Episodes

  • Colleen returns

    Colleen returns
    Jun 26 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to musician and synth enthusiast extraordinaire Colleen about learning to swim, feeling free, letting down your guard and a lot more in a very charming and in-depth interview, recorded at the SLS hotel in Barcelona.
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  • With Dimitri from Paris

    With Dimitri from Paris
    Jun 26 2026
    Ben Cardew finally got to tick off a long-time musical aspiration by sitting down with French Touch icon Dimitri From Paris this summer, ahead of Dimitri’s gig at La Paloma in Barcelona. Discussion ranged from Dimitri’s classic Sacrebleu album essentially being a joke - and not a joke at the same time - to the art of remixing, Compass Point and Dimitri’s unique style. Line Noise comes with the support of Cupra.
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  • With Victor Calderone

    With Victor Calderone
    Jun 19 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to New York DJ hero Victor Calderone about 18-hour sets, phone-free zones, Bleep, working with Joey Beltram, signing to Sire and - of course - remixing Madonna. We also chatted about his new New York residency, ma++er, at Brooklyn club Refuge, where he is to be found spinning 12-hour sets that will take you into tomorrow evening. Photo by Philipp Paulus. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.
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  • With Lucrecia Dalt

    With Lucrecia Dalt
    Jun 12 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to Lucrecia Dalt about depressurised mambo, the voice at its most revealing, horror films and why she still dances, ahead of her gig at Primavera Sound 2026. Plus: find out her favourite film soundtracks. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra. Photo @leafhopperproject
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  • With Yu Su

    With Yu Su
    Jun 8 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to Chinese musician, DJ and creative chef Yu Su about her fantastic new album Foundry, about grit and metal, cooking and music, moving to London, Kaifeng, Seefeel and a whole lot more. Line Noise comes with the support of Cupra.
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  • With Michael Rother

    With Michael Rother
    May 22 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to Krautrock / kosmische hero Michael Rother about Neu!, Harmonia, Kraftwerk and his solo career, taking in creative explosions, musical freedom, the perverse advantage of not having gear, the Neu "!" and whether he is a fan of Stereolab. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.
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  • With Ozric Tentacles

    With Ozric Tentacles
    May 15 2026
    Ben Cardew spoke to Ed Wynne, the leading light behind British psych? prog? ambient? space rock? band Ozric Tentacles, about Todd Rundgren, 43 years of the band, getting advice from George Harrison, a nice shimmery afterglow and more. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.
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  • With Mike Pickering

    With Mike Pickering
    May 8 2026
    On this week’s Line Noise, Ben Cardew spoke to Mancunian extraordinaire Mike Pickering, a man whose musical history makes ordinary people quake. They spoke about Quando Quango, Factory Records (where Mike signed James), being the resident DJ at the Haçienda in the glory years of rave, making the first British house record (perhaps), forming M People and winning the Mercury Prize, A&Ring Calvin Harris and - most of all - Mike’s new book Manchester Must Dance: A Life of Music, Madness and Moving On Up. is he the best connected man in Manchester? Quite possibly. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.
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