Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 10th Oct 2021

Coming up this Sunday (10th October) on episode #409 of 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, the always fabulous Clotilde joins us from Paris sharing some terrific tracks from artists from West Africa. mr.K will be sharing some brand new releases from Curvy social media followers : Polyhymns from Sheffield in the UK, The Little Hand of the Faithful from the mountains in Australia and from Seattle, Washington, The Danbury Lie. And Gayle keeps all the plates spinning in the air with some fab selections from Rising Appalachia & The Human Experience, Tom Waits, Dave Graney & Clare Moore, The Mañana People, Barry Adamson, Vanishing Twin, Sampa the Great, Fats Domino, John Lennon, Nicolette, My Friend The Chocolate Cake (David Bridie) + lots more! Curvy wot?! Joins us won't you? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 3rd Oct 2021

Coming up this weekend on 2ser’s Curved Radio, Gayle catches up with legendary Australian musician, Louis Tillet - an artist whose name has been synonymous with the Sydney underground and indie music scene for the past 4 decades. mr.K goes all word jazz and ‘beatnik’ with his selections this week when he shares a crazy far out and fab performance from a B grade 1950’s film plus a curiosity from actor Sidney Poitier reciting Plato and also a stream of very fine verbiage from the poet of performance herself, Patti Smith. Can you dig it? Gayle has some extra curvylicious music to keep all of this together when she shares a feature on acclaimed Wiradjuri, Filipino and queer artist, Mo’Ju who has just released some new music ahead of her forthcoming EP release through Heavy Machinery Records. With other music from Matt Corby, Jessca Hoop, Coco Maria, Metronomy x Biig Piig, Hannah Peel, David Kuckhermann, Bette Midler, Lee Ranaldo, Modest Mouse, Nite Jewel released via Gloriette Records, Mozhdah, Lil Nas X, the fabulous Bendik Giske released via Smalltown Supersound, Dusty Springfield, Pavement, Greentea Peng, NZ’s Aldous Harding, Amy D., Ben Lee and more, its all set for maximum curve this weekend! Step out onto the Curve with us! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 26th Sep 2021

Coming up this weekend on 2ser’s Curved Radio, Gayle and mr.K, Francophiles that they are, are doing something trés different. This #407th episode is a sonic postcard - a very special - all French edition of Curved Radio! It just seemed like the right time for a couple of Aussies to celebrate France in sound with a show packed with French people singing in French, English people singing in French, French people singing in English and English people singing about French things in English! Curvylicious! Check out this fabulous selection of some of our fave curvy to the max artistes we have lined up : Marc Almond, Jacques Dutronc, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Françoise Hardy, Potochkine, Nico & Ari Delon, Les Négresses Vertes, Brigitte Fontaine, Philippe Laurent, À Caus' des Garçons, Patachou, Les MUPPETS, Alain Bashung, Plaisir du France & Barbara Carlotti, Françoiz Breut, Jean Emmanuel & Friends (Kid Loco remix) via Martyrs of Pop, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Raoul Vignal via Talitres, Deee-Lite, Eartha Kitt, Pierre Daven-Keller via Kwaidan Records, Daphné, Michel Houellebecq via Tricatel, Theodore Wild Ride via Icarus, Clotilde Rullaud, Jean Jacques Perrey, Warlus, Les Fatals Picards feat Lio, Zizi Jeanmaire, Charles Aznavour, Bertrand Burgalat (Yuksek remix) via Tricatel, Les Américains, Jacques Higelin and for dessert, Grace Jones! C’est magnifique! Are you ready? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 19th Sep 2021

Coming up this Sunday (19th September) on the 406th edition of Curved Radio on 2ser with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, one of our curvy crewsters in France, Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe joins us to talk about his new book, ‘French New Wave 1978-1988’ and shares some fabulous music from Taxi Girl, a cover of a Mathématiques Modernes track he did with Helena Noguerra and also a fab track from LIO. mr.K in Brisbane dips into and shares sounds from the fascinating world of The Conet Project - a collection of Shortwave radio transmissions from ‘Numbers stations’ who broadcast secret messages from various intelligence agencies via the Shortwave radio spectrum to their operatives in countries around the globe. Curvy! And Gayle in Sydney has a fabulous set of extra cool curviness all lined up with tunes from Irreversible Entanglements via International Anthem, John Lennon, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, The Books, Dry Cleaning, Hank Mobley, Ani Di Franco, Big Red Machine, Charles Lloyd, Arushi Jain, Adia Victoria, Gerry Mulligan, Ruthann Friedman via Tompkins Square , Little Simz and lots more! Don’t touch that dial! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 12th Sep 2021

