Since 1995, X-Rated (a weekly three hour radio show on dutch alternative music radio channel Kink FM) has been a “platform for ‘difficult’ music”. Experimental, avant-garde, poetry, soundscapes: uncensored and uncompromised.
(The FM in the channel’s name is somewhat misleading, since it’s a cable radio station that can also be received via internet or satellite).
X-Rated‘s existence for more than 15 years is nothing short of remarkable, because Kink FM (daughter of Veronica Broadcasting company) is a commercial station, while the music X-Rated features is about the opposite of “commercial”. Since dutch public radio has ended (almost) all of the experimental radio shows, X-Rated is about the last dutch program hosting experimental electronic music.
Needless to say that I’m very very proud to have X-Rated broadcast a full one-hour mix, especially created for this occasion. This mix was broadcast on the May 23, 2010 show (the first day of Pentecost).
Vortex was especially created for X-Rated. Thanks to Bob Rusche for broadcasting this on his show!
VorteX-Rated – Mei 2010
- 00:00 Harold Budd & Clive Wright – Queen of Cydonia
Little Windows, 2010. Darla DRL-234-2 - 02:00 Alan Howarth – Space Ambience
Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054 - 02:32 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat – Open City East
Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #) - 03:03 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat – Open City West
Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #) - 03:23 Erik Enocksson – II. Non Lupi
Man Tänker Sitt, 2009, Kning Disk KD070 - 05:26 Fieldhead – Almost Everything there is to Know
Duskscape not seen, 2010, Nothings66 N66CD001 - 06:21 Bjarni Gunnarsson – Aftur
Safn 2006 – 2009, 2009, Lamadameaveclechien DOG006CD - 09:20 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat – Chase Out the Devil
Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #) - 10:11 The Black Dog – Wait Behind the Line
Music for Real Airports, 2010, SOMA Records SOMACD83 - 13:24 Derek Holzer – Monte Alegre Lago at Dusk
Recorded in the Field by…. 2006, Gruenrekorder Gruen 033 - 14:30 Heather Woods Broderick – Something Other Than
From The Ground, 2009, Preservation PRE027 - 15:55 Jónsi & Alex – Chapter Two
All Animals EP, 2009, Parlophone 5099968544520 - 16:42 Simon Scott – Lure
Fugues Unreleased Tracks 2009, 2009, Fugues 003 - 18:23 Mashta Uirtu – Adrearium
Unbigoted, 2009, (no label) - 22:10 Circle of Pines – Zerfrorenes Glass
Darkwater Pond, 2007, Darkwinter dw030 - 24:12 Rafael Anton Irisarri – Für Alina
Reverie, 2010, Immune 010 - 27:40 Aeolian String Ensemble – Espacios
Eclipse, 2004, Robot Records RR-32 - 32:37 Murw – Gasnip
Oldsong, 2009, eigen beheer (http://murw.bandcamp.com/album/oldsong) - 33:17 Jóhann Jóhannsson – City Building
And in the Endless Pause there came the Sound of Bees, 2010, TYPE Type064 - 34:52 Scanner – Black Box Warning (remix)
May the Plague be with you (remixes), 2009, Plague Recordings Plague 013 - 38:08 Celer – Hyperopia
Nacreous Clouds, 2008, and/OAR and/33 - 39:26 Luca Formentini – Avaaz
Zaum, Vol.1, 2009, Psychonavigation records PSY029 - 42:59 Bas van Huizen – Strijkpeil
Wegwerpwee, 2009, Resting Bell RB066 - 44:37 Clint Mansell – I’m Sam Bell, Too
Moon (Original Score), 2009, Black Records CMCD001 - 47:55 Franz Hautzinger – T-Gone
Gomberg II, 2007, Loewenhertz Loewenhertz 018 - 48:34 Bruce Gilbert – Zeros
Oblivio Agitatum, 2009, Editions Mego, eMEGO096 - 51: 10 Horchata – Yard
Isolated House, 2008,Dark Winter dw047 - 52:35 Murcof – Mateo
La Sangre Illuminada, 2009, Intolerancia INTI016 - 52:34 Alan Howarth – Interdimensional Vortex
Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054 - 54:11 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat – Open City East
Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
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Hi Peter, I’ve been enjoying your Ambient Podcasts lately and thought I should let you know. Please keep doing it, they are really enjoyable. This one had a very dark feel to it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed listening to artists i’ve never heard and some I’m very familiar with mixed in an original way like this. It’s really a very valuable resource. So thanks.
Ras
Adventures In Sound
i really like the way it mixed.. but “fur alina” is a little bit too much. i dont think that arvo part needs such mutation.
Nee, deze mix is (mixen zijn) niet op CD uitgebracht. Dat kan ook niet vanwege auteursrechten.
Je kunt ze uiteraard hier wel downloaden en zelf op CD branden, voor eigen gebruik.
Hallo,
Ik beluisterde net Vortex (X-Rated mix) op je music player. Helemaal te gek. Is deze op CD uitgebracht?
Groetjes, Joost
Fantastic mix…my friends you would be an idiot to pass on this ambient mix…download it NOW !….thank’s again Peter.