Freak Zone Playlist Episodes Episode guide
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Graham Massey presents the music of Hermeto Pascoal
Stuart explores the music of eccentric Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal.
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Anne Hilde Neset on female guitarists
Stuart talks to Anne Hilde Neset about female guitarists.
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Supersonic's Lisa Meyer
Experimental music promoter Lisa Meyer chats to Stuart.
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Music for Insomniacs
Fiona Talkington from Radio 3's Late Junction joins Stuart with music for insomniacs.
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Dark Side of the Moog
Andy Votel explores the dark side of the Moog as 6 Music Celebrates Electronica.
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New York's No Wave Scene
Stuart looks into the no wave scene that gave birth to the experimental rock band Swans.
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How to marry poetry and music
Radio 3's Ian McMillan talks about the strangest ways to combine poetry and music.
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Roundtable
Stuart hosts a discussion about new releases in experimental and esoteric music.
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Orchestral
Stuart chooses an orchestral playlist featuring Sufjan Stevens and Ornette Coleman.
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Irish experimental music
60 minutes of the best experimental, wild and wonderful Irish men and women of music.
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Manipulated Voices
John Doran from The Quietus shares some weird records with manipulated voices.
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The History of the Drum Machine
808 State's Graham Massey gives Stuart a brief history of the drum machine.
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Novelty Beatnik Records
Bongo-loving, beret-wearing hepcat Jonny Trunk plays novelty beatnik records. You dig?
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Loop-de-loop
Anne Hilde Neset sends Stuart loopy talking about loops and cycles in music.
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Leftfield Ladies of Electronica
Mira Calix showcases the best female artists working in electronic music.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ live music archive
Stuart plays archive tracks from Boards of Canada, Gentle Giant and Soft Machine.
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The Horrors join Stuart
Tom and Rhys from The Horrors share a selection of their favourite freaky tracks.
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Obscure Italian Soundtracks
Andy Votel joins Stuart with some lesser-known but utterly brilliant Italian soundtracks.
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Roundtable discussion
Stuart hosts a roundtable discussion critiquing new releases in the world of weird music.
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Field Recordings
Peter Meanwell joins Stuart with tracks that show an imaginative use of field recordings.
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Ice Music Festival
Fiona Talkington reports from the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, Norway.
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Lost Voices
Stuart provides a 60-minute playlist of great artists lost to obscurity.
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Space Rock with Shindig!
Austin Matthews, author of Shindig! magazine's space rock special, joins Stuart.
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New music for 2014
The Quietus editor John Doran shares his picks for 2014.
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Best bits of 2013
Stuart revisits some of the best moments on the show from the past 12 months.
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Freaky Festive Mix
Graham Massey provides an eerily festive mix - warm your soul with this wintry treat.
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Keeping It in the Family
Stuart puts together a playlist of family bands including a grindcore father-daughter duo.
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The Legacy of Frank Zappa Continued
Stuart delves deeper into the legacy of Frank Zappa, 20 years after his death.
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Roundtable Discussion
Stuart hosts a discussion on the latest new releases with Andy Votel and Connan Mockasin.
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International Radiophonic Records
Musical maverick Jonny Trunk shares his favourite records from across the globe.