David Holmes' regular slot at NTS, God's Waiting Room, has been transforming in recent times from the purely musical into something political, a two hour radio show with something to say- Humanity As An Act Of Resistance. David still plays music, searching the racks and digging in the crates for the obscure and overlooked- ambient jazz, cosmische, drones and rock 'n' roll- but he splices it all with excerpts from interviews, TV news, documentaries and spoken word. The last three episodes have all been subtitled Humanity As An Act Of Resistance: The Epstein Class. It's not always easy listening but it's a vital piece of reportage, pop and politics. The latest one is at Mixcloud here.
The previous one, broadcast in April, includes two new tracks by The Five Techniques, a Holmes musical collective that put out a single he recorded with Paul Weller, a project running alongside Humanity As An Act Of Resistance. Resistance In The Dark was remixed by fellow Belfast artist Autumns. The remix EP is here, with the Autumns remix, an Arveene one and two versions by Alex Patchwork that are abstract dub/ drum 'n' bass, Paul Weller, Roisin El Charif and David Holmes spun into entirely new sonic spaces.
There were two further and as yet unreleased tracks by The Five Techniques on the April edition of Humanity As An Act Of Resistance including one with Ian Svenonius on vocals- that show hasn't been uploaded to Mixcloud as far as I can see but anything with Ian Svenonius' involvement is going to be good. His Charge Of The Love Brigade album as Escape- ism was a 2025 highlight and back in 2011 he recorded the song which provided Andrew Weatherall with a banner and an entire ethos.
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