What Maketh a Microgenre?

Episode 153: A Random Dose of Climatewave.

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/nightclerkradio] 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! TRACKS SAMPLED [carteBlanche] - blue airmail 黄金の砂 from ぬけがけしないで by ｔｅｐｈ　ｃｏ. 愛, [carteBlanche], & 常世 [https://wrldendcllpse.bandcamp.com/track/blue-airmail] Nordwrong from Nordwrong by Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza [https://hushtones.bandcamp.com/track/nordwrong] ALBUMS DISCUSSED ぬけがけしないで by ｔｅｐｈ　ｃｏ. 愛, [carteBlanche], & 常世 [https://wrldendcllpse.bandcamp.com/album/--19] weatherscan by channel 71 [https://hitachihomevideo.bandcamp.com/album/weatherscan] ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀɴɴᴇʀ by 𝙲𝙰𝙼𝙳𝙴𝙽 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙽𝚃𝚈 𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝚂𝙾𝙲𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚈 [https://caldorcorp.bandcamp.com/album/--7] Quiet Storms by Hallmark '87 [https://hushtones.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-storms] Nordwrong by Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza [https://hushtones.bandcamp.com/album/nordwrong] OTHER LINKS NCR - The Weather Channel and Vaporwave [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5EjU9T9yjM] CREDITS Music by: 2Mello [https://bsky.app/profile/2mello.net] Artwork by: Patsy McDowell [https://twitter.com/anyonespatsy] Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nightclerkradio.bsky.social]

August New Music for Drifting Through Space and Cyberspace!

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/nightclerkradio] 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! SHOUT OUTS Kmart 1989-1992 Live on PowerPCMEs Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/powerpcme] Forbidden Solitaire on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/Forbidden_Solitaire/] Compilation of the Isles Vol. 2 from the Space Island TV Discord [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZQETncmlFQ] You Are a Widow, Sir [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_a_Widow,_Sir] signalcon 2026 on 直子coed’s YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@naokocoed/videos] HROT on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/824600/HROT/] ALBUMS DISCUSSED Echoes of Dying Stars by NGC 224 [https://pente.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-dying-stars] Meta by Alegria™ [https://businesscasual87.bandcamp.com/album/meta] CREDITS Music by: 2Mello [https://bsky.app/profile/2mello.net] Artwork by: Patsy McDowell [https://twitter.com/anyonespatsy] Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nightclerkradio.bsky.social]

What Maketh a Microgenre?

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/nightclerkradio] 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. TRACK SAMPLED open fields from Little ones journey by Tiny Mouse [https://tinymouse.bandcamp.com/track/open-fields] THE VIDEO OF INTEREST 50 Dungeon Synth styles with examples (part II) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVp3VD23Ebw] SOME ALBUMS MENTIONED I by Ornithologia [https://ornithologia.bandcamp.com/album/i] Little ones journey by Tiny Mouse [https://tinymouse.bandcamp.com/album/little-ones-journey] Tales from the Hot Dog Garden by Hot Dog Cart & KletTtermax [https://personaluschirecords.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-hot-dog-garden] Jungle Majesty by Ziggurath [https://unrealestaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/jungle-majesty] CGND2: PECHSCHWXRZ by H-CPU [https://colognedungeon.bandcamp.com/album/cgnd2-pechschwxrz] Alban Hefin by Carnyx [https://carnyxuk.bandcamp.com/album/alban-hefin] GARTHIM-MASTER by Spell Leech [https://spellleech.bandcamp.com/album/garthim-master] Pooter the Clown by Pooter the Clown [https://pootertheclown.bandcamp.com/album/pooter-the-clown] OTHER LINKS Every Noise At Once [https://everynoise.com/] CREDITS Music by: 2Mello [https://bsky.app/profile/2mello.net] Artwork by: Patsy McDowell [https://twitter.com/anyonespatsy] Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nightclerkradio.bsky.social]

The Inferno Discussion

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! THE ALBUM Inferno by Boards of Canada [https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/inferno] ADDITIONAL LINKS Inferno - BoC Pages [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Inferno] What of Boards of Canada’s nostalgia now that nostalgia is everywhere? [https://loudandquiet.substack.com/p/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review] Boards Of Canada – Inferno [https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno] Album Review: Boards of Canada – Inferno [https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/] Inferno on Genius [https://genius.com/albums/Boards-of-canada/Inferno] Boards of Canada – Inferno [https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/] CREDITS Music by: 2Mello [https://bsky.app/profile/2mello.net] Artwork by: Patsy McDowell [https://twitter.com/anyonespatsy] Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nightclerkradio.bsky.social]

A Boards of Canada Retrospective Extravaganza of Some Sort

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/nightclerkradio] 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! ALBUMS DISCUSSED Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada [https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/music-has-the-right-to-children] Geogaddi by Boards of Canada [https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/geogaddi] The Campfire Headphase by Boards of Canada [https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/the-campfire-headphase] Tomorrow's Harvest by Boards of Canada [https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrows-harvest] ADDITIONAL LINKS Exploring the Most Mysterious Band: The Boards of Canada Iceberg by Hux [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-B705e-63Y] CREDITS Music by: 2Mello [https://bsky.app/profile/2mello.net] Artwork by: Patsy McDowell [https://twitter.com/anyonespatsy] Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nightclerkradio.bsky.social]