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 and Simon are back in the studio together for the first time in weeks, and have a special (recorded) guest in Karina, who interviews Graham…

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  • This week Simon is away in Florida, hunting 'gators and pursuing his destiny to become the next Florida Man . In his stead, we are joined…

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  • Ben is out earning a living so wonderful recurring co-host Laura Gluhanich returns with Simon for a wonderful set, with some occasional Twitter-based contributions.

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  • Eclectic Kettle is recorded in front of a live studio audio audience of an incessantly murmuring secret society. It kinda works, like you're listening to a…

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  • In which we bring you a few spectacular technical and organizational mishaps and some excellent tunes. Previews of new albums from Eliot Sumner, Telekinesis, and Baio.

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