Another 90 min for you, starting slowly and fitting the current mood somehow. After a Hip Hop-Bridge we go to Jazz (Happy 80th Birthday Pharoah Sanders!) and finish the last 30 min of the show with uptempo electronic music.

Tracklist:

01 Mournig (A) BLKStar – Holds (Don Giovani Records)
02 Sam Gendel – Oowee (Nonesuch)
03 Puma Blue – Velvet Leaves (Blue Flowers)
04 The Dave Pike Set – Somewhat, Somewhere, Somehow (MPS)
05 Salomea – Outdoors (Enja /Yellowbird)
06 Dorian Concept – Eigendynamik (Elevator Version) (Brainfeeder)
07 Wandl – Altbautraum (Affine Records)
08 The Notwist feat. Ben LaMar Gay – Oh Sweet Fire (Morr Music)
09 Azu Tiwaline feat. Cinna Peyghamy – Violet Curves (On The Corner Records)
10 Sa-Roc – Grounded (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
11 Reason – Fall (Top Dawg Entertainment)
12 Sam Gendel – BBQ1 (Nonesuch)
13 Daniel Maunick – Africana (Far Out Recordings)
14 The Twilite Tone – Do It Properly (Stones Throw)
15 Machinedrum feat. Freddie Gibbs – Kane Train (Ninja Tune)
16 Edrix Puzzle – Johnny Buck Buck (On The Corner Records)
17 Pharoah Sanders – Black Unity (Impulse!)
18 Mournig (A) BLKStar – Mist :: Missed (Don Giovani Records)
19 Roisin Murphy – Shellfish Mademoiselle (Skint)
20 Austin Ato feat. Laville – Control (Lumberjacks In Hell)
21 Teno Afrika – Trip To Vlakas (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
22 Reginald Omas Mamode IV – 400 Years (IG Culture Remix) (Coop presents)
23 Teno Afrika – Smooth Criminal (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
24 Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Hold On (Hopestreet Recordings)

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A 90 min summer special starting off slowly with ambient electronica and classical piano vibes from Laraaji going first to beats and rhymes and then to contemporary jazz to finally end up in seventies soul with some small detours . Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Daniel Szlajnda – Eclipse (U Know Me Records)
02 Lynda Dawn & Bes Kept – Roses (Extra Soul Perception)
03 Julianna Barwick feat. Nosaj Thing – Nod (Ninja Tune)
04 Laraaji – Sunny Day Horse (All Saints Records)
05 L.A. Salami – The Cage (Sunday Best Recordings)
06 Olivier St.Louis feat. Oddisee – Confliction (First Word Records)
07 Deantoni Parks – True Computation Part 1 (live) (Clouds Hill)
08 Oddisee – I Thought You Were Fate (Outer Note Label)
09 Sampa The Great – Time´s Up (Ninja Tune)
10 The Chicago Experiment – Maxwell Street (Ropeadope Records)
11 Salomea – In this Together (Enja)
12 Makaya McCraven – Half Steppin´(International Anthem)
13 Kamaal Williams feat. Quinn Mason – Pigalle (Black Focus Records)
14 Charles Tolliver – Copasetic (Gearbox)
15 Tom Browne – Nocturne (Arista)
16 Stahlschrank – Egal Ist Sehr Gut (Compost Records)
17 The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – My Jamaican Dub (Big Crown Records)
18 Juju & The Space Rangers – Plastic (Black Fire/Strut)
19 Maurice Moore – Coming Together (Pleasure Records/Backatcha Records)
20 Daniel Szlajnda – Reference Point (U Know Me Records)
21 A Certain Ratio feat. Denise Johnson – Groov(E) (Robs Records/Mute)

