Welcome to The Listening Post, where each week we get an insight into the radio listening habits of a guest contributor. Once each person has made their picks, we ask them to nominate someone for the following week's Listening Post...
Last week, after being nominated by our Commercial Manager Jim Lister, Anton Spice from The Vinyl Factory provided his selections, which included radio shows from across the world. You can view his full selections here.
For this week's Listening Post selection, Anton has nominated Thomas Theodore, London Manager of music discovery service 22tracks.com. 22tracks provides music curation by local top DJs in Brussels, Paris and London. If you haven't checked it yet, we highly recommend you do!
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1. Johnny Reckless on Colourful - CyberSoul Music
"Johnny Reckless works behind the counter at Soul Brother Records by Putney Bridge. It’s one of the most underrated shops in London, but I’ve been avoiding it recently because I always end up spending way more than I planned! I listen to Johnny’s show on Colourful so I can check up on what he’s into from the safety of my own home, without him convincing me to buy it!"
CyberSoul Music by Domjazzsoul on Mixcloud
Daily Dosage
2. NTS Radio – Ruf Dug
"I listen to NTS most days. Last week Anton picked the Numero Group Six Hour Takeover which is an incredible source of music. This week I really enjoyed Ruf Dug’s show, he played a load of analogue, tape-y sounding things which I’d never heard before.
Here's an old episode of the show to give you a suitable flavour of it!"
Ruf Dug - 6th March 2015 by Nts Radio on Mixcloud
West Coast Beats
3. Dublab - Matthewdavid
"Before NTS came along, I listened to Dublab a fair bit. The LA-based station is really good for roots, dub and reggae but I listened to it regularly when loads of instrumental hip hop and beats started emerging from the west coast, like the stuff that came out on Brainfeeder. The site has got a smartly organised archive where you can search by genre, making it pretty easy to dip in and out of."
Listen here
The Sound of Berlin
4. Berlin Community Radio - Hunee
"I lived in Berlin from 2010 until 2012 where I spent most of my weekends in clubs and most of my cash on records. The city has an unbelievable grassroots dance music scene which BCR manages to convey. Hunee’s show is the one I look out for."
Late Night Noises
5. BBC Radio 1 / 1Xtra - Benji B Club Classics Mixtape
"In terms of music culture, Berlin’s pretty great, but Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs and later Benji B were my staple late-night listens for what was going on at home in London. This week Benji’s show was a retrospective of music played on UK dance floors over the last few years. Although this episode was dead nostalgic, his show consistently captures the feeling of UK nightlife."
Listen back here
Next Week on The Listening Post
Thomas: "I nominate Nick Taylor, who works as a Broadcast Assistant for BBC Radio 3. He is really passionate about radio and gets all my mates to buy Glastonbury tickets every year. I’m looking forward to seeing what he picks!"
Check back next Friday for Nick's selections.
