Global Roots Radio on WWFM March 2020

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After spending an insightful 3/4 months in Mexico it’s a pleasure to return to the Worldwide FM HQ otherwise known as the Pyramid in the Sky.

This month we’ll be reverting back to the usual format. Two hours of new music and current re-issues followed by chat and mix from various international luminaires from the experimental music spectrum.

06 March 2020

Three hours of new music in the mix.

First week back and with jetlag and the cool UK breeze to contend with I thought it would be nice to take on the full 3 hours solo.

VILLE HERRALA – PU:4
BULLION – HULA
CATCHING FLIES – KITE HILL (FREDDIE JOACHIM REMIX)
WLADIMIR M. – PLANET E. (ENGLISH/FRENCH)
THE HELIOCENTRICS – NONSENSE (PART 1)
COLLOCUTOR – DEEP PEACE
KUTMAH – NEW APPLIANCE
NEN – 4R3
YUMIKO MORIOKA – MOON ROAD
LAUREL HALO – HOT STYLE
MARCELDUNE – THE IMPOSSIBLE
SAMUEL ROHRER – THE DESCENDERS
GAYE SU AKYOL – ANLASANA SANA ASIGIM
JULIO VICTORIA – SEPERATE WAYS
RAS – ZMAN HALAL
LAY-FAR – YOU CAN’T STOP THE PROPHET
AUTOMATIC – CALLING IT (PEAKING LIGHTS DISCO REMIX)
SPACE GHOST – 2 PRAYER FOR U
JUNGLE WONZ – THE JUNGLE (JAMIE’S JUNGLE SOUND REMIX)
TELEPHONES – GROUNDSHAKER LIGHBREAKER
HECTOR PLIMMER – JOYFULNESS FT. ALEXA HARLEY (ELKKA REMIX)
LEFTLEFT – GREENLEA
FIT SIEGEL – FORMULA
BLÂME – SURATE
TOMÁS URQUIETA – DOPMINA
JORDAN GCZ – BAH BAH RHODES
TOH IMAGO – SAINT BARBE (ROXYMORE REMIX)
MINOR SCIENCE – SPOKEN & UNSPOKEN
WAV – PRONOM
HARMONIUS THELONIUS – VERSTE
FLORENCE – REVIVAL
MEHMET KARAKOC – YINE GÖNLÜM SENDE SENDE
AK’CHAMEL – DARK HAT
CUMBIA SIN NOMBRE
ASTRAL TRAVEL – TOMMORROW’S DESTINY

13 MARCH 2020

Trepandado, Selvagem from Sao Paulo, Brazil joined me in the studio. It turned out to be a show with an unrecognisable backdrop. As the potentiual consequences of the COVID 19 outbreak start to dawn on us this would be the last Global Roots Radio show before the lockdown and the UK along with the rest of Europe was told to stay at home.

Only a few days later and the idea of hanging out in the studio with people and talking about a weekend full of gigs and festivals seem like a distant memory.

Big respects to Augusto Olivani (Trepanado) for rolling through. I’m a big fan of his work on the Selvagem compilations, and as we discovered in the show they put on fantastic parties in Sao Paulo and really work hard to discover and share previously unappreciated Brazilian music. It was also exciting to hear that they’re now working on new music, some of which he previewed in his mix.

20 MARCH 2020

I met Moullinex on a chance occasion in Mexico. I’ve been familiar with his work for some time and promptly invited him on the show. Instead of speaking face to face in the studio I connected with Luis via whatsapp while he “stayed at home” in Lisbon and sent over a mix of music from his peers.

The whole show was conducted in isolation and the first two hours was the usual selection of new and recently re-issued music.

27 MARCH 2020

We’ve all been advised go self isolate, stay at home and gatherings of more than 2 people have been banned.

It’s a new world with new rules. We constructed The Isolation Station and will be broadcasting Global Roots Radio live from there for as long as we can.

This weeks real life online guest is Glenn Astro. We spoke via WhatsApp about the immediate effects of the virus pandemic and what it might mean. I also caught up with Sam who runs Cakeshop in Seoul, South Korea. He gave us a casual insight into how the pandemic has effected him as club owner (early nights and no dancing laws).