New work from Black Milk and Jamila Woods. A house cut from DJ Spinna featuring Phonte Coleman. A newly reissued gospel soul gem from Soul Liberation. That time that De La Soul recorded an album for Nike+. Plus recent and back catalog selections from open mike eagle, John Carroll Kirby, Slowe, sir Was, Ash Walker, and more.

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This episode's track list:
RareBit - Emergence [Non Projects]
Shortee Blitz - Shine Feat. Talib Kweli, Homeboy Sandman & Ricardo Williams [Low Key Source]
open mike eagle - i'll fight you [Auto Reverse]
Jamila Woods - Tiny Garden [Jagjaguwar]
Teoh - Weird High School Kids feat. Ria Sean [Tokyo Dawn]
Woxow - Enough is Enough feat. Azeem [Little Beat More]
Black Milk - Feelings Don​’​t Feel ft. Mick Jenkins [Computer Ugly]
Murs X Wiardon - Starting Lineup (feat. Larry June & ICECOLDBISHOP) [Mid90s]
Nitai Hershkovits - Satelite Dish feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow [Raw Tapes]
John Carroll Kirby - Sun Go Down [Stones Throw]
Slowe - Fix Me Up feat. Rachai [Tru Thoughts]
De La Soul - Forever [Nike+ Sport Music]
Soul Liberation - Touch Me Again [BBE]
Fybe:one - You Go Down Smooth (feat. Georgia Blackwell) [Tru Thoughts]
DJ Spinna feat. Phonte - Tonight We Ride (Vocal Mix) [Reel People Music]
Immy Owusu - The World Is Here For You [Hopestreet]
sir Was - Interconnected [City Slang]
Ash Walker - Letting Go (feat. Andrew Ashong) [Night Time Stories]

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("i make friends with the world...")

How it all went down on the July 8th edition of Both Sides Of The Surface:
A killer collaboration from Mick Jenkins and EARTHGANG's JID. More solo work from Hiatus Kaiyote's Simon Mavin. Memorable Roy Ayers and Minnie Riperton covers from A Bossa Elétrica and Avis (respectively). Yussef Dayes and Tom Misch team up again and Misch reworks Roberta Flack under his Supershy moniker. An unconventional hymnal gem from Victoria Mickie. And the glorious surprise of 2023 that is Corinne Bailey Rae rocking out on her new single. Plus recent and back catalog selections from Terry Callier, Haviah Mighty, Aloe Blacc, Fly Anakin, MISS C-LINE & The Rabidz, and more.

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This episode's track list:
sndtrak - letsdanse [Street Corner Music]
A Bossa Elétrica - Sob A Luz Do Sol [Compost]
Aloe Blacc - Blind World [Now-Again]
Haviah Mighty - Zoom Zoom (feat. Omega Mighty) [self-released]
MISS C-LINE & The Rabidz - Never Mind [self-released]
Yussef Dayes - Rust (feat. Tom Misch) [Brownswood / Cashmere Thoughts / Nonesuch]
Avis - Baby, This Love I Have [Mr. Bongo]
Mick Jenkins - Smoke Break Dance (feat. JID) [RBC Records / BMG]
Fly Anakin - Intrepid [Lex]
Simon Mavin - Only You & Me [Bastard Jazz]
Airpushers - Push That Air (feat. Golden) [Sarathan]
Corinne Bailey Rae - New York Transit Queen [Black Rainbows Music / Thirty Tigers]
Terry Callier - Sunset Boulevard [Mr Bongo]
Souleance - Out of Touch feat. Kit Sebastian [First Word Records / Heavenly Sweetness]
Supershy - Feel Like Makin' Love (feat. Roberta Flack) [Beyond The Groove]
Léon Phal - Fuck Yeah [First Word Records / Heavenly Sweetness]
Katalyst - The Clapping Song feat. Coin Locker Kid [BBE Music]
Sam Sanders - Loser [BBE Music]
Veronica Mickie - Lost Children [Mr Bongo]

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("now i'm standing on the corner in the cold with no coat, clap clap...")

New notables from Kassa Overall, Killer Mike, Róisín Murphy, and Lonnie Holley. Stellar South African sounds from EMAMKAY and El Payo remixing Sharky. Bangin' beat business from Karriem Riggins and GiwHa. A '90s R&B infused gospel selection from Janine Cross. Plus recent and back catalog selections from King Britt, Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow, Danielle Ponder, Eric Lau, Summer Pearl, and more.

