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Freak Zone Playlist Episodes

  1. Sampling Vocals: The Early Years

    Stuart Maconie and 808 State's Graham Massey look at early use of vocal samples in music.

  2. New Scottish Sounds

    Fielding Hope joins Stuart to showcase the best new sounds coming out of Scotland.

  3. War of the Roses

    Stuart defends Lancashire against Yorkshireman Alex Neilson in the War of the Roses.

  4. Ambient Meets Classical

    Stuart focuses on composers with classical roots who work in ambient music.

  5. Sleepy Time

    Stuart winds down to the weekend with a sleep-themed playlist.

  6. Roundtable

    Stuart discusses experimental music releases with John Doran and Crispin Parry.

  7. Musical Foley

    Stuart is joined by sound artist Robin the Fog to talk about the use of foley in music.

  8. Improvising Duos

    Stuart is joined by Fiona Talkington to discuss what makes a great improvising partnership

  9. Early Glastonbury Line-Ups

    Stuart looks back on the line-ups at Glastonbury 1970 and 1971.

  10. Daniel P Carter

    Daniel P Carter from the Radio 1 Rock Show joins Stuart with his experimental music picks.

  11. Weird Japanese Records

    Stuart and Andy Votel from Finders Keepers look at Japan's stranger musical exports.

  12. 1960s Electronica

    Stuart presents a playlist of pioneering electronic sounds from the 1960s.

  13. What's Hot in Jazz?

    Stuart is joined by Jez Nelson, who presents a round-up of the hottest records in jazz.

  14. Modern Soundtracks to Silent Films

    Stuart looks at the different approaches to writing modern soundtracks for silent films.

  15. Magmafied: Zeuhl Music

    Graham Massey shares zeuhl music - a genre created by French progressive band Magma.

  16. The Stranger Side of Glam Rock

    Journalist and rock biographer Nina Antonia showcases the stranger side of glam rock.

  17. Five Tracks I'd Never Have Heard Without WFMU

    Mojo's Andrew Male joins Stuart with five tracks he originally heard on radio station WFMU

  18. Jonathan Coe

    Author and musician Jonathan Coe plays some records which have inspired him.

  19. Roundtable

    Stuart discusses experimental and left-field releases with Andy Votel and Jonny Trunk.

  20. British Comic Actors in Song

    Stuart presents a playlist of British comedians and actors in song.

  21. New British Folk

    Alex Neilson of Trembling Bells shares records under the loose theme of new British folk.

  22. Supersonic Festival Line-Up

    Supersonic festival director Lisa Meyer presents tracks from artists on the 2015 line-up.

  23. Going, Going, Gong

    Stuart celebrates the life and work of Daevid Allen with Graham Massey and Andy Votel.

  24. Subterranean Worlds

    Quietus editor John Doran joins Stuart to unearth music on a subterranean theme.

  25. 15/03/2015

    Julia Dempsey joins Stuart to present a playlist of emerging experimental sonic artists.

  26. 08/03/2015

    Stuart Maconie presents a playlist of live album tracks.

  27. Slug's Ian Black

    Ian Black from Slug joins Stuart to share some left-field gems from his record collection.

  28. Gilles Peterson's Freakier Mix

    Gilles Peterson takes over the Freakier Zone with a 60-minute mix of left-field grooves.

  29. Troubadours

    Radio 3's Nick Luscombe joins Stuart to present a module on modern troubadours.

  30. Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    Stuart presents a selection of songs that tell stories.

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