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! — originally published on Ambientblog —
Tracklist
- 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. #)