Weekend Question: Where Do You Get Your Electronic Music Radio Fix Online?
It’s oft-repeated conventional wisdom: the Internet democratizes access to music, opening up the possibility of hearing anything by anyone from anywhere. But just added more choices doesn’t necessarily help you connect with music that’s meaningful.
In my inbox today, here’s this deceptively-simple question from Mike Mogensen:
“Do you know any good Internet radio stations that stream electronic music? I’d like to expand my sonic horizon a bit and get some inspiration.”
I expect there could be quite a lot of answers there, especially since “electronic” music could mean any range of work from experimental to techno. Please feel free to promote your own radio, but also let us know – what are the streams to which you’re really addicted?
Also, while they aren’t exactly streams, I’ve gotten a lot out of podcasts and downloadable sets, perhaps more so than live streams. The podcasts from our friends at XLR8R have had some gems, and lately I’ve been addicted to the nicely-curated sets at Percussion Lab. (More on them soon.) On the other hand, there’s something about live streams. So, however you define this question, let’s hear what you think — and perhaps best stream, best podcast/download belong on our best music of the year list, too.
115 Comments
Leave a Commentjanosch
soma.fm has a nice collection of streams in my opinion. listening to groove salad at the moment :)
December 19, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
Fresh
I absolutely LOVE SOMA FM’s “Groove Salad”. It’s one of two sources that supplies track choices for my weekly podcast, The Sunday Soundtrack .
December 19, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
Fresh
See, even Jansch says so! :-)
December 19, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
theau
Soma FM Iphone app is really well made, and works on many bandwith !
Otherwise, I just discovered : http://www.jointhecircle.net/radio/
They have a really great selection for ambiant mood…
December 19, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
Peter Kirn
Okay, Soma’s in – other nominations? :)
Hmm… we need an Android app for Soma. Actually could be fun to write a quick streaming receiver…
December 19, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Steve
I like stillstream.com now and again.
December 19, 2009 @ 1:55 pm
samu
Spotify, desktop and iPhone. Actually, the radio streams aren’t as good as, say, last.fm’s, but having everything there on demand allows aimless browsing. Like searching Wikipedia for woodlice and ending up three hours later on neolithic pottery. Great companion to Alex Ross’ “The Rest Is Noise”, which I’d had for ages, but without easy access to the music he writes about, never really got into.
Spotify iPhone is hugely enhanced by jailbreaking, so you can use it with Backgrounder and avoid sudden silence when you go to read an email.
Hopefully it’ll become available further afield soon …
December 19, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
kai
Miss Kittin – the hacker
john hassel – last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street
the Orb – baghdad batteries
VA – Dark Was The Night
tosca – no hassle
December 19, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
Dan
Resonance FM is my favourite http://resonancefm.com/, London-based experimental stuff – and Uppercut radio for some hard stuff.
Our homemade DIY station is Flat Four Radio, updated occasionally…
December 19, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
binary ally
Glitch.FM!!!
http://glitch.fm/
Tune in and turn it up!
December 19, 2009 @ 2:12 pm
Peter Kirn
@kai: Uh, thing you’ve got the wrong post, mate, unless The Orb have started a radio station. (That’d be cool.) Dark Was The Night, though, agreed. ;)
December 19, 2009 @ 2:19 pm
Defpotec
For those who enjoy the mix of electronic and hip hop,
low end theory pod casts…
http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/podcast/
December 19, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
Candle Nine
I like Soma.fm’s Cliqhop station quite a bit:
http://somafm.com/play/cliqhop
And of course, if it counts, Last.fm:
http://last.fm/
December 19, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
mr. tunes
i actually don’t listen to much streaming radio – i like the concept of podcasts a bit more.
thanks for the link to percussion lab, i am inspired by the way they display the music.
December 19, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Document 02
I must admit to looking in shoutcast streams by keywords.
A die-hard habit dating from winamp 2.x
for themed music..
dubstep:
sub.FM
dubstep.fm
techno:
hardcoreradio.nl
fear.fm
dark / EBM / industrial:
rantradio industrial
December 19, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
bolig
dublab.com, leavingrecords, poobahrecords. the latter aren’t streams per se but have regularly updated mp3 blog with original content. dublab however has been the best damn electronic and beats oriented internet radio in LA forever.
December 19, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Peter Kirn
I should say, I do enjoy the voice of a human DJ, which neither the podcast *nor* the stream usually gives you… maybe it’s something we can bring back.
December 19, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Document 02
Oh, and BleepShow is a nice podcast I regularly listen to.
http://bleepshow.com/
December 19, 2009 @ 2:44 pm
Dan Gillespie
I stream cliqhop on somaFM and Psyphy Machine through itunes on a regular basis.
