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LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY (320kbs-m4a/329mb/2hrs22mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th May to 20th June 2026
Across the series, Clarke charts Miles's ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.
Narrator, acclaimed actor and longtime fan, Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods) reveals the restless genius and radical evolution of Miles Davis. Growing up in a New York household where his father's jazz records were the permanent soundtrack, Clarke was captivated by Miles long before he fully appreciated the man behind the music. Across five episodes, Clarke traces a 50 year odyssey of constant reinvention - from a teenage outsider chasing the bebop revolution in 1944 to a global icon who redefined what it meant to be Black, to be cool, and to be an artist.
Blending archival recordings and legendary tracks with fresh perspectives from a range of creators, the series reveals how Miles' influence ripples far beyond the world of jazz. We discover how his "take no shit" attitude and aesthetic fearlessness impacted on the likes of Oscar-winning filmmakers, celebrated designers and music icons like Prince, Joni Mitchell, Sting and even bands like Radiohead, as well as generations of now also legendary jazz musicians that he championed early in their careers - John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett and Marcus Miller, to name a few.
The series also grapples with the darker side of Miles' legacy, including the domestic abuse that left a trail of pain for those closest to him and the substance issues that took a deep toll on his health. It asks difficult questions about how to regard an artist capable of creating the most sublime aesthetic statements while engaging in brutal behaviour.
Clarke Peters, whose own creative journey as an actor was sparked by Miles's music, leads a searching investigation into a man who refused to be palatable, refused to be a "legend", and simply refused to stop moving forward.
Presenter: Clarke Peters
Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Production Manager: Emily Duffy
Music Consultant: Guy Barker
Additional Music: Guy Barker
Archivist: Simon Rooks
Script Consultant: Anne Harbin
Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby
Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 0. TRAILER (320kbs-m4a/6mb/3mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th May 2026
Trumpeter Miles Davis didn't just change jazz; he redefined the sound of the 20th century. But that constant reinvention came at a price. Clarke Peters explores a visionary artist, to reveal the man behind the legend: a complicated genius whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 1. DON'T CALL ME LEGEND (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 23rd May 2026
Clarke Peters explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.
In September 1944, an 18-year-old Miles Davis arrives in New York with a trumpet in his hand and a secret mission. He may have first arrived in New York to take up a place at the prestigious Juilliard School, but in reality Miles was actually patrolling the smoke-filled jazz clubs of 52nd Street, chasing the high-speed sounds of his bebop heroes, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986.
The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989.
60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989
Featured tracks (in order of appearance)
"So What" – Miles Davis
"Blue in Green" – Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans)
"Bitches Brew" – Miles Davis
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis
"Agitation" – Miles Davis
"Flamenco Sketches" – Miles Davis & Bill Evans
"Ko Ko" – Charlie Parker
"Salt Peanuts" – Dizzy Gillespie
"Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis
"Move" - Miles Davis
"Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis
"Boplicity" - Miles Davis
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 2. BACK OFF THE ROPES (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 30th May 2026
Clarke Peters explores a period when Miles Davis, the "King of Cool", was nearly knocked out for good.
By the early 1950s, Miles had hit rock bottom - scraped off a Manhattan gutter by a friend and forced to pawn his trumpet to fund a heroin habit that had swallowed his career and his reputation. Clarke follows Miles on a desperate, 20-hour bus ride back to his father's farm, where he would face his greatest demon in a brutal, solitary fight for his life. We discover how Miles used the grit and physical discipline of his boxing idols, Jack Johnson and Sugar Ray Robinson, to survive a "cold turkey" recovery and find a radical new way to play. Using a Harmon mute to create a dark, aching, and intensely intimate sound that would become his signature, Miles began a high-stakes hustle to reclaim his throne.
From the shame of a prison cell to a last-chance appearance at a major jazz festival, this is the story of a legendary artist fighting his way back from the brink to see if the world was still listening.
Featured tracks (in order of appearance)
"Right Off" - Miles Davis
"Yesternow" - Miles Davis
"Blue n Boogie" - Miles Davis
"Walkin" - Miles Davis
"Love me or Leave me" Rudy van Gelder (featuring Miles Davis)
"it Never Entered my Mind" - MIles Davis
"Oleo" - MIles Davis
"Round Midnight" - Thelonius Monk (featuring Miles Davis)
"So What" - Miles Davis
Jack Johnson, directed by Jim Jacobs, The Big Fights Inc. 1970
Clark Terry from BBC Jazz File, Miles Davis at 80, 2001
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 3. MILES IN BLUE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th June 2026
Clarke Peters explores what many consider the apex of Miles Davis's career: 1959, the year of Kind of Blue.
It was a time of tailored suits, fast cars, and a radical new sound that redefined the 20th-century idea of cool. Clarke takes us inside the legendary Columbia studio to witness the birth of the best-selling jazz album of all time - a recording session where Miles' scrawled notes transformed the genre forever. But beneath the surface of this "sublime" era, Miles' life didn't always run as smooth as his music.
Clarke explores the uncomfortable collision of professional triumph and personal volatility, as his relationship with his soon to be wife, dancer Frances Taylor, was tested by the same uncompromising drive that fuelled his art. The episode reaches a pivotal climax just days after the album's release. Despite his global stardom, a brutal encounter with the police outside a New York club served as a savage reminder that, for a Black man in 1959 America, the "cool" was never a shield from social reality.
Tracks featured:
"There is no Greater Love" - Miles Davis Quintet
"Squeeze Me" - Miles Davis Quintet
"How am I to Know" - Miles Davis Quintet
"Ah Lei Che" - MIles Davis Quintet
"Freddie Freeloader" - MIles Davis Quintet
"So what" - Miles Davis
"All Blues" - Miles Davis
"Flamenco Sketches" - Miles Davis and Bill Evans
"Blue in Green" - Miles Davis and Bill Evans
"Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis
"Pharoes Dance" - Miles Davis
Frances Taylor from BBC Jazz File: Miles Davis at 80, 2001
Jimmy Cobb from interview with Mike Lanchin, 2014
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 4. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 13th June 2026
Clarke Peters explores a period of radical disruption as Miles Davis, the King of Cool, sets his legacy on fire.
By the late 1960s, the jazz world had become too safe, and Miles felt the heat of his "blue flame" inviting him toward the unknown once again. Inspired by the raw energy of Jimi Hendrix and the psychedelic funk of Sly Stone, Miles plugged in his horn, traded his Italian suits for leather trousers, and entered his most controversial era - the "Prince of Darkness".
Clarke investigates the high-stakes gamble behind the 1970 masterpiece Bitches Brew, an album that jazz purists initially dismissed as a "cacophonic mess" that would kill his career. Yet, while the establishment recoiled, Miles was busy inventing the future - laying the DNA for everything from rock to hip-hop. This was a time of extreme creative hunger and personal chaos, marked by a mysterious shooting in Brooklyn and a reckless life in the fast lane that eventually took a heavy physical toll.
