Trevor Jackson 4th July 2023

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NTS Guide to: Tearoom Ambient

Tearooms in post-revolution Czechoslovakia symbolised places through which new spiritualities were flowing, and the influx of largely uncharted ways of life closely intertwined with new age, ambient, folk and minimalism. With their minds altered thanks to smuggled records by Fripp & Eno or Steve Reich, this loose network of musicians had begun composing meditative music, using loops and handmade instruments, with a different sensibility. Compared to the boisterous Zappa-adjacent and booze-soaked underground movement, which was led by Plastic People of the Universe and provoked the state authorities, this music was meant instead for tea rooms and spiritual sites like churches or monasteries, as if occupying some place where time flows anticlockwise. Music journalist Pavel Klusák dubbed this 1990s scene a “tearoom alternative”. Experimental folk singer Oldřich Janota, Jaroslav Kořán’s various ensembles like Modrá or Orloj Snivců (The Horologe of Dreamers) or Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi were drawn by the light and composed music that didn’t match the fast pace of newly imported capitalism. Mix created by: Miloš Hroch

ZULI w/ Yvu

ZULI, experimental club producer and VENT co-founder hailing from Cairo hits the NTS airwaves to showcase his club wares: aggressively left-field.

Electro New Wave Experimental Leftfield House Dub

Audio-visual adventurer Trevor Jackson presents a broad spectrum of brand new experimental music, along with ancient oddities of every perceivable genre. A fortnightly uncompromising journey into the unexpected.

Music for sick minds and warm hearts

Tracklist

ShoalShoal
Drowning Guitar
Dustin WongDustin Wong
Audhumla Thaw
TapesTapes
Collodion Reserve

Herman Chin-LoyHerman Chin-Loy
Them A Fight Dub
Tobias. & FriendsTobias. & Friends
Static Gravity
Sir HissSir Hiss
Uderzo
P. MorrisP. Morris
inner city
King KruleKing Krule
Wednesday Overcast
Kelvin Krash, Kelvin Krash, Coucou ChloéCoucou Chloé
THIEF IN THE NIGHT
Michael J Blood + SocketheadMichael J Blood + Sockethead
Breathe Properly
Saint Abdullah & Jason NazarySaint Abdullah & Jason Nazary
Claustrociety
Caterina BarbieriCaterina Barbieri
Memory Leak
The BugThe Bug
Brutalized (Headwrecked)
ObijuanObijuan
Gouda Feat. Elucid
Sleep Sinatra + TelevangelSleep Sinatra + Televangel
Widows Peak
AFARAFAR
All Of Yours
RAVETRXRAVETRX
Fifth Drops Poly
Richard LambRichard Lamb
Salt Lick
ZeusZeus
Magic Circles
Bastien KebBastien Keb
Tikka
Posh SwatPosh Swat
The Spent Sadist
Nature Or NurtureNature Or Nurture
Asuntos Humanos
YokelYokel
Salaryman
Laura AgnusdeiLaura Agnusdei
Maciste, Wet Nights
Not WavingNot Waving
Fool
Steven Julien + Kyle HallSteven Julien + Kyle Hall
Page 1
Sex Judas feat. RickySex Judas feat. Ricky
The Blue Lady
Chouk Bwa + The ÅngstromersChouk Bwa + The Ångstromers
Kimelem
Talpah + DeephoTalpah + Deepho
Kla Kla
Raw TakesRaw Takes
901 Area
Bleaching AgentBleaching Agent
MK-UT
V, V, ZZ
Suono Assente
Eabs Meets JaubiEabs Meets Jaubi
Judgement Day
Céline GillainCéline Gillain
Peer Pressure
Eli EscobarEli Escobar
Touch, Want, Feel
Timothy J. FairplayTimothy J. Fairplay (DJ OverdoseDJ Overdose mix)
Hot Night For Slum Lord (DJ Overdose Remix)
DubismDubism
Moves Version
Point of MotionPoint of Motion
Arrival
Safety Trance X DJ LoserSafety Trance X DJ Loser
Serpent's Cell
RezzettRezzett
The Defiance
ToleranceTolerance
Sacrifice
Anthemic TapesAnthemic Tapes
Plantasia
Joni VoidJoni Void
Event Horizon
JoyrideJoyride
B
Nick MalkinNick Malkin
Oud
Léa SenLéa Sen
Dragonfly
Ruutu PoissRuutu Poiss
IHA TSIN
Teiid + Kid EnoteaTeiid + Kid Enotea
Hatches In A Wet Cave
CorneliusCornelius
霧中夢 = Dream in the Mist