Currently Off Air

Currently Off Air brings you Artists in Lockdown: music, poetry, streamed bathtub theatre and immersive gameplay stories, readings from a new novel, nonsense and reflections on a strange year from artists with links to Brighton: Yael Karavan, Tim Harbridge, Silvia Mercuriali, BRiGHTBLACK, Dave Stephens, Sentimental Punk, mumdadandthekids and Xelís De Toro.

Currently Off Air brings you Lockdown Tapes: music, talk and sound experiments from artists from Brighton and beyond: Yael Karavan, Tim Harbridge, Dave Stephens, Soundless Mind Eraser, Sentimental Punk, Ethan Persoff, Sylviane De La Fleur, Stenorette, Jonnny Schlackman, Blacksunburstdaydream, Meno Likke ((Loops)). First broadcast on Broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM & DAB, Brighton, UK on 6th September 2020.

Currently Off Air brings you Lockdown Tapes: music, talk and sound experiments from artists with links to Brighton: Yael Karavan, Xelís de Toro, Alejandro Vargas, Tim Boat, Dave Stephens, Alsace Lorraine, Blane Chooley, Blacksunburstdaydream, Suz Almond and Calhau!

In this transmission, Currently Off Air brings you Lockdown Tapes: music and sound experiments from artists with links to Brighton: BRIGHTBLACK, Yael Karavan, Tim Harbridge, Alsace Lorraine, Xelís de Toro, Soundless Mind Eraser, Meno Liike ((loops)), Naina Pari, Super Spatial Biscuit Band and Jonny Schlackman. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM & DAB, Brighton, UK, streaming online at www.radioreverb.com on 5th July 2020

In this transmission, you’ll be hearing from artists with links to Brighton, UK. Music, Field Recordings, poetry, nonsense, talks and walks from Yael Karavan, Tim Harbridge, Xelís de Toro, Alejandro Vargas, Matt Page, Yassin Zelestine, Suzanne Almond, A. AV and Soundless Mind Eraser. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton, UK on 7th June 2020.

Looking at past and present uses and abuses of cassette tapes. New tapes as well as the never aired and the rarely heard. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton, UK on 5th August 2018

Nick and Paul present another crackly vinyl selection of songs they don’t play on the radio: post-punk, vaudeville Jazz, sheep impersonations, indie, doo-wop, techno, soukous, folk, new age and field recordings. First broadcast on 5th January 2018 on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB+ in Brighton

Looking at past and present uses and abuses of cassette tapes. New tapes as well as the never aired and the rarely heard. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton on 1st October 2017.

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 within 24 hours. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton on 3rd September 2017

In celebration of Canada Day 2017, this transmission takes you on a mix of lesser-heard music from this vast country, with field recordings from Toronto. First Broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, Brighton, UK on Sunday 2nd July 2017

NYC downtown alt-disco, New Age Ashram tapes, shoegaze reborn, dark wave, goth-pop, earnest folk-balladry, tape loop/locked groove experiments and glitchy ambience in this hour-long mix.

Paul and Nick select novelty 78 Rpms, cautionary Folk parables, Native American cartoon themes, 80’s Scratch Electro, Vocal Pyrotechnicians, 90’s Noise Rock, Post-Punk Snark, quirk and doom, Religious Cult-Psych-Rock, ending with a Blackbird’s song.

Released on what would have been his 81st birthday, this transmission has stories and music from the late, great Scottish Jazz Saxophonist, Bobby Wellins. Bobby takes us from the Glasgow of his birth to the Big Bands of the 1950s, his residency at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club in the 1960s, through his non-playing years of addiction to his return to regular recording and performing for the last 40 years of his life.

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 within 24 hours. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB in Brighton on 4th December 2016.

New (and new to me) music from Lee Fields and the Expressions, The Comsat Angels, V, CiRCA69, Floating Points, Marty Segal, Ian William Craig, Eberhard Weber, Bruce Langhorne, The Stratfords, Salyu x salyu, Ray Cathode, Joe Harriott with the Amancio D'Silva Quartet, Factory Floor, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Paul Jebanasam, Egyptian Lover, Marissa Nadler, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani.

To celebrate the 50th transmission (and 5 years of broadcasting) this show is a live mix of all previous 49 shows played simultaneously from start to finish.

