Currently Off Air
Currently Off Air is a monthly radio transmission that might feature cassette tapes, cut-ups, documentaries, occasionally true stories, spoken word and themed music shows, comedy and soap operas in space.
New transmissions air on the first Sunday of the month at 11pm-midnight on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB in Brighton, UK, streaming live on www.radioreverb.com.
Following the Sunday broadcast the show is repeated throughout the following week. Check Radio Reverb's schedule for details.
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Category Archives: transmissions
Transmission 67: Stories
The March Transmission features stories and poems by: Mike Ladd Rod McKuen Ken Nordine Circa 69 and Steve ‘Sleele’ Steele Amiri Baraka Paul Schrader Captain Beefheart Charles Bukowski Sonja Mare Laurie Anderson Frank Minion Getrude Stein Jack Keroauc The Last … Continue reading
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Transmission #65: Songs They Don’t Play on the Radio
Nick and Paul present another crackly vinyl selection of songs they don’t play on the radio. Tracklist Old Comrades on Dutch Barrel Organ (1958) The Lost Sheep by Adrian Munsey, his Sheep, wild and Orchestra (1979) Abide with Me by … Continue reading
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Transmission #64: Cassette Tapes
Looking at past and present uses and abuses of cassette tapes. New tapes as well as the never aired and the rarely heard. PLAYLIST (and links to tapes/downloads) Immigration by Ellen and Laurie Freelove from ‘SoundViews Volume One: Sources’, ¿What … Continue reading
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Transmission #63 Cassette Tapes
Trackliist Blue Nudes (I-IV) by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma from ‘In summer’, Shining Skull Third by Gareth Flowers from ‘Ritual 77 / Gareth Flowers’, Tandem Tapes Atelier 5 by Poirier Marshall Partners from ‘Atelier / Ferme’, Kit Records Buuraha U Dheer (The … Continue reading
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PLAYLIST “13 Angels Standing Guard ’round the Side of Your Bed” A Silver Mt. Zion The Idea of North Glenn Gould Cos Ber Zam – Ne Noya (Daphni Mix) Daphni Winter’s Going Bonnie Dobson When I die Motherlode Canada Shellac … Continue reading
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PLAYLIST I’m at that Party Right Now Vito Ricci Loser’s Hymn Talaboman Sun My Sweet Sun Red Axes Sun King (Edits From The Sputnik Quadrant) Sputnik Rushing into Water Tolouse Low Trax Mumukata Codona Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band … Continue reading
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To mark this month’s changing of the clocks, signalling the arrival of British Summer time, this is a re-transmission of songs and stories about Light Answering the questions: Why do we change the clocks? How does blue light help old … Continue reading
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TRACKLIST International Novelty Quartette Pan And The Wood Goblins Mose Allison Everybody Cryin’ Mercy Pete Seeger Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos No Me Llores Más The Black Lodge Singers Flinstones Ted Chippington … Continue reading
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First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, Brighton in January 2017 PLAYLIST Culloden Moor The New Departures Quartet 1964 Now’s the Time Charlie Parker’s Ree Boppers 1945 ERCO Makes Light Work The Bobby Wellins Quartet 1983 Knock yourself out Buddy Featherstonhaugh’s … Continue reading
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Transmission 58: Cassette Tapes 3
Looking at past and present uses and abuses of cassette tapes. New tapes as well as the never aired and the rarely heard. Another artist takes the ’4 Track 24′ hour challenge to make a piece of music on cassette … Continue reading
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