Monday, 12 September 2011

Shortwave pirate radio broadcasts are some of the most original & entertaining programming one can hear. These stations bring the reality that radio can be spontaneous, creative & unrestrained along with a direct connection to the listener, even if they're across the ocean!
The recordings from the 90's were made with a Grundig Satellit 500/random longwire (94'-96') & a Drake R8A/50ft. sloper (96'-00') on both reel to reel & cassette. Unless noted, the rest of these (2000 & up) were recorded using a Ten Tec RX-340 receiver and various antenna configurations along the way (T2FD/phased Wellbrook loops/EWE & finally a DX Engineering 4 Sq.) by minidisc & currently hardrive media using Audacity recording software through an M-Audio Delta 66 interface via the Ten Tec's DC-Coupled audio tap for SSB or Sherwood Engineering's SE-3 for AM. Also, the majority of these stations were recorded from North East Florida. Some of these I do not have exact dates/times/frequencies, but will add the info later if found.
I record pirates often, and have a large collection which I will continue to add here. Keep in mind the nature of shortwave as conditions can change to varying degrees and some of the recordings are better than others, but always entertaining!
Enjoy! : )
Sealord
sealord40m at gmail dot com
VBR ZIP (11.5GB)
Or individual trax
@'The Archive'

wikileaks WikiLeaks

Fench nuclear waste explosion today. The MOX plutonium cables: cablegatesearch.net/search.php?q=f…

Breaking:

fieldproducer Neal Mann
RT @SkyNewsBreak: AFP: Emergency services say risk of leak after French nuclear plant blast

'Leak risk after explosion at French nuclear plant'

♪♫ John Foxx & The Maths – Interplay (Analogue Video Mix)

Egypt security forces raid unit of Al Jazeera

The Chancellor & The Cocaine

So there was definitely, there was cocaine on that night on the table. George Osborne did take cocaine on that night. And not just on that night. He took it on a regular basis with me, with his friends. There were more witnesses, not just me, that witnessed George Osborne taking cocaine. So it's you know, there are other people out there that know the truth. On that particular night he had taken a line. And I said to George jokingly that when you're prime minister one day I'll have all the dirty goods on you. And he laughed and took a big fat line of cocaine.

Transcript/Audio

@'ABC'

evgenymorozov Evgeny Morozov

Facial recognition cameras to be installed on Rotterdam trams goo.gl/LY01D (this must be Dutch Tolerance 2.0)

The guns of The EDL

EDL leader agrees with Breivik’s opinions, threatens Britain’s entire Muslim population

Kate Bush New LP!

Following the release of her update album Director's Cut earlier this year, we're excited to hear that Kate Bush is to put out a new LP of entirely new material in the autumn. 50 Words For Snow is released on November 21st, and was recorded at the same time as the Director's Cuts sessions. We are told that the seven tracks (listed below) are "set against a background of falling snow." Intriguing.
'Snowflake'
'Lake Tahoe'
'Misty'
'Wildman'
'Snowed In At Wheeler Street'
'50 Words For Snow'
'Among Angels'
Via

Obama Team Feared Coup If He ProsecutedWar Crimes

Ah humanity! don't you just love it?

Perfect Storm: The England Riots Documentary

"If the young are not initiated into the village, they will burn it down just to feel its warmth." -- African Proverb.
This mini-documentary film looks at the initial causes and wider context surrounding the recent England riots. Politicians refuse to acknowledge their role in creating a deeply unfair and failing society, a perfect storm of police brutality, city poverty and austerity measures, that will only get worse unless the root problem is addressed.
Did you know for the rioters to be on par with the looting by the financial bailouts, corporate tax avoiders and Libyan invasion, they would have to repeat the same level of damage......4,320 times?
Massive credit to http://www.youtube.com/user/huntingtigers who had the balls to do what the mainstream media didn't and give a fair interview to those on the ground in Tottenham.
http://wideshut.co.uk/perfect-storm-the-england-riots-documentary/