Groovement

Episode 258: Sly5thAve - Groovement [Reform Radio, April 2024]

Sly5thAve joins Agent J to talk B+, Sly’s new LP Liberation on Tru Thoughts, musicians on the album, meeting Dre, his time with Prince and the passing of Casey Benjamin - plus a world premiere from JSWISS and music from Silent Knight, Analog Africa's new Congo Funk LP, Yaya Bey, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, KING, Robert Glasper, Kassa Overall and Jamie Finlay with Ellen Beth Abdi.

Episode 257: Groovement / Reform Radio Feb 2024

Agent J takes you through new music from Fatima, Kid Acne, Ana Tijoux, Samrai, Cassie Kinoshi's seed, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jlin and more. Hip hop, jazz, beats. J Dilla - Time (The Donut Of The Heart) Jaubi - Time (The Donut Of The Heart) Koralle ft Illa J - New Levels Essa - What Eye See, Pt 2 (ft Devise) DJ Harrison - You Were Too Good To Be True Jneiro Jarel - 4 U Boombaptist - Krush On You (Queen B Remix) Tab One - Peace & Quiet (ft Scoops) Gabriel da Rosa - Cafuné Car...

Episode 256: To The People Of Gaza / Liber[té] Radio Alhara Oct 2023

Thank you for your voicemails of hope to the people of Gaza. This episode is those, with music. various contributors – voice messages 25-29.10.23 lone – coming into being and passing away om unit – the silence (instrumental dub mix) raheel khan – a rock to bullet proof intention* mr scruff – innocent* iceboy violet – mothpocket* zoir – morning surfer* mecca 83 – descent* steel traxx – 48000 cop* contours & yadava – low slung strange soul music – stakes is high remake* nasima bee – ...

Episode 255: Groovement ft Agbeko / Reform Radio Oct 2023

Agent J hosts new music from Homeboy Sandman, Danny Brown, Lone, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Black Josh, Daudi Matsiko and more. Special guest Jamie from Agbeko previews new album There Must Be Another Way and picks new music from Mali Hayes and Caitlin LM. Intro by Homeboy Sandman. Homeboy Sandman - Ignoring Sh*t (feat. Shad) Special Feelings - Kinky J-Felix - Anemoia feat. Juga-Naut (Inkswel Remix) El Búho - Cenizas de Agua Feat. Nita NuShape Orchestra - Nothing Left Rissa Bo...

Episode 254: Erin Buku x Groovement [Reform Radio Sep 2023]

Agent J has special guest Erin Buku talking about her latest single The Way and her label Inner Tribe Records, based in Adelaide. There's also new music from Matthew Halsall, Wiki, Caveman, Les Mamans du Congo, Mito y Comadre, Kramer, Bastien Keb, JSWISS, Fielded and lots more.  https://innertriberecords.bandcamp.com/

Episode 253: BBC6Music Hip Hop Forever: Agent J Millennium Buggin' Out / The Huey Show Block Party

Jamie Groovement aka Agent J, Millennium Buggin' Out with a turn of the century hip hop mix. J co-produces the Huey Show Presents: The Hip Hop Mixtape which you can find on BBC Sounds. Here he shows you what you've been missing. First broadcast BBC 6Music Sat, 5 Aug 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p81x

Episode 252: Groovement: Jimetta Rose, Gaby Hernandez, BluRum13 and Ras G

This episode I was honoured to be joined by Jimetta Rose, who talks about her choir The Voices Of Creation. I talk to Gaby Hernandez, solo artist and member of The Voices Of Creation, about her Chilean heritage. We hark back to Ras G, friend of Jimetta, with an archive chat from 2009. Finally, we head to Zanzibar to catch up with BluRum 13 about his new LP Hypersonic with Inkswel.

Episode 251: Liber[té] - Nalca - Radio AlHara July 2023

Image: Isilda Del Carmen Lang being filmed talking about her nalca plant, July 2021, for Chileans Of The North film. an hour of energy.  -- KonKoma - Sibashaya Woza (Chico Mann Remix) Marcos Valle - Besteiras De Amor (Jazzanova Remix) Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou - Minkou E So Non Main Pigeon - War (Jam) Womack & Womack - Teardrops MJ Cole - Sincere Mbiri Young Stars - Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe (Batida 1977 Remix) Unknown - La Bilirrubina Okmalumkoolkat - Allblackblackkat R...

Episode 250: Harleighblu - Groovement [Reform Radio June 2023]

Fresh off Second Record, her sophomore album with Illa J, Harleigh has blessed Groovement with a soul strengthening summertime selection of hip hop and soul. Portrait: Sarah Samira https://www.sarahsamira.com/illa-j-x-harleighblu-album-campaign-second-record Buy and stream Second Record: https://tr.ee/XAhpuQCD7z

Episode 249: Groovement: Hot 8 Warm Up

Warming up for the Hot 8 in Manchester at the Albert Hall on Saturday night - not the actual set as it didn't record! So I redid it. Thanks to Band On The Wall and Albert Hall and Manchester Jazz Festival. Big up Hot 8 all day long!    Music from Mestizo, Louis Armstrong, Jay Electronica, Allen Toussaint, DJ Jubilee and many more. 

