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Music writing / music podcasting / who knows? linenoise.substack.com/ soundcloud.com/line-noise-podcast

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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Romanthony, or the strange isolation of house music. On the Substack today, I wrote about the man who sung on one of dance music's greatest hits and then sat back and went quiet. Would love to know your favourite Romanthony tunes. linenoise.substack.com/p/romanthony...
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Romanthony, or the strange isolation of house music
Plus Tortoise, Joy Orbison, Flabbergast and more
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mazzy Star at the rave - or why DJs should grow a backbone In which I get annoyed at the state of modern DJing and long for some Sheryl Crow. linenoise.substack.com/p/mazzy-star...
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Mazzy Star at the rave - or why DJs should grow a backbone
Plus VXRGO, Blawan, Flur and more
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
When I was a teenager, getting into jazz, Sun Ra was the Great White Whale. Today on the Substack I present you part one of my 10 songs to make (some) sense of Sun Ra - part one. Sign up for part two. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-songs-t...
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10 songs to make (some) sense of Sun Ra - part one
When I was a teenager, getting into jazz, Sun Ra was the Great White Whale.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
This week on the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, an interview with mad miran from @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. (And if you’re looking for more, mm, I recommend this week’s First Floor). soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 226 - mad miran at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew spoke to mad miran at Primavera Sound 2025 about the perils of DJing back to back, disturbing genres, John Talabot, life in Barcelona and more. Line Noise comes with the support of Cupra.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
At @primavera-sound.bsky.social I spoke to Mor Elian for @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social about back-to-back sets, cowlicks, weird noises and becoming the artist she always wanted to be. Have a listen here: soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 218 - Mor Elian at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew spoke to Berlin-based DJ and Producer Mor Elian at Primavera Sound 2025 about back-to-back sets, cowlicks, weird noises and becoming the artist she always wanted to be. Photo by LEAFHOPPER.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
On @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social today, a birthday (ish) interview with Pinch, talking about 20 years of his Tectonic label, dubstep, Bristol, the influence of reggae, running a label in 2025, Adrian Sherwood, Trim, Croydon, Forward>> + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 222 - Tectonic special with Pinch
A podcast about electronic music by Ben Cardew. Formerly home to Braqueberry and Philip Sherburne. Picking at the threads of electronic music. Now available on Radio Primavera Sound (primaverasound.co
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
On the new @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social an interview with Sabres of Paradise at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. We talked about the reunion, the split, plans for a 3rd Sabres album with Tom Waits (!?) + the band’s unclassifiable appeal. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 223 - Sabres of Paradise at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew spoke to Sabres of Paradise’s Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, about the band's reunion, why Sabres split in the first place, remembering Andrew Weatherall, plans for a possible third Sabres alb
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
This week on @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social a short but sweet interview with Simo Cell at the 2025 @primavera-sound.bsky.social festival about the French Touch, classic puppetry, FL Louis, Daft Punk, Paris clubbing and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 216 - Simo Cell live at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew spoke to French electronic wunderkind Simo Cell at the 2025 Primavera Sound festival about the French Touch, classic puppetry, FL Louis, Daft Punk, Paris clubbing and more. Line Noise comes
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
On the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, Johann Wald and I talk to Kelly Lee Owens @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025 about dream states, pop music, synth spotting with Depeche Mode, death bed music and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 215 - Kelly Lee Owens at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew and Johann Wald spoke to Welsh electronic music sensation - and the nicest person in dance music - Kelly Lee Owens about dream states, pop music, synth spotting with Depeche Mode, death bed
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
on this week's @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social a totally subjective guide to the best electronic music at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025 in the company of @sergicuxart.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 213 - The best electronic music at Primavera Sound 2025
Ben Cardew and Sergi Cuxart bring you their picks of the best electronic music at the 2025 Primavera Sound festival from Armand to Toumba, to help you plan out your listening. Line Noise is brought to
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Today on the Substack, an ode to Deep Dish or the power of weirdness in plain sight. They sampled Test Department on a massive hit remix, which really should be more than enough to make you love them. linenoise.substack.com/p/deep-dish-...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Deep Dish were a DREAM Line Noise interview. And now a reality! On this week’s @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social I spoke to Dubfire + Sharam about industrial house, loving drum & bass, Iran, remixes and getting back together in 2025. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 212 - Deep Dish
On this week’s Line Noise I spoke to returning house heroes Deep Dish, aka Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi, about industrial house, their unique sound, loving drum & bass, Iran, DC, remixes
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
my guest on the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social is the titan that is Mark Pritchard. We talked about the bassoon + the cor anglais, Leslie speakers, rock drums, Thom Yorke + more. Tall Tales, his album with Thom Yorke, is out this Friday. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 211 - Mark Pritchard
This week on Line Noise my guest is the humble titan that is Mark Pritchard, an English producer who has made everything from jungle to ambient, grime to techno. He has also teamed up with Thom Yorke
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
¿Ya extrañas The White Lotus? Alivia tu dolor con nuestro podcast (lleno de spoilers). Me encantó el final; a David, no tanto. Pero coincidimos en lo de los donuts. open.spotify.com/episode/5qAg...
