Independent Groove

By Nick Rayman

Every month playing the best new funk, soul, hip-hop, breaks, drum n bass and classic dance tunes! Including 3 tracks from the Album of the Week. Don't forget if you tweet me, comment on the link on F... more

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May 07, 2026 Independent Groove #214 - May 2026 (Bearded Theory 2026 Special)
The May edition of Independent Groove, this month it is a Bearded Theory 2026 special, ft acts who are playing this month's festival. Enjoy!
Jools - Limerance
Sabres of Paradise - Smoke Belch
EMF - Unbelievable
Native James - You're Nothing
Big Special - Black Dog/White Horse
Adult DVD - Real Tree Lee
Ferocious Dog - A place we call home
Good Health Good Wealth - Full Circle
Pop Will Eat Itself - Their Law (Ain't our law)
The Everly Pregnant Brothers - Shit getting old
Samantics - Don't be a dickhead
King Prawn - Wildstyle
Getdown Services - The Radiator
Omega Nebula - Hero
Skunk Anansie - Yes its Fucking Political
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag (Crissy Criss remix)
Beans on Toast - That's why I don't drink tequila anymore
Nuala - Outta Here
Toots & The Maytals - 5446
Opus Kink - I'm a pretty showboy
IdleWild - You Held the World in your arms
K.O.G - Live for today
Kate Nash - GERM (UKC Remix)
Reverend & the Makers - Haircut
Undercover Hippy - Greed
Leeroy Thornhill - Adrenaline
Orbital - Halcyon
Senser - Switch
Gans - In Time
Lynks - I didn't come here for Art
The Specials - A message to you Rudy
Kid Kapichi - Worst Kept Secret
Mid Nite Life - What you know about
The Wildhearts - Fire in the cheap seats
Kae Tempest - Breathe
The Hempolics - Get it right
Garbage - There's no future in optimism
Fat Dog - Peace Song
Dub Pistols - All In
DJ Rap - Zeitgeist
Slamboree - Death of a Festival
Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican - Festival Heroes
...more
2h 28min
April 04, 2026 Independent Groove #213 - April 2026
The April edition of my Independent Groove radio show, broadcast LIVE on Cutters Choice Radio. Album of the week is Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows.
Jorja Smith - Don't Leave
Norah Jane & MOR.LOV - Distracted
Slowe - Sundown
iZCO - Japan Greatly
Jordan Rakei - Easy to Love
Everlast - Stones
Mac Miller Ft. Thundercat - She knows too much
Soothsayers - Love is still the answer (Prince Fatty Afro-soul mix)
Jill Scott - To be honest
Ankhoi & Luch - The Future (Notre Dame remix)
Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows
Cypress Hill & Aleman - Wacha Trucha
Yeat & Esdeekid - Made it on our own
Kneecap - Smugglers & Scholars
Skindred - Can I get A
49th & Main - Sleepwalking
Antony Szmierek - The Heron
Bushbaby - Picking up the pace
Oppidan - Hold Tight
Silva Bumpa & Riordan - Lifting
DJ Jackum - Lights on bootleg
AC Slater - Freak No More
Nubiyan Twist - How Far
Ewan McVicar - Share the house (Bullet tooth remix)
NOTION vs Redlight - Get out my head
Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving
WBBL - Suzy
Declan Knapp & Gardna - Combat
Mandidextrous & Samurai Breaks - Vigilante Kru
Kenya Grace - Naked
Shy FX Ft. KINGH - 100
4am Kru - Rush
Chase & Status - Through the Pain
Nubiyan Twist - Message
Potential Badboy Ft. Junior Dangerous - We Are Dangerous (VIP Remix)
Disclosure - Deeper (Rudimental remix)
Breach - Jack (Hoax rework)
Freaks & Geeks - Back to you
Rua Tui - Banshee
Netsky - Come Alive (Grafix remix)
...more
1h 60min
March 07, 2026 Independent Groove #212 - March 2026
The March edition of Independent Groove, broadcast LIVE on Cutters Choice Radio, ft. 3 tracks from the Album of the week: Dub Pistols vs The Freestylers - Enter the Sound.
Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir - Stay Calm
Kokoroko - Express your love (Live)
Shane Sato & Braxton Cook - Surfliner
Zena Ft. Meron T - Its You
Georgie Sweet - I swear to you
Him & Earl - Bottled Up
Slowe - How Hard can it be?
