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26 Apr 2024

NQL ON REFORM RADIO APRIL 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings… This month I make a final visit to Swinton, where I meet some wonderful people for my documentary film ‘Gathering Points‘ who gather at various venues to tell their stories. With thanks to Valley Community Gardens, The Swinton Nail Salon, The Hive Cafe, The Parade Chippy and The Grand Palais. Music features tracks by H.Takahashi, Laurie Anderson and Slow Attack Ensemble. Incidental music by Oliva Mayall. […]

29 Jan 2024

NQL ON REFORM RADIO JANUARY 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings… This month I make a final visit to the house of my late nana, just before it’s finally sold, after being in the family since 1958. I record the sounds of the house, and my feelings as I say goodbye to somewhere that has been part of my whole life. Music features tracks by Pefkin, Loula Yorke, Anja Garbarek and Harry Seacombe… LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

01 Nov 2023

NQL ON REFORM RADIO NOVEMBER 2023

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings… This month I take a trip to the seaside, Europe’s biggest travelling fair and a construction site. Music features tracks by Melanie Di Biasio, Matthew Halsall Little Simz and Roedelius… LISTEN PLAYLIST

11 Sep 2023

NQL ON REFORM RADIO SEPTEMBER 2023

Come and join me, be still, and simply listen to some delicious music and the recorded sounds I’ve found… This month, Not Quite Light is dreaming of holidays, with sounds recorded in Antwerp and Portugal…It’s an eclectic mix of music ranging from Flemish folk to recently released electronica, featuring tracks by Fenner pearson, Joan Shelley & Abel Selaocoe… LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

26 May 2023

NQL ON REFORM RADIO MAY 2023

Come and join me, be still, and simply listen to some delicious music and the sounds I’ve found… This month on Not Quite Light I spend an evening in Angel Meadow, just off the city centre in Manchester. Music includes tracks by Liz Hanks, Philip Glass, Ainoo Peltomaa and Charlie Musselwhite. Field recordings by myself, Simon Buckley, and include sounds such as an early evening cricket match, passing trams, a substation and birdsong… LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

19 Apr 2023

NQL ON REFORM RADIO APRIL 2023

Come and join me, be still, and simply listen to some delicious music and the sounds I’ve found… This month on the Not Quite Light show , I go on my holidays…Music features tracks by John Barry, Miss Grit and Amalia Rodrigues. Field recordings by myself, Simon Buckley, and include sounds such as the sea, a wild boar eating, a train journey and a happy woman singing on her balcony. LISTEN PLAYLIST

28 Nov 2022

NQL ON REFORM RADIO NOV 29th 22

Come and join me, to simply listen to some great music, and the sounds I’ve found over the past month… This month I’ve found sounds in Poland, at a Klezmer night in Ancoats and in the autumn twilight of Clayton Vale. Soundscapes and incidental music by Not Quite Light. Music features tracks by William Basinski, Halina Kunika and Bert Kaempfert. Live on reform Radio at 5am 29th November, and then available on ‘listen again’ on this page from 1st Dec, […]

06 Oct 2022
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

REFORM RADIO ON NQL OCT 2022

Come and join me, to simply listen to some great music, and the sounds I’ve found over the past month… Sounds include a vibrating fence and twitiching tree branch, rooks at dawn and the Kingfisher chippy in Stretford on a Saturday luunch time. Music features tunes by Oora, Suzanne Ciani, Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders and Benjamin Britten. Incidental music by Not Quite Light. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

29 Mar 2022
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO MARCH 2022

This month I visit The Meadow in Salford, and watch and listen as the sun rises over this ancient space… Sound / incidental music by Not Quite Light Music featured includes tracks by Ruby Tingle, Melody Gardot and Ralph Vaughan Williams LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

23 Feb 2022
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO FEB 2022

This month I walk from Salford to Ancoats, along and underneath the Mancunian Way, beginning at first light… Sound / Incidental Music: Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light Music featured includes tracks from Wanda Warsaw, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Kinbrae / Clare Archibald, Chopin and Joy Division. LISTEN PLAYLIST

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