In this month’s show I reveal stories of ancestors, loss and identity… In late September I travelled to Hull with artist Gareth Smith ( aka Vanishing ) and interviewed him at dawn on the banks of the Humber, among the old docks. We discuss his great-grandfather, a trawlerman killed at sea in 1904, and the generational consequences of this tragic death. Gareth’s project 55°N, 5°E was performed live at Hull City of Culture in 2017, and an album of this […]
In this month’s show, I’m inspired by memories of listening to my grandad’s radiogram… Music includes Kayla Painter, Space Afrika, Susu Laroche & Kinbrae Incidental music and sound recordings by Simon Buckley / NotQuiteLight Radio Extracts Conet project PLAYLIST
In this show I walk the city, exploring both the streets that surround me and my past. With music from Lonelady, I Am Kloot & The Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. Incidental music and audio recordings by Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light PLAYLIST
In this show I talk of my year visiting Macclesfield Forest at dawn, each month at full moon, to make my project ‘Our Future is Ancient’ Music includes Children of Zeus, Roseanne Cash & The Breath. Incidental music & sound recordings by Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light PLAYLIST
In this show I explore the Irk Valley, Manchester. During October & November 2020, towards the end of an extraordinary year, I was commissioned by the Manchester Collective to photograph and create a film. This show tells the stories from my experience of working in this remarkable district in Manchester. Music includes tunes from Manchester Collective, Sarah Neufeld, WH Lung, Gary Numan and Siobhan Donaghy. PLAYLIST FOLLOW NQL ON MIXCLOUD