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So it’s no coincidence that the three tracks of the forthcoming EP all appeared on the tracklisting of the latest Garden Of Earthly Delights show. You can listen again to the show via the links below, but how ‘global’ is that, a special recording for an Internet Radio show out of Milton Keynes?

I must admit that after ‘Dark Dread’ and ‘Emerald’ came out on From The End Of The Short Wave, I was worried that any follow up would never be as good. If you’re anything like me and not particularly familiar with the Numbers Station sub-culture, who could believe it would be such a rich source of inspiration. I should have had more faith.

I’m still not sure what it’s all about (is anyone?) but you get the idea on ‘Calling Live On Channel’ where Madtone has sampled a recording of a shortwave radio station known as The Buzzer. The Buzzer sends a constant tone 24/7 is thought to be of a Russian military source. Anyway, the result is an electro throb meets dub at Short Wave Studio One. He’s done the same with ‘E3’ with a ‘numbers’ station called The Lincolnshire Poacher.

I know it all sounds a little overindulgent, of the bedroom knob twiddling variety, and the EP ends with ‘Radio Is My Friend’.

All this is very much at the electronic end of dubness that’s quickly found favour with Rob Da Bank on Radio 1’s Blue Room as a ‘Milkmans Tune’ and has supported Madtone on all his releases. Not that this is restricted to just Milkmen but also check out the deeply hypnotic ‘NC-ND’, ‘Message From Madtone’ and ‘Andorra’.

Reviewed: Madtone - Garden Of Earthly Delights (Blossoms Kitchen) Spring 2006.
Tracklisting:
1. Calling Love On Channel (4:09)
2. E3 (4:17)
3. Radio Is My Friend (4:26)

Links:
The Buzzer - More information www.geocities.com/uvb762.
“The Lincolnshire Poacher” numbers station rumoured to be of UK connection. More Information www.simonmason.karoo.net/page14.html
The Garden Of Earthly Delights 7-4-06 www.gardenofearthlydelights.com
Tracklisting:
QUANTIC : The 5th Exotic
DAEDELUS : Nouveau Nova
MAN OR ASTROMAN : A Simple Text File
SUKIA : We Have The Technology
MADTONE : Radio Is My Friend
BOOM BIP : Popsicle
UNITY CRESCENT : Natural Everyday
BAMJIMBA vs. MAD PROFESSOR : Wake Up Dub
MADTONE : E3
FM/AM : Fuck You Rocker
RCTJ vs. QUAD90 : Emergency Plumming
ENO & BYRNE : Come With Us
MADTONE : Calling Live On Channel
BARBARA MORGENSTERN : Mailand
GRANDMASTER GARETH : That Concludes Our Entertainment