

Line Noise
Radio Primavera Sound
Line Noise is a show picking apart the threads of electronic music, with journalist Ben Cardew (Pitchfork, The Guardian).
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Jul 26, 2021 • 57min
A Daft Punk / Discovery Special
Johann Wald takes the reins of Line Noise for a one-off special looking forward to the release of Daft Punk's Discovery - The Future Unfurled by Line Noise's own Ben Cardew. Ben outlines why Discovery is the most important album of the last 20 years and explains his outlandish theory about Daft Punk's second album being deliberately flawed, while Johann looks back to early 2000s Madrid.

Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 6min
With A Guy Called Gerald (Trip City Bonus )
In a bonus from Line Noise's recent Trip City episode, we present the full interview with UK electronic music legend A Guy Called Gerald. Includes a fabulous anecdote about how he re-programmed his entire live set one hour before a gig and basically invented jungle.

May 31, 2021 • 28min
With Harold Heath
Harold Heath's recent book, Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ, will tug at the heard strings and tickle the funny bone of anyone who has ever set foot on a dance floor. Ben Cardew interviewed the DJ / producer turned writer to talk the ridiculousness of rave, the tech house identity crisis, ghost producers and the spectre of "downloaded for Richie Hawtin".

May 3, 2021 • 55min
With Paul Woolford / Special Request
Ben Cardew meets producer and DJ Paul Woolford aka Special Request to talk number one hits in Ireland, meditation and the importance of taking the piss.

Apr 5, 2021 • 45min
With Murcof
Murcof, aka Fernando Corona, has produced a genuinely dazzling array of music since his recorded debut in 2002, from glitchy techno to a collaboration with French classical pianist Vanessa Wagner. His latest album, The Alias Sessions, is one of his most ambitious to date, born out of a collaboration with choreographer Guilherme Botelho. Ben Cardew talks to him about Jean-Michel Jarre, Tijuana, pre‐1900 classical music and scaring the living hell out of the listener on 2008's Versailles Session.

Mar 5, 2021 • 28min
With Mr. Mitch
As his new album, Lazy, is released, Ben Cardew catches up with London producer Mr Mitch to talk fatherhood, feeling lazy and Eiffel 65.
Music:Mr Mitch - Did We Say GoodbyeMr Mitch - Eiffel (Peace edit)Mr Mitch - Don't LeaveMr Mitch - Priority (feat. P Money)Mr. Mitch - YouthMr Mitch - Lazy

Feb 8, 2021 • 29min
With DJ Deeon
Ben Cardew speaks to Chicago house master (and Daft Punk teacher) DJ Deeon about booty house, street parties, his favourite ever track and working with Dance System.

Jan 11, 2021 • 48min
With India Jordan
Ben Cardew talks to India Jordan, 2020's breakthrough producer and 2021's rising star, about trance, Kevin & Perry Go Large and getting into drum and bass via Pendulum's MySpace friends.

Dec 14, 2020 • 57min
With Krust
Jungle legend DJ Krust opens up about the importance of mistakes, Bristol's unique spirit and why it is very much jungle, not drum and bass, for him.

Nov 23, 2020 • 29min
With Romy
Ben Cardew meets Romy Madley Croft, guitarist and vocalist with The xx and now a solo artist who has been cheering up our lockdown with the brilliant single Lifetime, to talk life, love and Logic.


