Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews
Birk and Ross plumb the depths of vaporwave, dark ambient, and other haunted genres of music. Discover new music to listen to and find out why we're drawn to retro aesthetics and dark music.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 139
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Dark Ambient and Noir Jazz
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In this episode, we’re diving into the world of Noir, film or otherwise, to discuss how it has evolved from cynical post-war artistic movement to bland genre past…
The Music of Null Object
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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…
Cryo Chamber’s Tsathoggua
Cryo Chamber’s Tsathoggua
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As is tradition, we sat down with our friend Caleb Stokes to talk about the latest Cryo Chamber Lovecraft compilation, Tsathoggua! This j…
Death's Dynamic Shroud
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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 plund…
Surviving Virtual Dystopias
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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…
Vaporwave and Consumerism
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'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 v…
Discord Fall Recommendations
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In this episode, we’re going through the last few months of music shared and recommended on the Discord server for our Patreon community. We discuss eight albums t…
New Releases from Old Favorites
New Releases from Old Favorites
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In this episode, we’re checking out two new-ish releases from artists we love: 폐점 by 식료품groceries and Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R…
Halloween with Winterquilt
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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 eclect…
Exploring the Witch House
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In this episode, we’re exploring the unique genre of occult-inspired electronica known as Witch House. We share our thoughts on a wide variety of Witch House track…
The Music of clown core
The Music of clown core
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In this episode, we’re talking about the music of clown core, a duo whose music is a unique and abrasive blend of highly technical jazz, me…
The Music of DOOM
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In this episode, we’re talking about the classic music of the DOOM video games, focusing on the work of Bobby Prince in 1993 and Mick Gordon in 2016. Not only did…
Remembering Cesar Alexandre
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In this episode, we’re remembering the life and work of Cesar Alexandre; a multi-genre and multi-talented music producer and artist from Brazil who passed away in…
Hauntology 2.0
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In this episode, we’re returning to one of our foundational topics: Hauntology. We cover Hauntology as a genre of music and learn about its distinctly UK-focused …
Virtual Utopian Genres
SOME NEWS
The Kickstarter for “Ludonarrative Dissidents,” Ross’s RPG podcast, is still going strong and crushing stretch goals. Check it out!
Check it out here: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Seas…
New Officewave
SOME NEWS
The Kickstarter for “Ludonarrative Dissidents,” Ross’s RPG podcast, is still going strong and crushing stretch goals. Check it out!
Check it out here: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Seaso…
The Music of Hiraeth Records
SOME NEWS
Ross has just launched a Kickstarter for a second season of his podcast “Ludonarrative Dissidents,” a show focused on the in-depth discussion of various aspects of tabletop role-playing game…
Dungeon Synth Sans Dungeons
Dungeon Synth is a genre we’ve discussed on several previous episodes, but these albums have typically expressed a somewhat narrow range of themes involving sword and sorcery type adventure. The genr…
The Visual Signals 'Zine
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In this episode, we’re reading through Visual Signals, a vaporwave ‘zine started by KITE0080. Each issue features an eclectic blend of vaporwave news, artist inte…
Rethinking The Summer Jam
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In this episode, we each set out trying to find some new music (specifically summer jams) to enjoy. Ross returns with a Chillhop compilation and a long discussion…