Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Okay, the accelerated release schedule continues for another month! Time to cram 'em in! In this episode, we’re checking out a 2025 article covering “Cinematic Doom Jazz.” This curation effort from Philippe Blache for Igloo Magazine highlights and categorizes dozens of doom and dark jazz bands and ensembles from the past 20+ years. It features everything from early 2000s trip hop inspired tracks to more recent releases from Cryo Chamber. The article is linked below. Please give it a read and check out the artists featured. Music Sampled Dead city centres from Perdition city by Ulver Main Article The cinematic impulse of doom jazz ambient music, neo-noir psychological thrillers, and haunting music Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re getting back on schedule with a one-time only accelerated release cadence! Also, you gotta release March new music in March. Those are just the rules. I don’t make em. In this episode, we follow our traditional approach of having literally zero coordination leading to the selection of two very different albums. First up, we have a delightful ambient album from composer Nick Bowers that was written to accompany a painting exhibit. Then, we get into the most recent compendium from classic dungeon synth artist DIM. All that plus some questionable shout outs and more! Come join us! Shout Outs Despiser on IMDb Warlock Corpse / Труп Колдуна - You and I are in a Dark Crypt Forever Portal Man on IMDb Max Cooper - A Sense Of Getting Closer Born Into A Dream on IMDb Center Core Never More Albums Discussed Music for Chromaticism by Nick Bowers Compendium V by DIM Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon While some may wax poetic about the ancient and noble art of fishing, they often overlook that it’s an activity that inspires some excellent games with incredible soundtracks. Well, in this episode, we haven’t forgotten! We’re talking about fishing games, their music, and their influence on vaporwave. We primarily focus on two plunderphonics albums from River Master, but we also talk about a handful of other albums, both old and new. So grab a six-pack and some nightcrawlers and join us! Albums Discussed The Angler's Dream by River Master Memory Lake by River Master FISHING TALES by slowerpace 音楽 Fishing by Abel Project Yuka Umezawa (梅沢由香) & Tomoko Tsuyama (津山知子) - Fishes' Dream (魚たちの夢) Additional Links Fishing Shop Simulator on Steam Relaxing Fishing Game Music VHS Tape DREADMOOR on Steam This Fishing Game’s Soundtrack DID NOT Have to Go This Hard! Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We've emerged from our winter slumber to share some new music. First, we’re listening to the latest collaboration from City Girl & Guided Tour, Mana Lake, which takes the listener on an evocative journey through house, lofi, and vaporwave. Then we’re checking out personalFX, the debut album from 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝑜𝓃𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒, a fantastic album that similarly tackles a range of genres and moods. We hope you join us and check out these artists! Albums Discussed Mana Lake by City Girl & Guided Tour personalFX by 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝑜𝓃𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒 Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In our last new music episode of 2025, we’re checking out some recent albums with a focus on experimental electronic music. First up, we have an evocative journey through supernatural and eerie memories inspired by horror video game OSTs. Then we’re diving into the latest from plunderphonics pioneer and veteran Oneohtrix Point Never, an album that offers a lush exploration of 90s commercial sample CDs set against a hazy backdrop of digital nostalgia. Shout Outs The Signalwave Christmas Special 2025 by The Signalwave Community nosleep by Various Artists Christmas on the Isles from Roge Corp ROUTINE on Steam CHRISTMAS VAPORWAVE 2025 | Holiday Vaporwave RoboCop statue Albums Discussed Secrets in Motion IV: The Ghost Writer by Halogen Star Tranquilizer by Oneohtrix Point Never Additional Links The Signalwave Christmas Special 2025 Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer (Full Album Visualiser) Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Okay class, settle down and bust out your textbooks because in this episode we’re digging into Utopian Scholastic. It's the aesthetic of optimistic encyclopedias, multimedia learning, and the sleek, educational graphics that promised a brighter, hyper-informed future. We'll explore how Utopian Scholastic, with its love of Dorling Kindersley and Encarta, shapes our nostalgia for education in the 90s and its natural connection to vaporwave. Outro Sample Discovery (Virtua Theme) from Virtua by trndytrndy Visual