From the studio to the massive stage at the Isle of Wight, Clarke reveals how Miles' refusal to stand still, changed the sound of the 20th century yet again.
Tracks featured:
"Trevere" - Miles Davis
"Milestones" - MIles Davis
"Iris" - Wayne Shorter
"Stella By Starlight" - Victor Young
"In a Silent Way" - Joe Zawinul
"Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis
"Pharoah's Dance" - Bennie Maupin
"John McLaughlin" - Miles Davis
"Sanctuary" - Wayne Shorter
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis
"It's about that Time" - Joe Zawinul
"Right Off" - MIles Davis
"Yesternow" - MIles Davis
"Directions" - MIles Davis
LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 5. LOST AND FOUND (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th June 2026
Clarke Peters concludes the series exploring Miles Davis's final decade. After nearly five years of reclusive silence, Miles emerges from his New York brownstone, determined to channel a new generation of musicians to spark his final reinvention of jazz. Miles is back! News of the comeback ignites the media, and packed audiences, from rock royalty to his old jazz associates, flock to his early gigs, left reeling as Miles boldly pushes the genre squarely into the electronic age.
Through albums like The Man with the Horn and the Grammy-winning Tutu, Miles and his visionary key collaborator, Marcus Miller, stubbornly defy the critics to forge a triumphant new legacy. Along the way, he crosses paths with Prince, while his late-career sonic experiments deeply inspire a burgeoning generation of hip-hop artists.
But It wasn't just the music that was rejuvenated. With the fierce support of his wife, actress Cicely Tyson, Miles battles back from the severe physical pain and exhausting excesses of the 1970s to clean up his lifestyle. Yet, as his fragile body is pushed to its absolute limits, a lingering question remains - how much longer can his flame burn? Before the final curtain falls, a man who spent a lifetime refusing to retrace his steps prepares one last, profound twist - a closing gesture that forces him to look back and finally embrace the very past he spent decades running from.
Tracks featured:
"Zimbabwe" - Miles Davis
"Gondwana" - Miles Davis
"Shout" - Miles Davis
"The Man with the Horn" - MIles Davis
"Ursula" - Miles Davis
"Fast Track" - Miles Davis
"My Man's Gone Now" - George and Ira Gerswhin, feat. Miles Davis
"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper feat. Miles Davis
"Tutu" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"Portia" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"Full Nelson" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"I believe" - Courtney Pine
"Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest/Lou Reed
"Airbag" - Radiohead
"Boplicity" - Miles Davis
"It Never Entered my Mind" - Rogers and Hart feat. Miles Davis
"My Funny Valentine" - Rogers and Hart feat. Miles Davis
John McLaughlin, Bill Evans and Marcus Miller from BBC Jazz File with Ian Carr, 2001.
Miles Davis from Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran, 1986
Q Tip from Red Bull Academy, 2013
Jonny Greenwood from The Adam Buxton podcast, 2016
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY (320kbs-m4a/316mb/2hrs16mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th October to 8th November 2025
"I'm here tonight to provide proof of life to that ever elusive, never completely believable, particularly these days, us. That's my magic trick."
In Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story, we uncover the magic trick to discover how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from small-town New Jersey became the iconic, muscular, and oft-misunderstood rock star of the 1980s, to the eloquent elder statesmen he is now. What can his story tell us about America today?
In each episode, Laura takes us to the front row of a live performance that reveals a different side of The Boss, and hears him across the decades in his own words from the archive. We'll also hear from fellow worshippers in the Church of Springsteen and disciples from the E Street Band, including drummer Max Weinberg, tributes from those influenced by Bruce, such as Bryce Dessner from The National, as well as Freehold town historian Kevin Coyne and music critics and biographers such as Richard Williams, Eric Alterman, Steven Hyden, Warren Zanes and Diane H. Winston.
The Bruce Springsteen Story comes from the production team behind BBC Radio 4's award-winning Joni Mitchell Story, and the podcast Soul Music – "...the gold standard for music podcasts..." (Esquire).
Producers: Eliza Lomas and Mair Bosworth
Sound Design and Original Music: Hannis Brown
Series Developer: Mair Bosworth
Production Coordinator: Stuart Laws
Additional Research: Sarah Goodman
Series Editor: Emma Harding
Commissioning Editors: Daniel Clarke and Matthew Dodd
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 0. TRAILER (320kbs-m4a/5mb/2mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th October 2025
How did the greats become the greats? And what did it cost them to get there? Legend is the award-winning music biography series from BBC Radio 4 exploring the lives of pioneering artists who shaped modern music.
In Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story, we discover how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from New Jersey became the iconic, muscular – and oft-misunderstood – rock star of the 1980s, and ultimately the eloquent elder statesmen he is now. What does his story reveal about America today?
Across the series, Laura Barton takes a front-row seat at five key gigs which illuminate a different side of The Boss. She travels to Asbury Park in 1971 to hear how teenage Bruce began to learn his magic trick at The Upstage Club. She hears about his nerve-wracking London Hammersmith gig in 1975, the electrifying final night of the Born in the U.S.A tour in 1985, and his emotional homecoming show at St Rose of Lima school gym in 1996. Lastly, Laura heads to Milan to witness the final concert of his 2025 Land of Hope and Dreams tour.
Featuring Bruce in his own words across the decades, alongside voices from the E Street Band, devoted fans, biographers, and critics.
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 1. MY HOMETOWN (320kbs-m4a/55mb/24mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 11th October 2025
How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.
Bruce's story begins in the small factory town of Freehold, New Jersey. His father, Douglas, is distant. The love from his Grandmother Alice is fierce. His life changes forever when he hears Elvis and The Beatles, and learns the guitar.
Laura travels to 23rd January, 1971. Bruce is 21 years old. This wiry figure with long curly hair takes the mic at the Upstage Club, Asbury Park. There is a vast distance between this scruffy boardwalk town venue and the stadiums he will one day fill, but Springsteen has a plan. Off stage, Bruce is a shy and introverted teenager. But when he plays, the transformation is startling. People liken it to Bruce Banner turning into the Incredible Hulk. This is where he finds his congregation - his vision of community forms here.
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 2. BORN TO RUN (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 18th October 2025
How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.
Bruce's story continues in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where he's living above a beauty parlour, broke, writing songs amongst the hairdryers. It's here he writes his first album, Greetings From Asbury Park. And in 1975, when New York is in turmoil and America in crisis, Springsteen releases his landmark album, Born To Run. This launches him to stardom.
