Karen)  Inca Babies - Superior Spectre  Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees  The Triffids - A Trick Of The Light  The Stooges - No Fun 

In this edition we have a selection of recent jazz and improvised music releases. The playlist moves through chamber‑oriented writing, rhythm‑centred ensemble pieces, contemporary treatments of standards, guitar‑driven abstraction, brass‑focused small‑group work, groove‑based compositions, textural duos, high‑energy electric material, bass‑led writing, reflective ballad forms and early‑1970s reissue material. PLAYLIST Federica Colangelo Acquaphonica “Margherita Hack” from Forward (Folderol Records) 00:00  Quinsin Nachoff  “Patterns from Nature I. Branches” from Patterns from Nature (Whirlwind Records) 07:57   Juan Pablo Arredondo, Maximiliano Kirszner, Nicolás Politzer “How Deep Is The Ocean” from Las estrellas cayeron (Self Released) 19:10  Glenn Makos & BRū “Sunflower Morning” from Arrowsic (Stop Time Records) 26:43  Peter Paulsen TurksHeadKnot Quintet “Fine-Feathered” from Would’a. Could’a, Should’a (SquarePegWorks) 35:20  Tim Larkin “Gumshoes” from Setting Standards (Tomato Bay) 46:00 David Torn & Tim Berne “door is open (excerpt)” from door is open (Self Released) 50:12 Brandon Seabrook “I’m a Nightmare and You Know It” from Hellbent Daydream (Pyroclastic Records) 59:55  Shawn Lovato “Parachute Bloom” from Biotic (Endectomorph Music) 1:08:11   Martin Wind “Standing At The Window Waving Goodbye” from Stars (Newvelle Records) 1:15:06  Joe Chambers “Mind Rain/Hello To The Wind” from Double Exposure (Time Traveler Recordings) 1:20:06  Woody Shaw “Love Dance/Obsequious” from Love Dance (Time Traveler Recordings) 1:37:17 

These shows are put together around 2 to 3 weeks before they get released. So at the time of writing it’s that time of year when not a lot of new music comes in - a festive fortnight of reflection and review on what went before and anticipating what is to come. So we have a selection of current favourites, a few new things, and some memorable music extracted from the archive. PLAYLIST Wench! X Jodie Langford - You’ve Got Male  Half Man Half Biscuit - Horror Clowns Are Dickheads  Ember Rev - That Night A Forest Grew Parts 1 & 2  Inca Babies - Devil In My Room  Mark Snarski - The Unholiness of Nothingness  Keltrix - Sharon  The Go-Betweens - When She Sang About Angels (Airlock Demo)  Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - What Kind Of Fool Are You  The Apartments - You Know We’re Not Supposed to Feel This Way  Jodie Langford - The Biz  2 Lost Souls - The Right To Die By A Gun  Moff Skellington - lembryon graphite  Scherbentanz - Halbez Herz (Chris Rotten Edition)  V/Haze Miasma - Shadows  The Jack Rubies - This Is Not A Joke  David/David - dve  Snowglobe - Nothing I Can Do  HIM - Transition Desert Wave  The Golden Gaytimes - They Don’t Make Em Like Me Anymore  Kin - Chemistry Set  La Dusseldorf - Menschen 1  Lindisfarne - Together Forever  Moon Duo - Motorcycle I Love You  Nils Petter Molvaer - Tløn 

Tradition meets experimentation in this fascinating collection of new releases. Beginning with the eclectic endeavours of Brandon Seabrook, via a mix of latin jazz, European exploration , free improvisation from the UK, a musical statement about the climate crisis, and closing with Thelonious Monk in concert in 1965. PLAYLIST Brandon Seabrook “Name Dropping is the Lowest Form of Conversation (Waltz)” from Hellbent Daydream (Pyroclastic Records) 00:00  Mark Lockheart’s Shapeshifter  “Come On Over” from Shapeshifter (Edition Records) 05:18    Yelena Eckemoff “Ruins of Älvsborg” from Rosendals Garden (L & H Production) 10:00 James Fernando “Unlikely Animal Friendships” from Philly 3 (Spring Garden Records) 17:25 Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project “Merengue x Fantasy” from The Longest Way Round (One Trick Dog Records) 24:12 Evan Parker, Paul Rogers, Louis Moholo-Moholo “U-begot” from Tebugo (Jazz In Britain) 29:50 Compro Oro & Bouton Kalanda “Kukieda” from Lamellomania (W.E.R.F. Records) 44:33 Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn “Miles Tango” from Handmade (Club del Disco) 48:04 Gabriel Vicéns “Niebla” from Niebla (Clepsydra Records) 55:20 Kris Davis and Lutosławski Quartet. “Degrees of Separation” from The Solastalgia Suite (Pyroclastic Records) 1:03:19  Kelsey Mines  “Staying with the Trouble” from Everything Sacred, Nothing Serious (OA2 Records) 1:14:10 Thelonious Monk “Just You, Just Me/I’m Getting Sentimental Over You/Criss Cross” from Bremen 1965 (Sunnyside Records) 1:22:25   