Mixes Scholastic Exploration 📚 (Encartwave Mix) by ArpWire 𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 📖 1990s Nostalgic Atmospheres (Music & Ambience) ✨🛰️🌍🦒🌿 by Kester Spach Albums and Artists Virtua by trndytrndy Daniel White on Bandcamp ENCARDIA '99 by slowerpace 音楽 Informative Links CARI Article on Utopian Scholastic Utopian Scholastic - Aesthetics Wiki Wikipedia - Dorling Kindersley Utopian Scholastic: A Consumer Aesthetic of Intellectual Curiosity and Optimism Utopian Scholastic & Eyewitness - The World You Once Knew I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Wow, would you look at that? It’s an episode covering some new music, and within Birk’s local light cone, it still qualifies as a November release. After spending an absurd amount of time on a couple of shout outs we get into two great albums. First up is some vaporwave/drum and base from Pizza Hotline inspired by nostalgia for early 00s video game soundtracks. Then we embrace the black friday recording date with some chillwave/mallsoft synth work from Dead Shopping Malls. Put down that 65” box of Kraft Dinner and join us! Shout Outs VaporAid3 VOD on Hot Takes’ Twitch Channel The Man from Mo'Wax In The Line of Duty Film Series Car Alarm (extended reprise) Transcendental Style in Film Video Essay: Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore Albums Discussed DREAM SELECT by Pizza Hotline Once, We Were Infinite by Dead Shopping Malls Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Announcement! We were fortunate enough to be invited onto the “Hot Takes” vaporwave talk show. We sat down with YUNG SHIRO 白 and luxury noise for two hours of chatting about everything from Boards of Canada to horror tropes. Please check it out here: Episode 87: Night Clerk Radio. Anyway! Wow, another genre episode! It’s been a while. What will they talk about this time? Will they talk about Bandcamp tags for an uncomfortable amount of time? Will they get hung up on overly niche hyper characterization of niche genres? The answer to all these questions is obviously “yes!” In this episode, we’re digging into the genre of VHS pop, which is often thought of as the upbeat and optimistic cousin of late night lo-fi. We talk about our history with the VHS format, attempts to classify niche genres, the power of nostalgia for physical media, and our hope for a revival of the sub-genre. Join us! Outro Sample FANTA from NEW AIR by channel select Links To Check Out a journey through VHS pop by Azurestar Genre Classification from Reddit circa 2019 VHS Pop on Bandcamp Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Another episode already?! That's right! We're working to return to our regular release schedule. In this episode, we're diving into some new October music. As usual, we've got two albums: Ross stayed on theme for spooky month with a unique take on plunderphonics and dungeon synth from Magnum Innominandum, drawing inspiration from classic cosmic horror. Birk immediately jumped on that brand new Navigateur album, which offers an eclectic blend of genres and masterful production. We hope you join us in checking out these albums and supporting these artists. Shout Outs Lego Pirates: 1989-1996 by Dreamcastle™ Lost Secrets by Notorious Secret & Lost Traveler ロスト "Tennis, Everyone?" — A Tribute to the Late, Great James O. Incandenza by Hakita ░▒▓█ ＲＡＧＧＡＷＡＶＥ █▓▒░ by "愛" The Living Tombstone - "Everything Is Fine (Remix)" Albums Discussed The Gargoyles of Vyônes by Magnum Innominandum INFINITY VOL.II by Navigateur Other Links Direction by Navigateur Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s a late start to the spooky season! We’re jumping right in with a handful of soundtracks from recent horror video games. We’re checking out the big meaty six hour journey that is the Silent Hill 2 (2024) soundtrack. Then we’re turning our attention to the soundtracks for Look Outside and CULTIC. We discuss the games, their soundtracks, and what we love about video game soundtracks more generally. Grab these games, their soundtracks, and join us! Thanks so much for your support! There will be a deluge of episodes coming out over the next few weeks as we get back on schedule. Outro Sample Shop Til You Drop from CULTIC Soundtrack by Jasozz Albums Discussed Silent Hill 2 (2024) Soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka Look Outside Soundtrack by Eric Shumaker and Francis Coulombe CULTIC Soundtrack by Jasozz Other Links Silent Hill but it's a 1994 trip-hop album Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we're diving into some new September music. With summer coming to a close, it seems we were both inspired to explore some of our favorite comfort genres. For Birk, that's the hazy and nostalgic VIDEOFUNK, a unique blend of vaporwave, signalwave, and future funk from FIJI島の水. For Ross, it's the evocative and cinematic dark ambient