Antigen Records

20/04/2025

DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA may not be a band that many people associate with aerobic exercise, but that's about to change as hollerin' harmonium hammerer Robin Alderton takes on the challenge of the London Marathon on Sunday 27 April.

He's raising money for RAMA, a voluntary organisation in Colchester working with refugees, asylum seekers and people with no recourse to public funds, offering practical support and advocacy for families and individuals coming into the area, helping them navigate the challenges of coming to a new city and addressing the inequalities they face in accessing services.

Donation link here:

I'm Robin and on Sunday 27th April I'm lucky enough to be running the London Marathon. This is my first marathon and the furthest I'll have ever run. In fact, I was rubbish at sport as a kid and hated

13/04/2025

In 2011, we teamed up with Andrew Laws to co-release a compilation capturing 30 years of punk, indie and miscellaneous oddities originating from our adopted home town of Ipswich.

Now, Andrew speaks publicly for the first time about the trauma of working with antigen on The Ugly Truth About Ipswich!

If you love Nik Kershaw and Extreme Noise Terror, you'll be thrilled to discover they both feature on this record. And we still have a few left, following the discovery of a box in the attic last year. 45 tracks on two glass-mastered CDs for only £2.99 (blame inflation).

Review and purchase details below

Ipswich: home to tractors, questionable nightlife… and one of the most underrated music scenes ever. This Bonus Bobbins episode dives into The Ugly Truth Abo...

12/04/2025

Is Satan really real? Join Jason for the big reveal on episode #49 of the Antigen Internet Radio show, streaming now on Ship Full of Bombs - Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station. This month, it's another deep dive into the antigen HQ record collection, to find the origin of observational comedy and the Biblical inspiration behind Jeremy Beadle's Game for a Laugh.

Needle Time L:

1. Lingua Ignota (Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter) – All Bi***es Die (Bi***es All Die Here)
2. Official: Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard – Some Velvet Morning
3. Love – Live and Let Live
4. Lisa Germano – It’s a Rainbow (home recording)
5. Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver – Hawk + Crow
6. The Last Poets – Jones Comin’ Down
7. Live Skull – Pusherman (live)
8. Laibach – Across the Universe
9. Low – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
10. Laddio Bolocko – Goat Lips
11. The Louvin Brothers – Satan Is Real
12. Ms. Lauryn Hill– Final Hour
13. Lead Belly – Whoa, Back Buck
14. Little Annie – Burnt Offerings
15. Little Simz – Mood Swings
16. Laurie Anderson - Poison
17. Luca Wilding – Wales
18. Lucy Dacus – Night Shift
19. Leonard Cohen –The Story of Isaac (live)
20. Lilys – Can’t Make Your Life Better
21. Leonard Nimoy – Highly Illogical
22. Lard – The Power of Lard
23. Ludacris – Stand Up
24. Lord Invader – Old Time Cat-O'-Nine
25. The Leaves – Hey Joe
26. Lou Reed – The Bells

06/04/2025

The rumours are true. Rev Simpkins made a low-key return to the live stage last night in Colchester, for the first time since he overexerted himself in Chelmsford in November 2023. Several hospitalizations and many kilograms of medication later, he is getting himself gig-fit for the launch of his new album. An album we will be releasing in June!

Your first opportunity to pick up a copy will be at the launch gig in the Commons Café at the Minories in Colchester on Friday 6 June. Matt will be performing a selection of material from the new album, plus greatest hits, with his son Jim and best friend Tony.

Also, on the bill, the irrepressible John Callaghan, with a suitcase full of surprises and a digital device full of tunes from his excellent new album, Thought Soup.

Tickets are genuinely selling fast for this. Don't miss out. Here's the link: https://wegottickets.com/event/653232

05/04/2025

Last month's Antigen Internet Radio show is available to stream on Ship Full of Bombs - Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station, by clicking the link concealed in the comments.

Episode #48 - Needle Time K:

1. Kaigal-ool Khovalyg and Anatoli Kulaar – Xöömei On Horseback
2. KMD - Mr Hood at Piocallee Jewelry / Crackpot
3. Official Kimya Dawson – Tire Swing
4. The Kinks – A Well Respected Man
5. Kagoule – Glue
6. Keely Smith – What is this Thing Called Love?
7. Kids See Ghosts – 4th Dimension (feat. Louis Prima)
8. Kim Deal – Coast
9. Killer Mike GTO – Big Beast (feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble)
10. Killing Joke: Official – The Pandys Are Coming
11. Kesane Quartet – Janghi
12. KaddalMerrill – Sim Sim
13. Kronos Quartet – Spoonful
14. Kulk – Lives for One
15. Kristin Hersh – Shake
16. Kofi Fle### – Apothecary (feat. billy woods)
17. Kraftwerk – Ruckzuck
18. Koudede – Tassakkne Tara
19. Kathy McCarty – Grievances
20. Killdozer – King of S*x
21. Kid Acne and Spectacular Diagnostics – Flame Wars (feat. Taja)
22. KLF v Extreme Noise Terror – 3AM Eternal
23. Kate Bush – Sat in Your Lap
24. The Knife – Full of Fire
25. Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta

28/02/2025

Things are about to get confusing for late night shoppers in Ipswich, as Pound Land arrives in town tomorrow night, to join Poundland, Poundworld, The Pound Shop, and the upmarket Pound Plus.