The first show of a New Year of Different Noises is packed with exciting new releases as well as the featured albums from 2025 which I am still working my way through. Very excited to be able to feature an excerpt from the always wonderful Fucked Up who are back after a lengthy hiatus.   PLAYLIST Fucked Up - Long Ago Gardens (Excerpt)  Bleak Squad - Black & White  Larynx and Claw - Flies  Joint Pains - Everything Considered  Jessie Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter - A New Medium  Dylan White - Rags  The Static Dive - No King No Castle  Sunday Morning - Carry The Sky  Sean Noonan - Drunkard Landlady’s Lawsuit with an Unlicensed Vagrant  Alberto Rigoni Michael Manring Stuart Hamm feat. Tim “Herb” Alexander - Dystopia  Luke Marantz & Simon Jermyn - Hovering  David Becker & Paul Wertico - The Catch  SH3 - The Loss  2 Lost Souls - Mongrel  The Apartments - The American Resistance  Moff Skellington - roynsa gevvick neprum  Ember Rev - Sing  Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - We’re Here To Go  Mark Snarski - Baby I Know It’s Late  The Go-Betweens - Static (Airlock Demo)  The Dream Syndicate - The Medicine Show  Inca Babies - Phantom Track  2 Lost Souls - Ironic  Jodie Langford - Put It Down  Dubmatix - Tribal Dub 

This playlist of new music moves through a wide spectrum of contemporary and classic jazz, blending live recordings, ensemble explorations, and intimate duologues. It opens with blues-inflected improvisation and shifts into modern compositions marked by rhythmic drive and layered textures. Chamber-like interplay and orchestral arrangements sit alongside fiery solos and inventive group dialogues, while moments of lyrical reflection contrast with bursts of angular energy. The selection balances tradition and experimentation, weaving together swing, free improvisation, and global influences into a cohesive journey of shifting moods and formats. PLAYLIST Al Foster “Amsterdam Blues” from Live at Smoke (Smoke Sessions) 00:00  Dave Douglas “Sandhog” from Four Freedoms (Greenleaf) 09:44   HII TRIO - Henrique Mota, Iury Batista, Igor Willcox “Anonymous” from Connections   (Room73 Records) 16:35  Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith “Mumbo Jumbo” from Dream Archives (ECM Records) 22:57  Ramiro Zayas feat. Basel Jazz Orchestra “An Open Question” from Familia (El Club Del Disco) 28:06   Taylor Ho Bynum “Night” from Life (Live at Firehouse 12) (SG3 Records) 35:03  Ivo Perelman & John Butcher “Seven” from Duologues 4 (Ibeji) 41:01  Keith Jarrett “Koln, January 24, 1975, Part II a” from The Köln Concert (ECM Records) 50:17  Carolyn Trowbridge “Physalia’s Journey” from Found Memories (Self Released) 1:05:11  Dave Stryker “Dexterity” from Blue Fire (Strikezone Records) 1:09:49 Carl Clements And The Real Jazz Trio “Retrospect” from Retrospective (Greydisc) 1:17:13  Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Shankar Adler “True City” from once like a spark (Adhyâropa Records) 1:26:03 John Vanore & Abstract Truth  “Mvt II Gods & Devils” from Easter Island Suite (Acoustical Concepts) 1:29:09  Temple University Jazz Band “Squatty Rue” from Live In Japan Volume 1 (BCM+D Records) 1:36:13  Jeff Dingler “Dewey Square” from How About You? (Self Released) 1:45:50  David Becker and Paul Wertico “Tuxedo Man” from Tuxedo Man (GAD Records / New Sun) 1:49:32  Max Ridley, Eleanor Elektra and Nat Mugavero “Trishul” from Playing, Praying (577 Records) 1:55:55 Oscar Lavën “Tall Poppy Stomp” from Elegant Calamity (Thick Records NZ) 1:59:33 

