Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold

In tribute to Skibadee, the influential and legendary MC, we play some of his more Hip Hop orientated releases, including his big club track Tika Toc and music from the project 2 X Freestyle (Skibadee & Det). Rest In Peace. An all time Reggae classic from Fabian plus brand new music from Chronixx (produced by Inflo) and Shy FX and Liam Bailey. Hip Hop from Paula Perry (produced by DJ Premier). Jazz Beats from Ebi Soda feat Yazz Ahmed on Tru Thoughts. A great tune from Kutiman & Elif Çağlar. A track influenced by the UK 90’s / 00’s Asian Underground scene from yourboykiran but done in a futuristic style. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Music from the new Moonchild album. Hip Hop from Godfather Don, Kendrick Lamar, Ghostface and a classic from Talib Kweli produced by Kanye West. Pioneering Funk Soul from the influential Betty Davis (Rest In Peace). Broken Beat from Bruk Rogers on CoOpR8, Quiet Dawn on First Word and Rebecca Vasmant on Tru Thoughts. A track from the excellent London Pirate Radio Adverts on Death Is Not The End. Drum & Bass from Paul SG, DJ Die and a big tune that’s rocking the dancefloor at Sonic Switch from OneDa, Sam Binga and Particle. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A special DJ Mix with the music and songs from Lata Mangeshkar (Rest In Peace) and tracks that have been influenced by her releases including Mos Def, Slick Rick, Madlib, Jaylib, Planet Asia, Four Tet, Little Simz, Flying Lotus, Truth Hurts, Rakim and more. Plus music from Moonchild, Bonobo and Bigga Bush.

Harp music from Brandee Younger. Hip Hop from dereck d.a.c, DJ Premier & 2 Chainz. Plus three songs from different eras that are all connected from De La Soul (produced by Jay Dee), Ahmad Jamal and Lance Ferguson. Brand new Jazz from Sly5thAve & Roberto Verástegui. Broken Beat from Jonny Faith and Alison David remixed by Afronaut. Dancefloor Jazz from Theon Cross and Ebi Soda. The excellent Nina Simone track from the Summer Of Soul (Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) soundtrack. A track from Bristol’s Slowe. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Music from Sly & Robbie (Rest In Peace Robbie Shakespeare) feat N’Dea Davenport on vocals. Rebecca Vasmant remixes Tamil Rogeon. A wonderful track from Black Flower. Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy remixes Lady Blackbird. A track from the Stoney & Meatloaf album on Motown off shoot Rare Earth. Hip Hop from Gawd Status feat Jehst, Kojey Radical and a UK classic from Caveman. Alex Reece’s deep D&B remix of United Future Organisation on Talkin Loud. A track from the new Quantic EP on Aus Music. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Music from FloFilz feat Alfa Mist. Soul from Moonchild feat Lalah Hathaway and FKJ feat Jordan Rakei. Drum and Bass from A.K.A and a big tune from Tyke & Recipe feat Dakota Sixx. Hip Hop from Ghostface, De La Soul and Organized Konfusion. A track from the new Bonobo album which samples his own remix of Nostalgia 77(which gets a play too). Kid Fonque with a deep Broken Beat remix. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A cover of the classic Doris tune by Matt Berry with Emma Noble on vocals. Brand new music from Moonchild featuring Lalah Hathaway. A quality song from Bristol based singer, instrumentalist and producer Slowe. Uplifting soul from Paul Johnson & Daz I Cue. A tune from Mtume (Rest In Peace). Hip Hop with a message from Gawd Status feat Jehst and Your Old Droog feat MF DOOM. The epic STR4TA remix of Anushka. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Best of 2021 (Part 4) with some favourite tunes of last year that will no doubt be sounding good in 2022 too. Songs from Lady Blackbird and Quantic & Nidia Góngora. Hip Hop from KRS One. Dancefloor tracks from sUb_modU, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Ashley Beedle and Darren Morris. Drum & Bass from Calibre, Unglued and Workforce. A big tune from Ivy Lab. The heavy shaking tune from The Bug feat Flowdan. A cover of a classic Frankie Knuckles song by Reggae Disco Rockers form Japan. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Best of 2021 (Part 3). With a track from Little Simz. Hip Hop from Rakim, Sly5thAve feat Marlon Craft, and Common. Jazz from Daniel Casimir. Broken Beat from EVM128 remixed by Cengiz. Quality tunes from Sault and Moonchild Sanelly. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Best Of 2021 Show Part 2. With music from Hiatus Kaiyote, Greentea Peng, Cleo Sol and Bina. Broken Beat from Afronaut. Boogie from Nu Genea. The big anthem from Chandé & yourboykiran. A track form the Madlib album. Plus plenty more musical treats.