Episode 248: Groovement: Corazón ft MO SERIOUS

All new music for this month's Groovement show, kicking off with a Lover's Rock flex from MELONYX on the Joe Buddha-produced At The Door. Manchester's repped by J.Chambers and BROOMMAN while our old friend Mecca:83 remixes Vice Beats' recent killer single, Connected. <p> We're very lucky this episode to have LA producer Mo Serious guide us through his latest EP, The Dark Light. A long time associate of MCR'S Left & Right crew and producer TURNA in particular, Mo's well-known for re...

Episode 247: Groovement: Connected mixed by Agent J

This month's Reform Radio show, mixed by Agent J and featuring new music from Vice Beats ft Blu, Illa J and Harleighblu, Kutmah, Spectacular Diagnostics, Ghrelin, Lafeyette Stokely, Abstract Orchestra remixed by Ghost Life and many more new releases.    Track listing: groovement.co.uk

Episode 246: Ruby Wood: A Groovement Mix

Known to many as the voice of Submotion Orchestra, Ruby Wood is busy preparing the release of her new solo EP. The singer, writer and selector has worked some magic with this mix for Groovement, a hand picked, dreamy collection of songs that make her happy. More info: https://groovement.co.uk/category/podcasts/

Episode 245: Jamito - Liber[té] on Radio AlHara - April 2023

jamito plays records by ahmed ben ali vs krs-one / brother ali / charif megarbane kutmah / gaye su akyol / wiki & subjxct 5 / chung / victor jara / ana tijoux lone apostrophe / phi-life cypher / riz mc / pekojdinn / jay electronica dam / deli deli / tapioca / milos kaiser / public enemy

Episode 244: Mark Torkington: Raipur To Rio {A Mix For Groovement}

Groovement is very happy to welcome Mark Torkington stepping up to the plates. A veteran of the world-famous Fat City Records shop and legendary Friends And Family and C'mon Feet parties in Manchester, Mark is a collector and lover of soul and breaks, including salsa, jazz, Bollywood and Brazil. As well his online Social Distancing Soul mixtapes, you can catch Mark occasionally hosting Still Diggin' parties celebrating the dustier end of the record collecting world. Enjoy this se...

Episode 243: Groovement: Many Hats [Reform Radio] ft J.Rocc, Saundra Williams, SaySheShe, Juga-Naut, UglyMacBeer

Feb 2023 on Reform Radio - featuring Saundra Williams, J.Rocc, Philip K Dick, Eddie Chacon, Say She She, J-Felix, Juga-Naut, loads mate. Tracklist: groovement.co.uk

Episode 242: Uno Para Gus: Liber[té] on Radio AlHara w/jamito

Dedicado a mi tío, Gustavo Ivan Lastra.

Episode 241: Edd Mystery: Surface Noise - Pt 2 {A Mix For Groovement}

The second part of Edd Mystery's all vinyl ambient mix with Floating Points, Shigeto, Swarvy, Leon Vynehall and many more.

Episode 240: Edd Mystery: Surface Noise - Pt 1 {A Mix For Groovement}

Our friend Edd Mystery returns with a laid back mix in two parts... 'I just gathered a load of ambient tracks from my record collection and pressed record."

Episode 239: AGENT J: THE HUEY SHOW HIP HOP MIXTAPE MIXTAPE (HUEY SHOW BLOCK PARTY BBC 6MUSIC)

Block Party, The Huey Show, Sat 3rd December 2022 //  A mix to promote The Huey Show presents: The Hip Hop Mixtape, a weekly BBC 6Music and BBC Sounds show presented by Huey Morgan and produced by T-Bone and Agent J. // https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fb3z //

Episode 238: 1992 Hip Hop - Agent J (The Huey Show Presents The Hip Hop Mixtape)

1992 hip hop - originally broadcast on The Huey Show Presents The Hip Hop Mixtape - Volume 2 BBC 6Music and BBC Sounds, December 2022

Episode 237: Groovement: Offcuts (KRS-One, Marlowe, Wiki, Subjxct 5, Harleighblu, Illa J)

Offcuts from projects I've been working on this year, interviews and mixes. 

Episode 236: Love & Hip Hop / Edd Mystery

A guest mix from our longtime friend, Edd Mystery. 

