Wednesday 28th February
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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. 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 releases from May 2023. Ecupemetralla, B.E.F., Enrike Hurtado, Kevin Daniel Cahill, Psychic TV, Twirls Duo, Llyn Y Cwn, 400 Lonely Things, Transatlantic Five, and Yamabiko Quintet. Plus an excerpt from "Madchen In Schmutzigen Schurzen", a soundwork by Column One. Visit thesoundprojector.com/radio-show/ for more information.
2:30am - 8:00am
Day For Night
A selection of recent highlights, archival surprises, programmes that deserve a repeat and those that slipped through the net, taking you through from the wee hours to breakfast. With occasional forays into the Resonance Extra programme of new music and sound art - and further afield.
8:00am - 9:00am
Robyn Rocket's Zoom Zoom
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Interviews and music charting the musical life of artists. Robyn’s Rocket is a semi-regular night of live music and visual art at Café OTO. Robyn Rocket's Zoom Zoom is Robyn’s monthly radio show, offering a mix of chat with artists about their influences and experiences, with a selection of music under discussion. Transcript and track listing at www.robynrocket.com/zoomzoom.
9:00am - 10:00am
Lucky Cat
[Repeated from Monday 2pm.] If Wong Kar Wai had a radio show. Lucky Cat is a spicy chop suey of music and culture produced and presented by Zoë Baxter.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Intoxica Radio Hour
Presented by Nick Brown and the Intoxica Records Radio Hour Choir, direct descendants of the Intoxica Records Shop. The show is dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, spotlighting Content Themes, specific artists' careers and generally playing the gloriously unheralded beat, soul and honkers of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic. This week: music from the wired and wonderful world of The Tree, The Golden Echoes and The Skatalites. For further information and general waffle, contact intoxica@intoxica.co.uk. [Repeats Sunday 10pm.]
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: Minyo from around the world. Local Japanese folk music goes global. Musicians from Germany and France in collaborations and renditions of folk tunes, or influenced by folk as well as some of Japan’s leading current exponents, incorporating jazz, Latin, Bulgarian folk and other styles, creating new and exciting sounds. Visit farsidemusic.com for more information. [Repeats Saturday 5.30pm.]
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 Monday 6pm.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. This week: Ben presents more music recorded at the Betsey Trotwood in Clerkenwell, with special guest Rob Jones - down from the Shetland Isles and Sheffield - on melodica and Yamaha keys. Ammas contains the usual suspects: Graham Davis on synths, Dave Black on electric guitar, Out To Lunch on acoustic guitar and Peter Baxter on percussion. Bassists are being auditioned at the Ammas lunchtime residency at the Betsey this Friday, 1st March. [Repeats Sunday 6am.]
3:00pm - 3:30pm
SHAPE
[Repeated from Thursday 10.30pm.] New music from the SHAPE+ Platform. This month: violinist, sound artist, published poet, curator and researcher Manja Ristić investigates field recording as both artistic and listening practice. In her work 'Ghosts', which you will hear in this show, she uses obsolete instruments as well as field recordings from the Adriatic and her travels. SHAPE+ is funded by the European Union. For more info visit shapeplatform.eu.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Spizz FM
An on-going audio autobiography from the punk and post-punk legend that is Spizz. This week: Baby news! The granddaughter has arrived. Some baby songs, plus a fair few New Band Spots. On the menu today Spizzology, BMX Bandits, Electric Cake Salad, Andi Sexgang, Pete Wylie, Delta Unit, Mick Ronson, Ghost Woman, Joyless Jones, Creature Creature, Dead Star Talk, Brian Eno. For more information visit the Spizzenergi Facebook page. Tweet to @spizzenergi. [Repeats Saturday 8am.]
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Radio Public
A monthly programme created by Workshop 24, a sound, visual and socially engaged art collective working in the Midlands. Each programme emanates from our experience of the local, creating a portal into sonic possible worlds. Episode 16: What Are The Chances? A sonic possible world from Radio Public's Bill Laybourne, a collection of chance based compositions selected and arranged using chance as the organising principle. [Repeats Sunday 11am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
A World In London
DJ Ritu MBE presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London. This week: DJ Ritu's special guest is genre-defying composer/percussionist Sarathy Korwar, ahead of his performance at Southbank Centre’s inaugural South Asian Sounds festival. He discusses the stories and inspirations behind his music, touring solo and with Anoushka Shankar, and making musical waves with urban jazz, spoken word artists and rarely heard Siddi folk musicians. Plus, an exclusive preview of his forthcoming EP, ‘Kalak: Live in Mumbai’. [Repeats Saturday 3.30pm.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Arty Facts
[Repeated from Sunday 1.30pm.] Arty Facts with Master J is a show about working in the arts. Today: Master J is joined by musical theatre actor Karen Holmes. Karen is currently on national tour in Greatest Days – The Official Take That Musical. In this review show they discuss the Bartlett Sher directed production of King and I that is currently playing at The Dominion Theatre (staring Darren Lee and Helen George), and the films Dune 2 and Wicked Little Letters. Topics include: why all West End Theatre ushers are actors, faith-based casting, the Royal Mail, and the difference between aurora and red. If you listen carefully, Master J and Karen might even mention one of the shows they are supposed to be reviewing. For more information visit Master J on Facebook.
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
One off, irregular and sometimes surprise broadcasts. [Repeats 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 concert series in London. [Repeats Friday 12am.]
10:30pm - 11:00pm
Rockfort
[Repeated from Tuesday 7.30pm.] David McKenna presents the best in underground and out of left-field French music. This week: including Laetitia Sadier, En Attendant Ana, Tioklu, Lès Modernos, Molto Morbidi, Gilb'R and Mairo & H Jeune Crack.
11:00pm - 12:00am
Fog Cast
A series of late night deep listening soundtracks presented by Robin The Fog. Tonight: we open with 'Forty Three', a new unreleased work from David Barbenel followed by 'Desert Glass' from Tom Releen & Marta Sologni. We celebrate London venue Iklectik successfully reaching their crowdfunding milestone by hearing two new works from the Castles In Space benefit compilation, 'This Is Not The End' from FogCast regulars Jo Johnson and Hilary Robinson, and end with a new extended piece from Burning Harpsichord Records 'Tuscarora Ave'. Plus, there's an unreleased Howlround track somewhere in the mix in celebration of new LP 'A Loop Where Time Becomes', but more of that next week. Come drift into the night with us... Further details at: robinthefog.com. [Repeats Sunday 2.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Tunes From Turtle Island
New releases and old favourites from the indigenous musicians of North America. Selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew GJ. For more info see facebook.com/tunesfromturtleisland and tunesfromturtleisland.eu. [Repeats Saturday 8.30pm.]