Freak Zone Playlist

“As the 6 Music Festival retunes to Greater Manchester, electronic one man band Paddy Steer brings you 60 minutes of experimental sounds with a Mancunian tinge.
Help Paddy celebrate his 60th birthday by listening to tracks from the likes of Trauma Social, Womb and Dan Haywood.”

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“Welcome in the Spring Solstice with Lilly Doble from Boss Morris.
Founded in 2015, Boss Morris are an all-female progressive Morris dancing side from Stroud in Gloucestershire. They’re the ideal people to pick an hour of music to mark the vernal equinox (or Ostara), the day when the hours of light and dark are equal. So we have springs songs from Shirley Collins, Lisa Knapp and John Cale and tunes from Hekla and Smote to remind we’re not fully out of the darkness yet.”

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“Singer and musician Richard Dawson protests against the tyranny of reverb with an hour of tunes where “you can hear the air vibrate”.
Forget surface gloss and perfection and expect distortion, ghosts, mistakes and music from the likes of Sun Ra, Arthur Russell and the Dixie Hummingbirds.
Richard’s latest album End of the Middle is out now.”

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“Mat Schulz & Gosia Plysa directors of Unsound Festival in Krakow, Poland curate a playlist of Noise themed music inspired by some the artists featuring in their 2024 lineup including Yellow Swans, Raphael Rogiński, Joe Mcphee & Lasse Marhaug and more!”

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“Jim Wallis explores the world of Ambient Country and Americana, from its origins with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to modern masters like SUSS and Chuck Johnson.
Jim Wallis is a multi-instrumentalist and member of the band Modern Nature. Last year, he worked with the pedal steel player Henry Senior on the acclaimed album In Huge Gesturing Loops.”

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“Cornish artist and musician Daisy Rickman picks an hour of inspirations and favourites with an emphasis on some of the contemporary folk artists she’s sharing the bill with at this year’s Supersonic festival.
Daisy Rickman is a painter and musician originally from Mousehole in Cornwall. Her second second full-length album, Howl, came out earlier this year.
This is the second of three special playlists by artists playing this year’s Supersonic Festival.”

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“Contemporary classical music composer, Sophia Jani, puts the spotlight on notated music, sharing her current favourites and inspirations.
Sophia Jani is is the current Composer in Residence of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons. Her sophomore album, Six Pieces for Solo Violin, was released in May 2024 on Squama Recordings.
In this episode of the Freak Zone Playlist, Sophia shares some of her favourite notated music, including compositions from Caroline Shaw, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and more!”

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“Portuguese musician Ana Lua Caiano’s work mixes the electronic with the traditional – and so does her playlist. Expect music from Spain, Brazil, France and Sweden native plus beats…and bagpipes.

Hailing from Lisbon’s experimental underground scene Ana Lua Caiano mixes rural Portuguese music traditions with layered vocals, synthesizers, electronic beats and field recording . She released her debut album ‘Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado’ (I Shall Stay in This Square) in April 2024.”

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“Icelandic musician and visual artist Sunna Margrét picks an hour of music on the theme of frustration, including tracks by Can, Holly Herndon and the Space Lady.
Formerly a member of the Icelandic band Bloodgroup, Sunna’s 2019 EP Art of History won Iceland’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize, the Kraumur Award.
Her debut solo album Finger On Tongue came out in March 2024.”

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“Fabled singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan brings you an hour of music that goes off the beaten track, with songs about travelling, moving on, leaving home and sometimes returning.
Vashti’s choices include suitable tunes by the likes of David Crosby, Connie Converse and Del Shannon.
Vashti Bunyan is probably best known for her cult 1970 debut Just Another Diamond Day. Her follow up Lookaftering was releases a mere 35 years later. She makes a rare live appearance at the Roundhouse in London as part of its In The Round festival in April.”

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“London-based Danish musician Astrid Sonne selects some warm music to help you get through your cold and be ready to welcome spring.
Astrid Sonne is a composer, producer and performer. Originally from Copenhagen, she moved to London in 2022. Her third album, Great Doubt, is out now.”

Freak Zone Playlist 2024-03-28 Astrid Sonne’s Convalescence playlist download alternatives:
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“Musician and visual artist Petra Hermanova selects an hour of music that revolves around breath, including instruments propelled by air from the pipe organ to the concertina.
Petra Hermanov is a musician who works with autoharp, voice, pipe organ and drone to explore subjects such as loss and bereavement. Her debut solo album, In Death’s Eyes, was released in October last year.”

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“Hinako Omori marks the arrival of spring with an hour of music on a floral theme. Expect songs about marigolds, bluebells and orchids and music from the likes of Julianna Barwick, Laurie Anderson and the Cocteau Twins.
Hinako Omori is Japanese musician and composer based in London . Her second album Stillness, Softness was released last year.”

Freak Zone Playlist 2024-02-22 Hinako Omori’s Flowers in Bloom Playlist download alternatives:
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“Composer and musician Arushi Jain presents an hour of underground electronic music from her home of Brooklyn.
Arushi Jain is a composer, vocalist, engineer, modular synthesist and radio presenter. Also known as Modular Princess, her new album Delight is out at the end of March.”

Freak Zone Playlist 2024-02-15 Arushi Jain’s Brooklyn Underground Playlist download alternatives:
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