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Post-lockdown music business with upcoming releases from Kutiman, Genevieve Artadi, Keleketla! and more, some nice reissues from Manfredo Fest, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Woo plus a 70ies vocal jazz joint from the Pointer Sisters. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Genevieve Artadi – Living Like I Know I´m Gonna Die (Brainfeeder)
02 Woo – Love On Other Planets (Woo Remix) (Quindi Records)
03 The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – The Healer (Big Crown Records)
04 Immortal Onion – Omnichannel Journeys Pt. 1 (U Know Me Records)
05 Flying Lotus – Takashi (Instrumental) (Warp Records)
06 Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Into Eternity (International Anthem)
07 Greg Foat – Anticipation (Strut)
08 Dee Dee Bridgewater – People Make The World Go Round (Trio Records/Mr. Bongo)
09 Kutiman – Awake In The Rain (Siyal Music)
10 Pointer Sisters – Cloudburst (Blue Thumb Records)
11 Kamaal Williams – One More Time (Black Focus Records)
12 Keleketla! – Future Toyi Toyi (DJ Stingray Remix) (Ahead Of Our Time)
13 Manfredo Fest – Jungle Cat (T&M Productions/Far Out Recordings)
14 Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist feat. Rick Ross – Scottie Beam (ESGN)
15 Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Soulful And Unique
(Jazz Is Dead)
16 Sébastien Tellier – Atomic Smile (Record Makers)
17 :brownstudy – Through This Together (Musikzimmer)
18 Moodymann – Let Me Show You Love (Mahogani Music)
19 David Walters feat. Seun Kuti – Bwè Dlo (Djeuhdjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson)
(Heavenly Sweetness)
20 Woo – Arc I (Quindi Records)

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90 min Easter special with loads of new and coming releases as well as music from the late great legends Bill Withers, Manu Dibango and Bubba Thomas of The Lightmen. Enjoy and STAY SAFE!

Tracklist:

01 Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – Nightrider (Blue Note)
02 Yves Tumor – A Greater Love (Warp)
03 Bill Withers – Something That Turns You On (Columbia)
04 Bill Withers – Green Grass (Sussex)
05 Bill Withers – Dedicated To You My Love (Columbia)
06 Knxwledge – Watchwhoukallyourhomie (Stones Throw)
07 Jaga Jazzist – Spiral Era (Brainfeeder)
08 Otis Sandsjö – Tremendoce (We Jazz Records)
09 The Lightmen Plus One – Ashie (Judnell / Nowagain Records)
10 Larry Rose Band – The Sand (Crossroad / BBE)
11 Greg Foat – Nikinakinu (Strut)
12 Gary Bartz & Maisha – Leta´s Dance (Night Dreamer)
13 Sam Gendel – Cold Duck Time (Nonesuch)
14 Ricardo Richaid – Lagardo Nu (Far Out Recordings)
15 Thundercat feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino – Black Qualls
(Brainfeeder)
16 Kit Sebastian vs. Halal Cool J (Mr. Bongo)
17 Shabazz Palaces feat. Purple Tape Nate – Fast Learner (Sub Pop)
18 Knxwledge – Theykome&go (Stones Throw)
19 The Lightmen Plus One – Wench (Lightin´ Records)
20 Ratgrave – Theme From Metronome (Black Focus Records)
21 Damily – Zaho Va (Bongo Joe)
22 Nihiloxica – Busoga (Crammed Discs)
23 Manu Dibango – Oh Koh (Africa Seven)

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First show of 2020 with another 90 min of music across the genres. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 John Carroll Kirby – Blueberry Beads (Stones Throw)
02 Mac Miller – Woods (Warner Records)
03 Ghostpoet – Concrete Pony (PIAS)
04 Jeff Parker & The New Breed – Gnarciss (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
05 Faizal Mostrixx & Karun – In My Soul (Extra Soul Perception)
06 Kassa Overall – Show Me A Prison (Brownswood Recordings)
07 Bells Of Kyoto – Swiss Air – (RRRecords/Bongo Joe)
08 Mentrix – Walk (House Of Strength)
09 Tenesha The Wordsmith – Again (On The Corner Records)
10 Kinderzimmer Productions – I Don´t Mind (Grönland Records)
11 TheLeonardSimpsonDuo – My Inspiration (Jakarta Records)
12 Kuumba-Toodie Heath – Kamili (O´Be Records)
13 Binker & Moses – Village of the Sun (Gearbox Records)
14 Little Dragon – Hold On (Ninja Tune)
15 First Touch – Skyhigh (Mother Tongue)
16 Roger 23 – Cultural Negotiation (Ilian Tape)
17 Werkha – Generation X (First Word Records)
18 Steve Spacek – Tell Me (Black Focus Recordings)
19 Jeff Parker & The New Breed – Go Away (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
20 Crystal Winds –Lover´s Holiday (Cash Ear Records/BBE)
21 The Milk – Colours (Wah Wah 45s)
22 Young Gun Silver Fox – Kids (Légère Recordings)

