0860.fm Archive

OCT 2023

🌞Various 90s pirates + few Labyrnffff🌞

I am extremely honoured to present to you V Recordings owner and Kool FM legend - Bryan G. We talk about his time on pirate radio in the 80s, his time on Kool in the 90s and his V recordings podcast that still runs today.

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album https://bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

0860.fm INTERVIEW #1 - BRYAN GEE

Bryan Gee on Kool FM 1998 - This is from my own personal collection and it’s a bit fuzzy, so I’m sorry about that. But that’s all part of it, surely? Contains intense music from DJ Die, DJ Krust, Dillinja and more.

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

0860.fm MIX #1 - Bryan Gee on Kool FM 1998

Kool FM 94.5 London - July 1993 (DJ Tonic, MC 5-O, MC Det) 

Rewinding back to the summer of 1993. This was recorded the weekend following the now infamous <a href=http://hackneyhistory.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/rush-fm-raided-1993/>raid of Weekend Rush on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney</a>, and the resulting media and press headlines. DJ Tonic dropping a fierce pitched-up selection alongside MCs 5-O and Det with the lyrical reaction.

Tracklisting:
Eze G - Funky People
DJ Crystl - The Dark Crystl
Potential Bad Boy - Gidi Up
D.O.P.E. - Dope on Plastic Pt II
Potential Bad Boy - Set Me Free
Pure Energy - Awfully Dark
FBD Project - Breaking Up
DJ Crystl - Inna Year 3000
Ad break!
Bodysnatch - Euphony
A Guy Called Gerald - Anything 

Hold tight all pirates!

Kool FM 94.5 London - July 1993 (DJ Tonic, MC 5-O, MC Det)

https://www.hardscore.com/?p=6835

01 Terrorize – It’s Just A Feeling – Hamster
02 DJ Transit – Music In Me (Happy Mix) – JD Connection
03 Art Of Noise – Moments In Love – ZTT
04 Intelligent Minds – Control – Intelligent Mind
05 Liquid – Sweet Harmony – XL / AME 001
06 Liquid – Liquid Is Liquid – XL / AME 001
07 Cubic 22 – Night In Motion – Big Time
08 Yolk – Music 4 Da People (Original) – Ruffbeat
09 FPI Project – Rich In Paradise – Paradise Project
10 Rhythm Quest – Closer To All Your Dreams (Piano Mix) – Network
11 A Guy Called Gerald – Emotion Electric – Strange Fruit
12 Nomad – Devotion – ZYX
13 808 State – Pacific State – Cread
14 Shades Of Rhythm – Everybody – ZTT
15 Mezzoforte – Garden Party – Steinar
16 Masters Of The Universe – Space Talk – Strictly Underground

This was DJ Transit’s ‘Last show’ on Eruption FM, his absence must have been very short lived as he was back doing a show again fairly soon afterwards.

Thanks to DJ Perception for the tape

DJ Transit ‘Last Show’ – Eruption FM 101.3 [12th June 1994]

Her works are inspired by late-night listening to downbeat minimal electronic music along with melancholic worldwide cinema. 
@machinewoman

From DC10 to Berghain, Anastasia's records find their natural place, seamlessly blending even within the most avant-garde events. Her sounds possess an innate ability to settle in comfortably, ensuring that they resonate effortlessly with the atmospheres of these renowned venues. Additionally, her own showcases encompass a wide range of live and DJ performances that have taken her to distant corners of the world, gracing festivals like Mutek Canada, Dark MOFO Australia, RB Festival Japan, Oil Club Shenzhen China, Insomnia Norway, and more.

Session 011 - Machine Woman

Mari.te b2b Arnic · Live recording from our Tresydos Takeover at Bürro (Mainz) in November 2022

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Mari.te & Arnic · Bürro · 05.11.22

PERPETUAL SOUND W/ FRED P

BERLIN With FRED P.

MONTHLY

Fred P, a.k.a Black Jazz Consortium, brings deep underground music for the mind, body and soul, as well as music from his label, Soul People Music. One hour a month on stream 2.

Perpetual Sound With Fred P NTS Sept 23

#168 - Max Stedeford

Inspire to Inspire (North Florida Mix)

A conversation with the prolific and ever enthusiastic Tim Reaper.

