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Freak Zone Christmas Snowball

Accumulating musicians down a snowy hill, Stuart presents a festive Freak Zone snowball beginning with an a capella voice and finishing with a 200-strong guitar ensemble.

Accumulating musicians down a snowy hill, Stuart presents a festive Freak Zone snowball. We begin with the stark beauty of folk singer Anne Briggs’ a capella voice, then an early duo version of Kraftwerk and album called Ralph and Florian; then Stuart’s favourite trio - Emerson Lake and Palmer with their hit record Trilogy and snowballing with tremendous speed across the 2 hours to conclude with Rhys Chatham’s 200-strong guitar ensemble.

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Sun 22 Dec 201920:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Anne Briggs

    The Snow It Melts The Soonest

    • A COLLECTION.
    • Topic Records.

  • Mats Morgan

    Banned Again

    • Cuneiform Records.

  • Kraftwerk

    Heimatklänge

    • RALF AND FLORIAN.
    • Philips ‎.

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Trilogy

    • Trilogy.
    • Island Records.

  • World Saxophone Quartet

    Plain Song

    • W.S.Q..
    • Black Saint ‎.

  • Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau

    The Sound Of Water

    • QUARTET.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Pentangle

    Light Flight

    • BASKET OF LIGHT.
    • Reprise Records.

  • Can

    Halleluhwah

    • TAGO MAGO.
    • United Artists Records ‎.

  • Bent Knee

    Golden Hour

    • YOU KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN.
    • Inside Out Music.

  • Nérija

    Redamancy

    • Nérija EP.
    • Self-released.

  • Plan 9

    Dealing With The Dead

    • Dealing With The Dead.
    • Midnight Records.

  • Jaga Jazzist

    Banafluer Overalt

    • ONE ARMED BANDIT.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Iannis Xenakis

    Atrees Pour 10 Instruments (2nd part)

    • VARIOUS.
    • La Voix De Son Maître ‎.

  • Shards

    Beams

    • FIND SOUND.
    • Erased Tapes Records.

  • Howard Skempton

    Grazioso

    • CHAMBER CONCERTO.
    • NMC Recordings.

  • Steve Reich

    Section 1

    • MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS.
    • ECM Records.

  • The Polyphonic Spree

    It's The Sun

    • THE BEGINNING STAGES OF….
    • Good Records.

  • Tubular Brass

    Opening Pt 1

    • TUBULAR BELLS.
    • Tubular Brass Recordings.

  • Rhys Chatham

    Part 3

    • A CRIMSON GRAIL.
    • Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Dec 201920:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music