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Liam is letting the music do the talking as he steers the radio station and its events on his own! Featured artists are High Pulp, John Coltrane, and Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Liam is coming back to you with another hour of smooth sounds to be part of your soundtrack on your Sunday! Featured artists are The Offline, Massive Attack, and Mel Tormé.

Aracataca's John Child spins new Latin cuts from José Fajardo Jr. ft. Gilberto Santa Rosa, Pedro Brull, Yolanda Rivera, Gonzo Gonzales ft. Choco Orta, Rubby Haddock y su Orquesta, Papo Santiago and DJ El Gúero; selected cuts from new vinyl reissues by Tito Puente, Bobby Matos And The Combo Conquistadores and Bobby Montez And His Orchestra; a classic charanga cut by José Fajardo Sr.; and a rare vinyl track from Kent Gómez and his Orchestra. Plus two cuts featuring the seminal Afro-Cuban trumpeter Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, "The Giant of the Keyboard", Charlie Palmieri, and the notable producer, Joe Cain.

How significant is a music genre? In the early to mid 1990s, a peculiar and vaguely described strand was believed to be forming in the central Tokyo district of Shibuya. Known mostly for its huge geometric pedestrian crossing, the station it adjoins had long been a meeting place for youth, often by Hachiko, the famous dog statue. Then possibly to rummage round the myriad record shops, eateries, or Mandarake for comics and toys. Possibly the town’s name being used for this micro trend was to label it as a hipster movement. Outside of Japan, it certainly vibrated with a new cool mystique, eventually attracting record labels from the UK and Europe. Using the latest sampler technology, combining a gamut of previously known styles, many tracks were assembled almost to see how many breaks could be crammed in. Jazz flavours went into the pot, 60s grooves, French styling, Brazilian rhythms or meat and potatoes breaks - maybe a smattering of B-boy flavouring. An early taste of this style was cooked up by Towa Tei, as a member of Deee-Lite, way back in 1990 with the “sampladelic” meisterwerk 'Groove Is In The Heart'. Ploughing a furrow apart from the blander downbeat or frenetic house of the west, somehow a peculiar Japanese aesthetic thrived in this brief moment. A loose canon, the leading lights may not have comfortably accepted their role, but from the underground up, Nobukazu Takemura, Tosh & Kudo, Hiroshi Fujiwara, and United Future Organisation were names that crept into foreigners’ wants lists and boxes.

Anger is an energy! A show dedicated to keeping the faith in radical alternative futures in a militarised present. Featuring music from PIL, Death, The O'Jays, DJ Samrai, C Powers, Nadeem Din-Gabisi and words from Marcus Syrus Ware and Toni Morrison.

Footsteps celebrates Supersonic Festival 2025 with an hour of music from some of that artists that featured on this year’s line-up. Supersonic is a three-day festival held in Digbeth, Birmingham. For twenty-two years, it’s been flying the flag for the avant-garde and experimental music scene worldwide. Read my review for last years edition here: https://offlicencemagazine.com/blog/supersonic-festival-2024-review For all things Supersonic: https://supersonicfestival.com/

Latest TDW with Dj Fiery Biscuits.

Aracataca's John Child spins new Latin cuts from Pedro Brull, José Fajardo Jr., Orquesta Mulenze ft. Tato Peña, Steve Guasch & ONE ft. Rico Walker, Nolita Golding with Spanish Harlem Orchestra, DJ Lindo & DJ Fabrizio Zoro (ft. Nestor Pacheco) and Oscar Cardona; new and classic charanga from Orquesta Aragón and José Fajardo And His Orchestra; and vintage cuts by Mongo Santamaría, Ismael Rivera with Kako y su Orchestra and Rafael Cortijo y su Bonche. Plus a classic live cut by Angel Canales recorded at the Poliedro Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela, and the second part of a lost track by Latin soul maestro Joe Bataan.

The Damping Wells 153 with seersucker pear plucker DJ Fiery Biscuits. Tracks by Haptic, Sarah Hughes, Plurals, Ban Hus, Ardler Saint, Marina Moore, Tuusmala, Secret Nuclear, Max Rompler, Raxmus, Katarina Gryval, and Ecka Liena.

