Netil Radio Weekly
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Words - Miro’s sharp editorial
New Shows - new regular shows we are excited about
New Music - music tips for your residents, for you, with love
Listen Back - best shows of recent weeks selected by our residents
Words
Slovak English text by Miro / actual English edit by Amris
Hello and welcome back,
Learning new things is not always an exciting process and sometimes it literally hurts. In the last season of A Few Good Old Men soap opera that showcases every year in Davos, we could learn that if we change the wealth of the 10 richest people into US dollar bills and stack them on each other, the pile would reach halfway to the moon (roughly 192 200 km or 36h in a spacecraft). This year we can learn new tricks. Ready?
The new season is packed with action in its first two episodes. It’s undeniable that things are getting serious when millionaires are asking governments to tax them more. Yes you read it right. They call themself Patriotic Millionaires. As surreal as it seems, it’s just a simple reflection of the times we live in. We’ve reached Patriotic Millionaires to comment on the matter and donate 1% of their wealth to Netil Radio so we can save the scene better than the infamous and very shocked ticket seller. We’ll keep you posted 🖖
So what’s the plot? The wealthiest 1% took over nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the rest of the world’s population, according to the new Oxfam report. It also says, “Billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7bn a day, even as inflation outpaces the wages of at least 1.7 billion workers, more than the population of India.”
In the next dramatic plot twist we can learn that Elon Musk is not just a unique visionary, but also an ordinary tax offender. To the shock of all elon-bots, his rival Jeff + two other white seniors are smarter than our genius, as they managed to pay even less in taxes or actual zero at some point. What a trick!
For years, there’s been something of a competition among elite founder-CEOs to go even lower. Steve Jobs took $1 in salary when he returned to Apple. Meta’s Zuckerberg and Google’s Larry Page have all done the same. Yet this is not the self-effacing gesture it appears to be: Wages are taxed at a high rate. The top 25 wealthiest Americans reported $158 million in wages in 2018, according to the IRS data. That’s a mere 1.1% of what they listed on their tax forms as their total reported income. The rest mostly came from dividends, the sale of stock, bonds or other investments, which are taxed at lower rates than wages. Remember this guy who tried to solve the environmental crisis?
Back in the 99% plebs’ reality, we still have some unelected rich people telling us things about fantastic services, challenging times and tough decisions they have to make while they abuse basic human rights and steal taxpayers money… General strike anyone?
Thank you for reading and stay connected
Miro
New Shows
New kids on the block
✧ Just Drifting w/ Jay Duncan ✧ 4th Thursday of the month 9-11pm
We are excited to have Jay back in the studio with a regular monthly show. Expect the best of ambient, leftfield electronica in symbiosis with techno and its variants. Big tip!
✧ Layer Cake w/ Eva Roisin ✧ 4th Tuesday of the month 11am-1pm
There is never enough guitars and quirky alternative pop before lunch. Eva Roisin is joining the early
risers team.
✧ Spectrum ✧ 1st Tuesday of the month 7-9pm
neuroqueer hub Spectrum’s aim is to provide a safe space for neurodivergent and queer people within the music/ nightlife scene. This includes accessibility for both the performer and the attendees. Currently hosting bi-monthly Friday night events at Dalston Superstore.
✧ Princess Republic ✧ 4th Saturday of the month 9-11pm
After the Jaye Ward’s Magical Real guest appearance it was a no brainer to ask Princess Republic to join us.
✧ Ball Games ✧ 3rd Saturday of the month 9-11pm
Ball Games crew and their guests focus on fresh talents of experimental techno, trance and industrial bass
New Music
Hot tips from our residents
Izzi - 2nd Thursday of the month 5-7pm
✧ Capuiz - Pleiades ✧ Amantra - Hechizos - Caballito Netlabel ✧ Sonido Berzerk - Black Batida ✧
DJ Winggold / Unbound Riddims - 2nd Monday of the month 9-11pm
✧ Ulla Straus - Foam ✧ Cousin - Second Message ✧ Ikävä Pii - Process Fatigue ✧
Jelly Records - 3rd Wednesday of the month 1-3pm
✧ Amancio D'Silva – Sapana ✧ Padang Moonrise - The Birth Of The Modern Indonesian Recording Industry ⋆ 1955-69 ✧ Natural Lateral – Tapestry Of Life ✧
Listen Back
Best show selected by our residents
✧ MadRock’s ambient special for Field Trips ✧ drums+loads of bass in latest Quantum Botanics with Moontalk ✧ Maybe Laura’s dreamy experimental morning house & techno ✧ Tony Poland splutters back into action for 2023 with ambitious plans to beat the January Blues. Glorious failure is to be expected. It Takes Time ✧ launching their club night, the team behind Third Space selects music to soundtrack their third places: pubs, bowling alleys, bookstores, diners, arcades, community centres, parks, coffee shops and nightclubs, taking over of Freedom of Groovement ✧ Marie Garaccio covered for Sassy Wylie ✧ Mammal Hands own Smart brothers are focusing on their more electronic project Sunda Arc in new season ✧ latest Plantasia dedicated to moss ✧ Dj Very Well visiting town, joining soft touch ✧ LMajor joined Ecstasy Garage Disco boss Corporeal Face for a two-hour special as Local Group. Hardcore, jungle, footwork and more 4 AI-rendered 'ravers from back in 1992 but they are also aliens' ✧ Izzi’s new show with BingleBeats on guest duties ✧ mystical Introspective Electronic with Avsluta ✧ Not Telling joined Nou ✧ aurhya11 & sunni recapping the first year of Solar Rocks ✧
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✧✧✧ Only Voice Remains is an Iranian collective operating with transnational, queer and feminist values. They came together in response to the current revolution taking place in Iran and Kurdistan against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Their most recent project sets out to amplify the radical narratives of the current moment and seek collective strategies of resistance. Materials were gathered from an open call and online research, then into a 1 hour sound piece consisting of voice notes, poetry, music, readings, reflections, protest sounds and speeches. Only Voice Remains hopes to use their sonic projects as an archive as well as a starting point for workshops and collective reflections ✧✧✧
That’s all for this week, stay tuned
NR team
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