Altered Circuitry
Altered Circuitry explores the vast expanses of electronic music with big beat, IDM, turntablism, trip-hop, breakbeat, dubstep, ambient soundscapes & experimental beats handpicked by DJ Preston Matson (a.k.a. The Wizard King).
Fan of Altered Circuitry? You might also enjoy these other WRIR programs: Frequency – Soul Food
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Mercury Falls
Take a trip to Mercury Falls Wednesday nights from 9-11. Join Melissa every week to hear innovative music spanning over the past 70 years in an exploration of Avant Garde, Contemporary Classical, Cinematic, Ethereal, Experimental, Modern Psychedelic, No Wave, Soundscapes, Spacescapes…and some things that defy being classified.
You will always hear something you’ve never heard before.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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The Breakfast Snob
The Breakfast Snob originally aired on Sunday mornings and is now airing every Thursday evening. The show features tracks by new and “under-known” artists of many genres and localities, highlighted with cuts by older, established- but often obscure- bands that helped influence today’s artists, and punctuated by brief, intense flashes of loud guitar- simply because I love loud guitar.
The show’s title is a reference to my old friend and mentor, Michael Hawkesworth (the original Breakfast Snob) who introduced me to a world of new music in the 1980’s…a tradition that I endeavor to continue today. As one of my favorite artists said:
“I used to think that music was a universal language, but I’m not so sure anymore it is any sort of language; not as we think of language anyway. It’s more like telepathy. It’s knowing, and the sense that you have known forever, and will know always, for those who can receive the transmission. It touches mind, body, and spirit, all at once, and moves them into harmony, or dissonance, or both, depending on how you define these things, and depending always on the intent of the artist, and the intent of the listener, not only at the moment of creation or the moment of listening, but from the infinite past to the infinite future, stretched between the points which are both closest together and farthest apart, a circular continuity of sorts.” -Cary Grace
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Dog Germs / PND (punk’s not dead)
Dog Germs is a weekly dose of classic and new industrial, goth, new wave, and electronica with hints of alternative, metal, hip hop, and whatever else I feel like playing hosted by me, Tommy Atrien (dj kyno). The show’s first hour is usually industrial/goth and related genres with the second hour being more chaotic and diverse as far as genres are concerned (by the end of the second hour you would swear that you were listening to a different show). Some of the genres heard in the second hour include alternative, metal, hip hop, country, and world music. I feel this keeps the show interesting and also allows me to play other styles of music I really enjoy.
I have been involved with the industrial/goth scene since ’94 and involved with the scene here in Richmond since ’96. I am also the guitarist/keyboardist/percussionist/back up vocalist for Richmond industrial rock band Machine Chop Inc. I got into dj-ing because I love music, all kinds but especially industrial/electronic, and wanted to do a show that represented that. “Dig It” by Skinny Puppy was the first industrial song I ever heard and have been hooked on that band ever since, therefore, almost every “Dog Germs” show kicks off with that song. Also, the show title is obviously derived from my appreciation of Skinny Puppy.
PND (punk’s not dead)
Punk¹ from Yesterday², Today³, and Tomorrow*
(1) What is punk, really? Obviously, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys are punk. Are Minutemen punk? They are to me. To each his/her/current appropriate non-gender possessive pronoun own. It’s a personal choice. Don’t @ me over what I think is punk, and I won’t @ you. (but please do @pndwrir if you wanna hear something)
(2) ok, not literally Yesterday. In fact, if it did drop yesterday it falls under Today (see 3) Yesterday= older punk music. I’m not going to define when exactly my Yesterday turns into my Today. (see general idea of personal choice in (1))
(3) Today = contemporary punk music
* get real. I don’t have a time machine.
Anna C. October 9th, 2015
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit / Nighttime Maneuvers
Rotating Shows
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit hosted by The Haberdasher
Several years ago I was burnt out from years of business travel, long meetings, sales reports, and corporate America. I guess I was teetering on the edge of a midlife crisis. Luckily (for my wife), I found WRIR and, thus, the opportunity to host a radio show.
My show takes its name from the book written by Sloan Wilson. The novel is “about the search for purpose in a world dominated by business.” In the novel the main characters “share a struggle to find contentment in their hectic and material culture”.
I guess you could say my show is my own personal search – through music – in the middle of the night every Monday. So join me and I’ll bring you an out-of-the-ordinary mix of blues, soul, rock, funk, Americana, bluegrass and whatever else it takes to shake the work blues.
Oh and the name, the Haberdasher – well, that’s a story for another day. So tune in.
Nighttime Maneuvers hosted by Hip Hop Henry
Anna C. October 9th, 2015
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French Kiss / Flying Start
French Kiss (hosted by Flairoline)
An enduring mix of French pop, house, and all things sonically associated with France that will perk you up.
Flying Start (hosted by Shea Butter)
Named after The Blackbyrds’ 1974 album, Flying Start is a celebration of funk’s enduring influence. Rooted in the genre’s deep grooves, Flying Start explores how funk’s rhythms flow through soul, jazz, and boogie, classic and party breaks, as well as a variety of house, Afrobeat, hip-hop, reggae, Latin, and Brazilian music. Each episode highlights the funkier side of these styles, blending classic tracks with fresh discoveries to showcase funk’s transformative reach. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a new listener, Flying Start offers an energetic dive into the beats and spirit that have kept funk alive across decades and genres.
Anna C. October 9th, 2015
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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution
DJ Freyja starts your week off with WAR: Women Art Revolution..bringing you women making music from all genres and all countries. Tune in on Mondays 6am – 8am. Follow her on twitter at @CarolOlson
Anna C. October 8th, 2015
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POP Goes The World!
Puking aural sunshine every Friday afternoon from 3-5 p.m.!
Enzo is a veteran dj of 40 years in clubs and radio. He’s played everything from hole-in-the-wall punk clubs in the early 80s, to European style techno clubs in the late 90s, and everything in between. He’s also done Top 40, Hot A.C., and Modern Rock commercial radio.
Disillusioned by the homogenous wasteland the medium had become, he walked away from radio at the turn of the millennium, and never looked back.
Until…..
One night in 2006, while walking home from the grocery store, quite by accident, he dropped his keys in front of 1621 W.Broad St.
As he went to pick them up, he noticed the small, hand written paper sign on the door that read “WRIR Richmond Independent Radio”.
He fondly likens that moment to being akin to discovering the holy grail.
He immediately pulled out his phone, and called the number to see what he had to do to get a show, and remembers weeping openly when told he would have NO restrictions on what he could play.
He giddily tested that freedom on one of his first shows by playing The Replacements “Kiss Me On The Bus”, and following it up with Little Tony Defranco and The Defrano Family’s “Heartbeat, It’s A Love Beat”.
He claims he felt the knees of every radio programmer in the country buckle that morning.
He has now made it his mission to use his acutely fine tuned pop aesthetic to save the world from mediocrity, and bring joy and happiness to all the good little boys and girls with pure hearts with power chord crunches, soaring three part harmonies, and a smattering of minor chords played on jangly guitars.
He equally enjoys talking about himself in the third person.
Jesse Oremland July 10th, 2015
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FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY…where the underground meets the airwaves. House, drum & bass, breakbeats and more since 2005.
Hosted by DJ’s: JOANNA O., JESSE SPLIT, BLAIR JOHNSON
FREQUENCY: SATURDAY NIGHTS (9-11 PM ET) on 97.3 FM WRIR + WRIR.ORG
Turnstyle official site: Turnstyleonline.com
Email: info@turnstyleonline.com
Jesse Oremland July 7th, 2015
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