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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. Herman Chin Loy: Aquarius Dub

    Celebrating early dub music and Herman Chin Loy, as part of Jamaican Independence month.

  2. Fred Frith's solo album Gravity

    Stuart Maconie examines Fred Frith's solo album Gravity.

  3. Black Sabbath get the featured album treatment

    Stuart features the 1970 debut album from Black Sabbath.

  4. Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic

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

  5. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

    Stuart features a 1998 album from 90s alt-folk sensation Neutral Milk Hotel.

  6. The freaky side of Robin Gibb

    Stuart pays a belated tribute to Robin Gibb and his solo album Robin's Reign.

  7. Seventh Wave: Things To Come

    Obscure progressive synth pop from the mid-1970s? Yes, please!

  8. Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream chats to Stuart

    Stuart is joined by Edgar Froese, founder and longest standing member of Tangerine Dream.

  9. Billy Cobham: Spectrum

    Jazz-rock drummer Billy Cobham's seminal record Spectrum is the featured album.

  10. Cluster and Eno is the featured album

    Stuart plays several tracks from Brian Eno and Cluster's first collaborative record.

  11. Hawkwind's Warrior on the Edge of Time

    Stuart featured album is Hawkwind's fifth studio release, Warrior on the Edge of Time.

  12. John Maus: Love Is Real

    Stuart features Love Is Real by experimental keyboardist John Maus.

  13. Geoff and Adrian from Portishead in the studio

    Stuart chats to Geoff and Adrian from Portishead about their album Third

  14. Matching Mole is the featured album

    Stuart features a reissue from Matching Mole, Robert Wyatt's post-Soft Machine band.

  15. Portico Quartet 30-minute mix

    Stuart hands over 30 minutes of the show to Jack Wyllie from Portico Quartet.

  16. Damon Albarn and Dr Dee

    Stuart Maconie chats to Damon Albarn and plays an performance of his opera Dr Dee.

  17. Clark's 30-minute mix

    Electronic artist Clark takes the reins for a 30-minute mix of leftfield beats.

  18. Aphex Twin: 26 Mixes For Cash

    Stuart features Aphex Twin's album 26 Mixes For Cash

  19. A Rainbow in Curved Air

    Freakmaster General Maconie features Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air.

  20. Hawkwind: Doremi Fasol Latido

    Stuart celebrates Hawkwind's third album Doremi Fasol Latido.

  21. Momus: Hippopotamomus

    Stuart picks Hippopotamomus, a strange tribute to Serge Gainsbourg, as his featured album.

  22. The best freaky music from the last decade

    Stuart celebrates 6 Music's 10th birthday live from Salford with the best freaky tracks.

  23. Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick

    Stuart celebrates Jethro Tull's 1972 album Thick as a Brick.

  24. Loose Tubes: Delightful Precipice

    Stuart features seminal big band Loose Tubes and their second album Delightful Precipice.

  25. William Basinski: The Disintegration Loops

    Stuart Maconie's featured album is The Disintegration Loops.

  26. John Cale: Music For A New Society

    John Cale's Music For A New Society gets the featured album treatment.

  27. Kraftwerk: Radio-Activity

    Stuart celebrates Kraftwerks fifth studio album, Radio-Activity.

  28. Shirley & Dolly Collins: Love, Death and the Lady

    Folksie female siblings Shirley and Dolly Collins provide the week's Featured Album.

  29. Eberhard Weber: The Colours of Chloe

    The featured album is a 1973 symphonic jazz record from Eberhard Weber.

  30. Current 93's Nature Unveiled

    The haunting apocalyptic debut from Current 93 is the week's featured album.

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