Night Clerk Radio Podcast

17/07/2024

RPPR is going to be at Gencon this year! We are doing 3 events this year. I've set up a Discord server for RPPR and Ludonarrative Dissidents listeners to coordinate meetups and so forth! Message me if you want an invite to RPPR Gencon Discord server.

13/05/2024

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/checking-out-hot-takes-vol-1

In this episode, we’re checking out Hot Takes Vol. 1, a community-driven compilation album. Proceeds from the album are donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund to support victims of genocide in Gaza. As is tradition, we try to cover way too much great music in one episode, so you should de...

29/04/2024

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/new-music-and-then-all-was-quiet-and-our-lovelessness

We’re finishing off April with an exploration of some new music. In this episode, we’re covering And Then All Was Quiet by The Nightworker and Our Lovelessness by Hantasi. Two very different haunted albums. Join us and check them out!

15/04/2024

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-dec-affe-inated-records

For our second episode of Record Label Month™, we’re talking about the Japanese label Dec-Affe-Inated Records. This private label is populated by the numerous aliases of a single artist whose music often focuses on themes of depression, isolation, and loneliness. Join us as we check out two albu...

18/03/2024

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/new-music-magnetoscope-and-aquatic-galleria

On this month’s new music episode we’re checking out some excellent new vaporwave albums: Magn​é​toscope by ab97 and Aquatic Galleria by platinum towers, ホテル shampoo, & midnight première. Come join us and check out some great vaporwave!

05/02/2024

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-cryo-crypt

We’re back! We spent January delving into the content dungeons and we’ve returned with two great dungeon synth albums. In this episode, we’re exploring the music of Cryo Crypt, the dark fantasy/dungeon synth sister label of Cryo Chamber. We discuss the first two albums on the label and share o...

04/12/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/japanese-signalwave

It’s a well known fact that we love signalwave, not just because it’s great music, but because it also provides unique insight into how other artists process their own media and nostalgia. In this episode, we’re exploring signalwave produced by artists in Japan with the help of 直子coed. We....

20/11/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/rummaging-through-the-discord

The community members on our Patreon Discord are constantly posting suggestions and recommendations for great albums of all genres. We’ve gotten into the habit of digging through them every six months or so and seeing what’s there. We cover everything from vaporwave to dark ambient to hip hop to...

06/11/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/lost-media-that-never-existed

We love the concept of lost media that never existed. In this episode, we’re checking out two albums that present themselves as soundtracks or music to movies that never were. One album is the “restored” soundtrack to a lost horror movie, while the other skates by on a technicality because I l...

23/10/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/horrorsynth-for-halloween

In this episode, we’re getting into Spooky Month proper by digging into genres of darksynth and horrorsynth. These are genres that neither of us are very familiar with, so as is tradition on the show we ended up picking two very different albums. Join us as we explore the range these genres offer ...

25/09/2023

https://www.nightclerkradio.com/episodes/easy-listening-vaporwave

In this episode, we’re heading into Fall with some easy listening vaporwave from artists we discovered on our Vaporwave Up and Comers 2023 episode. Join us as we check out the music of Notorious Secret and Cinematic Sequences. Both albums are killer examples of the evocative power of late night lo...

11/09/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/end-of-summer-jams

In this episode, we’re heading into the end of summer with two recent releases from artists we love. Join us as we check out the latest albums from Blank Banshee and 2 Mello. No clever meta commentary. Just great music.

29/08/2023

https://www.nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-vill4in-records

Accidental record label month both continues and concludes with the music of VILL4IN Records, a record label that focuses on releasing independent and experimental vaporwave-adjacent music from barber beats to sovietwave to slushy and cosmic ambient. In this episode, we highlight two albums that dem...

14/08/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-eighth-tower-records

In this episode, we’re digging into the music of Eighth Tower Records, a record label that focuses on “dark music and fiction.” We selected albums that were inspired by influential horror artists, Zdzisław Beksiński and Lucio Fulci. While they worked with very different mediums their art sha...

03/07/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/chopping-for-tapes-at-k-mart

The K-Mart tapes are a collection of 56 cassette tapes that were used to provide in-store music and announcements in the late 80s and early 90s. They were kept and archived by K-Mart employee Mark Davis who uploaded them to archive.org in 2015. These tapes provided a treasure trove of muzak and corp...

