Ben Cardew

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Ben Cardew
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Ben Cardew, February 2025
OccupationMusic journalist, author, radio presenter
SubjectElectronic Dance Music
Notable worksDaft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled
Website
linenoise.substack.com

Ben Cardew is a British music journalist, music critic, radio/television presenter. [1] He is currently based in Barcelona, Spain. [2] [3] [4]

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Cardew has worked as a music journalist since 1991. [5] His work has been published by The Face, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Quietus, NME, Wired, Vice and many other media outlets. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Cardew is the head of programming on Radio Primavera Sound and a presenter for the show Line Noise. [2] Line Noise is a podcast and digital publication featuring articles themed on dance music creators and popular culture histories. [11]

Cardew has written about and interviewed many industry leading artists and innovators in music. [12] Articles include reviews and interviews with artists including Sun Ra, 4hero, Kevin Saunderson, Wiley, Marie Davidson, Mark Pritchard, DJ Mehdi, The Dare, Quincy Jones and Goldie amongst others. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Cardew moved to Barcelona in 2011 and has published several books, including a fictional coming-of-age novel titled The Warmth of the Summer Sun (2019) and the non-fiction Daft Punk's Discovery (2021), based on the second album by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. [18] [19]

Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs

In March 2026, Cardew will publish Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs. This publication explores Stereolab's colourful thirty-year history through a series of fifty interviews with people surrounding the band. [20]

Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled

Cardew first interviewed Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk in 2005 and was impressed by the band's humility, generosity and approachability. [21] [22] In 2021, Cardew wrote the book Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled, which explores Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, and the group's history, influence and legacy. [21] [23] By strange coincidence, the book was completed just before Daft Punk announced that they were ending their 28-year collaboration and splitting up the group. [21] [24] Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled was consequently re-edited before being published. [25] [26]

Radio Primavera Sound

Cardew relocated to Barcelona in 2011. [5] He is the head of programming for the online radio show for the annual Radio Primavera Sound festival based in Barcelona. [5] The Radio Primavera Sound festival has been an annual event championing the arts for more than twenty years. [27] The festival features performances by leading indie rock, pop, electronic, dance and hip-hop artists. [27] [28]

Line Noise

Line Noise is a weekly online radio show, podcast and weekly music column hosted by Cardew and Johann Wald. [5] [29] [30] [31] The outlet focuses on the history and contexts of dance music, past and present. [32] [33] Cardew has interviewed such artists as Sherelle, DJ Gregory, Lawrence and others. [34] [35] [36] [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Do modern pop stars 'just pose at singing'?". BBC News. May 9, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ben Cardew (RPS, Pitchfork, The Guardian)". Primavera Sound . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ross, Gemma (June 3, 2021). "A book about Daft Punk's Discovery album is coming out". Mixmag.net. Retrieved October 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Nast, Condé. "Ben Cardew". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ben Cardew (RPS, Pitchfork, The Guardian)". www.primaverasound.com. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ben Cardew Archives". The Quietus. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ben Cardew". The Guardian. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rock songs have 'worst' year in chart since 1960". BBC News. January 10, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Allen, Liam (May 9, 2011). "Do modern pop stars 'just pose at singing'?". BBC News. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Cassidy, Johny (April 14, 2011). "Could the indie record store be on the comeback trail?". BBC News. Retrieved November 25, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Radio Primavera Sound - Line Noise". primaverasound. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ Reynolds, Matthew (2008). "Why Music Should Be Socialized". The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. 10 (3): 5.
  13. ↑ Cardew, Ben (September 18, 2020). "My Portfolio". Medium. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ Cardew, Ben. "About - Line Noise". linenoise.substack.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ "With The Dare at Primavera Sound 2025 - Line Noise". Poddtoppen (in Swedish). Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2ManyDJs share collection of archival mixes on Apple Music: Listen". DJ Mag. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ Watt, Peter (November 20, 2025). "Geoffrey Dickinson | DJ Food" . Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Daft Punk: always moving, always innovating, always brilliant". DJ Mag. February 22, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ben Cardew (RPS, Pitchfork, The Guardian)". www.primaverasound.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music - Ben Cardew - nidottu (9781916829329) | Adlibris kirjakauppa". www.adlibris.com (in Finnish). Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 Eede, Christian (June 3, 2021). "New book on the legacy of Daft Punk's 'Discovery' announced". DJ Mag. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ Reid, Andy; Rosni, Devin; Shelton, Darren. "Episode 23 - Daft Punk - The Ben Cardew Interview". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ben Cardew - 'Daft Punk's Discovery, The Future Unfurled' – Niklas reviews". reviews.pivic.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Book documenting Daft Punk's Discovery contains unreleased interviews with duo". MusicTech. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  25. ↑ Eede, Christian (June 3, 2021). "New book on the legacy of Daft Punk's 'Discovery' announced". DJ Mag. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  26. ↑ "New book on Daft Punk's Discovery album coming in 2021 · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  27. 1 2 "About Us – Fundació Primavera Sound" . Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  28. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music - New Music Fix, Spotlight on Spain's electro folk sound". BBC. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Radio Primavera Sound". P 4 U 🙆🏻‍♂️ G U 1 L L 4 M 3 T (in Catalan). April 6, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Line Noise Podcast Republic". podcastrepublic.net. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  31. ↑ LoffMusic, By (May 29, 2023). "Radio Pimavera Sound goes live to broadcast the Primavera Sound festival". LoffMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  32. ↑ Cardew, Ben. "About - Line Noise". linenoise.substack.com. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Border Community". www.bordercommunity.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Ben Cardew | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Radio Primavera Sound - With SHERELLE at Primavera Sound 2025". www.primaverasound.com. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Ben Cardew Archives". Velocity Press. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  37. ↑ Cardew, Ben (November 18, 2015). "French touch – 10 of the best". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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