Dub Pistols & Freestylers Ft. General Levy - Like We
Nostalgia 77 - Bye Bye
Jayahadadream - Twiggy
Ceebo - The Gospel
Proph - Regardless
Spaceship World - Share the dough, coz we ain't greedy (Nairobi edit)
Lay-Far Ft. Antoha MC - Feel the moment
Oscar Farrell - So Far South
Dub Pistols & Freestylers Ft. Too Many T's - All In
Fcukers - Beatback
Rules - Feeling (Hold on you)
Harry Hayes - I did you wrong
Badger - Eple
Fred Again & Jamie T - Lights Burn Dimmer
Crash Party - Weapon P (Speed Garage mix)
Jimi Needles - Kick it
33 Below - Close to me
Efan & Scrufizzer - Original Ting
Dub Pistols & Freestylers - Believe me now
IYRE - KH4MSIN
T95 - Drop Dat
Monrroe & Duskee - B.E.R.
Friction Ft. Sam Harper - Holding On
Underworld - 2 Months Off (WBBL Bootleg)
Turno Ft DRS - Grubby
Inja, Long & Bou - Midnight Tide
Lens, Shapes & Takura - Monster
Jamezy - One Spliff Dub
Julie London - Cry me a river (Mista Trick remix)
Rua Tui - Other Side
...more
2h 1min
February 11, 2026 Independent Groove #211 - February 2026
February 2026 edition of Independent Groove, broadcast LIVE on Cutters Choice Radio. Album of the Week: De La Soul - Cabin in the Sky, alongside lots of other fantastic new downtempo, funk, hip-hop, electronica, UKG, house, & DnB.
Nubiyan Twist - Red Herring
Anchorsong - Expo
Bel Cobain - Am I dumb
Jake Mason Trio - Stop Searching for Love
iZCO Ft. Camille Munn - Strike a pose
Kumail Ft. Fly Anakin - Tear it off
Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Shades of Red
Kylie Audist - Birthday Boy
MT Jones - I don't understand
Jill Scott - Pressha
De La Soul Ft. Black Thought - En Eff
Lance Ferguson - Cold Bear
House of Pain & Beyonce - Jump in Love (Jimi Needles bootleg)
EsDeekid - Omens
Dub Pistols & Freestylers - Give you Love
Kneecap - Liar's Tale
Everlast - Blood on the Wheel
Jimi Needles - Hit Me (VIP)
Groove Armada - Do it right
Bushbaby - Feel the rush
Gorgon City & Interplanetary Criminal - Contact
Kid Kenobi - Who's the badman? (Freestylers club mix)
De La Soul Ft. Common - Yours
Fred Again Ft Danny Brown - OK OK (Hamdi remix)
ELOQ - My Style
Archie Hamilton & Franksy - Emergency
IsGwan - Incredible Dub
fan & Taet - Move to me
AC Slater - Get Wild
De La Soul Ft. Nas - Run it Back
Fatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Skank (High Contrast remix)
Emily Makis - Too Fast
Monrroe & Duskee - 247
Visionobi & Vektah - Modus Operandi
Nero - Innocence (Mista Trick DnB remix)
Nixxy Rain - Lawyer
DRS & Turno - Open Road
Sigma - Chemicals (Ekko & Sidetrack edit)
Rua Tui - Good Vibrations
Gardna - Playing with Fire
...more
2h 9min
January 10, 2026 Independent Groove #210 - January 2026
The January 2026 Edition of my Independent Groove show, broadcast LIVE on Cutters Choice Radio. Ft. 3 tracks from my Album of the Week: Nas & DJ Premier - Light Years, plus lots of fantastic new downtempo, funk, hip-hop, electronica, bass house & DnB.
Kumail - Darlin'
Jake Mason Trio - The Modern Ark
Angels of Libra - Lie to me
Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir - Break Through
Greentea Peng - Prisoners Round
Lance Ferguson - My Future
Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu - Mofeemo Ke Eno (Bassically remix)
D'Angelo & Roberta Flack Feel like makin' love (The Reflex revision)
Nas & DJ Premier - NY State of Mind Pt. 3
Mr Fitz - Mentira
Mungos Hifi Ft. Gardna - Ice Cream Gal
Essa - Still Life (Demo)
J Hus & Skepta - Outside
Rae & Christian Ft. The Pharcyde - It ain't nothing like (The Works remix)
Dub Pistols vs The Freestylers Ft. Harry Shotta - Back on the circuit
Raye - Where is my Husband (X Ray Ted's remix)
50 Cent & The O'Jays - Birthday Money (Jimi Needles remix)
Nas & DJ Premier - Sons (Young Kings)
AC Slater - Healing (BIJOU remix)
Badger - Promises
Fred Again - Feisty
Madame Electrifie - Good luck, I hate you
Kwengface & Interplanetary Criminal - Dot Dot (IPC VIP remix)
WBBL - Gangsta Wubbin'
Bullet Tooth - Flava
Silva Bumpa - Doin' it
In Parallel & Charlotte Haining - Euphoria
Nas & DJ Premier - It's Time
Vibe Chemistry - Half Way Gone
Dub Pistols Vs The Freestylers - Hold up your hands
Benny Page - Police in Helicopter
Blooom - Sweet Dreams
Sigma - Magnetic (Blooom edit)
Culture Shock - All the things she said
Metrik - Setting Sun
Phibes - Bassline Dutty
Kleu - Skatta
...more
1h 57min
December 10, 2025 Independent Groove #209 - Dec 2025: Best of 2025 Special
My December 2025 Independent Groove show. This is a Best of 2025 show, ft. my favourite tunes from my Albums of the Week, my festival highlights, and other favourite tunes of the year.
