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12:00am - 1:00am
Is Black Music
The world's first and longest running alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. Tonight's show features Black artists working in and around the Glasgow area, past and present. Made in conjunction with Clyde Built Radio, the programme includes an exclusive interview with Stewart Smith of the Jazz At The Third Eye project. The playlist includes John Tchicai, Louis Moholo and Luke Sutherland. For more information visit isblackmusic.com. [Repeats Saturday 11pm.]
1:00am - 2:30am
The Sound Projector Radio Show
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] A showcase for records of contemporary experimental and underground music, hosted by Ed Pinsent. Tonight: new records received in June 2021. Hear album tracks from Samuel Rodgers and Richard Scott, Tom Jackson and Vid Drasler, Tomasz Sroczynski, Minna Koskenlahti Varjostaja, Conjecture, Karkhana, Inclusion Principle, Gaap Kult, Old Castle, Neil Chaney, and Ofer Pelz. Visit thesoundprojector.com/radio-show/ for more information.
2:30am - 3:30am
Drones Of Hell
[Repeated from Sunday 10pm.] Ray Kirby presents an hour of Extreme Metal, featuring tracks old and new from the last three decades. For more information visit dronesofhell.blogspot.com.
4:00am - 5:00am
MSCTY Radio Tokyo
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Travel to Japan with Nick Luscombe and James Greer as they explore the sound of Tokyo. This week: Japanese ambient percussionist and composer Midori Takada features in the third and final installment of shows exploring MSCTY Studio’s partnership with leading Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. We are back at the V&A Dundee on the bonnie banks of the Tay, where Takada’s musical contribution for the interior of the building merges with sounds of Japanese riverbanks, and an interview Nick Luscombe recorded in 2017. For more information visit www.mscty.space.
5:00am - 6:00am
framework
[Repeated from Sunday 11pm.] A programme consecrated to field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. This week's edition has been produced by Andy Armstrong. For more of Andy's work see creamwhite.bandcamp.com. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information.
6:00am - 7:00am
Shoot The Breeze
[Repeated from Friday 7pm.] A talk show dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell. This week: Marcus and Producer Dave talk to Jumayn Hunter, actor in films such as Attack The Block (2011), Dom Hemingway (2013) and now, Bizhan Tong’s global-spanning film, Lockdown (2021). Visit STB's Facebook page for more information. Tweet to @STB_ResonanceFM. Instagram @ShootTheBreezeShow.
7:00am - 8:00am
Listen. Let's Talk.
[Repeated from Friday 11am.] A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. This week: Donald’s guest is Özge Dursun, Executive Director of Gönül Köprüsü, a non-profit organisation that strives to build understanding, peace and prosperity between local and immigrant communities through creative economy. She is based in the city of Şanlıurfa (Urfa) on the border between Syria and Turkey. They discuss her life growing up in Istanbul, the art of translation and from working as a commercial attache through to engaging and working with some of the many refugees displaced by the conflict in Syria.
8:00am - 9:00am
Balling the Jack
[Repeated from Friday 9pm.] Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues. For more information visit Balling The Jack on Facebook. E-mail ballingthejack1@gmail.com.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Rob Simone Talk Show
Interviews with a wide range of alternative thinkers by the Los Angeles-based investigator of anomalous phenomena. This week: Rob explores the real story behind the famed crystal skull, the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones" films and the time-line of its discovery along with scientific opinions of its construction. Visit robsimone.com for more information. [Repeats Monday 12am.]
10:00am - 11:00am
Langham Research Centre
[Repeated from Tuesday 8pm.] Langham Research Centre present their favourite electronic music and musique concrète, mixing classics and new releases, on the third Tuesday of each month. This month: music from Mark Lubbock, Michel Redolfi, Ramco, Mark Vernon, Francois Bayle, Beatriz Ferreyra, Janet Beat, James Greer, Aki Onda.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Intoxica Radio Hour
Presented by Nick Brown of Intoxica Record Shop and dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, giving centre stage to new vinyl reissue releases, spotlighting Content Themes and specific artists' careers - and generally playing the gloriously unheralded low-brow rock and soul of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic. This week: music from and about Detroit, and another surprising cover version... For further information and general waffle, contact intoxica@intoxica.co.uk. [Repeated Saturday 7am.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Farside Radio
Music from the catalogues of Far Side Music, the world's primary source for East Asian sounds, presented by Paul Fisher. This week: in tribute to Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains - great Irish musician and regular visitor to Japan - who died recently, we play mainly Japanese/Irish collaborations with Akiko Yano singing with Chieftains, Soul Flower Union with Altan, Heatwave with Donal Lunny, Oki with Kila. Plus Tsunekichi Suzuki’s Omoide, originally an Irish tune, from Midnight Diner, and Misako Kola’s version of an Irish traditional song. Plus, unreleased live tunes, Donal Lunny and Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill recorded live in Tokyo in 1997, and Liam O’Maonali singing a Waterboys song for Japan, following the Tohoku earthquake in 2011. Visit farsidemusic.com for more information. [Repeats Sunday 8am.]