of Leviathan by NoRinTon. Join us as we check out some new music! Shout Outs VAPORMEX 北方人 by Cerecita Spice & PENTIUM 2 ダニ CULTIC: Chapter Two Welcome to the MiniDisc Wiki Ancient Fan Death Studios Live @ LATE NIGHT LIGHTS II The Last Tokens. Albums Discussed VIDEOFUNK by FIJI島の水 Leviathanby NoRinTon Other Links Regional Mexican music genres explained Evolution of Mexican Pop Music be like Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we dare to enter Ross’s cherished domain: the tabletop role-playing game! We’re checking out “First Quest,” a 1985 promotional cassette released by TSR UK. The cassette features a wide variety of tracks from an eclectic collection of artists. The end result is a fascinating assortment of electronic music that ranges from upbeat and poppy synths to ambient and drony textured soundscapes. So sit down, grab a pre-gen, and join us! Check it out on YouTube Advanced Dungeons & Dragons -- First Quest: The Music cassette (1985) Artist Links (Where Available) Phil Thornton Dave Miller Denis Haines (aka Francis Haines) Steve Parsons Barrie Guard The Device G P Hall Valentine Dyall (The Narrator) Other Links Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: First Quest – The Music The Weird and Wonderful World of D&D Merchandising Mörk Borg’s Putrescence Regnant is a grim ‘bog crawl’ adventure releasing as a vinyl music album Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for our August new music episode. This time there’s no obvious overarching theme between our picks so no clever episode title, sorry! We’re starting off with Master Builder by Xeeland, an album that takes you on an evocative journey through the horrors of brutalist architecture. Then we’re heading off to Hawaii for The Molokai Compendium by Nmesh, a richly produced and deeply layered plunderphonic adventure inspired by one of the best bad movies of all time. Join us and check out these albums! Shout Outs The Painter of the Right Day Shift by Cinematic Sequences Lego Castle: 1979-1998 by Dreamcastle™ Abiotic Factor on Steam A Small Sample of Flamingo Fest 2025 sets on YouTube Digital Archive of Computer Entertainer Magazine B O R T media Albums Discussed The Molokai Compendium by Nmesh Master Builder by Xeeland Other Links Ocean Temple by Brickmason Good Brews Bad Views Bandcamp: The Molokai Compendium AotD Nmesh’s Late-Summer Molokai Mind-Melt Playlist Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re finally breaking out the summer dungeon synth. But first we ask: what even is summer in music when freed from the burden of marketing and publicity? After that mild diversion, we chat about five dungeon synth albums that could, by some definition, evoke feelings appropriate for summer times. Whatever summer is to you we hope you join us and check out this great set of albums. Outro Sample The Awakening from The Sleeping Green by Lunar Womb Albums Discussed Upon The Dawn of the Vermilion Glaive by Hermit Knight The Belfry at World's Edge by Lonely Pilgrim Vedurnan by Fogweaver The Sleeping Green by Lunar Womb II by Fief Additional Links Goat Meadow by MEADOWGOAT Lunar Womb - Eben Ocean Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon First of all, sorry for the hecked up timing of recent episode releases. Ross and I have both had family in town which makes sticking to our usual schedule a bit difficult. Things should be back to normal here shortly. Anyways! In this episode, Ross and I set out to find some new summer dungeon synth. That didn’t work out, so by complete chance Ross went with dungeon synth and I went with summer. It doesn’t matter! We ended up finding two super fun albums. Start your day off with a little patrol loop around The Borderlands then come back and settle into a nice air conditioned theater and enjoy some Summer Blockbusters. Shout Outs m e t a n o by LaVideoteque The Monolith by EmpLemon An Introduction to Yugoslav Music History, Part 1: Music and Market Socialism The Loneliest FPS Campaign in an Abandoned Megastructure by eurothug4000 Check out YUNG SHIRO 白’s SotD and Mixes and support Hot Takes! Albums Discussed Summer Blockbusters by E Z R A ゴーバー The Borderlands by Ziggurath Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re exploring one of our favorite metagenres: haunted media about media that never existed. This time, we’re delving into Vermis, a strategy guide for a game that doesn’t exist. It’s a beautiful and evocative collection of art and worldbuilding from the artist Plastiboo. We also check out the accompanying dungeon synth album by Radagast, released on cassette by HDK. Choose the nature of your flesh and then join us in the well! IMPORTANT UPDATE: Birk found the Doom 2 Strategy Guide he was talking about. Turns out it was the official one. Check out Chapter 5: Infantry Tactics on the link below! The Book Vermis I - lost dungeons and forbidden worlds The