Today marks the arrival of the fourth instalment of our Live Cuts series. Produced in association with Because Music, this new episode sees Jeshi perform live versions of Hurricane from recent album Airbag Woke Me Up and Sick from his 2022 album Universal Credit. These recordings have been cut to vinyl and are available for pre-order and to stream on DSPs now here.

Jeshi says "Was mad to do these new versions of the songs at Abbey Road, so much history there. We’ve been working on the live show a lot and it’s sick to be able to bring it together here".

Celebrating the craft of recording and mastering, and echoing the way music was originally recorded when Abbey Road opened in 1931, the Live Cut sessions result in a 12” single for each release, with the tracks also made available on streaming platforms. Each episode is accompanied by an exclusive short film illuminating the creative and technical processes, alongside an interview with the artist. The launch season for Live Cuts is presented in association with Because Music, in celebration of the acclaimed label’s 20th anniversary. Previous episodes featured Amadou & Mariam, Crystal Murray and LSDXOXO.

East London artist Jeshi has racked up over 32m streams since releasing his first EP Pussy Palace in 2016, with three further EPs following before his debut album Universal Credit in 2022. Last month he released his latest critically acclaimed album Airbag Woke Me Up, which explores themes around emerging from tough times, and viewing the world a little differently, it is bold in ambition and built with a renewed energy.

Jeshi won Best Independent Video at the AIM Awards 2022 and in the same year was nominated for Best Rap Album at the DJ Mag Awards & Music Video Awards. His music was soundtracked twice on Netflix drama Top Boy and on Fifa’s EAFC 24 - outside of music, he has fronted campaigns with Salomon, Nike and Dr. Martens. Jeshi tours the UK and Europe in March and May.

Abbey Road’s Head of Brand, Mark Robertson says “Harking back to how the very first recordings were made, our Live Cuts series is for the bravest artists as there is just one chance, one time, one take and the performance is committed to vinyl forever! It’s a brilliant showcase of the expertise of our mastering and recording engineers, and a real thrill to welcome LSDXOXO to our house for the third instalment.”

Because Music UK’s Managing Director, Rhian Emanuel says ”We are delighted to partner with our friends at Abbey Road for this exciting series of live performances with some of our most treasured artists. It is always a joy for us and our artists to collaborate with such masters in the field of audio recording”.

Jeshi’s Live Cuts vinyl release is available exclusively via Because Music here and to stream here.

Credits for the Jeshi session:
Recording engineer – Gordon Davidson assisted by Ed Farrell
Mastered & cut – Alex Wharton
Filmed - LSK Productions