BN-Radio

German electronic radio has a reputation to protect, and BN-Radio carries it without fuss. The playlist traces Kraftwerk's machine-funk lineage through Basic Channel dub techno and into the harder edges of Berlin club music. No pop crossover. No filler. Just long stretches of music, which is rarer than it should be. The 64kbps stream won't impress anyone with studio monitors, but it's perfectly listenable on a kitchen radio or a phone with cheap earbuds. Deeper into the catalogue, things turn ambient and experimental: think Alva Noto's clicks and tones, or Monolake's cold, patient build-ups. T…