Best Plunderphonics Podcasts (2025)

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Noise - Episode December 11, 2025

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Playlist: George Coleman - I Wish I Could Sing Electric Taal Band - Bhamra Romperayo - Pindongos (versión acelerada) Various, featuring Astrud Gilberto, Carim Clasman, Galia Durant - Bim Bom (Psapp Remix) Murmorosi Quartet - Oy Yuriyu The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Swollen Thankles Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill - Tunnels of Light Sigur Rós, featuring Si…

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Noise - Episode December 4, 2025

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You just never know what you're going to hear on Noise, am I right? Playlist: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 2 Flea - A Plea Midnight Channel - Mallard Avi Granite 6 - My Sunken Ship Purple Mountains - Snow is Falling in Manhattan Leonard Cohen - Avalanche Osmanthus - In Late Fall Bruiser Wolf x Harry Fraud - Boss Up DJ Sh…

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November Late Music: DREAM SELECT and Once, We Were Infinite 48:20

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Wow, would you look at that? It’s an episode covering some new music, and within Birk’s local light cone, it still qualifies as a November release. After spending an absurd amount of time on a couple of shout outs we get into two great albums. First up is some vaporwave/drum and base from Pizza Hotline inspired …

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Noise - Episode November 27, 2025

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Great eclectic mix of tunes on this episode of Noise. PLUS - a NOISE exclusive! Hear the new NUM song "Submerged" from the upcoming album "Seas Coming for Me" - out on November 29th. Come to the album release concert at cSpace Marda Loop on the 29th to get your copy of the physical album! Playlist: Puppet Wipes - Music Is A Plague SH!TOMATO - OOEYG…

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Episode 315, Some Assembly Required 58:01

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Noise - Episode November 20, 2025

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NOISE welcomes JiaJia Li & Laura Reid - the artistic directors for The Instrumental Society of Calgary! We'll discuss the 2025-2026 season, as well as the upcoming concert "American Haiku" on November 23rd. All this and the best in experimental and avant-garde music! Playlist: Jorjiana - Time Astrocolor - Nightflight Cheng² Duo - Sonata No. 1 for C…

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Noise - Episode November 13, 2025

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Let the NOISE envelop you. You can relax. It's safe here. Playlist: Gladhanding - Bones Girl The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Saber Tooth Millipede UNDERGROUND SPIRITUAL GAME - Above Ground Valley Voice - Stars, Engines Flying Horse Big Band - Giant Steps Zazie Productions - Pivot and Deflect Joshua Asante - But, You Can Kiss Me Kathleen Yearwood - Worm…

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We’re VHS Poppin’ 37:00

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Announcement! We were fortunate enough to be invited onto the “Hot Takes” vaporwave talk show. We sat down with YUNG SHIRO 白 and luxury noise for two hours of chatting about everything from Boards of Canada to horror tropes. Please check it out here: Episode 87: Night Clerk Radio. Anyway! Wow, another genre epis…

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Episode 314, Some Assembly Required 58:01

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Noise - Episode November 6, 2025

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It's a night of sonic adventure on this episode of Noise! Out-there Jazz, ethereal electro-acoustic sound collages, and harsh noise experimentations are all on the menu! DIG IN! Playlist: ROSALÍA, featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor - Berghain Kathy Kennedy - Hatsiko Wyzaker - Hypnic Jerk! Benjamin Fortin - Hero Noam Lemish - Song For Rona Alex Fournier /…

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204: After the day 12:18

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Last week we watched the 1983 made for tv movie The Day After. This weeks, a new piece consisting of sound collage, field recording and sonic composition.By john wanzel

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October New Music: The Gargoyles of Vyônes and INFINITY VOL.II 39:12

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Another episode already?! That's right! We're working to return to our regular release schedule. In this episode, we're diving into some new October music. As usual, we've got two albums: Ross stayed on theme for spooky month with a unique take on plunderphonics and dungeon synth from Magnum Innominandum, drawin…

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Episode 313, Some Assembly Required 58:01

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Spooky Video Game Soundtracks 34:58

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s a late start to the spooky season! We’re jumping right in with a handful of soundtracks from recent horror video games. We’re checking out the big meaty six hour journey that is the Silent Hill 2 (2024) soundtrack. Then we’re turning our attention to the soundtracks for Look Outside and CULTIC. We discuss t…

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Episode 312, Some Assembly Required 58:01

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203: Opening 15:40

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Part four of a new composition.By john wanzel

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September New Music: VIDEOFUNK and Leviathan 42:05

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we're diving into some new September music. With summer coming to a close, it seems we were both inspired to explore some of our favorite comfort genres. For Birk, that's the hazy and nostalgic VIDEOFUNK, a unique blend of vaporwave, signalwave, and future funk from FIJI島の水. For Ross, it's the e…

