Campbell digs Japan, and he's just back from a ten day jaunt of well curated record stores, incredible food and many greetings of "Arigato gozaimasu!" 

His set this month is full of raw, soulful heaters and cosmic jazz-funk that makes you screw your face up like you accidentally ate the ball of wasabi along with your sashimi. All time Swap Meet fave Garfield Fleming’s 'Don’t Send Me Away' still hits like heartbreak on vinyl, that pleading vocal over lush orchestration is pure modern soul gold. And then there’s Mystic Harmony’s Lovers Rock take on The Jones Girls' 'Nights Over Egypt' deep, spiritual, and epic. Add Freedom Suite 'Come Closer' to that category: a rare groove Trini disco dub with the kind of bassline that makes you look around the room for someone else who heard that. The funkier edges really pop off with Wild Fire 'The Dealer' another Trinidadian gem that’s psych-funk with fuzz guitar and heavy attitude. 

Campbell keeps it moving with the glistening disco of Chantal Curtis ‘Get Another Love’ to Booker Newberry III’s ‘Love Town’, there’s that roller-skate-ready shimmer. Then off to Brasil with Alma Brasileira ‘Peixeiro’ a choro inflected samba and Dom Salvador’s ‘Barumba’, all syncopated rhythms and raw, earthy joy. On the modern tip, Cool Affair ‘Motoric Patterns (Kaidi Tatham Mix)’ slides in with some proper bruk energy: Kaidi doing what he does best. Mr Ngata has the jazzheads covered too - and we also gotta keep pumping current faves The Circling Sun!

Tonight @OoGuN swings thru Lagos long players + Congolese cuts. Also spun @joeArmonJones @asheber, @kokorokomusic, Leeds' finest The Scorcerers, @El_Michels Affair @florence_adooni on @bigcrownrecords, @ideeyah + Meftah (Sound Signature), and @zopelar on @apronrecords. Rā whānau @SantanaCarlos + Larry Levan!

The Swap Meet are rolling live from the Takapuna Surf Club 4-5pm, and then sitation normal. Turn it up!

RIP to the legends @lalo_schifrin and Walter Scott of @themightywhispers who passed away in the last week or so - we dig into Lalo's back cat of CRIME JAZZ (tm) hour one including some our favourite tracks that use his tunes as sample sources, after that Kirk's goodies including a brand new track from local jazzy house crew @after_ours_official, a salute to Walter Scott, and some birthday tunes for the great Phyllis Hyman. 

Hour three we had a super special pre-release listen (in the company of the excellent Kenny Sterling) to the Orbits LP from The Circling Sun (released Friday 11 July). Shit is incredible! They will be performing at the Karangahape Road branch of Flying Nun record store 3pm Saturday 12 July), and the record will be available in either limited edition green or classic black vinyl from all the best stores: Dusty Crates, Stack Records, Flying Nun, Flying Out, Southbound, Real Groovy, Marbecks, Ulo (Raglan) and or course on the Circling Sun bandcamp. Buy that!

We're not jealous that Campbell is away in Japan digging for records AT ALL. Press play on his mix!

Salute Calvin Yarborough for Yarborough and People! K&J bring you tonight's show a galaxy worth of soul stars for Matariki.

All new, good for you! @omarlyefookMBE, @LittleSimz, @Ladi6, Mokomokai and Hongi Slicker, Caixa Cubo, @froiddub, @surprise_chef, SR Mpofu, @ideeyah, Kenny Sterling, 

It's the old Boil Up crew back together in the bFM studio with Apera and Dusty Crates joining Kirk and Jubt for a throwdown of some current bits and funky faves.

Aotearoa all day. This week we have a couple of spesh guests, namely Steve Shaw of the mighty Audioculture, ready to share some deep knowledge and grooves for NuZillund's vinyl heyday; and Gareth Farry passes thru to talk about the label Sugarlicks, and his artists: Ekadek, Solephonic, One Million Dollars, Mesh, Murk108 and many more. K&J at the controls!

The don Campbell brings three hours of beautiful tunes with classic 2-step soul, contemporary bits, Latin, Jazz, Nu Soul, and of course Boogie. Currently rejigging his record wants list in the lead up to a Japan jaunt, his record purchasing has recently got the handbrake treatment, so he's been digging deep in his extensive archives to bring you the true notes.