London Hammersmith, 1975. Bruce's wildest dreams come true when the opportunity comes to perform in the home country of his greatest musical heros. But what follows is far from the Springsteen shows of exuberant legend. And this newfound fame soon comes to replace Freehold, New Jersey, as the town he wants to flee.
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 3. BORN IN THE USA (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 25th October 2025
How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.
Bruce's story continues in rural Holmdel, New Jersey, alone with a four-track tape recorder. He goes back into his childhood, drives the streets of his early years, searching for answers. Looking for meaning. The seminal album, Nebraska, is what comes out.
What happens next is an unravelling. And then a rebuilding. The Bruce who returns is unrecognisable. "He's got muscles now. Does that mean we have to get muscles now?!" - Warren Zanes. The album Born In The USA, with the anthemic album track and hit single Dancing In The Dark, takes Bruce stratospheric.
In October, 1985, after two years and 156 shows, the Born In The USA tour comes to a close at the Coliseum Los Angeles. Four sold out nights of 80,000 people. The final night is one of melancholy and of joy. And a foreboding of change to come.
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 4. THE PROMISE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 1st November 2025
How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.
Bruce is living in Hollywood, L.A, making music without his long-time bandmates. It's a time of Bruce being far away from his roots - and from some of his most loyal fans. But a homecoming concert in his school gym in Freehold, New Jersey marks a turning point.
LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 5. THE LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 8th November 2025
How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.
In our final chapter, we trace Bruce's journey to his latest tour - The Land of Hope and Dreams - where he speaks out on stage against the President of the United States. How did Bruce become the kind of artist who wears his politics so openly? And what impact has this had on his fan base?
Laura travels to Milan in the heat of July for the last stop on the tour at San Siro Stadium, where she meets fans who've journeyed from around the world to witness this moment.
EROL ALKAN - PHONICA MIX SERIES #100 (258kbs-m4a/180mb/1hr37mins)
Phonica podcast: 3rd October 2022
For Phonica's landmark 100th mix, we had to make it extra, extra special. Enter Erol Alkan, a DJ who has been at the top of his game for over two decades and very much a local London legend. Personally, I've seen Erol play countless sets over the years, from intimate mind-bending escapades at Trash to peak-time, sweat soaked affairs in crammed rooms for Bugged Out or Fabric, to euphoric outdoor festival stages in front of a sea of moshing revellers. I can safely say I've never not been impressed with his dedication to his craft, selections (is there a better after-hours mix than his 'Bugged In Selection'?) and natural ability to whip a crowd into a frenzy. That's to say nothing of the countless brilliant 'reworks' he's crafted for the likes of Hot Chip, Justice, Scissor Sisters, Metronomy, Franz Ferdinand and so many more over the years. As a tastemaker, his label Phantasy has brought now widely-lauded artists like Daniel Avery and Connan Mockasin to our ears. As a producer he's been behind the desk for albums by Ride, Mystery Jets, The Long Blondes, Late Of The Pier and most recently, Duran Duran. Let's just say he's been keeping himself busy. - Alex Egan
[00] Unloved (feat. Raven Violet) - Turn Of The Screw (Erol Alkan Rework) [Heavenly]
[08] Portable - The Spacetime Curvature (DJ Qu Remix) [Circus]
[13] ?
[17] Savas Pascalidis - Raw Mission [Lasergun]
[24] Mark Grusane - Klub Nacht [Rush Hour Store Jams]
[29] Tiga - Easy (Decius Remix) [Turbo]
[33] De Sluwe Vos - Tools For Fools [Something Happening Somewhere]
[36] Mr. Big Mouse - Drop That Ghetto Blaster! [SSR]
[39] ?
[43] Gideön - Ritmo [Homo-Centrics]
[48] Macho Gang - Naughty Boy
[51] Equip - ICA Beats 84 #1 (Gerd Janson Edit) [Running Back]
[55] Palmes Ziedas - Fhadi (Roe Deers Remix) [Good Skills]
[58] Working Men's Club - Ploys (Erol Alkan Rework) [Heavenly]
[66] Red Axes - Rhythm Passage [Phantasy Sound]
[73] Greg Foat - Psychosynthesis (Crooked Man's Psycrooked Remix Part 1) [Foundation]
[78] Jonathan Kaspar - CCC [Cocoon]
[83] Shan - Strobe Light [Running Back]
[87] Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Cliché (Soulwax Remix) [Deewee]
[92] Confidence Man - Holiday (Erol Alkan Rework) [Heavenly]
DANIEL AVERY - PHONICA MIX SERIES #78 (257kbs-m4a/119mb/64mins)
Phonica podcast: 1st December 2020
As another (rather unusual) year comes to an end, we close off our 2020 Mix Series with a sensational hour-long recording from one of the UK's finest electronic music producers – Daniel Avery.
Daniel's mix, however, is far from the ordinary. We'll let Daniel explain in his own words below.
"The act of DJing feels like it exists on another planet at the moment but, unemployment aside, I feel fortunate to have closed my eyes this year," Avery explains. "I've found a real solace in my metal box down by the water, the doors of which seemed to have been locked from the outside. In a good way. It's all meant that the pile of new music is bigger than ever and, when asked to make a mix for my favourite dance emporium Phonica, I had the opportunity to do something different. So, to round off the slow-motion blur of 2020, here is a mixtape made up of new and exclusive stuff: unheard demos, versions, live jams and studio experiments. Most of it was made for the club. Hope you enjoy and please pass it around. I'll see you on the other side very soon. DA xxx"
Daniel's latest album Love + Light recently landed via Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound label.
[00] Daniel Avery - Katana [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[02] Daniel Avery - Think About What You Love (Jas Shaw Remix)
[08] Daniel Avery - London Island [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[14] Daniel Avery - Dusting For Smoke [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[20] Daniel Avery - Dream Distortion [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[24] Daniel Avery - Yesterday Faded [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[30] Daniel Avery, Confidence Man - On & On (Again) [A Chaos/Polydor]
[37] Daniel Avery - Your Future Looks Different In The Light [Cocoon Recordings]
[43] ?
[48] ?
[53] Daniel Avery - Endless Hours [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
[59] Daniel Avery - Out of Silence [Phantasy Sound / PIAS]
JD TWITCH (OPTIMO) - PHONICA MIX SERIES #55 (257kbs-m4a/147mb/1hr19mins)
Phonica podcast: 3rd December 2018
The final chapter in Phonica's 2018 Mix Series comes in the form of an intricate and eclectic 75-minute long recording from Optimo's JD Twitch.
For more than three decades, JD Twitch has been at the very forefront of Scotland (and indeed the rest of the world's) clubbing scene. JD Twitch and Optimo‘s other-half, JG Wilkes' legendary event series Optimo (Espacio) used to run at Glasgow's Sub Club every Sunday, from 1997 to 2010 and has gone down in history as one of the cities most iconic residencies of all time.
