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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. Yes: Close to the Edge

    Stuart plays all three tracks from classic Yes album Close to the Edge.

  2. Pat Metheny and ECM Records

    Stuart's featured album is Pat Metheny's debut record Bright Sized Life.

  3. Boards of Canada

    Stuart plays two brand new tracks from Boards of Canada's forthcoming album.

  4. 02/06/2013

    Strange, surprising Sunday evenings - the perfect journey into the Freakier Zone.

  5. 40 Years of Virgin Records

    Richard Branson chats to Stuart Maconie about how he started Virgin Records.

  6. John Zorn and Pat Metheny

    John Zorn and Pat Metheny chat to Stuart about their new collaboration.

  7. Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup

    Stuart features Stereolab's fourth album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup.

  8. The Flying Lizards

    Stuart's featured record is The Flying Lizards' debut album.

  9. Wolf People in the studio

    Stuart chats to Wolf People about their new album, Fain.

  10. Linda Perhacs' Parallelograms

    Stuart unearths a forgotten folk record from 1970 by dental nurse Linda Perhacs.

  11. The Haxan Cloak chats to Stuart

    The Haxan Cloak chats to Stuart about his album of dark and disorientating soundscapes.

  12. John Zorn: The Big Gundown

    Stuart features John Zorn's dramatic re-workings of Ennio Morricone's film scores.

  13. David Bowie's Low is the Featured Album

    Stuart celebrates Low, the first of David Bowie's hugely influential Berlin LPs.

  14. Featured album: Trader Horne

    Stuart features an under-appreciated classic from British folk duo Trader Horne.

  15. Stewart Lee joins Stuart Maconie

    Comedian Stewart Lee chats to Stuart Maconie about the music he uses for his stand up.

  16. Burial is the featured album

    Strange, surprising Sunday evenings, the perfect journey to the Freakier Zone.

  17. Tribute to Kevin Ayers

    Robert Wyatt joins Stuart to pay tribute to Kevin Ayers, who passed away recently.

  18. Scandinavian Special

    A Scandinavian music special in honour of Stuart's visit to Oslo and the by:Larm festival.

  19. Soft Machine get the featured album treatment

    Stuart is fresh off the plane from Oslo's by:Larm festival and live from Salford.

  20. Stuart features Rusty by Rodan

    Stuart celebrates math-rock band Rodan and their seminal album Rusty.

  21. Godley and Creme - Consequences

    Stuart's featured album is triple-disc concept album Consequences by Godley and Creme.

  22. A featured album from Boards of Canada

    Boards of Canada's debut Music Has the Right to Children is Stuart's featured album.

  23. 20/01/2013

    Stuart features The Faust Tapes, a fine example of 1970s German krautrock.

  24. Scott Walker 70th birthday special

    Stuart chats to Scott Walker as the Freak Zone celebrates the singer's 70th birthday.

  25. Alex Neilson's 30-minute mix

    Stuart features a mix from Alex Neilson, singer and drummer with Trembling Bells.

  26. Ivor Cutler's Dandruff

    Ivor Cutler's selection of poems set to music is the week's featured album.

  27. Sufjan Stevens' Christmas Songs

    Stuart Maconie presents a festive selection of songs by Sufjan Stevens.

  28. Stuart features psychedelic rock band Tomorrow

    Stuart features psychedelic rock band Tomorrow.

  29. Freaky cassette goodness from Factory Benelux

    Stuart explores a cult cassette compilation from Belgium's Factory Benelux label.

  30. Basil Kirchin's Abstractions of the Industrial North

    Stuart features the pastoral instrumentals of Basil Kirchin's imaginary music for film.

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