On the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to Jim Butler about A Disco Pogo Tribute To LCD Soundsystem. We covered the unique appeal of LCD, Disco Pogo’s history with the band, the godlike Nancy Whang + the importance of dance music history. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Hablé con DJ Fra, leyenda de la música electrónica en Barcelona y booker de Primavera Sound, sobre la importancia de Underground Resistance, antes de su concierto en @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnE-...

On the Substack today, An ode to Royal Trux - or perfectly imperfect humanity in music. "What does it mean to be human? For me, the answer is Royal Trux." linenoise.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

on the @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week, an interview with 2025 @primavera-sound.bsky.social Sunday headliner (I think we can call him) Paul Kalkbrenner. We talked about why The Essence is his best album, Depeche Mode, Stromae + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Did you know that Hans Zimmer made the first British house record? That Mel & Kim might have made the second? That Rick Astley's debut was a house banger? No? Well may I point you gently in the way of my new Substack piece: Burn It Up (with Bill Brewster). linenoise.substack.com/p/burn-it-up...

On @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social today: I talk to Turbotito and Ragz from Naya Beat Records about Mohinder Kaur Bhamra's Punjabi Disco, cult classics, South Asian dance and electronic music and digging in India. Lots of fascinating stories! soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Subscriber exclusive on the Substack today: My perfect Halloween record: DJ Skull’s The Graveyard Orchestra. Plus a Halloween playlist to disturb the neighbours. linenoise.substack.com/p/my-perfect...

On the Substack today, an interview with Lawrence, the last of the great pop stars. One of my favourite Substack pieces to date. linenoise.substack.com/p/an-intervi...

Olá, adeptos do @primavera-sound.bsky.social Porto. Amanhã, vou entrevistar o Abel, da equipa de booking da Primavera Sound, sobre o Porto 2026 para a @radioprimavera.bsky.social Se tiverem alguma dúvida, por favor publiquem-na abaixo. (e peço desculpa pela péssima tentativa de usar o português.)

Anyone know who does the press for Marie Davidson??? Used to be Ninja, I know. But no more.... Thank you. And apologies for being boring.

one the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast today @radioprimavera.bsky.social, a @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 line up special, looking at some of the best electronic music on the 2026 bill, including legends, local, weirdness and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

This week, on the Substack, the third and final part of my guide to Masters at Work, including the Clyde Stubblefield of the drum machine, jungle repays its debt, the warm, beating heart of house and MAW go global. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...

On the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week: Emma-Jean Thackray, whose second album Weirdo is a modern classic. We spoke about pitch-dark humour, Jazz Club, reclaiming the word "weirdo" and the saving power of music. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Johann and I fulfilled a dream by speaking to Lawrence, of Felt, Denim and Mozart Estate, when he was in Barcelona for an event celebrating Street Level Superstar, Will Hodgkinson’s genius book about the enigmatic star. @radioprimavera.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4e6t...

what's the best Cure album? it's an eternal question. Johann and I put our ears to the wheel for @radioprimavera.bsky.social in honour of our @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026 headliners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gB9...

The wonderful Ben Cardew has just interviewed me for Disco Pogo magazine's autumn issue which will be out soon. Meanwhile here's an excerpt of the Radio Primavera Sound interview he did of me iin 2022. Full interview on my YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T3f... #nicolette #radioprimaverasound

New book incoming! Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs Out next year but you can pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with a 25% discount for the next few days. Get it here: www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...

I spoke to Strictly Kev about Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient Underground - a new compilation tracing the history of London’s premier ambient party. We spoke about the dreaded “chill out” term, dancing to ambient + more. @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Hello everyone. Can you please follow Line Noise on Soundcloud? Please? I’ve been stuck on 999 followers for a week and it is driving me mad. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Emperor TK > Mars Audiac > Transient > Dots > Margerine > Peng! > Cobra > Sound-Dust > Chemical > Instant Holograms > Not Music and I can prove it with diagrams.

On the Substack (for everyone) A guide to Masters at Work - aka the most influential duo in dance music. Pt 1. In which I start off my journey into Kenny + Louie. Are they the most influential duo in dance music? What do you think? What are your MAW classics? linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...

