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This month's show is all about the "Long Players (no tunes shorter than 6.30mins.)" and includes a beast from the forthcoming Vibration Black Finger album....

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 1st September 2024 Playing Funk, P Funk, Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

If Cuban Jazz music is your sound, this the best album to have come out of Havana in over 40 years!

Zanja All Stars – Cuban Jam Session Volume 1 – If Music Zanja All Stars – Cuban Jam Session Volume 1 ZANJA£47.50 Record Of The Year Alert!! The most important jazz music to have come out of Cuba in over 30+ years has just dropped: If like us, Buena Vista left you needing more, this is the album we have all been waiting for. Produced by our good, good ...

Yesterday's show on NTS Radio is now up. Enjoy x

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 12th May 2024 Playing Soul, Soft Rock, Classic Disco, Jungle. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

This month's NTS Radio is now up with full TL and, it's a beauty even if i have to say so myself, standard x

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 14th April 2024 Playing Funk, Soul, Reggae, Broken Beat, Afrobeat. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

Monday's Soho Radio is now up, enjoy.
TL below incl. a few monsters that celebrate 50 years:
Audrey Powne – INTERLUDE II
JAZZ-HIP TRIO - QUADRICHROME
DEAD HORSE BEATS -YOUNG RUINS
OLYMPIC RUNNERS – ON YA
THE LOST GENERATION - THIS IS THE LOST GENERATION
DARONDO – LET MY PEOPLE GO
THE TEMPTATIONS – SWEETNESS IN THE DARK
CHARLES SHERELL – YES IT’S YOU
TITO PUENTE AND HIS ORCHESTRA – MAMBO GOZON
GALAPAGOS DUCK – KATE DID
HYDROPONIC SOUND SYSTEM – YOUNG LADIES IN THE HOUSE
DJ FINESSE – (MISSY- I’M REALLY HOT OVER SOHO-HOT MUSIC)
AURRA – WHEN I COME HOME
YOUNG & COMPANY – I LIKE (WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME)
Minilogue – BIRD SONG-
MUTINY – BLISS (ORIG. VERS)
JNX – MY STYLE
AFRO NATIONAL – PUSH AM FORWARD
XL Regular– BRUK UP
THE AMALGAMTION OF SOUNDZ – ERIC
MODUS VIVENDI – MODUS VIVENDI
PERCY X – ODYSSEY
CARLOS GARNETT – MOTHER OF THE FUTURE

You Need This! With Jean-Claude (25/03/2024) Listen to You Need This! With Jean-Claude (25/03/2024) by Soho Radio

This month's NTS Radio is now up with full TL.
Enjoy x

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 17th March 2024 Playing Deep House, Latin Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

This month's Soho Radio show contains a nice smattering of records released 50 years ago this year.
T.L. below:
LONNIE LISTON SMITH AND THE COSMIC ECHOES – ASPIRATIONS
ROGER ECKMAN – DU ӒR FISK
LITTLE BEAVER – I CAN DIG IT BABY
GEORGE McCRAE – I GET LIFTED
OLUKO IMO – ODUDUWA
KAHIL EL’ZABAR QUARTET – A TIME FOR HEALING
FREDDIE HUBBARD – BARAKA SASA
RONNIE FOSTER – CHESHIRE CAT
MARION BROWN – SWEET EARTH FLYING PT.3
STACEY PULLEN – DECADENT
NEW SECTOR MOVEMENTS – GROOVE NOW
TRIBE – THE WORLD SHOULD LEARN TO PARTY TOGETHER
MILES DAVIS – MAIYSHA
SAULT – OVER
COSMO VITELLI -PARTY DAY (AKUFEN HONEY MOON REMIX)
SWAYZAK – FLOYD
RONIN – DAYLIGHT
OCTAVIO BURNIER – APROXIMAÇÃO
MILOSH – YOU FILL ME

You Need This! With Jean-Claude (26/02/2024) Listen to You Need This! With Jean-Claude (26/02/2024) by Soho Radio for free. Follow Soho Radio to never miss another show.

Last Sunday's NTS Radio is up with the full TL, filled to to the brim with records that celebarte 50 years in 2024.

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 18th February 2024 Playing Funk, Tech House, Soul Jazz, Broken Beat. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

Anthemic Boogie runnins!
In the box 4 n2nite.

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LAst Sunday's radio show on NTS Radio is now up w/ full T.L.. We pay respects to our music Heroes and Heroines who passed away in 2023

IF MUSIC PRESENTS YOU NEED THIS W/ JEAN-CLAUDE - Homage To Our Fallen Music Warriors 21st January 2024 Playing Soul, Post Bop, Classic Disco. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

