Radiant Future Records
| Radiant Future Records | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Martin Gordon |
| Status | Active |
| Distributors | The Orchard, Ace |
| Official website | https://radiantfuture.eu |
Radiant Future Records is an independent record label and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists. The label began operations in 2002 with the release of a live recording from Gordon's alumni Jet, Johns Children and Radio Stars, and releases one or two albums per year with a focus upon 'clever twisted pop which rocks', to quote Rolling Stone magazine.[1]
Recent releases include a live Radio Stars album from the 1970s and Gordon's six solo releases in the Mammal Trilogy series. Since then, it's been mammal-free all the way, culminating most recently in the audio documentary 'His Mother Was a Woman' (2025).
Catalogue
| Year of release | Title | Artist | Format | Notes | Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | His Mother Was a Woman | Martin Gordon | Album | In which the semantic confusion of Felon Don is rendered culturally valuable (as if it were possible). | RF040 |
| 2024 | Obscure Singularities | Martin Gordon | Album | In which obscure (but singular) tunes from the past are recontextualised. | RF039 |
| 2024 | Singular Obscurities | Martin Gordon | Album | In which singular (but obscure) tunes from the past are recontextualised. | RF038 |
| 2024 | Mudbath | Martin Gordon | Single | In which Don the Felon declares his love for mud and honesty. OK, mud. | RF037-S |
| 2024 | A True Totalitarian | Martin Gordon | Single | In which Vlad the Impaler declares his unrequited love for men with bare chests and oiled wrestlers. | RF035-CD |
| 2023 | No Sweat | Martin Gordon | Single | In which Prince Andrew Pandrew declares his love for humanity and his inability to sweat. | RF036-S |
| 2023 | Greatest Sh!ts | Martin Gordon | Album | Comprising a round-up of leading fat frauds, tyrants and nincompoops. | RF035 |
| 2022 | Booster | Martin Gordon | Single | In which Boris stuffs everybody and then has lunch. | RF033-S |
| 2022 | Dumber Than a Rock | Martin Gordon | Single | It's the Don, Brad and Mart show. | RF032-S |
| 2022 | Slawa Ukraini! | Martin Gordon | Single | Marking the invasion of the Ukraine. | RF034-S |
| 2022 | Another Words – the Phone Call | Martin Gordon | Album | Expanded version of the 'Another Words' Trump-Raffensperger phone call w/ original source material. | RF031 |
| 2021 | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Martin Gordon | Single | Instrumental. During the pandemic, words temporarily failed us. | RF030-S |
| 2021 | Another Words | Martin Gordon | Album | In which Bigly Felon Don calls someone up and requests that they find more votes for him - a setting of the Trump-Raffensperger phone call of 2021. | RF029CD |
| 2021 | All the Rage | Martin Gordon | Single | Everybody's doing it, apparently | RF028-S |
| 2021 | Something Extra for the Weekend | Martin Gordon | Album | Radio Stars live in 1977 expanded with additional unreleased studio tracks. | RF024 |
| 2020 | Superior Jeans | Martin Gordon | Single | Our superiority is somehow connected to our trousers, say experts. | RF027-S |
| 2020 | COVIDiots | Martin Gordon | Single | German courts now explicitly allow the use of this expression. | RF026-S |
| 2020 | OMG | Martin Gordon | Album | Can you believe it? Instead of a world that's frugal, we gotta Google world. | RF025CD |
| 2019 | Will of the People | Martin Gordon | Single | Included a remix version. | RF024-S |
| 2018 | Thanks For All the Fish | Martin Gordon | Album | Second album of Post-Mammal Era. | RF023CD |
| 2018 | God's Not Great | Martin Gordon | Single | Well, it's what people are saying, apparently. | RF023-S |
| 2016 | Idiots | Martin Gordon | Single | A general reflection on things, and idiots. | RF022S |
| 2016 | Dump the Trump! | Martin Gordon | Single | Tomorrow today will be yesterday. | RF020S |
| 2016 | Modern Major General | Martin Gordon | Single | From the Gilbert Gordon and Sullivan album. | RF019-01SDL |
| 2016 | Gilbert Gordon & Sullivan | Martin Gordon | Album | First album of Post-Mammal Era: Gilbert and Sullivan covers. | RF019CD |
| 2013 | Words in Your Shell-Like | Martin Gordon | Book. | All lyrics to all Gordon's songs 1974-2016 (updated edition issued 2016) | RF018 |
| 2013 | Exclude Me In | Martin Gordon | Album | Include Me Out demos. | RF017CD |
| 2013 | Include Me Out | Martin Gordon | Album | Sixth and final part of Mammal Trilogy, limited CD edition of 70 copies then download only. | RF016CD |
| 2009 | Time Gentlemen Please – Demos | Martin Gordon | Album | Limited CD edition of 100 copies, then download only. | RF014CD |
| 2009 | Time Gentlemen Please | Martin Gordon | Album | Fifth part of Mammal Trilogy. | RFVP013CD |
| 2008 | New Hope for the Dead | Mira | Album | Download only. | RF012 |
| 2008 | Hello Boston! | Martin Gordon | Album | Live in 2007; included with first 1000 copies of 'Something for the Weekend' then download only. | RFVP011CD |
| 2008 | Something for the Weekend | Radio Stars | Album | Live in 1977. | RFVP010CD |
| 2007 | Pop Sensibility | Blue Meanies | Album | Download only. | RF004 |
| 2007 | The World is Your Lobster | Martin Gordon | Album | Fourth part of Mammal Trilogy. | RFVP009CD |
| 2006 | How Am I Doing So Far?(compilation) | Martin Gordon | Album | Selected best-of Parts I – III with 4 bonus tracks. | RFVP008CD |
| 2006 | The Mammal Trilogy box set | Martin Gordon | Album | Limited edition box set of Parts I – III. | RFVP001BOXCD |
| 2005 | Companion Volume to 'God's on His Lunchbreak | Martin Gordon / Chris Townson | Book | Lyrics to the 'God' album, full-colour illustrations to each song by Chris Townson. | RF001B |
| 2005 | God's on His Lunchbreak | Martin Gordon | Album | Third part of Mammal Trilogy. | RFVP007CD |
| 2004 | The Joy of More Hogwash | Martin Gordon | Album | Second part of Mammal Trilogy. | RFVP006CD |
| 2003 | The Baboon in the Basement | Martin Gordon | Album | First part of Mammal Trilogy. | RFVP005CD |
| 2001 | More Light Than Shade | Jet | Album | Withdrawn. | RFVP003CD |
| 2001 | Jet | Jet | Album | Withdrawn. | RFVP002CD |
| 2000 | Music for the Herd of Herring | Johns' Children, Jet & Radio Stars | Album | Live in 2000. | RF001 |
References
- ^ "Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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