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Every Monday, six hand-picked records worth turning up loud and listening to in full — no algorithms, no filler. Each selection is chosen for depth, atmosphere, and staying power. Discover past weeks in the full archive.

Week of 26 October 2026

Just Before Music by Lonnie Holley

Just Before Music

Lonnie Holley

2012

Reassemblage by Visible Cloaks

Reassemblage

Visible Cloaks

2017

Colour Green by Sibylle Baier

Colour Green

Sibylle Baier

2006

Voice of the Xtabay by Yma Súmac

Voice of the Xtabay

Yma Súmac

1950

The Colours of Chloe by Eberhard Weber

The Colours of Chloe

Eberhard Weber

1974

TNT by Tortoise

TNT

Tortoise

1998

Week of 19 October 2026

Mulatu of Ethiopia by Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu of Ethiopia

Mulatu Astatke

1972

Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument by Hailu Mergia

Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument

Hailu Mergia

1985

Promised Heights by Cymande

Promised Heights

Cymande

1974

Microtronics Vol. 1 & 2 by Broadcast

Microtronics Vol. 1 & 2

Broadcast

2003

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Basket of Light

Pentangle

1969

Thousand Knives by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Thousand Knives

Ryuichi Sakamoto

1978

Week of 12 October 2026

World Destruction by Time Zone

World Destruction

Time Zone

1984

Through the Looking Glass by Midori Takada

Through the Looking Glass

Midori Takada

1983

Come with Me by Tania Maria

Come with Me

Tania Maria

1983

Third by Portishead

Third

Portishead

2008

Heartbreaking Bravery by Moonface

Heartbreaking Bravery

Moonface

2013

Moussolou by Oumou Sangaré

Moussolou

Oumou Sangaré

1989

Week of 5 October 2026

Watering a Flower by Haruomi Hosono

Watering a Flower

Haruomi Hosono

1984

Chavela Vargas by Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas

1961

Song for My Father by Horace Silver

Song for My Father

Horace Silver

1965

Water from an Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Water from an Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

1985

Work and Non Work by Broadcast

Work and Non Work

Broadcast

1997

Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) by Ennio Morricone

Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)

Ennio Morricone

1966