I thought about a year end retrospective but there has been so much new stuff that it would have been about six hours long. Instead more new things plus more selections from the recent albums that have risen to the top of the best of list….kicking things off with an exciting new single from TAB-D featuring the ever excellent Boz Hayward and the return of the wonderful Bikini Test Failure. Enjoy and Happy New Year! PLAYLIST TAB-D  - Get Smarter  Bikini Test Failure - When Your Heart’s Not In It Anymore  Origami Horses - Scenes  The Conspiracy - Dungeness  Loudhailer Electric Company - Flight Path  The Red Propellers - Can’t Un-Pull A Trigger  Julian Loida - December Dreams  Grouper - Close Cloak  DNAR - Already Dead/17 Days  The King Canutes - Red Hook Sunset  The New Existentialists - Bad Astrology  Total Hip Replacement - Jakub Reggae MF Dub Mix  Fingerless - Grotesque  Geiger von Muller - Europa  Quatuor Mémoire - Insides  The Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything  Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - The Birds And The Goats Ember Rev - Bewilder  Moff Skellington - bune flotch compusid  Inca Babies - Jericho  Mark Snarski - The Gun Shop Girl  The Dream Syndicate - Bullet With My Name On It  The Apartments - Death Would Be My Best Career Move  2 Lost Souls - Me And My Big Mouth  The Fall - Before The Moon Falls 

This playlist delves deep into the vibrant landscape of contemporary independent jazz and improvised music, showcasing an eclectic mix of sounds that defy easy categorization. From the rhythmic sophistication of Latin fusion and the intricate melodies of modern piano trios to boundary-pushing avant-garde improvisations, the selections deliberately cross genre lines. The journey takes listeners through structured compositions released on labels like Smoke Sessions and Harmony Pacific, into the raw, unscripted dialogues found in the catalogues of Relative Pitch and Klanggalerie. It is a sonic exploration that highlights a diverse range of global influences and innovative instrumental voices currently shaping the modern jazz scene PLAYLIST Billy Hart “Sonnet for Stevie” from Multidirectional (Smoke Sessions Records) 00:00 Frank Gratkowski’s In Cahoots featuring Ingrid Laubrock “Hainot -  Madeleines” from Frank Gratkowski’s In Cahoots (Klanggalerie) 12:25  Greg Rahn “Brand New Bad Idea” from  Side Hustle (Harmony Pacific Records) 25:32  Patrick Smith “Hazel” from Words Underlined (Lit Soc Records) 32:52  Kim Kaskiw “Black Rooster (Gallo Preto)” from The Latin Fusion Project (Self Released) 38:38  Laura Camacho Tango Project “Tifón” from Todo Tiempo Pasado (Self Released) 45:40 Laura Altman “Threshold Poetry” from Holy Trinity (Relative Pitch) 51:33  Zeena Parkins “berlin bedroom - little field feb 10.2024” from Lament for the Maker (Relative Pitch) 1:00:06  Kelsey Mines  Vinny Golia “Improv 5” from Collusion and Collaboration (Relative Pitch) 1:12:45   Peter Evans, Mike Pride “Substance T” from A Window, Basically (Relative Pitch) 1:20:42   Vance Thompson “Lost and Found” from Lost and Found (Moondo Records) 1:31:24  Karim Saber “No Virgos” from Sundance (Self Released) 1:38:29  Travis Jenkins Piano Trio “River Man” from Jazz in Meanjin 20 : Live at JMI (4000 Records) 1:42:36  Laurent Ziliani “Skybound” from Skybound (Self Released) 1:51:32 Luke Marantz and Simon Jermyn “Passages” from Echoes (Chill Tone) 1:56:26 

For Christmas Eve an eclectic mix delivering the best in new Australian Music, tidbits from recent releases on Half Edge Records, tracks from some of the best releases of 2025 and a dip in the archive for some magic from The Cramps. We kick off with a new tune from the excellent Melbourne band The Silversound. PLAYLIST The Silversound - Rose City  The Cramps - Call of the Wighat  Adventures of Salvador - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?  Inca Babies - Daniella  Beta Voids - MeatHead Look  Paul Kidney Japanese Experience - Manual Of Error  2 Lost Souls - Cartoon Humans  Breath After Coma - Lunatics  Bleak Squad - Ghost of the Bad Humour Man  Saapato - Ravens  Géraldine Eguiluz & Michel F Côté - Les grands départs  Ember Rev - Subterranean  Moff Skellington - ebrethnok oostyann gassop  2 Lost Souls - Collision Man Lowsunday - Innocence (2025 Electromix)  The Dream Syndicate - Armed With An Empty Gun  Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - Scorched Earth Love Affair (Live)  The Go-Betweens - Sign Of The Unicorn (Airlock Demo)  The Apartments - That’s What the Music Is For (When the Fair’s Over)  Mark Snarski - That Machine  Jodie Langford - Breastmilk Cheesecake  2 Lost Souls - Satan Chuckles  Tortoise - Layered Presence  Marcel Gidote’s Holy Crab - Sooner or Later  kandodo - Solstice   Agent Starling - Jokul Frosti  Mark Corrin - Christmas Grump by Ian Moss 