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Since a new show was overdue I went into overtime and put together 90 min of tunes across the musical spectrum for you. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Salami Rose Joe Louis – Cosmic Dawn (Brainfeeder)
02 Hector Plimmer – Wall Street (Albert´s Favourites)
03 Sg Jazz – Last Sunset (Jakarta Records)
04 Erobique & Palminger präsentieren: YVON – Sprezzatura (Asexy)
05 Teebs – Shells (Brainfeeder)
06 Acid Arab feat. Radia Menel – Staifia (Crammed Discs)
07 Sudan Archives – Honey (Stones Throw)
08 Tawiah – Lost In A Dream (First Word Records)
09 Dego – Unknown Faults (2000 Black)
10 Even Tuell – Domingo Nap (Workshop)
11 Andi Otto – Bagore Beza (Shika Shika)
12 Daniel Maunick – Macumba Quebrada (Far Out Recordings)
13 Seiho – Triangle (Leaving Records)
14 Floating Points – Bias (Ninja Tune)
15 Neue Grafik Ensemble feat. Brother Portrait – Hedgehog’s Dilemma (Total Refreshment Centre)
16 Binker Golding – Exquisite She-Green (Gearbox)
17 Michel Petrucciani – Montelimar (Dreyfus Jazz)
18 Andrej Laseech feat Javonntte – More Than Friends (Lumberjacks In Hell)
19 Teebs – Daughter Callin´ (Brainfeeder)
20 Caribou – Home (City Slang)
21 Matthewdavid – Mycelium Feet (Leaving Records)
22 Ariel Pink – Don´t Talk To Strangers (Mexican Summer)

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Another episode with mostly new releases. The good records keep on coming over the summer! Due to some strange reason the studio mic dropped out without me noticing after 60 minutes, so this time the last 20 min of the show are pure music without me babbling . Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Lettuce – Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Lettuce Records)
02 Ras G – Soul Pulsating / Umm Beat (Plug Research)
03 JuJu Rogers – Black Thurzday (Jakarta)
04 Madlib & Freddie Gibbs – Practice (Madblib Invazion/RCA)
05 Joe Armon-Jones feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Yellow Dandelion (Brownswood)
06 Koma Saxo – Koma Tema (We Jazz)
07 Jamila Woods – Baldwin (JagJaguwar)
08 Sampa The Great – Freedom (Ninja Tune)
09 Cornell Campbell – The Investigator (17 North Parade/VP Records)
10 Ossie All-Stars– Doberman Skank (17 North Parade/VP Records)
11 Nérija – Nascence (Domino)
12 Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble – The Colors That You Bring
(International Anthem Recording Company)
13 Tornado Wallace – Mermaid Beach (Public Possession)
14 El Khat – Ya Raiyat (Batov Records)
15 Jimi Tenor – Ki´Igba (Philophon)
16 Gaby Hernandez – Leopard (Mr. Bongo)
17 Wanubalé – Abstract Concrete (Agogo Records)
18 Jungle Brown ft. Eldé – Ikoja (Mr. Bongo)
19 Ras G – All Is Well (Brainfeeder)
20 Kolja Gerstenberg – Feel Yo (Lumberjacks In Hell)

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Summer. Heat. Vibes.

