Exploring global underground electronic music
The Progressive Underground with Chris Campbell explores the global electronic music underground through the genres of deep house, future soul, nu-jazz, b-sides and rare grooves. Chris connects the dots and contextualizes the artists, influencers, trends, and milestones through ethereally curated playlists, exclusive in-depth interviews, audio mini-docs, and special segments that spotlight Detroit’s impact on all of the above.Listen Now
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The Progressive Underground: Detroit’s Erogenous produces sonic truth
Chris Campbell
March 6, 2026
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The Progessive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘PUNK ROCKY’ by A$AP Rocky
Chris Campbell
March 2, 2026
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Keep Him Satisfied’ by Zo! and Tall Black Guy (feat. Sy Smith)
Chris Campbell
February 19, 2026
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Take Me As I Am’ by Dames Brown
Chris Campbell
February 12, 2026
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The Progressive Underground: Solomon Fox goes from bedroom studio to soul vanguard
Chris Campbell
January 23, 2026
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The Progressive Underground: Martin Luther King Jr. tribute
Chris Campbell
January 17, 2026
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The Progressive Underground: The Mystique of Helen Folasade Adu and the band Sade
Chris Campbell
January 16, 2026
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Circlesz’ by GENA
Chris Campbell
January 5, 2026
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Stallion’ by Ilajide feat. Radio Galaxy
Chris Campbell
December 29, 2025
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Fallin’ Back’ by Solomon Fox feat. Amaria
Chris Campbell
December 22, 2025
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘The Package’ by De La Soul
Chris Campbell
December 15, 2025
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Disarray’ by Lianne La Havas
Chris Campbell
December 8, 2025
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