
BOOM MUSIC – Show #45 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
After a brief break, Colectivo Futuro are back with the first new Boom Music of the summer! With so much new music to share it was a daunting task narrowing it down, whilst trying to fit in some rediscoveries and a classic or two. There’s a couple of tracks from …

Album of the Week: Makaya McCraven “Where We Come From” (ChicagoxLondon Mixtape)
“I just met these wonderful people” says Chicago’s Makaya McCraven in the opening moments of the album/mixtape, referring to the fact he is on a stage playing with some of London’s finest young Jazz musicians whilst meeting them for the first time. Over the course of the two day ChicagoxLondon …

Crucial Material – Best Releases of the Week (July 28, 2018)
The sheer volume of new material released every Friday is absolutely dizzying, even for people like us. To make it easier you, we’ve selected what we think are some of the best releases of the week. Hopefully you discover something new! Makaya McCraven “Where We Come From (CHICAGOxLONDON Mixtape)” Where …

BOOM MUSIC – Show #40 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
There has been so much good new music this past year, so trying to fit everything in one show was impossible! Jazz, particularly from the UK and Chicago, was outstanding this past year, so that’s well represented here, with the likes of Makaya McCraven, Emanative and Binker & Moses providing …

BOOM MUSIC – Show #37 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
Episode 37 from CF HQ is another guest-less transmission hosted by Miguel and Oliver, opening with a Chicago tribute as inspired by the ChicagoXLondon series of events happening at Total Refreshment Centre last week. Hosted by EZH Mag and International Anthem, the series of events sought to create “a platform …

BOOM MUSIC – Show #32 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
Back on home turf for the thirty second edition of the Boom Music show, featuring future classics and forgotten gems, be it jazz, house, hip hop, funk or something else, from London to Detroit, Caracas to Johannesburg. Fresh sounds coming in from South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, who we just …

BOOM MUSIC – Show #27 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
Whilst always looking ahead for new music, we had to revisit 2016 just one more time, to compile as many of our favourites as possible into one show, albeit slightly longer than usual. Among our favourites, you can find artists such as Hector Plimmer, Vibration Black Finger and Moses Boyd, …

Exclusive Premiere: Footshooter “Obelisk” feat. Natty Wylah & brother portrait
We’re excited to announce the latest drop from Tru Thoughts’ newest signee, Footshooter, aka South London producer and DJ Barney Whittaker. After the success of his anthemic broken house single “Here To Learn” featuring Andre Espeut, Footshooter returns with the slick and breezy “Obelisk,” dropping on Tuesday, September 17th. This …

Crucial Material — May 17th, 2021
Another bumper edition of Crucial Material full of essential listening. Here are our favorite EP’s, Albums and Reissues of the past couple of weeks. As always we encourage you to buy digital or physical releases if you discover a release you love. Support artists and labels! JAZZ Carlos Niño & …

Crucial Material – November 23rd, 2020
Hope you are doing well and that some of these records will make your day! Here are our favorite EP’s, Albums and Reissues of the past week. As always we encourage you to buy digital or physical releases if you discover a release you love. Support artists and labels! GLOBAL …

Crucial Material – November 15th, 2020
Hope you are doing well and that some of these records will make your day! Here are our favorite EP’s, Albums and Reissues of the past week. As always we encourage you to buy digital or physical releases if you discover a release you love. Support artists and labels! JAZZ …

Crucial Material – August 24th, 2020
We’re all on vacation mode so for the month of August we’ll be releasing our Crucial Material every two weeks So here you are with a double dose of that strictly crucial material! Our favorite EP’s, Albums and Reissues of the moment. As always we hope you make some nice …