Sunday, Lounge Masters

Extracts below from Radio Websites by Chrissy Brand, for Radio User, 2015. 

I have time in the afternoon to catch up with emails while listening to a Japan-based station called Oasis Radio. It has a Sunday chillout programme, (recent and archives) presented by Tim Angrave at http://www.oasis-radio.net/radio-shows/chillout-lounge-mix-tim-angrave/ 

Another laid-back musical option is to explore the Lounge Masters download which started at the end of October at http://www.loungemasters.org/  but which has been established on social media, including YouTube, for a few years. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/ODFrancia

On Sunday evenings The Prog Mill from the windmill which is home to Stafford Radio is a must-listen for me. Presenter Shaun Geraghty’s two hour show features new melodic progressive rock music, with a few old classics thrown into. 

It has gone from strength to strength and clocked up a three year anniversary in the autumn. If you miss it live on Sundays at 2200 UTC, then you can hear it again thanks to the Stafford Radio Rewind facility. Have a look at http://www.staffordradio.com/index.htm and http://www.staffordradio.com/presenters/shaungeraghty.htm If you use Facebook then the show has its very own page, full of track listings, competitions and band news. https://www.facebook.com/theprogmill

Friday, shortwave podcasts

Extracts below from Radio Websites by Chrissy Brand, for Radio User, 2015. 

The working week is over for most of us and I am on the tram to Cheshire to see family. I block out the noise of the commuters around me by listening to the last of the podcasts which I loaded onto my mp3 player at the weekend. Views, news and features from the English services of Radio Sweden (http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2054 ), Radio Prague (http://www.radio.cz/en/static/about-radio-prague/how-to-listen-to-radio-prague ), Radio Slovakia International (http://en.rsi.rtvs.sk/ ) and Radio Bulgaria. See http://bnr.bg/en and the wonderful 80 years feature at http://bnr.bg/en/80years/list . 

Although Sweden and Bulgaria are no longer available on shortwave, I am still as entranced and informed by these countries as I was when first encountering them decades ago on the radio dial.

Just before meeting some friends for dinner there’s time for me to explore Soundcloud and hear a few new offerings in my feed. These include DJ Zed’s glorious six minute dark and mysterious track called “Mystery”, which reminded me a little of radio interference and ionospheric noises at https://soundcloud.com/di_zed/mystery Other aural ambience that may well lift you include tracks called Ravel, Ether and The Symbols. Check out https://soundcloud.com/di_zed. 

I also catch up with the latest podcasts from The Mouth, a UK magazine which has regular interviews with established and up and coming bands. https://soundcloud.com/themouthmagazine