A raft of new releases is dominated by female pianists offering cutting edge music. In between two new discoveries of Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing live plus other exciting ground-breaking albums and to close something to reflect the season. PLAYLIST Yelena Eckemoff  “Strandvägen Pier” from Rosendals Garden (L&H Production) 00:00 Juan Bayon “Anti-Monitor” from Como Enfrentar al Mundo Entero (ears&eyes) 07:58 B.I.T. DUO with Danielle Di Majo and Manuela Pasqui “Luce di mezznotte” from R-Esistenze (Filibusta Records) 15:38  Nadia Labrie “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio - Part 2. Sentimentale” from Flûte Passion — Hommage à Claude Bolling (ATMA Classique) 20:46 Rahsaan Roland Kirk “Kirk’s Delight” from Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate (Resonance Records) 29:20  Amir ElSaffar New Quartet “Orientations I-V” from Live at Pierre Boulez Saal (Maqam Records) 41:45 Haeun Joo “Until The End” from Just Gravity (577 Records) 58:26 Satoko Fujii Quartet “Solar Orbit” from Burning Wick (Libra Records) 1:05:33  Hugo Blouin “Un camion pizza” from Le buffet (Ambiances Magnétiques) 1:18:21  Carl Ross “Freetime Blues” from Distant Colours (Jazz Hang Records) 1:25:10  Bellbird “The Call” from The Call (Constellation) 1:34:57  Rahsaan Roland Kirk “Prelude To A Kiss” from Seek & Listen : Live at The Penthouse (Resonance Records) 1:41:29  Out Of/Into “Juno” from Motion II (Blue Note Records) 1:49:11 Maria Kaushansky “So Long Centrepoint Mall” from Northbound To Finch  (Flat 6th Records) 1:57:09 Kevin Brown Quintet “Phos Hilaron” from Adventus (Self-Released) 2:02:19 

Starting and finishing in the Greater Manchester region this playlist provides and aural journey around the more obscure nooks and crannies of the world of music. Some familiar names are mixed in with new artists providing for a rich palate of unique offerings, some of them quite sonically unsettling. PLAYLIST Inca Babies - Buster’s On Fire Mellowdeath - 1772  Nuclear Dudes - The Octopus The Residents - Betty’s Body Self-Immolation Music - Hearing Voices Black Rose Burning - Roses In The Dark AudioGust - I Didn’t Hear What You Said  Oliver James Brookes - Too Dark To See  Hansan - Gunga  taupe - Lemonade Tycoon Zihua Tan & No Banda - Remnants Present Algol, Camilo Ángeles, Christian Lillinger, Elias Stemeseder - III  Captain Narwhal - Sweet Lady of The Proverbs Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Where I Hide (Live) The Apartments - Another Sun Gone Down On Diamond - Another Sip  Mark Snarski - Less Than Tender Arms The Go-Between - Spirit (Airlock Demo) Ember Rev- Creepers Crawl Moff Skellington - Hevverstock vaunts paglish West Coast Sick Line - Smells Like Family The Dream Syndicate - Burn 2 Lost Souls - Asphyxiate

This set moves through solo sketches, trio interplay, and full ensemble fire, tracing acoustic and electric textures across studio, live, and archival formats. It opens with flowing piano, moves into exploratory trio improvisation, and shifts between guitar meditations, reworked soul and rock standards, and tightly arranged ensemble writing. Abstract textures and ambient passages emerge mid-set, followed by groove-based phrasing, UK archival material, and layered acoustic duets. The final track dips into the archive for a rhythm-forward piece built around bass and percussion. PLAYLIST Kerry Politzer “Watercolor” from Alternate Route (Whirlwind Records) 00:00 The Kris Davis Trio “Lost In Geneva” from Lost In Geneva (Pyroclastic Records) 06:38  Jack West “Closer To The Sky” from Essential Curvature (Otá Records) 10:31 Leo Genovese “Trotamundos” from Solo Brooklyn (577 Records) 17:18 Bill King Trio “What’s Going On” from Live From The Jazz Room - Mint Julep Sessions (7 Arts) 31:53  Keith Oxman “Owen’s Defense” from Home (Capri Records) 39:28  Camila Nebbia, Marilyn Crispell, Lesley Mok “Driving Through Flood Water” from A Reflection Distorts Over Water (Relative Pitch Records) 46:22  Convergence “Cauldron” from Reckless Meter (Capri Records) 56:39  Dave McMurray “The Wheel” from I LOVE LIFE even when I’m Hurting (Blue Note Records) 1:07:32 Tony Coe’s Axel “Cela” from What Say We Play Today (Jazz In Britain) 1:14:55  microplastique “Many Roads” from Many Roads (Irritable Mystic) 1:27:12  Jack West & Walter Strauss “OO” from Guitars On Life (Otá Records) 1:56:49 Cornelius Claudio Kreutsch “So!” from Black Mud Sound (Enja Records) 2:00:52