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202: Transom 12:38

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A new composition of field recordings and a few notes. (part 3)By john wanzel

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The Curious Case of the Dungeons and Dragons Promotional Cassette 33:23

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we dare to enter Ross’s cherished domain: the tabletop role-playing game! We’re checking out “First Quest,” a 1985 promotional cassette released by TSR UK. The cassette features a wide variety of tracks from an eclectic collection of artists. The end result is a fascinating assortment of electro…

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201: Threshold 18:55

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A new composition of field recordings and a few notes. (part 2)By john wanzel

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August New Music: Xeeland and Nmesh 43:20

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for our August new music episode. This time there’s no obvious overarching theme between our picks so no clever episode title, sorry! We’re starting off with Master Builder by Xeeland, an album that takes you on an evocative journey through the horrors of brutalist architecture. Then we’re heading off …

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200: Door 11:27

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A new composition of field recordings and a few notes.By john wanzel

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A Dungeon Synth Picnic 34:14

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re finally breaking out the summer dungeon synth. But first we ask: what even is summer in music when freed from the burden of marketing and publicity? After that mild diversion, we chat about five dungeon synth albums that could, by some definition, evoke feelings appropriate for summer time…

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Summer Dungeon Synth? No, Summer and Dungeon Synth! 39:10

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon First of all, sorry for the hecked up timing of recent episode releases. Ross and I have both had family in town which makes sticking to our usual schedule a bit difficult. Things should be back to normal here shortly. Anyways! In this episode, Ross and I set out to find some new summer dungeon synth. That didn’…

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199: Holiday Weekend 13:47

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A summertime groove for this holiday weekend, or as close to one as I can make.By john wanzel

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Vibing with The Rat Man in Vermis 34:14

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re exploring one of our favorite metagenres: haunted media about media that never existed. This time, we’re delving into Vermis, a strategy guide for a game that doesn’t exist. It’s a beautiful and evocative collection of art and worldbuilding from the artist Plastiboo. We also check out the …

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June New Music: Suburbia After Dark and Vistas 37:52

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for June new music explorations and in this episode Ross and Birk have once again shown up with two very different albums. We’re discussing Suburbia After Dark, a compelling sample-laden darkwave journey, and Vistas, an upbeat love letter to Frutiger Aero and all the tech you love from the 00’s. Grab y…

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198: Waxing Gibbous 14:51

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A reflective flute, the slow moving, the low bass rattles, the echoes, repeating, the slow draw of a bow over a cello. A time of great potential.By john wanzel

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Seeking More Sanctuary (Sanctuary 2025 Part Two) 42:16

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## Support TransOhio! In this episode, we’re back to checking out a bunch of great live and URL sets from Sanctuary 2025, a charity show for the TransOhio Emergency Fund organized by Nostalgia Lounge in March of 2025. We go through sets that cover everything from classic vaporwave, to house and techno, breakcore, and beyond. Join us on our musical …

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197: Left to Right – Right to Left 12:17

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Thinking back, talking a walk, and moving stones between pockets, stopGOstop is proud to present episode 197, Left to Right – Right to Left. One rock shifts to the left, one rock shifts to the right. Still I walk, still I move them, there’s been times… A multivoice monologue.By john wanzel

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May New Music: celadonDREAM Suite and ZIAD! 34:22

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for us to gather around the Bandcamppole and celebrate the working artists of the world with our May new music episode. We’ve once again (completely unplanned!) have selected albums that represent both the comfort and the anxiety in vaporwave. First, we’re checking out the smooth and lush classic vapor…

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196: Tending to 38:56

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I woke up some years ago… and I ain’t sure I ever went back to sleep. Time got slippery. Lost its shape. Like water in your hands—no matter how tight you squeeze, it runs down the cracks, leaves you cold and wondering what you were trying to hold in the first place. Episode 196: Tending to. A monologue, a soundscape, a continuation of a story, and …

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A Sanctuary Sampler (Sanctuary 2025 Part One) 41:52

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon ## Support the TransOhio Emergency Fund In this episode, we’re starting our series covering as many IRL and URL sets as we can get our hands on from Sanctuary 2025. Sanctuary is a charity show put on by Nostalgia Lounge (run by Crystal Eternal) to raise money for the TransOhio Emergency Fund. It was a huge succe…

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195: To remember summer 16:52

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Episode 195, To remember summer. Not the first summer on a calendar, but the first summer in feeling. The one that seemed to stretch on forever. The one that felt full of joy, play, and discovery. Maybe it was real. Maybe it’s just a mix of memories, TV shows, and time. The clatter and rush of a roller coaster, the soft conversation of the crowd, t…

