Ben Cardew

yeah that's a big plus for me!

Fred Again B2B Thomas Bangalter isn’t Alive 2026… but it’s close enough for now AKA an emergency Substack

Fred Again B2B Thomas Bangalter isn’t Alive 2026… but it’s close enough for now. AKA an emergency newsletter inspired by last night’s London gig. linenoise.substack.com/p/fred-again...

I have a friend who lives in cava country and he always tells me this. Also, he has given me some amazing cavas.

Drink cava instead! Prosecco isn't even made with the méthode champenoise. Good cava is absolutely amazing, although you do have to dig deep in the UK.

Listening to the Thomas Bangalter x Fred Again set. 20 minutes in and we've already had Purcell, One More Time / Aint No Mountain High Enough, Hackney Parrot, Rollin’ and Scratchin’, Spinal Scratch / Renegade Master, Cubik, LFO and Crescendolls. I need a lie down just looking at it.

hooray! I can't wait to read it. For me you're 2 for 2 in the excellent books stakes

ha!!!!! Honestly, I can't. I've listened to far too much trance in my life!!! But thank you

of course you may! Very welcome. Do you have a favourite song?

Between U2 and The Boss stands trance in all its dubious glory Plus Ben Vince, LWS, System 7 and more

Today on the Substack, I battle my way between U2, Bruce, Springsteen, the trance revival and the wonders of aging. “I sometimes wonder if the whole process of cultural aging involves getting into music I hated as a teenager…” linenoise.substack.com/p/between-u2...

that, my friend, is a very nice T-shirt. Olympically lush.

do you know what, it was probably a dumb thing to say because I don't want to say who the artist is, as I really love them, but then why say anything at all?

Nathan Fake: Evaporator Read Ben Cardew’s review of the album.

I reviewed the new Nathan Fake album for @pitchfork.com. "It’s an episode of Friends with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream, a familiar joy that won’t trouble the palate. But the record’s first-thought-best-thought spontaneity comes at the expense of ambition." pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

One of my favourite modern artists has teamed up with an avant-garde legend to cover one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands and it totally sucks! Funny how music works some times.

thank you Teresa B! Slightly awkward at first, maybe, but I think we soon settle into it.

Line Noise 249 - Marie Davidson the third At the Mira festival in Barcelona, Marie Davison returned to Line Noise for the third time, proving once again that she is one of the sharpest, funniest people in dance music today. In the interview,

On the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week, Marie Davidson returns, to talk sexy clowns, IT,  Surveillance Capitalism, CAPTCHA and squaring dystopia with humour. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Hello! my new book about Stereolab is out on March 20 and @waterstones.bsky.social’s are running an offer until February 20 so that you can get 25% off with the code FEB26. Worldwide delivery, I believe. Please do go and buy it, as the children need new shoes www.waterstones.com/book/space-a...

“Everybody plays my beat nowadays” - an interview with Karl Bartos Plus Sofia Kourtesis, femtanyl, The Beach Boys and more

On the Substack this week, an interview with the legendary Karl Bartos (for those who don’t like podcasts) in which he definitively answers the question of who is better: The Beatles or Kraftwerk. linenoise.substack.com/p/everybody-...

The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years (Super Deluxe Edition) Read Ben Cardew’s review of the album.

I reviewed the new Beach Boys box set for @pitchfork.com. "there is enough of the Beach Boys’ singular genius—perhaps the expression in pop of a musical mind pulled to and fro by the heavy weathers of psychological torment—to deliver." pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Line Noise 247 - Karl Bartos returns This week on Line Noise a legend returns: Karl Bartos was first on Line Noise in 2022 around the release of his autobiography; The Sound of the Machine, My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond. In 2026 he ret

My guest this week on the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social is none other than Karl Bartos. We talk about leaving Kraftwerk, The Beatles, getting away from computers, guitars, Johnny Marr, remixing Planet Rock, the Telephone Call, Esperanto + so much more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

YouTube video by RPS_MUSIC Danny L Harle talks about his new album Cerulean

It's a very happy release day to Danny L Harle and Cerulean. We spoke to him for @radioprimavera.bsky.social ahead of his @nitsaclub.bsky.social date and we talked about everything from Dua Lipa making tea to working with his daughters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rizb...

still my beating heart!!!!!!!

me too. I love the cultural back and forth.

more than some comments I would say! Thank you so much for your help with this. A Mo Touré-esque introduction to the world of the Line Noise substack.

Roger Sanchez speaks Egotrip and US Bleep Plus Zora Jones, billy woods, Maara, UR and more

On the Substack today, Roger Sanchez speaks Egotrip and US Bleep, with the help of the Veep of Bleep himself, Mr. @sellbydave.bsky.social linenoise.substack.com/p/roger-sanc...

I also bought, read and re-listened to the episode about The Lowlife. Another classic! Ditto The Unconsoled. Your break is very well deserved but I will miss you.

I just re-listened to your Eye of the Beholder episode, having bought (and thoroughly enjoyed) the book. Backlisted is the best. Thanks for the wonderful recommendations.

Line Noise 246 - Maara Our guest on Line Noise this week is Maara-Louisa Dunbar aka Maara, a Montreal producer and DJ whose brilliant new album Ultra Villain was released by NAFF on February 5. We talked about being a villa

On the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week, Maara, a Montreal producer and DJ whose brilliant new album Ultra Villain is out now on NAFF. We talked about being a villain, what “home” means, Madonna, trip hop + more, in an open-hearted interview. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

The Clockwork Orange soundtrack messed with my childhood Plus bonus Karl Bartos

Today on the Substack: The Clockwork Orange soundtrack messed with my childhood. AKA How I found Wendy Carlos’ terrifying soundtrack to Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange in my parents’ record collection and life changed forever
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Caledonia, the Colonel and Kool & The Gang - Boards of Canada’s hidden history Plus Terrence Dixon, Gregory Uhlmann, Alan Braxe and more

This week on the Substack: if you’ve always wondered about the crossover between Kool & The Gang and Boards of Canada, help is at hand. linenoise.substack.com/p/caledonia-...

Much as I love Telex and Frank De Wulf , Philippe Clement is 100% my favourite ever Belgian.