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Unknown Host hosts The Quietus Radio, a music show with 82 episodes published.
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Low Culture Podcast sampler: The Ploughman's Lunch
Jul 28, 202612m
This is a taster for the main Quietus Low Culture Podcast, released each month exclusively for our subscribers – you can find out about all the other perks they get here . "Taster' is the right word, too. Back in the str
Low Culture Podcast sampler: Altar by Sunn O))) & Boris
Jun 30, 202612m
Here's your latest trailer for The Low Culture Podcast, one of the regular perks enjoyed by subscribers to The Quietus – these wonderful people fund all our work. You can find out more about subscriptions here . Sunn O))
Low Culture Podcast sampler: Children Of The Stones
May 1, 20268m
As promised last month, here's a clip from the latest Low Culture Podcast, one of the many perks received by the subscribers who enable us to keep providing the antidote to the algorithm. This monthly show features tQ fo
It's been a while since we've regularly updated our Quietus podcast feed, but that's about to change. Many of you will be aware that the site is now pretty much entirely funded by our readers, with these exalted subscrib
New Voices Ukraine: Memory Leaks VI – Getting Physical in a Digital World, With Pep Gaffe
Nov 28, 202457m0
The last episode of our series made in collaboration with 20ft Radio explores music trends post-Maidan and being “a rhizomatic thing” during wartime. Why do we need labels nowadays, especially in Ukraine? Especially when
New Voices Ukraine: Memory Leaks V – How a Single Radio Show Shaped Odesa’s Music Scene
Oct 22, 202454m0
In the latest instalment of our collaboration with Kyiv’s 20ft Radio we hear tales of taxi drivers horrified by music, “Baroque pop”, paying tribute to Twiggy Pop, and ask what is an Independent label, in Ukraine The fif
New Voices Ukraine: Memory Leaks IV – How The Underground Embraced Dub and Rejected the Mainstream
Sep 23, 20241h 20m0
This is the story of how a small Ukrainian label evolved away from expectations of Ukrainian music as being all about folk music. The fourth episode of the Memory Leaks sees us stepping back into the Ukraine of the 2000s
New Voices Ukraine: Memory Leaks III – 1990s Ukrainian Underground in Bloom
Aug 19, 20241h 1m0
In the third episode of Memory Leaks, we’re moving deeper into the 1990s and the evolution of underground sound from rock to electronic. Our guide this time is Oleksii Dehtiar aka Maket, the frontman of the cult band Iva
New Voices Ukraine Memory Leaks II: Nova Moon Rising – The Phenomenon of the Kharkiv Novaya Scena
Jul 25, 20241h 53m0
The second episode of Memory Leaks is dedicated to the Kharkiv-based phenomenon of the Novaya Scena (New Scene). Novaya Scena was an arts community and music production centre that was managed by Serhii Miasoedov. Accomp
New Voices Ukraine Podcast: 20ft Radio’s Guide to the Ukrainian Underground. Memory Leaks, Part I
Jun 17, 20241h 1m0
In the first podcast from Kiev’s 20ft Radio we’re taken deep into the otherworldly folk sounds of the Ukrainian underground of the late 80s and early 90s. New Voices Ukraine is a collaboration between The Quietus, 20ft R
Nuts And Bolts Podcast is back with the first episode of Season #4, where host Jessica Sligter interviews composer, sound artist, and researcher Cathy van Eck (1979 Belgium/Netherlands), whose work combines elements from
The final episode of Season 3 features Nuts & Bolts founder herself, Jessica Sligter. Sligter is a performer, composer and producer based in Berlin, whose practice lies at the meeting point of various experimental expres
Our special guest for this episode is Nadah el Shazly, Cairo-based producer, composer and performer. Her work both radically reinvents the popular music of her homeland from the early 20th century and explores new sonic
For this new episode, we’re thrilled to meet Jana Winderen, researcher and artist (Goldsmiths, university of London) with a background in mathematics, chemistry and fish ecology from the university of Oslo. Jana focuses
For the first episode of our third season we chatted with electronic musician and sound artist Jessica Ekomane, French-born and Berlin-based. Ekomane, who recently released the LP Multivocal, explores psychoacoustics, rh
Welcome to The Best Of Times… podcast brought to you by Lush and The Quietus. The Best Of Times… podcast is presented by John Doran. In this series he talks to people about some of the best and worst times they have been
Welcome to The Best Of Times… podcast brought to you by Lush and The Quietus. The Best Of Times… podcast is presented by John Doran. In this series he talks to people about some of the best and worst times they have been
Season #2 of gear-talk podcast Nuts And Bolts comes to an end with a fourth episode, where host Jessica Sligter meets Maja S. K. Ratkje, at her home in the Norwegian woods. A prolific performer, improviser and composer,
Musician Cate grew up in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales and she sings in both Welsh and English. After an early tour with Gruff Rhys Of Super Furry Animals and a collaborative role in his Neon Neon project, she went on to
Welcome to The Best Of Times… podcast brought to you by Lush and The Quietus. The Best Of Times… podcast is presented by John Doran. Over the coming months he will be talking to people about some of the best and worst ti
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To pitch The Quietus Radio, visit https://radio.thequietus.com for contact information, then craft a tight one-paragraph hook that ties your expertise to a gap in their recent music coverage.
Who is the host of The Quietus Radio?
The Quietus Radio is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under music and has published 82 episodes.
How many episodes does The Quietus Radio have?
The Quietus Radio has published 82 episodes.
What topics does The Quietus Radio cover?
The Quietus Radio regularly covers music. It sits in the music category.
Is it hard to get booked on The Quietus Radio?
The Quietus Radio is accessible for guests with genuine music expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Is The Quietus Radio currently accepting guest pitches?
The Quietus Radio hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
How long are The Quietus Radio episodes?
Episodes of The Quietus Radio average 42 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
What guest credentials does The Quietus Radio typically look for?
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