He’s known for his immense work ethic both as an artist and as label owner for @futureretrolondon and has regular shows on @nts_radio and Jungletrain.

I’ve been wanting to speak to him for some time for many reasons but mainly because he makes incredibly authentic Jungle but comes from a time after the Pirate Radio era. We speak about his understanding of Pirate Radio and the impact it’s had on the music. We discuss the concept of nostalgia and the use of nostalgia when making Jungle music. We also discuss his love for the DIY ethos - it runs through everything he does, including making music on a laptop on the train with Ear Buds, to the way he runs his record label Future Retro London. it’s very grass roots and he uses it both as a platform for showcasing the best in modern Jungle but also to give younger and up and coming producers a place for early releases in their career. He’s very community minded and very DIY minded and authenticity runs through everything he does.

0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

New for October 2023 is a 4 track EP ‘All of The Massive’ ft 3 new and 1 previously unreleased tracks. Preorder now

>>> http://sq.lnk.to/APHA030S1 <<<

0860.FM INTERVIEW #13 - Tim Reaper

Welcome to Season 2 of the 0860 Podcast....

*****NEWS******

Fracture's new SLOW860 album ⁠is here⁠ http://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM

Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠here⁠ https://bit.ly/0860_discord

The 0860 Podcast is now an official podcast and available on Spotify, Apple and more here https://lnk.to/0860pod

⁠DJ Bailey⁠ is an important DJ in the history of Jungle and Drum & Bass, a resident at the legendary ⁠Metalheadz Blue Note Sessions⁠ in the mid 90s, a 10-year BBC 1Xtra DJ in the 00s and of course has a history in Pirate Radio on Energy 87.9 FM. He’s an experienced A&R and label owner with Instasound and the passion for finding and presenting new music runs deep. 


He was one of the first established DJs to support my early music and supported it in his DJ sets in the early 2000s and invited myself and Neptune on to his 1xtra show in 2011 so I was always going to have him up on the podcast. 


We discuss how his background in Pirate Radio shaped his career, being a Metalheadz DJ, streaming his own show ‘Straight From The Bedroom’ on UStream, and his move from cutting edge DJ to passionate archivist and story teller. Make no mistake, Bailey still has his finger on the pulse and continues to host a show on London’s Kool FM. This guy lives for radio and shows no sign of stopping.

For more information on the project, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0860.fm

0860 Podcast S2 EP1: BAILEY

Straight from Bailey’s personal archive, a previously undigitised recording of his show on Energy 87.9 FM in 1993. Straight from a tiny broom cupboard a very young Bailey plays music from Metalheadz, Good Looking, Reinforced and a lot of tracks that I personally hadn’t heard before.  If you recognise any of the more obscure tracks, drop an ID in the comments.

Listen to Bailey discuss his history in radio, from pirate to BBC 1Xtra on the 0860 Podcast here: https://lnk.to/0860pod

Preorder Fracture's latest 2024 addition to the 0860 project, ‘SLOW860’ ⁠here⁠: https://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM

Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠here: https://bit.ly/0860_discord

SLOW860 is the latest chapter in Charlie Fieber, aka Fracture’s, celebration of pirate radio culture, merging it with his Chopped & Screwed-inspired Slow Astro world. This third "Slow" adventure pushes the concept further, adding another album to his critically acclaimed 0860 project. The result is a 60-minute, unbroken collage of 14 new compositions and 6 'slow ambient' 0860 remixes, interwoven with pirate radio skits and fuzz. Drawing inspiration from The KLF’s Chill Out and his teenage experiences falling asleep to stations like Kool FM and Weekend Rush, familiar elements from Fracture’s work emerge, yet remain hauntingly just out of reach as he deconstructs and extends 0860.

SLOW860 is presented as a 21-track, hour-long album available on cassette, digital, and streaming platforms, along with a 9-track unmixed version. Staying true to pirate radio culture, the deluxe package comes in 'The First Aid Kit'—a term used by stations to describe listeners' stash boxes for enhancing the listening experience. The kit includes 0860 Astrophonica-branded rolling papers, stickers, and three cassette albums: SLOW860, the original 0860 Mixtape, and an exclusive cassette-only bonus, Ambient Signal Test—a 90-minute album of degraded Jungle breakdowns, originally broadcast to test the signal from the accompanying pop-up station, 0860.fm.
Also included is a meticulously curated 64-page zine, Somewhere About Town, designed by Utile. The zine features photography of towers that housed the pirate stations Charlie first tuned into, portraits of contributors to the 0860 podcast, transcripts from broadcasts, police reports, and details of a notorious DTI raid. It’s a snapshot of the culture—a homage to zines like Ravescene and Atmosphere, which offered grassroots reviews and commentary ignored by mainstream press, capturing the DIY spirit of pirate radio.

