On Repeat: The Music Podcast

And for our final episode of 2020, we speak to a one-woman extraordinaire - Fable.

Fable AKA Holly is a Brighton based musician, artist and songwriter whose' music is a colourful mix of genres, and has influences of trip-hop, electronica and post-punk.

After bursting onto the scene, building a reputation as one of the UK’s most intriguing musical prospects, with widespread acclaim from MixMag, Line of Best Fit, to the Guardian and Rolling Stone, Fable vanished from view in 2016 after personal tragedy,with the resulting in a 4 year hiatus from music.

But now she’s back, having reconnected with herself and her creativity and it releasing some seriously exciting music - we’ve had her song 'Thirsty' On Repeat!

In this episode we discuss her songwriting process, her journey to sharpening her identity within music and discovering the sound she wanted to make - plus we have a in depth conversation about mental health and creativity, spurred on by her work with mental health charity My Black Dog (myblackdog.co) who she got involved with after a personal event leading to the 4 year break and finding herself.

Get ready for an honest conversation with brilliant ideas and sentiments to take forward at the end of this year into another one.

Show notes

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Find out more about My Black Dog

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We're back with another fascinating conversations with Barney Whittakar, also known as Footshooter.

Footshooter a London based producer, DJ and musician and style blends skippy, broken beats with atmospheric warmth from synths, keys and guitars, combining programming with live instrumentation to create an organic, rich sound. He frequently collaborates with MCs, poets and vocalists exploring different tones and moods.

In this episode, we touch upon how the work Barney undertakes with In House Records andhow it influences his own music. We also talk about collaboration and creative process during lockdown and how he is preparing for his upcoming gig - the first lockdown times.

Footshooter has performed live DJ sets in support of the likes of Yussef Kamaal, Vels Trio and Alfa Mist, as well as performing regularly at south-east London night STEEZ and Brainchild Festival and has also collaborated with the likes of On Repeat favourites, Poppy Ajudha and Brother Portrait (Steamdown). His 2018 release with YAM Recordings ‘Technicolour Nights’, was met with critical acclaim, gaining plays on BBC 6 Music by Gilles Peterson, as well as regular spins on Tim Garcia's Jazz FM show, Musica Macondo.

Footshooter also hosts Sonic Fruits, a monthly show on Peckham-based community radio station Balamii Radio on the third Monday of every month, 19.00 – 21.00 GMT.

Show notes

Buy/Listen to Footshooter on Bandcamp

Follow Footshooter on Instagram @FootshooterSound

Follow Footshooter on Twitter @FootshooterUK

Like Footshooter on Facebook @FootshooterMusic

Listen to Footshooter on Spotify

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This week we welcome Puma Blue to the On Repeat stage!

This week expect cosmic conversations and musical mystery, to discussing being on stage vs live stream culture, we enter the rich, dreamy world of singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Puma Blue, AKA Jacob Allen.

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Puma Blue’s music has been described as 'voicemail ballads' and a union between J Dilla influenced grooves with pure silky vocals similar to that of Chet Baker. Inspired by an eclectic mix with the likes of Jeff Buckley, D’Angelo, Björk and Radiohead. Jacob produces his unmistakable low fi music in his bedroom in South London. Steadily honing his craft since 2014, where he first released an EP on Soundcloud, and has since gone on to lead to live shows around London with the Puma Blue band, toured Paris, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Seoul and Berlin and across the UK. This is all amongst independently releasing debut EP ‘Swum Baby’, two stand-alone singles on the Blue Flowers label, and a second EP ‘Blood Loss’.

Next up is the forthcoming debut album, 'In Praise Of Shadows’, out in early 2021. We cannot wait to listen! Presave below!

Show notes

Presave Puma Blue's In Praise of Shadows album.

Follow him on Instagram @PumaBlue.

Like him on Facebook@PumaBlueMusic.

Follow him on Twitter @PumaBlueMusic.

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This week we're putting Sabiyha On Repeat!

Sabiyha is a singer-songwriter, and has been called the next big thing in pop by Earmilk! With beautiful honest lyrics, that are coupled with her Guyanese heritage and the sounds of London from Choice FM and Channel U, we couldn't agree more!

This week we speak all about Sabiyha’s songwriting process, and using lyrics and music as an outlet. We also speak a lot abut collaborating as Sabiyha works with her long time friend, producer, and collaborator, Drew Jodi - plus we discuss her new single ‘Do I Matter’, released just a few days before this episode! Plus, we talk about the the magic that is pop music, and how it’s changing from a cheesy manufactured sound to something that encompasses a lot of hard work and genre-defying moments. Features in the likes of Gal-Dem, Find Your Sounds and The Hidden Hits, we can't wait to see what she does next!

Show notes

Listen to more of Sabiyha's music on Spotify including her new single, Do I Matter.

Follow her on Instagram @Sabiyha_

Like her on Facebook @Sabiyha_Music

Follow her on Twitter @Sabiyha_

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We're back with another episode - this week the wonderful Rahh!

This week our guest is Rahh - aka Holly Quin-Ankrah. With years of experience, plus off the back of her latest single 'Overkill', with lo-fi stylings and house beats, Holly is excitingly working on new material with new collaborators and producers. In this episode we have a real honest talk with Holly about the realities of the music industry, some of her learnings, tips on writing, and of course what’s next for the future.

Holly is a London based deep-pop artist, whose fans include BBC6 Music and BBC Introducing, CLASH, Earmilk, Gal-Dem and Fred Perry Subculture. As a singer, she's shared the stage with names such as Liam Gallagher where she's sang backing for his live performances, Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart, Nile Rodgers, Emeli Sande and Beverly Knight, plus performed at a sold-out show as the only support act for Grammy Award Winner Bobby McFerrin at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.

