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Independent Music Podcast

Independent Music Podcast

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A weekly show that brings you ten new tracks from artists from across the world. We cover every genre conceivable, from abstract techno, mutated dancehall, dark metal to Chinese bin lid music or something else - if it's recorded outside of the major label system, we're up for playing it. You'll find music you love, music you don't understand, and music that'll change your life.
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Independent and jazz music, as well as music history [60s, 70s, 80s], are the interview topics presented by journalist/songwriter Robert Neil. Some episodes are available as both audio and video podcasts. Audio podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn Radio and all major podcast streaming services. Video podcasts are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuArgJm-6kaTVnILSic5lbQ) [NOTE: ‘Robert Neil Speaks with…’ replaces the previous podcast ...
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The last episode of the podcast possibly ever, we're celebrating 2023 with a selection of favourites as voted for by our amazing Patrons - the people who have kept the podcast going this long. We have one more episode: our free live show on Friday 29 December. Sign up for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/independent-music-podcast-favourites-…
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The second part of a double header celebrating some of our favourite music from 2023. The beers have been flowing and the music is exceptional, with Japanese diss tracks, Norwegian trombone drone, field recordings of broken horror houses, psychedelic folk and a whole lot more. Our final favourites episode will be out next week Tracklisting SANAM - …
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The first part of a double header celebrating some of our favourite music from 2023. It's been an incredible year for music, and we're in celebratory mood as we record the first two of our final three shows. This part includes Japanese prog, Indonesian metal, gigantic Ugandan xylophones, stoned hip-hop, Egyptian Mahraganat and a whole lot in betwee…
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The last ‘new’ podcast before we head into our end of 2023 review shows showcases more exceptional sounds from across the world. From field recordings of Afro-Ecuadorian culture to Persian footwork, House bangers to sounds of the Sahara and Japanese folk, there’s a lot to enjoy on this week’s selection. You can listen to the first six tracks for fr…
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Dive into another eclectic Independent Music Podcast featuring a global tapestry of experimental music. From the haunting melodies of Aguja from Argentina to the rhythmic beats of Samurai Breaks. The diversity continues with the experimental vibes of Lisa Lerkenfeld and the electronic enchantment of Flora Yin Wong. With new Julia Holter and a taste…
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A wonderful range of music this week, with multiple tracks exploring ancient folklore from the Quechuan Andes to Wales, as well as modern interpretations of Brazilian funk carioca, and multiple tracks from Mexico. We also have ferocious Palastinian psych, Chinese techno, Death Metal and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for f…
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Short, spiky, transcendental, and everything in between on this week’s independent music podcast. We have acid-tinged electronics, field recordings of birds, spoken word, club bangers, drones and much more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live show…
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Full of abstract and lofi electronics, this week’s podcast lulls you into a false sense of security this week before blitzing you with the 175+bpm of Judgitzu. We’re only just recovered with the beautiful noise of Frankie and Joachim Nordwall before a triumphant return of jazz’s favourite living Pharaoh Idris Ackamoor. Elsewhere, we have dubs from …
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A podcast of exceptional music and bad puns this week, as we travel through the genres, including spooooky drum and bass from Basic Rhythm, Palestinian folklore from Maya Al Khaldi, and thunderous psych rock from Osaka’s Hibushibire. We also have three pretty special collaborations, including Sarah Davachi and Quatuor Bozzini, Abu Ama and BedouinDr…
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The usual sonic journey across continents, where you can immerse yourself in a fusion of sounds, from Finland’s futuristic funk with The Stance Brothers to the avant-garde creations of Eartheater. Elsewhere, we have experimental noise from Argentina’s Francisco Ali-Brouchoud and ferocious Iberian hardcore from Lame, amongst such more… You can liste…
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A wondrous array of sounds coming from the Independent Music Podcast this week, from cold wave disco to harmonium folk, stopping off via dub rap, French dance floor bangers, and outrageous Japanese psych. It’s not just that though, we have wonderful experimental music from Kepla, the long-awaited return of Bokeh Versions, and a whole lot more. You …