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S3E8 - Amor Fati
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The 10 best techstep tunes? Why not? I was in the mood. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-best-te...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Johann Wald se une al equipo en el podcast de esta semana. Hablamos del episodio 6 de la tercera temporada de The White Lotus, "Negaciones"; hablamos de los MVP (¿quién es el tuyo?), amor fraternal, profundizar, creer y, en definitiva, ¿qué es la felicidad? open.spotify.com/episode/5XQz...
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S3E6 - Denials
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
On the Substack! Motorik madness! 10 Krautrock albums that rotated my head part one, featuring.... well you'll see. Would love to know your favourites too. linenoise.substack.com/p/motorik-ma...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
today on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social I bring you a 2018 interview with Mark Clifford from Seefeel. With the news that Seefeel are performing at this year's @primavera-sound.bsky.social, I thought it was high time to bring back this interview. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 205 (Seefeel)
Hello and welcome to Line Noise. Today I am bringing you an old - or shall we say classic? - interview with Mark Clifford from Seefeel, which I did for Radio Primavera Sound in 2018, when the band wer
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Today on the Substack, a tribute to DJ Gregory, a most unusual house hero (and UK Funky influence) linenoise.substack.com/p/dj-gregory...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Yup, it's more dub albums that changed my world. This week, things get more modern and increasingly strange. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-dub-alb...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Algunos espectadores se sintieron decepcionados con el tercer episodio de The White Lotus. Pero, ¿por qué? El el podcast exploramos el laberinto de tramas en un episodio de ritmo lento pero fascinante que nos prepara para una gran fiesta en un barco. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ben...
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S3E3 - El significado de los sueños by Bienvenidos a The White Lotus, un podcast no oficial.
Algunos espectadores se sintieron decepcionados con el tercer episodio de la temporada 3 de The White Lotus, The Meaning of Dreams / El significado de los sueños. Pero, ¿por qué? David y Ben exploran ...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I wrote about 10 dub albums that changed my world. This is part one. I hope you enjoy it and would love to know your favourite dub records. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-dub-alb...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
¿Estás viendo The White Lotus? Nosotros también. Y ahora tenemos un podcast al respecto. El primer episodio acaba de salir, sobre “Mismos espíritus, nuevas formas”. El segundo episodio estará disponible próximamente. open.spotify.com/episode/178z...
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S3 E 1 Mismos espíritus, nuevas formas
Bienvenidos a The White Lotus, un podcast no oficial. · Episode
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
As a sister piece to my @linenoisepod.bsky.social interview with Wolfgang Voigt, I wrote a Substack piece on GAS. "I've spent hours listening to GAS. And yet I never seem to get bored of it, possibly because I never quite understand it." linenoise.substack.com/p/lifes-a-ga...