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Patreon Rerelease: Corporate Art and Vaporwave 42:54

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Hello! We’re starting a new project this month. We have almost 50 bonus episodes on our Patreon. The goal is to get these older bonus episodes out from behind the paywall. So travel back in time with us for poor recording setups, bad editing, out of date opinions, and so much more! Original Show Notes: Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Well frie…

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194: From 32:26

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It starts with just a few notes, a hum of a choir—soft, hesitant—and moves gently, the wind blowing in the distance, low, dark waves of sound roll through, like deep ocean currents under the surface. The calm is broken, light tapping, distant and unclear. Ocean waves roll in and out, soft and steady in the background, mixing with the low hum of a w…

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An April New Music Sandwich 37:14

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for our April New Music episode! This time around, we’re breaking the rules a bit by discussing three albums. Your three course meal starts with some classic USPS inspired vaporwave, moving on to an eclectic selection of chill experimental ambient before finishing things off with a moving tribute to th…

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193: Turn back now 26:47

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Lunar Orbiter 4 Image of the Moon, NASA We return to the story of Jonas and Kellen, now millions of miles apart, sending messages to each other. A team in the endless emptiness, patching together their space stations, and finding more than they expect. Changes, rewritten, modified. THE START OF EVERYTHING.…

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Listenin’ To listencorp 32:05

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re checking out listencorp, a long-running magazine that covers vaporwave and electronic music. Each of their six issues features long-form articles, artist interviews, album reviews, and a whole bunch of great art and graphic design. We read through all of them and sat down to discuss our fa…

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192: Motion, moving and no one owns it 34:11

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It starts with a spark. A small thing, barely there. Just a flicker of heat, of energy, but it’s enough. Enough to ignite the mix of air and fuel waiting in the chamber. Enough to turn that tiny explosion into movement. Moving, moving, always moving, progress has a price. stopGOstop presents The Ones That Pay, a monologue series delving into labor,…

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Japanese Ambient Explorations 32:13

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon You should know that this episode was divinely ordained. The Discogs article below was posted by a listener on our Patreon Discord at the precise moment Birk was listening to a related album and thinking about this episode topic. As a result, you have to listen to us work our way through the landscape of Japanes…

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191: The quarter still spins 18:27

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The work moves through my hands, at the end of the day they are empty. Who leaves here feeling insecure, the push and pull of deposits and debts, paycheck by paycheck, the machine hums, a life behind glass, counting, always counting. stopGOstop present The Ones That Pay, a series of monologues exploring labor, industry, and history. A mechanic refl…

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New Music: Cursed Mall and Blueberries on Mars 36:10

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this month’s new music episode, we’re exploring the anxiety/comfort duality in vaporwave as it appears across two amazing albums. Join us as we discuss the wonderfully anxiety-inducing Cursed Mall from AWITW and then go on a soothing cosmic voyage with Blueberries on Mars by 猫シ Corp. Shout Outs ninja tape by…

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190: Sitting with someone 26:49

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When your past is too painful, you do what you can to carry it without letting it drown you. A life behind the counter, a life full of listening to others. stopGOstop present The Ones That Pay, a series of monologues exploring labor, industry, and history. A mechanic reflects on machines (ep. 192), a bank teller traces the life of money(ep. 191), a…

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189: I used to walk faster 30:52

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You pour a cup of coffee, you hand it to them and then its there’s. The neon hums, the coffee drips, a women turns a sugar packet in her hands. On a piece of paper in a court house somewhere the world shifts. You can’t just ignore things forever, but isn’t that what we do. stopGOstop present The Ones That Pay, a series of monologues exploring labor…

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Passionate Plunderphonics 30:38

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re discussing the 2024 album Passion by D.J. VLK. This amazing display of plunderphonics is made entirely using samples from the forgotten paranormal soap opera “Passions.” We talk about the show itself, the plight of memory-holed media, and the exploration of others' memories through art. Th…

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188: I remember the line. 26:05

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A voice in the dark, a man on a drive, the static of the radio… a diner at the edge of a highway, a cup of coffee. Driving, driving, always driving. When the moment becomes just another memory. The road hums. stopGOstop present The Ones That Pay, a series of monologues exploring labor, industry, and history. A mechanic reflects on machines (ep. 192…

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Episode 310, Some Assembly Required 58:01

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Episode 309, Some Assembly Required 57:01

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Solarpunk Exploration 34:06

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode we’re digging into Solarpunk, a multi-media art movement that aims to build a vision of a more optimistic future, free from the crushing doom of environmental collapse. We talk about the movement, some example media, and our thoughts on movements becoming aesthetics. So, come in from your rooftop…