Tru Thoughts presents Unfold

Pleased to finally be able to play the first single from Anushka from their forthcoming album on Tru Thoughts. Brand new music from Calibre (not Drum and Bass but a good deep bass line on it). A classic from Burial (as have been watching the new Adam Curtis series and a few of the Burial memes associated with it made me laugh this lockdown week). A great Afro(Broken)Beat track from Daniele Baldelli. Classic Independent 90’s Hip Hop from Shadez Of Brooklyn. A track from People Under The Stairs (Rest In peace Double K). Soulful Boogie from Samii and Luther Vandross. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Lots of good tunes including a deep remix of vocalist Tiana Khasi. Soulful Boogie from Samii (produced by dego) and Blaze remixed by Phil Asher. Brand new music from UNKLE (a percussive builder). Hip Hop from Mad Skillz (produced by Jay Dee aka J Dilla), MF DOOM and a new Nirobi Edit of De La Soul. Jumping Tropical beats from Nebeyu Hamdi. Brand new music from Anchorsong with uplifting choir vibes. Broken Beat from WheelUP and Kjell Anderson. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Plenty of music on the show this week celebrating the music of Phil Asher (Rest In Peace). Lots of quality across his great catalogue so Broken Beat, Boogie, House and Abstract Beats too. The show starts with a great track from Tiana Khasi plus dego (4 Hero) remixing Bryony Jarman-Pinto on Tru Thoughts. A track from the excellent Samii EP. Hip Hop from Mad Skillz, Q Tip, Large Professor, MF DOOM, Prince Paul and Run DMC. A classic cover from Quantic & Alice Russell. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A special Jazz DJ mix this week with music from Theon Cross, Thijsenterprise, LCSM (Broken Beat meets Jazz), The Heliocentrics with MF DOOM, a classic track from Salah Ragab. Piano and heavy drums from Sun Ra. An already classic track from Steam Down. Spiritiual Jazz from Michael White. Plus plenty more musical treats. Also some music from Phil Asher (Rest In Peace). Celebrating some of the tunes we have been playing over the years on the radio and in clubs (and there will be more on next weeks show too).

Soul from Lianne La Havas, UNKLE feat. Eska, and Moonchild. Hip Hop from MF DOOM aka Viktor Vaughn and Duke Bootee (Rest In Peace) ...who wrote and performed on the classic Grandmaster Flash song “ The Message”. Percussive dancefloor grooves from Peter Luedemann & Pit Troja. Drum and Bass from Nu:Tone feat Lalin St Juste (from The Seshen), Mutt and Calibre. A great uplifting soul / funk track by Jelly reissued on 7” vinyl by Forever Love Records. Broken Beat from Sivey remixing Nikitch & Kuna Maze. Badbadnotgood covering a Johnny Hammond classic with MF DOOM on vocals. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A special tribute to MF DOOM DJ mix this week. Includes his first ever feature as Zev Love X with 3rd Bass on Def Jam, the KMD releases with his brother and starting off with the classic Scooby Doo sampling track on the influential Fondle Em records. Collaborations as NehruvianDOOM (with Bishop Nehru), DANGERDOOM (with Dangermouse) and JJ DOOM (with Janeiro Janell) on Lex Records. The all time classic Madvillain (with Madlib). Features with Kool Keith and YOTA. A track from the excellent Viktor Vaughn album. Some of the original tracks as sampled on the releases are in the mix too. Celebrating some of the inspiring tracks from one of the best Hip Hop artists ever. Plus music from Nikitch & Kuna Maze (remixed by Sivey), IG Culture reworking a James Brown classic, a big tune from Trends, plus lots more musical goodness.

The final Best of 2020 show (Part 4) with some music that only came out recently and lots of music that will be sounding good in 2021 too. Starting off with the excellent Lady Blackbird. Hip Hop from Westside Gunn (feat. Black Thought), Che Noir, Marlowe and MF DOOM (R.I.P). Soulful dance music from Sault, The Seshen (remixed by Ben Hauke) and Roisin Murphy. New Tru Thoughts signing Hemai. A big tune from Samii (produced by Dego). Tunes from Photay, Fybe:One, Enny, Amia Brave and plenty more goodness.

Part 3 of the Best of 2020 shows with a great song from Arlo Parks. Hip Hop from Griselda, Busta Rhymes and Riz Ahmed. Big tunes from Sault & Little Dragon. A tune that has been on repeat from Huw Marc Bennett feat Miryam Solomon. Grime from Chip feat JME & Dizzee Rascal and Flowdan. Broken Beat from WheelUP and LCSM. Bryony Jarman-Pinto remixed by Dego. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Part 2 of the Best Of 2020 selections with Anderson .Paak’s BLM anthem. Soul from Madison McFerrin, Yazmin Lacey and Sly5thAve feat Denitia. Hip Hop from Bishop Nehru feat MF Doom, Jay Electronica and Che Noir (who released so much quality in 2020). Dancefloor deepness from Wajatta, Catching Flies remixed by Ron Basejam, Nikitch & Kuna Maze and Kaytranada. Gospel from Rev Milton Brunson (as used in one of the best TV series of 2020… I May Destroy You). Plus plenty more musical treats that kept us going in 2020 and will no doubt keep us going in 2021.

The first Best Of 2020 show so quality music guaranteed. Of course starting off with Sault who came with two classic albums this year. Soul from Demae, JGrrey & Tiawa. Deep music from MJ Cole, Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas. Hip Hop from Sa Roc, Nayana Iz, Durrty Goodz (in tribute to Ty) and Noname. Dancefloor grooves from Slowly remixing Onegram and Stretch & Bobbito. Broken Beat from Ben Hauke remixing The Seshen, Laroye and WheelUP. The big Deemus Dub of Str4ta on Brownswood. Tunes from Khruangbin, Teeth Agency and a timeless tune from Steam Down. Plus plenty more musical treats.