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This episode's track list:
kidKANEVIL - Soda (Free the Robots Remix) feat Cuushe [Studio Gsan]
Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Amnesia [Nature Sounds]
Killer Mike - TWO DAYS (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) [Loma Vista / Concord]
Kassa Overall - Clock Ticking (feat. Danny Brown & Wiki) [Warp]
Summer Pearl - Green Eyes [Kitto]
Eric Lau - Let It Out [Ubiquity]
King Britt - '84 Fantastik Feat. C-Knowledge And The Cosmic Funk Orchestra [Ovum/Six Degrees]
Danielle Ponder - Roll The Credits [Future Classic]
Lonnie Holley - Better Get The Crop In Soon [Jagjaguwar]
Sampology & Charlie Hill - Choir Hook [Middle Name]
Karriem Riggins - 12's in 8 [Scion A/V]
EMAMKAY - Sense [STY TRY BTS]
Róisín Murphy - Fader [Ninja Tune]
Brandt Brauer Frick - This Feeling (feat. Sophie Hunger) [Because Music]
Sharky - Memories Of Vortex (El Payo Remix) [Tru Thoughts]
Bantu Spaceship - Misava (The Arrival) [Nyami Nyami]
Janine Cross - That's What I Believe [NBN]
GiwHa - Look At Love [Tangential]

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("don't forget...you are loved...by someone...")

A pair of tunes in tribute to the late, great Astrud Gilberto and two for Prince in honor of what would have been his 65th birthday. An unexpected surprise in the form of a Curtis Mayfield cover from Kris Tidjan. Plus new and back catalog selections from SAULT, Young Fathers, Yussef Dayes, Incredible Bongo Band, Seun Kuti & Black Thought, DAWN, Nabihah Iqbal, Fly Anakin, and many more.

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This episode's track list:
WITCH - Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great) [Desert Daze Sound / Partisan]
Seun Kuti & Black Thought - Kuku Kee Me Remix [SKE80 LLC]
Kris Tidjan - Eddie [BBE]
Fly Anakin - Things Change (feat. Demae) [Lex]
Incredible Bongo Band - Let There Be Drums [Mr Bongo]
Young Fathers - Shoot Me Down [Big Dada]
SAULT - The Greatest Smile [Forever Living Originals]
Prince And The Revolution - 17 Days [Warner Bros.]
MISS C-LINE & The Rabidz - Intimately [self-released]
Bright & Findlay - Everything Is Slow [Athens Of The North]
Ella Thompson - Cool Down My Heart [Hopestreet]
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey) [Brownswood / Cashmere Thoughts / Nonesuch]
Dez Dickerson - (I Want 2 B A) Modernaire (Dez Dickerson Original) [Citinite]
DAWN - Bubblegum [Merge]
Nabihah Iqbal - Gentle Heart [Ninja Tune]
EllaMaeFlossie - Home [self-released]
Astrud Gilberto & George Michael - Desafinado [Antilles/Verve]
Astrud Gilberto - Take It Easy My Brother Charlie [BBE]

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("pessimistic attitudes...never will i wear...")

New bin heaters from Little Dragon and NxWorries. A pair of cuts inspired by the Dear Mama docuseries on FX. A killer solo cut from Hiatus Kaiyote's Simon Mavin. A stellar studio session from Tony Allen & Adrian Younge. And Meshell Ndegeocello covers the late, great Tina Turner. Plus new and back catalog selections from Killer Mike, Benny Sings, Little Simz, Natalie Slade, Rahill, Obongjayar, and more.

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This episode's track list:
Sven Wunder – Easy Going [Mr Bongo]
Little Dragon - Kenneth [Ninja Tune]
Killer Mike - MOTHERLESS (feat. Eryn Allen Kane) [Loma Vista/Concord]
Little Simz - Who Even Cares [Forever Living Originals / AWAL]
Hired Gun - You (prod. by DJ Nio) [Fresh Roots Music]
Fybe:One - Don’t Let Go feat. Liam Bailey [Tru Thoughts]
Benny Sings - Pyjamas (feat. Remi Wolf) [Stones Throw]
NxWorries - Daydreaming [Stones Throw]
Rahill - Bended Light [Big Dada]
Tony Allen & Adrian Younge - Don't Believe The Dancers [Jazz Is Dead]
Resistance Revival Chorus - Ella's Song [Righteous Babe]
Zretro - Dear Mama [Hopestreet]
Obongjayar - Just Cool [September]
Simon Mavin - Good Hair Day [Bastard Jazz]
Natalie Slade - Gimme Ya Love [Eglo]
Free The Robots - Autumn 2021 [Four Flies]
Meshell Ndegeocello - Private Dancer [Naive/Believe]
Wendy Grace - More Than Hope [BBE]

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("i won't take less and i don't need more...")

