BP and VSP played Non-Standard Music every second Friday of the month on Balamii, live at midnight UK time.

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Repetitive Strain on Balamii (2024 – 2022)

Repetitive Strain for Ryuichi Sakamoto forever. This month we pay tribute to one of our favourite artists whose work we can only scratch the surface of this hour: from early recordings and YMO technopop bangers to production highlights and Dreamcast soundscapes, enjoy.

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Repetitive Strain: RS 4 RS- April 2023

Digging deep into the USBs and playing an increasingly randomised selection of jams - house bangers, Bandcamp Friday hauls and video game soundtracks. Tracks inside include Poisonous Relationship, DJ Travella, Elina Bolshenkova and Total Control.

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Repetitive Strain - May 2023

Experimental synth-pop, off-kilter club cuts, and high-wire post-punk selections on this month's episode of Repetitive Strain. Music in the bag from the likes of Yaeji, Chain Of Flowers, and Sextile.

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Repetitive Strain - June 2023

Repetitive Strain seeing out the summer with Ben playing his favourite post punk, hardcore and/or Amiga cracktro hits solo into the early hours. Tracks from Current Affairs, Warp, Cabaret Voltaire, A. R. Kane and more.

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Repetitive Strain - July 2023

Listen back as Repetitive Strain geared up for their event on Friday with an hour of experimental electronica, punk, and dream pop gems. Tracks in the bag from the likes of Kode9, Vanessa Worm, and Fairytale.

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Repetitive Strain - August 2023

Grimy hardcore, experimental synth warblings, and leftfield punk selects on this month's Repetitive Strain. Music inside from the likes of Devo, D.L.I.M.C., and Electric Chair.

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Repetitive Strain - September 2023

An hour of blissed-out sludge and techno-punk-metal from Repetitive Strain swinging from Electric Fire to Phantom Spire - plus plenty more inbetween.

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Repetitive Strain - October 2023

Repetitive Strain return this month with everything unorthodox from Mahraganat bangers to advice on arrest - featuring music from the likes of Daboor, Exithippies, and Laurel Halo.

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Repetitive Strain - November 2023

Repetitive Strain's final show of 2023 brings together hardcore highlights, special character dungeon synth and Delia Derbyshire dreamscapes.

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Repetitive Strain - December 2023

Repetitive Strain returns with MSN grime loops, anticipatory hardcore riffs, hazy techno and the late great Benjamin Zephaniah.

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Repetitive Strain - January 2024

Vanity Crystal rides solo this month, offering up some sonic sexuality, industrial ennui and excursions into the void with Amaliah, Ryoji Ikeda and Ultra-Red.

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Repetitive Strain - February 2024

Bringing in spring with a guest mix from our friends and fellow travellers in catchy new wave hits Grazia, who spin a sexy floor filler set with tracks from Chicks on Speed, Plastics, Mika Miko and more. Catch them at New River Studios this St Patrick's Day too...



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Repetitive Strain w/ Grazia - March 2024

Following on from their pummeling and revelatory set in Bermondsey last week, Leeds' Guttersnipe provide a guest mix of pummeling and eclectic toe tappers. Vic also brings a mixture of dancefloor tracker music and a preview of our May bank holiday party.

Repetitive Strain w/ Guttersnipe - April 2024

This month Repetitive Strain bring you the best in cybernetic garage, Finnish gore and lysergic dream transmissions.

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Repetitive Strain - May 2024

Repetitive Strain pulls frantic polyrhythm, hedonistic groove and freakpunk powerpop from the bag this month — featuring tunes from Nina Harker, A Popular History Of Signs and Mosquito Farm.

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Repetitive Strain - June 2024

Repetitive Strain embraces cutting edge automated technology for their summer holidays (kidding, it's just Ben on the controls with new hardcore, dembow and ambient intertwined with classic electronics and opaque references to the football on Sunday).

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Repetitive Strain - July 2024

This month Repetitive Strain drops visual kei jungle remixes, metallic mucus and wild bin music both ugly and beautiful.

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Repetitive Strain - August 2024

This month, Repetitive Strain heralds the end of summer with Emotion Engine liminal breaks, total hardcore and psychedelics from the Music Exchange.

Repetitive Strain - September 2024

This month London's EARWORM takes over Repetitive Strain for a guest mix of mangled tape, shredded steel improv and wild experimental power electronics. Earplugs not available.

Repetitive Strain w/ EARWORM - October 2024

Balamii takes a well-deserved administrative break until January, but we continue twirling towards freedom. This month, we cover South London's upcoming event of the season ATTEMPTING SOMETHING and chat BP's industrious gig calendar production as Another Subculture.

Attempting Something is a three-day music festival occurring in South London 21st - 23rd November 2024. Full lineup, tickets and information at the Another Subculture website:
https://anothersubculture.co.uk/

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Tracklist:
Megzbow & Vinegar Tom – Gong Bath (Submerged Dub)
Brendan Wells – Fantasy Furniture
No Home – Owner of the Leash
Fiscal Harm – Memory Defect
Gimic – In The Yolk
Gamma – Space
Dead Name - Terminal Procrastination
Ritual Error – Life As A Contact Sport
Keno – Neuro Ooze
Virvon Varvon – Holding Pattern
Dean Rodney Jr. and the Cowboys – Sesame Bun
Marcel Wave – Where There’s Muck There’s Brass
Holiday Ghosts – Sublime Disconnect
R.Aggs – Side by Side

Repetitive Strain w/ Another Subculture – November 2024

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Repetitive Strain on Balamii (2024 – 2022)

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