Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

Author: Ross Payton, Birk McBirkinson Language: English Episodes: 100
Ever find yourself drawn to a melody that feels like it's echoing from an empty mall or a soundtrack for a forgotten dream? That's the territory explored on Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews. Hosts Ross Payton and Birk McBirkinson act as your guides through the often-overlooked corridors of sound, focusing on genres like vaporwave and dark ambient where nostalgia and unease intertwine. Each episode is less a standard review and more a deep dive into the history and emotional resonance of this "haunted" music. You'll hear curated selections of tracks, but the discussion goes much further, unpacking why certain retro aesthetics or melancholic tones hold such power over us. The podcast regularly features interviews with artists and enthusiasts, adding layers of context and personal insight to the commentary. It’s for anyone who’s ever wondered about the stories behind the strangely comforting, sometimes unsettling music that exists just outside the mainstream. Tune in to discover not just what to listen to next, but to better understand the quiet pull of the shadows in our playlists.
Episodes
Rethinking The Summer Jam [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:54
In this episode, we each set out trying to find some new music (specifically summer jams) to enjoy. Ross returns with a Chillhop compilation and a long discussion on Lofi Hip-Hop record labels while Birk shows up with an…
A Century of Mallsoft [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:33
In this episode, we’re discussing the album Endless Mall by ECCO 深い夢, a massive mallsoft project consisting of one hundred tracks that cover a wide range of subgenres. We discuss some of our highlights from listening to…
Climatewave For Real [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:56
Climatewave is a subgenre of vaporwave that focuses on using samples from broadcasts of weather news and forecasts. We’ve previously discussed climatewave in the context of The Weather Channel, but in this episode we’re…
Springtime for Dark Ambient [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:36
In this episode, we’re returning to one of this show’s core genres, Dark Ambient. We discuss two recent dark ambient albums and explore not only the music but the varying ways in which each album explores the concept of…
Exploring Naturewave [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:44
Naturewave is a subgenre of vaporwave that explores the unresolvable tension between the development of technology and the impact that development has on nature. In this episode, we dig into this topic and discuss two ex…
Discussing Chipmunks on 16 Speed and Sludge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:47
In this episode, we’re discussing the haunted plunderphonics project: chipmunks on 16 speed. These albums consist of pop covers, as sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks, slowed down and processed to sound as if they are being…
Discord Spring Cleaning [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:13
In this episode, we listen to music recommended to us by listeners on our community Discord server. We cover everything from classic vaporwave albums to dungeon synth and post-rock to future funk. Thank you so much to ou…
Neil Cicierega and Plunderphonics [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:09
The work of Neil Cicierega, from his ground-breaking Flash animation techniques to his music and mash-ups, is instrumental in building the foundation of Internet surrealist humor. In this episode, we discuss his “Mouth”…
Post-Rock and Horror [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:42
In this episode, we examine the link between post-rock music and horror. We explore the ways in which the thematic elements of post-rock, such as despair and passion, make it a profound companion to the revelatory nature…
Signalwave [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:44
Signalwave is easily one of our favorite subgenres of Vaporwave. The genre’s focus on sample curation along with its critique of nostalgia and consumerism makes it an interesting cornerpoint to other subgenres such as Ma…

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