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Ben Cardew
British music journalist, music critic, radio/television presenter and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ben Cardew is a British music journalist, music critic, radio/television presenter and author based in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2][3]
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Cardew has worked as a music journalist since 1991.[4] His work has been published by The Face, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Quietus, NME, Wired, Vice and many other media outlets.[1][5][6] [7][8]Cardew is the head of programming on Radio Primavera Sound and a presenter for the show Line Noise.[1] Line Noise is a podcast and digital publication featuring articles themed on dance music creators and popular culture histories.[9]
Cardew has written about and interviewed many industry leading artists and innovators in music.[10] Articles include reviews and interviews with artists including Sun Ra, 4hero, Kevin Saunderson, Wiley, Marie Davidson, Mark Pritchard, DJ Mehdi, The Dare, Quincy Jones and Goldie amongst others.[11][12][13][14][15]
Cardew moved to Barcelona in 2011 and has published several books, including a fictional coming-of-age novel titled The Warmth of the Summer Sun (2019) and the non-fiction Daft Punk's Discovery (2021), based on the second album by French electronic music duo Daft Punk.[16][17]
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Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs
In March 2026, Cardew will publish Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs. This publication explores Stereolab's colourful thirty-year history through a series of fifty interviews with people surrounding the band.[18]
Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled
Cardew first interviewed Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk in 2005 and was impressed by the band's humility, generosity and approachability.[19][20] In 2021, Cardew wrote the book Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled, which explores Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, and the group's history, influence and legacy.[19] By strange coincidence, the book was completed just before Daft Punk announced that they were ending their 28-year collaboration and splitting up the group. [19] [21]Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled was consequently re-edited before being published.[22][23]
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Radio Primavera Sound
Cardew relocated to Barcelona in 2011.[24] He is the head of programming for the online radio show for the annual Radio Primavera Sound festival based in Barcelona.[25] The Radio Primavera Sound festival has been an annual event championing the arts for more than twenty years.[26] The festival features performances by leading indie rock, pop, electronic, dance and hip-hop artists.[27][28]
Line Noise
Line Noise is a weekly online radio show, podcast and weekly music column hosted by Cardew and Johann Wald.[29] [30][31][32]The outlet focuses on the history and contexts of dance music, past and present.[33][34] Cardew has interviewed such artists as Sherelle, DJ Gregory, Lawrence and others. [35][36][37][38]
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