Opening tracks can be deceiving, but as soon as the beautiful, delicate sounds of Swedish Congolese artist Vumbi Dekula have drifted into field recordings of bees, things turn a little nastier, with Infested Monastery and the latest from Moonworshipper’s Arcanist. Elsewhere there is fabulous jazz from Armenia, metal from Kazakhstan, industrial noise from Barcelona, didgeridoo drone, ghost stories from Finland and a whole lot more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingVumbi Dekula – Afro Blues (Hive Mind Records, UK / Sing-a-Song Fighter, Sweden)Setting – Zoetropics (Paradise of Bachelors, USA)Arcanist – Colossal Pareidolia in the Distant Mountains (Moonworshipper Records, USA)Paavoharju – Unohtaa (Fonal Records, Finland)Mårble – Chomga (DiG Records, Armenia)Gallops – Hemlock Chaser (Skandal Konzert, UK)AJO – Dream Awake (Mana Abundance, Germany)Infested Monastery – Mankind Hater (Red Truth Productions, Kazakhstan)Fotocopia – Disforia (Mágia Roja, Spain)Folk Magic Band – Into Per L’imperatore (Black Sweat Records, Italy) This week’s episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston