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How HBO’s Chernobyl successfully mixes dramatisation and science.
Representing a non-fiction period piece set in the Soviet Union with English dialogue seems ridiculous. In fact, it is. The question is whether the narrative and performance is capable of sufficiently wrestling your attention away from the elephant’s ginormous arse. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Shcherbyna, bromance, Chernobyl, Emma Watson, English dialogue, HBO, Hiroshima, Jared Harris, KGB, Moscow, Pete Tong, Radiation, self-styled champagne socialist millennial professional types earning 60k a year, Soviet Union, Stalinist, Stellan Skarsgard, TV, Twitter, Ulana Khomyuk is a composite, Valery Legasov
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Song Of The Day – Nomadic Mood by Sainkho Namtchylak & Tinariwen
From the album ‘Like a Bird Or Spirit, Not a Face’ (2016)
Song Of The Day – City Lights by William Pitt
From the single ‘City Lights’ (1986)
Essential Listening: Blowing Up The Workshop 90 by X-Altera & 95 by Death Is Not The End
In recent times the prospect of listening to a multi-hour mix has held little appeal. I mean, what if I like it? And it requires multiple listens to parse it’s elements satisfactorily. While that makes mixes similar to albums, how … Continue reading
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Tagged autoplay algorithm's can be okay sometimes, Bristol, Charlie Bones, Conceptual esotericism - whatever fella, Death is Not The End, Demdike Stare, Dingy bedroom Jungle is not a euphemism, Essential Listening, Inverted snobbery, Jungle, Mix, NTS radio, Pirate Radio, Shazaam, Support independent music in new ways, X-Altera
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Song Of The Day – Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills & Nash
From the album ‘Crosby, Stills & Nash’ (1969)
Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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