Coming up this Sunday (12 September) in episode #405 of Curved Radio on 2ser, mr.K takes the wheel of the good ship Curve to let the good times roll on the airwaves. Gayle will be back on deck next week! What aural delights has mr.K got lined up for your collective earholes? Feast your eyes and ears on recent releases or forthcoming from Adam Pits, The Rotary Fifth, Amateur Trepanning released via Win Big, Dave Graney & Clare Moore, Theodore Wild Ride released via Icarus Records, Sarah McQuaid, Lady Blackbird, Oliver Cherer + Hilary Robinson released via Second Language plus assorted curvy delights from The Cars, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Benbo, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, The Golden Toadstools, The Magnetic Fields, Peggy Lee, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Little Hand of The Faithful, Blossom Dearie, Rebekah Del Rio, Dame Shirley Bassey, Klaus Nomi, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads, Bush Tetras, Chloe March released via Hidden Shoal, Nat King Cole & Nina Simone. Yummy! Yummy! Yummy! Join us why don’t ya? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 5th Sep 2021

Coming up this Sunday (5th September) on the 404th edition of Curved Radio on 2ser with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, our curvy crewster in Amsterdam, Monica Akihary of the ensemble Boi Akih will be joining us. Monica will talk about Boi Akih’s tour for their latest release, ‘Storyteller’ and introduce  us to the music of Taiwanese, Amsterdam-based musician, Yung-Tuan Ku. mr.K has scanned the Curved Radio social media sphere for some recent releases and shares the fabulous new track from Pierre Daven-Keller featuring Barbara Carlotta released via Kwaidan Records, some acoustic gorgeousness from Rick Deitrick via Tompkins Square and another new release from electro musician, Conny Olivetti from Sweden. Gayle has a fab set all lined up from Angelé David Guillou, Dirty Projectors & Bjork, Polyphonic Exophilia, King Tide, Nessi Gomes, The Books, Ainslie Wills & Old Sea Brigade, Holger Czukay, Aretha Franklin, Milan Ring, Agnes Obel, Dead Can Dance, curvy faves in LA Annabel (lee), Charlie Watts, Cesaria Evora and more! Don’t touch that dial! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 29th Aug 2021

Coming up this Sunday (29th August) on the 403rd edition of Curved Radio on 2ser with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, our curvy crewster in Atlanta, Georgia, the fabulous Aku Kadogo brings her own special magic to the curvy airwaves this weekend! Aku will be presenting tracks from Adia Victoria, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Renata Rosa and bringing Aku joy to the radio in bucketloads! mr.K has trawled the Curved Radio social media sphere for some recent & forthcoming curvy releases from our followers and others and shares new work from Faithful Johannes via Win Big Records, The Rowan Amber Mill via Miller Sounds and a new dreamy release from the fabulous HTRK via Heavy Machinery Records in Melbourne. Gayle has a cracking set of new and not so new sounds to share with you from Nick Drake, Chrissie Hynde, The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez, The Real Tuesday Weld, Mega Bog, Allara, Joni Mitchell, Garbage, John Lennon, Scanner, Nina Hagen, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, David Bowie, Oliver Cherer, Marianne Faithfull, Nico, PJ Harvey & John Parish, Jevetta Steele +more! Curvylicious? You betcha! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 22nd Aug 2021

Coming up this Sunday (22nd August) on the 402nd edition of Curved Radio on 2ser with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, we’re thrilled to be speaking again with Barry Andrews of Shriekback. Barry will be talking to us about the brand new Shriekback album - their 16th! - that the band has just finished recording and he’s shared 4 tracks from it with us just for your ears Curvies as a bit of a first listen! Don’t miss it! mr.K dips into some recent/forthcoming releases from some of our Curved Radio social media followers - the fabulous UK composer/singer Anna B Savage via City Slang, mr.K’s latest fave rave Guatemalan cellist and experimental musician/singer/producer Mabe Fratti via Tin Angel Records & for extra curviness, the legend that is Petula Clark via Ace Records! Gayle has a brill set of new and not so new sounds to share with you from Carmen Q Rothwell, Sudan Archives, Allara, Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, Maxine Funke via A Colourful Storm, Liars, The Particles, Mega Bog via Paradise of Bachelors, Philip Glass & Kronos Quartet via Nonesuch, Dusty Springfield, Magnetic Heads, Little Dragon & Moses Sumney, Caroline Shaw + Sō Percussion via Nonesuch, Phoebe Bridgers and Patti Smith! Set your controls to maximum curve! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 15th Aug 2021

