Rave Down Radio
Music news, new releases and gig updates this week plus a couple of oldies. In this show you will hear: The Early Years – Simple SolutionTVAM – SemanticsBeach House – Black MagicFuture Sound of London (featuring Elizabeth Fraser) – LifeformsChapterhouse – PearlSpirea X – Chlorine DreamWhitelands – Setting Sun (A.R. Kane Initiation Dub)The Boo Radleys […]
The 2010s wasn’t just about ugly politics, social media and skinny jeans, it was also the decade that saw shoegaze be taken seriously again. This was mainly due to the success of bands such as Beach House and DIIV alongside reunions from the original bands whom went on to release new material. This show looks […]
There’s been so many great live recordings of shoegaze bands over the years, whilst they were criticised for being static and staring at their shoes on stage, it was when they played live the true volume of their sound could be experienced. This show features a selection of tracks released as live recordings, you need […]
This week’s show is a mixtape to celebrate the new year with no geeky facts or waffling from me, just back to back tunes. All killer, no filler! The tracklisting for the mixtape is: Ulrich Schnauss – Clear Day My Bloody Valentine – Soon (Andrew Weatherall remix) Glok – Dissident (Richard Sen remix) The Early […]
Album of the week came from The Early Years with their 2006 debut on Beggars Banquet. There is also a Peel Session track from 1988 by The House of Love with a live track from Death In Vegas. Also on the show were tracks by The Radio Dept, Ringo Deathstarr and Slowdive
Album of the week for this episode came from The Pale Saints with their debut ‘The Comforts of Madness’ from 1990. There’s a live track from the Early Years recorded at the 100 Club in London and we head back to 1991 for a Peel Session tack from Curve. Also on the show we have […]