Best of year selections (Part 1) on the show this week. With big vocal tunes from MELONYX, Children Of Zeus, Tyson and MidnightRoba. Hip Hop from Quakers, The Black Opera, Gawd Status and Lex Amor. Dancefloor tunes from Close Counters, WheelUP, STR4TA and Bruk Rogers. Jazz from Emma Jean Thackray and LCSM. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A track from the new Aurora Dee Raynes album on Tru Thoughts. IG Culture reworks Jamiroquai Broken Beat style. UK Garage / Dancehall fusion from Main Phase. Hip Hop from Rakim. A great tune from Chowerman x Owleybeats. Future Soul from Sahala. A track from the new Nightmares On Wax album. Plus plenty more musical treats.

The new single from Rebecca Vasmant on Tru Thoughts fusing Jazz and Broken Beat. A classic from IG Culture’s New Sector Movement. A hypnotic track from Anadol. A wonderful Afrobeat tune from Ahmed Sirour. Drum & Bass from Jack Boston, Madcap and Dr Meaker. A Broken Beat style Remix from Virgil Abloh (Rest In Peace). Soul from Moonchild and Tyson. Plus plenty more musical treats.

New music from Wajatta on Brainfeeder. A quality track from Knxwledge. South Asian styles from a great compilation on Naya Beat and a great rework of SL2’s On A Ragga Tip from the Stuntman soundtrack. Drum and Bass from Zero T and Paul SG. Hip Hop from Bahamadia, Kid Acne, Jehst and KRS One. Brand new music from Ebi Soda on Tru Thoughts. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A quality tune from Lex Amor, K15 & Karun on Extra Soul Perception. Soul from Moonchild and BINA. Hip Hop from KRS One (a brand new track), Das EFX and Run the Jewels. A great cover version of Space (the track sampled in Busta’s Woo Hah) by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band. South Asian beats with synths from DJ Cable. Greg Wilson remixes STR4TA. New music from Bonobo and O’Flynn. Broken Beat from WheelUP. Plus plenty more musical treats.

New music from fika & Bambie on Tru Thoughts. Soul from BINA, Joy Crookes and Aretha Franklin. A dancefloor live track from Lonnie Smith (Rest In Peace). Futuristic sounds from Sun Ra. Broken Beat from Kuna Maze and EVM128. Deep Jazz from Emanative & Liz Elensky. Grooving beats from Taraach. A Chaka Khan classic. Plus plenty more musical treats.

A quality new song from Grace Carter. Brand new music from Moonchild and Nightmares On Wax. A classic from Tracy Chapman (and a Hip Hop tune that samples it from Nice and Smooth). The Pro-Teens cover KMD from their forthcoming MF Doom covers album. The big South Asian fusion anthem from Chandé & yourboykiran on Daytimers. Percussive drums from Jeremiah Asiamah. A great tune from Makaya Mccraven on Blue Note. Plus plenty more musical treats. 

A special Sonic Switch themed DJ mix from Robert this week, representing some of the tunes going down well at his Brighton club night residency. With Soulful grooves from Miryam Solomon & Huw Marc Bennet. Hip Hop from Little Simz, dereck d.a.c and a Grandmaster Flash featuring Melle Mel classic dubplate. Funk from Alan Hawkshaw. Boogie from Nu Genea and Samii. Deep dancefloor beats from El Payo. WheelUP’s excellent remix of Tiawa. Drum and Bass from Flytronix remixed by Origin Unknown. Ronin remixing Sade. Plus plenty more musical treats. 

Music from Steam Down, Aurora Dee Raynes and Bonobo. Hip Hop from Che Noir, KRS One & Big Daddy Kane. Boogie from Samii. The much sampled classic from The Mohawks in tribute to Alan Hawkshaw (R.I.P). A great Piano and Beats track from Witness Protection Program. In tribute to Pee Wee Ellis (R.I.P) a track from James Brown he co-wrote. Drum & Bass from DJ Marky featuring Evabee on vocals. WheelUP remixes Tiawa. Plus plenty more musical treats.

New music from Bonobo. Hip Hop from Big Daddy Kane featuring Jay Z, ODB and more, KRS One and DANGERDOOM. Spiritual Jazz from Doug and Jean Carn. New music from Palm Skin Productions and Crafty 893 on Tru Thoughts. A classic soul track from Andrea Martin. Broken Beat with a Brazilian twist from Banda Favela remixed by Alex Phountzi. Plus plenty more musical treats.