This month, as it’s nearly Christmas, I decide not to get up, so put my headphones in and fall back into the land of dreams… Soundscapes by Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light Music includes tracks by Keeley Forsyth, Erland Cooper, Ichiko Aoba and Einojuhani Rautavaara. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
This month I take a dawn walk to Piccadilly Station… A slightly new format this time on the Not Quite Light radio show, as I put on my headphones and wander up to Piccadilly at daybreak, listening to music and the sounds I encounter along the way, including an unexpected encounter with a Nigerian radio presenter inspecting tickets at the end of platform 1… Tracks include Sarah Neufeld, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Franz Shubert. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
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
In this show I talk at dawn with blind poet David Steele about sight loss. I also try taking a simple journey blindfolded to experience walking without vision. Music includes John Barry, The Trip and Faithless. LISTEN NOW PLAYLIST FOLLOW NQL MIXCLOUD TO LISTEN TO ALL SHOWS
In this episode I talk in the half light with poet and songwriter Mica Sinclair, as we walk long a cycle path in Levenshulme. We discuss where inspiration comes from, and what drives us to create. There is the usual eclectic mix of music that includes Yazmin Lacey, Bill Callahan, Faithless and Gary Numan. PLAYLIST LISTEN TO ALL THE NQL SHOWS ON REFORM RADIO, VIA MIXCLOUD
In this episode I talk at sunrise with artist Jane Samuels about the importance of retaining magic and folklore in our modern, urban age. Music includes Mark Hollis, Pumarosa, Joni Mitchell and and Cosmo Sheldrake. FULL PLAYLIST LISTEN TO ALL THE NQL SHOWS ON REFORM RADIO, VIA MIXCLOUD