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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. Experimental Explorations with Moondog

    Two hours of experimental music and a featured album from Moondog.

  2. Experimental Explorations with Van Der Graaf Generator

    Two hours of experimental music and an in depth chat with VDGG's Peter Hammill.

  3. Experimental Explorations with Bohren & der Club of Gore

    Two hours of experimental and avant-garde music.

  4. Laurie Speigel's Expanding Universe

    Two hours of experimental and avant-garde music.

  5. Sun Ra's Lanquidity

    Light up your Freak beacon and step inside music's untamed avant-garden.

  6. Experimental Explorations in Japan

    We celebrate the left field music scenes of Japan.

  7. Alice Coltrane's Kirtan: Turiya Sings

    Alice Coltrane's Kirtan: Turiya Sings is our Featured Album.

  8. Euro 2020 Special

    24 tracks representing the 24 teams that competed in Euro 2020.

  9. French Frith Kaiser Thompson

    Our featured album is Invisible Means by experimental quartet French Frith Kaiser Thompson

  10. Way Out West

    Stuart explores the radical, left field and progressive music of England's West Country.

  11. Summer Solstice Special

    Music designed to listen to outdoors across the 2021 Summer Solstice.

  12. Jean Guérin's Tacet

    We revisit Jean Guérin's surreal masterpiece ‘Tacet'.

  13. Feed Me Weird Things

    Squarepusher's debut record Feed Me Weird Things is our Featured Album.

  14. Funkadelic

    Featuring the music of the 1970 psychedelic album Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow.

  15. Caroline Catz on Delia Derbyshire

    Stuart chats to the director of a new docudrama about Delia Derbyshire’s life and work.

  16. Slow Sunday: Stargazing Special

    Stuart soundtracks your twilight astral contemplations as the stars come out.

  17. Nico

    Stuart looks back on the German musician's dystopian and ominous 1970 album Desertshore.

  18. Featured label: Youth

    Stuart hears from DJ Andrew Lyster, founder of the experimental Manchester-based label.

  19. Micachu & The Shapes

    Featuring the sounds of the band’s clattering avant-pop debut Jewellery from 2009.

  20. Beverly Glenn-Copeland

    Stuart revisits the artist’s meditative ambient synth album from 1986, Keyboard Fantasies.

  21. Hudson Mohawke

    Featuring the sounds of the maximalist electronic producer’s melodic 2009 album Butter.

  22. The Freaky Side of the 6 Music Festival

    Stuart features his highlights from past festivals ahead of 2021’s virtual edition.

  23. Labradford

    Stuart looks back on the Virginian post-rock band’s 1999 landmark album E Luxo So.

  24. Slow Dance Records

    Stuart hears from GG Skips, co-founder of the London-based DIY arts and music label.

  25. Meredith Monk

    For International Women’s Day, Stuart looks back on the artist’s 1981 album Dolmen Music.

  26. Coil

    Stuart revisits the experimental duo’s surreal 1991 album Love's Secret Domain.

  27. Remembering SOPHIE

    In light of the visionary artist’s recent passing, Stuart celebrates their album Product.

  28. Be Good To Yourself

    Stuart presents an adventurous playlist of soothing and healing soundscapes.

  29. Jean-Cohen Solal

    Featuring the sounds of the jazz flautist’s audacious 1973 album Captain Tarthopom.

  30. MF Doom

    In light of the rapper’s recent passing, Stuart celebrates his 2004 album Madvillainy.

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