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NTS #002: 20 August 2016 (w/ Errol)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

This month we're also joined by TB family — Shaun Sky and Rohan Ayinde join the jam and play some new music.

NTS #003: 17 September 2016 (w/ Errol & Wu-Lu)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

This month it's Andwot and Wu-Lu in the spaceship. New music from some of the homies, contemporaries and those that laid the path before us.

NTS #004: 15 October 2016 (w/ Andwot)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse. Tracklist below.

This month, Alex Rita, Andwot and Wu-Lu spring from heavy dubstep rollers through spiritual jazz and new specials from the homies. The groove comes first as always.

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-19th-november-2016

NTS #005: 19 November 2016 (w/ Alex Rita, Andwot & Wu-Lu)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse. Tracklist below.

@Andwot sees off the year in the way he knows best. Press play to hear new bits from Henry Wu, Brother Portrait and Duke Hugh blended into classics from Lee Scratch Perry, Erykah Badu and so much more. 

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-10th-december-2016

NTS #006: 10 December 2016 (w/ Andwot)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

@Andwot opens up the new year with an hour guest mix from Stockholm-based funkatron, Sasac (@UltraUltra). Also featuring new bits from UK soul veteran, Omar Lye-Fook, beat merchants @EricLauMusic and @JakeMilliner plus unreleased @GaryGritness (@Technicolour-Music)and more.

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-7th-january-2017

NTS #007: 7 January 2017 (w/ Andwot & Sasac)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

@Andwot + @AlexRita spread things thick with new Kaidi Tatham, Ben Hauke and @LexAmor with some of that old classic badness.

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-4th-february-2017

NTS #008: 4 February 2017 (w/ Alex Rita & Andwot)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

@Wu-Lu skips between the old and new — Moses Sumney, Oscar Jerome, Autechre, Lex Amor and more h'inside.

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-29th-april-2017

NTS #011: 29 April 2017 (w/ Wu-Lu)

@TouchingBass — the monthly destination for curated dips into funk, jazz, broken beat and anything else with a soulful pulse.

Alex Rita + Sammseed step in with them sunshine sonics and announce some big news about a new project in collaboration with NTS.

TRACKLIST: http://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-27th-may-2017

NTS #012: 27 May 2017 (w/ Alex Rita & Sammseed)

https://touching-bass.bandcamp.com/album/tb-afro-chronicles-volume-one

Introducing TB Afro Chronicles: Volume One — a landmark celebration of our first year on NTS Radio. It features an A2 digital print poster (made by Mason London) + 12-track mixtape of new, original music from our community of friends.

It's an introduction to the DNA of the Touching Bass sound, finding soul in every genre and heavily influenced by the grit of our home city. From riveting instances of neo-soul by Jake Milliner on "Heard It On The News", Blue Lab Beats' silky UK jazz and out via the tribal grooves of Molinaro and experimental ambience from Kuu-50.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Melo-Zed "Babylon 1980"
2. Lex Amor "Praises"
3. Shungu "Track 321"
4. Jake Milliner "Heard It In The News (feat. Bubblerap)"
5. Eun "Crimson Times"
6. Wu-Lu "Harlem Jazz"
7. Blue Lab Beats "The Idea (feat. Nubya Garcia, Dylan Jones & Sheldon Agwu)"
8. Project Karnak "Equinox"
9. Molinaro "T's Dream"
10. Romaal Kultan "My People"
11. MA.MOYO "Prelude"
12. Kuu-50 "To Warm The Fragile"

TB Afro Chronicles: Volume One (TB001)

Sammseed bounces through new bits from Theo Parrish's Sound Signature (Dego & Kaidi), Moodymann's Mahagoni Music (Amp Fiddler) + much more.

Tracklist: https://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-16th-september-2017

NTS #016: 16 September 2017 (w/ Sammseed)

TRACKLIST: https://www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass/episodes/touching-bass-14th-october-2017

@Andwot + Alex Rita keep things rooted in the groove — new bits from Lex Amor, Darkhouse Family, Mo Kolours, Jon Bap and Ron Trent. Dig in for old lesser known treasures too.

NTS #017: 17 October 2017 (w/ Andwot & Alex Rita)

@AmpFiddler - Detroit's R&B/funk legend and mentor to J Dilla - joined @Andwot and @AlexRita from Touching Bass for an intimate live session. 

