Totallyradio genre: indie

This month on The Keep Slack Album Club, I'm joined by Slack City presenter (Japan Blues) and record industry veteran Howard Williams to talk about the beautiful album 'Rock Bottom' by Robert Wyatt. Howard is my kind of guest. He’s charming, knowledgeable and the owner of a record collection we’d all secrectly love. Over the course of the show, we talk about how he got in to Japanese music (personally and professionally), his early visits, Café Oto and the seeing Alternative TV at what might be their last ever gig. What are you waiting for press play now...

Japan Blues presents A Golden Hour Of EM Records. Major British record label EMI, the venerable British record monolith, ended thirteen years ago in a death by a thousand cuts, the charitable work of hedge funds, equity traders or whatever corporate cannibals like to call themselves. EM Records, from Japan however, over 25 years of age, forges on in rude health. Fiercely independent, forever artistically on the move, with the occasional hint of mischief. Having created a huge catalogue covering most genres imaginable, from Carnatic flute to musical saw, Joe Meek to steel pan dub disco, Czech jazz vocal to bicycle wheel gamelan - someone mention bagpipes? We could go on, and EM Records certainly will. Among a hall full of trophies, EM unearthed two lesser-known British classics, namely Steel An’ Skin and Brenda Ray - now both essentials in any human’s collection. What we at Japan Blues are here for today are naturally EM’s Japanese releases. Also a broad sweep: un-homogenised minyou (Japanese traditional folk), eccentric dub of various stripes, poetry and electronics, Japanese takes on blue grass, contemporary R’n’B, 80s DIY, jungle - best stop us, before we overheat the server. Listen with all three ears. You can’t beat EM, join EM.

Fresh underground music extracted from multiple genres. Featuring the lyrical art-rock of ChopChop, spectral dub from The Bug, electro pop courtesy of Boy Jr., the ambient soul of Monesty, streetwise raps with Lady Leshurr, a super fine collaboration between Charles Hayward and DÄLEK, plus plenty more besides. From out of the vaults come the glossy pop of Graham Lewis’s He Said, vibrant acid house from Charles B & Adonis, and The Beatles at their heaviest. Meanwhile, this week’s soundtrack music selections come from two of the 20th century’s greatest film composers. Namely, Henry Mancini with his score for the 1970 romantic drama ‘The Sunflower’ and Elmer Bernstein’s music for the 1974 Roger Moore thriller ‘Gold’. Dig in!

The Prongs, House Proud, Miss Lava, Max Décharné, Bronson Arm, Dead Pioneers, John B, Menswear, Kitchen People, Mona Mur, Gloin and more.

Swimming in Sound : Colin Newman & Malka Spigel’s weekly show (1:00 pm on Slack City) - an eclectic mix that cuts across many genres. Live on Slack City, catchup on @totallyradio. For two hours we play music & sound that has grabbed our attention this week & talk about it, be it new or old familiar or obscure. In this week's show we feature Kraak & Smaak, Georgia Knight, The Lovely Eggs, Dan Deacon, Al Nicol, Pugilist & Tamen, Chinese American Bear, Leif Maine| Lex Amor | L.A. Salami, Brown Spirits, Milkweed, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Iko Chérie, kita Kouhei, Erik Hall and The Beatles! amongst others. No Andy this week but we do, as always, include tracks by Wire, Minimal Compact and “something from us”. This week we continue working our way through the new Immersion album WTF?? Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – www.songkick.com & www.bandsintown.com are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in more than one place 😊 If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat at 3.00 PM Friday - all times UK - On DAB in Brighton, Manchester, Norwich & Portsmouth www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com - drop us a line & tell us where you are listening. (and thanks to everyone who has done that!)

This week on the show: yaz lancaster, Smerz, Tesla Tapes, Viper Patrol, Her New Knife, Iko Chérie, Majken, Mermaid Chunky, CHLOÉ (Thévenin), Vanity Mirror, MAQUINA., Mayshe-Mayshe, Max Cooper and Rob Clouth, Snõõper and much more.

Happy November, let's go! We have new tunes from mui zyu, Momoko Gill, Bartees Strange and more!

A look into Shoegaze, Dreampop, Post Rock and all sorts of dreamy sounds from around the world with added ramblings in a weird hybrid accent. In association with https://www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/ [Listen live on Slack City - fortnightly on Sundays at 10pm]

Latest episode is special: visited Eleni Poulou (Organza Ray, The Fall, Nohe Noshe etc.) on her Elope program at the excellent Cashmere Radio in Berlin for our first live sound event after years of online Zoom episodes.

