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Tales From A Disappearing City

Controlled Weirdness

Hosted from a South London tower block by Neil Keating aka Controlled Weirdness. Tales from a Disappearing City is a chance for Neil to tell some untold subcultural stories from past and present, joined by friends from his lifelong journey through subterranean London. Neil is a veteran producer and DJ and has been at the front line of all aspects of club and sound system culture since the early 80’s. His musical CV includes playing everywhere from plush clubs to dirty warehouses as well as mixing tunes on a variety of iconic London pirate radio stations. He has released music on numerous underground record labels and was responsible for promoting and playing at a series of legendary early raves in the USA at the start of the 90’s. He still DJ's in the UK and throughout Europe and beyond and has an eclectic and seriously deep collection of music built up over time that reflects an appreciation of all elements of the London groove. Neil currently runs Presence Unknown, a vinyl and digital label dedicated to releasing music influenced by his love of Electro, Acid House and Rave. He also does a monthly show on Threads radio where his aim as always is to play you some amazing music that you have never heard before. 

Episode 18 - 90's London Subculture. Fashion, Clubs and Ambient Soho - special guest - Miss PinkMay 15, 2024
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Episode 17 - Underground Raves, Electro and Releasing Tunes - special guest - Phil KleinApril 24, 2024
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Episode 16 - 1980's Electro, Scratching and Making Beats - special guest - Phil KleinApril 03, 2024
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Episode 15 - Breakdancing, Acid House and Pirate Radio - special guest - Uncle GFebruary 21, 2024
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Episode 14 - Berlin Riots, Anarchy and Techno - special guest - Brandon SpiveyDecember 20, 2023
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Episode 13 - Punk, Anarchy and Acid House in 1980's Manchester - special guest - Brandon SpiveyNovember 29, 2023
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Episode 12 - Praxis Records, Dead by Dawn and Datacide. - special guest - Christoph FringeliOctober 18, 2023
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Episode 11 - 80's Countercultural Explorations in Basel and London - special guest - Christoph Fringeli - Praxis - DatacideSeptember 20, 2023
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Episode 10 - 90's Raves and Subnet Vinyl Network - special guest - Ben - Dead Silence - Audio IllusionAugust 23, 2023
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Episode 9 - Electro, Pirate Radio and Raving in the Woods - special guest - Ben - Dead Silence - Audio IllusionAugust 02, 2023
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Episode 8 - 80's Electro, Go-Go and Acid House - special guest - Simon DexorcistJuly 12, 2023
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Episode 7 - Politics and Dancing in the 80's and 90's - special guest - Neil TranspontineJune 21, 2023
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Episode 6 - Post Punk and Journeys to the City - special guest - Neil TranspontineJune 07, 2023
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Episode 5 - TechNet, Break/Flow and Dead by Dawn - special guest - Howard SlaterMay 17, 2023
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Episode 4 - Post Punk, Squats and Techno - special guest - Howard SlaterMay 03, 2023
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Episode 3 - Free Parties and Sound Systems - special guest - Blackmass PlasticsApril 18, 2023
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Episode 2 - 90's Record Shops and Raves - special guest - Blackmass PlasticsApril 04, 2023
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Episode 1 - Early vinyl and record shop memories - special guest - Blackmass PlasticsMarch 19, 2023
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