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"Musical Odyssey" with Professor G (archive)

Thursday, December 14, 2023 | 16:00 to 18:00 | Playlist

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Get the Blessing Oscillation Ochre Pallett self-released 7th studio album; band formed in 1999 by bassist Jim Barr & drummer Clive Deamer (they were the rhythm section of Portishead)
The Gaslamp Killer & The Heliocentrics She's Coming The Gaslamp Killer meets The Heliocentrics - LEGNA Cuss aka William Benjamin Bensussen, teaming up with the UK psych rock band The Heliocentrics, led by Malcolm Catto & Jake Ferguson
* Kamaal Williams Stings Sting Black Focus 3rd studio album from Henry Wu
* Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Nino The One (second part) Rainbow Revisited International Anthem
Alabaster DePlume Sibomandi (feat. Falle Nioke) Come With Fierce Grace International Anthem aka Gus Fairburn
A Certain Ratio Tier 3 1982 Mute
Dinner Party Answered Prayer Enigmatic Society Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire
* Anohni and the Johnsons It Must Change My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross Secretly Canadian Back after a 13 year hiatus; features a portrait of gay rights activist Marsha P Johnson on the cover
Desire Marea Ezulwini On The Romance Of Being Mute One half of the Johannesburg duo FAKA, whose music explores black queer identity; follow up to his 2020 debut solo album "Desire", with a 13 piece orchestra comprising a who's who of the SA jazz & experimental scene, including Sibusiso Mashiloane and Portia Sibiya
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily To Remain/To Return (Excerpt) Love In Exile Verve
* Niecy Blues Violently Rooted Reprise Exit Simulation kranky
* Bex Burch Dawn blessings There is only love and fear International Anthem
* Sampha Spirit 2.0 (Clean Edit) Lahai Young 2nd album, 6 years after his solo debut "Process" (which won the Mercury Music Prize)
* Actress Its me ( g 8 ) LXXXVIII Ninja Tune 9th album from Darren Cunningham
Overmono So U Kno Good Lies XL Recordings
Rarelyalways HOLD WORK Innovative Leisure
* GAIKA DRIFT ON (Clean) Drift Big Dada Features various guests, including Yves Tumor; newly signed to Big Dada
Atmosphere After Tears (feat. Sa-Roc) (clean) So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously Rhymesayers
Yaya Bey ascendent (mother fxcker) Ft. Exaktly (Clean) Exodus the North Star Big Dada Follow up to her 2022 album Remember Your North Star
Dry Cleaning Hot Penny Day (Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul Remix) Swampy EP 4AD
King Krule Empty Stomach Space Cadet Space Heavy Matador/XL Archy Marshall, 4th album, written mostly on train rides between London & Liverpool
The Drin Eyes Only for Space Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom Feel It 3rd album from the Cincinatti six piece
* Anjimile The King The King 4AD Durham, NC artist Anjimile Chithambo
* L'Rain 5 to 8 Hours a Day (WWwaG) I Killed Your Dog Mexican Summer 3rd album from Brooklyn's Taja Cheek
* Jamila Woods Bugs Water Made Us Jagjaguwar
Yves Tumor Purified By Fire Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Warp
* Yussef Dayes Raisins Under The Sun (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) Black Classical Music Brownswood / Cashmere Thoughts / Nonesuch
Art Ensemble of Chicago I FEEL LIKE DANCING feat. Moor Mother The Sixth Decade - From Paris to Paris RogueArt
jaimie branch borealis dancing Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) International Anthem RIP, died Aug 20, 2022
* Aho Ssan Le Tremblement Feat Nicolas Jaar Rhizomes Other People Aho Ssan is the Paris-based composer Niamke Desire
Temples Liquid Air Exotico ATO British psych rock band; album produced by Dean Ono Lennon. Their 4th release.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra The Widow V Jagjaguwar Trio from New Zealand, now based in Portland
SBTRKT DAYS GO BY (ft. Toro Y Moi) THE RAT ROAD AWAL aka Aaron Jerome
Brandt Brauer Frick Closer To You (feat. Duane Harden) Multi Faith Prayer Room Because Music 5th album from the German trio
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange feat. Noah Slee Isa Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre Blue Note
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra Future Shaman Lightning Dreamers International Anthem