Coming up this Sunday (15th August) on 2ser’ s 401st edition of Curved Radio with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, Angela Last of MottoMottoRecords in London shares tracks from Rebecca Closure, Masselys & Graham Dunning. mr.K in Brisbane presents a few recent releases from artists associated with the fabulous Swedish electro label, Plonk - sharing tracks from Maschine Brennt, Conny Olivetti & Niels Gordon. And Gayle in Sydney has lots of new/recent releases and a few faves to share with us in the form of Mega Bog released via Paradise of Bachelors, Brittany Howard, Altin Gun, DakhaBrakha, Yoko Ono, Liars, Amelia Meath & Blake Mills released via Psychic Hotline, Replacements, Vanishing Twin, Swing Slow, Descendents, Yazmin Lacey, Formidable Vegetable, Patti Smith, Hiatus Kaiyote, Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine, a sneak preview of a new release from Shriekback’s 16th album to be released soon and another preview of a brand new track from Curvy faves, the gorgeous Annabel (lee)’s forthcoming release!  Are you ready to step out onto the Curve? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 8th Aug 2021

Coming up this Sunday (8th August) on 2ser’ s 400th edition of Curved Radio with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, our crewster in Berlin, Rona Geffen will be on the line sharing some fabulous tracks from Drum Bro Z feat. Lady Light & Theresa Ng’ambi, Dornika & Rusnam. mr.K wonders why “baby’ is an oft used lyric in song and looks to songs from Cass Elliot, Marc Almond via Syd Barrett & Rachel Sweet for the answers in his Kooky Kuts spot for this week! And Gayle has an extra serving of curvy yumminess to serve up with tracks from Joji Hirota, Anna Domino, Alan Vega, Hiatus Kaiyote, Snakefinger, Gary Lucas, Captain Beefheart, Jarvis Cocker & Brian Eno nattering about Oblique Strategies, Laurie Anderson, Chuck E Weiss, Martin Rev, new sounds from Foodman via Hyperdub, Haroumi Hosono, Marianne Faithful & Warren Ellis, Rachel Magoola via ARC music, Wau Wau Collectif via Sahelsounds, Barry Andrews and Friendships via New Weird Australia! Curvylicious! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 1st Aug 2021

Coming up this Sunday (1st August) mr.K flies through the curvy portal solo for the 399th edition of 2ser’s Curved Radio! Gayle will be back on air next week. mr.K has lots of new and not so new sounds all lined up to spin for your curvy earholes with some fab music from Kate Bush, Miljon via Studio Barnhaus, Bertrand Burgalat via Tricatel, Einstürzende Neubauten feat. Anita Lane, Rickie Lee Jones, David Behrman, Paul DeMarinis, Fern Friedman, Terri Hanlon and Anne Klingensmith via Black Truffle Records, #801, Ed Kuepper, Marianne FaithFull, Sabina Sciubba, #TitoPuente, Arushi Jain, skipism, Githead, Anika via Sacred Bones, Essential Logic, Gudrun Gut + Mabe Fratti, Dean & Britta, Emmylou Harris, David Sylvian, Smog, Sarah Vaughn, Laurie Anderson, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares and Kevin Ayers! Curvy? You betcha! Step on out with us!!! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 25th Jul 2021

Coming up this Sunday (25th July) on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin and the Curvy crew, Angela Last of MottoMotto Records joins us on the line from London sharing some fab tracks from Kalika, Jumo feat. Oré and Oumou Sangaré. mr.K has been thinking about the significance  … or not … of our first names this week. Why are we called the names that we are? Arthur? Martha? Choice or not? He’s turned to some songs from #ShirleyEllis, #DoryPrevin & The Raincoats for any possible answers. And Gayle has a very curvylicious set of new and not so new sounds to share with us from Ruth Goller, Eels, Alex Chilton, Big Scary, Todd Terje, Akira Rabelais, Hannah Peel, Restless Leg, Tash Sultana, Fad Gadget, Warlus, Dasha Rush, Risto, Pete Malinverni, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Chet Faker, Billy Nomates, Spill Tab, Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu, Patrizia Oliva and Maytree. Are you ready? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 18th Jul 2021

