Joshua Idehen - Learn To Swim, A Mixtape [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: HVNLP236
Barcode: 5400863211059
Release Date: 30 Oct 2026
Genre: Deep House

140g black 12” Vinyl
3mm spine outersleeve, 300gsm
200gsm inner sleeve, matt finish
Gold foil sticker
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'Learn To Swim' takes shape around 10 individually characterised tracks, from the whirring beat and gospel undertones of “Don’t You Give Up On Me”, to the playful, percussion-layered offering of “Best Kind Of Lost”, the project displays the innate musicality and natural versatility of Joshua Idehen. Remaining consistent throughout, is Idehen’s distinct spoken-word delivery, affirmative, yet reassuring, his vocality invoking sincerity and trust in his narrative. 

Speaking on the mixtape, Idehen explains:
“Learn to Swim' is collection of songs written and recorded in the middle months of 2021, around the same time, I started learning to swim. I’d convinced myself my bones were too dense to float, and actually, they are, so I'd given up for decades, until an old Swedish teacher told me, “So you’re not a jellyfish, you're a shark, keep moving or die". Still can't float, but I'm still learning.”

'Learn To Swim' Mixtape was released digitally in April 2023.
100 vinyl were pressed and are now incredibly rare to find.
"Beautiful beyond words." - Discogs.
"Honest and celebratory, compassionate and full of goodwill... A beautiful selection of songs. And a selection of songs everyone should find time in their lives for." - Louder Than War
"Learn To Swim offers a captivating soundscape that blends Idehens distinctive spoken word poetry, soulful singing, and electronic beats" - Gigwise

Tracklisting
1. Don’t You Give Up On Me
2. This World’s A Madness
3. Best King Of Lost
4. What We’re Doing Tonight
5. Learn To Swim, Pt. 2
6. Last Time
7. Unfold
8. End Of The Line
9. I Got You Every Step Of The Way (For Leone Ross)
10. All The Same