Radiant Future Records

Radiant Future Records
Founded2000
FounderMartin Gordon
StatusActive
Distributor(s)The Orchard, Ace
Official websitehttps://radiantfuture.eu

Radiant Future Records is a British 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. The final instalment Include Me Out was released in 2013. Since then, three projects have been released: an album of Gilbert and Sullivan material Gilbert Gordon & Sullivan in 2016 on April Fool's Day, Thanks For All the Fish (2018)and OMG (2020). Another Words, a setting to music of the Trump/Raffensperger phone call of January 2021, was released in 2021, with an expanded version following in 2022.

Catalogue

Year of release Title Artist Format Notes Catalogue Number
2024[1] Singular Obscurities Martin Gordon Album In which singular (but obscure) tunes from the past are recontextualised. RF038
2024 Obscure Singularities Martin Gordon Album In which obscure (but but singular) tunes from the past are recontextualised. RF039
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 Feldon 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

  1. ^ "Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2020.