Bargain hunters looking for a deal of the week on slightly shop-soiled entertainment should make their way to The Steamboat Tavern on Saturday 1st March, for an evening with Tonesucker, Pound Land (with a space) and Ipswich town's one and only EMF.

See link below for your last chance to pick up an advance ticket for only 6 x £1.

22/02/2025

2020 will be remembered as a low point for live music in the UK. There were so few gigs, the Independent Venue Week team was forced to select Earth Mother Fu**er at The Smokehouse as one of the top nine live performances of the year.

They chose to immortalise the band’s anthem I F**k Therefore I Am on the Independent Venue Week Live 2020 album. A decision that allowed Anna Calvi, SELF ESTEEM and Sleaford Mods the chance to live the dream of sharing a vinyl release with the one and only EMF from Ipswich.

Admittedly, some careers have fared better than others since that album came out. But you won’t find a ticket to see Sleaford Mods or Self Esteem for £6, so you might as well spend your cash on a value-packed night at the The Steamboat Tavern in Ipswich on 1st March. Experience the 9th best live act of 2020, performing on the same bill as Pound Land and Tonesucker.

Support independent artists and venues by acquiring a ticket via the cunningly concealed link below.

20/02/2025

Holy Moses! Two hours of pioneering plunderphonics, animal abuse and op**te endorsements. All emanating from the J section of the antigen HQ record collection. It can only be episode 47 of the Antigen Internet Radio show, on Ship Full of Bombs - Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station.

Our under-employed public relations operative Jason ropes in 21st century singing cowboy Jack Rundell to provide some guest picks to enliven the show. Follow the discreetly hidden link to enjoy the show at your convenience.

Track listing:

1. John Davis and Group – Moses, Don’t Get Lost
2. John Oswald – Power
3. Jolie Holland – Old Fashioned Morphine
4. Jane's Addiction – Rock ‘n’ Roll
5. J.E. Mainer and Band – Three Nights Drunk
6. Jason Griff – The One (feat. Billa Camp, King Micah the Infamous, DoamPeace & Rapswell)
7. Julian Cope – Up-Wards at 45°
8. Jethro Tull – ... And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps
9. The Jesus Lizard – Lady Shoes
10. Julee Cruise – Mysteries of Love
11. Jacques Thollot – Cécile
12. John Callaghan – Get On Your Box
13. Jeffrey Lewis and Jack Lewis – Moving
14. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Attack
15. JAY-Z / The Beatles – 99 Problems (Grey Album version)
16. Junior Kimbrough – Done Got Old
17. Johnny Cash – Blue Train
18. Jack Rundell – Death Clock
19. J Mascis + The Fog – More Light
20. Joanna Newsom – Good Intentions Paving Co.
21. Jim Nollman – Vihuela and Wolf Pack
22. Joy Division – Shadowplay
23. Jandek – European Jewel (Incomplete)
24. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Vegetable Man
25. John Coltrane – Part 1: Acknowledgement
26. Joseph Spence and the Pinder Family – I Bid You Goodnight
27. JPEGMAFIA – ALL CAPS NO SPACES

10/02/2025

Are you a fan of priapic dinosaurs? If so, you're in luck, as Earth Mother Fu**er, Pound Land and Tonesucker will be providing anatomically incorrect entertainment at the The Steamboat Tavern in Ipswich on Saturday 1st March. Want a ticket in advance - see below.

31/01/2025

New Year, same old format. The planet may have travelled 584 million miles since January 2024, but the Antigen Internet Radio show has only inched as far as the I section of the Antigen HQ record collection.

Jason celebrates his lack of progress by presenting a selection of deep excavations from the land of polar darkness and revelations from the regions of immortal light.

Stream Needle Time I on Ship Full of Bombs - Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-k66fz-17af01a

27/03/2024

This month, London was named top city for culture in the world by experts at Audley Travel, using data from ultra-reliable customer reviews on TripAdvisor.

Reporting on the prestigious social media post by the Oxfordshire-based travel agent, Secret London encouraged readers to experience the city's vibrant tapestry, writing that "London’s cultural offerings extend far beyond its museums and galleries."

We like to think we've done our bit over the years to support the cultural enrichment of our nation's capital. And this mission continues on Saturday 30th March, when we send two ambassadors for the arts to perform at The Grace in Islington.

Where else in the world will you be able to witness a former town councillor swallow raw eggs until he is sick? Or watch a 55-year-old man breakdance in his underpants? Not in Paris or Prague, that's for sure.

Ticket details below.

PS. It's DINGUS KHAN and John Callaghan.

17/03/2024

In just over two weeks, the DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA's Cease Silence compilation album has raised over £3,000 for Médecins Sans Frontières and the Palestinian Red Crescent, to fund relief work in Gaza. It's a project that was only possible because of the music donated by 48 artists united in their horror at the human cost of the Israeli government's military action in the area.

The album contains a bewildering array of contributions from musicians based in 12 countries, spanning its four and a half hour run time. I've selected a few of my favourites in this month's Antigen Internet Radio show, which is streaming now on Ship Full of Bombs. Hear DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA, Rev Simpkins, Dorian Wood, Sutari, DEFBOYZ (feat. Radical) and Wamkelwa Nkone.

Plus, music by Italian Books (remixed by DShappyBOI), Fever Ray, The Pop Group and The Legless Crabs. And the most articulate rap critique of the situation in Gaza from Sage Francis (feat. oldboyrhymes, Rituals of Mine and Alxndrbrwn).

See comments for listening instructions and album details.