Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold

Part 3 of the Best of 2020 shows with a great song from Arlo Parks. Hip Hop from Griselda, Busta Rhymes and Riz Ahmed. Big tunes from Sault & Little Dragon. A tune that has been on repeat from Huw Marc Bennett feat Miryam Solomon. Grime from Chip feat JME & Dizzee Rascal and Flowdan. Broken Beat from WheelUP and LCSM. Bryony Jarman-Pinto remixed by Dego. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Part 2 of the Best Of 2020 selections with Anderson .Paak’s BLM anthem. Soul from Madison McFerrin, Yazmin Lacey and Sly5thAve feat Denitia. Hip Hop from Bishop Nehru feat MF Doom, Jay Electronica and Che Noir (who released so much quality in 2020). Dancefloor deepness from Wajatta, Catching Flies remixed by Ron Basejam, Nikitch & Kuna Maze and Kaytranada. Gospel from Rev Milton Brunson (as used in one of the best TV series of 2020… I May Destroy You). Plus plenty more musical treats that kept us going in 2020 and will no doubt keep us going in 2021.

The first Best Of 2020 show so quality music guaranteed. Of course starting off with Sault who came with two classic albums this year. Soul from Demae, JGrrey & Tiawa. Deep music from MJ Cole, Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas. Hip Hop from Sa Roc, Nayana Iz, Durrty Goodz (in tribute to Ty) and Noname. Dancefloor grooves from Slowly remixing Onegram and Stretch & Bobbito. Broken Beat from Ben Hauke remixing The Seshen, Laroye and WheelUP. The big Deemus Dub of Str4ta on Brownswood. Tunes from Khruangbin, Teeth Agency and a timeless tune from Steam Down. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A track from the excellent album from Thijsenterprise (tough Drums and Jazz). Soul from Zilo, Moonchild, Patrice Rushen, Yazmin Lacey & Congi. Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger cover Kate Bush with Harp and Double Bass. Broken Beat from Fradinho and Coach Leo (remixed by Groove Chronicles). A big Soulful Boogie tune from Samii (produced by Dego). Gospel Disco from Soul Central on Tru Thoughts. Spiritual Jazz from Matthew Halsall. A Doo Wop / R&B / Rock & Roll protest song from 1958 by The "5" Royales. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A special Christmas themed DJ mix this week with tunes from Khruangbin, Sharon Jones, Camp Lo, Jimmy Jules & The Nuclear Soul System, Cocoa Tea, The Brute Force Steel Band Of Antigua, James Brown, Nancy Lee, Quantic remixing Peggy Lee, Lou Rawls, Donny Hathaway and many more. Plus music from new Tru Thoughts signing Tiawa, Batitda remixed by Octa Push on Soundway, Ebi Soda and Madlib.

A special DJ mix this week with some Bruk / Broken Beat tracks from the 00’s, from deeper Soul to heavy drums. With music from Amy Winehouse remixed by Seiji, Alice Russell remixed by Bugz In the Attic, Kenny Dope re-editing Solid Groove aka Switch, a big tune from that era by Quantic, a classic from Ty. Jazz deepness from IG Culture. Rounding off the show with some more mellow music from Sarathy Korwar, Ujjy and Iman Houssain. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A great version of The Creator Has A Masterplan from Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas plus a classic from Gary Bartz. Hip Hop from Sa-Roc and Quakers feat Sampa The Great. A great UK fusion as JME & Swindle combine with Ezra Collective. Deep Disco Gospel from HNNY. Music from Quantic’s label Selva and his new artist project under the name Teletronix (bumping synth grooves). Ebi Soda remix Ian Simmonds in their own unique fusion way. Plus a couple of Drum & Bass classics from S.P.Y and Calibre and brand new music from Nu Tone. A classic from Pressure Drop. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A track from the new Andrew Ashong and Kaidi Tatham EP. Hip Hop from Reks, De La Soul, Joker Starr & Micall Parknsun, and Sa-Roc. Soul from Moonchild and Nao. Middle Eastern grooves from Satellites. A big rolling funk bass line tune from Str4ta remixed by Demus on Brownswood. Deep music from Terror Danjah. Drum & Bass from Chug and Law. Left beats from DJ Haram remining Clap Clap and Kjell Anderson. Plus plenty more musical treats.  