Soundtrack Sounds of the World Vermis Vol.1 - Melodies of the Unknown by Radagast, Plastiboo Extra Links Vermis II - mist & mirrors The Guide to a Game That Doesn’t Exist: On Plastiboo’s “Vermis” Doom II - Strategy Guide Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for June new music explorations and in this episode Ross and Birk have once again shown up with two very different albums. We’re discussing Suburbia After Dark, a compelling sample-laden darkwave journey, and Vistas, an upbeat love letter to Frutiger Aero and all the tech you love from the 00’s. Grab yourself a copy of these albums and join us! Birk Shout-Outs Notorious Secret/Solodolo84 Sanctuary 2025 Keyloggers, Cryptojacking, Mirror Neurons, Marley Station by Angelwings Marmalade Vaporwave News Network Ross Shout-Outs Beneath London: The Story of Alien War - FULL DOCUMENTARY The Era of Informationby Macroblank & slowerpace 音楽 Enter The Void III – Music Artist Submission >> MTHRBORD Albums Discussed Vistas by Ghost Enterprise Suburbia After Dark by Spiritual Conspiracy Additional Links Spiritual Conspiracy - Suburbia After Dark - Music Only (full album) Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

## Support TransOhio! In this episode, we’re back to checking out a bunch of great live and URL sets from Sanctuary 2025, a charity show for the TransOhio Emergency Fund organized by Nostalgia Lounge in March of 2025. We go through sets that cover everything from classic vaporwave, to house and techno, breakcore, and beyond. Join us on our musical journey through Sanctuary 2025! Artists! If we have not gotten to your set or if you have a public link to your Sanctuary 2025 set that we missed in either episode please let us know! We just want to make sure you get the credit you deserve. Thanks to everyone for their hard work contributing to this and other charity shows. Sanctuary 2025 Part One Episode 126: A Sanctuary Sampler Outro Sample SEIKO М А Ш И Н А from 👁点击と👁 by 👁‍🗨📲 Artists Discussed Star-K Music Violet Angel Majestic 12 FIJI島の水 FrankJavCee i-No TRUMAN! ImCoPav 👁‍🗨📲 Dreaming Diary / Digital Sex celadonDREAM Suite Sevag H ZICO’S MUSIC BOX WVSQD HYDROPLANED INTO A FALSE REALITY! Known Publicly Available Sets Star-K Music Sanctuary 25 URL Mix by Star-K Music Violet Angel @ Sanctuary Live 2025 🏳️‍⚧️ 3/29/25 Majestic 12 @ Sanctuary Live by Majestic 12 SANCTUARY '25 LIVE SET by FIJI島の水 TRUMAN! - Sanctuary Live 2025 URL Set // Live Vaporwave Lofi House DJ Set celadonDREAM Suite Sanctuary 25 Set Z-KO - Nostalgia Lounge: Sanctuary 2025 (DJ Set, 3/30/2025) WVSQD Sanctuary 2025 TRUMAN! - Sanctuary Live 2025 URL Set // Live Vaporwave Lofi House DJ Set Additional Links 𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣'! 016 Solodolo84 on Hot Takes Podcast Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s time for us to gather around the Bandcamppole and celebrate the working artists of the world with our May new music episode. We’ve once again (completely unplanned!) have selected albums that represent both the comfort and the anxiety in vaporwave. First, we’re checking out the smooth and lush classic vaporwave of celadonDREAM Suite’s sophomore album. Then we’re going on an adventure with some glitchy and eclectic space ambient courtesy of ZIAD!. We hope you join us and give these albums a listen! Albums Discussed Ces Nuits Glamour by celadonDREAM Suite Captain Market's Nuclear Winter by ZIAD! Shout-Outs! Look Outside on Steam The brilliance of Eyeliner's BUY NOW by Liam Murphy ＶＡＰＯＲ ＭＥＭＰＨＩＳ | Phonk Vaporwave Tape Novachord Experiments by Hainbach mobygratis Neon Nights Episode 156 - 04/22/25 Additional Links I'll Be Quiet Music Video celadonDREAM Suite on YouTube Kaizo Slumber’s SlumberWeb Kaizo Slumber on Bandcamp Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon ## Support the TransOhio Emergency Fund In this episode, we’re starting our series covering as many IRL and URL sets as we can get our hands on from Sanctuary 2025. Sanctuary is a charity show put on by Nostalgia Lounge (run by Crystal Eternal) to raise money for the TransOhio Emergency Fund. It was a huge success and featured music from dozens of artists highlighting numerous genres from vaporwave and future funk to industrial and breakcore. Remember: We will be covering more sets in the future so if we didn’t cover your set in Part One fear not! We’ll get to it. Music Sampled DJ CENA - Sanctuary Live '25 Sanctuary Sets Discussed FrozenBabylon x crispy_doodles @ Sanctuary 2025 Mr. Hoosteen - Live @ Sanctuary '25 KJ VALIUM LIVE AT SANCTUARYFEST COLUMBUS OHIO Brickmason x crispy_doodles @ Sanctuary URL 2025 V I A @ sanctuary live ‘25 url Nyoka Shoje - Sanctuary 2025 Live Set DJ CENA - Sanctuary Live '25 YUNG SHIRO 白 - Nostalgia Lounge Sanctuary Live Event (breakcore DJ set) Credits Music by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Night Clerk Radio on Bluesky