52 complete pieces of music in 55 minutes, played from Fidelipac radio cartridges. Track listing can be found at http://www.currentlyoffair.com/?p=789

Looking at past and present uses and abuses of cassette tapes over the last 5 decades. This show includes the sounds of poltergeists, doomsday cults, fake serial killer confessions, tapes from Cassette Store Day 2015, another artist taking the 4 Track 24 hour challenge, as well as the never aired and the rarely heard. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB in Brighton on 1st November 2015

The first in a series of shows looking at past and present uses and abuses of the cassette tape format. TRACKLISTINGLou Ottens, Inventor Cassette Tape1991 - Reborn Ice Horn
Drexciya -  WavejumperC.L.A.W.S. - Disko DiskoAta Kak - Obaa Sima
Ste Spandex - We’re all friends hereHair & Treasure - Good MeconiumWrong Signals - However, The Joke Became SeriousDagir Du - Tomb DrifterHZHA x Grindalf - Pacific TrailEllen Zweig - She travelled the landscapeIce 9 - ‘Untilted’ from Cassette GazetteBlack Spirituals - Mantanzas DubTengui - KicktripMammane Sani et son Orgue - BodoSufjan Stevens - Blue Bucket of Gold (Outro)Michael Stearns - MorningBudal Lardil - Byee Gingara Bushfire FarewellSufjan Stevens - Fourth of JulyInbalance 16 - Best Available Technology(4 track 24) Soundless Mind Eraser - Ferric Dunes (4 Short Wave Radios and Tape Loops)Palmbomen II - Leo DanzingerJohnny Brainstorm and the Mindsmears - Creatures from MarsWashington Phillips - Mother's Last Word To Her Son Blaster Al Ackerman, read by Steve ‘sleaze’ Steele - The man in the green night shirtSauna Youth - Negative Obsessions Graham Dowdall - Light programme

An hour of Electro, Techno and House on the Dancefloor in memory of DJ Chopper. Appalachian Grove by Laurie Spiegel Hare Krishna by Alice Coltrane Louis’ by Albrecht La’Brooy Oh Jabba by O B Ignitt Wayne County Hill Cops by Omar S and O B Ignitt Stellar Awakening by CN Fade by Holly Herndon Chord Memories by Shan Pipe Bomb by Spekter Su What? by Awanto 3 Chants by Adultrock Jamaica Burning by Carter Bros Dancefloor 118 by Margot Le Prince noir (Pilooski Mix) by Perez Urals by Walls Renata by Holden Answer (Dub) by Ghost Culture A Thousand Nights by Gregor Tresher Demented (Or Just Crazy) by Tres Demented Sharevari by A Number of Names Nitwit by Shop Throw by Paperclip People You are so Just Just by Rework Unfurla by Clark Silver Threads by Jo Johnson

A road trip through independent Belgian and French music of the late-seventies and early-eighties: cold wave, industrial, synth-pop, electro, dark wave, disco, new wave and euro-pop. TRACKLISTING BELGIUM Aksak Maboul - Scratch Holiday 1984 Pas De Deux Cardiocleptomanie 1983 Berntholer My suitor 1983 Carol So Low 1981 The Honeymoon Killers Ariane 1982 Telex Moskow Diskow 1979 Antena Frantz 1982 Enzo Kreft I Don't Understand It 1983 Snowy Red Euroshima Wardance 1988 Linear Movement Cytogenetic Movement 1983 Zwischenfall Flucht 1983 Plastic Bertrand ‎– Tout Petit La Planète 1979 Antena Achilles 1982 FRANCE Jo Lemaire + Flouze Je Suis Venue Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais 1981 Codek Closer 1981 Nini Raviolette Suis-Je Normale 1980 Martin Dupont Wagui 1983 Mathematiques Modernes Disco Rough 1980 Deux Game And Performance 1983 Bernard Fevre Dali 1977 Cha Cha Guitri Les yeux ouverts 1981 Kas Product Never Come Back 1982 Mathématiques Modernes Jungle Love 1981 Reserve ‎ Destination Pour L'Inconnu 1984 Ruth Polaroïd/Roman/Photo 1985 Wax Dance Dupe Edit 1984 Black Devil no regrets 1978 Martin Circus Disco Circus 1978 Martin Dupont Just Because 1984

To mark the 45th transmission, Paul selects 45 of his 45 rpm 7' singles, starting with his first piece of vinyl from 1980. Includes free pop, crackles and scratches. Pop, Rock, Electro, Soul, Calypso, Brazilian, Indie, Techno, Punk, Drone, Experimental.

A road trip through independent European music of the late-seventies and early-eighties: cold wave, industrial, synth-pop, electro, dark wave, disco, new wave and euro-pop. Tracklisting ITALY
 Simonetti Pignatelli Morante ‎– Flashing (Extended Version) 1982
 Dharma – Plastic Doll instrumental) 1982
 Alexander Robotnick – Dance Boy Dance ‎1984
 B.W.H – Stop 1983 SWITZERLAND
 Carlos Peron -Nothing Is True 1984 
Grauzone – Eisbær 1981 AUSTRIA
 Monoton – Tonspur 1982
 Monoton – Tanzen & Singen 1982 GERMANY
 Harald Grosskopf - So weit, so gut 1980
 Liliental – Wattwurm 1978
 Liaisons Dangereuses – Peut Etre…Pas 1981
 George Kranz ‎– Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz) 1983 DENMARK
 Klaus Schonning – Lydglimt 1979 SWEDEN
 Ausgang Verboten – Consumer 1984
 Art Fact – Rain In The South 1986 NETHERLANDS
 Smalts – Werktitel 4 1982 Plus instruments – Freundschaft Februari 1981
 Niew Hip Stilen – Grüss aus Wien 1983 
Nexda – A1 Untitled 1984
 Nine Circles - Twinkling Stars 1982
 Flash And the Pan – Walking in the rain 1978
 Van Kaye & Ignit – Alice Notley 1982 Xex – Svetlana 1980