Our last show of 2023 on NTS Radio is a snapshot of some of our fave vinyl releases this year plus a last look at some of the monsters that celebrate 50 years in '23.
Enjoy x
https://www.nts.live/shows/ifmusic/episodes/ifmusic-24th-december-2023.
T.L:
DOM LA NENA – UNIVERSO
MATTHEW HALSALL – MOUNTAINS, TREES AND SEAS
VALTTERI LAURELL NONET – AT THE VILLA DOOR
PRINCE FATTY – EXPANSIONS
NICK WALTERS – RANAKPUR
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO – GATSBY
TENDERLONIOUS – ON THE NILE
DELE SOSIMI AND THE ESTUARY 21 – MO ŞE B’ǬLÁ TÁN
KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE ft. DWIGHT TRIBLE & DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY – SPIRIT GATHERER
INFLO – FEAR NO ONE
INFLO – HIDING MOON
INFLO – SURRENDER
EMANATIVE AND LIZ ELENSKY – FALL INTO ME (ALT. VERSION)
MENAGERIE – KINGDOM
IDRIS ACKAMOOR AND THE PYRAMIDS – NICE IT UP
WE ARE THE HORSEMEN / KOOL KEITH – LONDON IS THE PLACE
PLACEBO – BOLKWUSH
McCOY TYNER – SONG OF THE NEW WORLD
GABOR SZAB0 – THIRTEEN
RAMSEY LEWIS – DREAMS
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE - ZANZIBAR

Yesterday was our last show of 2023 on Soho Radio. We decided to end the year in the same we started: a chronilogical rundown of records that were huuuuge off the shelves of If Music in the 20 years we have been open.
Enjoy x

TL:
CHOCO & RZA – BEBOP
VISIONEERS – RUNNIN’ Marc Mac
Leela James – MUSIC
Jamie Woon – WAYFARING STRANGER
PHIL RANELIN / TRIBE – LIVIN’ IN A NEW DAY
The Cinematic Orchestra – THE DANCE
Florence and the Machine– YOU GOT THE LOVE (Jamie xx REWORK FEAT. THE XX)
LAUREN – STUCK (VARIOUS PRODUCTION’S REMIX)
Michael Kiwanuka– TELL ME A TALE
ROCKET JUICE AND THE MOON W/ ERYKAH BADU
Bonobo FT. FINK – IF YOU STAYED OVER (CESSA REMIX) Ninja Tune
GUY ONE – SURO YUAMA Philophon
Jono McCleery – AGE OF SELF Ninja Tune
Vibration Black Finger – BLACK PEARL Lascelle Gordon
Kamasi Washington – TRUTH
NICK WALTERS AND THE PARADOX ORCHESTRA - BRAHMAN
Moodymann – IF I GAVE YOU LOVE
Kaidi Kat AND Andrew Ashong – WASHED IN YOU
DAMON LOCK’S BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE - THE PEOPLE VS THE REST OF US
Sun Ra Arkestra – SOMEBODY ELSES IDEA
Sarathy Korwar – AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT BBE Music

If Music Presents: You Need This! with Jean-Claude (04/12/2023) Listen to If Music Presents: You Need This! with Jean-Claude (04/12/2023) by Soho Radio for free. Follow Soho Radio to never miss another show.

Live now for the last show of the year on Soho Radio

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Before tmrw's last show of the year on Soho Radio, here is last week's penultimate show of the year on NTS Radio. Enjoy x
TL:
GARY MCFARLAND ORCHESTRA W/ BILL EVANS – NIGHT IMAGES
RONNIE FOSTER – LIKE A CHILD
CARRIE RILEY AND THE FASCINATIONS – SUPER COOL
DJ VADIM / YARAH BRAVO / BLU RUM B – BLUE BIRD
ROY AYERS – OOH
EDDY GRANT – IT’S OUR TIME
DEVON RUSSELL – GIVE ME YOUR LOVE
HANNIBAL MARVIN PETERSON AND THE SUNRISE ORCHESTRA – SONG OF LIFE
WEB WEB – THE 6TH DIMENSION
MAL WALDRON / TERUMASA HINO – REMINICENT SUITE
THE THREE SOUNDS AND THE OLIVER NELSON ORCHESTRA – DO DO DO ( WHAT NOW IS NEXT)
SOUL SUPREME – UMI SAYS
NATHAN FAKE – DINAMO
RATIO – CENTRALIZED (SUBSTANCE REMIX)
BRIAN ANEURYSM – IGNORE ME
SONNY FORTUNE – OLÉ
TAKEO MORIYAMA – EXCHANGE
LOOSE ENDS – LOVE’S GOT ME
STEELY AND CLEVIE – SOFT IN A BED

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 26th November 2023 Playing Soul, Tech House, Soul Jazz. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.

2hrs of pure Blue Note Records (vinyl only. Standard) as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023. Enjoy x

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude – Blue Note Records x The BoAt Pod | November 2023 If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude – The Blue Note Years. Does what it says on the tin.

Back upstairs at the The Standard this Sat.
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Last Sunday's show on NTS Radio is all about the "Long PLayers".
https://www.nts.live/shows/ifmusic/episodes/ifmusic-14th-may-2023?fbclid=IwAR2jrMrCk0nLLMEwfN4l7fOaSyYFsKK1dBjGjb6w5FlN0m1rXVE1U4hvn0k

IF MUSIC PRESENTS YOU NEED THIS: LONG PLAYER SPECIAL (NOTHING SHORTER THAN 6MINS) 14th May 2023 Playing Deep House, Funk, Soul. Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs.