Independent Groove

Independent Groove #140 February 2020

Independent Groove is a monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Mura Masa - R.Y.C.
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The Seshen - Take it all away
Hidden Orchestra - Still
Little Dragon - Hold On
Beatspoke - Never Enough
Forest Law - New Thoughts New Eyes
D'Angelo - Left & Right (Amerigo Gazaway)
Beat Bronco - Easy Baby
Quasamodo - Wise Words 2 live by
Mura Masa - Live like we're dancing
Crowd Company - Now is the time
Timewarp Inc - Liberty is our destiny
Dr Rubberfunk - Boom
Flevans - Invisible
Lack of Afro - Only you & me
Jago - Struggling
Kano - Can't hold we down
Children of Zeus - Fear of a flat planet
Mura Masa - No Hope Generation
Eminem - Unaccomodating
Dr Dre - Forgot about Dre - (ADN Soul Count Blend)
A Common Wonder - Resurrection to Higher Ground
The Allergies Ft. Andy Cooper - 2Much!
Ilvis Freshly & Charlie Beale - Killin' it
Quart - Inspiration (Richard Earnshaw's Inner spirit mix)
Chic - Good Times (Rhythm Solar remix)
Mura Masa - I don't think I can do this again
Example - Show me how to love
WBBL - P.Y.T.D.A.N.C.E.
WBBL - Mind Blown
DRS Dynamite - Fix it all
Flava D - Mesmerise
Logistics - Stay True
CJ Bolland - Sugar is sweeter

Independent Groove #139 January 2020

Independent Groove is a monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Fat Freddys Drop - Special Edition Part One
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Alison Crockett - Like Rain (Yam Who? rework)
Werkha - Generation X
Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Saffron Yellow (Jesse Fischer remix)
Ephemerals - Electricity
Tawiah - Lost in a dream
Thundercat - Black Qualls
J-Felix - Mind Up
Chuck Brown - Funky Stuff (SLY Edit)
Fat Freddys Drop - Raleigh Twenty
The Milk - Colours
Michael Kiwanuka - You ain't the problem
Crowd Company - Express 76
The Mighty Mocambos - Golden Shadow
The Eminent Stars - Big Easy Dreams
Part time Heroes - Stop, Fade, Blur (Nextmen remix)
Ross Go - In Da Funky Club
Rodney P - The Next Chapter
Fat Freddys Drop - Trickle Down
Too Many T's Ft Chinese Man - Allez
Flowdan - Welcome to London
Wajatta - Don't let it get you down
Roy Ayers - I am your mind (Mr. V 2020 Sole Channel remix)
WBBL - Casbah
Crash Party - 900 Funky
Fat Freddys Drop - Kamo Kamo
Degs - Levitate your mind
WBBL - RIPGroove (WBBL DNB Flip)
Keeno - I wonder
Fat Freddys Drop - Russia (Nightmares on wax remix)

Independent Groove #138 - December 2019: Best of 2019 Special

independent Groove is a monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's show is a Best of 2019 Special, ft. my favourite tunes of the year, and tracks from my Albums of the Week through the year.
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1. Lamb - Bulletproof
2. DJ Yoda - London Fields
3. The Broken Orchestra - Dreams
4. Swindle - Coming Home
5. Alison Crockett - Like Rain (Yam Who? rework)
6. Andreya Triana - Freedom
7. Momo Said - Break the rules
8. Nubiyan Twist - Permission
9. Paper Tiger - The Cycle
10. Aldo Vanucci - All my life
11. The Skints - Restless
12. Cinematic Orchestra Ft. Taiwah - Wait for now
13. Sampa the Great - Final Form
14. Dero & Klumzy - Different
15. Loyle Carner Ft. Jorja Smith - Loose Ends
16. Cut Capers - Get Movin'
17. Rodney P - The Next Chapter
18. Flowdan - Welcome to London
19. The Allergies - 2 Much!
20. Quantic - September Blues
21. Too Many T's - 1992 pt. 4
22. Slowthai - Nothing Great about Britain
23. Bonobo - Linked
24. Scrimshire - Won't Get Better
25. Hot Chip - Positive
26. Stanton Warriors Ft. Sian Evans - Up2U
27. WBBL - Insomniac
28. Friendly Fires - Can't wait forever
29. London Elektricity - Build a better world
30. Barrington Levy - Here I come (NuTone remix)
31. Chase & Status - Program
32. Gang Starr - From a Distance
33. John Holt - Police in Helicopter (Benny L remix)

