This playlist explores the intersection of narrative composition and global rhythmic traditions, anchored by the rich textures of modern jazz. The journey begins with the structured, cinematic layers of Miho Hazama and Jacques Kuba Séguin’s olfactory-inspired trilogy, before shifting into the vibrant Afro-Cuban and Mambo energies of Arturo Sandoval and Tumbao Bravo. Throughout the selection, the mood oscillates between the intimate, melancholic beauty of Elsa Nilsson and Norma Winstone and the rhythmic complexity of Adam Rudolph and Onilu. It culminates in a definitive nod to the avant-garde, bridging the gap between Doug MacDonald’s hard-bop tributes and the seminal, electric fusion of Miles Davis’s “Great Expectations.” PLAYLIST Miho Hazama “The Pioneer’s Quest” from Frames (Edition Records) 00:00  Arturo Sandoval “With The People” from Sangú (TM Records) 06:59  Elsa Nilsson Band Of Pulses “Mourning For Two” from Liminal (Adhyâropa Records) 09:48 Tumbao Bravo with Paul Vornhagen “Chan’s Song” from Joy of The Mambo (Global Pulse Records) 16:10  Jacques Kuba Séguin “Éphémère” from La Triologie Des Odeurs : Parfum No. 1 (Odd Sound) 21:03 Jacques Kuba Séguin “Paysage pour Muniak” from La Triologie Des Odeurs : Parfum No. 2 (Odd Sound) 23:00  Jacques Kuba Séguin “How We Start Again” from La Triologie Des Odeurs : Parfum No. 3 (Odd Sound) 33:50 Ben Wolfe “If Only” from Any Time After Now (Resident Arts Records) 40:47 Dave Douglas “Oclupaca” from Transcend (Greenleaf) 43:38 Adam Rudolph “Inception” from Sunrise (Meta Records) 48:11 Alexis Martin Ensemble “Pimbina” from Les pôles Volume 1 (Les Productions Alexis Martin Inc.) 52:38 Doug MacDonald “Captain Bacardi” from Tribute To South Central (Dmac Music) 55:57  Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary Bartz “Cauldron” from Where Rivers Meet (Brownswood Recordings) 1:00:16 Onilu “Holocene Serene” from Jakuta’s Dance (577 Records) 1:06:01  SoSaLa “Leila” from 1987 - Hajime (DooBeeDoo Records) 1:12:24 Mick Goodrick, Fred Hersch “Five Excursions” from Feebles, Fables and Ferns (ECM Records) 1:17:18 Kemuel Roig “The Peacocks” from Both Sides Now (Life In Music) 1:26:00 Norma Winstone & Steve Gray with the NDR Symphony Orchestra “A Timeless Place” from A Timeless Place (Enodoc Records) 1:35:12  Alejandro Falcón “Bolera Para Brenda” from Falcón in Blue (Dot Time Records) 1:39:41   Miles Davis “Great Expectations” ftom The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia) 1:46:37

This eclectic selection traverses a broad spectrum of genres, blending experimental drone, post-rock, and avant-garde jazz with Australian indie and classic rock. The tracklist balances contemporary works from artists like Big Brave and DEAFKIDS against archival gems, including a Miles Davis session outtake and a live 1988 performance by The Dream Syndicate. By moving between atmospheric soundscapes, lo-fi folk narratives, and guitar-driven melodies, the collection creates a varied listening experience that highlights both international alternative movements and independent song-writing. PLAYLIST Big Brave - in grief or in hope - in grief or in hope  Smoked Salmon - Fully Sick and Tired - Totally Sick!!  Sick Gazelle - Hippies - Veld  2 Lost Souls - Hiding Under Pie Crust - Hiding Under Pie Crust  DEAFKIDS - REFLEXO - CICATRIZES DO FUTURO (SCARS OF THE FUTURE)   Annick Odom & Linen of Words - Bingham Bailey - Linen of Words  The Hollywood Stars - I’m Not Broken - Hey! LA!  Matt Evans - Sword of the Sun (feat. Chris Ryan Williams) - Daydream Observatory   Wooden Overcoat - Home - Home  2 Lost Souls - Mind Blown - Hiding Under Pie Crust  Bahar Movahed - In Grace Of Flight Parts I and II - Together Yet Alone  Nathan Hildebrand - portals II (everywhere and everything right now) - Noise Trip Explosion  The Go-Betweens - Ashes On The Lawn (acoustic demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Asteroid Ekosystem - Perpetual Fantastic - Sounds Have Dreams  2 Lost Souls - Brightness To Emerge - Hiding Under Pie Crust  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Aweigh Touche - Laburnum of the Mind  Matt Evans - Stone Eater - Daydream Observatory  Moff Skellington - A Trellin Hut Where Stinks - Dawn Ablutions  The Get Alongs - Come On - Second To None  Hugo Race Fatalists - The Comets Drops - I Made It All Up For You  The Dream Syndicate - Now I Ride Alone (Live in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain, 1988) - Live, Through The Past Darkly  Neon Crabs - Ghost of Sores - This Puppy Can See A Frog  Miles Davis - Double Image - The Complete Bitches Brew

