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To mark the 45th transmission, Paul selects 45 of his 45 rpm 7' singles, starting with his first piece of vinyl from 1980. Includes free pop, crackles and scratches. Pop, Rock, Electro, Soul, Calypso, Brazilian, Indie, Techno, Punk, Drone, Experimental.

A road trip through independent European music of the late-seventies and early-eighties: cold wave, industrial, synth-pop, electro, dark wave, disco, new wave and euro-pop.

Tracklisting

ITALY


Simonetti Pignatelli Morante ‎– Flashing (Extended Version) 1982


Dharma – Plastic Doll instrumental) 1982


Alexander Robotnick – Dance Boy Dance ‎1984


B.W.H – Stop 1983

SWITZERLAND


Carlos Peron -Nothing Is True 1984


Grauzone – Eisbær 1981

AUSTRIA


Monoton – Tonspur 1982


Monoton – Tanzen & Singen 1982

GERMANY


Harald Grosskopf - So weit, so gut 1980


Liliental – Wattwurm 1978


Liaisons Dangereuses – Peut Etre…Pas 1981


George Kranz ‎– Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz) 1983

DENMARK


Klaus Schonning – Lydglimt 1979

SWEDEN


Ausgang Verboten – Consumer 1984


Art Fact – Rain In The South 1986

NETHERLANDS


Smalts – Werktitel 4 1982

Plus instruments – Freundschaft Februari 1981


Niew Hip Stilen – Grüss aus Wien 1983


Nexda – A1 Untitled 1984


Nine Circles - Twinkling Stars 1982


Flash And the Pan – Walking in the rain 1978


Van Kaye & Ignit – Alice Notley 1982

Xex – Svetlana 1980

An exorcism of a year’s worth of ear worms. 24 tunes transmitted through the airwaves in order to free up some space in my audio cortex. Dave Van Ronk, R. Stevie Moore Yukio Yung, The Dells, Nat King Cole, Caetano Veloso, The Smiths, Deux, Omar, Gavin Bryars, Hailu Mergia and The Walias, The Beatles, Jorge Elbrose, Loose Joints, John Baker, Pusha T, Quelle Chris, Gilberto Gil, Daniel Wakeford, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lloyd Cole, Low, Eric Donaldson, Eden Ahbez, Olivier Messiaen.

First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM in Brighton on 4th January 2015. A music only version without DJ links is available on www.currentlyoffair.com

A radiophonic, musical, dramatic version of Soov Kunkel and Stuart Timmon’s quantum novel, ‘When the Moon Falls its Not So Steep’. Set in 2019 (sometimes) following the “Great” War to abolish Freedom; when all Western Governments went bankrupt and the Tesco-Bilderberg Elite took over the provision of all social, political and economic aspects of life by stealing the East.

'Like Philip K. Dick rewriting Jesus Christ Superstar with The Who hepped up on Monster Munch providing tunes on a 4 track' Frantz Fanon

Armed only with the music they love, Paul and guest, Simon Wilkinson aka Circa69, try to find the formative music that lives in the intersection of their Vinyl Venn Diagram. Featuring Classical, Beat Exotica, DooWop, Indie Noise, Electronica, Soundtrack and lots of loops.

THE CITY NOT THE CITY is a radio and film documentary about artists who live and create in unique and unconventional homes: in self-builds, shacks, boats, barges and caravans, and the remarkable histories of these environments. The film looks at the draw of the city and its margins. For the project, blues, folk and experimental musicians, including Jazz legend Bobby Wellins, created performances on the edges of a Brighton that may, at first, appear unrecognisable.

A second show sourced from Brighton & Hove charity shops. 60 minutes of crackle, skip and wax warp from the sounds of cheesy listening to film soundtracks, gospel hollering, Glaswegian Funk and spooky girl guide folk; Crooners, Divas, Kazoo blowers, scatting classicists, risque nightclub comediennes, beatmakers, folksingers, Calypso Kings and Disco pioneers. All donated, rejected and tossed aside by the good people of Brighton and Hove.

Armed only with the music they love, Paul and guest, Tim Saul, try to find the formative music that lives in the intersection of their Vinyl Venn Diagram.

Tim Boat takes the train from the City of London to the eastern coastal resort of Southend, journeying back to formative music moments. Presented and produced by Tim Boat.

Diving deep into an ocean of sound. Music and sounds plundered from David Toop's Book and CD treasure chest, 'Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds'. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and online at www.radioreverb.com, May 2013.