Coming up this Sunday (18 July) on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin and the Curvy crew, our curvy crewster in Moscow, contemporary classical composer Victor Gashnikov will be joining us on the line sharing compositions from fellow composers, Ilya Beshevil, Sirius Eyes and a fabulous new composition from himself. Gayle has a very curvy set indeed lined up with tracks from Louie Vega feat. Josh Milan, French Cowboy, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock & Joni Mitchell, Hiatus Kaiyote, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble feat. Moses Sumney via Jagjaguwar, Eels, Mountain Goats, Spoon, Sophia Loren, Natalie Prass, Maytree, Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band, Ibeyi feat. Kamasi Washington, Caroline Shaw & So Percussion via Nonesuch, Lou Donaldson, Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth, Lisa Gerrard & Jules Maxwell, Liz Phair & Yma Sumac! Curvylicious to the Max! And speaking of curveballs, mr.K is back with a few more Kooky Kuts to calm your inner kook! This time he’s dug into his medicine cabinet and discovered Dody Goodman, Sailor and The B-52s mixing up lots of deviant ingredients behind the closed door! Just add water! Its a party and you're all welcome to join us! Why don't you? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 11th Jul 2021

Coming up this Sunday (11 July) on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin and the Curvy crew, mr.K has gone lockdown crackers talking to the animals! This week he’ll be dishing out some kooky cuts from Rex Harrison, Chester Chicken, The Beatle Barkers  … and uh oh! … The Nutty Squirrels! Gayle has lots and LOTS of sonic yumminess lined up to share from Ellen McIlwaine, Erland Cooper, Rostam, Afrika Mamas, Big Yum Yum, The Verlaines, Manu Delago, The Specials, Big Hands, Clap! Clap! feat. Martha Da’ro, Rickie Lee Jones, Taiyo, Wet Leg, Jun Miyake & Arto Lindsay, Batuk, The Art of Noise, This is the Kit, Modest Mouse, Tropical Fuck Storm, John Martyn + more! Step out with us! You know you want to! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 4th Jul 2021

Coming up this Sunday (4th July) mr.K flies solo again on 2ser’s Curved Radio! With a very curvy selection of sonic yumminess from here, there and all points in-between, he has Lisa Knapp, Scritti Politti, Stump, Barry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis, The Rolling Stones, Howie Lee via Mais Um, Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience via Agogo Records, Dave Graney & The MistLY, #SekretSekret, David Virgin & Dan Rumour, Ahmed Saleh via Unexplained Sounds Group, The Rotary Fifth, #PhoebeSnow, Christine Ott via Gizeh Records, Jill Tracy, Sarah McQuaid, Bridget St. John, Stereolab, Geoffrey O’Connor feat. Laura Jean via Chapter Music, Joan As Policewoman, Miles Davis Quintet, Jeff Duff & The Prophets, Clara Engel and the Tom O’Halloran Trio all lined up for your happy earholes! Curvylicious? You betcha! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 27th Jun 2021

Coming up this Sunday (16 May) on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin and the Curvy crew, our curvy crewster in Paris, author, DJ and recordable owner, Jean Emmanuel Deluxe interviews acclaimed musician and producer Bertrand Burgalat for the Curve! Bertrand has worked on more than 200 records, composed for Marc Lavoine, arranged P.J. Proby, remixed Depeche Mode as well as working with Australian musicians, Mick Harvey, Anita Lane and many others. Bertrand’s new album ‘Rêve capital’ will be released in June and we’ll be hearing some tracks from it including the single, ‘L’homme idéal’ : https://tinyurl.com/BertrandB mr.K returns with his Kooky Kuts segment which this week features some warbling, whistling and wining (no dining) from someone who billed herself as ’The World’s Most Horrible Singer’ Leona Anderson, The American Radio Warblers, an ensemble of 10 canaries accompanied by a Wurlitzer organ and a riotously funny track by actor and comedian, Jim Backus with friend. Delicious! Gayle has super yummy selection all lined up with tracks from #Ultravox, Anita Lane, Barry Adamson, Taj Mahal, Joni Mitchell, Anika via Sacred Bones, Lan Rex & Tony Renaissance both via Tender Matter, Lizzy Mercier Descloux via Light in the Attic, Dr. Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop, a new collaboration between Donovan & David Lynch, Cassandra Jenkins and curvy fave, Philippe Laurent! Magnifique! Read More