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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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.
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.