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Life’s a GAS with Wolfgang Voigt
Plus Sully, Cloakroom, Harald Grosskopf and more
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
On the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social I spoke to veteran dance music journalist (and friend of @petshopboys.co.uk) @ralphusmoorus.bsky.social about Sunscreem, covermount CDs, the state of the dance music press + why I should go to Ibiza. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 201 (Ralph Moore)
Ralph Moore is a veteran dance music journalist, formerly of NME, Muzik and Mixmag, who has been to Ibiza more times than you’ve visited the dentist; once went on tour with Underworld for a week; and
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
My guest on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social is Wolfgang Voigt, one of the most important producers in German electronic music and the cofounder of Kompakt Records. We talk about about GAS, dub, forests, LSD, Krautrock, gabber hits + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 200 (Wolfgang Voigt / GAS)
Welcome to Line Noise. Today our guest - on what is the 200th episode of Line Noise (kind of) - is Mr. Wolfgang Voigt one of the most important producers in the history of German electronic music and
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Philip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Congratulations to my good friend @bencardew.bsky.social on the 200th episode of his @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast, which we started together in 2017 as an excuse to drink wine and chat tunes, and he ended up building into a veritable empire linenoise.substack.com/p/line-noise...
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Line Noise podcast is 200 episodes old
AKA the post that celebrates itself
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I spoke to Wolfgang Flür for @linenoisepod.bsky.social Substack. We talked about joy - and why Kraftwerk could do with a bit more of it - working with Thomas Bangalter, Peter Hook, Emil Schult, optimism and so much more. linenoise.substack.com/p/wolfgang-f...
An abstract painting by Alexandra Sans Massó.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
On the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to Sean Johnston, who DJed and ran the A Love from Outer Space club night with Andrew Weatherall. We spoke about the new ALFOS album, 122 BPM + DJing at ALFOS days after Weatherall’s passing. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise 196 (A Love from Outer Space w/ Sean Johnston)
February 17 will mark the fifth anniversary of Andrew Weatherall’s tragic death. Three days before that, Material Music will release A Love from Outer Space, a compilation compiled and mixed by Sean
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I interviewed Frank Black for @radioprimavera.bsky.social about the 30th anniversary of his second solo album, Teenager of the Year; about UB40 and the appeal of vocal reggae, an LA album, liberation and what happened when The Pixies split. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMc-...
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RPS PRESENTS... FRANK BLACK - LIVE INTERVIEW | #RPS
YouTube video by RPS PRESENTS
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Last year I interviewed US singer Chrystabell ahead of the release of Cellophane Memories, her third album in collaboration with David Lynch. After the film maker’s passing I thought it would be interesting to go back and find what she said about him linenoise.substack.com/p/chrystabel...
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Chrystabell on David Lynch
A Sunday tribute
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I reviewed the new(ish) Good Sad happy Bad album for @pitchfork.com and it really is immaculate. "an antacid against the narcissistic bloat of the modern world, a simple miso soup to rock’s towering banquet." pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Good Sad Happy Bad: All Kinds of Days
Read Ben Cardew’s review of the album.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Para todos los que vengan mañana a mi evento de presentación del libro de Daft Punk, tengo una exclusiva: una grabación de uno de los músicos MÁS importantes de los años 80 y 90 hablando sobre Daft Punk. Sólo para vosotros. entradium.com/events/ben-c...
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Compra entradas para Ben Cardew ens presenta el llibre “Daft Punk’s Discovery. The future unfurled.” , en Barcelona | entradium, por El Genio Equivocado
Compra entradas para Ben Cardew ens presenta el llibre “Daft Punk’s Discovery. The future unfurled.” , en Barcelona. Ben Cardew és un escriptor musical i per...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy new year. I wrote about ten more brilliant records from 2024, from Transmission Towers, Heavee, The High Llamas, Orbital, Lou Reed, Sharada Shashidhar, Emma Anderson, The Lemon Twigs, Holly Macve + Lankum. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-records...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
I rounded up the 10 biggest @linenoisepod.bsky.social posts + podcasts of 2024, adding some reader comments and a gorgeous picture from Alexandra and this is the results: linenoise.substack.com/p/the-10-big...
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The 10 biggest Line Noise posts + podcasts of 2024 (and the reaction to them)
.... because some times you just need a round up.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
This week on @linenoisepod.bsky.social: Chicago house master Ron Trent. We spoke about the follow up to What Do The Stars Say To You?, learning percussion from his father, recording Altered States, Erykah Badu, the state of house music and so much more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise Episode 194 (Ron Trent)
Today’s guest is someone I had interviewed two times previously but always wanted to get on Line Noise: Chicago house master Ron Trent. Trent has done so much in electronic music, from composing the c
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Music From The Merch Desk - a reflection of Aphex’s chaotic genius. "Merch Desk is by no means the best Aphex Twin album. But it might be his most representative: brilliant, frustrating, elusive, melodic, hard, soft, strange and yet surprisingly accessible." linenoise.substack.com/p/music-from...
