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#310 – Tomaga, Nilotika Drum Ensemble, Tom Furse, USA/MEXICO, Arszyn, Abul Mogard

It’s an emotional start to this week’s podcast with the final recording of podcast mainstays Tomaga. It is – as with all the music Tom and Valentina made together – absolutely stunning and it’s heartbreaking no more is forthcoming.

#300 – podcast favourites

For our 300th episode, we decided to ask our listeners to vote on their favourite tracks that we played between episodes 201-298. We received more than 400 votes, and have pulled the top 20 for you, split into two separate shows of ten tracks each. In the third podcast, Anthony and Gareth have picked their favourite five each.

Photo of Anthony Chalmers and Gareth Main of the Independent Music Podcast at Iklectik Art Lab, February 2020

Metal / Heavy Rock Special: Live from Zoom – 9 July 2020

Join us on Patreon to listen to this special bonus podcastTo view this content, you must be a member of Independent Music Podcast’s Patreon at … Read more

#275 – Okkyung Lee, Eartheater, HHY & The Macumbas, Sloath, Wild/Life

Even by our usual standards, this podcast is eclectic. We start things off with the mesmerising experimental electronics of Eartheater. Beyond that, we have a … Read more

#263 – Jackie Lynn, Spooky-J, Horse Lords, Ko Shin Moon, Dame Area

After the subdued sounds of last week, this time around it is wall-to-wall bangers on the podcast. Whether it is the shake your booty disco … Read more

#245 – Clipping, Shit & Shine, MC Yallah & Debmaster, Roger Robinson, Disrupt

Some of the best tunes of the year in this week’s show, not least the absolute dancefloor smasher from Kenya-based MC Yallah. Elsewhere there hefty … Read more

#230 – Ajate, Hibushibire, Tomaga, Ben Vince, Padang Food Tigers

Lots of music from Japan gets us going on this week’s show, showing a glimpse at the breadth of sounds coming out of the country … Read more

#224 – Amnesia Scanner & Bill Kouligas, Jan St Werner, Lena Raine, Bogdan Raczynski, My Disco

The usual blend of abstract noises coming from across the globe this week. There’s Lebanese belly dance music punctuated with Polish breakcore, experimentation from the … Read more

#213 – Tanya Tagaq, USA/Mexico, Deafkids, William Tyler, Krikor

On this week’s show we kick things off with the latest weird hiphop drop from Germany’s Prrrrrrr Records, we have pleasant jazz from Norway, beautiful … Read more

#204 – Colin Stetson, Parly B, Lafidki, Workin’ Man Noise Unit, Onom Agemo & The Disco Jumpers

This week our selection of new exciting music starts us off in Germany, where Berlin quintet Onom Agemo & The Disco Jumpers have a new afrobeat-flavoured … Read more