Jeff Higgins
Every second Friday 7-pm and Saturday 12-2pm UK Time on www.universalrhythms.net/

Tarika Blue - Dreamflower
Syreeta - Black Maybe
Maxo Kream - FRFR
reggie & Smino - Avalanche
Kinkajous - NOOMS
Iman Houssein - Show Them
Fatima - La Neta
Kinkajous - NEONE the Wonderer - Nose Dive
Amber-Simone - Black, No Sugar
BenjiFlow & Oxlade - My Bella
Irreversible Entanglements - Keys to Creation
Joe - Mph
Mark Pritchard - Be Like Water
Skream - Dutch Flowerz
Grupo Afrocubano - Yenguele María
Mongo Santamaria - O Mi Shango
Focalistic - Ke Star (feat. Vigro Deep)
Thai Chi Rosè - Print Out (Mxshi Mo Amapiano Remix)
Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa - Indaba Ka Bani (feat. Kamazu & Mas Musiq)
Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Moodymann - Let Me In
Joy Orbison  - Burn (feat. Infinite & Mansur Brown)
Overmono - Bby
Adam F - Circles
Barrington Levy - Black Roses
Skiifall - My Gully
James Blake - Life Round Here
Nayana Iz - TNT
BenjiFlow - Deep End
Wizkid - Blessed (feat. Damian Marley)
Souls of Mischief – '93 'Til Infinity
Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
Kanye West - Fade

Universal Rhythms - Four Directions - Jeff Higgins 13/11/21 (House Party Special)

Tracklist:
Tierra Whack - Heaven
Tierra Whack - Cutting Onions 
Rouge Way - WYA
Keith Mansfield - The Loving Touch
Denzel Curry - Walkin
Smino - I Deserve (feat. NOS)
DJ Harrison - Kawai Voyage
Athletic Progression - OSAKA
Maverick Sabre & Demae - Not Easy Love
Waldo's Gift - Flowerbed
Iman Houssein - Slow Things Down
BenjiFlow - Go
Tiwa Savage - Tales By Moonlight (feat. Amaarae)
Scratcha DVA - Siyobonga (feat. DemiMa) 
Alexander Nut - Wild Side {Alex Nuts Yamapiano Refix}
Pat Thomas - Onfa Nkosi Hwee (Hagan Edit)
Joy Orbison - born slipping (feat. TYSON)
Jazzanova - Creative Musicians (Waajeed Remix Instrumental) 
Manaré - Quartz
Mosca - Done Me Wrong
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams 
Ossie - Kalimba 03
Yussef Kamaal - Lowrider
Gina Jeanz - Amagroove

Universal Rhythms - Four Directions - Jeff Higgins 04/01/22

Back at it with a bunch of new digs! Starting this set off with a few pieces that just dropped into the PO box from Cuba, then moving into some private press jazz that I just scooped up in Portland, ending with a classic from the master Herbie Hancock. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Ricardo Eddy y Expreso Ritmico, Felipe Dulzaides, Hilton Ruiz Trio, King James Version, Jan Deneau Trio, Bob Szainer Triad, Herbie Hancock

March 16 2022

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 192

Recorded live on a Sunday evening in front of a small Twitch audience, an hour of jazz joints make up the latest episode of Pullin from the Stacks! Stay tuned for future episodes to be streamed live as well starting in May. No episode next week as I'll be traveling but a new Knowledge Breaks before the month is out...thanks for tuning in!

Tracklist: Donald Byrd, Hampton Hawes, Jazz Traficantes, George Shearing, Frank Cunimondo, Steve Grossman, Stanley Turrentine, Michel Sardaby, Clare Fischer, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, Mutual Attraction, Build An Ark

April 13 2022

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 195

Back from a week in my favorite city, New York! Got some serious digging in while there, and copped a few things that I figured I wouldn't see again anytime soon. Back in LA now to play a few of these things for you all. Recorded this episode live on Twitch again, which might become more of a routine in the future. We'll see. For now, enjoy. Gonna try and squeeze in a new Knowledge Breaks mix later this week as well, if possible.

Tracklist: Kenny Dorham, Hideo Ichikawa Trio, Oleg Kutsekno, Bucknell Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Cesar Mariano, Roy Ayers, Tania Maria, Willis Jackson, Round Robin Monopoly

April 27 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 196

Another set of new and old, fuzzy fusion pieces for your ears! Enjoy.

