Hearspool 5: Fat People is broadcast live on Basic.FM at 2pm UK time today. The hour-long radiophonic composition by Momus is also available as an archived mp3 here.

Previous Hearspools:

Hearspool 1: George Apollo

Broadcast live today at 2pm UK time on Basic.FM, we proudly present Hearspool 4: Noise is a Monster.

The Hearspool style is establishing itself as an “irrationalisation” via cut-up of the radio output of the BBC, Faber podcasts, documentaries about artists found on YouTube, Japonaiserie, backwards Kate Bush, Ivor Cutler, Viv Stanshall, and imaginary episodes of Sherlock Holmes.
Previous episodes (in case you missed them):
Hearspool 1: George Apollo
Hearspool 2: A Humble Gardener
Hearspool 3: Come-Along Judy

Come-Along Judy is the third Hearspool, made by Momus for Basic.FM. It concentrates on the voice of Judy Golding and Japanese folk songs on vinyl.

Hearspool 2: A Humble Gardener airs live on Basic.fm today at 6am LA time, 9am NY, 2pm London, 3pm Berlin, and 11pm Tokyo. Momus’ magical mystery tour lasts 60 minutes.

Well, that was the theory, anyway. Technical issues at Basic mean it’s being rescheduled. Meanwhile, hear it here instead.

Listener discretion: if you have an irrational fear of getting an insect stuck in your brain or being confronted by a snake full of clocks, avoid. But if you love weird radio scenery, scrambled BBC productions, Klee-esque blarney, and shepherds making fantastic cross-country ski journeys slithering over dead leaves, it’s all here. The previous episode, Hearspool 1: George Apollo is archived here.

George Apollo is the first episode in a radio series called Hearspool which Momus is making for Basic.FM.

Drawing inspiration from the experimental Hörspiel tradition of German public radio as well as eccentric British storytellers like Viv Stanshall, Ivor Cutler and the Sitwells, Momus improvises tales, plays selections from his collection of Japanese folk music, and extends the spooky parallel worlds sketched out in his records and books.

Hearspool 1: George Apollo was transmitted on Basic at 2pm (UK) on Thursday January 18th 2013. It’s repeated on January 20th at 8pm (UK). The next episode airs at 2pm on January 31st, with a repeat two days later at 8pm.