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Cast the Dice 2025 Album Picks

16 December 2025

As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2025.

Tagged Album PIcks, Black Flower, Blue Earth Sound, Chicago Underground Duo, Fabiano do Nascimento, Lucrecia Dalt, Matt McBane, Mischa Blanos, Ocenpsiea, Petter Eldh, Sheldon Agwu, SML, Snorkel, The Young Mothers, Tortoise, Woolvs | Leave a comment

Cast the Dice 2024 Album Picks

23 December 2024


As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2024.

Tagged Àbáse, Album PIcks, Alex E. Chávez, Amy Aileen Wood, Basher, De Beren Gieren, Dorian Dumont, Evan Chapman, Flock, Jake Long, Jharis Yokley, Moor Mother, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Perrate, Tomin, Why The Eye?, ZA! | Leave a comment

Cast the Dice 2023 Album Picks

22 December 2023


As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2023.

Tagged Album PIcks, Asher Gamedze, Baskot Lel Baltageyya, Bex Burch, brad allen williams, corto.alto, Don Kapot, Donny McCaslin, Elephantine, Emergence Collective, Equipment Pointed Ankh, Erik Hall, KAU, MADMADMAD, Omar Ahmad, The Gaslamp Killer, The Heliocentrics | Leave a comment

Cast the Dice 2022 Album Picks

26 December 2022


As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2022.

Tagged Album PIcks, Cal Folger Day, Charbonneau / Amato, Compro Oro, Flock, Horse Lords, JOYFULTALK, Lea Bertucci, Lucrecia Dalt, Monolithe Noir, Nancy Mounir, Robbie Lee, Robbie Lee & Lea Bertucci, Rosin de Palo, Sarathy Korwar, Tom Skinner, tyroneisaacstuart, Village Of The Sun | Leave a comment

Cast the Dice 2021 Album Picks

09 December 2021


As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2021.

Tagged Album PIcks, Aquaserge, Attacca Quartet, Barra Brown, Jan St. Werner, Jeremiah Cymerman, Kid Millions, Masayoshi Fujita, Matthias Lindermayr, Maurice Louca, Patrick Shiroishi, Run Logan Run, Samuel Martins Coelho, Steiger, STUFF., Typical Sisters, Vanishing Twin | Leave a comment

Cast the Dice 2018 Album Picks

27 December 2018

As the year draws to a close, we picked our favourite Albums of 2018.

Tagged Album PIcks, Anenon, Booker Stardrum, Eric Chenaux, Forma, Joseph Shabason, Kaada, Kamaal Williams, Laurence Pike, LWW, Manu Delago, Matt Calvert, Richard Youngs, Sam Wilkes, Szun Waves, ZA! | Leave a comment

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Levitation Orchestra



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Led by trumpeter and musical director Axel Kaner-Lidstrom, London-based ten-piece collective Levitation Orchestra have been lighting up the UK jazz scene since their formation in 2018. Bringing together some of London’s most exciting young talents, their music blends orchestral sounds, cinematic landscapes, rhythmic experimentation, and fierce improvisation, channeling influences from the avant-garde traditions of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane, classical giants like Stravinsky and Ravel, and the rich heritage of London’s soundsystem culture. With an ethos rooted in community, Levitation Orchestra thrive on collective composition, with each member contributing to a shared vision. Last November, they released their third album, Sanctuary, a buoyant, ebullient and triumphant record. So we're beyond excited to kick off the year with the fiery and exhilarating mix they put together for us, filled with tracks that reflect the diverse musical world they inhabit. Press play and enjoy the ride!
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  1. Makaya McCraven – In These Times [International Anthem / Nonesuch / XL Recordings]
  2. Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra – Fate In a Pleasant Mood [Impulse!]
  3. United Vibrations – I Know Who I Am [12tone C.I.C]
  4. Esperanza Spalding – Rest In Pleasure [Concord]
  5. Ambrose Akinmusire – MYanx . [Nonesuch]
  6. Kassa Overall – Ready To Ball [Warp]
  7. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Uno [Madlib Invazion]
  8. Christian Scott – Twin [Ropeadope / Lonestar Records]
  9. The Comet Is Coming – Start Running [Leaf]
  10. Human Resources – Desilu (U Edit) [Body Action Music]
  11. The Bug – Skeng [Hyperdub]
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