955 Selector Radio – Track Notes
Mura Masa - Deal With It feat. Slowthai (Anchor Points)
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London-based producer, songwriter and artist Alex Crossan aka Mura Masa
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He teams up with Mercury Prize 2019 nominee and Northampton rapper, Slowthai for this record
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This is their latest work together since Slowthai’s ‘Doorman’
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Taken from Mura Masa’s upcoming album, RYC (Raw Youth College)
Steam Down - Free My Skin (Universal)
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Steam Down is an artist collective, weekly event and music community based in Deptford, South East London
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Taken from the album, Free My Skin
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In 2017, Steam Down sold out their first headline show at Jazz Cafe and shortly after headlining their own EU and UK tour
Zero DB - Party Girl (Marc Mac Bruk Remix) (Tru Thoughts)
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They’re production duo, Chris Vogado and Neil Combstock
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Track is released on Brighton based label, Tru Thoughts
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Their sound spans from Hard Jazz, Electro, Latin, Hip Hop and House
Melle Brown - Background Noise feat. Oli Hannaford (High Class Filter Remix) (Futurebounce)
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She’s a 22 year-old producer, radio host and DJ from North London
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Taken from her debut EP Intersection, which features TianaMajor9, Intalekt, Layfullstop
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This sees the return of the project in remix form from the likes of High Class Filter, Digital Mozart, Blue Lab Beats, KG, Emmavie, and Blue Canariho
Obongjayar - Still Sun (September Recordings)
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He’s been involved in records with artists such as Danny Brown, Kamasi Washington, Sampha, Ibeyo and Giggs
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This is taken from the EP, Which Way Is Forward?
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The EP will be out on the 7th February 2020
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He describes the project to be about love, family, self-empowerment and self belief
Subculture - The Chase feat. Rachel Chinouriri (Twisted Hearts Records)
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Subculture is Edan Feldman-Vazan
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This is taken from his first mixtape, I Dream of Everything out now
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The track features singer songwriter, Rachel Chinouriri who featured in our recent Selector Sessions you can watch online via British Council Arts YouTube channel
Barney Lister - Matchu (Different Recordings)
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He’s a musician, producer and a drummer from Huddersfield
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This is taken from the upcoming debut EP
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He’s worked closely with Mark Ronson at his studios where he’s produced for the likes of Celeste, Shura, Obongjayar, Steam Down and Bad Girl$
Mysie - Heartbeat (Ostereo)
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Mysie is an artist from South East London
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This release is a follow up to her debut EP Chapter 11, released earlier this year
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She was recently selected to be a part of The Great Escape’s First Fifty and performed at The Sebright Arms this month
Murlo - end of the road (Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones Remix) (Coil Records)
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Murlo is a visual artist, producer, DJ living in Manchester
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He featured on our music and technology special we did which looked at how electronic music and innovation in technology work hand in hand for musicians
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This is taken from the remix project/reinterpretation of Murlo’s latest EP, Dolos
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The release see’s remixes from Fractal Fantasy founders, Zora Jones and Sinjin Hawke as well as Yamaneko and object blue
TSHA Get To Know
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She’s an electronic DJ and producer
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We at Selector Radio have been supporting her tracks from her latest EP, Moonlight via Counter Records
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She draws on influences from Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Floating Points and Four Tet
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Head over to @TSHA909 on Twitter
DJ Q & Finn - Baby I Don’t Know (Swing Ting)
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This is a collaboration between the Manchester and Huddersfield-based producers
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DJ Q is one of the pioneers in UK Garage, coming from Huddersfield
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This is the first official collaboration between the two producers since DJ Q remix Finn’s breakthrough record, ‘Keep Calling’ in 2015
God Colony - Girls feat. Samirah Raheem (Mad World)
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This is their second release on their own label, Mad World
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They have had releases with the likes of GAIKA, Flohio, Jelani Blackman, Kojey Radical and more
Essie Gang - Pattern Chanel feat. SQ Diesel (Essie World)
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This is a collective debut from music group Essie Gang
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The collective is headed up by Sound of 2019 winner, Octavian
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Other members include Michael Phantom, who featured on the Skepta and Octavian record called ‘Bet’
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The track is produced by in-house producer J Rick dropped his debut mixtape, No Retreat No Surrender at the end of September
The Last Skeptik Mix
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He’s a rapper, DJ and producer from Hackney in East London
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This week marks the release of his album See You In The Next Life
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He’s produced for the likes of Giggs, Mikill Pane and Trim
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Last year, he hosted his own comedy podcast, Thanks for Trying Podcast, including guests like director Taika Waititi, comedians Sara Pascoe and Amelia Dimoldenberg, and artists Maverick Sabre and Sinead Harnett
Jevon – Playboy (Self Release)
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He’s a London-based producer and songwriter
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This is produced by legendary producer Danial Ganjaman, who fuses UK rap and Baile Culture
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The song takes Jevon back to his Brazilian roots with South American samples used throughout
Nerija - Where It Ends And Begins (Domino Recording Co)
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Nerija are a London-based, septet, made up of Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Rosie Turton (trombone), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), Lizy Exell (drums) and Rio Kai (bass)
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This was released at the same time as their UK national TV debut, performing live on Later...With Jools Holland
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The band will be on tour in 2020 across Europe, including dates in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Madrid and London
Collard & Bakar - Stone (Lost Ones/Virgin EMI)
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Collard is a 24 year-old singer-songwriter from Camden
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The record features guitarist and singer, Bakar
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The pair have both featured on the iconic YouTube performance series, COLORS
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Collard has been described as the ‘star with the old soul’
Goodnight Goodbye - All For It (Self Release)
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They’re a new band from London
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The pair is composed of two brothers Joe and Sam Woollard
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The sound is described as pop and alternative
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There is also a debut EP in the works from the pair
Leyma - A406 (Max Haley)
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He’s a self-taught, bedroom producer from East London
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The 19 year-old’s sound spans from lo-fi to alternative hip hop alongside lyrics that tackle the struggles of today’s youth culture
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The record pays homage to the famous East London ring-road
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The track is a metaphor for being trapped in life cycles
Cosima - Who Do You Love (South of Heaven Records)
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The track is released via her own label, South of Heaven Records
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As part of the theme for ‘Who Do You Love’, she’s released personalised artwork for each streaming service, revealing her as a different girl in the images
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The record is about feeling a constant competition with other women that the person you're with is considering as options