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.
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 2026When I Was a Chump Resident Chump & the Quiet Piggies Single Resident Chump emerges blinking and snorting into a gold-leaf pigsty, and has a tremendous time. Everybody is saying so, really the most tremendous. He doesn't do less than tremendous.RF041-S 2025His 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 2024Obscure Singularities Martin Gordon Album In which obscure (but singular) tunes from the past are recontextualised.RF039 2024Singular Obscurities Martin Gordon Album In which singular (but obscure) tunes from the past are recontextualised.RF038 2024Mudbath Martin Gordon Single In which Don the Felon declares his love for mud and honesty. OK, mud.RF037-S 2024A True Totalitarian Martin Gordon Single In which Vlad the Impaler declares his unrequited love for men with bare chests and oiled wrestlers.RF035-CD 2023No Sweat Martin Gordon Single In which Prince Andrew Pandrew declares his love for humanity and his inability to sweat.RF036-S 2023Greatest Sh!ts Martin Gordon Album Comprising a round-up of leading fat frauds, tyrants and nincompoops.RF035 2022 Booster Martin GordonSingle In which Boris stuffs everybody and then has lunch.RF033-S 2022Dumber Than a Rock Martin Gordon Single It's the Don, Brad and Mart show.RF032-S 2022 Slawa Ukraini! Martin GordonSingle Marking the invasion of the Ukraine.RF034-S 2022Another Words – the Phone Call Martin Gordon Album Expanded version of the 'Another Words' Trump-Raffensperger phone call w/ original source material.RF031 2021Somewhere Over the Rainbow Martin Gordon Single Instrumental. During the pandemic, words temporarily failed us.RF030-S 2021Another 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 2021All the Rage Martin Gordon Single Everybody's doing it, apparentlyRF028-S 2021Something 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 2020OMG Martin Gordon Album Can you believe it? Instead of a world that's frugal, we gotta Google world.RF025CD 2019Will of the People Martin Gordon Single Included a remix version.RF024-S 2018Thanks For All the Fish Martin Gordon Album Second album of Post-Mammal Era.RF023CD 2018God's Not Great Martin Gordon Single Well, it's what people are saying, apparently. RF023-S 2016Idiots Martin Gordon Single A general reflection on things, and idiots. RF022S 2016 Dump the Trump! Martin Gordon Single Tomorrow today will be yesterday. RF020S 2016Modern Major General Martin Gordon Single From the Gilbert Gordon and Sullivan album. RF019-01SDL 2016Gilbert Gordon & Sullivan Martin Gordon Album First album of Post-Mammal Era: Gilbert and Sullivan covers. RF019CD 2013Words 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 JetAlbum 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
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External links Radiant Future website