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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. Jean Gu茅rin's Tacet

    We revisit Jean Gu茅rin's surreal masterpiece 鈥楾acet'.

  2. Feed Me Weird Things

    Squarepusher's debut record Feed Me Weird Things is our Featured Album.

  3. Funkadelic

    Featuring the music of the 1970 psychedelic album Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow.

  4. Caroline Catz on Delia Derbyshire

    Stuart chats to the director of a new docudrama about Delia Derbyshire鈥檚 life and work.

  5. Slow Sunday: Stargazing Special

    Stuart soundtracks your twilight astral contemplations as the stars come out.

  6. Nico

    Stuart looks back on the German musician's dystopian and ominous 1970 album Desertshore.

  7. Featured label: Youth

    Stuart hears from DJ Andrew Lyster, founder of the experimental Manchester-based label.

  8. Micachu & The Shapes

    Featuring the sounds of the band鈥檚 clattering avant-pop debut Jewellery from 2009.

  9. Beverly Glenn-Copeland

    Stuart revisits the artist鈥檚 meditative ambient synth album from 1986, Keyboard Fantasies.

  10. Hudson Mohawke

    Featuring the sounds of the maximalist electronic producer鈥檚 melodic 2009 album Butter.

  11. The Freaky Side of the 6 Music Festival

    Stuart features his highlights from past festivals ahead of 2021鈥檚 virtual edition.

  12. Labradford

    Stuart looks back on the Virginian post-rock band鈥檚 1999 landmark album E Luxo So.

  13. Slow Dance Records

    Stuart hears from GG Skips, co-founder of the London-based DIY arts and music label.

  14. Meredith Monk

    For International Women鈥檚 Day, Stuart looks back on the artist鈥檚 1981 album Dolmen Music.

  15. Coil

    Stuart revisits the experimental duo鈥檚 surreal 1991 album Love's Secret Domain.

  16. Remembering SOPHIE

    In light of the visionary artist鈥檚 recent passing, Stuart celebrates their album Product.

  17. Be Good To Yourself

    Stuart presents an adventurous playlist of soothing and healing soundscapes.

  18. Jean-Cohen Solal

    Featuring the sounds of the jazz flautist鈥檚 audacious 1973 album Captain Tarthopom.

  19. MF Doom

    In light of the rapper鈥檚 recent passing, Stuart celebrates his 2004 album Madvillainy.

  20. Flying Saucer Attack

    Featuring the Bristolian DIY duo鈥檚 melancholic 鈥榬ural psychedelia鈥� album Further.

  21. Chris and Cosey

    Stuart revisits the innovative duo鈥檚 dark and pulsating cold-synth album, Trance.

  22. Best New Music of 2021

    Stuart looks at the most exciting experimental tracks & artists to watch out for in 2021.

  23. Best of 2020

    Stuart selects his favourite experimental & underground music released over the past year.

  24. The Freak Zone Advent Calendar

    Stuart counts down Christmas with a selection of numerically themed experimental tracks.

  25. Lost Map Records

    Stuart hears from Johnny Lynch, founder of the remote micro-imprint Lost Map Records.

  26. Pekka Pohjola

    Featuring the sounds of the Finnish progressive rock and jazz fusion album B The Magpie.

  27. Donald Byrd

    Stuart revisits the jazz trumpeter鈥檚 spiritual and joyous 1964 album A New Perspective.

  28. Plaid

    Stuart revisits the British duo鈥檚 expansive and playful 1997 IDM album Not for Threes.

  29. Trees

    Featuring the British psychedelic folk rock band鈥檚 1970 debut The Garden of Jane Delawney.

  30. The Sabres of Paradise

    Featuring the experimental electronic ensemble鈥檚 brooding 1994 album Haunted Dancehall.

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