Tag: Soulwax

Brimming hot, dark, and strong with the elixir of repetition, pôt-pot help you eat the miles.

Another cold night, but things are kept warm by Dry Cleaning’s icy indifference. I had a good before-show chat with Dr. Feelgood, where we discussed the many roles taken by esteemed character actor Stephen Root. What do you know, the next day he was gracing our screen in some made-for-streaming dud. I think I forgot my hat at the station.

Someone called asking who was on the following morning, and I replied I had no idea. They told me to look in the clipboard to my right and what do you know, there it was. I had no idea this thing existed, probably from being so focused on bringing you the highest quality music, like Militarie Gun.

It’s a look back at The Year In Music, which I should do every year but in practice only every seven years or so. There is never a shortage of good music to fill an hour or two or three, and I can safely claim that if your head’s on straight and you’re listening to the right sources, every year is the best year in music so far.

Try your hand at deciphering the crypto-pop produced by Portugal, the Man.

The Slackers are happy to bring you this timeless message using a timeless sound.

In fitting tribute to tonight’s finale, in which I exited the station onto a pallid moonlit snowscape, I am highlighting Soulwax for their fitting track, “Polaris.” Elsewhere tonight, a special San Francisco set that came out pretty transcendent.

Tonight, the universe set off a billion trillion nuclear bombs in order to paint the sky with northern lights. It’s an appropriate light show for Peel Dream Magazine, whose shimmering tones seem to float out of the speakers like undulating curtains of sound.