Bandcamp Radio expands with dedicated electronic music show

Bandcamp Radio has announced that it will be expanding its regular programming to include a dedicated electronic music show, debuting on Wednesday, February 25.

The new show will be hosted by Emily Dust, a DJ and broadcaster known for her Dances for Buildings podcast and her work documenting club culture in cities like Berlin and Durban.

Through the podcast, she’s featured guests such as Bianca Oblivion, Roska, Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova.

She’s also previously produced and hosted podcasts for the BBC, and as a DJ herself leans towards dancehall, baile funk, UK bass, kuduro, batida and gqom.

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For over a decade, Bandcamp Radio has featured its Bandcamp Selects show, which presents a wide range of genres from jazz and soul to hip hop on Mondays.

On alternating Fridays, the platform presents shows dedicated to hip hop and metal specifically.

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The new electronic music show will share the Wednesday slot biweekly with a new indie music programme hosted by Bandcamp’s Senior Editor, Mariana Timony, scheduled to debut Wednesday, March 4.

Alongside these additions, a quarterly video game music broadcast is also slated to join the schedule, diving into conversations with composers of video game scores.

[Via: Bandcamp Daily]

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