Freak Zone Playlist Episodes Episode guide
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Modern Soundtracks to Silent Films
Stuart looks at the different approaches to writing modern soundtracks for silent films.
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Magmafied: Zeuhl Music
Graham Massey shares zeuhl music - a genre created by French progressive band Magma.
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The Stranger Side of Glam Rock
Journalist and rock biographer Nina Antonia showcases the stranger side of glam rock.
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Five Tracks I'd Never Have Heard Without WFMU
Mojo's Andrew Male joins Stuart with five tracks he originally heard on radio station WFMU
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Jonathan Coe
Author and musician Jonathan Coe plays some records which have inspired him.
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Roundtable
Stuart discusses experimental and left-field releases with Andy Votel and Jonny Trunk.
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British Comic Actors in Song
Stuart presents a playlist of British comedians and actors in song.
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New British Folk
Alex Neilson of Trembling Bells shares records under the loose theme of new British folk.
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Supersonic Festival Line-Up
Supersonic festival director Lisa Meyer presents tracks from artists on the 2015 line-up.
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Going, Going, Gong
Stuart celebrates the life and work of Daevid Allen with Graham Massey and Andy Votel.
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Subterranean Worlds
Quietus editor John Doran joins Stuart to unearth music on a subterranean theme.
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15/03/2015
Julia Dempsey joins Stuart to present a playlist of emerging experimental sonic artists.
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08/03/2015
Stuart Maconie presents a playlist of live album tracks.
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Slug's Ian Black
Ian Black from Slug joins Stuart to share some left-field gems from his record collection.
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Gilles Peterson's Freakier Mix
Gilles Peterson takes over the Freakier Zone with a 60-minute mix of left-field grooves.
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Troubadours
Radio 3's Nick Luscombe joins Stuart to present a module on modern troubadours.
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Stuart presents a selection of songs that tell stories.
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Compositional Systems
Anne Hilde Neset joins Stuart to explore specific compositional systems.
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Techno Oddities
808 State's Graham Massey joins Stuart to share oddities from the world of techno.
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Freakier Zone 2015 Calendar
Stuart creates a 2015 audio calendar following the seasons with a track for each month.
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Roundtable
Stuart hosts a roundtable discussion looking at the latest experimental music releases.
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Best of 2014
Stuart looks back on his favourite Freakier Zone moments of 2014.
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Festive Bells and Children's Games
Radio 3's Fiona Talkington joins Stuart with some festive bells and children's games.
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Freakier Winter
Stuart kicks off the longest night of the year with a wintery solstice playlist.
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Robert Wyatt's Side Projects
Stuart and biographer Marcus O'Dair look at the many side projects of Robert Wyatt.
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Music and the Occult
Stuart is joined by writer Rob Young to explore music inspired by the occult.
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Independent Science Fiction
Musician Mandy Wigby talka about independent science fiction films and their soundtracks.
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23/11/2014
Music journalist Pete Paphides joins Stuart with sounds from the TV music libraries.
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The Best of British Prog
Stuart selects some of the less obvious highlights of British prog rock of the 1970s.
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Canadian Special
Stuart chooses strange music from the second largest country in the world, Canada.