Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

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This week, we’re digging into the music of Realm and Ritual, an anti-fascist record label from Boston that focuses on cassette and other physical media releases of dungeon synth and black metal. For this episode, we focused on two dungeon synth albums that range in mood from somber isolation to harsh noisy discomfort.

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Goat Meadow by MEADOWGOAT
My Secret Horror by Wooded Memory

Wooded Memory - My Secret Horror, Music Video
An NCS Video Premiere: Wooded Memory — “My Secret Horror”
Top 10 Dungeon Synth / Synth Releases Of 2020

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Caleb is back and this time we’re chatting about the original soundtracks to two very different games: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Signalis. These soundtracks represent two very different approaches to creating rich and varied scores that enhance the themes and tone of their respective games.

Caleb’s Linktree
Delta Green: Dead Channels
Hebanon Games

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Full Official Soundtrack by Jesper Kyd
SIGNALIS (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) by Cicada Sirens & 1000 Eyes

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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In this episode, we’re diving into the world of Noir, film or otherwise, to discuss how it has evolved from cynical post-war artistic movement to bland genre pastiche. The modern euphemism for this process is “becoming a vibe.” We focus this discussion on two albums that express the range of noir-influence in music from richly textured dark ambient to abrasive noise jazz.

Murken Hollow by Dead Melodies
Thought Gang by Thought Gang

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Yet again, we’re ignoring Valentine’s Day and instead talking about the music of Null Object, the lo-fi/vaporhouse project of podcast favorite Jordan Bortner (a.k.a. 식료품groceries). We talk about the project, its associated music, and our personal experiences and thoughts on this unique fusion of EDM and vaporwave.

Cooperative Taxi Station by Null Object
Fire Reward EP by Null Object
Null Object on SoundCloud

Newtek Video Toaster 4000 1994 Video

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Cryo Chamber’s Tsathoggua

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As is tradition, we sat down with our friend Caleb Stokes to talk about the latest Cryo Chamber Lovecraft compilation, Tsathoggua! This joint effort of over 20 dark ambient artists on the Cryo Chamber label is an eclectic blend of genres and ambient soundscapes. We dig into the music and discuss the perils of albums themed after wet drippy boyz.

Tsathoggua by Cryo Chamber Collaboration

Hebanon Games on Patreon
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Caleb’s Link Tree

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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We’re kicking off 2023 by talking about one of our most requested topics: Death’s Dynamic Shroud, an electronic music trio whose eclectic blend of power pop plunderphonics and industrial noisy glitch has been an innovative force in electronic music since 2014. Their large and varied discography is an engaging listen that both entertains and rewards the active listener with its stunning maximalist pop soundscapes.

Darklife by death's dynamic shroud

Heavy Black Heart by death's dynamic shroud
VIRTUAL UTOPIA EXPERIENCE by death's dynamic shroud
I'll Try Living Like This by death's dynamic shroud
SEAWRLD​ハ​ー​ト​ブ​レ​ー​ク by death's dynamic shroud.wmv
シ​ェ​ン​ム​ー​ONLINE by death's dynamic shroud.wmv

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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In this episode, we’re getting into the niche vaporwave subgenre of “dystopian virtual,” which serves as a counterpart to the previously discussed “utopian virtual.” Both genres present clean and sometimes ironic depictions of possible or now impossible futures. We discuss two excellent examples of the genre.

FEEDING FRENZY by y o u r d i s c o v e r y
The Blessed Life by Vacation Bible School

“This Blessed Life” Visual Album by Vacation Bible School
My Philosophy of “Churchwave” as a Subgenre of Vaporwave
Vacation Bible School on Hegelian philosophy and Crystal Pepsi

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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'Tis the season of consumption, so all through this episode we’re rambling about the various ways in which vaporwave interacts with consumerism. We introduce the various arguments for vaporwave as a critique of consumerism. We then discuss all of the unfortunate ways our consumer culture impacts vaporwave (or any) artists. It’s a feel good holiday episode!

Black Friday - A Vaporwave Holiday Special… by
Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture

Do You Want Vaporwave, or Do You Want the Truth?: Cognitive
Mapping of Late Capitalist Affect in the Virtual Lifeworld of Vaporwave by Alican Koc
Vaporwave’s little known roots are anti-capitalist and totally punk

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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In this episode, we’re going through the last few months of music shared and recommended on the Discord server for our Patreon community. We discuss eight albums that range from classic vaporwave to signalwave to dark ambient and beyond.

Live from a Bomb Shelter in Ukraine by Heinali

Tokyo Nights 1987 by 雨天 migraine

Ｉ​​​Ｓ​​​Ｕ​​​Ｚ​​​Ｕ​​​　​​​Ｐ​​​Ｉ​​​Ａ​​​Ｚ​​​Ｚ​​​Ａ by いすゞ・ピアッツァ ＥＮＴＥＲＰＲＩＳＥＳ

Ｍ​ｉ​ｄ​ｎ​ｉ​ｇ​ｈ​ｔ​　​Ｇ​ａ​ｓby CT57

Ｌ​ｏ​ｔ​ｔ​ｏ by Kratzwerk

Streetlands by Burial

Marek Zebrowski & David Lynch - Polish Night Music

The Fundamental Nature of Being by The Shaolin Afronauts

Music by: 2Mello    

Artwork by: Patsy McDowell    

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New Releases from Old Favorites

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In this episode, we’re checking out two new-ish releases from artists we love: 폐점 by 식료품groceries and Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R23X. That’s it. Just chatting about two albums we really liked. Check them out!

폐점 by 식료품groceries

Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R23X

Music by: 2Mello    

Artwork by: Patsy McDowell    

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