Line Noise
Radio Primavera Sound
Line Noise is a show picking apart the threads of electronic music, with journalist Ben Cardew (Pitchfork, The Guardian).
Episodes
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Nov 16, 2020 • 45min
With Lawrence Lek
Ben Cardew meets "simulation artist" Lawrence Lek to talk world building, AI, sinofuturism and his excellent new album for Hyperdub, AIDOL.
Oct 30, 2020 • 15min
With Nitzer Ebb
In the special mini Line Noise we travel back to summer 2019 and the Primavera Festival, where Ben Cardew and Mark Dix met legendary British EBM group Nitzer Ebb, in an ultimately doomed attempt to find out if they really are Balearic or not.
Oct 19, 2020 • 47min
With Zora Jones
Zora Jones returns to Line Noise to talk about her brilliantly emotive debut album Ten Billion Angels, tentacle porn and acoustic guitars.
Oct 5, 2020 • 18min
With Xzavier Stone
It's a special, miniature Line Noise, as Ben Cardew, Johann Wald and Mark Dix meet Fractal Fantasy mainstay Xzavier Stone. The interview is from 2019, ahead of Stone's DJ date in Barcelona.
Sep 7, 2020 • 52min
With Loraine James
Ben Cardew meets fearless London producer Loraine James to talk math rock, Twitter collaborations, love and lockdown.
Jul 27, 2020 • 54min
With Jayda G
Ben Cardew meets Canadian eco-disco goddess Jayda G, to talk whales, her mum's adventures in Berghain and the power of a good piano.
Jun 29, 2020 • 0sec
With Kelly Lee Owens
Ben Cardew talks to the divinely talented Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens about death doulas, disco, John Cale and grandmothers, ahead of the release of her second album Inner Song.
Jun 1, 2020 • 0sec
With Alan Braxe
Ben Cardew talks to French House legend Alan Braxe about unreleased Stardust, the sheer perfection of Intro, meeting Daft Punk at Paris raves and his new adventures in modular synths.
May 4, 2020 • 56min
So Solid Crew or what is grime anyway?
Ben Cardew digs deep into the history of So Solid Crew, a pivotal British crew that bridged the gap between UK Garage and grime but never got their due. With music from So Solid, Oxide & Neutrino, Youngstar, King Stitt, The Ragga Twins and Lisa Maffia.
Apr 6, 2020 • 41min
With Fabio & Grooverider
Ben Cardew talks Rage, rave and inventing drum and bass with DJ legends Fabio & Grooverider.