This selection explores the vast spectrum of jazz, journeying from the archival brilliance of Carla Bley’s 1984 Hamburg performance to the contemporary avant-garde dialogues of Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford. The tracklist balances intricate ensemble work, such as the Greenhouse Ensemble’s modern textures, with the raw, improvisational energy of Joe McPhee and Miles Davis’s experimental fusion. Spanning self-released gems and established labels like Sunnyside and RogueArt, the collection offers a sophisticated narrative of creative evolution, where technical mastery meets deep emotional resonance across a diverse range of instrumental colours. PLAYLIST Carla Bley “Talking Hearts” from Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984) (Moosicus Records) 00:00 Mike Lorenz “Aimless” from I’m Not There (Each & Only) 07:46 Pedro Molina “I’m Not The Same” from A Name I Knew (Carimbo Porta‑Jazz) 14:34  Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford “Kaiwa” from Katahari (RogueArt) 22:08 Alessandro Florio  “Taneda” from Controro Avenue (Self Released) 32:25 Greenhouse Ensemble “Reset” from Mezzanine (Self Released) 39:02 Paulo Almeida “Um Sopro” from Love In Motion (Dox Records) 46:18 Matt Slocum “A Disappearing Path” from A Revolving Alliance (Sunnyside Records) 52:58 Hannah Marks “The Mountains Are Calling (And I Must Go)” from Feed The Fire (Endectomorph Music) 59:47 Daniel Bennett Group “Nica’s Dream” from The Deconstructed Songbook (Manhattan Daylight Media) 1:06:15 Marty Ehrlich and Julius Hemphill  “The All Told Alto Blues” from Circle The Heart (Relative Pitch Records) 1:12:46  Fran Nava “Capricorn” from Tres Visiones de un Secreto (Self Released) 1:26:35 Joe McPhee, John Edwards, Klaus Kugel “At The Waters Edge” from A Night In Alchemia (Not Two Records) 1:34:09 Miles Davis “Mtume” from Get Up With It (Columbia) 1:57:21

This selection moves through the frayed edges of the underground, shifting from abrasive textures and brooding narratives into moments of experimental clarity.  Whether navigating the frantic energy of the opening tracks or the deliberate, intricate arrangements of the latter half, the atmosphere remains consistently unyielding. This music is dense, evocative, and unapologetically strange. PLAYLIST Black Market Heart - What Happens In The Dark - What Happens In The Dark  The Red Propellers - Given The Circumstances (Remix) - Not Holding The Centre  Occult Character - Skull Cult - Prayer For Death  Xenonaut - Shedding Sun - Shedding Sun  Aziola Cry - Withdrawn and Alone - Dysphoria Ritual  Nequient - Mad King/Fool - Avarice  Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado - Rocket USA - Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide  Lowsunday - This Is Not Heaven - This Is Not Heaven  5pm to Nowhere - Stasis 1946 - Stasis 1946  David McClymont - Nothing To Say - Nothing To Say  Prymek & Sage - Shelter From - Shelter  Cédric Dind-Lavoie - Chrysalide - Collages (2019–2022)  D.J. Sparr - The Zen Of Muhammed Ali - The Tao of Muhammad Ali  Ittai Shapira - Hila Plitmann - Reunion Celebration - Chunghyang  Geoffrey Gordon - Creavit Deus Hominem I. Still - Fumée  Totoabas - bladders, bloody bladders! - Winter Spawning  Amanda Irarrázabal - Esterismo - Imprimiendo  Roberto Fabbriciani - Pantomima - Fleuno  Hooper - Graduation - Super Duper  Jody Glenham - Love Deficiency Syndrome - Still Here  Cam Butler - Clear Infinity - World Forever  The Middle People - Can You Feel The Moment - Can You Feel The Moment: Best Of The Middle People  The Greenberry Woods - Lame Love Letter - It’s All Good, Sugar  Julia Greenberg - Leaves - Leaves  Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado - Touch Me - Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide  The Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - MY ESV (Estimated Street Value) - Laburnum of the Mind  Moff Skellington - Where The Water Makes Things Appear Closer - Dawn Ablutions  The Dream Syndicate - Forest for the Trees (Live at Roskilde Festival, Denmark,1986) - Live Through the Past, Darkly