This show is quite Dubby and very worldy. However the highlight of the show is my guest and the new artist from our lovely Bright town we all call Brighton. Her name is Kaia Fincher and she’s a super star in the making. Debuting her single “Something New”. This was a really special episode for me. Faithfully, Bo☀️❤️

Japan Blues Yakuza Show: Gangsters rule, no? If not, where have you been for the last ten years or so? But gangsters once ruled because they were “cool”. The history of cinema is peppered with bad guys who somehow elicit our sympathies, check any film noir, you can’t help rooting for the seemingly ruthless hoodlum who gets it in the end. And Japanese culture is no exception. The rugged thug (yakuza) is just as fragile as the rest of us, when the push comes. With a cherry-picking of samurai ethics, and straight old bully-boy behaviour, the fictionalised Japanese gangster suffers the same life struggles as any European or yank. And they’re not only men, there are many yakuza movies featuring katana wielding, and occasionally sadistic, women. And so the music - some singers were genuine hoods before they made the studio, others just had the right face for a celluloid gunsel. The two intersected, and became a popular side genre, and female actors stepped off the set and into recording too. The result is a moody brew, singing of their hardships, taking the wrong path in life, and fortitude against all odds.

Aracataca's John Child pays tribute to the pioneering Latin pianist, composer, bandleader and 8-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri (1936-2025), featuring excerpts from a conversation between Eddie and the late Aracataca host Tomek and classic cuts from the Mamboys, Tito Rodríguez, Eddie's groundbreaking group La Perfecta and his collaboration with Cal Tjader. The show also highlights Eddie's associations with his older brother, "The Giant of the Keyboard" Charlie Palmieri, trombonist Barry Rogers and singer Ismael Quintana.

The Damping Wells 152 with sabre toothed pilot light Dj Fiery Biscuits. Tracks by Jessica Ackerley, Eli Wallace, Nads Spiro , Brighton Ambients, Deepkiss 720, Ban Hus, David K Frampton, Hanna Tuulikki, Starlite Motel and Alexander Holm. Nothing succeeds like a budgie scorned.

Liam is in the land of maple at the moment so he is going to let the music do the talking! Normal service will resume next show. Featured artists are Bush, Penguin Café Orchestra, and Coco.

Another Sunday, another edition of Liam waffling on and playing some great music! Tune in if you like to discover new and undiscovered songs! Featured artists are Ray Charles, shy., and Juice Newton.

Summer is OVA! Let's usher in the new season with a relaxed show featuring New Age Steppers, T.Rex, Jawnino and new music from Nourished By Time and Blood Orange.

The Damping Wells 151 with deep fried paddling pool DJ Fiery Biscuits. Heavy feature for the Gaza With Love charity compilation albums in aid of PalMedAcademy. https://forgazawithlove.bandcamp.com/album/for-gaza-with-love-vol-ii

Aracataca's John Child spins new charanga from Orquesta Aragón with the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra; a lost track by Latin soul maestro Joe Bataan; reissued cumbia from Óscar Agudello y el Combo Moderno; Latin jazz from Gonzo Gonzales ft. Alí Bello; the title track of the new album by Eduardo Zayas y su EZ la Banda; new salsa africana from Francis Ndoumbe; and cuts in memory of the innovative Cuban percussionist Changuito and New York-born pianist, composer, arranger and director Kent Gómez. Plus an item on the salsa band-leading career of the late pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger Martín Arroyo, featuring Conjunto Unidad, Conjunto Monte Adentro, Clase 90, The New York Power and Los Soneros del Barrio.

This show is all I’m known for. Beats and some roots. Electronicky show with some worldy undertones. Quite upbeat with nice vocals and some enchanting melodies nestled within the simple beats. Some new releases and some older nice ones. Faithfully, Bo ❤️🙃☀️

Liam is running through the studio corridors to thrown some songs on for you lovely people! Tucked under his arm are many mediums such as vinyl, CDs, and flash drives. Featured artists are Drama On The Corner, Alec Holowka, and Balduin.