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THA_LAB.

Transmission 08

A dark and roiling mix of work from the SEPL (Scorched Earth Policy Lab) Record label by Thierry Arnal.

Mondays, 9pm & Fridays 3am, UK time. Starting 9pm Monday 4th August, UK time.

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Details on the schedule page.

NON-SPECIFIC TEXTURES

A new feature on grey clay radio, changing every week, one of the recent NON-SPECIFIC TEXTURE series releases by This is what I hear when you talk.

Details on the schedule page.

fluxus 6 What kind of plant are you?

Saturday 2nd August, 7pm UK time. Schwarzer Tag with INYAN.

Fridays 11am and Saturdays 7pm, UK time.

Details on the schedule page.

Generative Wastelands 17

Saturdays 11pm & Mondays 7pm UK time.

Reaching nearer, the wholly wonderous Generative Wastelands Episode 17 by Thomas Park.

Details on the schedule page

<1NTWRK single artist mix

R0[nought] 

Sunday 3rd August 9pm UK time

Repeated Thursdays 1am UK time.

Track list on the schedule page.

motif#19 BLOOM

Tuesday 29th July 9pm UK time

Repeated Tuesdays, 9pm UK time. Saturdays 1am UK time. 

Details on the schedule page.

ANAKRONISM 21

Friday 1st August

7pm UK time

The soaring new mix from Signalstoerung of tracks from the Adventurous Music label.

Playing 7pm Fridays repeated 5am Mondays (UK time).

See schedule page for track list.

Ethereal Projector

OCEANOLOGY - show #2 from Chitra Records and Ambient Cat Records by Dionisaf (Dionis Afonichev). Tuesdays 11pm and Saturdays 7am, UK time. Commencing 29.07.2025.

See schedule page for track list and further details.

Soundtrack from the edge of the world

Tuesdays 7pm & Sundays 1pm UK time

A new bimonthly mix by Russell's Teapot. Details on the schedule page.

Raffaele Pezzella’s 

The Recognition Test - show #370

9am Sundays repeated 11pm Thursdays [UK time].

Details on the schedule page.

MOSS17JUL25 

A mix of new work added to the grey clay schedule over the past 14 days by Thébru Čelet.

First playing Saturday 19th July 1pm (UK time) then repeated Mondays 1am and Thursdays 9am(also UK time.)

Timestamped track list on the Schedule Page.

FEATURED ALBUM: Beyond The Lower Hovels 

by 

Ilia Belorukov

Released on NEUS-318 June 2025

https://neus318.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-lower-hovels-neutape-044

4 tracks 28 minutes

Beyond The Lower Hovels is one of those almost indefinable releases you come across that immediately captivates. I love it when I not only wonder what exactly I’m hearing, but also how anyone can put something like this together. And do it so well. This is a release of seriously skilled composition, albeit painted in the most abstruse of palettes; the range and texture within it is magical.

Coming in like a meeting of field recording and instrumentation, whilst defying any familiar use of either, there is a jazz-like freeness and a movie soundtrack-like space that clearly keep the attention exactly where Belorukov intends it and this is perhaps one of the key beauties of the album.

Track titles are also a joy and work with the music in a softly provocative sort of way. The first being, The Path Drifted Nearby. (How often have I felt that?) From the very first moments you know you have to simply lay back and immerse yourself in the scene as it is being revealed to you. Urban and unhurried, it soon darkens and quickens and seems to swing between the gigantic and the minute. Industrial atonality is punctuated with extremely sparse melodic elements but such that the musicality is never gone. This is exceptionally well done.

The second track, The Windows Slightly Shut, takes you to even more places. A hubbub of distant voices, waves on a shore and sounds of unknown activity, all underpinned by subtly played notes that create a sense of narrative. The restraint and economy of line here is artful. I am both intrigued and warmed listening to it.

The Glow Slowly Circling commences with drama. Becoming somewhat freeform for a moment before widening into a space where what you thought were brass horns seem to become car horns. As with the other tracks it all essentially inhabits some busy outdoor place but you’re never quite sure where or even what is really going on there. You are also never quite sure what is field recording and what has been cleverly inserted. In fact it is even possible there is little or no field recording there at all!

Finally, The Twists Ebbed Behind. Suddenly it all appears in the foreground, in detail and almost (almost) for a moment, recognisably musical. It is musical, but not the rule-following kind. There are instruments, that can clearly be played well, but they don’t ever assume authority or precedence over the other sounds even when they appear to have the last word.

This is truly beautiful experimental music that finds a path through sound and feeling with wit and humanity and is endlessly rewarding to follow. 

I cannot wait to explore more work by this artist.

T. Čelet 

July 2025

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The featured album plays daily at 5pm, UK time.

pre-order: EX! Zine Edition 3 (Print)

from Adventurous Music

Book/Magazine + Digital Album

https://adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ex-zine-edition-3

The Print version includes the 96-page zine (printed climate-neutral on recycled paper), the digital compilation, and a download code for an exclusive album by Substak.

Includes unlimited streaming of EX! Zine Edition 3 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

made for motif

a compilation of tracks by leeg bezit and vacant possession submitted to motif, the monthly radio show on grey clay radio in which experimental electronic music producer Dogs versus Shadows invites the community to submit recordings based on their personal interpretation of a theme.

https://vacantpossession.bandcamp.com/album/made-for-motif

substak

Motif Tracks 

Released 29th June 2025: the tracks written specifically for the Dogs versus Shadows motif shows on grey clay radio (to date) by Substak.

https://substak.bandcamp.com/album/motif-tracks

Stefan Dowsing 

motif.sessions 1-5 

A release of remastered versions of tracks submitted to the first 5 Dogs versus Shadows motif shows.

https://stefandowsing.bandcamp.com/album/motif-sessions-1-5

Artist in Residence: 16bard. Playing new work from the Forsyth Sessions every Wednesday at 12:00 and 23:00 UK time.

Adventurous Music

Open Call - ONE WORLD compilation

The state of today’s society can be described as critical. Once again, we are separating from each other instead of working together to create a world that provides a decent life for everyone.

To set an example, we invite you to reach out to a fellow artist from another country or even another continent to collaborate on a sound piece. It doesn’t have to be someone you know. If you make a new friend in this project, even better. After that, please submit your sound piece to us for the ONE WORLD compilation.

This compilation will be on a „pay what you can“ basis and therefore also for free. All possible proceeds will be donated to Amnesty International. All participants will get a download code for this compilation.

Everyone is welcome.

If you have the opportunity, please share this project.


Hard Facts:

- collaborative sound piece by you and an artist from another country/continent
- submit your .wav or .aif file no longer than 10 minutes and ready to be released until August 22nd 2025 to info@adventurousmusic.com
- possible proceeds will be donated to Amnesty International
- all participants will get a download code for this compilation
- if you have any questions please tell us via info@adventurousmusic.com
- release date: Sep 22nd 2025

deep motif.

Selections of past motif show tracks, playing for 2 hours, 3 times a week! See schedule page for more info.