The Descent, Music Lovers Club
Out of Step, Rock and Roll Over
OTR, Beat Box, Rude Radio, RKI, Cosmic Slop
25th Anniversary of Some Assembly Required
25 years ago, I was getting ready to go on the air in Minneapolis, for the first time, and got myself booked onto practically every “specialty show” at the station, just to talk about the upcoming debut.
A condensed remix of these appearances was incorporated into the 25th anniversary special, but I felt inspired to try and utilize the entire audio archive in some way, as well...
Using a Radio Retrofit style approach, aircheck recordings and production materials archived from that same year, I was able to reverse engineer each appearance, using only the songs the hosts discuss playing, along with radio spots from 2001, and knit everything together into three 2-hour segments.
No A.I. Needed.
It’s a college radio time capsule, including Radio K programs, The Descent (Darkwave, Industrial), The Music Lovers Club (new & local music), Out of Step (Punk), Rock and Roll Over (the morning show), Off The Record (OTR) (local music showcase), The Beat Box (Hip Hop), Rude Radio (Ska), Radio K International (RKI) (international music) and Cosmic Slop (“forgotten pop" from the '70s).
Thanks to all the hosts, for playing along and helping me get the word out, 25 years ago: Jonathan Ford, Erik Hoover, Mike Neuharth, Mark Wheat, Tony Drollinger, Kate Silver, Karla Klaustermeyer, Ali Elabbady, Mike Spoo, Brad Klein, Paul Harding, Chuck Tomlinson and Joel Stitzel. Long live Radio K. -Jon