A very special tribute show for friend, inspiration and member of the Culture as a Dare family, John Hannon.
The Rope Factory – 50-50
The Rope Factory returns and considers the odds at play…
Ben ‘Jack your Body’ Robinson – Play Therapy – 28/05/21
Here it is, the long anticipated and very welcome big comeback! Ben ‘Jack Your Body’ Robinson is back to bring you Italo, German Cosmic Disco, obscure Swiss Coldwave and assorted other stuff too.
Sheer Zed
Once again pawing at the window of Tak Tent Radio is the eyes, ears and fluffy paws that are known collectively as Sheer Zed with a new Sound Art Mix. That saucy old sound shaman has been pointing his four track recorder (covered with his Dead Kitten Windscreen) at various audio whirlpools; a chuntering, corrupt, greedy, dodgy and electronically glitched extremist politician, foul mouthed noisy roofers erecting scaffolding while our hero gently urinates in his bathroom’s toilet, splintered, broken, fractured and blister distorted old school hip-hop beats and pre-sets, crackling vinyl noise segments…
Skylarking – Robert Wyatt/Soft Machine Selection
A bit of wyatting or not from Shane Quentin, presenting a lovely selection of Robert Wyatt and Soft Machine.
Culture as a Dare – EUROVISION 2021
Welcome et Bienvenue to our annual celebration of the outsider music of Europe, remember to vote for your favourite via FB, Twitter or email. Hug your friends and family tight.
The Paine Full Years – 1969-1971
Andrew’s journey through the Paine Full years continues through 69 – 71. This episode features Nico, Kraftwerk, Syd Barrett, Yoko Ono and Funkadelic.
Lumpen Nobleman – Ready Salted Criminal
Lumpen Nobleman bringing the noise with his TENTH Tak Tent Radio mixtape…
Bagging Area – Three
Bagging Area’s third mix for Tak Tent Radio – a largely ambient and drone affair, plenty of analogue synths, some spoken word, some Balearica and some Blade Runner. The soundtrack to walking the streets of suburban South Manchester in the dark during lockdown 2021.
Auchterturra High Jinks – Is The Cat Deid?
A psychedelic adventure in the occult of the deep self from Hassan K on Extra Normal Records and bonkers cover of Adriano Celentano’s 1972 classic gibberish hit oddity by Marianne Dissard. +++ TVO, Vertical Foliage, Dictaphone, Nerea Bello and Simon Kirby