Over the past fifteen years, Twitch has been releasing music under his various monikers Betty Botox, Mount Florida and Sonic Assasins, to name but three. Alongside his own musical output, Twitch is the main man behind the Optimo Music and Autonomous Africa imprints, which have collectively seen original works and top-class reissues from the likes of Coil, The Golden Filter, Tafi All-Stars, Midland and Auntie Flo in recent years. He also co-manages the Selva Discos label with Brazilian duo Selvagem.
[00] Tamburi Neri - Pelle Rossa [Optimo Music Digital Danceforce]
[06] Bergsonist - Heat [Optimo Music Digital Danceforce]
[10] Bruce - Patience St Pim [Hessle]
[12] ARAGON - Polaris
[14] Miharu Koshi - L'amour...Ou Ironie Noire
[19] Al Jerry - Mashallah [Against Fascism Trax]
[22] ?
[27] Strapontin - Fondofunk [Optimo Music Digital Danceforce]
[30] ?
[36] Joe Goddard - Broken [Against Fascism Trax]
[42] The Burrell Connection - Orbit_458 [Craigie Knowes]
[47] Laksa - It Feels Like I've Been Here Before [AD]
[50] Mathias Schaffhäuser - 6 Uhr Morgens [Ware]
[52] Sebo K - Stories We Tell Ourselves [Rekids]
[57] Overmono - Iii's Front [AD]
[59] Bergsonist - Planetary Systems [Optimo Music Digital Danceforce]
[65] The Pump Girls - Get On It (Pump Boys Edit) [West Friends]
[69] Tom Of England - Song Of The Sex Monk [L.I.E.S.]
[73] VIO_L3T - Cloud-Tech [Coyote]
[76] Brian Eno - Fractal Zoom (Roadkill Remix)
LOUIE VEGA - PHONICA MIX SERIES #44 (257kbs-m4a/114mb/62mins)
Phonica podcast: 3rd January 2018
One half of Masters At Work and iconic NYC house DJ and producer, Louie Vega, steps up for the 44th edition of the Phonica Mix Series. What better way to start 2018?!
One of house music's most prolific figures, Louie Vega is a man who needs little introduction. Having dedicated the majority of his life to music, Vega has cemented himself as one of the most accomplished DJs and producers within the dance music community over the course of his thirty-something-year career. With a penchant for Latin, Funk, Soul and Freestyle, Vega has crafted his own, unique brand of soulful house under his various aliases and band associations; Nuyorican Soul, Elements Of Life, Hardrive and, of course, the legendary Masters At Work collaborative project with longtime friend Kenny ‘Dope' Gonzalez.
Ahead of Louie's Phonica in-store event on January 3rd, where a very special 5×12" pack featuring all kinds of unreleased gems will be sold exclusively on the night, we caught up with the man himself for an in-depth chat about his formative years as an up and coming DJ in The Bronx, his works with Kenny ‘Dope' Gonzalez and much more
[00] Louie Vega - Music & Life (The Anané Ritual Remix) [RVMK LLC]
[03] Louie Vega - Music & Life (Ritual Piano Dub) [RVMK LLC]
[08] Palamino - Oh My! (Manoo Remix) [Nite Grooves]
[12] Louie Vega & Luisito Quintero (feat. Nina Rodriguez) - Yemaya (Louie Vega's JazzTribe Mix) [Vega]
[14] Professor (feat. Ndu Shezi & Thebe) - Unobenga (Louie Vega Remix) [Vega]
[19] Manoo & Nars - Kulu Muka (Dub Mix) [NuLu]
[24] ?
[28] Stones & Bones - Amahloni (Manoo Remix) [MoBlack]
[34] BeBe Winans (feat. Tobbi & Tommi & Kiandra Richardson) - He Promised Me (Louie Vega ad.lib Version)
[39] ?
[44] Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) (Louis Vega Re-Touch Edit)
[50] Loleatta Holloway - Can't Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix) [Vega]
[55] Luciano - Nature Reverance [Basaec]
[59] ?
CHAOS IN THE CBD - PHONICA MIX SERIES #40 (257kbs-m4a/113mb/61mins)
Phonica podcast: 4th September 2017
South London sibling duo and In Dust We Trust label curators Chaos In The CBD are next up for the Phonica Mix Series!
Louis and Ben Helliker-Hales, otherwise known as Chaos In The CBD, are the New Zealand born, musical sibling duo that have been gathering the attention and respect of many key tastemakers and DJs the world over in recent years. Best known for their delicious mixture of warm, jazzy, deep-house, the duo have unleashed their creations on such labels as Rhythm Section International, ClekClekBoom and Mule Musiq to name a few, as well as their own imprint In Dust We Trust.
Despite their busy schedule and fast approaching tour, we managed to catch up with the duo to find out what they've been up to, the ideas behind the mix, their influences and future plans. Check out the interview and the mix below. Enjoy!
LUKE VIBERT - PHONICA MIX SERIES #34 (258kbs-m4a/112mb/60mins)
Phonica podcast: 27th February 2017
British electronic music composer and producer Luke Vibert delivers the latest instalment of the Phonica Mix Series.
Widely known for his diverse output spanning multiple genres simultaneously, the Cornwall-born artist has been steadily releasing music since the mid 90s under different monikers, most notably as Wagon Christ, Kerrier District, Amen Andrews or Plug.
Luke's genre-agnostic body of work has found home in labels such as Mo Wax, Warp, Rephlex, Planet Mu, Lo Recordings, Ninja Tune and more recently also I Love Acid and Hypercolour. His last album, - 'Bizarster', came out on Planet Mu last year under his given name. As some sort of collage, all of his many sounds could be found in there. We can't wait to hear what the international man of mystery has in the pipeline for 2017.
[00] Todd Terry Pres. SAX - This Will Be Mine [InHouse]
[05] Total Ka-Os - Something Old School [Strictly Rhythm]
[09] Todd Terry - Put Your Hands Together [InHouse]
[16] Static - Touch Me Baby (The DJ's Dub)
[21] Reese & Kevin Saunderson - Rhythm Track 3 [KMS]
[24] Suburban Knight - The Art Of Stalking [Submerge]
...
[40] Reese - Funky Funk Funk (Extended Mix)
[46] Dan Curtin - One Evening At Mrs Applebee's...
KUTMAH - OFF THE RECORD MIX SERIES #53 (257kbs-m4a/115mb/62mins)
Phonica podcast: 13th January 2025
The Off The Record mix series kicks off its year with a bonafide legend in the game. Having close ties to artists like Flying Lotus, Ras-G & more Kutmah has blurred the lines between beats, hip-hop, new wave and Lo-fi. Having flipped the script on sampling and making his own sound from a little bit of column A and a little of column B, the DJ (whose mixing skills are nearly unparalleled), has always found himself indistinguishable in terms of genre. This has gathered him a very firm fanbase who never know what to expect from a Kutmah set. That being said we did not know what to expect either, and in this excitement received an hour of pure raw distorted guitars, ambient waves and lo-fi beats.
