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Freak Zone Playlist Episodes

  1. The Best of British Prog

    Stuart selects some of the less obvious highlights of British prog rock of the 1970s.

  2. Canadian Special

    Stuart chooses strange music from the second largest country in the world, Canada.

  3. Extended Techniques

    Peter Meanwell joins Stuart with some examples of extended techniques in music.

  4. Roundtable

    Stuart discusses new experimental music releases with Jonny Trunk and David Armes.

  5. British Post-Punk

    Stuart is joined by Graham Massey to discuss British post-punk.

  6. Lost Ladies

    Andy Votel joins Stuart with a selection of records on the theme of lost ladies.

  7. Odd Couples

    Stuart playlists an hour of music by 'odd couples'.

  8. Psychedelia

    Stuart goes far out into the world of psychedelia with an hour-long special.

  9. Cult Classic TV Themes

    Stuart and Jonny Trunk of Trunk Records wallow in nostalgia with cult classic TV themes.

  10. Roundtable Discussion

    Stuart discusses experimental music releases with Nick Luscombe and Justin Watson.

  11. 1959: The Most Creative Year in Jazz

    Stuart Maconie is joined by Graham Massey to look at some benchmark jazz albums from 1959.

  12. West Country Freaks

    Stuart showcases some musical freaks hailing from the West Country.

  13. Experimental Sludge Rock

    Lisa Meyer from Birmingham's Capsule joins Stuart with some experimental sludge rock.

  14. Krautrock for Dummkopfs

    Stuart looks at Krautrock, the experimental German rock movement of late 1960s/early 70s.

  15. Sidsel Endresen

    Radio 3's Fiona Talkington joins Stuart to talk about Norwegian vocalist Sidsel Endresen.

  16. Music of the Internet Generation

    John Doran from The Quietus joins Stuart to unearth hidden internet gems.

  17. Steve Reich: A Career Retrospective

    Iconic minimalist composer Steve Reich speaks about his most celebrated compositions.

  18. It's Not All Brass Bands

    Stuart plays music inspired by north west England and chats to composer Richard Skelton.

  19. The Sound World of Julian Cope

    Archdrude Julian Cope invites you into his sound world with a 30-minute back to back mix.

  20. The Various Crimes of Siltbreeze Records

    Musician Kiran Leonard presents Stuart with the various crimes of Siltbreeze Records.

  21. Roundtable

    Stuart is joined by Jim from Ghostbox Records and cellist Oliver Coates.

  22. Graham Massey presents the music of Hermeto Pascoal

    Stuart explores the music of eccentric Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal.

  23. Anne Hilde Neset on female guitarists

    Stuart talks to Anne Hilde Neset about female guitarists.

  24. Supersonic's Lisa Meyer

    Experimental music promoter Lisa Meyer chats to Stuart.

  25. Music for Insomniacs

    Fiona Talkington from Radio 3's Late Junction joins Stuart with music for insomniacs.

  26. Dark Side of the Moog

    Andy Votel explores the dark side of the Moog as 6 Music Celebrates Electronica.

  27. New York's No Wave Scene

    Stuart looks into the no wave scene that gave birth to the experimental rock band Swans.

  28. How to marry poetry and music

    Radio 3's Ian McMillan talks about the strangest ways to combine poetry and music.

  29. Roundtable

    Stuart hosts a discussion about new releases in experimental and esoteric music.

  30. Orchestral

    Stuart chooses an orchestral playlist featuring Sufjan Stevens and Ornette Coleman.

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