I have a good friend I don’t see as much as I should. Dan is a wonderful cook, has a magnificent brain and is one of the UK’s leading experts on the reproductive cycles of wasps, but his real passion is for beats.
Dan knows everyone there is to know in Motor City, collects nerdy DJ gear and has an astonishing vinyl collection that rivals that of any Radio 1 DJ I have ever worked with. When I first started this recommendation blog I know Dan would be a good person to speak to… He had only one recommendation – the awesome Intergalactic FM.
The universe of Intergalactic FM is an incredible powerhouse of electronic sounds coming from the Netherlands. Not for Hed Kandi crowd (I’m not being snotty, it’s just not your thing), it has four different stations inspired by different vintage eras of dance music.
#1 plays out three generations of electro (think Planet Rock not electrohouse), #2 is ‘disco fetish non-stop’ with Intergalactic Classix (italodisco & Horsemeat Disco-esque 4/4 winners) and #4 plays music for ‘freaks, faggots, punks & junkies’ with a scuzzy rock’n'roll rave slop.
The cherry on top is station #3. ‘The Dream Machine’ is a truly astonishing mix of analogue soundtrack music (for the uninitiated, think Vangelis or Carpenter) and dubbed out, acid-drenched eccentricities. It does what only great music radio can do by transporting you to an unknowable place that is full of drama and inexpressible emotions. It really is the best machine music mix I have ever heard.
Check them all out by clicking on the arrow at the bottom left of this page, or go to the Intergalactic site.
