#345 – Aya, Shackleton, Jerusalem In My Heart, Mario Batkovic & James Holden, Christina Vantzou, Majid Soula - 1 November 2021

There’s nothing that’ll kickstart your body quite like a funky
slice of Algerian-born Amazigh music. The lead track from Habibi
Funk’s Majid Soula compilation is a real hip-shaker, and just the
tonic for whatever ales you this week.


There’s a lot more than that to get stuck into as well – from
clattering percussive electronics from the new Jerusalem in My
Heart LP, to exceptional experimental folk from Maria Elena
Silva, via boogielicious reggae thanks to Kalita Records raiding
the expensive section of your long-lost music store.


Elsewhere, we never tire of celebrating the new Aya record on
Hyperdub – a truly forward-looking masterpiece – nor the extent
of sounds that Mario Batkovic can squeeze out of an accordion. On
this track he’s collaborating with James Holden, and the results
are fantastic.


And that’s not all: jazz, Indian classical fused with industrial
sounds, the latest wonderful record from Shackleton, and the
ambient atmospheric sounds of Christina Vantzou make this week’s
show a pleasure from start to finish.


Tracklisting
Majid Soula – Netseweth Sifassan Nagh (Habibi Funk,
Germany)
Jerusalem In My Heart – Abyad Barraq (w/Greg Fox) (Constellation
Records, Canada)
AYA – OoB Prosthesis (Hyperdub, UK)
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber – * inna-Lisala-Over-Oakanda
(Avant Groidd Musica, USA)
Only Now – Slit Ties (feat. Robin Sukhadia) (Bokeh Versions,
UK)
Maria Elena Silva – December (Big Ego Records, USA)
Desmond Chambers – Haly Gully (Version) (Kalita Records,
UK)
Mario Batkovic – Chorea Duplex (feat. James Holden) (Invada,
UK)
Christina Vantzou – A Soundtrack for Growth (Slow Moves,
France)
Shackleton – Something Tells Me / Pour Out Like Water (Woe To The
Septic Heart!, Germany)


Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.


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