Netil Radio Weekly
#020
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Hello and welcome back,
Last week was very wavy. Music fans have been shocked by a streaming service owner investing into military AI and if they really cancel their subscriptions because of it, it would be a good thing. Although some might have different opinions - I personally never understood how we can think it’s ok to have access to all the music for tenner a month 🤔. How can we respect the real value of music this way?
Also “shocking” was the idea of a few DJs playing a festival in Saudi Arabia. Jeff Mills seen his gig there similar to Kraftwer’s Detroit concert in 1979, where protesters compared the German band’s wardrobe to nazi uniforms. And that’s good, because if something goes wrong in techno, there is always Dave Clark to bring back equilibrium…
Interesting is the selective approach to situations like this, because there are far more countries where artists should not perform, government sponsored events - it’s not just about music. Big sport events like the FIFA World Cup, Olympic Games, or Formula One avoiding the reality of the financial, ethical and ecological cost of their events by moving them to the countries where those concerns can be ignored. How can we watch the World Cup in Qatar and really “feel the game” knowing that thousands of people died building the stadium? Well… probably in the same way we can be angry at Jeff (Bezos) flying nearly to space using profits from consumer obsession and exploitation of workers. Christmas is coming and the variant I’ve been worried about last week has a name. Please wear a mask, get a vaccine if you’re still “not sure about it” and be nice to each other.
Till next week, stay connected
Miro
Coming Up
All early risers hungry for something more than beats, our morning shows are shaping up very well. Catch our weekly 9am heroes:
✧ Today’s IN SEASON, conversation between Isobel Ripley & Ellie Pearce a textile artist creating tufted artworks inspired by human anatomy under the microscope. Her artworks highlight the beauty and intricacy of the hidden microscopic world and explore what it means to inhabit a body. ✧ PJ & Abdel will be Reclaiming The Narrative on Friday ✧ A Real Sisterhood with Charlotte is empowering local community next Monday ✧ Guerrilla Radio crew opening hard questions next Tuesday ✧ Shimmy and her Breakfast Brapp! will bright up next Wednesday’s morning ✧
✧ Varda Hayes is joining Blake Creighton today. It’s Not Too Late 3-5pm ✧
✧ dancefloor destroyer TSUNIMAN will leave kickdrums home and melt your minds with a very special ambient set for Miro’s Morning Transition. Sunday 9am till noon ✧ Tia Cousins joins SC&P crew 4-6pm ✧
✧ from next Tuesday, Snackmachine and The Bootleg John Peel Show are swapping times. TBJPS will start earlier 8-10pm. Snackmachine will close the day 10-11pm ✧
✧ Brooklyn’s own Niyah West found some time to come to the studio for you while in town next Wednesday 7-9pm ✧
Listen Back
✧ Brémond continues in tradition of Beaujolais testing and conversation with La Bouche owner Stéphane Cusset ✧ Jockey Slut founders chatting about future ideas for discøisdead ✧ French ii’s set for OS Community Service ✧ GERG covering Neighbourhood Cotch ✧ One Year of Mulching with Fizzy Disc ✧ Aboutface and his live improvisation space journey ✧ Reformed Society for E2-E8 ✧ Chase The Cuts with Murr-ma on guest mix duties ✧ Club Brother with Coolant Bowser back in studio ✧
New Music
Weekly music tips from our residents
TSUNIMAN’s pick
✧ Yoann Pisterman - Pink Noise ✧
✧ John Hopkins - Love Flows Over Us in Prismatic Waves ✧
✧ Lords Of The Isles - Waiting in Arisaig ✧
NR pick
✧ Tagliabue - Ambiente Sonoro is pure hypnotic rapture ✧
✧ Down, where it’s greeny, where it’s salty… Varuna - Mangrove Management ✧
✧ Chari Chari - Suburban Ethnology Vol.1 ✧
That’s all for this week. Stay tuned.
NR Team
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