December 19, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
DerryG
I try to check out the releases at http://www.em411.com often.
December 19, 2009 @ 2:53 pm
giorgio
deepmix.com or .ru
December 19, 2009 @ 2:59 pm
Joe McMahon
Second vote for Stillstream. They play CC-licensed music, so a lot of it’s available for free download as well. In addition, there are DJ-ed shows several nights a week, often including live performances, with a very active IRC chat as well. Nice community. (Disclamer: Stillstream has played my music and the associated labels have released two of my recordings.)
December 19, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Dylab
Electronicexplorations.org is a great podcast for dub techno and other future music
Rinse.fm streams more urban sounds
Bassdrive.com for the dnb mixes n sessions
December 19, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
Wilko
http://www.limbikfreq.com/
December 19, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
memo
definitly soma-fm! groove salad, cliqhop, secret agent, Illinois Street Lounge. all amazing
December 19, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
@domtak
Great post – lots of new sources of music for me :-))
I 2nd Resonance FM – really fantastic blend of music, talk and documentaries… http://resonancefm.com/
I recommend the Johnny Trunk OST show on Saturdays & Wednesdays
D
December 19, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
ollie
dublab and rinse
December 19, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
denis
pedro’s broadcasting basement http://www.pedrobroadcast.com/
Laurent Garnier’s awesome radio station and dublab for me!
December 19, 2009 @ 4:17 pm
Primus Luta
I’m going to put my money on CDMRadio owning the netwaves in 2010!!!!
December 19, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
Fan
http://intergalacticfm.com/
December 19, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
Holotropik
DI Fm (can find through iTunes or through the DI website).
December 19, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
Holotropik
Podcast I am addicted to is Chris Liebing’s CLR weekly one through iTunes.
December 19, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
Jesse b
i’m all about podcasts,
my favorite is marine parade @
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast%3Fid=220410994&partnerId=2003
or my mixtapes direct downloads @
http://sunset2sunrise.net/mixes
December 19, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
salamanderanagram
dummy mag has an occassional podcast/interview.
i suggest this one for the bassy crunkness.
http://www.dummymag.com/next/2009/11/03/dummy-mix-16-slugabed/
December 19, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
Mudo
…
http://www.hardmusic.com
It is a label too, you could send material…
…
December 19, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Mudo
…
Sorry I would say…
http://www.hardmusic.es
…
December 19, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
s
Slacker radio is pretty good (and alot better than Pandora) although it has limited genre’s under electronic you can tailor the stations to your liking pretty well. The iphone interface is alot better than the web interface though.
December 19, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
Jakob Penca
whoa, so many comments and no mention of Resident Advisor?
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast.aspx
weekly podcast, often very interesting mixes from famous/not so famous/under the radar artists & DJs
December 19, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
Adrian A
My podcasts du jour (aside from those already listed):
MANTIS:
http://makemassair.co.uk/MANTIS/index.php/podcast-information/
and…
Little White Earbuds:
http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/category/podcast/
December 19, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
s
BBC radio1
especially Mary Ann Hobbs
December 19, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
purple teeth
Can’t wait to check out some of these suggestions.
My go to online radio shows are:
http://beyondjazz.net/
http://www.offtrack.org/
December 19, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
Square One
Defo second the Low End Theory and Electronic Explorations podcasts mentioned above, amazing stuff.
We also run a regular free podcast on our own site: http://www.secondsquaretonone.com, most of which are recorded at gigs we put on in Dublin, Ireland. They showcase Irish electronic artists, especially people doing music that wouldn’t be typical dancefloor material, so anything from dub to noise to electronica to breakcore can be found in the livesets and mixes that we host. Cheers!
December 19, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
Ralf Neumann
Minimal Techno: http://www.uzic.ch/accueil.php
Minimal Techno/Ambient (strictly CC music): http://www.subflow.net/wordpress/listen-the-radio/
Deep/minimal/dub techno (strictly CC music): http://www.diaxiom.com/
December 19, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
corticyte
http://southwestunderground.net/radio
December 19, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Floor Vahn
I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned http://www.last.fm
You can “build” your own radio station, ala Pandora (except it’s WAY WAY better).
So if you’re into Murcof for example, you just do a search for “murcof”, then you’ll see a button that says: “play Murcof radio” and it’ll hook you up with music similar to Murcof’s music.
You can create playlists, add tags, etc. etc.
Really highly recommended! Oh, and you can make radio stations by entering multiple tags as well.