A pair of songs in celebration of Stevie Wonder's 73rd birthday and a closing cut to honor the memory of Ivan "Mamao" Conti of Azymuth. A big collaboration between Thundercat & Tame Impala. A nod towards 50 years of hip-hop with a cut-and-paste classic from Double Dee & Steinski. ODESZA remixes Sudan Archives. That time that Beastie Boys went bossa nova and when Ryuichi Sakamoto got together with Deee-Lite to create something special. Plus new and back catalog cuts from Kassa Overall, Illa J, Kari Faux, Ini Kamoze, Harleighblu, and more.

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This episode's track list:
sndtrak - genius [Street Corner Music]
The Stance Brothers - Roll Call [BBE Music]
Kassa Overall - Make My Way Back Home (Feat. Nick Hakim & Theo Croker) [Warp]
Harleighblu - I feat. Lost Midas [Tru Thoughts]
Illa J - Not Ever feat. Harleighblu [BBE Music]
Kari Faux - TURNIN' HEADS (feat. Big K.R.I.T.) [drink sum wtr]
Rick Clarke - Share My Love with You (feat Imaani) [Freestyle]
Thundercat & Tame Impala - No More Lies [Brainfeeder]
Deee-Lite - When You Told Me You Loved Me [Elektra]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rap The World [Virgin]
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me Off My Feet (Scrimshire Loves You Edit) [Albert's Favourites]
Stretch and Bobbito + The M19s Band - If You Really Love Me [Uprising Music]
Beastie Boys - Twenty Questions [Grand Royal/Capitol]
Hareton + Meta - KM110 [Mr Bongo]
Double Dee & Steinski - Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop) [Tommy Boy]
Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul (ODESZA Remix) [Stones Throw / Foreign Family Collective / Ninja Tune]
Risk Assessment feat. Monica Blaire - It’s Not Right But It’s Okay [Foliage]
Ini Kamoze - Rapunzel [9 Sound Clik]
Azymuth - Morning (Part 1) [Far Out Recordings]


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("i live in l.a., sweetie. whadayou expect?")

Heavy rotation heaters from Lady Wray, B. Cool-Aid, Yaya Bey, and El Michels Affair & Black Thought. More unconventional hymanal cuts from Natalie Bergman and Edith Peters. A Kid Creole and Adriana Kaegi appreciation moment. And another take on a Soul II Soul classic: this time from Tall Black Guy. Plus new and back catalog selections from Madison McFerrin, J*DaVeY, Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun, Rahill, Salami Rose Joe Louis, and lots more.

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This episode's track list:
Madison McFerrin - God Herself [MADMCFERRIN MUSIC LLC]
Tall Black Guy - Black II Soul [self-released]
EMAMKAY - Love Is Movement [STY TRY BTS]
Lady Wray - Piece Of Me Remix [Big Crown]
Feiertag - Queen & King feat. Rhi [Sonar Kollectiv]
Aurora Dee Raynes - Reading Fiction [Tru Thoughts]
El Michels Affair & Black Thought - I'm Still Somehow [Big Crown]
B. Cool-Aid - Streets Got Pages feat. Liv.e, Jimetta Rose & V.C.R. [Lex]
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun - Prevail (feat. Raekwon) [Duck Down]
Adriana Kaegi - Roulette [self-released]
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Verily, Verily, Verily [Strut]
J*DaVeY - Slooow [iLLaV8r/Warner Bros.]
Yaya Bey - ascendent (mother fxcker) Ft. Exaktly [Big Dada]
Natalie Bergman - Shine Your Light On Me [Third Man]
Kuna Maze - I Told U feat. Steve Spacek [Tru Thoughts]
Rahill - Fables (feat. Beck) [Big Dada]
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Propaganda (feat. Brijean) [Brainfeeder]
Gianni Safred - Autumn 2001 [Four Flies]
Edith Peters - This Is The Moment (Rework By Gerardo Frisina) [Schema]
BSOTS BONUS TRACK:
SAULT - I Am Free [Forever Living Originals]

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("don't waste my time...")

How it all went down on the Good Friday edition of Both Sides Of The Surface:
A generous helping of songs from the unconventional hymnal. Born again beats, funk, and hip-hop. Sanctified soul. Divine disco. And one in loving memory of the late, great Ryuichi Sakamoto. Features selections from SAULT, Reel People, J. Rocc, Jackie Hill Perry, The Como Mamas, Jessy Dixon, and many more.

