Eclectic Kettle

About Eclectic Kettle

Eclectic Kettle was a show hosted by Simon Batistoni and Ben Ward, our unintentionally-comedic duo of beardy Brits. Playing new and less new tunes from dirty lo-fi punk to airy ethereal dance, and geiger-counter–laced British electronica, with regular support from friends and guest DJs bringing their own strange and wonderful tastes to the air. Eclectic Kettle ran for five years: from December 2013 to December 2018.

Amateur professionals, veering closer to professional incompetents, Simon and Ben became sidetracked by rambling digressions about football (the proper kind, sometimes the other kind), cheese, linguistics, and lobster. One time they had a uninterrupted 20 minute argument about Britpop, but they promised never to do that again.

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  • Ben resolves a difficult choice by abandoning his radio duties in favor of men throwing balls into nets. Luckily Simon is on the west coast for…

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  • It's the week after Noisepop and there's just time for to share a whole load of new music discoveries before I get out for some scenic…

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  • This week's show was recorded with Ben and his brother Josh, who calls in live from the UK. We go deep into modern classical and ambient…

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  • It's Noisepop-eve, so this week's Eclectic Kettle dedicates much of the set list to artists appearing in the Bay Area next week. Enjoy! We also pay…

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  • Simon with guest DJ Aaron Dyson Xavier.

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