The new The Wirebender show with an interview and tracks is an excursion into the warm world of Junior Dan, best explained in Simon Wade's words: part 1 “Wise up rise up from your slumber, it is time to make a stand, Wise up rise up from your slumber, are we building bridges to nowhere? … Continue reading The Wirebender presents Junior Dan – Interview and new album
The Wirebender presents The Sonic Trail
Simon Wade, our man in London has compiled a collage that spans from smooth atmospheric music, via a lecture to memories of a holiday in Ireland. In the middle of the show Ian Rawes makes an appearance. He gives a talk on 'How to Find Interesting Sounds.' and plays some examples of such sounds. Ian … Continue reading The Wirebender presents The Sonic Trail
The Wirebender presents – Radio Sutch Original pirate radio and Paper doll house
Now, this is a fine treasure. Our man in london went out crate-digging and found a signed album that told the story of the early pirate days. What better example for Radio On, and how much more encouragement does Adrian need to finally take his rubber boat to the Landwehrkanal and start transmitting form Berlin's … Continue reading The Wirebender presents – Radio Sutch Original pirate radio and Paper doll house
Beyond the Echo chamber -interviews and music with Matt Black of Coldcut
To celebrate the release of Coldcut's new album ‘Outside The Echo Chamber’ (feat. Switch / With You., Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Roots Manuva, Ce’Cile, Junior Reid, Toddla T and more), Sounds of the Universe hosted a soundclash between the original Ninja Tune founders with legendary producer and On-U Sound mastermind, Adrian Sherwood. The Wirebender went along and … Continue reading Beyond the Echo chamber -interviews and music with Matt Black of Coldcut
The Wirebender presents: Interview with Alec Empire
What better way to celebrate the Wirebender’s third birthday with Radio On than an evening out with Ranjan Kumar and Atari Teenage riot? Radio On' s man in the UK caught up with Alec Empire prior to the ATR gig at Under the Bridge in London. Alec took time out to talk to Ranjan about his career, ATR … Continue reading The Wirebender presents: Interview with Alec Empire
The Wirebender presents in the mix another On U sound special
Once in every while Simon Wade, our man in London, sets together a show with the sounds and spirit from Adrian Sherwood's On U Sound label. Here's another mix. In Simon's words: "In collaboration with Hebden sound the show features previews of Adrian Sherwood’s label with upcoming releases and a resurrection of some archive scientific … Continue reading The Wirebender presents in the mix another On U sound special
Adrian Shephard and Simon Wade talk with Jill Newman about Berlin 1980, Ziggy, Iggy and much more
Simon Wade, in Berlin on a visit and Adrian Shephard talked in our Radio On studio with their long time friend Jill Newman. The starting point of the talk is the Berlin connection. Jill came to Berlin in 1980 as a young au-pair girl. She was hosted by a family who lived in a house … Continue reading Adrian Shephard and Simon Wade talk with Jill Newman about Berlin 1980, Ziggy, Iggy and much more
The Wirebender meets Jstar – Interview
It was one of those surprise actions we do more often at Radio On: we break in in our regular program and start a live show. You can catch those moments if you keep a close watch on our twitter timeline (following would be even better.) Our man in London, Simon Wade aka The Wirebender, … Continue reading The Wirebender meets Jstar – Interview
The Wirebender presents The Process -interviews, tracks and remixes ft Adrian Sherwood and Nissenenmondai
The show starts with an interview. Simon Wade calls in from London. David Asher and Skip McDonald answer the call in Detroit. Chicago? What is the reason that such a long-distance connection should be established? One clue to the answer is Ras Seymour Mclean. He is also the gentleman in the picture above. And the following is … Continue reading The Wirebender presents The Process -interviews, tracks and remixes ft Adrian Sherwood and Nissenenmondai