In Hour 1 we welcome Voyage label boss Andy Hart following the release of his Voyager 1 EP. He told us; "This is the first record I’ve put out in a quite some time as I’ve mainly been focusing on djing and developing the label. We’ve just finished a tour of Europe with Wax’o Paradiso, a party and group I’m involved in from Melbourne. I’m also heading on a solo tour to Asia and Australia in November, although there is a gig in Osaka at the end of this month as well as the usual Wax’o Paradiso gigs in Australia over summer. The mix is somewhat reflective of the upcoming Voyage EP we’re doing with Rings Around Saturn. He’s an incredible talent and one of the most interesting artists that has come out of Melbourne; check his aliases and collaborations sd Dan White, 2200, Bleekman and Turner Street Sound. Although he makes music across a broad spectrum, this EP is quite reserved and delicate, which are qualities I’ve tried to focus on whilst putting together records for this mix. There are some more recent bits in from Skee Mask, Lord Of The Isles and S.O.N.S as well as a track from Move D and Benjamin Brunn’s 2006 LP for BineMusic. Thanks for listening and thank you Solid Steel for having me, respect!"
In Hour 2 we hand over to Rafael Anton Irisarri for his Solid Steel Ambient mix to celebrate the release of his new cassette on Umour Rex called El Ferrocarril Desvaneciente. While composed as an ode to an overnight train journey through Spain he took many years ago, the music picks up sonically where his
previous album Sirimiri left off. Irisarri focuses on deploying sonic cycles throughout these four shorter pieces, basing much of this sweeping ambience around looped sounds and distant pulses. The sound is however kept in a state of forward motion and constant evolution, invoking the slowly rumbling night train that inspired it —not to mention its cargo of misfits and travelers. Inspired by musical storytellers such as Lee Hazelwood, Lou Reed, or Leonard Cohen, his music is transforming into something closer to narrative ––“storytelling without words,” He said this about his mix "Ambient mix featuring dear friends. Enjoy!"
This week on Freak the Sheep, Keria dives write in with some smooth jams from some cool NZ cats. We have Smokestack Slim up for Live & Direct, it's not to be missed... ~ ~ ~
Third show down. This week Rachel brings treats from the likes of Bauhaus, Bailterspace, Lauryn Hill, The Priests and much more. Plus a stupidly long entertainment guide.
Georgia Parker from Smokefree Rockquest was our guest this week for My Morning Mixtape. We also had live songs from Queen Neptunes' set last week on Freak The Sheep + new songs from Purple Pilgrims, Church & AP and King Gizzard.
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I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Prime Minister phones up the studio for her monthly chat in What's Up with Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix fools us all in The Mind Trench; Andrea Low pops into studio to have a chat about a new exhibition at the Auckland Museum, Tāmaki Herenga Waka; Tim Batt leads us through the world of media inMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gets stuck into Mount Weasels inWord Salad!Whakarongo mai.
Diane Hunt presented her petition to amend the Sentencing Act and Parole Act to Parliament last week. Her son, Constable Matthew Hunt, was killed earlier this year, with the incident garnering much media attention. The offender is currently facing charges for murder, attempted murder, and wounding - but Hunt wishes to see the sentence for murdering a police officer raised to a mandatory life sentence without parole.
Community groups advocating for criminal justice reform have voiced opposition to the peititon, believing it will exacerbate issues in Aotearoa's criminal justice system.
Hanna spoke to JustSpeak Director Tania Swicki Mead about the organisation's position against the petition, the consequences of punitive justice policy, and alternative approaches.
This week, on the biggest show on the radio: Annabel and Callum are back up to their old tricks, talking about movies, Trade Me and the Heebie Jeebies all while counting down the biggest songs of the week. We listen to music from the crowd pleasing hit film Everything Everywhere All At Once, as well as songs by Randy Newman, Toro y Moi, Bobby Caldwell and Soccer Mommy.