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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

¿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...

The 10 best techstep tunes? Why not? I was in the mood. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-best-te...

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...

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...

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...

Today on the Substack, a tribute to DJ Gregory, a most unusual house hero (and UK Funky influence) linenoise.substack.com/p/dj-gregory...

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...

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...

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...

¿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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Prog jungle / Gutter Kosmische / quantum magic!

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...

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...

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...

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...

give it a listen. It's a really great one.

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.

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...

The latest Substack: why Heartless Crew's Crisp Biscuit is one of my favourite ever mixes. linenoise.substack.com/p/heartless-...

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...

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."

Does Bluesky throttle Substack links, like most social media? Only one way to find out, I guess.... linenoise.substack.com/p/weird-90s-...