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, balancing melodic tradition with rigorous avant-garde exploration. The sequence moves seamlessly from the elegant, Goodman-inspired tones of Harry Skoler and the rhythmic drive of the Motor City Jazz Octet into the more abstract, adventurous territories of Ava Mendoza and Joel Futterman. Featuring a rich blend of international voices and experimental improvisations, this collection celebrates jazz’s capacity for both quiet reflection and exhilarating, boundary-pushing energy. PLAYLIST Harry Skoler  “Waiting Patiently (For Benny Goodman)” from Echoes (Red Brick Hill) 00:00 Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet  “Blue Bossa” from A Blue Time (Circle 9 Records) 06:43 Emie R Roussel Trio “John rêve en noir et blanc” from TERR (UNI musiqc) 13:16 Ava Mendoza “Cypress Crossing” from Alive Alone, Alive Together (Burning Ambulance Music) 19:16   Joel Futterman-William Parker “Transcendent Universe Part 3” from Transcendent Universe (Burning Ambulance Music) 26:30 Daunik Lazro, Joëlle Léandre, Paul Lovens “Temps du Corps 3” from For Baritone Sax, Double Bass and Drumset (Relative Pitch Records) 32:00    Cath Roberts & Olie Brice “Tensile” from Setpieces (Relative Pitch Records) 39:07    Felsenmeer “Reliefs” from Reliefs (Aut Records) 45:30 Psoas “Satori” from Satori (Aut Records) 52:36  Mike Khoury “Prayer for Maury Coles” from For Hind Rajab (Relative Pitch Records) 58:50  Valérie Lacombe “Jupiter” State of Garden and Shadow (Rhea Records) 1:03:29 Steve Wilson “The Surest Things Can Change” from Enduring Sonance (Smoke Sessions Records) 1:10:22 Manuel Linhares “Melodia Atlântica” from Atlântico (577 Records) 1:16:41  Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble “After Thought” from LIVE - La Peña (Life Force Jazz) 1:24:33 Roosevelt Hoover III “All Blues” from Backyard Blues (Self Released) 1:33:43  Joe McPhee, John Edwards, Klaus Kugel “Re-Hairing In Zaporozhye” from Journey To Parazzar (Not Two Records) 1:39:34

Boggis -Obscure East Anglian name for a bounder/cad or a character from Dahl or Pratchett? Who knows In any event Boggis Fringe are from Leeds and they sound great and all of their new EP gets played. The rest of this playlist is dominated by new 2026 releases, showcasing the current state of independent and experimental music. The collection also includes historical recordings and archival projects, featuring music that ranges from a 1978 studio album to a 2024 documentary soundtrack. PLAYLIST Boggis Fringe - Handbag - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  Dave Graney and Clare Moore - I Ain’t Got No Float - Laburnum Of The Mind  Palmar de Troya - Come Back - III  Poly-Math - Terror Management Theory - Something Deeply Hidden  Tomistoma - Beowulf, Parts I-IV (Reconstituted Outtake Compilation, 2020) -The Thirteenth Hour (Demos, Outtakes and Auditory Ephemera- 2018 - 2025)  Glissandro 70 - You The Vandal - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa  The Joy Thieves - The Wrong End of Your Rifle - The Wrong End of Your Rifle  Boggis Fringe - Authorities - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  David Torn - gold and its oxide - now I imagine a place not the same  Flavio Villani -Nocturne op. 27 No.1 - In Memoriam  Alister Spence - Begin From The Middle - Always Ever  Asteroid Ekosystem - Open To - Sounds Have Dreams  Moff Skellington - Solid Ground/Unster Chugg/Holiday On Broken Feet - Dawn Ablutions  Boggis Fringe - Rave Scene - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  The Go-Betweens - Cattle and Cane (Live) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Harry Howard David McClymont - Trust in your Luck - BLISTERSTICKS  Hugo Race Fatalists - Open Field - I Made It All Up For You  Salem Trials - Twelve - Fingerprint on a Blind Eye  The Dream Syndicate - Halloween (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1984) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Boggis Fringe - I Spoke Out Of Turn - Desperate Dreams Destroyed  Bruford - Adios a la pasada - Feels Good To Me  Echoes Of Distant Stars - Archon - Tower of Echoes

