Sahel Sounds

#436 – DJ Haram, The Body & Dis Fig, Kali Malone, NTsKi, UKAEA, Egil Kalman

The last ‘new’ podcast before we head into our end of 2023 review shows showcases more exceptional sounds from across the world. From field recordings … Read more

#414 – Aaron Dilloway, Chupame El Dedo, El Kontessa, Soft-Bodied Humans, Danse Alice, Búho Ermitaño

From UK and Uganda collabs, to the recordings of broken ghost rides in Nepal to Lima psych, submissions and incredibly catchy nomad music… well that’s … Read more

#399 – Lankum, 故やす子, Library L’Amour, Richard Skelton, Pö, Left Hand Cuts Off the Right

HEAVY is the theme of this week’s podcast. We know we don’t usually do themes, but sometimes we’re vibing in a compatible way. So from … Read more

#368 – 700 Bliss, Hatis Noit, Otoboke Beaver, Anteloper, Cheb Terro vs DJ Die Soon, The Bonk

TracklistingAmaria Hamadalher – Tarhanine (Sahel Sounds, USA)J. Zunz – Ráfaga (Rocket Recordings, UK)Cheb Terro vs DJ Die Soon – Underplanet (Drowned by Locals, Jordan)Alex Figueira … Read more

#353 – Favourites of 2021 – listener favourites

This year we’ve had more listeners than ever before – thousands of people with exceptional taste. The prove it, we asked our Patrons to vote … Read more

#339 – Otim Alpha, Elena Setien, Rose Bonica, Irreversible Entanglements, Galen Tipton, Mildred Maude

We go in hard this week, with the consistently dancefloor filling Otim Alpha terrorising us with his high BPM electro Acholi sounds. There are let-ups … Read more

#320 – Beak>, Les Filles de Illighadad, Tasos Stamou, Silver Stairs Of Ketchikan, Sneaky Jesus, People Like Us

Hypnosis and electroacoustic heavy on this show, as we explore found and adapted sounds from Greece, Italy, and the US, and well as taking on … Read more

#313 – Dame Area, Adrian Younge, Mainliner, Teresa Winter, Vladimir Ivkovic, CZLT

We often go full fat on the Independent Music Podcast, but with so many mammoth records on this show, we’ve had to give you morsels of the full glory. Whether that is a 6-minute snippet of 45mins of Balkan choral chanting, 2 minutes of 25 minute Indian-infused metal, or five minutes of the absolutely ear-meltingly good new record from Japanese legends Mainliner, there’s plenty of good stuff to get stuck in to.

#281 – Redinho, Couronne de Merde, Ela Orleans, Black Chama, Emma DJ

From Israeli experimentalism to cellphone-recorded music from Mali, there’s a lot to love on the show this week. We’ve got soundtrack music from Ela Orleans, … Read more

#262 – The Four Owls, Beatrice Dillon, Davaajargal Tsaschikher, Sex Swing, Brodinski x Low Jack

Mispronunciation rules this week’s pod. I mean – you try and pronounce ‘Davaajargal Tsaschikher’ the name of the exceptionally talented Mongolian experimentalist. We have unusual … Read more