In October's show, I'm looking at some new recent and forthcoming releases that have excited and captivated me recently.
With some great sounds from musicians and artists both from my home in Manchester and across the globe, from zombie folk from Estonia to jazz from Melbourne Australia via Africa, Spain, France amongst others. Music to relax and unwind and feel the great healing power of harmony rhythm and communion. Relax and enjoy....
Playlist
1 sUb_modU - RAM Generation
2 Matthew Halsall - Harmony With Nature [Live At Halle St Peters, Manchester]
3 Ishmael Ensemble - Morning Chorus
4 Congas Atlas - See You At Dawn
5 Katriona Taylor - Light My Fire
6 Addictive TV - Dr Junkenstein
7 Hannah Ashcroft - Shadow
8 Keerd - City 17
9 Puuluup - Kohtumispaek On Muudetud
10 Michael Cretu Trio - October Song
11 Zoe Devlin ft Tim Hutton - Caroline No
13 3 Bucket Jones - Love My Way
14 Sarah Williams White - Nebula
15 John Haycock - Honey Mango ft Sarathy Korwar
16 Batila - What About Me
17 Contours - The Programme
18 WheelUp - Life On Mars
19 Leon Lobato - Underwater
20 Pablo Bolivar - Fuse
21 Anton Kubikov - Planetary Binaural Beats
22 Ian Boddy - Serge Modular Soundscape
23 JK Group - What's Real?
24 Caoilfhionn Rose - To Me
25 Pierre Didy Tchakounte - Ma Fou Fou
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It began life in May 2021 as NuDirections, a weekly radio show on a London community station. That spirit of discovery still runs through everything I do.
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