This week an exploration of jazz that spans the spectrum from the vibrant energy of big band arrangements to the avant-garde edges of the contemporary scene. This selection bridges the gap between legendary icons and the modern innovators pushing the genre into new territories. Throughout the playlist, you will find a dialogue between structure and spontaneity. Whether it is the soulful precision of Roy Hargrove and Buster Williams, the boundary-breaking collaborations of Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire, or the deep, atmospheric explorations of Miles Davis, each track offers a distinct perspective on rhythm and melody. From the rhythmic drive of Nolatet to the radical textures of Irreversible Entanglements, this set is designed to take you on a journey through the multifaceted world of modern jazz improvisation. PLAYLIST Helen Sung Big Band “Positively C.T.” from Oracles (Sunnyside Records) 00:00 Nolatet “Switchback” from Somethin’ To Relax With (Royal Potato Family) 06:39 Yoram Rosilio & the Anti RubBer brAiN fAct0rY “Up & Down” from Blautonschweben  (LFDS Records) 12:56  Roy Hargrove “Circus” from BERN (Time Traveler Records) 19:43  Amrita “Bon Chaton” from Amrita (Self Released) 28:45  Jed Levy Phil Robson Quartet “Sluice” from The Unpredictability Of The Sea (Livia Records) 35:51  Buster Williams “Tayamisha” from Pinnacle (Time Traveler Records) 42:39  Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire “Soundcheck” from Slo-Mo Neo Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch Records) 49:04  Blue Moods “La Suite De Kilimanjaro” from Directions & Expressions (Posi-Tone Records) 52:31  Open Loose “Circling” from Infinity Street (Radio Legs Music) 1:04:48 Irreversible Entanglements “Keep Going (feat. MOTHERBOARD)” from Future Present Past (Impulse!) 1:13:57  Agustin Uriburu “Debo Estar Loco” from Buenos Aires Sessions Vol. 1 (Lyonhill Records) 1:20:45   Tomas Janzon “Did I Say” from Jazz Diary (Changes Music) 1:26:44  Miles Davis “Directions” from The Cellar Door Sessions (Columbia) 1:32:18  Miles Davis “Recollections” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia) 1:41:12

A stunning collection of new releases is dominated by music from Melbourne tracking the importance of music from that city. This collection is notable for its stylistic range, seamlessly bridging the gap between historical post-punk and avant-garde contemporary compositions. It covers a wide area, from raw, archival energy and gritty, guitar-driven storytelling to atmospheric folk-electronica. The selection balances high-intensity moments and driving rhythms against meditative depth and avant-classical precision. By weaving together iconic voices with idiosyncratic experimentalism, the set serves as a sophisticated exploration of music as an evolving dialogue between tradition and subversion. PLAYLIST Harry Howard David McClymont - Mirrors and Smoke - Blistersticks  Young Charlatans - Broken Hands - 1978  Fancy Weapon - Squid - Squid  Hedge Burners - Fall Out Of The Future - Fall Out Of The Future  The Jack Rubies - Greedy - Visions In The Bowling Alley  The Veldt - Black Girl - Black Girl  The Dambuilders - I Hope We’re Not Too Late - Shrine 2026  Strawberry Alarm Clock - Blow Your Mind - Blow Your Mind  Joan As Police Woman - Flushed Chest (Real Live Evolution Version) - The Ride / Flushed Chest  The Taps Of The Holy Trinity - Slow Ghosts - Slow Ghosts  Beaker - 50 Men - 50 Men  Nina Simone - Four Women (DESIREE Remix) - Four Women (DESIREE Remix)  Bonnie Whiting - Violent Passion - Through The Eye(s)  Abby Fisher - Continuous Interior , I. Flickering, light - Continuous Interior  Galan Trio - The Odessa Trio II - Kinesis Vol 3  Strange Fruit - Drips - Drips  Black Reverie - When The Reverb Ends - When The Reverb Ends  Freddie King - The Danger Zone - Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts  Ramblin’ Ricky Tate - July June Bug - The Magnolia Sessions  Bosko Baker - The Riddle Song - The Magnolia Sessions  The Go-Betweens - Clouds - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Dubmatix - Senseless Killing Dub (ft Freddie McGregor) - Atomic Subsonic   Peanus - Matt 67, Ball Face, Sexual Baptist - Peanus EP  Moff Skellington - Keff, My Baggy Overture, Salvaged - Dawn Ablutions  Asteroid Ekosystem - Catch Breath, Off Axis - Sounds Have Dreams  Agent Starling - The Big Top, Procession - Surrealista Enigma Musica  The Dream Syndicate - Still Holding On to You (Live at Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, 1983) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Hugo Race Fatalists - I Collide - I Made It All Up For You