Independent Groove #137 November 2019 2019

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Gang Starr - One of the Best Yet. 
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Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Sweet Sweet
Sefi Zisling - Flip Mode
PBDY Ft. Samuel T. Herring - Tears or Rain
Little Dragon - Tongue Kissing
The Seshen - Dive
Crowd Company - Express 76
The Eminent Stars - Bar Shift
Flevans Ft. Laura Vane - Mr Right
Gang Starr Ft Q-Tip - Hit Man
Isaac Birituro & the Rail Abandon - Highlife (Scrimshire remix)
Nina Simone - I wish I knew how it would feel to be free (The Reflex Revision)
MF Robots - Finders Keepers
The Isley Brothers - Lay Away (SLY Edit)
Rodney P - The Next Chapter
Sampa The Great - Freedom
Too Many Ts - Diamonds Gold
Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (Basement Freaks remix)
Gang Starr Ft Jeru The Damaja - From a distance
Denis Sulta - In-Narito
Lapalux - The Lux Quadrant
V - Just Call
Quantic - September Blues (Dan Shake remix)
WBBL - Lines
DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Dephicit gonna keep you sweatin' remix)
Dub Pistols - Crazy Diamonds (Jimi Needles remix)
Bop vs Subwave - Don't wake me up
My Nu Leng Ft. Takura - Echoes
Camo & Krooked Ft. Jeru the Damaja - Set it off
Gang Starr Ft Talib Kweli - Business or Art
Dr Meaker - Freaks

Independent Groove #136 October 2019

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Friendly Fires - Inflorescent. 
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The Cinematic Orchestra Ft. Tawiah - Wait for now
Resolution 88 - Tracking Force
Ego Ella May - How Far
Teebs - Studie
Moonchild - Wise Woman
Blue Mode - Smells like teen spirit
The Mighty Mocambos - Preaching to the choir
Momo Said - Time Give Lessons
Friendly Fires - Heaven Let me in
Ben E King - Music Trance (SLY Edit)
The Soul Immigrants - I'm a good woman
Cookin' on 3 burners - Cars
Rodney P - The Next Chapter
Sampa the Great - Diamond in the Ruff
Kano - Teardrops
Slowthai - Nothing great about Britain
James Brown Ft Dead Prez - I feel good with this hip hop
Friendly Fires - Kiss and Rewind
Floating Points - Anasickmodular
PBDY - This State of mine (mind)
Isaac Birituro - Yesu Yan Yan (Village Cuts remix)
Lapalux - Earth
WBBL - WHTBY
Chic - Le Freak (Basement Freaks)
Metrik - Gravity
Ninjaman - Murder Dem (Danny Byrd remix)
Friendly Fires - Almost Midnight
John Holt - Police in Helicopter (Benny L remix)
Barrington Levy - Here I come (NuTone remix)
Cypress Hill - Insane in the brain

Independent Groove #135 September 2019

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Scrimshire - Listeners, which you can purchase here:
https://scrimshire.bandcamp.com/album/listeners
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1. Rhi - Plain Jane
2. Ego Ella May - Tea & Sympathy
3. Resolution 88 - Out of Sync
4. Moonchild - Money
5. Bryony Jarman-Pinto - All about life
6. The Bamboos - I don't wanna stop (strings version)
7. Pieces of a Man - Grits
8. The New Mastersounds - Taking me down
9. Scrimshire Ft. Soothsayers - The Socials 
10. George Benson - Love X Love (The Reflex Revision)
11. Momo Said - Sunny side of the street
12. The Milk - Never come down
13. Shaka Loves You - Gotta Dance
14. Quantic - September Blues
15. Sampa The Great - Freedom
16. Terror Danjah Ft. Nii-Teiko - Scene 1
17. Gawd Status - Messiah Hybrids
18. Scrimshire - Don't stop here 
19. Missy Elliott - Get your freak on (Niceguys remix)
20. Floating Points - Last Bloom 
21. Ross from Friends - Epiphany
22. Marie Davidson - Chasing the Light
23. Mark Knight & James F Reynolds Ft Mike City - Fire Burning
24. Scrimshire - Won't get Better 
25. Camo & Krooked - Kallisto
26. London Elektricity - Build a better world
27. Killer Hertz - More
28. Logistics - Rhythm Track
29. Barrington Levy - Here I come (NuTone remix)
30. Chase & Status - Time

Independent Groove #134 August 2019 - Boomtown Fair Special

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's show is a Boomtown Fair 2019 Special!
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Beans on Toast -Smells like bullshit
Anchorsong - Foreign River
Submotion Orchestra - Prism
Swindle - Take it back
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (Poldoore remix)
Flevans - Invisible
Nostalgia 77 Ft. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army
Renegade Brass band - Take no chances, make no changes
Town of Cats - Bastards
Cut Capers - Alright
Dizraeli - Never Mind
Kate Tempest - Circles
Dreadzone - Iron Shirt
Gentlemans Dub Club - London Sunshine
The Streets - Blinded by the Lights
The Four Owls - Think Twice
Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon - My Living
Ocean Wisdom Ft. Rodney P & Roots Manuva - Righteous
King Prawn - Done Days
Prophets of Rage - Unfuck the World
Asian Dub Foundation - Real Great Britain
Senser - Switch
Prodigy - Light up the sky (Pengshui remix)
Ms Dynamite - Boo
Groove Armada - Superstylin
Kosheen - Hide U
Phibes - Block Rockin
High Contrast - If we ever
Chase & Status - Program
UB40 - Kingston Town