December 19, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
SampleScience
Feedback Monitor is quite nice, it’s a radio show with interviews & music in mp3 format, genres range from electronic to experimental: http://www.feedbackmonitor.com/
December 19, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
SueMatt
I thought this is a real nice post and i also bookmarked your site to look for more updates. thanks.
December 19, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
tim
i agree with S
> BBC radio1 especially Mary Ann Hobbs
plus Giles Peterson
December 19, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
i604
Chromanova, Philosomatika, Triplag, Sofaradio
Winamp 2.7 + AudioProc, Enhancer and SoundSolution… you need MuchFX to load’em all.
Newest Winamp won’t allow.
December 19, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
Christopher
I can’t believe no one mentioned Solipsistic Nation! Awesome podcasts of all genres of electronic music.
solipsisticnation.com
Christopher
(I actually won a shirt from them once!)
December 19, 2009 @ 9:57 pm
code
Funked Up Radio plus hospital podcast (iTunes) adds awesome dnb, juno label podcast and defected podcast pumping quality house. OEM Radio gives best underground electronic music in cosmic aspect of listening
December 19, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
Keats' Handwriting
Pandora.
I guess I’m lame.
December 19, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
Vincent
http://www.protonradio.com
December 19, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
mark
devoted listener to grooveradio.com since highschool.
I used to listen to staticbeats.com before they died ;_;
December 19, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
flab noodle
mary ann hobbs radio one. greats.
December 19, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
mr. tunes
hey peter, i’m not sure what you mean by the stream and podcast don’t offer the human voice. if a podcast is done well, the host should be talking. i just think most DJs are too lazy or shy to do that.
December 19, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
Peter Kirn
@mr. tunes: Well, it’s certainly not a *technical* problem — indeed, some people, for whatever reason, choose not to speak on the podcast. Of course, it’s still different if you hear someone broadcasting in real-time, though that should at least cover the streaming folk.
December 20, 2009 @ 12:05 am
Campbell
longplayer is a 1,000 year composition by jem finer. it’s way good all the time. a compilation of some notable early moments is also available from the website.
http://longplayer.org/
dublab is brutally wonderful and is friends with lots of rad L.A. people like Busdriver, Lucky Dragons, and Daedelus.
http://dublab.com/
December 20, 2009 @ 12:08 am
adolo
BBC Radio 1
Hobb’s show, but I also love Rob da Bank and Annie Mac’s Mash-up! All really reliable programming!
December 20, 2009 @ 12:17 am
Blob
KUCI FM (California-based college radio) has a great weekly electronic music show – Digital Nimbus
http://digitalnimbus.com/
Some of their stuff is available in podcast format.
December 20, 2009 @ 12:30 am
Blob
(Digital Nimbus – continued)
great variety – electronica, drill’n'bass, minimal techno, ambient, experimental, dub, industrial, even electropop. They’ve had live performances and DJ sets by Meat Beat Manifesto, Proem, Richard Devine and others.
December 20, 2009 @ 12:33 am
ash
If you like Groove Salad on SomaFM, you’ll probably like Groovera – Low Mercury.
December 20, 2009 @ 1:53 am
Nat601
One of my favorite stations (mainly because I play on it!) is http://www.nsbradio.co.uk
they have almost 24 hrs a day of LIVE shows from djs all over the world, not just some streaming stuff from a random playlist!
Well worth checking out…
December 20, 2009 @ 4:30 am
empolo
SUB.FM hands down for me with a nod to 1Xtra (BBC)
December 20, 2009 @ 4:56 am
zeekay
<3 electronic explorations
December 20, 2009 @ 5:11 am
Jorge from Madrid
Hey! don’t forget Machtdose podcast… best selection of Creative Common, from folk to minimal techno.
Great taste
December 20, 2009 @ 7:32 am
Jorge from Madrid
And a very good radio from my country
http://www.ibizaglobalradio.com
December 20, 2009 @ 7:34 am
Simon Panrucker
Another vote for http://www.dublab.com here, and http://www.samurai.fm plays host to a huge amount of mixes and radio shows. Well worth checking out!
December 20, 2009 @ 8:12 am
Doctorsoul
The Tone Generation podcast all the way.
