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d_rradio make music with a graceful, timeless sound and a joyously mesmerizing feel. Warm, vibrant and widescreen in production, the melodies and rhythms have a subtle lightness of touch and a melancholic sense of hope. Difficult to pin down and easy to fall in love with, this music has a clear intention; to make you feel alive.

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Member Since: 7/29/2005
Band Website: deathrowradio.co.uk
Influences: Soul, Psychedelia, Electronica, Funk, Rock n Roll, Electro, Dub, Jazz, Gospel, Disco, Blues, Punk, Rhythm And Blues, House, Rare Groove, Orchestral, Ambient, Big Band, Pop, Country, Hip Hop, Folk, Swing, Boogaloo, Northern Soul...
Sounds Like: "Exquisite" Losing Today

"Beautiful" Stuart Maconie

"Wonderful...I shall never forget that again" John Peel

"Fantastic" Wire

"Perfectly charming, lush and stuttering out of the speakers" Record Collector

"Absolutely incredible" Rob Da Bank

"Very, very lovely. Well worth yer time!" Norman Records

"Glorious...a band to treasure" The Crack Album & Single of the Month

4 In Top 10 Singles of the Year Village Voice

"One of those priceless bands you instantly fall in love with" Autre Directions

"With the tidal flood of soundalikes coming in, I thank my lucky stars that I came across d_rradio" Brainwashed

Record Label: Distraction, Static Caravan, Awkward Silence.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Album Reviews: The Wire says...

d_rradio debuted with 'U_nderscore', and the brightly coloured sleeve of this self-titled album marks them out as purveyors of the kind of winsome, hard to resist, Vitamin D-enriched IDM/post-rock whi...
Posted by d_rradio on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

Lathe-Cut Reviews: Losing Today says...

Ultra limited 7 inch lathe cut type thing from Newcastle's premier binary funk dudes d_rradio, who've recently been found ransacking our hi-fi with their rather exceptional self titled full length via...
Posted by d_rradio on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:33:00 PST

Would you buy the ’d_rradio’ album on vinyl?

Word is that some folks would like the new d_rradio album on vinyl and if we can be sure of 200 sales, it will happen. If you are one of those people please give a shout so that Distraction ...
Posted by d_rradio on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:57:00 PST

Album Reviews: Warpmart says...

Second album from this English band, who recorded their first album on the marvelous Static Caravan label a few years back but have decided to do their own label on their own label. They’re a g...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:31:00 PST

Album Reviews: TheSilentBallet says...

I recently stumbled upon d_rradio, an electronic act that is capable of curing the apathy of the most stringent of cynics. Their music falls somewhere in the realm between elevator music and IDM, what...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:27:00 PST

Album Reviews: IsThisMusic says...

This is a very fresh and feisty take on dance music. Its bass-heavy rhythms have an inherent romanticism throbbing away at their heart. Closer listens reveal hints of Tricky and UNKLE, yet, without th...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:24:00 PST

Album Reviews: GodIsInTheTV says...

Merging four-plus genres across just fifty-one minutes of airtime is a task for rock steady hands, and Geordie trio Death Row Radio can thrust six into the mix, mashing buttons with the Temazepam prec...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:22:00 PST

Album Reviews: BuzzinElectronicMusic says...

d_rradio (pronounced D R Radio) have created a wonderful self-titled debut album on Distraction Records that spans a wide spectrum of electronica genres. Apparently three years in the making, the resu...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:20:00 PST

Album Reviews: LosingToday says...

d_rradio have been the cause of many palpitations in our gaff since their early sightings for both Awkward Silence / Static Caravan and latterly via Newcastle’s re-invigorated Distraction imprin...
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:18:00 PST

Album Reviews: Angryape says...

While Autechre’s "Quaristice" may be hogging all the electronica headlines of late, Newcastle-upon-Tyne based trio d_rradio have been making a splash of their own with their eponymous 2nd album....
Posted by d_rradio on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:16:00 PST