Runny Noise

Interested in things you may not have heard before? Want to know where these strange new sounds come from? Tune in to Runny Noise, where you'll hear things on the edge of strange tied back to their roots. Expect to hear anything from post-punk to noise to Krautrock to psychedelic to experimental metal. Get suggestions for stuff you might like if you liked the stuff from the show. Listen to a rambling DJ and get lost in the sound. It's Runny Noise!


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ArtistSong Title
News & Community Calendar
The Garbage and the FlowersCatnip
TrioJa Ja Ja
ChromeInsect human
The Ridiculous Triono Fun
Thinking fellers Union Local 282Give me back my golden Arm
cabaret voltaireuntitled
cabaret voltaireD.T.\'s
Throbbing GristleDead on arrival
Strapping FarmhandsHeld Aloft/ Held Afloat
African Head Chargebits and Pieces
Katsuji KineyaFestival Music
YoshimoGrounding Session
YamasukiYamasuki
News & Community Calendar
Bora Ozkok and the SultansMastika
AtaturkSurf\'s up!
Swamp Sex RobotsBones and Shackles
The Television PersonalitiesAdventure Playground
big chocolate flavourAntioch 1 and 2
Test Dept.Apocalypse
Yoshida BrothersKodo
The SwirliesSunn
The Thought CriminalsI Won't Pay
Blah Blah
The Men()
Strangulated BeatoffsE.U.
The Pop GroupBlood Money
TwinkWitches' Brew
Wicked WitchFancy Dancer
Soft MachineHope for Happiness

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Sundays 12-2 is sometimes not the time when people want to be awake and listening to the radio. I understand this, and thanks to Stefan and Andrij on the Pan- African Hour, have now been archiving my episodes at their blog. If you need a fix and can't get out of bed to get it, you can now download for your very own self at:

www.radioscum.blogspot.com

or

www.archive.org under Community Audio- search Runny Noise.

Happy trails.

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