Tracklist:

01 Jamila Woods – Miles (Jagjaguwar)
02 Theo Croker – Wide Open (Masterworks)
03 Skinny Pelembe – I´ll Be On Your Mind (Brownswood Recordings)
04 Jordan Rakei – Rolling Into One (Ninja Tune)
05 Ishmael Ensemble feat. Holysseus Fly – Full Circle (Severn Songs)
06 Yosi Horikawa – Swashers (Borrowed Scenery)
07 Robag Wruhme – Iklahx (Pampa Records)
08 Legowelt – Beach Oceano (Unknown To The Unknown)
09 Gyedu Blay Ambolley – Highlife (WEA / Mr. Bongo)
10 Flying Lotus feat. Tierra Whack – Yellow Belly (Warp)
11 Denzel Curry – Automatic (PH Recordings)
12 Slowthai – Gorgeous (Method Records)
13 Esteban Copete – Adiós Morena (Dub Across Borders Remix) (BBE)
14 Burnt Friedman – Semio-Blitz (Nonplace)
15 Floating Points – Les Alpx (Ninja Tune)
16 Snuffy.NYC – Premium Goods (Pussyfoot Records)
17 Mim Suleiman – Na Mia (Bubble Tease Communications)
18 Chassol – La Route De La Trace (Pieuvre Remix) (How Do You Are)
19 Steve Lacy – Playground (3QTR)
20 Patrice Rushen – To Each His Own (Elektra / Strut)
21 The Time – Gigolos Get Lonely Too (Warner Bros.)
22 Lander feat. Allysha Joy – Zuers (Tokyo Dawn Recordings)

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Finally a new show! Sorry for taking so long, I have been quite busy with other things lately like setting up and doing concerts and DJ gigs supporting our compilation “Two Tribes – An Intercontinental Journey in Rhythm”.
However, happy to be back in the studio with loads of great new stuff from the past months and upcoming!
By the way, I have decided to get rid of the title “V-Files” which I have used for quite some years for my show since a few people found it a bit confusing. So from now on it´s gonna be Caresscaress Radio.

Tracklist:

01 Kokoroko – Ti-De (Brownswood Recordings)
02 Weval – Roll Together (Kompakt)
03 Jitwam – Temptations (Tartelet Records)
04 Kiefer – Sunny (Stones Throw)
05 Little Simz feat. Michael Kiwanuka – Flowers (Age 101 Music)
06 Clever Austin feat. Jon Bap – Blue Tongue (Touching Bass)
07 Lophiile – Late Ass (Blue Note)
08 Ruby Rushton – Triceratops / The Caller (22a Records)
09 The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Roots Manuva – A Caged Bird / Imitations Of Life (Ninja Tune)
10 Fred Und Luna – Nichtmusikalische Stadt Unter Schritten (Compost Records)
11 Jason Hogans – Guard Your Joy (White)
12 Ian Simmonds – Oh Adam, Picking Up Leaves (White)
13 Kapingbdi – You Go Go You Go Come (Sonorama Records)
14 Fazer – Twin Drums (Squama)
15 Roy Ayers – Good Good Music (Uno Melodica / BBE)
16 Bonobo – Ibrik (Fabric Records)
17 Dwight Trible – Mother (Gearbox Records)

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Double trouble in the last show of the year – Elias Agogo dropped by the studio during his Europe tour with his band and we took some time to listen to great music from Canada, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Vietnam and elsewhere and chat about the new Sea Moya album as well as the upcoming Two Tribes-compilation!

Tracklist:

01 Gianni Brezzo – Va Tever (Papercup Records)
02 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hanoi 6 (Jagjaguwar)
03 Klaus Johann Grobe – Haste Strom, Haste Licht (Cargo Records)
04 Shina Williams and his African Percussionists – Agboju Logun (Earthworks/Strut)
05 Sea Moya – LITE. (Majestic Casual)
06 Concept Neuf – Raga (Kébec Disc)
07 Elias Agogo – Some Music (Agogo Records)
08 Jacob Mafuleni & Gary Gritness – Zvichapera (Nyami Nyami/Agogo Records)
09 The Sorcereres – The Horror (ATA Records/ Agogo Records)
10 Tsimialona Volambita – Nameeta Imaintso (Globe Style)
11 Khalab feat. Clap Clap – Cannavaro (On The Corner Records)

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