Since 1995, X-Rated (a weekly three hour radio show on dutch alternative music radio channel Kink FM) has been a "platform for 'difficult' music". Experimental, avant-garde, poetry, soundscapes: uncensored and uncompromised.

(The FM in the channel's name is somewhat misleading, since it's a cable radio station that can also be received via internet or satellite).

X-Rated's existence for more than 15 years is nothing short of remarkable, because Kink FM (daughter of Veronica Broadcasting company) is a commercial station, while the music X-Rated features is about the opposite of "commercial". Since dutch public radio has ended (almost) all of the experimental radio shows, X-Rated is about the last dutch program hosting experimental electronic music.

Needless to say that I'm very very proud to have X-Rated broadcast a full one-hour mix, especially created for this occasion. This mix was broadcast on the May 23, 2010 show (the first day of Pentecost).

Vortex was especially created for X-Rated. Thanks to Bob Rusche for broadcasting this on his show!

VorteX-Rated - Mei 2010

• 00:00 Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Queen of Cydonia
  Little Windows, 2010. Darla DRL-234-2
• 02:00 Alan Howarth - Space Ambience
  Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054
• 02:32 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City East
  Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
• 03:03 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City West
  Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
• 03:23 Erik Enocksson - II. Non Lupi
  Man Tänker Sitt, 2009, Kning Disk KD070
• 05:26  Fieldhead - Almost Everything there is to Know
  Duskscape not seen, 2010, Nothings66 N66CD001
• 06:21 Bjarni Gunnarsson - Aftur
  Safn 2006 - 2009, 2009,  Lamadameaveclechien DOG006CD
• 09:20 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Chase Out the Devil
  Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
• 10:11 The Black Dog - Wait Behind the Line
  Music for Real Airports, 2010, SOMA Records SOMACD83
• 13:24 Derek Holzer - Monte Alegre Lago at Dusk
  Recorded in the Field by…. 2006, Gruenrekorder Gruen 033
• 14:30 Heather Woods Broderick - Something Other Than
  From The Ground, 2009, Preservation PRE027
• 15:55 Jónsi & Alex - Chapter Two
  All Animals EP, 2009, Parlophone 5099968544520
• 16:42 Simon Scott - Lure
  Fugues Unreleased Tracks 2009, 2009, Fugues 003
• 18:23 Mashta Uirtu - Adrearium
  Unbigoted, 2009, (no label)
• 22:10 Circle of Pines - Zerfrorenes Glass
  Darkwater Pond, 2007, Darkwinter dw030
• 24:12 Rafael Anton Irisarri - Für Alina
  Reverie, 2010, Immune 010
• 27:40 Aeolian String Ensemble - Espacios
  Eclipse, 2004, Robot Records RR-32
• 32:37 Murw - Gasnip
  Oldsong, 2009, eigen beheer (http://murw.bandcamp.com/album/oldsong)
• 33:17 Jóhann Jóhannsson - City Building
  And in the Endless Pause there came the Sound of Bees, 2010, TYPE Type064
• 34:52 Scanner - Black Box Warning (remix)
  May the Plague be with you (remixes), 2009, Plague Recordings Plague 013
• 38:08 Celer - Hyperopia
  Nacreous Clouds, 2008, and/OAR and/33
• 39:26 Luca Formentini - Avaaz
  Zaum, Vol.1, 2009,  Psychonavigation records PSY029
• 42:59 Bas van Huizen - Strijkpeil
  Wegwerpwee, 2009, Resting Bell RB066
• 44:37 Clint Mansell - I'm Sam Bell, Too
  Moon (Original Score), 2009, Black Records CMCD001 
•  47:55 Franz Hautzinger - T-Gone
  Gomberg II, 2007, Loewenhertz Loewenhertz 018
• 48:34 Bruce Gilbert - Zeros
  Oblivio Agitatum, 2009, Editions Mego, eMEGO096
• 51: 10 Horchata - Yard
  Isolated House, 2008,Dark Winter dw047
• 52:35 Murcof - Mateo
  La Sangre Illuminada, 2009, Intolerancia INTI016
• 52:34 Alan Howarth - Interdimensional Vortex
  Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054
• 54:11 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City East
  Soliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)

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