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Good things come to those who wait, like those of us who have waited six years for new Evian Christ material. That being said, good things come to those of us who can’t wait either, and – just six months after their debut masterpiece – the Japanese folklore-French prog collaboration PoiL Ueda have another exceptional, outlandish record for you. Els…
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Opening tracks can be deceiving, but as soon as the beautiful, delicate sounds of Swedish Congolese artist Vumbi Dekula have drifted into field recordings of bees, things turn a little nastier, with Infested Monastery and the latest from Moonworshipper’s Arcanist. Elsewhere there is fabulous jazz from Armenia, metal from Kazakhstan, industrial nois…
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We're taking a break this week, so we're going way back to 2017 and our first favourites of that year. We have the 7″ stunner from Idris Ackamoor, the digital dubs of Roger Robinson and Disrupt, hip hop from Ill Camille, the best track from Gnod’s mouthful of an LP – JUST SAY NO TO THE PSYCHO RIGHT​-​WING CAPITALIST FASCIST INDUSTRIAL DEATH MACHINE…
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Phoar, what a scorcher! It’s a hot box in the studio and hot on the sounds as well. Kicking off with a remarkable track from Matmos, who use the sounds of the Mud-Dauber Wasp to create a thumping electronic banger. We move through various degrees of ferociousness, with Nihiloxica, Gazelle Twin, and Lila Tirando a Violeta and Sin Maldita bringing he…
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It’s early morning when we’re recording, but the sounds are far from appropriate to a sleepy English Summer morning, going positively abrasive with the latest nastiness from The Bug. We also have the awaited return of Max Tundra, something off the wall from Galen Tipton, stunning percussive goodness from CZN and a lot more. You can listen to the fi…
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Kick off with Indonesian metal from Bandung, finish off with Mexican disco, it’s another new Independent Music Podcast. Between the bookends, we’re moving through various levels of experimental electronics, including a welcome return for Croatian-French-Irish traditional avant folk group Chant Electronique. We also have stunning music from Rosie Ca…
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In and out of the club at unexpected moments on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. Whilst Ecstatic-signed Cypriot producer Spivak brings stunning ambient sounds, Julek Ploski – a former signee to multiple ferocious Polish rave labels – brings us a cinematic masterpiece. What a time to be alive. Elsewhere, the first taste of Kazakh-British violi…
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Let’s get ferocious this week, with heavy tunes aplenty from all corners of the noisy spectrum. Rattling out with thrash from Pest Control, via a screamy masterpiece from Elvin Brandi and Lord Spikeheart, and the latest from Human Worth. Elsewhere, there’s excellent house music from Ciel, hardcore from BBBBBBB, a 20-minute opus from Sly & the Famil…
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It’s sweet hellos and sad goodbyes on this week’s Independent Music Podcast as we welcome back Ragga Twins, who are releasing their first new record in 28 years, and the Jungle is as blistering as ever it was. Not so blistering as ever it was is Not Waving, who continues his development into more thought-provoking downtempo electronics, bringing ba…
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All hail returning heroes on this week’s podcast. It’s been a long while since we last saw Teeth of the Sea, Rocks FOE, Jlin, or Sealionwoman, so it’s great to see them all returning with exceptional new material. Elsewhere, there’s psychedelic cumbia from Argentina in the shape of Los Siquicos Litoraleños, we have an absolute stormer of minyo foot…
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Starting with an opus is a wonderful way to return after a week off, and the new collaboration between Shackleton and Heather Leigh is a fantastic bolt out of the blue that shifts through the genres in the same way the whole podcast tends to do. Elsewhere, we’re raising money for the cancer treatment for artist Glenda Torrado (PayPal donations: oct…
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We’re off this week so thought we would give you a taste of one of our other favourite music podcast - the Ninehertz podcast. Exploring hefty sounds and doing a fantastic job of showcasing the sheer variety of and nuances within heavy music. The Ninehertz Podcast is a weekly show all about the heavier end of things. From grindcore to doom, drone to…
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In this episode of the Independent Music Podcast, we’re exploring a wide range of experimental music from around the world. We’ll start with a track from the superb V/Z record featuring Cathy Lucas, a dark and atmospheric track from the UK label AD93 We’re criss-crossing the globe, with new releases from Tunisia, UK, Argentina, Ireland, the USA, an…
