Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gettin on the radio

It took a while to get it happening but I finally got on the Shiver me Timbers radio show and played some Erkin Koray tracks for Brisbane's 4zzz listeners. Masters Peel and Hanson run the most professional radio show that 4zzz has ever had. 4zzz is widely regarded as the punkest FM station in the world. Punk is at it's very core. It refuses to give in to the left or the right, it's very rejection of discipline has served as a shield against copping out or crapping out.
What Masters Peel and Hanson have is an understanding of some basics that I have always wished 4zzz impress upon it's presenters. What are these basics? Avoid dead air by playing a quiet backing track, don't ask your guests questions with yes/no answers, and if you have to back announce, speak cearly and do it in the right order. Over the years I have wanted to support 4zzz more but have become so sick of waiting through music I don't like only to NOT hear the name of the song I did like!
I had a great time with Master Hanson and a bloke Called Gough as Master Peel couldn't be there. I played Bir Olasilik-Erkin Koray from Tutkusu, Inat-Erkin Koray from Elektronik Turkuler, and Denizalti Rüzgarlan-Okay Temiz from Bosporus Bridges. I described this set of tracks as Istanbullshitly good!