Recommended Podcasts

A small selection of my favourites  

PodSafe Network
This is a little like The Hype Machine but for MP3’s and podcasts. It caters for listeners, artists and podcasters by providing ‘podsafe’ music free from copyright problems for anyone to use in their own on-line radio shows. It’s therefore an ideal vehicle for artists to submit free tracks and track samples etc., in a drive for some exposure.

Magnatune
A new online record label for independent artists where the listener decides how much to pay and 50% goes to the artist. They cover a wide variety of genres from electronic through to classical and you can listen to everything before buying - yup it’s a brave new world. Also hosts several good podcasts.

Spacemusic
The original and best ambient/electronic music podcast hosted by TC. Always interesting and entertaining with a great selection of music and interviews.

 P9 Ambient Electronic Podcasts
Project-Nine serves you with good free ambient electronic music right to you PC, Mac or iPod - always excellent track selections.

Mark Rushton Podcast
Broadcasting his own music, Mark’s output is mostly a mixture of drones, dark ambient and soundscapes. Similar to Aphex Twin, Eno, Cabaret Voltaire, Holger Czukay. 

Music Is Art (iTunes enhanced version)
This is a small independent US label “Spotted Peccary” specializing in Instrumental, Ambient, Electronic, Progressive, Space and New Age music straight from the source. Tracks, news, interviews, unreleased material and more. You need to go to iTunes and enter “Music Is Art” into the podcast search field.

Sacred Dub
Featuring heavily the music and projects of Bill Laswell and his many collaborations with Mick Harris, Jah Wobble, Pete Namlook, Tetsu Inoue and others. Brilliant contemporary dub and ambient music.

Ultima Thule
Producer George Cruickshank first broadcast his revolutionary new music radio programme ‘Ultima Thule’ in February 1989. Nearly nineteen years later Ultima Thule is the longest running programme of its type in Australia, and is firmly established as one of the country's foremost alternative music programmes, enthralling audiences with a unique, entrancing melange of ambient and atmospheric music from around the world and across the ages - all drawn from a private library comprising of some 5000 recordings. Each broadcast of Ultima Thule is presented as a 90 minute ambient soundscape narrative, with minimal announcer interruption.