Anushka - Ancestry
Sola Rosa - Seeds
Maribou State - Bloom
Greentea Peng - Nowhere Man
Bipolar Sunshine - Love Inside
Smoove & Turrell - The Light
Lack of Afro Ft. Greg Blackman - Make it Shine
TLC & Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Scrub (Jimi Needles remix)
Dub Pistols - I Predict a riot
Jamu - Jericho Skank (Mr Fitz reggae edit)
Loyle Carner - All I Need
Crystal - Ready 2 Go
Rizzle Kicks - Javelin
Antony Szmierek - Rafters
Dave Ft. Kano - Chapter 16
Rae & Christian & The Works - It ain't nothing like (The Works remix)
Little Simz - Thief
Fred Again & Skepta - Victory Lap
Ren & The Skinner Brothers - So the Story Goes
Kneecap - The Recap
Bicep & Groove Armada - SuperGlue (Jimi Needles remix)
MPH - ABCs
Barry Can't Swim - About to begin
Kettama - Yosemite
Silva Bumpa - Wanna Party
Bullet Tooth - Good Life
Interplanetary Criminal - Slow Burner
Sammy Virji - Dis Badman
Zed Bias - U WOT
WBBL - Valerie (WBBL Jungle Dub)
Alt Blk Era - Rave Immortal
Shy FX Ft. Children of Zeus - On my way
Sub Focus - Original Don
Hybrid Minds - Under the water
Gardna - Life your life (Aries remix)
Mozey - Feel the pulse
Metrik - Hole
Pendulum - Come Alive
Papa Roach - Last Resort (Extra Medium remix)
Extra Medium - Feliz Baddadan
...more
2h 9min
November 17, 2025 Independent Groove #208 - November 2025
The November edition of Independent Groove, broadcast LIVE on Cutters Choice Radio. Album of the Week for November is Dave - The Boy who played the Harp; 3 tracks from this album plus 2 hours of other fantastic broken beat, funk, hip-hop, electronica, bass house & DnB.

iZCO - Guiding Star
Bei Bei - Two Moons
Norah Jane - Come Around
Lukas Setto - Can you feel the love
Tara Lily & King Krule - Tropical Storm
Jamie Finlay - Family (Quiet Dawn remix)
Kotoa - Earthwise
Land of Echo - What we want
Dave Ft. James Blake - History
Angels of Libra - Put your love on me
Suckaside - Mucky Goo Goo
Lack of Afro Ft. Greg Blackman - Make it shine
Oliver Night Ft. Roots Manuva - Boss
Ren & The Skinner Brothers - So the Story goes
Alt Blk Era - Okay (Cyber Racing)
Mura Masa - Handsup
Leo NXT - Drop the Bomb
Dave Ft. Kano - Chapter 16
Kwengface Ft. Interplanetary Criminal & Flowdan - Dot Dot
Kneecap Ft. Phil Hartnoll - Sayonara
EXEA - Raw Emotions
Father Funk - Somebody's Watching Me
Badger Ft. Dada Jones - It gets better
Eliza Rose & Oppidan - Too Slow (All Night)
Bakey - Wouldn't believe
Fred Again & Caribou - Facilita
Faithless - Insomnia (Disclosure's 2025 edit)
The Weather Girls - Its Raining Men (WBBL & Extra Medium remix)
Dave Ft. Tems - Raindance
Dimension - Guardian Angel
Fred V & Krakota - Weightless
Hedex & Maverick Sabre - I know that this was love
Hybrid Minds - Body Bags
Sigma - Wildfire
Sub Focus Ft. Grimes - Entwined
Born on road & A Little Sound - Reload
Breakage - Say Less
...more
1h 60min
October 21, 2025 Independent Groove #207 - October 2025
The October edition of Independent Groove, broadcast live on Cutters Choice Radio. Including 3 tracks from the Album of the Week: Pendulum - Inertia, plus lots of other fantastic new funk, hip-hop, house, electronica, UKG, and Drum & Bass.
