The Carrier Wave is an esoteric radio programme devoted to uncovering hidden connections between seemingly disparate music. Rather than following a single genre, the show weaves together varied artists into a carefully sequenced listening experience. As ever, this episode seeks conceptual continuity—linking pieces through shared moods, textures, historical echoes, or emotional resonance—so that industrial electronics, progressive rock, folk, jazz, soul, and experimental pop flow together as parts of a larger sonic narrative. The result is less a conventional playlist than a guided exploration, where unexpected transitions reveal the invisible threads connecting decades of adventurous music.
This shows playlist comprises: A Certain Ratio – Wild Party, Variety Lab – London in the Rain, Yello – Lost Again, Steve Reich – Electric Counterpoint III Fast, Steely Dan – King of the World, Act – Absolutely Immune 1, The Tubes – What do You want from Life, Rose Royce – Wishing on a Star, Method – I’ve got a Cat, Angine de Poitrine – L’Aberek, Takowa Minekawa with Dymaxion – A report on an investigation, Bill Fay – City of Dreams, Monade – Lost Language, Capt Beefheart & Frank Zappa – Orange Claw Hammer, A.L.Lloyd, Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger – Blood Red Roses, Nick Drake – Riverman, David Sylvian & Rober Fripp – Riverman, Skinny Puppy – Rivers, The Warriors – radio spot, Minnie Ripperton – Adventures in Paradise, Marvin Gaye – Whats going on, Roy Ayers – Into the river, Jessie Ware – Keep on Running, Kraftwerk – The Model, The Beloved – Forever Dancing