Tracklist: Soul Surfers, Grupo Fa 5, Cesar Mariano, Sly5thAve and Roberto Verastegui, George Duke, Brian Jackson

May 11 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 198

Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis 
Aired originally on the Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis(NTS)05/09/22: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condition-9th-may-2022

Mint Condition - 6 Year Anniversary (NTS) 05.09.22

Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis and special guest Gfunktrece
Aired originally on the Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis(NTS)06/06/22: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condition-6th-june-2022

Mint Condition w DJ Randy Ellis and Gfunktrece (NTS) 06.06.22

Back with a new episode (and new intro!) this week. Only played four records but they're four beautiful ones, two older and two brand new releases. Tune in! 

Tracklist: Marc di Marcos, Gianni Brezzo, David Axelrod, Chip Wickham

June 15 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 201

Jeff is back with another instalment of Sweet Nothings. Chilled jazz, hip hop and R&B for the first hour. Followed by a collection of house and club-ready music for the second hour, ready for We Out Here festival on Saturday.

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Sweet Nothings w/ Jeff - August 2022

Ahead of their debut London show tomorrow evening at Highbury's Union Chapel, Lahore-based Jaubi recorded an exclusive mix for us. 

"A collection of songs and beats from artists that have helped to inspire our sound. Our music has been described as a blend of North Indian Classical, Jazz and Hip Hop – we hope this mix take’s you on a journey and inspires you to come and check out one of our shows this August."

Catch Jaubi, featuring saxophonist, flautist and producer Tenderlonious, performing music from their 'Nafs', a MIMS Future Classic released last year on Astigmatic Records, and 'Ragas from Lahore', the Tendonious led LP on which they also collaborated, live at the legendary Union Chapel in London, tomorrow evening 18 August, or around the UK later this month.

Jaubi (pronounced “Jaw-Bee”) is an instrumental quartet from Lahore, Pakistan. The band is named after an Urdu word loosely translated as "whatever/whoever”. Creating whatever sounds good and whatever feels good is the groups guiding principle. Their music skips around the genres of North Indian Classical music, modal jazz and hip-hop.

Around 4 years ago the band were at a turning point in their lives, each member was facing personal problems and difficulties. Their combined struggles led JAUBI to discover the complex Qur’anic and philosophical concept of “Nafs”. In Islamic philosophy, each person has an aspect of the Self called the “Nafs” which is divided into multiple layers. Every day, a person enters a spiritual battlefield with their dark side, their lowly desires, and Satan. Satanic Nafs is thus the lowest level of the self, due the love of oneself and evil desires. Achieving spiritual transformation involves a constant struggle against the lower nature of the self (Satanic Nafs). This path of discovery would soon become the major conceptual driving force behind a cross cultural collaboration with musicians from Poland and the U.K.

The journey began back in April 2019, when 22a label founder and multi-instrumentalist Tenderlonious and EABS/Bloto keyboard and synth maestro Marek ‘Latarnik’ Pędziwiatr travelled to Lahore in Pakistan to take part in some improvised recording sessions with Jaubi. Nothing whatsoever was written down during the recording sessions – no sheet music, no song titles. It was sincere. All egos were left behind and hearts and souls were open and poured into the music. Two quite remarkable albums came from those recording sessions, both of which have been met with mass acclaim. The music has been described as spiritual jazz-fusion meets psychedelic Hindustani classical with nods to golden era hip hop. Both albums were featured as The Guardian 'Global Album of The Month' and were included in their album of the year lists in 2020 and 2021 respectively. They received coverage and support from some of the world's key tastemakers and publications, such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Gilles Peterson, Downbeat, The Guardian, Mr Scruff, Jazzwise, Mojo, Iggy Pop and many more.

Following the success of these two recordings, the dream has always been for Jaubi to come to Europe and the U.K. to complete the final piece of this unique cross-cultural collaboration. In August this year that dream is becoming a reality thanks to the support of Dialled In, Chalo, The British Council & The Music Venue Trust Revive Live Tour. The band will be performing a headline show at London’s iconic Union Chapel, followed by a week-long studio session at Real World studios in Bath. They will then hit the road for a 5-date regional tour of the U.K. performing tracks from ‘Nafs at Peace’ & ‘Ragas from Lahore' as well as treating audiences to new music. This will be the very first time this music has been performed live in the U.K. and possibly the last. Audiences will be treated to a truly unique collaboration between musicians from Pakistan, Australia, Poland, and the U.K. – “whatever/whoever”.

Tracklist

MIMS Guest Mix: Jaubi (Lahore, Pakistan)

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 198

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