Watch Amp's live performance here: https://www.nts.live/videos/amp-fiddler-toucing-bass-live

Amp Fiddler plays "Luv & War" and "OSOTG (Freestyle)". Instrumental by @Euneuneuneun

NTS #023: 23 February 2018 (w/ Andwot, Alex Rita & Amp Fiddler (Live))

@ShyOneBeats controls the Touching Bass spacecraft with bundles of new and old goodies across the soulful spectrum: jazz, broken beat, footwork, hip hop and more inside.

Plus the elusive @ImanHoussein — one of London's most talented, keyboard-playing secrets — lends us an enviable guest mix.

NTS #024: 10 March 2018 (w/ Shy One & Iman Houssein)

Shy and Andwot dig deep into the stories of their peoples to piece together 120mins of pure lovers rock, ragga, reggae and roots.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #033: 28 July 2018 Ragga, Reggae & Roots Special (w/ Andwot & Shy One)

A spontaneous two hour wander through Latin, broken beat, hip-hop and other lands with Sydney's Setwun and TB's own Errol. Plenty of goodies from friends, associates, idols and general badmon music-makers.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #036: 8 September 2018 (w/ Errol & Setwun)

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #039: 20 October 2018 (w/ Kwake Bass, MNDSGN, Sammseed, Scott Xylo & Wu-Lu)

The ultimate alignment of stars; Alex Rita and Errol are joined by two idols (Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime) and the incredible friends/artists influenced by them — Brother Portrait, Demae and Eun.

Listen to two hours of gems from the likes of Alice Coltrane, Osibisa, Al Dobson Jr, Theon Cross, Robert Glasper, Demae, Eun, Brother Portrait and of course, the Someothaship fam.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #043: 15 December 2018 (w/ Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime, Demae, Eun & Brother Portrait)

Alex Rita and special guest composer, singer/songwriter and all-round lovely human, Charlotte Dos Santos, soundtrack a glorious, sunny Saturday in June. The pair talk about Charlotte's musical journey and upbringing; how growing up in Norway and her mixed Norwegian-Brazilian heritage has shaped her sound as well as sharing some of the songs that have influenced her the most.

Plus we're treated with a little live session — just voice and piano — towards the end. 

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #053: 1 June 2019 (w/ Alex Rita & Charlotte Dos Santos)

We just lost a real one. Too honest for this world. This doesn't make any sense 💔 Safe journey our brother. Rest in peace Menelik til we see you again. This is for you 


Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #057: 27 July 2019 For Menelik (w/ Alex Rita & Errol)

Errol and Alex are joined in the studio by Mandarin Dreams — a musical collective and art resistance movement at the forefront of Melbourne's thriving soulful music scene, featuring members of Hiatus Kaiyote, Swooping Duck alongside Silent Jay and Jace XL. Mostly unheard beats, riddims and tunes.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #058: 8 August 2019 (w/ Errol, Alex Rita & Mandarin Dreams)

Creole Cuts' Anja Ngozi and Maxwell Owin bless the NTS studio along with Joe Armon-Jones celebrating his newly released, second album and other sonic delicacies.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #061: 21 September 2019 (w/ Joe Armon Jones, Anja Ngozi And Maxwell Owin)

Reunited (on the airwaves), it's been a minute — Errol and Alex Rita moving through two hours of leftfield house oddities, neo-soul, jazz and all else.

Touching Bass is live on NTS Radio every fortnight, Saturday 2-4pm. See the full tracklist + listen back to all our previous shows: www.nts.live/shows/touching-bass

NTS #066: 30 November 2019 (w/ Errol & Alex Rita)

Demae - Use It

Presenting the spirit booster that this year needed; the incredible, debut proect from London's Demae (fka Bubblerap and ⅓ of Hawk House) — due on digital and 12” vinyl via Errol and Alex Rita's Touching Bass (link below)

https://demae.bandcamp.com/album/life-works-out-usually

'Life Works Out...Usually' is a soothing antidote to these turbulent times; a soulful coming-of-age story celebrating black joy, self-empowerment and life learnings centered around an integral two year period of growth and featuring appearances from Fatima (Eglo Records), Joe Armon-Jones, Ego Ella May and Nala Sinephro — all part of our close-knit, London-based musical community.

Production comes from rising producers like Eun (Ego Ella May, Denzel Himself), Jake Milliner (Slum Village, Lord Apex), 104.ROG (Liv.e, THEESatisfaction) and Wu-Lu (Ego Ella May).

All compositions written and performed by Demae Chioma Wodu in London.

Mixing/Executive Producer: Eun
Mastering: Ben Hixon/Frank Merritt
Photography: Nwaka Okparaeke
Graphic Design: Hans Jørgen Wærner

Life Works Out...Usually

Demae 'Life Works Out...Usually' (TB004)

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