[00] ?
[04] DRONE - The Swamp [1985 Music]
[08] Dolor - Halfway A Siren [Wednesday Sound]
[11] HAJJ - I Tried To Yell Ya Something Thru This Fucking Phone [Brothers From Different Mothers]
[15] Sumgii - Deadline [20/20 LDN]
[17] Dopplereffekt - Satellites
...
[28] Dirty Art Club - Morphine-Cigarettes
[30] El Michels Affair - Masterclass
[32] Hether - Responso [Ear Slime C/O R&R Digital]
[37] Oh No & Roy Ayers - Ice Cold Coolers [Nature Sounds]
[39] DJ Vadim - Abstractions [Ninja Tune]
...
[45] Suicide - Girl [Revega]
[49] Lush - Scarlet [4AD]
[53] Beat Happening - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive [Domino Co]
[59] ?
[62] Akira Ito - 終章 青き久遠 / Epilogue, Out Of Endless Blue [Glossy Mistakes]
GREAT LIVES - PETER COOK PICKED BY JON HARVEY AKA COUNT BINFACE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 4th May 2026
Peter Cook was at the centre of the satire boom of the early sixties, both on stage with Beyond the Fringe and with his Soho club, The Establishment. Later he became a famous double act with Dudley Moore, and was also less well known as Lord Gnome, the proprietor of Private Eye.
"I can't believe that after 600 episodes of Great Lives, no one has ever nominated him before."
A funny half hour on the life of Peter Cook, featuring archive of him both young and old. Jon Harvey makes the case for this comedy great along with the voices of biographer Harry Thompson, Jonathan Miller, Ian Hislop, Richard Ingrams, and - in an interview from 1993 - Chris Morris. Also includes an extract of The Strange Death of the Establishment from Radio 4 in 2004
The producer for BBC Studios is Miles Warde
GUITAR GREATS - 12. HANK MARVIN (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st July 2026
Alexis Korner continues his series on influential guitarists with a profile of Hank Marvin, the leader of the Shadows. First broadcast 1983.
The Shadows - Atlantis [Parlophone]
The Shadows - Apache [Parlophone]
Cliff Richard - Livin' Lovin' Doll [Parlophone]
Cliff Richard - Living Doll [Parlophone]
The Shadows - F.B.I. [Parlophone]
The Shadows - Kon-Tiki [Parlophone]
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones [Parlophone]
The Shadows - Wonderful Land [Parlophone]
The Shadows - Guitar Tango [Classic]
The Shadows - Foot Tapper [Parlophone]
The Shadows - The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt [Mercury Studios]
The Shadows - Rhythm And Greens [Parlophone]
The Shadows - Don't Cry For Me Argentina [Parlophone]
ADAM F - BLEEP MIX #289 (257kbs-m4a/97mb/52mins)
Bleep podcast: 16th October 2024
"This is a mix of some of the new tracks I have been working on and released along with some tracks that I am feeling right now. Great music that will both work in a club but also in the car when you are driving down the M25. When I was putting this mix together I was feeling more of a street vibe and that guided my ears somewhat while also keeping the variety." - Adam F
Adam F & MC Conrad - F-Jam Revisited VIP
Marcus Interlex - Temperance
Adam F - Aromatherapy Revisited
Adam F - Aromatherapy Revisited (Paul T Reboot)
Adam F - Music In My Mind Revisited (Nookie Reboot)
Adam F - Circles Revisited Extended VIP
MC Conrad - Soul Patrol
Adam F - Circles Revisited (Alibi VIP)
Adam F - Brand New Funk (Adam F Reboot)
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag (Crissy Criss Remix) (Adam F & Redman VIP)
Adam F - Brand New Funk (Adam F Reboot)
LTJ Bukem - Music
MC Conrad - Promised Land
Goldie - Inner City Life (Nookie Remix)
Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Jungle VIP)
Zero T & Onj - Jazz Type Thing
L-Sides & Makoto - What You Won't Do For Love
MC Conrad - Golden Girl
Motiv - Walkin Jazz
Adam F - Music In My Mind Revisited (DJ Marky & Makoto Reboot)
Roni Size - It's Jazzy
LTJ Bukem - Atlantis
Adam F & J Majik & Outrage - Metrosound Reboot (Dubplate)
Adam F - Metropolis Revisited (Adam F & Crissy Criss Reboot VIP)
A Libi - Cause For Concern
Adam F - Jaxx Revisited (Outrage Reboot)
Adam F & Kirsty Hawkshaw - Line Me Up (Dubplate)
Lemon D - Danger
Adam F & Kirsty Hawkshaw - Fine Night Forever (Adam F & Neekotone Reboot)
J Majik Remix - When The Lion Awakes
Omar - There’s Nothing Like This (Jungle VIP)
SKREAM - BLEEP MIX #275 (257kbs-m4a/102mb/56mins)
Bleep podcast: 15th November 2023
The legendary Skream returns to his equally legendary Skreamizm series after ten years, with its eighth instalment adding yet another solid full length to his discography. To celebrate the release of this monumental project, Skream steps up for with our last Bleep mix of 2023 providing "a vision into the world of Skreamizm, some bassier/UK inspired cuts with some exclusives" from the man himself. Play this one at max volume!
Moritz Von Oswald - Infinito
James T Cotton - Unknown
Skream - Untitled
Toke - Runnin Over
Marc Brauner - Enough
Decent Damage And Shawn Cartier - T D Playa
Bufo Bufo - Chimera
Jesse Jones - Trippin
Legroooom - Untitled
Skream - Wierd Minimal
Cameo Blush - Template
Skream - This Aint Me
Skream - Thinking Of You
NIKKI NAIR - BLEEP MIX #270 (258kbs-m4a/113mb/61mins)
Bleep podcast: 9th August 2023
Following vibrant new collab EP on Future Classic with Breaka and Thys as well as his Warp Records debut with fellow rump mover HudMo, Nikki Nair takes us on a bouncing and bass fuelled outing for the duration of Bleep Mix #270. Featuring extra thick electro cuts spliced in for good measure and reaching fruition with peak time breaks euphoria to close out. Be advised, loose fitting and breezy clothing are a must: prepare to sweat.