What is cool? What is trendy? Who decides these things? In the context of this show what constitutes “Different”? In simplistic terms people send me things, or I buy them, based on past listening experience. I listen to them, if they sound sufficiently interesting, or they tug at some emotional string somewhere in the brain or heart, then they get on the show. This music sounds good to me, not stuck in some mainstream dreamed up in a committee meeting somewhere. It feels like Miles Davis Birth of the Cool did when I first heard it, recognisable as jazz but somehow completely unique in its’ construction of delivery. So this is “cool” music, or is it? PLAYLIST Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter - Forever, I’ve Been Being Born Old Dirty Buzzard - Death Becomes Your Dying World microplastique - Propane Dubmatix - Echoes In The Smoke Ugly Stick - Pig Pen  Perpacity - Lille Flamme Kariti - Fragile  Joe’s Truck Stop - Midnight On The Ohio Coleman Williams - Alley Song Oromet - Forsaken Tarn Denial Of Life - Love Sting Paitra - A Universal Feeling Scissorgun - Gone Rogue Kawol Samarqandi - The Mirage of Khor Fajklan (part two) Mark Corrin - Stone Tape Recorder Jessie Kilguss - Lost Causes Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes - Night of the Wolverine (live) Mark Snarski - I Need Convincing On Diamond - Hold the Cloak of Time The Apartments - A Handful of Tomorrow West Coast Sick Line - Break In Play Moff Skellington - fark nebrous yelkin 2 Lost Souls - Ballad Of A Lost Soul The Parasite - The Men Who Drop The Bombs The Go-Betweens - The Clock (Airlock Demo) Tortoise - Vexations Ember Rev - Esprit De Corps

Another eclectic mix of Jazz from around the world includes a good portion of self-released material. Traditional jazz forms mingle with ambient, rock and fusion to create a fascinating playlist. The show concludes with two recent live albums from the formative years of British jazz. PLAYLIST ung Stratmann Quartet “Tree Huggers” from Confluence (Self Released) 00:00 Sam Pilnick’s Nonet Project “Southbound Train” from The Project (Self Released) 06:43 Lena Bloch “I Refuse” from Marina (Fresh Sound Records) 14:12 Josh Rager “Fathers and Sons” from Heart’s Pace (Bent River Records) 22:26 David G White Trio “The Novitiate” from While Your Were Sleeping (Self Released/Burning Chairs Records) 29:44 The Jellyfish “Shadows” from The Jellyfish (Self Released) 36:34 N∆BOU “Unpersuadable Extern” from Indigo (Edition Records) 42:02 Nikola Bankov “5AM” from Everwanted (AMP Music & Records) 49:20 Dave Douglas “Demigods” from Alloy-Extras (Greenleaf) 56:43 Guano Padano plays with Enrico Rava “Lynch” from La Giostra (Hora Records) 1:03:45 kansha 感謝 “Portrait” from Jazz in Meanjin 019 - Live at Echo & Bounce (4000 Records) 1:09:55 Thomas Strønen : Time Is A Blind Guide “Fall” from Off Stillness (ECM Records) 1:18:49 Dan Kinzelman and Stefano Costanzo “Coil” from Infinite Ramp (Hora Records) 1:25:51 Wojtek Mazolewski “Slavic Forest” from Solo (WMQ Records) 1:32:37 Johanna Linnea Jakobsson “Out Of Mind” from Don’t Overthink It (Zack’s Talent) 1:37:04 Larry Stabbins, Keith Tippett, Louis Moholo-Moholo “Shield (Excerpt)” from Live in Foggia (Cadillac) 1:39:49 Mike Osborne/Stan Tracey “Original Part 1 (Excerpt)” from Original (Cadillac) 1:54:15