This Easter go West

This Easter Sunday 9th April Imaginary Stations will be going in a Westerly direction at 2200 UTC on 9395 kHz via WRMI. In one word they’ll be going WEST, there’ll be some Westbound trains, themes from Westerns and even some spoken word from Adam West. So get your compass out, tune in your shortwave radio and enjoy everything Westward Ho! from 2200 UTC on Easter Sunday.

At 2.42 into the show One Deck Pete will be presenting a 15 minute mini-mix called in true Pete “Alright treacle?” Beale style “We’re going up West”. Tune in for an Easter Western treat!

KZOO calling, KZOO calling

Tune in to Imaginary Stations this Sunday 26th March 2023 at 2200 UTC on WRMI on 9395 kHz for KZOO a show which is all about kazoo’s, kids piano’s, güiro, washboards and all sorts of home-made instruments which weren’t encouraged by the music teacher. Tune in and enjoy!

 

You had better do as you are told, you better listen to the radio

Coming this weekend on Sunday 19th March 2023 on 9395 kHz at 2200 hrs UTC via WRMI is the next instalment of Imaginary Stations and it’s an employment special called WORK. They’ll be a shortwave tea break with biscuits suppled* and lots of tunes that will distract your manager and get you through your shift.

If you haven’t a shortwave radio just tune in to 9395 kHz in AM mode on this online shortwave radio here on Sunday night. Clock in, feet up and then chill out.
*Subject to availability,

My old man’s a dustman he wears a dustman’s hat

Here’s last nights transmission of the Imaginary Stations show on WRMI which is a KBIN special with WSTL vs WELK. As usual the show is an eclectic mix of tunes from DJ Frederick and the crew and features a One Deck Pete mix called “A bit of welk whistling” at 06.04 minutes in. Here’s the tracklisting:
Charles Kellogg – How Birds Sing (WSTL)
Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Loango weaver (WSTL)
Meekmocha – 2 Hop Whistler Dub (WSTL)
Ghostown – Accordeon (Instrumental version) (WELK)
Jackie Mittoo & Peter Tosh – Whistling Jane (WSTL)
NO FINGER NAILS – Good & Intelligent ft. Mannaroman (WELK)

A big shout to Justin Patrick Moore who played this Lou Reed tune last night called City Lights which has had some rather scathing reviews over the years but we find the song rather catchy with a nice upbeat bassline.

The 45th Parallel Déjà Vu

The above programme was supposed to be aired last Sunday but WRMI was down all evening last week on 9395kHz. Fingers crossed the Imaginary Stations 45th Parallel Midwinter Broadcast will now be on in a few hours time (Sunday 19th February 2023) on 9395 kHz at 2300 hrs UTC. At 20 minutes in One Deck Pete presents “A 45 mix” with tracks from Borealism, Boca 45, mndbd, Jah Wobble and Mad Professor. Tune in and get on that circle of lattitude and enjoy! If you haven’t a shortwave radio do tune in on this online SDR here on 9395kHz on AM mode.

CBRG is the place to be

On Christmas Evening the Imaginary Stations series on WRMI on shortwave featured CBRG a tribute to the Seeburg Corporation. The show is now up online below for all to enjoy. Listen in if you want to get into a mall mood.

At 15.40 mins in One Deck Pete presents a mix for CBRG
Tracklistings
Alpha Centori – Enter the ghost mall
SJD – Shopping Malls
Minimatic – Easy is my name
Faint Waves – Island Fantasia (Cabana Edit)
Moxie – 95′ closing

It’ll be broadcast again to Europe via Channel 292 at 1200 UTC on Sunday 15th January 2023 if you fancy hearing it on 6070 kHz via the ionosphere.

Tunes to cheer you up – November 2022

Big shout to our good friend across the pond Justin Patrick Moore for passing on an excellent musical recommendation for us tonight, an artist called Stromae who we had no idea about. Initially it was the grand tune with an equally as grand video Fils de joie (below) which then led us to the tune (above) Santé. How come we’ve never heard of him before? Great tunes and wonderful vids, cheers Justin!

The days when the lute ruled

Tomorrow Sunday 6th November 2022 from 2300 UTC on 9395 kHz shortwave there will be another episode of WREN in a renaissance style. The hour long show will include tunes with “harmony that places a greater concern on the smooth flow of the music and its progression of chords.”

There’s another mix in a renaissance style from One Deck Pete at 17 minutes in featuring: Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Deega, O.G. Jigg and Baroque Baroque. Tune in and enjoy another journey back to the time when the lute was all over the musical charts.

Blow man blow

If you like horns and shortwave radio do tune into Radio Clarion on WRMI on 9395 kHz at 2200 utc this Sunday 16th October 2022 for music of a horns persuasion.

If you haven’t got a shortwave radio no problem, just tune in to 9395 kHz on AM mode at the allotted hour using this SDR here. Tune in and enjoy the blazing horns!