Ebi Soda - Toucan
Anushka - Afternoon
Steven Bamidele - Cuckoo goes the clock
Soothsayers - Fly High
Cookin' on 3 burners - Give a little bit more
Lack of Afro - Make it Shine
D'angelo - Brown Sugar
Crash Party - Weapon S (Saint mix)
Pendulum - Nothing for free
Lance Ferguson - My Future
Leanne Louise - Blinding Lights (The Streets bootleg)
Crafty 893 - Sorry Mum
Ice Cube & MIA - Paper Planes (Jimi Needles west coast flip
Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed section
Kojey Radical - The Conversation
The Allergies - Nuff Respect
Chali 2na - Hip hop hands high
Pendulum - Come Alive
Matica - Eulerism
Sammy Virji - Nostalgia
The Nextmen Ft Dynamite MC - Another One (Tiger Smith remix)
Gardna & Murphy's Law - Passport
Bushbaby - Time of our lives
Bullet Tooth - If I can't be yours
Interplanetary Criminal - Fon Poca
Badger Ft Indi - Card Declined (Brimful of Asha)
Kettama - Man with a second face
Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Sammy Porter remix)
WBBL - Get Get down
Pendulum - Napalm
Modestep - Give up the ghost
Flava D & Unglued - This is a roller M8
Mania - High
Sub Focus - Original Don
Friction - Interstellar
Rudimental - Confidence
Potential Badboy - Life
Metrik Ft Rou Reynolds - Hole
Papa Roach - Last Resort (Extra Medium Bootleg)
...more
1h 56min
September 08, 2025 Independent Groove #206 - Sep 2025 - Mucky Weekender Special
The September 2025 edition of Independent Groove is a Mucky Weekender Festival 2025 Special, Ft music from as many acts playing this coming weekend's festival as I could fit into 2 hours!
Favourite the show for a shout out in next month's show.
Eva Lazarus - More Fyah
Omega Nebula - Never too late
The Nextmen & Kiko Bun - Big Time
Prince Fatty Ft. Horseman - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
DJ Yoda - The Process
Too Many T's - That's Life
A-Skillz - Eat my shorts
Skitz Ft. Rodney P - Dedication
The Allergies - Coming on Strong
Smoove & Turrell - The Light
Funke & the two toned baby - Can't stop the music
Deekline - Great Britain
Hippo Sound System - Music for your mind (Father Funk remix)
K-Klass - Rhythm is a mystery
Bronx Cheer - Goin Home
Utah Saints - Something good
Orbital - Dirty Rat
Groove Armada - I see you baby
Leftfield - Afrika Shox
Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley's gonna sort you out
Shades of Rhythm - Sound of Eden
Stanton Warriors - Bring me down
Krafty Kuts - Dirtyfunk
Freestylers - Don't Stop
Dub Pistols (Leeroy Thornhill remix) - Killa Sound
Soul of Man - Between the eyes
JFB - On a mission
Adam F - Circles
Grooverider - Jack the ripper
DJ Die - Back to now
DJ Rap - Tempest
Gardna - Life your life (Aries remix)
Inja - Smile & Wave
Jaguar Skills - Big Time
Ed Solo - Boombastic
Nicky Blackmarket - Back in the day
Jessica Joy - Crazy
Kleu - Keep you safe
Katalyst - Wanna Know
Dub Pistols - Mucky Weekend
...more
2h 1min
August 05, 2025 Independent Groove #205 - August 2025: Boomtown 2025 Special
The August edition of Independent Groove is a Boomtown Fair 2025 special! Ft 2 hours of music from acts playing this month's Boomtown! Enjoy the show and give it a favourite if you do!
Maribou State - Dance on the world
Basement Freaks - Here comes our dilla (Stickybuds remix)
Fat Dog - Peace Song
Undercover Hippy - Poor Little England
Nova Twins - Monsters
Joey Valance & Brae - Punk Tactics
Chali 2na - Melt like plastic
Jamu - Out of this world
Bashy - Midnight in Balans
Kojey Radical - Rule One
Dead Players - The sooner we die, the sooner we can all go home
Window Kid - Rambling Bars
Gardna - Roof off the Gaff
MJ Cole - Crazy Love
Ms Dynamite - Wile Out
Oppidan - Mint
Overmono - Lippy
Interplanetary Criminal - Slow Burner
Badger - Afters
Slamboree - Big Bada Boomtown
MPH - Raw
Hybrid Minds - Under the water
Kurupt FM - Original Rudeboyz
AMC - X12
Dimension - Ready to fly
Rudimental - Pam Pam
Born on Road Aries - Herbsmoke (Benny Page remix)
Basslayerz - Superstylin'
Roots Manuva - Witness (Fizzy Gillespie remix)
Mozey - Louder
Eva Lazarus - Front Left
DJ Marky - Tapestry
Serum - We love Drum and Bass
Hippo Sound System - Music for your mind
Mista Trick - Let's go
Crossy - Tell Em Fi Don
Emily Makis - Freak like me
Monrroe - Last Verse
Phibes - Limit
Dope Ammo - You Had it
Pola & Bryson - Falling 4 U
...more
2h 4min

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How many episodes does Independent Groove have?

The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.