Episode 235: Groovement: Dimensiones Ocultas / Oct 2022

Brand new music including Om Unit, Vice Beats, Rise and the Heritage Ensemble, Lady Lykez, BeTheGun, Marlowe, The Mighty Mocambos, YUNGMORPHEUS, Scrimshire, Fliptrix, Reggie B and lots more. Mixed by Agent J.

Episode 234: Groovement: Surprise Chef

Coburg crusaders Surprise Chef, newly signed to Big Crown Records, join Agent J for an in depth interview, some tune selections and another airing of their College Of Knowledge mix for Creating Patterns on Reform Radio.  Recorded in Manchester, UK, August 2022. 

Episode 233: Groovement: DJAY ANA MAY - 45s @ HIP HOP CHIP SHOP

6 year old DJAY ANA MAY spins 45s down at Manchester's famous Hip Hop Chip Shop. Gentle editing of gaps has occurred! Check upcoming events at The Hip Hop Chip Shop: https://thehiphopchipshop.com/ First broadcast on Reform Radio 22.8.22 https://www.reformradio.co.uk/

Episode 232: 80s Soul [90s Breaks] - Sweet Vibrations Radio Jul/Aug 2022

My latest show for Katbrownsugar's Sweet Vibrations Radio - 80s soul, sampled and interpolated by the 90s. A mellow one, for sure.  Track list: groovement.co.uk

Episode 231: Groovement: No Skips {Reform Radio 30}

Recorded live over at my residency at The Daisy in Manchester, July 2022.  Music from Wiki, Peyton, MIKE, Jaylib, Phyllis Nelson, El Train, loads more - title track from Oddisee (who's back in Manchester in September, at The Blues Kitchen). Track list: https://groovement.co.uk/2022/07/groovement-no-skips-reform-radio-30/

Episode 230: Groovement: Circles (recorded at the daisy, june 2022)

Recorded live, June 2022, in Manchester.  Herrotics, 52nd Street, Odyssey, WheelUP, Aurra, Rosa Maria and lots more.  Soul, hip hop, Brasilian... 

Episode 229: Groovement: Suspended with guests The Allergies & Mamas Gun {Reform Radio #29}

THE ALLERGIES drop in to choose a couple of tracks from their Promised Land LP. MAMAS GUN - ahead of their Manchester show this Thurs 2 June at The Bread Shed - talk their new LP Cure The Jones and choose some influential tracks. New music from Amanda Whiting, Jaroo, BROOMMAN, Souleance, Kidkanevil, Inkswel, Doomcannon, Kaidi Tatham and many more.

Episode 228: Groovement: Work

2 hour mix from Agent J recorded live at The Daisy, Manchester... no chat. 

Episode 227: Groovement: Maybe Tomorrow [Reform Radio #28]

Guest intros from Kutmah, 2Kings, Chairman Maf, Renegade Brass Band and Don Leisure! New music all the way - tracklist and buy links over on Groovement.co.uk... https://groovement.co.uk/2022/04/groovement-maybe-tomorrow-reform-radio-28/ Originally broadcast reformradio.co.uk 4 April 2022 More fabulous Reform shows: https://www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/

Episode 226: Jamie Groovement: Sweet Vibrations March 2022

Some classic soul and soul-infused hip hop for my bi-monthly on Katbrownsugar's Sweet Vibrations Radio.  All mixed: Joyce Sims, Mtume, Meth and Mary J, LL, Luda, Royce, Quantic, Common, De La, Dam-Funk, Mos and a sweet Dilla-fed reinterpretation of Thundercat's Them Changes from Father Yöd.

Episode 225: Agent J: Dilla Soul for Sweet Vibrations Radio

An hour of big Dilla samples for Katbrownsugar's Sweet Vibrations Radio. That's Jay Electronica at the start talking Dilla beats, when I warmed up for him Manchester this week. Broadcast 30 January 2022. sweetvibrationsradio.com Art: me

Episode 224: Agent J: Breaking Goofy

Ft Quantic, Azambuja & Cia, Cameo, Benny Sings, Tata Vasquez , Dwight Trible, The Midnight Hour, Secret Night Gang x Zed Bias, DJ Seinfeld, Chimpo, Erykah, Busta, Tchiss Lopes

Episode 223: Groovement Holiday Special: 50 Guests

(Roughly) 50 friends and family drop by to share their favourite tracks across the soul, hip hop, beats and jazz spectrum. Happy Holidays.  Find track lists and links to buy music on groovement.co.uk Big thanks to our contributors - in order of appearance:  BJORN (MIGHTY MOCAMBOS / BACAO RHYTHM & STEEL BAND)  NATALIE EVE-WILLIAMS (BBC INTRODUCING)  ANDY SHAKE'N'FINGERPOP  MALI HAYES   KINKAI  FERNANDO VELEZ (THE DAP-KINGS)  LEVI LOVE (MAS O MENOS RECORDS)  DJ FORMAT  AVER (M...

