Independent Music Podcast

The Japanese do noisey rock music better than most, and this week's show has ample proof with tracks from Melt-Banana and Piqnic. We've got reissued Greek Jaffa psych from Aris San, as well as new tracks from Future Punx, abstract sound artist Thomas Köner, and Salford-based electronics master Howes.

Your first podcast of 2016 features lots of interesting new releases. From the opening sounds of Markey Funk's heavily Italian library music influenced new faux-horror OST, past the South African hip hop of Luka Productions, sumptuous rhythms from London's Phall Fatale and sampling of Buddha Machine Loops from China and Tibet - this is the usual mix of the weird, the wonderful, and the truly outstanding sounds of independent music.

The final part of our 2015 retrospective is somewhat slower. With stunning hushed Scottish tones, London poetry mixed with German digidub, LA hip hop, and a digital release that has a vinyl release earmarked for 2016. Thank you for all your support this year - see you in 2016!

The most wonderful time of the year! Gareth and Anthony dig through a fabulous year of music to bring you three episodes of great, perhaps forgotten music that has come out this year. Did you hear the one with the classically trained Egyptian pianist with two drummers? or the Hungarian afrobeat? or the Rastafarian who has a bad memory and speaks to two Danish producers about it? Well get stuck in to the first of our retrospectives.

Heavy hitting this week, we have brand new trap from new Croydon 'firespitter' Rocks FOE and an incredible new 7" from the Gaslamp Killer. There's lots of heavy sounds, with new ones from Melt Yourself Down, Goat (the Japanese one), Scotch Bonnet-signed Egoless, and the immense new single from Fumaca Preta. Stereolab-affiliated Cavern of Anti-Matter also have a new track, as do Dark Sky and experimental love-song enthusiasts The Grubby Mitts. Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/indepe

Weird electronic noises this week, with something very special from the complete unknown I Know I’m an Alien. We’ve got a 10-minute opener from Maserati, who played their first ever UK show last week. Also new reggae from Berlin’s iLLBiLLY HiTEC, extremely good glitchy sounds from Anna Meredith and some sublime jazz from Austin’s Epirus Quartet. Loads of more great sounds too, including drone from Belgium’s Aymeric de Tapol, cosmic jazz from The Comet is Coming, noise from Anna Vo Hausswolff, folk

The Independent Label Market returns to London on 28 November. In anticipation Gareth and Anthony play tracks from some of the brilliant labels who will be selling their wares. From reggae in the form of Nice Up!, to Romanian prog from Strut via crazy Thai sounds from the Carvery and much more.

Surgeon has a new LP recorded in the Maui jungle under his own name that we preview this week. Alongside that we have new tracks from Tarana, Ulver, Julia Kent, and Oneohtrix Point Never. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-music-podcast/id981100481?mt=2

From unreleased 80s Scottish post-punk, to Canadian rock, to Brazilian funk, we've got another fantastically varied ten tracks for your week. New tracks from Joanna Newson, Ukandanz, Witch, Moss Lime, Blanck Mass, and Kill the Vultures highlight another Independent Music Podcast

Algerian disco? Turkish progressive rock? Austrians covering Syrians? This week's podcast has all and more - with new delights from Soap&Skin, Bill Wells with Yo La Tengo, Soap&Skin, Floating Points, and Misty's Big Adventure. Also great new electronic oddities, grown up nursery rhymes and plenty more. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-music-podcast/id981100481?mt=2

Kicking off the show this week we’ve got Soviet-era vinyl breakbeat mashups, heartbreaking ballads and unidentifiable electronic music. Elsewhere in the hour we’ve got the latest from two regularly featured labels - Awesome Tapes From Africa and Rocket recordings - we’ve also got avant-garde oddness from Trunk records in the shape of Bruce Lacey, Blaxploitation Bollywood, a rare track from Crystal Mansion and a dub rework of the magnificent Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. Subscribe on iTun

The Dead Albatross Music Prize is the sensible alternative to the Mercury - truly forward-thinking, interesting British records where the labels don't need to pay to enter. Voted for by music aficionados across the country, the prize highlights 25 exceptional records from all genres. Gareth and Anthony pick ten of the records for this week's show. For more info, visit www.deadalbatross.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/independent-music-podcast/id981100481?mt=2#

The first track in six years from post-rock pioneers Tortoise kicks off this week's podcast. Some more new music from Colombia's Meridian Brothers, house from Medlar, techno from Scalameriya & VSK, dub from Devon's Alien Dread, plus a new compilation of Radiophonic music, afro-disco and art house ambience.

This week there are incredible new and forthcoming releases from the likes of Workin' Man Noise Unit, Okzharp and Master Musicians of Bukkake. We also have new experimental music from Norway, library jazz from London as well as a live recording from Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld and great noise from Russia, and old releases from Silver Apples and Irmin Schmidt.

After our summer break we've got loads of great new music. Grime from South Africa's Lions Den 9000, house from Tom McConnell, Portugese rock from Equations and lots more

We're taking a break from our summer break this week - when's there's so much good music coming out, we just can't resist the urge to bring it to you. We've got an amazing track from the new Teeth of the Sea album alongside new ones from Finnish jazz man Jimi Tenor's collaboration with the UMO, Belgian rock side-project Faye Dunaways, Berlin drone rocker Sloath, Italian producer Clap! Clap! and the brilliant Tropic of Cancer. Download from iTunes: www.itunes.com/podcast?id=981100481

End of the Road festival 2015 kicks off this weekend. It’s our favourite UK festival and we’re delighted to investigate some of the amazing bill on this week’s podcast. From old favourites Brakes, to Sufjan Stevens via podcast luminaries Fumaça Preta and the incredible This is the Kit. There’s lots to savour for regular listeners as well as festival goers

The first Battles track in four years is one of many highlights on this week's show. We've got a great track from the remarkable Alan Jefferson Galactic Nightmare record on Trunk, a cut from the new Terminal Cheesecake live record and something extraordinary from Glasgow's Golden Teacher. Download from iTunes: www.itunes.com/podcast?id=981100481

No new show this week unfortunately, but we're replaying our first ever attempt at making a podcast together. Even in 2015, the music on this show stands up to scrutiny: from the mesmerising sounds of Starkey to the mind-melting DJ Scotch Egg project Drum Eyes, there's plenty to reacquaint yourself with this week. We'll be back with a brand new show next week.

Recorded live from the sunshine at Milhoes de Festa in Barcelos, Portugal, this week’s podcast has the usual blend of the unusual. We’ve got Saharan hip hop, Chinese field recordings, afrobeat from Berlin and lots more. New music comes from Micachu & the Shapes, Stand High Patrol, Dead Fader, and Ought; whilst we also have tracks from hiphop pioneer Madlib and 60s RnB band Vic Pitts & the Cheaters.