A ragbag of 1 year old twin experimentalists, Cold War Electro punks, Breakdance anthems, Jazz covers, Witch poems, French New Age, Noir Soundtracks, Brighton Space Rock, unreleased Aphex Twin, Albini on bicycles, Canadian Trip-Hop, Japanese Organ Demonstration cheese, Cantora Brasileira and Austrian Trombonists. First broadcast on 1st March 2015 Radio Reverb 97.2Fm, Brighton, UK

An exorcism of a year’s worth of ear worms. 24 tunes transmitted through the airwaves in order to free up some space in my audio cortex. Dave Van Ronk, R. Stevie Moore Yukio Yung, The Dells, Nat King Cole, Caetano Veloso, The Smiths, Deux, Omar, Gavin Bryars, Hailu Mergia and The Walias, The Beatles, Jorge Elbrose, Loose Joints, John Baker, Pusha T, Quelle Chris, Gilberto Gil, Daniel Wakeford, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lloyd Cole, Low, Eric Donaldson, Eden Ahbez, Olivier Messiaen. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM in Brighton on 4th January 2015. A music only version without DJ links is available on www.currentlyoffair.com

A radiophonic, musical, dramatic version of Soov Kunkel and Stuart Timmon’s quantum novel, ‘When the Moon Falls its Not So Steep’. Set in 2019 (sometimes) following the “Great” War to abolish Freedom; when all Western Governments went bankrupt and the Tesco-Bilderberg Elite took over the provision of all social, political and economic aspects of life by stealing the East. 'Like Philip K. Dick rewriting Jesus Christ Superstar with The Who hepped up on Monster Munch providing tunes on a 4 track' Frantz Fanon

Armed only with the music they love, Paul and guest, Simon Wilkinson aka Circa69, try to find the formative music that lives in the intersection of their Vinyl Venn Diagram. Featuring Classical, Beat Exotica, DooWop, Indie Noise, Electronica, Soundtrack and lots of loops.

THE CITY NOT THE CITY is a radio and film documentary about artists who live and create in unique and unconventional homes: in self-builds, shacks, boats, barges and caravans, and the remarkable histories of these environments. The film looks at the draw of the city and its margins. For the project, blues, folk and experimental musicians, including Jazz legend Bobby Wellins, created performances on the edges of a Brighton that may, at first, appear unrecognisable.

A second show sourced from Brighton & Hove charity shops. 60 minutes of crackle, skip and wax warp from the sounds of cheesy listening to film soundtracks, gospel hollering, Glaswegian Funk and spooky girl guide folk; Crooners, Divas, Kazoo blowers, scatting classicists, risque nightclub comediennes, beatmakers, folksingers, Calypso Kings and Disco pioneers. All donated, rejected and tossed aside by the good people of Brighton and Hove.

Armed only with the music they love, Paul and guest, Tim Saul, try to find the formative music that lives in the intersection of their Vinyl Venn Diagram.

An hour of machine picked tracks with Nick & Paul aiming to keep up. Alt-Rock, Psychedelic Soul, Brazilian, UK Jazz Bop, Drone, Electronic, Garage Rock, Psych Folk, Hip, Experimental Orchestrations and yodelling freak outs.

Tim Boat takes the train from the City of London to the eastern coastal resort of Southend, journeying back to formative music moments. Presented and produced by Tim Boat.

Diving deep into an ocean of sound. Music and sounds plundered from David Toop's Book and CD treasure chest, 'Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds'. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and online at www.radioreverb.com, May 2013.

To celebrate return of British summer time this transmission features stories and songs of Light. Answering the questions: Why do we change the clocks? How does blue light help old ladies mow the lawn? What happens when the shipping forecast goes wrong? Spoken contributions from Tom Waits, Charles Bukowski, Ken Nordine, Chris in the morning, Dylan Thomas and Marilyn Monroe. Originally broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, Brighton on 10th April 2013.

Nick and Paul continue their stumbling way around the globe with the 2nd in an occasional series of shows featuring a piece of music from every recognised country on the planet. The second journey features sounds from Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Senegal, Mali, Pakistan and Lebanon. First broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, Brighton, UK on 3rd April 2013.

Nick and Paul begin an occasional series of shows featuring a piece of music from every recognised country on the planet. Part one features sounds from Ethiopia, Jamaica, Nigeria, Cuba, British Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Russia.