Come On, Come Down!
Come On, Come Down! explores adventurous night music for the sleepless. The series covers a broad spectrum of genres, from ambient and noise through to jazz, post-rock and contemporary classical. Each episode is thematically linked and aims to highlight a specific mood, artist or movement. Listen out for the occasional live session.
Previous episodes
Come On, Come Down! #20 - The Prime Directive
Sunday 17th June 2018 04:00 - 06:00 BST
This month: Ilia Rogatchevski compiles a long-form drone collage, composed of idling engine noises, pulled from films such as Star Trek, Star Wars and Blade Runner.
Come On, Come Down! #19 - Found Record Amnesty Pt. 3
Sunday 13th May 2018 04:00 - 06:00 BST
This month: promo downloads are woven into an eclectic ambient mix. With Bass Clef, Laraaji & Bloodkry.
Come On, Come Down! #18 - Russian Techno
Sunday 8th April 2018 04:00 - 06:00 BST
This week: Russian techno from Mujuice, Nocow and Lapti.
Come On, Come Down! #17 - Eastern Tapes
Sunday 11th March 2018 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This month the programme focuses on "soft sounds" from the New York-based Eastern Tapes cassette label.
Come On, Come Down! #16 - Breathing Space
Sunday 4th June 2017 04:00 - 06:00 BST
This month: final episode of the current season focusing on Breathing Space's 12 hour performance at St. Augustine's Hackney in April 2017.
Come On, Come Down! #15 - Found Record Amnesty Pt. 2
Sunday 7th May 2017 04:00 - 06:00 BST
This month: free promo CDs are given a new lease of life through a randomly selected ambient DJ set. With Ilia Rogatchevski.
Come On, Come Down! #14 - Wedding Bell Jazz
Sunday 2nd April 2017 04:00 - 06:00 BST
In this episode, we honour the presenter's brother, Boris, who is getting married to Gillian Downey next weekend. In lieu of the usual ambient atmospheres, Ilia Rogatchevski presents two hours of upbeat jazz and funk.
Come On, Come Down! #13 - David Lynch Special
Sunday 5th March 2017 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This month Ilia Rogatchevski presents an episode dedicated to the enigmatic sound world of David Lynch. Featuring music by Lynch, Alan R. Splet, Marek Zebrowski and Angelo Badalamenti.
Come On, Come Down! #12 - Fractal Meat Salad
Sunday 5th February 2017 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This month: Ilia presents key selections from Graham Dunning's 'Fractal Meat Cuts' micro-editions cassette label. Sound and music from Marlo Eggplant, Robbie Judkins and Mary Stark.
Come On, Come Down! #10 - Dronica
Sunday 11th December 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This episode focuses on Dronica, which took place at The Old Church in Stoke Newington in November 2016.
Come On, Come Down! #9 - Radio Revolten
Sunday 13th November 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
In this episode, Ilia Rogatchevski presents a two-hour mix-down of sound works from Halle's Radio Revolten festival, featuring Lucinda Guy, Howlround, Joyce Hinterding and the Resonance Radio Orchestra.
Come On, Come Down! #8 - Khaled Kaddal
Sunday 27th March 2016 04:00 - 06:00 BST
For the final episode of this series, Ilia Rogatchevski is joined by the Alexandrian sound artist, Khaled Kaddal. He will be performing an improvised piece inspired by a Bedouin poem and playing examples of contemporary Egyptian experimental music. Presented by Ilia Rogatchevski.
Come On, Come Down! #7 - Vaporwave Is Dead
Sunday 13th March 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
Having first begun as an internet meme, Vaporwave is now considered to be the first truly stateless art movement. Expect slow, reverberant jams and complete disregard for copyright. Sounds by Macintosh Plus, 2814 and Blank Banshee.
Come On, Come Down! #6 - Stoner Rock
Sunday 28th February 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This time, the focus is on stoner rock, or variations thereof, that explore misty night-time moods. Featuring music by Sleep, Melvins and Earth.
Come On, Come Down! #5 - Dot Data Special
Sunday 14th February 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This week the spotlight is on Dot Data, an audio/visual collective based in France, who specialise in promoting diverse, dark techno and ambient noise music from around the world. Sounds from UVB-76, Phase Fatale and AIR LQD.
Come On, Come Down! #4 - James Shearman
Sunday 31st January 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This episode sees an hour-long drone set by James Shearman, as well as music from Vagrant, A View From Nihil and Sleep Research Facility. Presented by Ilia Rogatchevski.
Come On, Come Down! #3 - Siberian Tape Culture
Sunday 17th January 2016 04:00 - 06:00 GMT
This episode focuses on the Siberian tape scene. Featuring sounds from Klammklang, Hair Del. and Echotourist.