Chicago House

In this episode we have our largest panel yet as we discuss "The Feature". These are tracks where we have a guest appearance that makes the track.  As always we try to pull away from just one genre of music / era but we will always be pulled towards the...

I discuss the birth of house music and the evolution in Chicago from Disco to House. Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, Trax Records and Strictly Rhythm are all discussed.As always there is a playlist to accompany the show available on Spotify and...

I share my love for 4 special UK Garage producers, Grant Nelson, Tuff Jam, M-Dubs and PrescrbeDa Vibe. I talk about their music, the influences I pick up on an the covers and artists they use for their tracks. Playlist is available that accompanies the show as usual however this is on youtube this week -

We show love to one of the the greatest production duos ever the Neptunes - Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams.We discuss their music, influence and genius. As always there is a playlist of Spotify and iTunes to accompany the show.

The panel discusses their favourite live performance we have attended. As well as this we discuss iconic liver performances and iconic live albums.As usual there is a playlist of Spotify and iTunes to accompany the show which consists of the afore...

As we are missing this years Nottinghill Carnival we discuss our  Carnival experiences and what it means to us.As usual there is a playlist on Spotify and iTunes to take you on a musical journey through the episode

After episode 7 we revisit our musical guilty please and the choices we made, are thy guilty or pleasure?As always there is a playlist on Spotify and iTunes taking you through the episode in a mixtape fashion.

We talk to Benny V about all things Drum and Bass, music, culture and future projects.Accompanying playlists takes you through our musical time travel in a mixtape fashion available on Spotify and iTunes.Be sure to join me in sharing, celebrating and...

The panel discuss UK Garage culture before we look at the episode playlist. We discuss some classic tracks and their UK Garage versions / covers.As usual there is a playlist in a mixtape fashion on Spotify and iTunes that accompanies the show.

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