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Artists don’t come much more eclectic than Lunch Money Life, so it’s appropriate that they kick off the Independent Music Podcast this week as we travel through an hour of music that includes campaigning mothers of Indonesia, experimental screwdriver ambient music, and heavy, hypnotic vocal loops amongst much more. That ‘much more’ includes Europop…
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Music right out of the top drawer on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. From computerised funk with added duck noises, through to fiery industrial techno and everything in between. We have stunningly beautiful Middle Eastern dub from Blend Miskin and Panos Dimitrakopoulos, something extraordinary from Brazil’s DK RaMeMes, and anthemic doom from…
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A rollicking hour of experimental music action on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, where an intro of colourful, DIY, Japanese ambient-pop lulls you into a false sense of security as ferocious tracks from Guinea-Bissau, South Africa, and the inimitable Godflesh punctuate throughout. But there’s subtlety amongst the power, with a roots-flavoure…
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From UK and Uganda collabs, to the recordings of broken ghost rides in Nepal to Lima psych, submissions and incredibly catchy nomad music… well that’s just Anthony’s contributions to a wild Independent Music Podcast this week. On Gareth’s side we have Serbian groovers, Danish garden experimental, Egyptian footwork via a Palestinian label, and music…
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We're off this week so we're putting a Patron episode for this time last year. If you want to listen to all 10 tracks from each episode, join our Patreon and help secure the future of the podcast, which has promoted over 5,000 artists and record labels from the experimental global scene: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast We’ve never really put mu…
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Deep breath everyone, it’s time for more ferocious music than you can shake a hip at on this week’s Independent Music Podcast, with the long-awaited return of Julio Bashmore bubblin’ up to get us started. We’re in deep on the good stuff, whether it’s cumbia music from Switzerland or jungle music from Colombia (have we got those mixed up???), or phe…
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Big BIG BIG sounds on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. A generally iffy week personally means that beers have been drunk and the music is beyond reproach. Metronomic krautrock feeds to immense synth dungeon dance floor sounds, grime from living legend Manga Saint Hilare, and uncategorisable music from Ziúr on Uganda’s Hakuna Kulala label. Bey…
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Showcasing some of the freshest and most exciting sounds from the underground music scene, this week’s Independent Music Podcast is absolute killer, featuring some amazing artists from around the globe. Starting with the latest outrageousness from Italy’s inimitable I, Voidhanger label, A.M.E.N.’s ‘Dinosaur’ is a relentless assault of jazz metal th…
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There’s little more beautiful then realising a new Lonnie Liston Smith record is coming, and the master’s first album in 25 years is made even more special with the contributions of Ali Shaheed Muhammad and pod-favourite Adrian Younge. Elsewhere we have the ferocious variety of usual podcasts, including death metal from 200 Stab Wounds, Chinese and…
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Hey, after some demure music on last week’s podcast, Anthony has decreed that it’s time to go a bit harder this week – and harder we shall go! Phenomenal hard-hitters from Giant Swan’s Mun Sing, Cairo’s Dijit, Congo’s DJ Finale, YCO’s Georg-i, and whatever the hell you’d describe Edi Pou as come at you hard and fast. But it’s not all full-force mus…
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Eclecticism goes hand-in-hand with the Independent Music Podcast, this week it’s featuring everything from experimental electronica to traditional folk music via tropicalia and ferocious punk. Anthony brings a lot of lush instrumentation to a fairly chilled episode, with the dreamy Hydromedusae, legendary Shirley Collins, and fabulous Scottish trad…
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We’re going big, epic even, on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. Starting with a big hitter from Roll the Dice’s Peder Mannerfelt, we touch upon psychedelic pomp, ferocious metal, glorious synth pop, and a whole batch of dance floor fillers, including thunderous discoid dub. Get stuck in. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To lis…
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It’s the long Easter weekend, and what a load of shit(s) we’ve got for you – two in fact, with the always phenomenal Shit & Shine placing alongside new Rocket Recordings signings The Shits in the ‘we better place the expletive tag on this one’ category. Elsewhere, we have the latest from UKAEA that’s exclusive to Quietus supporters, beautiful pasto…
