Transmissions

In this transmission, we’ll be heading back 40 years to October 1983 with a mixtape of Electro-Funk, Hip hop, Freestyle and Scratch 12″ records breaking into the UK dance charts that month. ‘Electro Funk’ brought together drum machines, synthesizers, turntable scratching and FX-heavy extended dub versions as a backdrop to uptempo raps on space themes and the struggles of late 20th century city living, introducing a generation to breakdancing, graffiti, rap and turntablism.

Broadcasting on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton, UK, streaming on www.radioreverb.com in these timeslots:

Sunday 1st October at 11pm
Tuesday 3rd October at 1pm
Monday 9th October at 2pm
Thursday 12th October at 11pm
Tuesday 17th October at 1pm
Friday 20th October at 2pm
Tuesday 24th October at 10am

NEW SHOW: Electro-Funk from Autumn 1983, Sunday 1st October 2023

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#122: Electro-Funk October 1983
Heading back 40 years to October 1983 with a mixtape of Electro-Funk, Hip Hop, Freestyle and Scratch 12" singles breaking into the UK dance charts Read more
#121: Electro-Funk September 1983
In this transmission, we’ll be heading back 40 years to September 1983 with a mixtape of Electro-Funk 12" records hitting the UK dance charts that Read more
#120: Electro-Funk August 1983
In this transmission, we’ll be heading back 40 years to August 1983 and counting down the top 20 Electro-Funk 12" records according to Groove Records, Read more
#119: 30 Sounds of June
Currently Off Air presents '30 Sounds of June': 30 x 2 minute audio recordings from each day in June 2023. Field recordings, music composition and Read more
#118: Euro Curios Vol.6 – France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Denmark
A road trip through 1980's Europe featuring cassette tapes, self-released singles and LPs by short-lived bands in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Denmark and Sweden. FRANCE:Vapanda's Read more
#117: Euro Curios Vol.5 – UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
A road trip through 1980's Europe featuring cassette tapes, self-released singles and LPs by short-lived bands in Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and UK. Next month the Read more
#114: Euro Curios - 1979-89
Euro Curios Vol 4: obscure European music from short-lived bands of the 1980s - another trip through the synth-pop, cold wave, electro, euro-disco, new wave, Read more
#113: Euro Curios - 1980-85
This transmission is a mixtape of Euro Curios: independently released European music from short-lived bands of the early 1980s - a trip through the synth-pop, Read more
#112: Poets Without Words: Berlin Dada
Xelís de Toro is a Galician writer, performer and musician based in Brighton. In this transmission he presents his fourth talk on Sound Poetry as Read more
#111: Poets Without Words: Italian Futurism & The Art of Noises
Xelís de Toro is a Galician writer, performer and musician based in Brighton. In this transmission he presents his second talk on Sound Poetry as Read more