Quality Hip Hop from the Sa Roc album, Busta Rhymes, new from De La Soul with a whole host of features, and Che Noir. Dancefloor deep beats from Fybe:One, Rockid Sound Machine (from Russia) and Footshooter remixing Vels Trio. Quality Broken Beat from EVM128 remixing the Soul Central release on Tru Thoughts. Drum & Bass from Alix Perez feat Liam Bailey and 4Hero feat Imani. A soulful track from Ujjy (from his album exploring dealing with depression and featuring his Mum & Dad). Big tunes from Sault and Steam Down. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Hip Hop from Jean Grae and Che' Noir. Broken Beat from WheelUp, Moses Boyd feat. Poppy Ajudha, Domu, Contours & Yadava. An Afrobeat remix of the Soul II Soul anthem. Soul from Outside and Madison McFerrin. Kenny Dope remixes Sun Palace on BBE. A classic from St Germain. The wonderfully hypnotic track by Huw Mar Bennett. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Hip Hop from Che' Noir, Hoodratz and Cypress Hill. Deep dancefloor beats from new Tru Thoughts signing Fybe:One. Jazz for the floor from Osunlade’s Centour Jackson. Broken Beat from IG Culture remixing Reginald Omas Mamode IV and WheelUp feat Brint Story. Drum & Bass / Jungle from Think Tonk, DJ Stretch and new music from DJ Krust. Jazz from Nubya Garcia, Sefi Zisling, Don Rendell and Ian Carr Quintet. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Music from new Tru Thoughts signing Hemai (21 year old multi-instrumentalist and producer). Jordan Rakei’s cover of Donald Byrd on Blue Note. Hip Hop from Black Moon (sampling Donald Byrd), the excellent Che Noir album, Cypress Hill, and a classic from Skitz featuring Wildflower, Tempa & Estelle. Dancefloor tunes from WheelUP, Roisin Murphy and deepness from DJLMP. Reggae from Likkle Jordee, Lila Iké and La Grima (covering Nirvana Reagge / Dub style). A tune from John Lennon. Drum & Bass / Jungle from Chug, DJ Die, Shay and Kings Of The Rollers feat. Chimpo. An Unfold favourite from Arlo Parks. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Brand new music from Quantic released on his own label Selva. A great new track from Ivy Lab. Previously unreleased music from Domu. Broken Beat from WheelUp featuring Brint Story on vocals. Hip Hop classics from Public Enemy, Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth, and Ras Kass. Drum and Bass from Alix Perez feat. Liam Bailey, Jrumhand. PaulSG and DJ Marky. Reggae from Dennis Brown, Likkle Jorde via the excellent Aloha Got Soul, Protoje & Lila Iké. Another spin of the remix by Slowly from Japan of Onegram. Nourishing music from Sault. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Nourishing music from the latest Sault album. Broken Beat from WheelUP feat Brint Story (check the anti-Trump lyrics) and a classic Switch Edit of Seiji & Q Tip.  Hip Hop from Ras Kass, Blackalicous, 2Pac and Main Source. Brand new music from Steve Arrington on Stones Throw. A track from the new Roisin Murphy album. Deep downtempo music from Calibre. A quality song form Okay Kaya. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Hip Hop from Sly5thAve’s new album, Pete Rock & Camp Lo and Ms Melodie. A quality tempo changing track from the new On The Corner compilation from Tamar Collocutor V. Soul from Demae, Freddie Cruger feat. Linn and the excellent new Sault album. Deep dancefloor beats from Austin Ato and club tracks from Tiptoes and Karizma. In tribute to Toots (R.I.P) there is music from The Maytals plus Reggae / Dancehall from Mr Vegas & brand new Super Cat. Star Wars Cut & Paste from Si Spex. Plus plenty more musical treats.

New music from the very talented Crafty 893, taken from his new EP on Tru Thoughts. Deep dancefloor music from Mall Grab. In tribute to Ronald Bell (R.I.P), who co-founded Kool & The Gang, there are two songs from the group plus two Hip Hop tunes that sampled the songs from A Tribe Called Quest and Malcolm McClaren and the World Famous Supreme Team.  A classic from The Quantic Soul Orchestra featuring Alice Russell. Quality music from Brighton’s Ebi Soda. Star Wars themed Cut & Paste from Si Spex. A track from Sault. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Soul from JGrrey, Rahaven, Greentea Peng and Tiawa. A Hip Hop classic from Natural Resource. Star Wars Cut & Paste from Si Spex. A great track from Huw Marc Bennet. Quality music from Steam Down on Blue Note. Record Store Day vinyl specials from Sarathy Korwar and Ezra Collective. Gospel with Rap from the 1950’s by The Jubaliares. A Drum and Bass classic from Goldie remixed by 4hero. A quality Jungle Remix from Think Tonk. Plus plenty more musical treats.

On the week the new Shapes compilation is released on Tru Thoughts we play a couple of tunes that are on the vinyl from Gawd Status and WheelUP. A great 7” release from Steam Down on Blue Note. Hip Hop from Biz Markie and Natural Resource. Soul from Caron Wheeler and Monica. Si Spex cuts and pastes some Star Wars samples. Piano Broken Beat from Cengiz. Soulful South Asian sounds from Shazia Manzoor. The excellent 2000Black remix of Bryony Jarman-Pinto. Plus plenty more musical treats.

To celebrate Record Store Day 2020 finally happening, this week's Unfold show is a vinyl special featuring some RSD releases alongside other vinyl treats new, old and classic. Soul from Moonchild (remixed by Jazzy Jeff and James Poyser) and Minnie Riperton. Hip Hop from the Jungle Brothers and Scorzayzee. Revolution inspiring Soul / Funk from Magnum. Dego remixing Bryony Jarman-Pinto (forthcoming on a Tru Thoughts 12”). Classic Broken Beat from Da One Away aka Dego. Quality re-issue of the Asha Puthli album from Mr Bongo records. Plus lots more great music to enjoy across the genres.

Dancefloor grooves from Souleance & Kartell. Music from new Tru Thoughts signing Tiawa. A track from the new Khruangbin album. Greentea Peng drops another good single. Music from 20 year old multi instrumentalist and producer Hemai. A classic from The Young Disciples on Talkin Loud. Drum & Bass / Jungle from The JB (sampling Soul II Soul) and Think Tonk. Gospel soul from PJ Morton. Plus plenty more musical treats.