From the great WRMI we have another transmission from KSOL – The alternative dimension/universe edition this Sunday/Monday 16th/17th May on 9395 kHz. When the clock strikes 2300 UTC or Midnight UK time expect some chilled tunes including a mini-mix from One Deck Pete at 40 minutes in.
As soon as the transmission is over it’ll be up on the KMTS Mixcloud here. And here’s KSOL from last week whilst we’re there. #shortwavesnotdead #KMTS #KTMS #KDUB #KMRT
In a few hours time the intergalactic and the very interdimensional sounds of KSOL will be back in orbit on the shortwaves. The satellite of love will hopefully be keeping out of the way of the Long March 5B rocket body which is heading to earth too (we’re keeping our fingers crossed that the rocket body lands in the middle of nowhere or in the ocean).
Tune in on 3955 kHz via Channel 292 at 2200 UTC (11pm UK time). The show will also be repeated next Saturday the 15th May at the same time. Radio conditions are good this evening and if by chance you haven’t a shortwave radio give this SDR a go here.
Expect a mix called “In Orbit” from the urban spaceman One Deck Pete at about 35 mins in which’ll feature tunes by A Man Called Adam, Rubin Steiner, Rockers Interplanetary and this great tune by AVEM. #KSOL #shortwavesnotdead #shortwavelistening #channel292
And talking of good tunes here’s one we were directed to on friday by L.S.Diezel called Volume 1 that has a lovely Yabby You sample in it. #dubsnotdead
UPDATE: And here’s the studio audio of KSOL with One Deck Pete‘s “In Orbit” mix at 35 mins in.
This is the studio version of the KMRT transmission that went out on 9395 kHz at 23:00 UTC last night. Plug in for some mall music, shopping trolley techno and supermarket ska! At 17 minutes minutes is a mix made for all mystery shoppers everywhere from One Deck Pete.
Here’s the tracklistings of The Secret Shopper:
KMART87 – A1
Herzog Herzog – Supermarket Dance (excerpt of)
Sum Total – Bakery
Khalil – Loose Change down the side of the sofa
Kmart – Room at 2pm
Sadsic – Know your store
Digitaldubs ft Rebel Layonn – Bills Riddim
Consumer – Our weaknesses
This Sunday 14th March at 11pm UTC take another trip to KMRT via the magic of wireless technology thanks to the good folks at WRMI. Grab yourself an old shopping trolley and a shortwave radio and tune into 9395 kHz. There’s a free downloadable toy for every listener (if you fancy decoding it), they’ll be blue light specials and up to 40 different varieties of delicious cheeses on offer!
At about 17 minutes into your trip they’ll be a mix from One Deck Pete called The Secret Shopper featuring tunes by KMART87, Sum Total, Khalil and Digitaldubs and more. Tune in and grab yourself a bargain! #shortwavesnotdead #MFSK64 #KMRT
And it’s just gone online, the studio quality recording of today’s broadcast of KDUB on shortwave. One Deck Pete‘s “In Dub for KDUB” is 3 minutes in alongside a lot more great dubwise material from the others at KDUB HQ. Tune in without the fading!
Tracklistings for “In Dub for KDUB”
EU* – Wienn – PAUSE_2 Recordings
Dry & Heavy – Dub the Bong Around – Green Tea
Yabby You & King Tubby – Z90 Skank Dub – Vivian Jackson
Rupie Edwards All Stars – Tank Skank – Success
Pablo All Stars – Unity Dub – Rockers International
King Tubby – Play Fool Fi Get Wise dub – Jackpot
Holland Dozier – Don’t leave me now (instrumental) – Invictus
This Sunday 7th March 2021 (and repeated a week later) at 12 noon UTC/UK sees a transmission by KDUB on 9670 kHz in 31 Metre band on shortwave. There’s a whole hour of some great drum and bass heavy music including a mix by One Deck Pete called “In Dub for KDUB”. If you haven’t a shortwave radio to hand click here at 12 noon this Sunday. Also check the KMTS mixcloud site here after transmission for a recording of the whole show.