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This episode's track list:
J. Rocc - The Best [Stones Throw]
Raz & Afla - Shall Prevail [Mawimbi]
Reel People - Everything's So Crazy (feat. Jill Rock Jones) [Reel People Music Limited]
The Degrees - Faith And Belief [Fallen Tree 1Hundred]
Luman Child - Grateful (feat. Robert Gee) [Tru Thoughts]
SAULT - Safe Within Your Hands [Forever Living Originals]
Marissa Anglin & Charlene Reid - I Just Wanna Thank You [NBN]
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens - Thank You Lord [Daptone]
The Como Mamas - Out Of The Wilderness [Daptone]
Al-Dos Band - Your Presence [Kalita]
Jessy Dixon - Love Lifted Me [Soul Jazz]
Cantrips - The Prayer [Dune Castle]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Borom Gal [Virgin]
Dan Greer - Love Is The Message (Joey Negro Edit) [Z]
Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning - Jesus Going to Clean House [Athens Of The North]
Eddie Holman - Holy Ghost [BBE Music]
Jackie Hill Perry - Get There [Humble Beast]

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("protect me from all that is not yours...")

A trio of stunning rarities from the forthcoming compilation Once Again We Are The Children Of The Sun. Dancefloor essentials from South African producer Thabo Tonick and I.G. Culture's New Sector Movements project. That Jitwam joint featured on episode 3 of the Amazon Prime series Swarm. And that time that producer Jack Splash joined forces with the late, great Bobby Caldwell. Plus new and back catalog selections from De La Soul, Kassa Overall, Shad + Skratch Bastid, Nabihah Iqbal, Harrison, and more.

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This episode's track list:
Kassa Overall - Ready To Ball [Warp]
Dajla - Day By Day ft Aston Barrett [self-released]
AirDee featuring VenusRaps - Senyeha [RDK]
Cool Uncle - Break Away (feat. Jessie Ware) [Fresh Young Minds]
Bugatti & Musker - Fate (Demo) [BBE Music]
Shad + Skratch Bastid - Outta My Head [self-released]
Jitwam - i ain't scared of no devil (feat. dj godfrey ho) [Cosmic Compositions]
De La Soul - Stakes is High (Remix) (feat. Mos Def and Truth Enola) [Tommy Boy]
Harrison - Bump (feat. MED & Guilty Simpson) [Last Gang]
JGrrey - May (feat. Kojey Radical) [PACE Artists / Marathon]
Forest - Crazy Days [BBE Music]
Nabihah Iqbal - This World Couldn't See Us [Ninja Tune]
Felix Laband - Derek And Me [Compost]
Thabo Tonick - Mama [Stay True Sounds]
New Sector Movements - Stand (feat. Mike City) [First Word]
Cool Uncle - Game Over (feat. Mayer Hawthorne) [Fresh Young Minds]
Mark Capanni - If Life Was A Ferris Wheel [BBE Music]

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("they ran...when it hit the fan...")

Steller sisterhood selections from Madison McFerrin, MELONYX, Adi Oasis, Monica Blaire, and Róisín Murphy. That time that De La Soul traded verses with Chuck D. A Stevie Wonder cover from Wendell Harrison that managed to elude even the most avid of crate diggers. A dancefloor burner from Aroop Roy that samples a Faze-O classic. Plus more new bin notables and back catalog cuts from Astrud Gilberto, Everything But The Girl, El Michels Affair & Black Thought, Sol Messiah, David Walters, and B. Cool-Aid.

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This episode's track list:
monicaBlaire - Back2Basics [self-released]
Benny Reid & Havoc - Temperature's Rising [Fat Beats]
Adi Oasis - Get It Got It [Unity]
MELONYX - Solar Power [Tru Thoughts]
De La Soul - The People (feat. Chuck D) [self-released]
ABUNAI - 1993 Amboy Ave (ft. kissingpractice) [Tartelet]
Julius Brockington - Cold Water [BBE]
Madison McFerrin - (Please Don't) Leave Me Now [MADMCFERRIN MUSIC LLC]
Sol Messiah - Rhymeslayers (feat. Slug of Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, and Sa-Roc) [Rhymesayers Entertainment]
Wax Tailor - Let Them Know (ft. Voice Monet & Lojii) [LAB'ORATOIRE]
El Michels Affair & Black Thought - That Girl [Big Crown]
Ohbliv - Pleasurable [self-released]
Wendell Harrison - Rocket Love [Athens Of The North]
B. Cool-Aid - Cnt Go Back (Tell Me) [Lex]
Róisín Murphy - CooCool [Ninja Tune]
Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind [Buzzin' Fly / Verve]
Aroop Roy - High Riding [self-released]
David Walters - Toxic Tropic (feat. Anthony Joseph & La Reyna) [Heavenly Sweetness]
Astrud Gilberto - Take It Easy My Brother Charlie [BBE]

BSOTS BONUS BEATS:
GOLDSLANG - Arpoador [self-released]
GOLDSLANG - Birimbau Beat [self-released]

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("everything gon' turn around someday...")