Show notes

Listen to more of the lovely Rahh on Spotify - her single Overkill is in the intro!

Follow her on Instagram@iam_rahh

Follow on Twitter@iamrahh

Like on FaceBook iamrahhmusic

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We're back with another episode and a new guest!

This week our guest is the lovely Safejas aka Lewis.

Fresh off the back of a recent EP release, Safejas is a Berlin-based producer, working in the fractured seams of electronic music, producing sounds which feel both alien and familiar. Moving fluidly between the more exploratory fringes of club music and expansive ambient soundscapes (and readily exploring the space between them), Lewis's music breathes with curiosity and fractious detail.

Before moving into production, Safejas played bass and added electronics to various bands such as Good Guy Clarence in Brighton, before also co-founding the live film scoring and audiovisual event Luma on the South coast.

Lewis has just released an 4 piece EP called Silk, available on Bandcamp.

This week we reflect on Lewis' journey to making music - how he learnt production- plus we talk about our predictions for the future of music and genre’s in a post lockdown world.

Show Notes

Following Safejas on Instagram @Safefas

Like on Facebook @Safeas

Listen on Spotify

Download Silk EP on Bandcamp - we love it!

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Welcome back to another episode of On Repeat!

This week our guest is the very talented Meena Ysanne from I Love Strings

She is a New York based, composer, arranger, producer, and violinist, and has worked, recorded and toured internationally playing violin, violawith some incredible names such asSmashing Pumpkins, Christina Perri and Tiesto. Not only that, but she has an equally impressive resume composing soundtracks for commercials, television and films, with her work featured on The Discovery Channel's The Lonely Planet Guides, and she has since gone on to work with Tilda Swinton and Aaron Eckhardt, HBO, BBC, plus recently composed the music for a beautiful VANS sneakers advert and worked with the illustrator Jo Ratcliffe for this beautiful Chanel illustration. Wow!

In this episode we speak about music and activism, two very important and interwoven themes in Meena's work. We also speak about composing soundtracks, having a curious mind, and what it’s like to be an artist in New York City in 2020.

Show Notes

Following Meena on Instagram @ILoveStrings

Check out her website and further work on ILoveStrings.com

Like on Facebook@ILoveStrings

We really recommend reading her BIPOC page on her website - It's a great starting point full of useful and important resources on BLM, information on organisations, plus ways to connect and learn more.

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Welcome back to On Repeat The Podcast!

This week it's a special episode - not only because we speak to the lovely Oscar Jerome, but it's also Hattie's Birthday!!!

Oscar Jerome is a South London-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist, inspired by the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, John Martyn, and J Dilla.

Oscar is becoming a pretty big name in the UK music scene, with the Guardian labelling him as “one to watch”. Oscar has played as part of London Afrobeat band Kokoroko and has worked alongside Shabaka Hutchings, Moses Boyd and Yussef Dayes. He’s also shared the stage with the likes of the wonderful Lianne La Havas and Kamasi Washington.

In this episode we talk about his favourite parts of the collaboration process, what he hopes to instil in the next generation and people he works with and of course, his latest release Breath Deep.

Show Notes

Following Oscar on Instagram @OscJerome

Like on Facebook @OscJerome

The song in the intro is Your Saint - we love it! - and you can find out where you can buy Breath Deep via Oscar's website, www.oscarjerome.com

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Welcome back to On Repeat The Podcast.

This week we're chatting to Nina Fine, a soulful Singer Songwriter from North London. Her raw, earthy vocals with a jazz infused flavour, combined with her thoughtful lyrics, echo themes of delicate self-reflection, nostalgia and realness.

Her background in music education, coaching, broadcasting and co-founding Women In Jazz, have led her to create, share, perform and facilitate music across multi-settings. Nina has worked with leading partners including Ronnie Scott’s, Barbican, Abram Wilson Foundation, Worldwide FM, Sound Connections, and more, working with different communities and people of all ages and backgrounds. Vulnerability, truth and sensuality are cornerstones of Nina’s music.

In this lockdown podcast, we’ll be discussing boundaries, both in a personal context and also within the music industry. We also share our early experiences of songwriting and even coin our very own term, “collective growth” in light of life during and after Covidism.

Show Notes

Keep eyes peeled for Nina’s new music that she’s due to release within the next couple of months!

Following her on Instagram @NinaFineMusic

Follow her organisation @WomenIn_Jazz

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Welcome back to another episode of On Repeat.

This week we’re speaking to singer-songwriter, Brooke Bentham.

Originally from South Shields, and now in London, her music has been described as 'austerely beautiful' and she's been deemed ‘one to watch' by The Guardian, plus featured in places such as Line Of Best Fit, London in Stereo and The Times.

Her latest album, Everyday Nothing, was nominated for best independent album at theAIM Awards and lies between rock and folk. Chronicling the mundanity and inertia of life as an artist post-graduation, the album is full of relatable and personal lyrics and is 'a confident, cohesive and finely-honed debut'.

In this episode, Brooke tells us about the highs and lows of being a breakout artist - but it’s not all doom and gloom! We also speak about being part of people's formative years, a day in the life of her songwriting and who is Oliver?!p.s. This one's for Adam Buxton.

Show Notes

Keep up to date with Brooke on Instagram @BrookeBentham

Like her on Facebook atBrooke Bentham

Also, check out Everyday Nothing where you get your music - 'Keep it Near' is playing in this episode, we love it.

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