It might be a bit too retro for this audience though ;)
feed://thetonegeneration.blip.tv/rss
December 20, 2009 @ 9:05 am
Yves De Mey
You could also check out Timecast, a podcast i’ve been hosting for a few months now, the latest one released this week, a mix by Andreas Tilliander:
http://www.t2x.eu/timecast/
December 20, 2009 @ 10:04 am
Square One
http://www.thisisluckyme.com/html/1music/mixtapes.html for Rustie, Hud Mo, Mike Slott etc
December 20, 2009 @ 10:08 am
Nina Holtanz
Sub.fm
madeinglitch.com
December 20, 2009 @ 10:22 am
Filch
n5md label has a shoutcast stream of all of their artists music. It’s a fantastic label full of great artists, so I am often listening to that stream
http://www.n5md.com
http://64.62.252.134:8072/listen.pls
There’s an android app called droidlive that supports m3u, pls, mp3, mp4, mp4a and mpeg audio format steams. I’ve been using that to subscribe to streams that don’t have specific apps built for them.
December 20, 2009 @ 10:44 am
re:Pete
I like the german OceanClub Radio a lot: very diffrent music and some little radio drama as well. All done by Gudrun Gut und Thomas Fehlmann:
OceanClubRadio
since august 29, 1997
the playlists of all radioshows
and nearly 100 hors of oceanclubradio in realaudio
auf- und abtauchen mit der unterwasserstation:
a musical play, made of favourite songs from the past and today.
ocean research, counting fish and cracking fortune cookies,
musica obscura
oceanclub auf radio eins
every friday 23:00 to 1:00 on RadioEins 95,8
and repeated on sunday nights at 1 am.
if you want to sent us promo cds
- here’s our address:
oceanclubradio
g.gut
p.o.box 620.349
10793 berlin
germany
+ …every 4th thursday 22:00 – 24:00 at RADIO.X in frankfurt 97,1….+
+ …first wednesday every month 0:00- 2:00 at…RADIO Z in nürnberg….+
+ …last saturday every month 0:00 – 2:00 at …RADIO CORAX halle-leipzig …+
+ …every week in china at TAKE 10 webradio….+
+ …every week in russia/siberia at Red Army FM….+
December 20, 2009 @ 11:29 am
SOILSOUND
Check out http://www.soilsoundchronicles.com. It’s been a minute, but it’ll be back.
December 20, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
Marco Tulio Thrash
Long time listener and contributor to:
http://www.intergalacticfm.com (and its predecessor Cybernetic Broadcasting System)
Intergalactic FM has 4 streams IFM 1 is true electro and the infamous “West Coast Sound of Holland”, IFM 2 is Italo-Formaggio and Classix, IFM 3 is the Dream Machine (soundtracks and latent horror) and IFM 4 is a sort of mutation of the old Cybernetic Broadcasting System.
people like Legowelt, Rude 66, Casionova and myself have weekly radio shows on there.
December 20, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
Levi
I hadn’t seen it on the list yet, but di.fm does have a ton of streaming (free, lower quality) the DJ sets and Vocal trance I’ve really enjoyed.
December 20, 2009 @ 2:32 pm
mapmap
another one here for DUBLAB http://dublab.com
December 20, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Aaron
all i use anymore is pandora and last.fm, that way i can be very specific to what i want to listen to and not have to deal with someone else’s playlist. i admit its mostly out of laziness and convience than a disinterested in internet radio stations though.
in the past i listend to di.fm and soma.fm alot. i’m familiar with ocean club from dealings in the past and radio eins outta germany has quite a few good streams/archives
December 20, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
Michael
Digitally Imported (http://www.di.fm) has lots of stations spanning the electronic music spectrum.
December 20, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
Juha
May I introduce you to Viral Radio, a show on Dutch public radio on experimental beats and bass music?
http://viralradio.net
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/viralradio
http://soundcloud.com/viral-radio
December 20, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Juha
We play music by Hudson Mohawke, Kode9, Flying Lotus, Rustie and Zomby, but also by Machinefabriek, Matthew David, Ras G and Alog. We present in English, so no problem for our international friends.
December 20, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
KQ
http://www.globalfunkradio.com/
December 20, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
ocp
http://electro-music.com/radio/
December 20, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
dan mackinlay
Wow. some completely awesome radio shows out there. thanks for sharing your recommendations, folks. Personally, I’m all about podcasts – streaming radio doesn’t play nicely with my travelling habit, nor the quaint internet infrastructure that my home possesses. Absolutely essential, in that vein: Symbiosis radio on overlap. Guest selectors producing tightly curated shows on various musical themes.
headphones are, indeed, recommended.
December 20, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
WhiteNoise
I used to love BreaksFM.com but then it vanished one day. No idea what happened to it.
December 20, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
mode:masters
Limbik Frequencies FTW! Hands down best electronica on the net.
December 20, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
leejart
deepmix.ru will change your life… AND you can get track listings!
December 21, 2009 @ 12:28 am
countChocula
getdarker.com
December 21, 2009 @ 3:37 am
Rhythmbox
Limbik Frequencies!
