For this show of "Radio Impuls" I had the great honour to record an interview with Bristol (UK) local hero Larry McCarthy aka Bruce. He is internationally recognised for his eclectic DJ sets. But he has also made a name for himself in the UK club and experimental music scene with releases on labels such as Livity Sound, Hessle Audio, Timedance and Hemlock. In the words of Resident Advisor: "Larry McCarthy creates postmodern rhythmic drama at the burning intersection of UK dance music." He has since founded his own label ‘Poorly Knit’, on which two double-track EPs have already been released in 2025 (https://wordsofbruce.bandcamp.com/album/belly-burned-alive). In the context of our invitation to the Rempart Rave in Freiburg in December 2024, I seized the opportunity to interview him about his new project, which moves away from more strictly club music in the direction of ‘avant-garde pop’ - and in which Bruce lets his voice take centre stage musically, as you can here on his album from December 2023: "Not Ready For Love" (https://wordsofbruce.bandcamp.com/album/not-ready-for-love)

The show contains our interview, a sneak-preview to a new track and a part of his set, that he played in the Mensa at the Rempart Rave. Enjoy!

Radio Impuls is generally about electronic music. It focuses on the curiosity for the sound, history and developments of experimental genres that develop at the boundaries of club music. The show centres around the questions of how different subgenres influence each other and how this relates to the subcultural scene, specific artists, labels and locations. On a sound level, the programme is a continuation of what the Impuls Crew in Freiburg aims to do by DJing and organising parties, among other things: To create curiosity in order to remain curious about other, new left-field sounds within electronic club music.

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