Independent Groove #133 - July 2019

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Quantic - Atlantic Oscillations, which you can purchase here: https://quanticmusic.bandcamp.com/album/atlantic-oscillations-2
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Asta Hiroki Ft. Lylli - Hiding Place
The Broken Orchestra - Contrast
Rhi - Swagger
Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Sun Kissed
Andreya Triana - Woman
DJ Yoda Ft. Joel Culpepper - London Fields
Jordan Rakei - Wildfire
The Sweet Life Society - Hard On
Quantic Ft. Alice Russell - Now or Never
The New Mastersounds - Kings & Queens
Niles Philips - Other People
Taggy Matcher - Rappers Delight (SLY Edit)
Children of Zeus - Sling Shot Riddim
Loyle Carner Ft. Jorja Smith - Loose Ends
ExP - Have to do
Skepta ft.JHus - What do you mean?
Sampa The Great - Final Form
Quantic - September Blues
The Allergies ft. Andy Cooper - 2 Much!
Sam Redmore - He's the greatest dancer (Sam Redmore's tropical disco mix)
Maribou State - Nervous Tics (Maceo Plex remix)
Bonobo - Linked
Zack & Geebah - No Peace No Love
Derrick Carter - Square-dancing (DC Nu-VoxDub)
Stanton Warriors Ft. Sian Evans - Up2U
Slynk - Jackson Jump Reconstruction
Quantic - Atlantic Oscillations
WBBL - Superstyle
Unglued - Born in 94
Monrroe -Everywhere I go
Document One - Shutdown
The Chemical Brothers - No Geography

Independent Groove #132 - June 2019

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
This month's album of the week is Cut Capers - Metropolis, which you can purchase here:
https://cutcapers.bandcamp.com/album/metropolis
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Lamb - The Secret of Letting Go
Paper Tiger -Bioluminescent
Jordan Rakei - Rolling into one
Tycho - Pink & blue
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Daniel Crawford remix)
Quantic Ft. Denitia - You used to love me
Andreya Triana - Freedom
The New Mastersounds - Lets go back
Cut Capers - Let's Start Again
Momo Said - Sunny side of the street
Eric Boss - Closer to the spirit
Night Trains - Don't want to know
The Skints - New kind of friend
Lightning Head - Me & Me Princess
The Sweet Life Society - Oh La La
Sampa the Great - Final Form
Aldo Vanucci Ft. QNC - Spell it out
Cut Capers - El Viaje
Flowdan - One Question
Kingdem - Kingstep
Crazy P - SOS
DJ Spinna & Kai Alce - I got the feeling
Maribou State - Nervous Tics (DJ Tennis remix)
The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
Camo & Krooked - Loa
Etherwood - See the sky
Cut Capers - Large Tortoise
Chase & Status - Retreat
Urbandawn - Come Together
Primal Scream - Come Together

Independent Groove#131 - May 2019 Bearded Theory Special

Independent Groove is a new monthly PodCast featuring the best in new, independent funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, ghetto funk, house, electronica and drum n bass!
A change this month as we have a Bearded Theory Special show, ft. my recomendations and your requests from acts playing this years festival!
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Beans on toast - Open Door Policy
Skatalites - I should have known better 
Oh Sees - Holy Smoke
Easy Star All-Stars - Time 
Hollie Cook - Ari
Lancashire Hotpots - A Lancashire DJ
Steel Pulse - Your House 
Spunge - No Woman No Cry
The Blinders - Brave New World 
Bar Stool Preachers - 8.6 days (all the broken hearts)
Suede - Animal Nitrate
Doves - Pounding
Idlewild - You held the world in your arms
Reef - Naked
The Cult - Spirit walker 
Little Steven and the disciples of soul - Vote!
Editors - Munich
Orphan Colours - Goodnight California
Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta getaway 
Slow Readers Club - On the TV
The Wildhearts - Loveshit
Winachi Tribe - Plant the seed
Goldwater - Do what you want
Imperial Leisure - Man on the Street 
Bad Transmission - Jeremy Kyle
The Scribes - Positive Vibes
Prince - I wanna be your lover (Dimitri from paris remix) 
Swinghoppers - Feelin Good
Electric Swing Circus - Valentine
Dreadzone - Next Generation 
Phibes - Block Rockin
The Egg - Walking Away
Faithless - Insomnia