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It’s time for our monthly new music episode! What month do you ask? We’re not saying! We definitely didn’t call the July episode “August New Music.” Stop asking.

Hot Takes on YouTube
Ross really wants you to sample this Japanese gun video

Kimyo by Bon Odori
Modern Affairs by Late Arcane

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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In this month’s episode, we're checking out what’s going on with some “recent” climatewave releases. This is an episode topic that we are doing at random. For absolutely no reason. None. We picked five recently released (or rereleased) albums that cover climatewave from 2013 to 2026. For a narrow definition of “everyone,” there is almost certainly something for everyone here. Check out these albums and join us!

[carteBlanche] - blue airmail 黄金の砂 from ぬけがけしないで by ｔｅｐｈ　ｃｏ. 愛, [carteBlanche], & 常世
Nordwrong from Nordwrong by Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza

ぬけがけしないで by ｔｅｐｈ　ｃｏ. 愛, [carteBlanche], & 常世
weatherscan by channel 71
ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀɴɴᴇʀ by 𝙲𝙰𝙼𝙳𝙴𝙽 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙽𝚃𝚈 𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝚂𝙾𝙲𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚈
Quiet Storms by Hallmark '87
Nordwrong by Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza

NCR - The Weather Channel and Vaporwave

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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It’s time for our August new music episode. This month we’ve got something for everyone, provided everyone likes ambient music and/or vaporwave. We’re starting off with an album exploring the long and lonely life of the white dwarf drifting through space. Then we’re hitting up the metaverse to check out the latest in dying mall technology. Go grab a copy of these albums and join us in checking them out!

Kmart 1989-1992 Live on PowerPCMEs Twitch
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Compilation of the Isles Vol. 2 from the Space Island TV Discord
You Are a Widow, Sir
signalcon 2026 on 直子coed’s YouTube Channel
HROT on Steam

Echoes of Dying Stars

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Oh boy. In this episode we’re talking about dungeon synth and microgenres. What’s the actual topic? Is Ross just trying to talk about music he likes? Is Birk just rambling about genres again?! Let us know if you figure it out! Even if you don’t care about the nuts and bolts of genre theory you should definitely check out the video. If you are into dungeon synth of any stripe you’re almost guaranteed to find at least one album you enjoy.

open fields from Little ones journey by Tiny Mouse

50 Dungeon Synth styles with examples (part II)

I by Ornithologia
Little ones journey by Tiny Mouse
Tales from the Hot Dog Garden by Hot Dog Cart & KletTtermax
Jungle Majesty by Ziggurath
CGND2: PECHSCHWXRZ by H-CPU
Alban Hefin by Carnyx
GARTHIM-MASTER by Spell Leech
Pooter the Clown by Pooter the Clown

Every Noise At Once

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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It’s time to close out Boards of Canada month. Wow! Two whole episodes! In this episode, we’re digging into Inferno, the duo's first release in thirteen years. It’s an album that brings the cult and numerology mystique of Geogaddi into the clean, soundtrack-inspired aesthetic of Tomorrow’s Harvest. We get into how plunderphonics, nostalgia, and hauntology have shifted over the evolution of the band’s discography and how that impacts the album. Grab a copy, fire up your favorite numbers station, and join us!

Inferno by Boards of Canada

Inferno - BoC Pages
What of Boards of Canada’s nostalgia now that nostalgia is everywhere?
Boards Of Canada – Inferno
Album Review: Boards of Canada – Inferno
Inferno on Genius
Boards of Canada – Inferno

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Boards of Canada perfectly embody the themes we love to explore: plunderphonics, nostalgia, and hauntology. Despite this, we’ve never examined their work in detail. With their first album release in 13 years, we’re dedicating the month of June to a full retrospective. In this episode, we discuss their first four major releases, analyzing them as both listening experiences and explorations of those key themes. Grab a haunted sample of your favorite childhood memory and join us!

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada
Geogaddi by Boards of Canada
The Campfire Headphase by Boards of Canada
Tomorrow's Harvest by Boards of Canada

Exploring the Most Mysterious Band: The Boards of Canada Iceberg by Hux

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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It’s the end of the month, which means we’re squeezing in one last episode dedicated to May new music! As usual, we’ve got two great albums on deck. First, we dive into Empire of Light, the latest space ambient album from vaporwave legend 猫 シ Corp. Then, we check out Philosophie du Soi, an energetic jazz fusion EP from the new duo, PAON. Join us for all that and our usual barrage of questionable shout outs!

Phantom Architecture By Philip Wilkinson
Null.mkv
Malice

Empire of Light by 猫 シ Corp.
Philosophie du Soi by PAON

#006 from listencorp
Famed Game Vocalist Launches Avant-Garde Jazz Duo with Debut Music Video

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Started as an IndieGoGo campaign in 2020, Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave, is an ambitious attempt to document and capture ephemeral history of vaporwave from its rise around 2010 to the early 2020s. After numerous production delays due to COVID, growing scope, and other production factors it’s finally out and available for everyone to see. We get into the documentary, crowd-funded documentaries in general, and the general difficulty in tackling this subject.

Like any attempt to capture recent history, there is also disagreement and controversy around the film and its handling of several topics. We highly encourage you to look into these issues, where possible, as we just cannot comment on these things with any confidence. We’re just dummies.

Donor Lens - Distant from NOBODY HERE: The Story Of Vaporwave by Various Artists

Nobody Here | 'The Story Of Vaporwave’ - Full Movie
Nobody Here - Website
NOBODY HERE: The Story Of Vaporwave by Various Artists

Dead links: Inside Nobody Here, a documentary about vaporwave
Nobody Here: ‘The Story of Vaporwave’ – A Review

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Hey, do you know how many days are in April? Because Birk sure doesn’t! So, we’re putting the “night” in Night Clerk Radio with a special evening release.

In this episode, it's time for some April new music! But first, we start with some of our most out-of-touch shout-outs ever! Specialty coffee subscriptions? Criterion Commentary Tracks? Get real! Don’t worry, however, as we then get into two very different but very excellent albums. We discuss the slushy and hypnagogic ロービット from vaporwave artist Eccosystem and then dig into the endless future funk bangers on Superwave from Kouek. We hope you join us and check out these albums!

Passenger Coffee
Strange Buildings by Uketsu
Empire Of The Dark on Blu-Ray
Why was I invited to Beast Studios?
Support Roge Corp/i2k/VaporVA!
Bad Day at Black Rock on Criterion

ロービット by Eccosystem
Superwave by Kouek

A Commentary That’s Better Than Film School
Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Okay, the accelerated release schedule continues for another month! Time to cram 'em in!

In this episode, we’re checking out a 2025 article covering “Cinematic Doom Jazz.” This curation effort from Philippe Blache for Igloo Magazine highlights and categorizes dozens of doom and dark jazz bands and ensembles from the past 20+ years. It features everything from early 2000s trip hop inspired tracks to more recent releases from Cryo Chamber. The article is linked below. Please give it a read and check out the artists featured.

Dead city centres from Perdition city by Ulver

The cinematic impulse of doom jazz ambient music, neo-noir psychological thrillers, and haunting music

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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