Pssst: Interested in good stories? <br><br>Look no further (also because this is more like a full blown blog article than a short announcement)...<br><br>as there is:<br><br>RADIO IRRTUM! Special: Spoken Words in Music<br>(on air from Berlin)<br><br>↓↓↓ This is the English language announcement ↓↓↓<br><br>Da next issue of <a href="/tags/radioirrtum/" rel="tag">#RadioIrrtum</a>! will air this Saturday, 2025/12/20, 8:00pm UTC+1, Berlin time. At Alex Berlin FM at 91MHz / DAB+ K7D around <a href="/tags/berlin/" rel="tag">#Berlin</a> + worldwide at <a href="https://www.alex-berlin.de/radio-livestream" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.alex-berlin.de/radio-livestream"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.alex-berlin.de/radio-lives</span><span class="invisible">tream</span></a> .<br><br>Last time on FM air waves, as civic stations in Germany are banned from using "UKW" starting 2026. Because everyone has nice sustainable DAB+ radio receivers nowadays. Right? RIGHT??<br><br><a href="/tags/radio/" rel="tag">#Radio</a> Irrtum! usually is a German language <a href="/tags/radioshow/" rel="tag">#radioShow</a> exploring the sonic vastness of the <a href="/tags/underground/" rel="tag">#underground</a>. Emitted transmissions may raise attention for new unheard <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> all over this planet's genre spectrum. Don't worry about that <a href="/tags/germanlanguage/" rel="tag">#GermanLanguage</a> - it's all about the <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>!<br><br>But this time it's different! It will be a Special. About Spoken Words in music. That is, because I think Xmas - among other things - should also be about listening. To each other. To stories. Or like in this case to stories told within a musical construct. <br>While doing my research for this, something became quite apparent: <a href="/tags/spokenwords/" rel="tag">#SpokenWords</a> in music, beside it's powerful materializations in various genres, doesn't seem to be much of a topic in music science or music journalism – despite the lasting emotional impact that all the better pieces of Spoken Words music are able to inflict.<br>I.e. I couldn't find a simple historical timeline here. What are the roots? I have only one hour, so I cannot provide any deep dive, just a simplified overview. The time line of this show will range from 1966 until 2025, spoken words, 40% in German language, 60% English language.<br>Even if you d don't speek German: This combination of words and music will give you a sense about what's going on. This may be the only "genre" in music that will carry the emotions of the words over into your soul.<br><br>Covering music styles like<br><br> - <a href="/tags/wordjazz/" rel="tag">#WordJazz</a> from 1966<br> - <a href="/tags/germanrap/" rel="tag">#GermanRap</a> from 2025<br> - UK <a href="/tags/retroacid/" rel="tag">#RetroAcid</a> from the 2010ths<br> - <a href="/tags/experimentalpop/" rel="tag">#ExperimentalPop</a> from the 80s + 90s<br> - 80s <a href="/tags/industrialmusic/" rel="tag">#IndustrialMusic</a><br> - <a href="/tags/eastgerman/" rel="tag">#EastGerman</a> Cassette-Underground<br> - UK Trash <a href="/tags/elektropunk/" rel="tag">#ElektroPunk</a> from the 2010ths<br> - German Experimental <a href="/tags/easylistening/" rel="tag">#EasyListening</a> from the 2000s<br><br>Some of this couldn't be found on Spotify, despite being all iconic tracks. And most of those tracks happen to be my absolute all time favorits btw. <br><br>Consider this a little acoustic Xmas gift :)<br><br>If at least a bit interested in kewl unusual <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>, tune in! 📻<br><br>Got questions? I'll gladly answer! Just ask here!<br>Playlist + manuscript after the show also here.<br>CU all (?) on Saturday.<br><br>BTW: German Announcement here:<br> - <a href="https://mastodon.de/@herr_irrtum/115748085466698302" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.de/@herr_irrtum/115748085466698302"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.de/@herr_irrtum/11574</span><span class="invisible">8085466698302</span></a>