Episode 222: Groovement: Day Trip [Reform Radio #26]

Brand new music for November - beats, hip hop and more. reformradio.co.uk

Episode 221: Groovement: Vuelve [Reform Radio #25]

New music from across the board including a world premiere for DJ Nu-Mark & Danny Drive Thru's Break Ya Neck, plus Kid Acne, Strategy, Sam Redmore, Secret Night Gang, Portico Quarter, Ruf Dug x Lovescene, Swindle, Pan Amsterdam, Kutmah, Park Hye Jin, Space Afrika, Sega Bodega, Ross From Friends, Layfullstop, Cid Rim, Abnormal Sleepz, Vice Beats, Quantic & Nidia Gongora, J'Von!  Originally broadcast www.ReformRadio.co.uk Sep 2021 https://www.reformradio.co.uk/residents/groovement/ M...

Episode 220: Groovement: So Good Together [Reform Radio #24]

New music from across the spectrum: Chimpo, DRS in a new guise 'Asif Ahwud' with Goldteeth, Peyton, Damu The Fudgemunk and Blu, Pursuit Grooves, Pan Amsterdam, Lone, Secret Night Gang, ScratchDVA, Cutterz, Joel Culpepper, Murlo, Ruf Dug, Contours and loads more.

Episode 219: Edd Mystery: Spring/Summer Comforts Mix #3 {A Mix For Groovement}

Part three of three. The final part of sunshine selection of 80s and 90s inspired tunes put together with California in mind, by our old friend Edd Mystery (Taste The Diff'rence). Follow Edd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddmystery Check some of Edd's previous Groovement mixes here: https://groovement.co.uk/tag/mr-e/

Episode 218: Edd Mystery: Spring/Summer Comforts Mix #2 {A Mix For Groovement}

Part two of three. A selection of 80s and 90s inspired tunes put together with sunny California in mind, by our old friend Edd Mystery (Taste The Diff'rence). Follow Edd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddmystery Check some of Edd's previous Groovement mixes here: https://groovement.co.uk/tag/mr-e/

Episode 217: Edd Mystery: Spring/Summer Comforts Mix #1 {A Mix For Groovement}

Agent J: Marvin Gaye Block Party

Originally broadcast on The Huey Show, BBC 6Music, 22 May 2021.

Episode 215: Agent J: 55-85MPH (Back To The Future)

A live mix accompanying a screening of Back To The Future, in a cave, courtesy of The Village Screen. What if Marty landed in those years between 1955 and 1985? What songs might be in the movie?... was the concept.

Episode 214: Children Of Zeus [Groovement: Reform Radio #23]

Tyler Daley and Konny Kon join Agent J on the eve of the release of their new album, Balance. Originally broadcast on https://www.reformradio.co.uk/

Episode 213: Groovement: Sweet Stuff [Reform Radio #22]

Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band - Dirt Off Your Shoulder KUTMAH - SWEET STUFF Mo Serious - Where U Have Smoke? Topaz Jones - Who? (feat. Maxo & Phonte) Mammoth - Erlanger Tawiah - Lost In A Dream (Bobby Xennial Remix) Themba Lunacy - Home ft. Andrew Ashong Flying Lotus - Your Screams DJ Format - Brainstorm Tawiah - Lost In A Dream (Bobby Xennial Remix) Themba Lunacy - Home ft. Andrew Ashong Flying Lotus - Your Screams DJ Format - Brainstorm Move78 - FAYE El Michels Affair m...

Episode 212: Gondwana Records Special selected by Agent J [Groovement]

Recorded for Reform Radio on International Jazz Day 2021. All Gondwana Releases are available on Bandcamp https://gondwanarecords.bandcamp.com/ More from Reform Radio: https://www.reformradio.co.uk/

Episode 211: Aver [Move 78] (Groovement: Reform Radio #21)

Aver joins Agent J to talk the new Move 78 album 'The Algorithm Smiles Upon You' on Village Live Records, plus the loss of friend Joey Deez, hip hop vs jazz, Manchester and his current home, Berlin.

Episode 210: Johnty DelMonte: Freight It Until You Make It (A Mix For Groovement)

There was thud on the doormat of Groovement HQ the other day with a mixtape from fruit baron Johnty DelMonte. JDM says he’s been holed up in a DelMonte cargo freight in Runcorn for a year now with only his turntables and pineapple chunks to sustain him. Things took a dramatic turn in Dry January when he started fermenting the pineapple and hosting raves to an empty dock. Fortunately he pressed RECORD on his SANYO and sent it over. Expect fruit laced funk, party hip hop, Latin and d...

Episode 209: Groovement: Reform Radio #18 - Rejoice

Rance Allen to start then two hours of new music, originally broadcast on Reform Radio 16 Nov 2020. https://groovement.co.uk/2020/11/groovement-reform-radio-18-rejoice/