The Goldarndest Mixtapes: Glitching Me Softly with Richie Anderson (December '22)

Richie Anderson began producing acid and techno music in 1992, with releases on obscure hard techno labels such as ‘Kill Out’ and ‘Drop Bass Network’ under various guises.

The Goldarndest Mixtapes aims to pick up from the cassette culture of his youth, stemming from a practice he shares with his friends. Each quarter they produce a physical CD of music matching a given theme, along with corresponding cover art.

This month's show's theme is  Glitching Me Softly. Softly, because most of the tracks this evening are somewhat slow, mostly mellow, but that concept perhaps is challenged and unravels as the show progresses. It's the first show of two examining the use of glitch techniques - the second will be Hard Glitch! Glitch refers to music that features  audio of malfunctioning or decaying machinery, and the use of rhythmic techniques that challenge the sense of pulse and meter, that are aquantised or just staggeringly syncopated. Full bio & track-list: www.melodicdistraction.com