In this packed 17th episode of Record Club, Madonovan and A.V. Sharkboy muse on the various merits of just what is shoegaze and dream pop, A.V shows an interest in the history of Steven Duffy and mentions just how toxic Brit Pop actually was, thanks to Miki Berenyi's testimony book 'Fingers Crossed', sings praise to Stevie Wonder and wonders whether Nick Cave actually does sing like David Bowie. A.V also shares her own personal family connections to the folk music genre, as she navigates it through the byways and backwaters of random discovery, of growing up in the North .

Al and Ben from the dreamy Moonlight Parade join your hosts for 90 minutes of fun, games and naturism !

Cornetto, Please!: This episode of I Picture the Scene covers the excitement and wonder of my beginning year of college, buying music as physical media for the first time and playing some life-changing shows, depicted by the music of Benjamin Clementine, LCD Soundsystem, the Magnetic Fields and Superorganism.

An hour and a half of brand new underground sounds. Including the alt rock of JK Ultra, spooky future folk from Chimehours, enchanting soundscapes with Dylan Henner, dance floor acid with Acidtab, reggae rhythms courtesy of The Reborns, smart indie from Moontour and so much more. From out of the vaults come the psychedelic jazz of Don Cherry, the sublime electronica of Lobe, and flawless hip hop with Jewel T. Meanwhile, this week’s soundtrack music selections are taken from Lalo Schifrin’s score for the 1987 thriller ‘The Fourth Protocol’, and Jerry Goldsmith’s music for the 1976 sci-fi classic ‘Logan’s Run’. Dig in!

This week on the show: Dominie Hooper, The Orielles, BEAK>, DITZ, Immersion, Voxatone, Mayshe-Mayshe, Her New Knife, Cubzoa, Chino Amobi, Handbook Of Magic, MONORAUM, Guedra Guedra, Alan Johnson, NGHTCRWLR, Imaginary Number and much more.

Guest mix from Boo Cook

Swimming in Sound : Colin Newman & Malka Spigel’s weekly show (1:00 pm on Slack City) - an eclectic mix that cuts across many genres. Live on Slack City, catchup on @totallyradio. For two hours we play music & sound that has grabbed our attention this week & talk about it, be it new or old familiar or obscure. In this week's show we feature Sneaks, Chinless Wonder, BXKS & Travy, Alien Nosejob, Cubzoa, Tim Reaper | Mantra | Decibella, Modern Nature, Nuphlo, Brighde Chaimbeul, Gwenifer Raymond, Josi Young, not even noticed, Autocamper, Francis Bebey, Horsegirl amongst others. This week as we are busy we have a 2025 special featuring tracks released this year that we have played. Not a chart or a “best of” and by no means exhaustive but each one giving a lie to the idea that all the best music was released in the distant past! As a consequence no Andy this week but we do, as always, manage to include tracks by Wire (well Wir this week), Minimal Compact and “something from us”. And we not only continue working our way through the new Immersion album WTF?? but also we reprise a track from Immersion & SUSS’s Nanocluster Vol.3. Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – www.songkick.com & www.bandsintown.com are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in Wimbledon in the sky! Nat If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat at 3.00 PM Friday - all times UK - On DAB in Brighton, Manchester, Norwich & Portsmouth www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com - drop us a line & tell us where you are listening. (and thanks to everyone who has done that!)

This week on Noir Horizon, we have an hour of Turkish tunes — from soft melodies to energetic rock and new indie sounds. A mix of familiar names and fresh releases from today’s alternative scene. Listen live every second Tuesday at 1 pm on Slack City Radio. Noir Horizon explores the moody and evocative soundscapes of Turkish indie, synth-pop, psychedelic pop, rock and new wave.

OG OR MAN is back, baby! A Hard, hard rain is gonna fall. So wrap up warm, stay indoors and give this show a listen! Tune in for an earful of, inter alia: neo-folk from Norway, Sweden, Wales and East Anglia, alt-pop from Manchester and New York, psych, prog and post rock from Manchester (again!) and BIG BASSY HIP HOP from Manchester (yes, again!) and Leeds! OG OR MAN - music to put you in a right mood.

We had live sessions and interviews with REA, Lovepoint and Kaia Fincher, alongside tracks from Jungle, The Smiths, Little Simz and The Whitest Boy Alive.

Knee, Wine lips, Aloha Dead, Upchuck, Wevie Stonder, NightFreak, Dry Cleaning, The Gobs, Lone Assembly, Jim Jones Allstars, Henchmen From Planet Earth and more.