Radio Massacre International - Galactic Furnace 2 x CDs

SKU Rune 537/538
Steve Dinsdale : keyboards, electronics, drums
Duncan Goddard : keyboards, electronics, bass
Gary Houghton : guitar, keyboards

“Tripping across light years and well-paced between interludes of movement and stasis, Radio Massacre International's sound of the future may draw from the past, but remains unsurpassed in the electronic music of the present.” – AllMusic

Steve, Duncan and Gary began playing together, along with other friends, as 16-year old students in England. After several years of various combinations, in 1993 they began working together in this trio format and began calling themselves ‘Radio Massacre International ’.

After amassing a number of recordings that they were happy with, the group released their first CD in 1996 and also began playing shows and electronic music festivals. Throughout the 90s, the group released many CDs and toured much of western Europe. They have also appeared in the USA six separate times, beginning in 2002. Their music is largely improvised and performed live, without overdubs, gathering shape via post recording editing. Their discography, which includes many BandCamp-only releases, is quite extensive. But in addition to the bands many ‘d.i.y’ releases, they have had a long relationship with Cuneiform, stretching back to 2005. Galactic Furnace is the group’s fourth collaboration with Cuneiform.

“Galactic Furnace was made over the course of a week, in the middle of summer, in beautiful North Yorkshire. We inhabited a cottage space which was very kindly loaned to us by a good friend and unlike many recording environments, it was extremely pleasant with plenty of natural light and air. As is our wont, we always keep a live microphone somewhere in the mix and this one was outside on the decking pointing towards woodland and good old Yorkshire countryside. This album is unique, you could say, because it was recorded in this certain space which we know will not be available to us again (it now belongs to someone else, we didn't trash it or anything).

When assimilating the music we have made, certain images and pictures arrive unconsciously, there is a loose visual impression created. Whilst we never set out to paint literal sound pictures, or describe specific images, the music suggests these things to us afterwards. Certain sections of this music seemed to convey a vast turbulent cosmic fire, while others a peaceful sunlit place. You could maybe say this is our `Anthem To The Sun’.”


  • LabelCuneiform
  • UPC045775053721
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A great set that sometimes evokes the Tangerine Dream of PHAEDRA and RUBYCON, sometimes that of ATEM, maybe even a nod or two to the 1980s TD -- but is clearly RMI throughout, influenced but not imitative.
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