The sounds I like, the way I like, all day, every day ;)
http://www.limbikfreq.com/
December 21, 2009 @ 4:27 am
obletu
Always http://www.pigradio.com/
Soma’s Secret Agent when on a break.
December 21, 2009 @ 5:07 am
mezkal
My current Top 3 for electronic musiqks:
1: Limbik Frequencies (which has been cited several times already)
2: cliqhop (full of excellent IDM/glitch/…)
3: radio.electro-music.com (experimental/electro-acoustic/…)
All available on ITunes.
December 21, 2009 @ 5:18 am
Beavis
http://meatskull.wordpress.com/ – tons of amazing stuff
http://djlalash.universpodcast.com/ seems to be on a break though
+ one more vote for Somafm
Really enjoying Dublab, great stuff.Cheers
December 21, 2009 @ 6:03 am
alex
Hype Machine. Stream content from any music blog. Find users with similar tastes as you. Awesome way to find new music.
December 21, 2009 @ 11:59 am
cmh
I listen to KCRW quite often for more than just electronic but it definitely has the best of all worlds on the different shows. Morning becomes eclectic and metropolis were two of my favorites.
December 21, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
regend
http://rinse.fm and Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC
December 21, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
muzo178
http://www.dinamo.fm
brilliant selection of electronic and indie from istanbul.
December 21, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
schawski
http://www.rts.fm
December 21, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
mr revenge
low end theory podcast
dublab
saturn never sleeps podcasts(duh!)
and i love east village radio!!
such a wide variety of shows, and most actually have some one speaking on them.
turntable lab radio is awesome as well.
–
M
December 22, 2009 @ 10:19 am
Tony Coleman
Definately http://www.rhubarbradio.com/ .
Birmingham, community radio with some deep, dark presenters. Recommended is Mr Elephant Mondays @ 6pm, as well as Boogie Dave n Roscoe (dubstep) and Strax.
December 22, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
Anders
Slacker Indie Electronic programmed by Party Ben
http://slacker.com/r/lDbX
December 22, 2009 @ 2:23 pm
allen m
I was surprised to see that there was no mention of Frisky Radio on the list… if you haven’t checked it out, do so!
http://www.friskyradio.com/
December 22, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
Scruff but Buff
BLEEPSHOW.COM
Actually a podcast but Pete the guy behind is top and lets the music do the work. Nice.
December 22, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
AntalyaAndroid
A Room Forever does the Roadside Picnic Radio Podcast that is amazing. Bleak ambient, field recordings, drone, etc.
December 22, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
Dwight Loop
My vote is for OEM, on iTunes, out of San Francisco. Nice mix. Newer ambient, glitch, electronica…etc.
December 22, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
Sneeker
samurai.fm
December 23, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
Ycros
philosomatika.com best psytrance stream.
December 24, 2009 @ 10:33 am
kane
I’d go for http://www.nomadradio.fm/ personally. It’s by far and away the most professionally done, all around brilliant podcast around.
Although I did make the site, so that view may be slightly biassed ;)
On the “things I didn’t make” side of it though, I do quite like a bit of dubterrain.net for the breaks/dubstep side of things.
December 24, 2009 @ 11:13 am
Dima
My favorit station its http://www.RTS.fm.
December 24, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
Alex
+1 for Hype Machine, i love the ‘follow’ feature for blogs, people, and searches.
also, surprised nobody’s said Fairtilizer.com yet! They let you browse by genre and by each country’s charts! want to see what house music is popular in France this week?
:)
December 26, 2009 @ 5:56 am
Akshay
http://mugasha.com/ launched recently. The best way to listen to long dj sets and podcasts. We are trying to make it really easy for people to listen to really good content. Its all curated right now. Overtime we will open it up to more Djs and artists.
December 26, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
mental fiend
On the computer: Groove Salad, of course.
On my Android: Just make a station on Pandora with any random artist from Groove Salad. Does me good. Not sure why Pandora’s being slammed for this purpose.
December 27, 2009 @ 12:51 am
Abe
Marvin Suicide, I Love Okra and Phad Kra Pow Noodles, plus some of the above. Happy EOY :)
December 27, 2009 @ 7:17 am
Sugarpill
http://WWW.GLITCH.FM
December 27, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
RobSol
An other vote for Stillstream. I am also part of the electro-music community, with its associated radio: http://electro-music.com/radio/
We do all sorts of electronic music as well as live shows with talking hosts, and special events – such as a 24 hour live event this new year’s eve, with 30 live acts playing back to back. We start at 12:00 noon GMT/universal time on the 31st of December.
December 30, 2009 @ 11:30 am
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