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I put together a little mixtape of past favourites in honour of the much-awaited resurrection of Myke Weiskopf's SHORTWAVEMUSIC blog. But first, check the recent and stunning "Ramadan In Dub", recorded via Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Tracklisting:
1. "...a glimpse of Heaven..." (Time and Freq Unid) - Voice of Russia
2. 11/12/03, 0620 UTC, 5800 kHz - Radio Bulgaria
3. 11885 kHz, 7.3.05 (2353 UTC) - Radio Cairo
4. 9/15/03, 0415 UTC, 7275 kHz - Radio Tunis
5. 9/15/03, 5930 kHz (0145 UTC) - Radio Slovakia International
6. Beautiful Arabic Song - [No Station ID]
7. Dueling XTMRs! #6: Qu'rambient - shortwavemusic.blogspot.com
8. Go!/Let's Go!: 5/22/07, 7425 kHz (0015 UTC) - Radio Tirana
9. Group Chant-Song, African Language - WTJC
10. Mystery Torch Song (Silvestrov: “The Dream”) (5.20.05 - 7440 kHz)- Radio Ukraine International
11. Piano Instrumental - 8/8/2005, 18330 kHz (0139 UTC) - All India Radio
12. Post-Soviet Melancholia, Part IV (Freq/Time Unknown) - [No Station ID]
13. Qu'ran chanting - BSKSA, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
14. The Boyband Headphase: 4/21/2007, 12085 kHz (2336 UTC) - Unid (VoA or Voice of Mongolia?)

Liner notes:
(gauze)(Brian Eno)(pop) (rush of strings and feedback, concert amidst explosions/beatboxing percussive sounds)(scuttling noises) (more obtrusive interference, coughing, sputtering) (atmospheric electricity)