43 in the spotlight playlists

In the Spotlight: LordJAG

LordJAG has forged his own sound, an innovative and eclectic fusion of funk, soul, rock, and hip-hop

In the Spotlight: John Bickerton

Inspired by the CTI jazz label Mellow D, brings a 1970s jazz vibe into more club, nu jazz, and dance-oriented sound.

In the Spotlight: The OM Sound

Montreal-based prog-jazz hip-hop trio The OM Sound releases their new single Suspicious Auspicious, recorded live and raw in Montreal

In the Spotlight: Rosanne Erskine

From the ‘Out of the Ordinary’ collective, Rosanne Erskine and her solo release, the emotional ‘Fading Away’

In the Spotlight: Eda Eren

Eda Eren’s latest single “Red and Green” sees her partner with GRAMMY winning Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats for a soul jazz working of a song that’s been in her live repertoire for a number of years and finally gets a release.

In the Spotlight: He-Man Stradivarius

Toterebuka is a dirty afro funk number, like something a crate digger would find in a Kampala flea market

In the Spotlight: Maxine Scott

Maxine’s beautifully evocative composition blends a hybrid of ‘90s inspired sounds drawing on R&B, soul + Nujazz

In the Spotlight: The HP’s

Introducing The HP’s. This talent-studded Hamilton-based funk/soul collective, drawing inspiration from the likes of James Brown and The J.B.’s and Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings

In the Spotlight: Twelve Caesars

Qualty piece of driving indie rock from Twelve Caesars and the North Street West crew come in with their New Radical guns blazing ready to take on the Summer of Love ’22 with their extra horn propulsion

In the Spotlight: Intro to Music Theory

It’s An Attitude is a homage to the history of house, rooted in jazz, funk, and disco…

In the Spotlight: Dave Mathmos

The ever-reliable Mathmos returns with five typically high-calibre disco cuts

In the Spotlight: Nicole Cassandra Smit

The North Street West studio is turned into the legendary FAME studios of Muscle Shoals as the remix teases out the Country Soul elements with tight piano, hammond and horns