Freak Zone Playlist Episodes Episode guide
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The origins of post-rock
Stuart dives into the murky waters of post-rock and its many variations.
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Les Baxter and Hollywood exotica
Musician and producer Graham Massey joins Stuart to talk about the music of Les Baxter.
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Fiona Talkington on unusual instrumentation
Fiona Talkington presents Stuart with tracks featuring unusual instrumentation.
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Marcus O'Dair
Music journalist Marcus O'Dair shares his favourite experimental dub records.
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Transcendental Music
Richard Hector-Jones chats to Stuart about a different kind of trance music.
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The best in young British jazz
Stuart is joined by Radio 3's Jez Nelson to talk about trends in current British jazz.
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The best Black Sabbath covers
Andy Votel presents Stuart with the best Black Sabbath covers of all time.
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Brian Eno's Obscure Records
Stuart delves into the back catalogue of Brian Eno's short-lived label Obscure Records.
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Jonny Trunk's Celebrity Singers Quiz
Jonny Trunk invites Stuart to guess who is singing on some bizarre celebrity records.
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Paddy Steer on the music of Eden Ahbez
Paddy celebrates the music of Eden Ahbez, a proto-hippy who composed a jazz standard.
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Fiona Talkington on Norwegian music
Late Junction's Fiona Talkington chats to Stuart about her longstanding love of Norway.
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Oi, oi! It's foreign-language punk!
Sticking it to the man in as many languages as possible, Stuart celebrates exotic punk!
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Swedish sound poet Ake Hodell
A module on the music of outspoken Swedish sound artist Ake Hodell.
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Italian film composer Ennio Morricone
Jonny Trunk presents some unusual findings from Ennio Morricone's back catalogue.
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European literature in music
Stuart looks at how European literature has been portrayed in music.
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Ian McMillan talks music and poetry
Stuart is joined by presenter of Radio 3's The Verb Ian McMillan to talk music and poetry.
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Vangelis, Greek God of the synthesizer
Andy Votel talks about the music of Vangelis, Greek God of the synthesizer.
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Stuart's guest is Portishead's Geoff Barrow
Geoff Barrow, best known for his work with Portishead, joins Stuart.
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Marcus O'Dair on the music of Robert Wyatt
Marcus O'Dair, biographer of Robert Wyatt, shares his favourite Wyatt tracks.
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Jonny Trunk's horrid kids
Musical adventurer Jonny Trunk brings in a selection of records by children.
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When Pop Stars Go Weird
Stuart's guest Mandy Wigby brings in a selection of records from pop stars gone weird.
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Doing It For The Kids
There's no guest this week as Stuart presents his own selection of music for children.
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Andy Votel's Aphexiation
Andy Votel brings in a selection of tracks he calls 'antique-acid'
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Mandy Wigby's Organ Transplant
Musician Mandy Wigby presents Stuart with her favourite records featuring organs.
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Anne Hilde-Neset on music and decay
Anne Hilde-Neset from Wire magazine choses records around the theme of decay.
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Nick Currie (aka Momus) on John Cage
Stuart Maconie is joined by musician Nick Currie who shares his love of John Cage's music.
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The best of 6
Clickity click, sixty-six. Stuart celebrates all things six for the station's birthday.
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Prog Rock Concept Albums
Stuart presents his favourite progressive rock concept albums.
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Matt Berry in the studio
Stuart is joined by comedic actor Matt Berry of The Mighty Boosh and IT Crowd fame.
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Paddy Steer on the music of Harry Partch
Stuart's guest is musician Paddy Steer, who shares his love of Harry Partch.