0860.fm MIX S2 EP1 - DJ BAILEY ON ENERGY 87.9 FM in 1993

*****NEWS*****

Preorder Fracture's new SLOW860 album ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ https://sq.lnk.to/SLOW860DDM
Join the Astrophonica Discord ⁠⁠here⁠ https://bit.ly/0860_discord

The 0860 Podcast is now an official podcast and available on Spotify, Apple and more here lnk.to/0860pod

⁠Sweetpea⁠ is a Producer, DJ, Radio Presenter and Mentor from London who cut her teeth on the legendary ⁠Rude FM 88.2⁠ in late '00s. She is another guest on the show that has gone from humble Pirate Radio beginnings to ⁠hosting a show on BBC Radio⁠, and someone who has a deep respect for community and the uplifting of others via her work with ⁠EQ50⁠ - a mentoring initiative set up to address the imbalance of women in electronic music.
We get into her time on Rude FM and the legendary 'Rush Hour' shows. The clue is in the name but let's just say they were no rules all night back 2 back sessions. Sweetpea now has a show on Kool FM which she is very passionate about doing live as she still gets a buzz out of the interaction and possibility for mishaps and technical issues. I too have a a passion for live radio and in this age of prerecorded shows I think it's important to keep it alive. 
Follow Fracture on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beatport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


For more information on the project, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠0860.fm

0860 Podcast S2 EP2: SWEETPEA

Yet another storming Sublove tape from the selectabwoy archives - check it. 

DJ Trax - High Time [Moving Shadow]
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
DJ Rap & Aston - More Time [Suburban Base]
Aeon Flux - Reality [Deep Seven]
JMJ & Richie - Hall Of Mirrors (Omni Trio Mirror Image Remix) [Moving Shadow]
Orca - Back to the Jungle [Lucky Spin]
Acro - Super Pod [Force Ten]
Overdubb - Eruption (3D mix) [Impact]
Spicelab - Lost in Spice [Harthouse]
>>> Unknown

Sublove In The Mix On Galaxy Radio (12/11/1993)

DJ Uproar & MC Sniper - Dream FM - 16th March 1997

DJ Influence & The Innocence - Dream FM - 19th April 1996

Astrophonica

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North America s@icartists.net
MGMT: mark@sequenc.es

As a producer, DJ and label owner Charlie Fieber continues to be an important figure in the development and innovation of UK electronic music genres with a career spanning over two decades. As Fracture, Fieber’s output is prolific and never stands still. From the hyper sped up Techno sound of Turbo to the genre blending Footwork Jungle collaborations with Teklife regulars DJ Earl, DJ Spinn and DJ Taso. He is constantly experimenting and flipping the script and 2022 saw the release of the world building Ambient Electro album Omura with Sam Binga. Releases and affiliations have come from some of the UK’s legendary hardcore continuum labels such as Goldie’s Metalheadz, dBridge’s Exit records, where in 2016 Fieber was part of the mysterious Richie Brains supergroup with fellow experimenters Alix Perez, Chimpo, Fixate, Om Unit, Sam Binga and Stray, and more recently with Alix Perez’s 1985 which saw the curveball collaboration with Kenyan artist Nah Eeto. Fieber’s latest work is his most ambitious to date; '0860’ is an album, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.
As a DJ his sound has travelled with appearances on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Boiler Room, Fact Mag, Rinse FM, Keep Hush and multiple US, EU, UK and Asia tours. 
In 2009 the label, Astrophonica, was set up as an output for his own music with Neptune and has since become a home for other like minded and experimental artists such as Sully, Client_03 and Moresounds. Fieber’s impeccable A&R has led to a flawless and in demand back catalogue championed from Annie Mac to Sherelle and with multiple nominations in DJ Mag’s Best Of British awards.