Kepler's Supernova (1604) from the Hubble telescope
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RC 220: The Quiet Hours (Harmonices Mundi)

Kepler’s Supernova (1604) in the constellation of Ophiuchus

Music of the Spheres, Clocks, Stars, Einstein on the beach, Ships in rain, Harmony of the universe, Tidal pools, Kepler, Dr Dee, Philip Glass, Shrigley’s StrangeFruit, Supernovas and bad record release dates all in this ambient episode of Radio Clash – from 90′s electronica to modern hypnagogic, spoken word to dub re-edits, to modern classical and folktronica. It’s hopefully several light years from ‘New Age’…but it is as chilled as a black dwarf.

Big thanks go out to Music for Maniacs blog for several of the tracks.

Set Sail for the Roundabout at Barnard’s Star (142Mb, 2:25)

  • Global Communication – 0 54
  • Global Communication – 8 07 (Maiden Voyage)
  • Philip Glass – Dance 1
  • Gold Panda – Same Dream China
  • Jon Brooks – Zukunft Als Konzept
  • Oneohtrix Point Never – I Only Have Eyes For You
  • Balam Acab – Oh, Why
  • Arthur Russell – This Is How We Walk On The Moon
  • Shoes – So What Version
  • Boards Of Canada – Roygbiv
  • David Shrigley – Truce
  • 2econd Class Citizen – Fragments Of A Dream
  • Id Loom – Sublation
  • David Shrigley – What There Is
  • King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Starboard Home
  • Lanterns On The Lake – Ships In The Rain
  • Eleanor Hovda – Coastal Traces Tidepools 2
  • Richard Hawley – Shallow Brown (Featuring Smoke Fairies)
  • tbc aka Instamatic – Her Breath is The Wind (Rhiannon’s Breath)
  • Fleetwood Mac – Sisters of the Moon (Piano Demo)
  • Aphex Twin – Lichen
  • Ulrich Schnauss – You Were The Only One Around
  • David Shrigley – Joy
  • M83 – Let men burn stars
  • David Shrigley – I Am Good
  • Plaid – Anything
  • Boards Of Canada – One Very Important Thought
  • Tom Middleton – Lament
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219 collage by Tim
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RC 219: (Not) Space Disco 3.2: Loving the Alien

We continue the journey through space loving the gay alien with the second part of the  Space Disco 3 show, this is mostly not space disco at all – hence the title – but a continuation of the journey from space disco to electro, funk and chicago house, featuring re-edits and remixes, as well as a lot of 80′s classics. I think this mix works really well, and is one of my best in a long time!

Dedicated to those we’ve lost: Ron Hardy (DJ at the Muzic Box, first person to play acid house), Sylvester (the Black Angel), Patrick Cowley (synth pioneer) and Arthur Russell (future jazz/funk/disco alien).

Big kisses and thanks Thomas for help providing some of the tracks.

The Third Agender (1:47, 105Mb)

  • Copycat – Blind Esmeralda (Sylvester vs Santa Esmeralda)
  • Frankie Knuckles feat. Jamie Principle – Bad Boy (The Movie Mix)
  • Pluuto – Isn’t it Crazy (Razormaid mix)
  • Ron Hardy – Sensation (Short)
  • Robert Owens – Bring Down The Walls
  • Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright (Razormaid mix)
  • Gay Marvine – Heaven
  • Bottin – Eagle
  • Sylvester – Menergy (Deep House Remix)
  • Frankie Knuckles – Baby Wants To Ride
  • Anne Clark – Our Darkness (Razormaid Mix)
  • Virgo Four – In A Vision (Instrumental)
  • Jamie Principle – Waiting on My Angel (Dub Mix)
  • Frankie Knuckles Feat. Jamie Principle – Your Love
  • Sylvester -  I Need Somebody To Love Tonight
  • Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) – Live
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RC 218: Space Disco 3.1 – Waiting On My Angel

First part of a new Space Disco show – but rather than the previous shows mostly covering the prime of late 70s Italo Disco and Space Disco, this goes into what happened next, aka Close Encounter of The Third Gender – Where No Man Has Gone Before Without A Whistle And a Glow Stick (And Some Poppers). Aliens, orgies, polysexual, glamorous, dramatic, synthetic, futuristic, camp, dayglow and endlessly pumping, what’s not to like?

So it’s disco, space disco, hi-nrg, electro, experimental funk hybrids into Chicago House – what kept the space beats (and space beast) alive into the 1980s. The first part covers mostly the disco and Hi-NRG era, with occasional forays into very early house music…which gives the episode it’s title.

Both shows are dedicated to those we’ve lost: Ron Hardy (DJ at the Muzic Box, first person to play acid house), Sylvester (the Black Angel), Patrick Cowley (synth pioneer) and Arthur Russell (future jazz/funk/disco alien).

P.S. It was Giorgio Moroder’s birthday yesterday – happy birthday Giorgio!

Zeus In A Tight T-Shirt GoGoing With Ganymede, Dionysus in the Darkroom…(1:07 – Yes it’s a short show for once! – 67Mb)

  • Jamie Principle – Waiting on My Angel (Club Mix)
  • Ganymed – S’Punk
  • Sylvester – Stars
  • Ganymed – Saturn
  • Patrick Adams Presents Phreek – I’m A Big Freak (R U 1 2)
  • Sylvester – Do Ya Wanna Funk (Joseph Watt Remix)
  • Material – Take A Chance
  • Arthur Russell – Go Bang
  • Gay Marvine – Baby, Let’s Trip Out
  • Sylvester – Take Me To Heaven (An Ian Levine Remix)
  • Ganymed – Stand By Your Love
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Rehearsals for Retirement - collage and photo by Tim B
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RC 217: Rehearsals for Retirement

A really long show since I’ve not done one for a while, and a quite a ranty/angry/noisy one putting the world to wrong. It’s not exactly an Aural pOddities show, but parts come close. As the imagery also suggests, it shared a little in part with the Freak Folk Wicker Man  shows, too.

Photo is one I took near Staines, as part of my recent riverwalks which I’ve started for the year (well did until it started raining!) glitched around by me.

Genocide & Juice on the Rocks please (2h34, 150Mb)

  • Orbital – New France (Feat. Zola Jesus)
  • Material feat. Nona Hendryx – Busting Out (12” Extended Mix)
  • Street Sweeper Social Club – Promenade (Guitar Fury Remix)
  • Spacemen 3 – Revolution
  • Comus – Song To Comus
  • Amon Tobin – Shut Down
  • itchy-O – Inferno No Corridor (thanks to Mr Fab over at Music For Maniacs)
  • Spacemen 3 – Suicide
  • Soundhog – Whole Lotta Helter Skelter [Led Zeppelin vs The Beatles]
  • Cymande – Changes
  • Phil Ochs – Rehearsals For Retirement
  • John Holt – Working Kind (Chokin’ Kind)
  • Cymande – The Recluse
  • The Coup – I Know You
  • Beißpony – Mathilda’s Last Summer (from Grrrls Drinking Songs)
  • Silver Apples – Seagreen Serenades
  • Pat MacDonald – Enjoy The Silence
  • The Modern Lovers – Hospital
  • McSleazy – Lost Souls In The Supermarket from London Booted
  • Philip Glass – Molly is a Dreamer (from Theater Music Archive, Vol.I)
  • Henry Cow – Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King
  • The Ballroom – It’s A Sad World
  • The Magnetic Fields – Quick!
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