Featured site ... October / November 2000
 
gogaga.com


Anyone yet to explore the potential of Internet radio stations should begin at gogaga.com which hosts numerous 24 hour live broadcasts of music encompassing virtually any style imaginable.

The site features around 20 channels with each bringing a different style of music. While Radar Station visitors may find a few of the channels a little tepid, you are guaranteed to find something more than worth hearing after a brief flick through what is on offer. Just home in on the good stuff.

Each channel has a page of information and links to further details about featured artists. The automatically updated playlist tells you exactly what you are listening to at any one time, along with links to order the featured albums should you so desire.

My personal favourites among the channel's are Ninja Tune artist / breakbeat terrorist Amon Tobin's own slot, available round the clock as a continuous broadcast bringing a host of both weird and easy beats. The jazz channel makes perfect listening on an lazy Sunday morning, and the electronic section features several sub-channel's of it's own, of which the down tempo broadcasts shouldn't be missed.

Certain channels do occasionally drift into (or firmly occupy) the mainstream, which is a shame, and somewhat undermines the prime appeal of Internet radio in that it gives the opportunity to hear music that you simply can't easily hear elsewhere. It was surprising to hear Fatboy Slim played on the otherwise excellent breakbeat channel when one has a 50/50 chance of hearing him on walking into any high street shop, but that's only a minor niggle. You can just avoid the MOR channels and enjoy some of the more adventurous music on offer elsewhere at gogaga.com

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