Chal and Tom ask "Why has the festival bubble burst?" on this week's No Tags

The latest release in Loula Yorke's 'monthly mixtape' series.

Pitchfork's Rob Arcand on Basic Channel's BCD

Alice Coltrane: the high priestess of spiritual jazz

"The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse: Rick Beato Explains"

How jazz played out over Congo's chaotic coup - "the murder of Congo’s first post-independence leader Patrice Lumumba took place as famed jazzman Louis Armstrong was touring the country. The two events were not a coincidence"

Paul from Shadow Dancer has been sharing a lot of mixes

Sarah Davachi in the mix for Bleep with #287 in the series

The winner of this year’s Neptune Prize is Chimet by Mining. Via @DrownedinSound. Here's my review of the album.