Nikki Nair & Thys - Wake Up
Nikki Nair & Addison Groove - Testafiy
Syntax Error - Oceanic Amcom
Nikki Nair, Thys, Kelbin - The WASP
Lockstep - I Am
GRRL & Made Of Oak - Tempest
Caroline Polachek - Bunny is a Rider (Nikki Remix)
Unknown - Unknown
DJ ADHD & Baalti - Unknown
DJ Rupesh Pdm & DJ RK Charama - Mat Gehe Mau (Bastariya)
EL PLVYBXY - EKEKO
Oliver Dodd - Cycle 2.2
Mike Ink - Das Telefon Sagt Acid
HiTech (feat. Kay & Ziggy Waters) - I Swear Its A Bob
Big Berlin Link-up - Work That Shit
Superabundance x Black Rave Culture - Sprints
2 Mello - dream smooth
Tomu DJ - Bedroom DJ (Farsight Remix)
Steve Rachmad - No Hats Required
Nikki Nair & Hudson Mohawke - Long Ago
Nikki Nair & Breaka - The Zoomies
DJ SWISHA & Kush Jones - Moron
(is) - Detroit Seamount
Nikki Nair - Drum Cloud
secat - another rabbit
MCVERTT - Check The Bounce
LilC4 - Bang The Hammer (Jiddy RMX)
WTCHCRFT - Bagituh (DJ Swisha RMX)
Force Placement - Upsetter (DJ Manny Remix)
Nikki Nair & Hudson Mohawke - Generator
RICHARD FEARLESS - BLEEP MIX #216 (257kbs-m4a/112mb/60mins)
Bleep podcast: 19th November 2021
"The mix was recorded at my studio, Metal Box, which is situated on a peninsula where the River Lea meets the Thames. I recorded it late at night, looking over the river and the adjacent steel factory. I used two Technics 1210s, my trusty old Vestax PMC-46 mixer and a RE-20 Space Echo pedal.
I only DJ with vinyl, a habit I don't think I'll ever break. Some of these records, like the Shake's Frictionlized and Florence, are 30 years old, so please excuse the scratches.
I didn't plan this mix, just decided on opening a record and rolled from there, which is how I play out - searching for blends and that magical feeling when two records meet and form something new, channelling the feeling of unity and escape that occurs when you get lost in the music." - Richard Fearless
Artist Unknown - White Label
This Mortal Coil - Waves Become Wings (Rf Edit)
Artist Unknown - White Label
Coe (7) - Radial (or:la Remix)
Edmx - 101 Thru 09
Donato Dozzy - Filo
Buffered Multiple - Angularity
Panash - Jack 2 Jack
Anetha - Bionic Romance
Richard Fearless - Atlas Of Insanity
Philus - Kolmio EP
Shake - Frictionalized
Hoedus - The Futurist
Richard Fearless - New Perspective
Mode_1 - Oíche
Florence - The Vineyard
MIRA CALIX - BLEEP MIX #213 (257kbs-m4a/111mb/60mins)
Bleep podcast: 29th October 2021
Mira Calix provides a beguiling mix to celebrate her album a̶b̶s̶e̶n̶t̶ origin for Warp. Intertwining pioneering work from Stockhausen, Pierre Schaeffer and Harry Partch with contemporary artists, NY rap groups instrumental jams, shangaan electro, rapid footwork productions, spoken word freestyles and conceptual studies of modern sub/urban British life. Also featured is a poem performed by Rosie Middleton produced by Mira Calix and an exclusive track from the album a̶b̶s̶e̶n̶t̶ origin. It's a thrilling mix of far-reaching influence that rewards undivided attention... Enjoy!
Dirty Projectors - Henley's Dream
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Struktur IX
Oliver Coates - Cellos and Whistles
Tyondai Braxton - Gracka
Lennon And Maisy - Call Your Girlfriend
Beastie Boys - Drinkin' Wine
Sone Institute - Winter Is Dead
A.G. Cook - No Yeah
Nam Jun Paik - Hommage à John Cage
The Langley School Music Project - Mandy
Justice Olsson - Man Is A Delicate Flame
33EMYBW - Tentacle Centre
Maija Rutge - Octo
Lolina - Let Go
Mark Leckey - O' Magic Power Of Bleakness
John Glacier - Green Elephants Freestyle
Tod Dockstader - Apocalypse
Andrea Parker - Freaky Bitches (Mira Calix And Oliver Coates Remix)
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude aux sons animés
Mira Calix - codepoem: any chance of war? (performed by Rosie Middleton)
Ain Bailey - Five Car Train To Fremont Y
Nozinja - N'wanga I Jesu
Emily Hall & Mara Carlyle - I Am Alone
Edmund Finnis - Brother
Noel Coward - Honeymoon
Harry Partch - The Lost Musicians Mix Magic
Tierra Whack - Sore Loser
White Noise - Love Without Sound
Felicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Indefatigable Purple
Halim el Dabh - Electronics And The Word
Anna Meredith - Heal You (performed by Juice Vocal Ensemble)
Mira Calix - fractions fractured factions
MIKE PARADINAS - BLEEP MIX #205 (258kbs-m4a/109mb/59mins)
Bleep podcast: 16th August 2021
It's already been a killer 2021 for Mike Paradinas. Not only has he helped alert the ears and feet of listeners to some of footwork and juke's finest [RP Boo, Ripatti, Jana Rush] through his Planet Mu imprint, he's also found the time to produce some of his own stellar works under his Tusken Raiders moniker [as well as its subsidiaries]. His exclusive Bleep mix is loaded with his own cuts, ranging from interstellar ambient techno to menacing DnB beatings. Much like his label, there's a trove of sounds and tones on display here, each fuelled by Paradinas' unmistakable musical abilities.
"The mix is a snapshot of my productions half way through the year." - Mike Paradinas
Tusken Raiders - Housewerk [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Housewerk Remix [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Detroit Belm [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Corticofugal Remix [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Belmica [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Tropicana N'Vectif [Tusk]
Tusken Raiders - Satisfaction Dub [Tusk]
µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - Unheard Melodies [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq - Strawberry Aero [Analogical Force]
µ-Ziq - Elka's Song [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - The Secret Garden [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq - Magic Pony Ride Pt.1 [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq - Magic Pony Ride Pt.2 [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq - Magic Pony Ride Pt.3 [Planet Mu]
µ-Ziq - Preston Melodics [Analogical Force]
µ-Ziq - Uncle Daddy [Planet Mu]
STEVE DAVIS & KAVUS TORABI - BLEEP MIX #164 (257kbs-m4a/115mb/63mins)
Bleep podcast: 23rd February 2021
Former prog columnist and World Snooker champion Steve Davis joins his Utopia Strong collaborator Kavus Torabi (Gong, Knifeworld) for a blinder of a Bleep exclusive mix full of little-known and would-be prog classics, with nary a nod to well-trodden ground. The tone of the hour is one of ebbing and flowing forces; beginning with the tentative modular synthesis of Peter Frohmader's 'Spiral' and the raga-esque melodies of Hama's 'Ataraghine', the undercurrent of rhythms reaches its peak with the heavy, Neu!-flavoured space rock of 'Underglass' by OLD and some liquid Frippertronics from French cult legends Heldon.