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Music From The Merch Desk - a true reflection of Aphex’s chaotic genius
AKA striking the Aphex anvil while it’s good and hot
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Line Noise @linenoisepod.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Prog jungle / Gutter Kosmische / quantum magic!
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Planet Mu Records @planetmurecords.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Thanks to @linenoisepod.bsky.social for choosing Xylitol - @bunnyhausen.bsky.social's "Anemones" as their singular Album of the Year! Read the link below and listen to the podcast here: soundcloud.com/line-noise-p... linenoise.substack.com/p/xylitols-a...
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Xylitol’s Anemones is the album of the year
Plus Asra3, Aphex Twin and more
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
And the @linenoisepod.bsky.social album of the year is Xylitol’s Anemones @planetmurecords.bsky.social. Prog jungle / Gutter Kosmische / quantum magic. Read about it here: linenoise.substack.com/p/xylitols-a... / Podcast interview here: soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Xylitol’s Anemones is the album of the year
Plus Asra3, Aphex Twin and more
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
On Wednesday December 18 I will be announcing the @linenoisepod.bsky.social 2024 album of the year. One record - no more - that you really should listen to. Plus an interview with its creator. Find out who on the Substack: linenoise.substack.com or the Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise | Ben Cardew | Substack
Dance music’s past, dance music’s future. Click to read Line Noise, by Ben Cardew, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
En el décimo episodio de @linenoisepod.bsky.social celebrando Nitsa 30, la directora de @radioprimavera.bsky.social, @salicrunette.bsky.social, compartió sus recuerdos de (casi) tres décadas bailando en Nitsa, con el spotlight en los 2000 y el electroclash. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise presenta Nitsa 30 - Episodio 10 con Marta Salicrú (RPS)
En el décimo y último episodio de Line Noise celebrando el 30 aniversario de Nitsa, la directora de Radio Primavera Sound (y veterana de Nitsa) Marta Salicrú compartió sus recuerdos de (casi) tres déc
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Line Noise @linenoisepod.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
give it a listen. It's a really great one.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Attention: I've decided to do a @linenoisepod.bsky.social album of the year - one record that you really must listen to, rather than a long list - and it will be named on Wednesday December 18, including an interview with the artist. So there.
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
On the new @linenoisepod.bsky.social I spoke to Fabric co-founder Cameron Leslie about survival, keeping on top of trends, being very London, his favourite Fabric night out and mix CD, Caspa and Rusko + much more @radioprimavera.bsky.social @primavera-sound.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise Episode 191 (Fabric special with Cameron Leslie)
This week on Line Noise my guest is Cameron Leslie, the co-founder of London’s iconic fabric, a club at which I have spent many a happy night and which is currently celebrating its 25th birthday. We t
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The latest Substack: why Heartless Crew's Crisp Biscuit is one of my favourite ever mixes. linenoise.substack.com/p/heartless-...
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
My guest on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week is Ken Ishii, a man who did more than anyone to bring techno music to Japan, bridging the gap with Japanese electronic music. We spoke about Reference To Difference, Pac Man, anime + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...
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Line Noise Episode 190 (Ken Ishii)
My guest on Line Noise this week is legendary Japanese producer and DJ Ken Ishii, a man who did more than anyone to bring techno music to Japan, bridging the gap with old school Japanese electronic mu
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Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I went in deep on The Orb, one of my favourite bands! (Thanks to @eoin-murray.bsky.social for the edit too). "Hundreds of thousands of people saw Nirvana on Top of the Pops and went on to form grunge bands; thousands more saw The Orb farting around with a chess board and got into electronic music."
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Line Noise @linenoisepod.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Does Bluesky throttle Substack links, like most social media? Only one way to find out, I guess.... linenoise.substack.com/p/weird-90s-...
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Weird 90s - Summers Magic / Kyiv’s resistance
Plus Ichiko Aoba, Good Sad Happy Bad, Nexus 21 and more
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