Wax Lyrical

Sydney-based poet Jake Goetz joins Absent DJ on a journey through his book/poem ‘meditations with passing water’. We'll gently rock you along the Maiwar (Brisbane River).

Songs from: Gigi Masin, Midori Hirano, William Selman, Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell, Tassilo Vannhöfen, Lucretia Dalt.

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2Nite's Producer is joined by DIY rapper Sawcy Dogé from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The two speak on playing soccer for Kenya, addiction, drug dealing and finding creative relief while locked up.

Tracks from: Francis and the Lights, 21 Savage, YBN Cordae and Sawcy Dogé himself.

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Sometimes a naughty kid learns more than a good one. In the new episode, Algal coaxes stories from two mischievous 90s kids – Dame Rumpy and Havana.

Songs from Jonny Nash, Ozo, The Middle East, Dreamatic, Disco Sigaretta, Jessica Pratt, Albrecht La'Brooy, Tornado Wallace, Ihashi Elimhlophe, Steve Douglas, Isaac Hayes, Gary Shearston

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Jake Walker joins Absent DJ with his mix 'Cigarette, Helen?' Follow the mad little ear worm along.

Absent DJ shares tracks from: Pontiac Streator & Ulla Straus, Luc Ferrari.

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[WARNING]

This episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and references to drugs and violence

2Nite's Producer returns to the not-so-distant past with some help from Melbourne musician and field recordist Josh Kreusler. The pair explore the fractal nature of memory, appreciate inanimate objects and ponder cyclical violence all while playing tracks about looking back...again.

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This time, Algal takes you on an excursion into the sleeping world of Lucy’s brain. She reads her dream diary, which happens to be humming with vibrant life.

Lucy wends through both wonder and danger, and wonders at the strangeness of what happens when you're not awake.

Finally, listen to a rare poem by Sydney writer, Selma Steam. 

Tunes from: Yosi Horikawa, Francis Bebey, Andras, Mkwaju Ensemble, Sun Ra, The KLF, Camaro's Gang, Mort Garson, Carlos Maria

 

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Note: This story contains some bad language and some drug references.

Join author Jack Cameron Stanton as we whirl, twirl and tumble through the high-rises of Sydney in his story 'Bobo's Seaplane'.

Absent DJ on the mix with the likes of: D. Tiffany, Dwig, Lee Gamble, Tears for Fears, Allike, Gil Michel, António Sanches, Ben Vince, Vondelpark & Low Flung.

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[WARNING]

The following episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and strong themes.

Wax Lyrical goes dark this week as 2Nite's Producer delves into the dystopian present. Featuring missing houses with Absent DJ, conversations from a bunker and zombie apocalypse plans. This is not one to fall asleep to.

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Get excited, vibrate and overflow with Algal Blooms as he guides you through a watery world. This week we learn about:

 

• Erotic rockpools
• The pilgrimage of Centennial Park eels to New Caledonia
• What happens when you stick a microphone under the surface of the Murrumbidgee

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Absent DJ prophesies, fortune tells and presses on for meaning - through the Book of Answers, via Algal's prolific Italian Seer, premonitions, and guest Roy Batty Jnr's dissociative meditation: chopped and screwed Youtube tarot readings and oddities. 

 

Tracks from: Whirse, Zuli, Rabit & Lucrecia Dalt.

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