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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. Stewart Lee joins Stuart Maconie

    Comedian Stewart Lee chats to Stuart Maconie about the music he uses for his stand up.

  2. Burial is the featured album

    Strange, surprising Sunday evenings, the perfect journey to the Freakier Zone.

  3. Tribute to Kevin Ayers

    Robert Wyatt joins Stuart to pay tribute to Kevin Ayers, who passed away recently.

  4. Scandinavian Special

    A Scandinavian music special in honour of Stuart's visit to Oslo and the by:Larm festival.

  5. Soft Machine get the featured album treatment

    Stuart is fresh off the plane from Oslo's by:Larm festival and live from Salford.

  6. Stuart features Rusty by Rodan

    Stuart celebrates math-rock band Rodan and their seminal album Rusty.

  7. Godley and Creme - Consequences

    Stuart's featured album is triple-disc concept album Consequences by Godley and Creme.

  8. A featured album from Boards of Canada

    Boards of Canada's debut Music Has the Right to Children is Stuart's featured album.

  9. 20/01/2013

    Stuart features The Faust Tapes, a fine example of 1970s German krautrock.

  10. Scott Walker 70th birthday special

    Stuart chats to Scott Walker as the Freak Zone celebrates the singer's 70th birthday.

  11. Alex Neilson's 30-minute mix

    Stuart features a mix from Alex Neilson, singer and drummer with Trembling Bells.

  12. Ivor Cutler's Dandruff

    Ivor Cutler's selection of poems set to music is the week's featured album.

  13. Sufjan Stevens' Christmas Songs

    Stuart Maconie presents a festive selection of songs by Sufjan Stevens.

  14. Stuart features psychedelic rock band Tomorrow

    Stuart features psychedelic rock band Tomorrow.

  15. Freaky cassette goodness from Factory Benelux

    Stuart explores a cult cassette compilation from Belgium's Factory Benelux label.

  16. Basil Kirchin's Abstractions of the Industrial North

    Stuart features the pastoral instrumentals of Basil Kirchin's imaginary music for film.

  17. Rick Wakeman chats to Stuart

    Rick Wakeman chats to Stuart about the re-recording of Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

  18. A featured album from The Seeds and Live Freaks from Can

    Uncle Stuart with a freaky soundtrack including Yoko Ono and Animal Collective.

  19. Live Freaks from Hawkwind and a Jandek featured album

    Stuart has freakiness from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hawkwind and Jandek.

  20. Julian Cope chats to Stuart

    Julian Cope is in the studio, talking about his anthology of underground music, Copendium.

  21. COB - Spirit of Love

    Stuart features melodic psych-folk from COB's debut 1971 album, Spirit of Love.

  22. The Heliocentric World Of Sun Ra Vol. 1

    Stuart chooses the Heliocentric World of Sun Ra Vol. 1 as the featured album.

  23. 14/10/2012

    Stuart selects John Cale's 1972 solo record The Academy In Peril as his featured album.

  24. The Human League

    Stuart features The Human League's early recordings for 麻豆社 6 Music Celebrates Sheffield.

  25. Nurse With Wound: Chance Meeting...

    Stuart chooses Nurse With Wound's debut as his featured album.

  26. Portmeirion's Festival Number 6

    Stuart presents interviews and chat from Festival Number 6 in Portmeirion.

  27. Bark Psychosis and the beginnings of post-rock

    Stuart selects Hex by Bark Psychosis as his featured album.

  28. The finest Italian prog

    Stuart's featured album is Felona e Sorona by Italian trio Le Orme.

  29. Squarepusher's Music Is Rotted One Note

    Stuart features Squarepusher, an electronic DJ who embraces live performance.

  30. 19/08/2012

    Stuart's featured album is a 1969 release by sisters Wendy and Bonnie Flower.

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