Peter Frohmader - Spiral
Hama - Ataraghine
The Gasman - r9t
OLD - Underglass
The Utopia Strong - Brainsurgeons 3
De Tian - Transcriptome 2
Kavus Torabi - The Peacock Throne
Heldon - In The Wake Of King Fripp
Terry Riley, Krishna Bhatt - Song From The Old Country
Delia Gonzalez - In Through The Light
Thumpermonkey - Quiet Earth
Tim Smith - Swimming With The Snake
Nico - Frozen Warnings
808 STATE - BLEEP MIX #79 (253kbs-m4a/111mb/61mins)
Bleep podcast: 2019
Here we see acid house legends 808 State collating a masterful collage of influences from artists such as John Cafe, Hawkwind and Herbie Hancock all the way through to contemporaries such as Lone, Yak and Mark Pritchard alongside many 808 State productions and tracks from associated Graham Massey outfits Toolshed and Biting Tongues.
John Cage / Tom Dissavelt - Composition As Process Pt 3
Hawkwind - Opa Loca
808 State - Bird
Haruomi Hosono - Insects
As One I Was - Alabaster De Plume
David Bowie - Sweet Thing Reprise
Quetta - Demi Sher
Biting Tongues - Denture Beach
Fontana Mix / John Cage - Composition As Process Pt 3
Les Baxter - The Dunwich Horror
T. Rex - Organ Blues
Jaco Pastorious - Giant Steps
Beach Surgeon - Kick That Habit Man
Herbie Hancock - Sun Touch
Syreeta - Universal Sound Of The World
808 State - Westland
Passport - Homunculus
Toolshed - Mathematica
MP Productions - Rakatak
Haruomi Hosono - The Tale Of Genji
Massonix - Iguarglaphon Landscape
Zawinul - His Last Journey
Yak - Kaepora
808 State - Dr Lowfruit
MC Tunes / 808 State - Dance Yourself To Death
Lone - Temples
808 State - Planeten
Unknown - Acid Laugh
HOT CHIP - BLEEP MIX #65 (257kbs-m4a/109mb/59mins)
Bleep podcast: 2019
Hot Chip celebrated the release of their first new LP for four years with ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy' this week. It's a record that puts the band's love of golden-age house front and centre.
Their mix for Bleep carries on this theme and is directed primarily at the dance floor, featuring a number of exclusive Felix Martin edits. Definitely one to stick on again and again as the summer months finally roll in.
Aymeric de Tapol - J'ai Danse Avec Elle (Felix Martin Long Edit)
Lizzo - Juice (Hot Chip Extended Remix)
Witch - I'm Coming (Felix Martin Edit)
Felix Martin - Memphis Rental (Demo Version)
Hot Chip - Hungry Child (Paul Woolford Sunrise Mix)
Hot Chip - Melody Of Love (PBR Streetgang Remix Dub)
Kiki Gyan - Disco Dancer (Felix Martin Edit)
Amadou & Mariam - M'Bife (Felix Martin Edit)
Giorgio Moroder - I'm Left, She's Right (Felix Martin Edit)
Le Carousel - Broken (Felix Martin Remix)
MIRA CALIX - BLEEP × WARP RECORDS LIVE MIX #20 (257kbs-m4a/80mb/43mins)
Bleep podcast: 3rd February 2019
Recorded live at the Bleep × store in Dalston 3rd February 2019.
The Warp Records Bleep × takeover marked the last event at our pop-up shop in Dalston. Mira Calix, Plaid and Special Request all delivered sets that were energetic, playful and ultimately; incredibly fun. Here is the first recording of the bunch. Keeping with the bitter-sweet feeling that this were to be the last event held at the shop, Mira Calix produces an initially contemplative set that quickly morphs into a party-mix.
DESERT ISLAND DISCS: NORMAN COOK (320kbs-m4a/133mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 28th June 2026
Norman Cook, DJ and musician, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel [Castle Communications]
The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End [EMI Catalogue]
The Muppets - Rainbow Connection [Walt Disney]
The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais [Sony Music UK]
Donna Summer - I Feel Love [Island Def Jam]
Taj Mahal - Satisfied 'N' Tickled Too [Legacy Recordings]
Bobby Charles - I Must Be In a Good Place Now [Rhino]
Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) [Smith Hyde Productions]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE - 160. ANISH KAPOOR (320kbs-m4a/98mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 25th June 2026
The artist and sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor talks to John Wilson about his career and cultural influences. Renowned for his innovative, often monumental works, Kapoor gained international recognition in the late 1980s. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and won the Turner Prize the following year. His public artworks include Cloud Gate in Chicago, the Orbit sculpture next to the London Arena, commissioned to mark the 2012 Olympics, and the 110m-long structure of giant rings and connecting wires known as Temenos in Middlesborough. In 2025 a piece called Butchered, a collaboration with Greenpeace, was installed on to an active Shell oil rig in the North Sea as a protest against the fossil fuel industry. The Hayward Gallery in London is one of several cultural institutions around the world that is hosting major exhibition of the work of Anish Kapoor in 2026.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
JAMES BLAKE - AMBIENT (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 2nd July 2026
James Blake curates a serene mix of his favourite ambient tracks - the music he turns to for meditation, clarity and calm. Expect a tranquil soundscape with selections from Grouper, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mount Kimbie and more.
Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams - Emerald And Lime [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Grouper - Alien Observer [Yellowelectric]
Mount Kimbie - Ode To Bear [Hotflush Recordings]
Lukid - Chord [GLUM]
Mount Kimbie & Dom Maker (feat. James Blake) - Somehow She's Still Here [Warp]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Andata (Oneohtrix Point Never Remodel) [Milan]
Mount Kimbie - Tunnelvision [Hotflush Recordings]
James Blake - Waves Know Shores [Polydor]
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Odi Et Amo [Deutsche Grammophon (DG)]
William Basinski - Vivian & Ondine 1.1 [Temporary Residence]
Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams - Emerald And Stone [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Mount Kimbie - Maybes [Defensive Music]
Tim Hecker - Harmony In Blue II [The Orchard Enterprises]
Andrea Nagy - New York Counterpoint (Version For Clarinet & Tape): I. Quarter Note = 18 [Naxos]
Aphex Twin - #6 [Warp]
Burial - Endorphin [Hyperdub]
Aphex Twin - Aisatsana [102] [Warp]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Dream [WM Japan]
JAMES BLAKE - DANCE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st July 2026
James Blake selects his favourite dance tracks, bringing together an eclectic mix featuring Floorplan, Shinichi Atobe, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and more.
