Dan and Ian are back from their summer break. Brendan is too, but he's ill so he wasn't allowed in the studio. This week there are tales of Japanese audiophiles, stupid chewy Kickstarters, and Ian's got a sexy new affectation.

Dan and Ian are back from their summer break. Brendan is too, but he's ill so he wasn't allowed in the studio. This week there are tales of Japanese audiophiles, stupid chewy Kickstarters, and Ian's got a sexy new affectation.

Dan and Ian are back from their summer break. Brendan is too, but he's ill so he wasn't allowed in the studio. This week there are tales of Japanese audiophiles, stupid chewy Kickstarters, and Ian's got a sexy new affectation.

It's the episode few believed would ever surface, but here it is in its entirety - the big, complicatedly-named live show. And what a fun time it was, but if you weren't there don't worry, we may even do another one day, once we've forgotten about how stressful it was beforehand. Thanks to everyone who made it down there, and to the rest of you...well just listen to this instead.

It's the episode few believed would ever surface, but here it is in its entirety - the big, complicatedly-named live show. And what a fun time it was, but if you weren't there don't worry, we may even do another one day, once we've forgotten about how stressful it was beforehand. Thanks to everyone who made it down there, and to the rest of you...well just listen to this instead.

It's the episode few believed would ever surface, but here it is in its entirety - the big, complicatedly-named live show. And what a fun time it was, but if you weren't there don't worry, we may even do another one day, once we've forgotten about how stressful it was beforehand. Thanks to everyone who made it down there, and to the rest of you...well just listen to this instead.

You might think that the last Slump before the Slump Mega 200th Live Show Blastout might be a hastily thrown together affair, what with us being so busy planning the live event, but you'd be wrong, because not only are we approaching the live show in our usual lackadaisical fashion, but this is actually a slightly longer Slump than normal, including the longest single link we've ever done. Put that in your podcast pipe and smoke it...

Dan has news - someone called the Sweden hotline. But who? Well you'll find out within minutes of listening to this here podcast. You'll also hear stories about Mars, rice, and how being at a festival might actually be good for your health. It's essential you listen.

This week on The Slump, we celebrate some new listeners, get annoyed at emojis, and give away personal information so that you can all hound us with questions and conversation. It's a ruddy hoot.

It's episode 201, and for some reason, this week all the stories came back to either machines or animals, though we have no idea why. In other news, get tickets to the 200th show live, by clicking here: http://bit.ly/29OwbPC