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Freak Zone Playlist Episodes

  1. By Daniel O’Sullivan of Grumbling Fur

    A selection of songs that present conflicting worlds of innocence and melancholy.

  2. By Group A

    Disorientating sounds, vintage synths and Ryuichi Sakamoto feature in Group A’s playlist.

  3. By These New Puritans

    Featuring Georgian polyphony, a song written in a dream and British composer Thomas Ades

  4. By The Comet Is Coming

    The three-headed beast that is The Comet Is Coming select an hour of exploratory music.

  5. By James Yorkston

    Folk artist James Yorkston compiles an eclectic mix of adventurous songwriting

  6. By People Like Us

    A playlist of artists working with collage, cuts ups and plunderphonics.

  7. By Bendik Giske

    Queer performance artist, saxophonist and music maker Bendik Giske compiles a playlist

  8. By Charlotte Adigery

    A playlist of 1980s creole dance music and obscure caribbean jams

  9. By Black To Comm

    Buzzing industrial noise, a choir of deaf children and Public Image Ltd

  10. By Jessica Sligter

    Dutch vocalist and musician Jessica Sligter with music from the arab avant-garde and more

  11. By Julia Holter

    Experimental chamber pop artist Julia Holter selects new music that explores the voice

  12. By Mara Carlyle and Max de Wardener

    A gorgeous selection of tracks by vocalist Mara Carlyle and composer Max de Wardener

  13. By Jockstrap

    London avant-pop duo Jockstrap with an eclectic hour of their favourite music

  14. By Low

    Alan Sparhawk from Low raids his vinyl collection for cult classics and little-known gems

  15. By Hen Ogledd

    A seasonal selection in celebration of Christmas and Saturnalia from Hen Ogledd

  16. By Gaye Su Akyol

    A trip through Turkey’s psychedelic past with singer Gaye Su Akyol.

  17. By Mésange

    Mésange choose an hour of their deepest and most spiritually stimulating underground music

  18. By Myrkur

    Myrkur showcases her Nordic heritage with black metal, Norwegian folk and a nyckelharpa

  19. By Keeley Forsyth

    Actor and musician Keeley Forsyth chooses her favourite underground and experimental music

  20. By Bas Jan

    Off-kilter beats, ritual magic & contemporary cross-genre composition compiled by Bas Jan

  21. By Klein

    British-Nigerian musician Klein shares her favourite underground and experimental music

  22. By Sam Amidon

    An hour-long playlist chosen by future-looking folk artist Sam Amidon.

  23. By Yama Warashi

    Bristol-based Japanese artist Yoshino Shigihara champions her local left-field music scene

  24. By Jlin

    Christina Aguilera nestles next to Philip Glass and Araabmuzik in Jlin’s eclectic playlist

  25. By Jerusalem in My Heart

    Music from the Middle East: Arabic pop, belly dances and Sudanese superstars

  26. by TUSK Festival

    The TUSK Festival team chooses an hour of experimental music from around the world

  27. By Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs

    Riff heavy rockers Pigs x7 choose an hour of leftfield music from their record collection

  28. Alexander Tucker

    Grumbling Fur’s Alexander Tucker with an hour of underground and experimental music

  29. Beak>

    Beak> compile a playlist of their favourite underground and experimental music

  30. Soap & Skin

    Hand-crafted playlists from creators of underground and experimental music

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