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Distant Rhythm
[Repeated from Monday 6pm.] DJ and record dealer Cameron Habib explores rhythmic, groove-driven music from his personal collection and soon-to-launch online record shop. Each week delving into the rich musical landscapes of the Caribbean, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the Far East. This week, it's all about afro-synth from South Africa and Nigeria - from bubblegum pop to funk to afrobeat. Don't miss out, it's electric! Find Distant Rhythm on Mixcloud.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Gate Kicks
Introduced by DJ Ritchie Rich, multi-instrumentalist Duane aka Mr Amazing, and singer Labake Anisere, and produced by people with learning disabilities at the Gate Arts Centre, Gate Kicks covers art, music, dance, film, theatre and offers a hub where this truly underground art scene is exposed to a larger audience. [Repeats Friday 3.30am.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. [Repeats Saturday 3.30am.]
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Southwark COVID - A Housing Response
[Repeated from Monday 11.30am.] Up-to-date information for Southwark residents regarding Covid-19. Produced by Southwark Group of Tenant Organisations (SGTO) with and on behalf of the Southwark Tenants Movement. Get involved and get in touch at info@sgto.co.uk or telephone 0207 639 6718.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Lucky Cat's Sound System Stories
An oral history of UK Reggae sound system culture. Interviews with sound men and women from the UK scene. Presented and produced by Zoë Baxter. [Repeats Sunday 3pm.]
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Spizz FM
An on-going audio autobiography from the punk and post-punk legend that is Spizz. This week: art show news from former guest Patrick Griffin, the Green Wars of William Shatner vs William Windsor, and Kirk vs Sulu Green with jealousy. Plus, the New Band Spot returns with DJ Spizz back on the decks! Sadly the Spizzenergi December gig is cancelled. For more information visit the Spizzenergi Facebook page. Tweet to @spizzenergi. [Repeats Saturday 8am.]
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Midnight Echoes
Atmospheric soundscapes combining ambient music, field recordings and internet ephemera. This month: featuring sounds by Özgür Baba, Éliane Radigue and A’Bear as well as ideas by David Foster Wallace and Mark Fisher. Presented by Ilia Rogatchevski. For more information visit rogatchevski.com. Instagram @echoesmidnight. [Repeats Sunday 11am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
A World In London
DJ Ritu presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London. This week: DJ Ritu’s kaleidoscopic mix includes Fela Kuti, Khiyo, Kadialy Kouyate, Carmen Souza, and Kasbah Rockers. [Repeats Monday 8am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
L'alternative
Eleonore Desnos explores French audio oddities and delights "a la carte". [Repeats Thursday 7am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
In Memoriam Ian Rawes
By way of modest tribute to Ian Rawes, who died this week, we offer a repeat of the 9 May 2019 episode of 'The London Ear.' Ben Thompson speaks to Ian about the many extraordinary recordings that formed his monumental The London Sound Survey. [Repeated Thursday 10am.]
9:00pm - 9:30pm
K-Pop Journey
A weekly show dedicated to the phenomenon that is K-pop! Korean presenter Keissi takes you on a journey through Korean pop music from the 1990s to the present day. For more information visit K-Pop Journey on Facebook. For archive shows visit keissi.com/radioarchive. [Repeats Sunday 4.30am.]
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Club Integral Radio Show
The Earl of Killorglin and Andrew Scott-Bolton of Club Integral - London's long-running "home to the uncategorisable" - explore the music that informs its long running (but currently suspended) concert series in London. [Repeats Friday 12am.]
10:30pm - 11:00pm
The Wrong Show
Extraordinary radiophonic probes with Orlando Harrison. For more information visit soundcloud.com/orlando-harrison. [Repeats Saturday 4.30am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Fog Cast
Robin The Fog presents a series of late-night, deep listening soundtracks for our current era of isolation. This week: we take another deep dive into the world of the enigmatic venoztks, with a sizeable extract from brand new album Light Breaker alongside two tracks from recent release Piqûre. Come drift with us into the night... Further details at: robinthefog.com. [Repeats Sunday 2.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Tunes From Turtle Island
Contemporary Native American and First Nations music from a wide range of indigenous musicians in North America, selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew Graves-Johnston (aka DJ Droid). Visit facebook.com/turtleislandradio and https://tunesfromturtleisland.eu/ for more information. [Repeats Saturday 12.30am.]
