Tuesday, April 27, 2004


Clinically Inclined


It seems odd that I’ve never blogged about SonicSunset.com, considering that I listen to the shows every week and that the proprietors are longtime friends, but looking at my archives I see that is indeed the case.

SonicSunset.com is the official website of the Clinically Inclined radio program, which airs most every Friday night (9:30-12:00 AM Chicago time, Saturday 02:30-05:00 UTC) on WNUR, Northwestern University’s FM radio station. The program is co-hosted by DJs Matt MacQueen and Dave Siska.

What I love most about the program is the way that Matt and Dave place even current electronic releases in a context that acknowledges all the various strains of influence that have shaped underground dance music, from the late 1970’s onward. Matt has spent untold hours rifling through stacks of dusty old disco, new wave, and funk records looking for forgotten, out-of-print gems. It’s a pure thrill to hear him mix an old Gino Soccio 12" into a current West London broken beat track, via an old New Order b-side or some forgotten “bonus beats” from an ancient Chicago house record. Dave plays closer to the traditional definition of “techno”, but has a helluva knack for pulling out tracks you love to death but can’t immediately place (he was responsible for my recent dive into the Irdial Discs back catalogue, for example.)

You can tune into the show live on Fridays at WNUR or grab archived shows from SonicSunset.com. They’re perfectly sized for burning onto 80 minute CD-Rs.


:: Dave Walker 16:20 (EST/EDT) [+]

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