The present and the past collide in this twelve release set of new albums. The first five featured tracks are from recently recorded material demonstrating the best modern jazz can offer. The remaining seven tracks are historical recordings, never before released, from the Elemental and Resonance labels for Record Store Day 2026. All of these capture the excitement of live jazz through the sixties, seventies and eighties and feature some of the best musicians from those three decades. PLAYLIST Joe Fiedler’s Big Sackbut  “Journey to Bowerbird” from Journey to Bowerbird (Multiphonics Music) 00:00  Billy Childs “Carefree” from Triumvirate (Mack Avenue Records) 07:46  Maria Grand “Guerrero Hundido” from Both Sides (Lilaila Records) 14:57  Emily Rach Beisel “Her Still Singing Limbs” from Sumptuous Branching (Amalgam) 20:39 Ensemble Infini “Opus II” from Volume ∞ (Cellar Music) 27:43  Cecil Taylor Unit “Fragments Of  A Dedication To Duke Ellington - Afternoon Set Part 1” from Fragments, The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts (Elemental Music) 34:33 Bill Evans “Who Can I Turn To” from At The BBC (Elemental Music) 54:33  Michel Petrucciani “Nardis” from Kuumbwa (Elemental Music) 1:00:09  Joe Henderson  “Relaxin at Camarillo” from Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:10:34  Ahmad Jamal “Prelude To A Kiss” from At The Jazz Showcase : Live in Chicago (Resonance Records) 1:18:14 Mal Waldron “Stella By Starlight” from Stardust & Starlight: At the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:27:41 Yusef Lateef “Yusef’s Mood” from Alight Upon The Lake : Live At The Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:38:50

This collection weaves together a diverse tapestry of sound, moving seamlessly through atmospheric avant-garde textures, driving post-punk rhythms, and experimental jazz explorations. From the raw energy of live archival recordings to the intricate layering of modern neo-classical compositions, the selection prioritises a sense of discovery and sonic depth. It is a journey that feels both cinematic and intimate, balancing moments of brooding intensity with passages of ethereal beauty to create a truly immersive listening experience. PLAYLIST 2 Lost Souls - Equality Feels Like Oppression - Equality Feels Like Oppression  Wooden Overcoat - Home - Home  Glissandro 70 - Pad Tide - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa J Mau & The Kiss Off - Poison - Poison  These Future Kings - Crossing Open Ground - Via Dolorosa  Neurosis - Mirror Deep - An Undying Love For A Burning World   Naria - Wax Phobia 1 - Lyra-La  Janel Leppin : Ensemble Volcanic Ash- Pluto In Aquarius - Pluto In Aquarius  Simon Hanes - Hekla 1970 - Gargantua  2 Lost Souls - This Irritant - Equality Feels Like Oppression  Science Fiction Cumbia  - Jean Gendron - Volume 1: Arizona  Madre Vaca - Wolfgang’s Crater - Tunnel To The Moon  SCS Cello Ensemble - Hymne à l’amour - Hymne à l’amour  Leila Bordreuil + Kali Malone - Intersecting Planes II - Music For Intersecting Planes  The Go-Betweens - Haven’t I Been A Fool (live b-side) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3  Moff Skellington - Local News - The Corduroy Bridge  The Dream Syndicate - Medicine Show (Live The Roxy Los Angeles 1983) - Live Through The Past, Darkly  Glissandro 70 - Aquatint - G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa  These Future Kings - Song Of My Leaving - Via Dolorosa  Janel Leppin - L.A. Land - Slowly Melting   2 Lost Souls - Never Knowing - Equality Feels Like Oppression  De Beren Gieren - Publak - Fuzzy Bears  The Exceptional Mr Hyde - The Girl In Room 9 - The Girl In Room 9  Tom Wilson - Death Row Love Affair - Death Row Love Affair  Hugo Race Fatalists - 45 In The Shade - I Made It All Up For You  Asteroid Ekosystem - Blue Drift - Sounds Have Dreams  Agent Starling - Amaranthine Dreamlight Surrealista Enigma Musica  The Parasite - Congenital Disease - Dreams