On the Substack today, for paid subscribers only (for the moment), my 7,000 word guide to Masters At Work AKA he most influential duo in dance music. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...

my guest on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social is Carrier! Expect loads of d&b chat (he was in Commix, you know), Berlin and Antwerp, primal feelings and a lot more. His debut album as Carrier, Rhythm Immortal, is released on October 24. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I am simultaneously annoyed and vaguely comforted that AI has just totally failed the job I set it to do. There's (boring) work for us all.

Part two of my guide to High Contrast is now available, plus reviews of new music by okdw, Tia Talks, Hekt, femtanyl, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Emma-Jean Thackray, Peter Perrett and Nala Sinephro. linenoise.substack.com/p/high-contr...

damn this Devo documentary is SO GOOD. I think I'm going into a major Devo phase.

On the Substack this week I examine the work of D&B wizard High Contrast, a man who brought French House funk (and many other unexpected influences) to D&B. Let me know your High Contrast favourites! linenoise.substack.com/p/high-contr...

I reviewed the Kieran Hebden / William Tyler album for @pitchfork.com. “41 Longfield Street Late ’80s feels like a work of careful reduction ... the record has a time-weathered feel, suggesting music that has been chipped out of the mountain and smoothed off by sand.” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

🤸 Calienta que sales 🤸 ¡El 25 de septiembre revelaremos el lineup de Primavera Sound 2026! 🎟️ Consigue tu abono a precio actual antes de la salida del cartel en www.primaverasound.com #primaverasoundbcn

on the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week: an interview with Nu-UKG duo YU QT, who recently blew my - and many others' - mind with their devastating take on 2-Unlimited, Y'all Ready For Dis. We spoke about being closet romantics + much more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

this is me reviewing the new Big Thief album in 120 seconds or less. Do be nice. or not! www.youtube.com/shorts/6IVPl...

I’m not saying that my Substack is indulgent, but my latest piece sits at 1,800 words and I am only three years and two and a half songs into the duo’s four-decade career. Sign up here! linenoise.substack.com

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...

I bought a cheap Kindle version of Natsume Soseki's I Am A Cat in English, rather than reading the gorgeous Catalan translation on my desk, and I am now being punished by the fact the word "cat" is spelled "eat", each and every time.

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...

There is so much great Catalan music and every year the musical line up for the Diada is utterly, irrevocably trash. Such a wasted opportunity.

Apple Music users! You can now access my two main playlists of new music: The newest and the bestest and The newest and bestest 2025. Enjoy. music.apple.com/gb/playlist/... music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

On the Substack this week, part two of my very rough guide to Sun Ra! linenoise.substack.com/p/10-songs-t...

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...

On the Substack today, Weird 90s - Jack Your Body and a childhood in rave aka a very long answer as to how I got into electronic music. linenoise.substack.com/p/weird-90s-...

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...

Britpop carpark aka my adventures in Oasis, from outside Murrayfield. linenoise.substack.com/p/britpop-ca...

I could have talked to Sam Barker for hours about his album of the year, Stochastic Drift, dance music without drums and un-footing his audience; instead, I had 11 minutes, live @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. Hell, I’ll take it. @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Peter Buck on Luke Haines, Shiny Happy People, the Supreme Being and more. On the Substack today: I spoke to Peter Buck about all the above, as he and Luke Haines geared up to the release of their excellent new album, Going Down to the River… to Blow My Mind. linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...

Would YOU dare to score against Mirko Topić? I certainly wouldn't. He's just have to look at me and I would run in the opposite direction.

on the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to the legendary Caroline Hervé - aka (Miss) Kittin - ahead of her devastating @primavera-sound.bsky.social set about electroclash, 2000s nostalgia, the passing of time + her fantastic lyrics. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I wrote about the wonderful DJ Mehdi for The Guardian, as Arte's documentary gets a wider release. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

I interviewed Sabres of Paradise’s Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. We went into the Sabres reunion, why the band split, plans for a 3rd Sabres album with a feature from Tom Waits + the band’s unclassifiable appeal. Read it here: linenoise.substack.com/p/sabres-of-...

this is an absolutely excellent record. They probably won't thank me for calling it Monster meets the Auteurs but that's what it reminds me of.

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...