And here’s a tune that isn’t on KDUB but it is a classic and a tune with the great Mark Perry on vocals, Alternative TV with Life After Life from that grand old year of 1977.
And while we there, here’s a cover by Mark Perry of The Whole World’s Down On Me by Ken Boothe and B.B. Seaton another tune we love by Mark P!
A big thanks to Jesse Yuen for letting us know about some dub happenings from 22nd – 28th February 2021 on RTM.FM Thamesmead here. It’s a week long celebration of soundsystem culture under the name of Original Selector!
Tonight at 8pm UK/UTC will be Jesse’s North of the River Swan show with a Jungle special. Tune in via the website, go to the top left hand corner and click “Live” and you’ll be treated to all sorts of subsonic bass frequencies! Looks like it’s going to be a great week!
Also we were very chuffed to be asked to select an LP (which would be played in its entirety on air) that sums up “soundsystem” for us. For us it had to be classic Dreadlocks Dread from Big Youth.
Tune in to RTM.FM this week for some serious sound system business!
Here’s some great footage of 1970’s Jamaica alongside the excellent track “Train to Rhodesia”.
Here’s some great footage of 2017’s Lewisham alongside the great Youth himself!
More shortwave radio fun coming this weekend on the 75 Metre band courtesy of Channel 292. A transmission to mark the 20th anniversary of All Indie Radio (WAIR) will be broadcast this Sunday 7th February 2021 (and repeated on Sunday 14th February 2021) at 1700 UTC/UK on 3955 kHz. Tune in for some great music.
The programme features our good friends from across the pond DJ Frederick, Justin Patrick Moore and a mix from One Deck Pete called “Thank You John Peel” (more on the late great John Peel here) with tracks by Mogwai, McCarthy, Young Marble Giants, Stereolab and Orange Juice.
No shortwave radio? No bother, tune in here at the allotted time.
Last week wasn’t the best this end what with sciatica raising its ugly head followed by a bit of lockdown depression combined with the cold weather. And the dahlia tubers are still in the ground (hopefully not rotting away), their frost-blackened foilage a constant reminder that they have to be dug up. But in this weather? We think not. It’s better to stay in listen to some music and think of what seeds we’re going to be buying very soon as spring is not that far away!
Because of the bad back we’re still catching up on a couple of episodes of the great This is a music show that goes out on the shortwaves. If you click here you’ll be treated to the 100th edition of the show featuring 2 hours of the best in thrift shop classics, across the board genre-wise and some great reggae. A big shout to Your Host for getting the show to the landmark number! Tune in and turn on. And check their new website here and if you fancy donating a few quid/dollars to pay for airtime there please do as it’s a wonderful show!
And still on the theme of shortwave, if you’ve visited a supermarket masked up a few times this lockdown here’s a broadcast (below) that might interest you called KMRT. Listen out at 27.45 for a mix by One Deck Pete called “Buy one get one free” featuring tunes by Tyler Newman, Allen Ginsberg, Anima Universalis, Japanese Sound Portrait, Beatz for Food, Lullatone, Cantoma (Phil Mison) and Z Lovecraft. So break open a big tube of Voltarol and work yourself up into a shopping frenzy. #Supermarketsarethenightnightclubs #shoppingconnectsusall
https://soundcloud.com/user-25048993/kmrt-one-stop-shortwave-shopping-experience-9395-khz-3112021
A big shout to Jon and George of the excellent Coughing Pigeon Radio Show on Brum Radio that plays “Not just sounds from across THE spectrum, but sounds from across EVERY spectrum” as the Brum Radio website desribes the show and they’re not wrong there!
On last week’s show they played at 19 minutes in Jazz’min & Madtone’s “Return to the branches” and at 42 minutes Stefanosis with Remembering Augustus off the great FREE Echo Chamber – Around the World in Dub Volume 11/12 on Dan Dada Records available here. Cheers Jon for plugging the compilation! Give Coughing Pigeon a listen if you’re looking for a great cross-genre listening experience!
Weeds up to me knees 