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We’re bringing the thunder this week. It doesn’t get more thunderous or Independent Music Podcast-friendly than making danceable music on the skeleton of a racing horse, but we’ve got that for you. We’ve also got excellent sounds from the Philly Ballroom, twisted dancefloor music from Bristol, ‘roid techno from Norway, and filthy Nigerian funk.You …
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A whole range of exquisite independent sounds for you, starting with Lara Jones, whose move from saxophone to electronics has heralded a wondrous development in her sound. We also travel via Swedish psych, Chilean techno, a wondrous protest song from French-Cameroonian Cindy Pooch, and a whole lot more.You can listen to the first six tracks for fre…
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A little later than usual, it’s episode 403. Starting of with an Indonesian psych-surf banger, we’re taking you on a rollercoaster this week. From the sublime percussive composition of Andrea Bell to the blistering noise of Kyoto Kyoto, via avant-garde electronics, modern classical, and exquisite alt.folk. You can listen to the first six tracks for…
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We’re taking you on a proper experimental music workout this week, with a bumper pod filled with bumper music which you’ll want to wring every last morsel of juicy good sounds from. From Canada’s noble rot and the dungeon party music of VHS¥DEATH through to the absolutely stunning collaboration between Civililstjävel! and pod fave Cucina Povera, yo…
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The morning after the night before as we start our march to episode 500. What better way to start than with the welcome return of Glaswegian synth party powerhouses Free Love. From there we take in the usual sights you’ve come to know and love: Iranian Kamancheh experimentation, stoned Austin hiphop, Peruvian synthesiser music and much more. You ca…
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EPISODE 400! 4,945 unique artists and labels featured and well over 4,000 tracks of experimental music touching pretty much every country on the globe (we haven’t checked, but it’ll be close). For this amazing milestone we’ve done nothing more than putting out a regular episode celebrating the experimental music that is exciting us the most right n…
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HEAVY is the theme of this week's podcast. We know we don't usually do themes, but sometimes we're vibing in a compatible way. So from the Mike Patton-meets-J pop metal opener, we're off into a dark and thunderous direction. We have piles of drones, contemplative electronics, the avant-folk/prog 10-minuter of Yarroth, and then change it up for our …
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We’re back after our lengthy break, and what a selection of global super sounds we have for you. Touching on every continent on Earth, from punk cumbia out of Mexico to spiritual jazz from Indonesia, taking stops via Egypt, Togolese funk, and whatever you would describe Fire-Toolz as. To listen to the full episode and get early access, please join …
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We're on our holidays until February, so enjoy a full fat, patron-only episode of the podcast from last year... by supporting independent music via our Patreon you can get full episodes every week. BACK NEXT WEEK We’re setting out our own club night on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. Well, it might not quite seem that way whilst we’re playin…
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We're on our holidays until February, so enjoy a full fat, patron-only episode of the podcast from last year... by supporting independent music via our Patreon you can get full episodes every week. Real upbeat vibes crash headlong into musique concrète on this week’s Independent Music Podcast. From the electro dubs of Sordid Sound System to French …
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We're on our holidays until February, so enjoy a full fat, patron-only episode of the podcast from last year... by supporting independent music via our Patreon you can get full episodes every week. A phenomenal range of sounds across a truly global Independent Music Podcast this week, kicking off with Baltimore hip-hop experimentation from the supe…
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We’re taking most of January off, but are making the most of a gap between our holidays to showcase some of the most exciting independent music of 2023 so far. From raw kologo power from Ghana’s King Ayisoba, to transcendental psychedelia from Portugal’s Marlene Ribeiro, via sublime drones, raucous metal, whatever you’d categorise Za! as, and a who…
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Our final episode of the year sees us highlighting the tracks of the year that our patrons have loved. From Afghan folk to Japanese electro and thundering metal, it’s an eclectic selection. Our absolutely final episode of the year is a live show on 28 December where we’ll be showcasing our favourite music videos from 2022. The show is free for patr…
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