Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 18.11.18 with April & Vista, Moonchild, Blondie
New Soul from April + VISTA. A classic from Nuyorican Soul. Dancefloor Beats from DJ Day and Floating Points. Turkish Funky Jazz from Umit Aksu Orkestrasi. Prototype Broken Beat from Basement Culture and a classic from Swicth under his Solid Groove guise. A track from the Anchorsong album on Tru Thoughts. New music from Blood Wine Or Honey. A demo recording of Blondie’s Heart Of Glass that sounds great on Numero Group. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 11.11.18 with Emma-Jean Thackray, The Seshen, Roy Hargrove
Quality Jazz from Emma-Jean Thackray. A track from Roy Hargrove (RIP) that was remixed by Quantic. Hip Hop from public Enemy, Vince Staples, Homeboy Sandman and Edan. Tropical Boogie from Orange Tree. Drum & Bass from Karime Kendra (remixed by DJ Die) and Break feat Celestine and a special Sister Nancy Jungle dubplate. A great track from Georgia Anne Muldrow on Brainfeeder. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 04.11.18 with Little Dragon, Hot 8 Brass Band & Dukwa
Brand new music from Hot 8 Brass Band & Little Dragon. Disco from Kassin and Prince. Beats from Anchorsong. Classics from Wookie and Jammin (aka DJ Zinc). Reggae from Demolition Man and Sister Nancy. Plus great future soul from April + Vista.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 28.10.18 with The Seshen, Noname, Gia Margaret
Electronic Soul from The Seshen. Mellow vocal tracks from Gia Margaret and Rhi. Hip Hop from Boog Brown, Noname and Fevra. Drum & Bass from Chug, Peshay and Calibre remixing Jaheim. Brazilina Boogie from Kassin, new music from Sampology, Riz MC’s latest track plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 21.10.18 with Sly5thAve, Fatima, Phony Ppl
Special guest Sly5thAve joins Robert in the Brighton studio this week to talk about his recent album on Tru Thoughts plus what it is like to perform your versions of Dr Dre tunes in front of Dr Dre, Trump, Kanye West, playing in Prince’s band for 2 years and recommends some good music he is feeling at the moment. Plus music from Fatima’s excellent new album on Eglo, Malcom Catto from his album on Mo Wax plus the Masters At Work remix of Debbie Gibson.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 14.10.18 with Titeknots, 79.5, Cypress Hill
Tunes from 79.5 on Big Crown, Prince, Badbadnotgood & Little Dragon and a new track from Cypress Hill. Plus Unfold favourite Titeknots joins Robert in the studio with some great music selections including Duvall Timothy, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, Johnny D & Nicki P.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 07.10.18 with with Animanz, Chaka Khan, Snips
A DJ mix from Robert repping some of the tunes going down well at his Sonic Switch club night in Brighton. Include the big Switch remix of Chaka Khan. Tropical Funk from Analog Africa and The Scorpios. Soulful Boogie from Kat Roberts. Dancefloor Jazz from Falamour. Big Drum & Bass from Spectrasoul and a Jungle Dubplate from General Levy. Tropical beats from Animanz. Wiley on a Dancehall style beat. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 30.09.18 with Miink, Dr Octagon, Anchorsong
Brand new music from Miink. The latest release from Te’Amir from LA, fusing Ethiopian and Electronic beats on Tru Thoughts. The Maghreban remixing Beat Spacek and a Nigerian / Bollywood fusion on Sahel Sounds. Plus Part 2 of the Mo Wax special DJ mix exploring some of the more uptempo and electronic tracks from the label. The mix includes DJ Hype remixing Dr Octagon and Peshay remixing DJ Shadow. Hip Hop from Blackalicous. 4 Hero’s remix of a Carl Craig classic. La Funk Mob from France and plenty more Mo Wax treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 23.09.18 with Mo Wax, Rhi, Attica Blues
Music from Rhi remixed by Ivy Lab and a track from the new Fatima album on Eglo. Plus a special Mo Wax DJ mix from Robert coinciding with the release of the documentary on James Lavelle called the Man From Mo Wax. James Lavelle played a few times at club nights Robert promoted and was resident at in Brighton in the 90’s and this mix features plenty of tunes that went down well on the dancefloor then (even though they are quite slow!). The mix is all from vinyl and includes DJ Shadow, RPM (who were based in Brighton), David Axelrod, DJ Krush, Sam Sever, Attica Blues and many more quality Mo Wax moments.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 16.09.18 with Shy FX, Anchorsong, Mac Miller
Another spin from that catchy tune from Snips. Brand new music from Anchorsong on Tru Thoughts. Paying tribute to Mac Miller (Rest In Peace) with three tracks. A new club banger from Shy FX that switches from an almost 80’s soul vibe to Jungle and back and it works! The classic King Brit remix of Soul Dhamma (11 minutes of goodness). New music from Disclosure and Jeff Mills Jazzy Spiral Deluxe project. Plus plenty more quality tunes.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 09.09.18 with Wiley, Animanz, Shay Lia
A great new track from Wiley. Tropical treats from Animanz, Secret Syence and the Dur Dur Band on Analog Africa. Soul from Alice Russell & Miink. A classic on Shut Up & Dance from Nicolette. Disco cut up Beats from Athens Of the North and Ossie. A big Bass wobbler sampling Busta Rhymes from Wuki. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 02.09.18 with Space Captain, Miink, Nuff Pedals
Great vocal tunes from Space Captain, Miink and Sharky. Dancefloor beats from Sampology and Secret Syence. Tropical tracks from Esa remixing David Tapfume and Pressure Drop remixing Orient Expressions. Drum & Bass from Calibre & Peshay. Reggae from Rasheda. Majical reworking This Is America to This Is England. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 26.08.18 with Aretha Franklin, Mos Def, Space Captain
As a tribute to Aretha Franklin and her passing, Robert Luis has put together a special edition of Unfold featuring tracks from the Queen of Soul’s expansive career and the artists who have sampled her including Mos Def, Pete Rock, De La Soul, Talib Kweli, EPMD and others, as well as remixes and reworks from The Reflex and Dimitri From Paris. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 19.08.18 with Björk, Rhi & Nai Palm
A special DJ mix from Robert this week with some downtempo styles across the genres. Including music from Bjork, Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote) and Rhi. Hip Hop form The Boogiemosters, Raiza Biza and Children Of Zeus. Soul Jazz form Cleo Sol & Joe Armon Jones. A downtempo classic from the Art Of Noise. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 12.08.18 with Nubya Garcia, Flowdan & Secret Syence
Jazz from Nubya Garcia, Uniting Of Opposties and Kamasi Washington. Danceflloor tunes from Titeknots, Lay Far and Secret Syence. A great track from Dur Dur Band on Analog Africa. Grime from Flowdan, Lady Lykez and a bass wobbler from Masro. A downtempo classic from Kool & The Gang and a great haunting piano track from Duval Timothy. Plus plenty more musical treats.
Tru Thoughts Presents Unfold 05.08.18 with Duval Timothy, Animanz & Carl Craig
Starting with a great (hidden) track from the latest Duval Timothy album. Plus a dancefloor Sonic Switch DJ mix from Robert includes Disco from Sampology, Gospel from Soul Session & Cheryl Lee, Hip Hop from Main Source and Kendrick Lamar, Drum & Bass from Peshay and SoulStructure, Jazz Dance from Ezra Collective and Flytronix, Secret Syence with a percussive dancefloor groove plus a track from new Tru Thoughts signing Animanz.
