Radio is a Foreign Country

Series produced by Kenneth Routon

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Mesmerizing mixtape radio show featuring vintage sound recordings from all over the world.

A mixtape radio show featuring the raw sounds of obscure (and mostly vintage) international folk and pop music culled from radio transmissions, field and travel recordings, 78s, vinyl records, cassettes, television & film etc.


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
RIAFC #5
From: Kenneth Routon
Series: Radio is a Foreign Country
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A curiosity cabinet of cumbias, including a mixtape of vintage “arabesque” novelty recordings, “slow” cumbias (i.e., rebajada, meaning a record pla...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
RIAFC #4
From: Kenneth Routon
Series: Radio is a Foreign Country
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A deep dive into the Aural Archipelago archive, featuring field recordings from Sumatra, Java, and Kalimantan.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:04:34
RIAFC #3
From: Kenneth Routon
Series: Radio is a Foreign Country
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A special guest mix from Alan Bishop featuring his 40-minute radio collage Lo-Pacific followed by a selection of tracks from his Sublime Frequencie...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
RIAFC #2
From: Kenneth Routon
Series: Radio is a Foreign Country
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Mesmerizing mix of vintage sound recordings from Indonesia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Algeria, Niger, Iraq, India, Thailand, and Sumat...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:44
RIAFC #1
From: Kenneth Routon
Series: Radio is a Foreign Country
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Mesmerizing mix of vintage sound recordings from China, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iraq, India, Algeria, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00