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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  • New music, old music, some new-found obscure remixes, and technical glitches.

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  • Ben compiles a selection of this week's new music, throws in some old ones, and takes a moment to acknowledge the extremely fine music choices and…

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  • With our #200 hangover just about receded, Ben returns with Tom Coates for a brand new Eclectic Kettle.

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  • Let's all meet up in show 200. (Won't it be strange when we all fully …groan.) It is, astonishingly, the 200th episode of Eclectic Kettle. To celebrate…

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  • Ben and Simon present their weekly magazine of new music and tenuous banter. Great new tracks from King Tuff, Kate Nash, Dream Wife, The Essex Green,…

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