Moodymann - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Hits [Moodymann]
Floorplan - Tell You No Lie [Defected]
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (feat. Teddy Pendergrass) - The Love I Lost [Epic/Legacy]
Roy Davis Jr. (feat. Preven Everett) - Gabriel [Late Night Tales]
Kerri Chandler - Rain (Original Mix) [Nervous]
DJ Khalipha - Mara Pass Mara Beat [Dvpper Digital]
James Blake - Loading [Republic]
James Blake - I Hope My Life (1-800 Mix) [Polydor]
DJ Tray - I Tote (Jersey Club) [Bandcamp]
Robert Hood - The Family [M-Plant]
Shinichi Atobe - Love Of Plastic 1 [DDS]
Todd Edwards - Wishing I Were Home [Defected]
JAMES BLAKE - THE DUBSTEP YEARS (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st July 2026
James Blake shares some of his favourite dubstep tracks, exploring the genre's roots and the pioneers who influenced his own productions. Expect selections from Artwork, Coki, Mala, Loefah and more.
Artwork - Red [Fabric]
Horsepower Productions - Boogaloo [Tempa]
El-B (feat. MC Juiceman) - Digital (Bonus Remix) [Locked On]
Coki - Tortured [Tempa]
Mala & Spen G - Anti War Dub [I & I Music]
Kode9 (feat. The Spaceape) - 9 Samurai [Hyperdub]
Loefah - Disco Rekah [Deep Medi Musik]
Ikonika - Please [Hyperdub]
Peverelist - Roll With The Punches [Thomas Ford]
James Blake - Air & Lack Thereof [Hemlock Recordings]
Darkstar - Squeeze My Lime [Hyperdub]
The Bug (feat. Flowdan) - Jah War [Ninja Tune]
Untold - Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix) [Hemlock Recordings]
Mala - Changes (James Blake Harmonimix) [Deep Medi Musik]
JAMES BLAKE - JB PRODUCTIONS (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st July 2026
James Blake selects some standout moments from his production catalogue, reflecting on how key collaborations came together and offering insights into his creative process. Expect huge tracks from Kendrick Lamar, Dave, Frank Ocean, Rosalía and more.
Freddie Gibbs - Dark Hearted [Warner]
Dave - In The Fire [Neighbourhood Recordings]
Dave (feat. James Blake) - Selfish [Neighbourhood Recordings]
Dave & James Blake - History [Neighbourhood Recordings]
Travis Scott - STOP TRYING TO BE GOD [Cactus Jack / Epic]
Flatbush ZOMBiES - Afterlife [Flatbush Zombies]
ROSALÍA - DIABLO [Columbia]
Kendrick Lamar - ELEMENT. [TDE]
Frank Ocean - Solo [Boys Don't Cry]
JID (feat. Ravyn Lenae & Eryn Allen Kane) - Lauder Too [Dreamville/Interscope]
Vince Staples - War Ready [Def Jam Recordings]
Vince Staples - Big Time [Def Jam Recordings]
Travis Scott - the ends [Cactus Jack / Epic]
Travis Scott (feat. Westside Gunn) - LOST FOREVER [Cactus Jack / Epic]
A CAREER SPANNING JAMES BLAKE PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th February 2026
A career-spanning James Blake playlist incorporating several of his many and varied collaborations with the likes of Rosalía, Lil Yachty and Andre 3000.
James Blake - Radio Silence [Polydor]
Don Toliver (feat. James Blake) - Let Her Go [Warner Music]
Normani (feat. James Blake) - Tantrums [RCA]
James Blake (feat. Rosalía) - Barefoot In The Park [Polydor]
James Blake - Big Hammer Pt. 4 (Endel Focus Soundscape) [Republic]
James Blake - I Hope My Life (1800 Mix) [Polydor]
Kehlani (feat. James Blake) - Grieving [Atlantic]
Metro Boomin & James Blake - Hummingbird [Republic]
James Blake (feat. André 3000) - Where's The Catch [Polydor]
James Blake/Rick Rubin/Connan Mockasin - Noise Above Our Heads [Polydor]
James Blake (feat. Bon Iver) - I Need A Forest Fire (Glastonbury 2016) [Polydor]
James Blake (feat. Moses Sumney & Metro Boomin) - Tell Them [Polydor]
James Blake & Lil Yachty - Midnight [Quality Control]
James Blake & Endel - 6th Soundscape [Republic]
James Blake & Endel - 14th Soundscape [Republic]
JAMES BLAKE - LIVE GLASTONBURY (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th February 2026
James Blake recorded live at the Glastonbury festival. The programme also includes session material recorded for Radio 2 & 6 Music & James Blake discussing his debut album.
James Blake - Loading (Glastonbury 2024)
James Blake - Mile High (Glastonbury 2024)
James Blake - Limit To Your Love (Glastonbury 2024)
James Blake - Life Round Here (Glastonbury 2024)
James Blake - CMYK / Stop What You're Doing (Glastonbury 2024)
James Blake - To The Last (Radio 2 Session 10/04/13)
James Blake - Overgrown (Radio 2 Session 10/04/13)
James Blake - Unluck [Polydor]
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream [Polydor]
James Blake - I Never Learnt To Share [Polydor]
James Blake - Lindisfarne I [Polydor]
JAMES BLAKE - IN SESSION AND CONVERSATION ON 6 MUSIC (320kbs-m4a/275mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th February 2026
James Blake in session and conversation on 6 Music with Mary Anne Hobbs, Nick Grimshaw, Gilles Peterson and Nemone.
James Blake - Loading [Polydor]
James Blake - If You Can Hear Me [Polydor]
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream [A&M]
James Blake - Fire The Editor [Polydor]
James Blake - Big Hammer [Polydor]
James Blake - Tell Me [Polydor]
James Blake - Choose Me [Polydor]
James Blake - I Want You To Know [Polydor]
James Blake - Death Of Love [Good Boy]
Digital Mystikz - Anti War Dub [DMZ]
James Blake - Retrograde (6 Music Session, 13th Apr 2013)
Trimbal - Confidence Boost (Harmonimix) [R&S]
James Blake - Overgrown (6 Music Session, 13th Apr 2013)
James Blake - Limit To Your Love [Polydor]
James Blake - Can't Believe The Way We Flow (6 Music Session, 17th Apr 2019)
James Blake - Don't Miss It (6 Music Session, 17th Apr 2019)
James Blake - Lullaby For My Insomniac (6 Music Session, 17th Apr 2019)
James Blake - I'm So Blessed You're Mine [Polydor]
James Blake (feat. SZA) - Coming Back [Polydor]
James Blake (feat. JID & SwaVay) - Frozen [Polydor]
Dave - In The Fire [Neighbourhood]
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