19/06/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/summer-jams-2023

Summertime is for summer jams, so in this episode we’re checking out two recent albums from podcast favorites luxury elite and Limousine. Both albums, while being very different stylistically, capture particular emotional resonances that we both strongly associate with the summer experience. Join ...

05/06/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/signalwave-redux

In this episode, we’re revisiting Signalwave, one of our favorite subgenres of haunted music. Specifically, we’re discussing the evolution of the genre as more new releases focus on the music and media of the late-90s/early-00s. Join us as we compare an absolute classic 2017 album to an equally ...

22/05/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/vaporwave-and-virtual-reality

Virtual reality, despite its recent success, has been a perennial retro technology for the majority of our lives. It represents a technological future that may never arrive and a past that never really happened. The hauntological nature of virtual reality makes it a perfect companion to vaporwave! I...

08/05/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-terror-vision

The folks at Terror Vision, a boutique shop focused on preserving obscure genre films, recently released Copperhead, an early direct-to-video film made by Ross’s parents, on blu-ray. This release includes a restored version of the original soundtrack on LP and Cassette. To celebrate, we’re discu...

24/04/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/architectural-horror-and-vaporwave

In this episode, we delve into the topic of architectural horror and its connection to vaporwave and other genres of haunted music. We explore the shared themes of disorientation, nostalgia, and the uncanny in both genres, uncovering the ways in which they use visual language, liminal spaces, and at...

10/04/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/spring-2023-discord-recommendations

It’s that time of year again. It’s our biannual Discord extravaganza. We selected almost 20 pieces of music recommended by our patrons on the Night Clerk Radio Discord over the past few months and spent this episode going over them. We cover everything from vaporwave to jazz rock to black metal ...

27/03/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-realm-and-ritual

This week, we’re digging into the music of Realm and Ritual, an anti-fascist record label from Boston that focuses on cassette and other physical media releases of dungeon synth and black metal. For this episode, we focused on two dungeon synth albums that range in mood from somber isolation to ha...

13/03/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/boss-fights-and-save-rooms

Caleb is back and this time we’re chatting about the original soundtracks to two very different games: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Signalis. These soundtracks represent two very different approaches to creating rich and varied scores that enhance the themes and tone of their respective games.

13/02/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/the-music-of-null-object

Yet again, we’re ignoring Valentine’s Day and instead talking about the music of Null Object, the lo-fi/vaporhouse project of podcast favorite Jordan Bortner (a.k.a. 식료품groceries). We talk about the project, its associated music, and our personal experiences and thoughts on this unique fus...

30/01/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/cryo-chambers-tsathoggua

As is tradition, we sat down with our friend Caleb Stokes to talk about the latest Cryo Chamber Lovecraft compilation, Tsathoggua! This joint effort of over 20 dark ambient artists on the Cryo Chamber label is an eclectic blend of genres and ambient soundscapes. We dig into the music and discuss the...

16/01/2023

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/deaths-dynamic-shroud

We’re kicking off 2023 by talking about one of our most requested topics: Death’s Dynamic Shroud, an electronic music trio whose eclectic blend of power pop plunderphonics and industrial noisy glitch has been an innovative force in electronic music since 2014. Their large and varied discography ...

19/12/2022

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/surviving-virtual-dystopias

In this episode, we’re getting into the niche vaporwave subgenre of “dystopian virtual,” which serves as a counterpart to the previously discussed “utopian virtual.” Both genres present clean and sometimes ironic depictions of possible or now impossible futures. We discuss two excellent ex...

05/12/2022

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/vaporwave-and-consumerism

'Tis the season of consumption, so all through this episode we’re rambling about the various ways in which vaporwave interacts with consumerism. We introduce the various arguments for vaporwave as a critique of consumerism. We then discuss all of the unfortunate ways our consumer culture impacts v...

07/11/2022

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/new-releases-from-old-favorites

In this episode, we’re checking out two new-ish releases from artists we love: 폐점 by 식료품groceries and Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R23X. That’s it. Just chatting about two albums we really liked. Check them out!

31/10/2022

https://nightclerkradio.com/episodes/halloween-with-winterquilt

In this bonus episode, we’re talking about the brand new vapormetal album from podcast-favorite, Winterquilt. This album is an energetic journey through an eclectic blend of genres ranging from death metal to donk. Check it out!