Tales From A Disappearing City

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 fortnightly radio show live from Planet Wax record store in New Cross where his aim as always is to play you some amazing music that you have never heard before. 

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 30 - Free Party: A Folk History. Spiral Tribe, Bedlam, DIY and other underground tales - special guest - Aaron Trinder
    Jun 5, 2025 – 03:08:02
  • Episode 29 - Planet Wax: Record Shop & Vital Community Space - special guest - Dexta
    May 14, 2025 – 01:26:28
  • Episode 28 - Cereal Box Beats, UK Garage & Drum and Bass - special guest - Dexta
    Apr 24, 2025 – 01:25:38
  • Episode 27 - 80's Ibiza, Ecstacy & Acid House - special guest - Ian St Paul
    Mar 26, 2025 – 01:36:20
  • Episode 26 - 70's London Soulboy Scene & Paradise Garage - special guest - Ian St Paul
    Mar 5, 2025 – 01:03:35
  • Episode 25 - Pushing Boundaries: Playing Across Genres and Styles - special guest - Warlock
    Dec 11, 2024 – 01:34:10
  • Episode 24 - Raves, Record Shops and Pirate Radio Stories - special guest - Warlock
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:18:47
  • Episode 23 - Squat Parties, Record Shops and Techno - special guest - Jerome Hill
    Sep 25, 2024 – 01:15:26
  • Episode 22 - Early influences: Skating, Breakbeats and Pirate Radio - special guest - Jerome Hill
    Sep 5, 2024 – 01:23:56
  • Episode 21 - Acid Techno, Squat Parties and Sound System Culture - special guest - Gizelle
    Jul 31, 2024 – 01:36:26
  • Episode 20 - Lovers Rock, Charisma and Acid House - special guest - Gizelle
    Jul 10, 2024 – 01:06:25
  • Episode 19 - Black Market Records, Jungle and Dropping into Different Scenes - special guest - Miss Pink
    Jun 5, 2024 – 01:01:39
  • Episode 18 - 90's London Subculture. Fashion, Clubs and Ambient Soho - special guest - Miss Pink
    May 15, 2024 – 01:02:02
  • Episode 17 - Underground Raves, Electro and Releasing Tunes - special guest - Phil Klein
    Apr 24, 2024 – 01:00:27
  • Episode 16 - 1980's Electro, Scratching and Making Beats - special guest - Phil Klein
    Apr 3, 2024 – 58:00
  • Episode 15 - Breakdancing, Acid House and Pirate Radio - special guest - Uncle G
    Feb 21, 2024 – 01:17:35
  • Episode 14 - Berlin Riots, Anarchy and Techno - special guest - Brandon Spivey
    Dec 20, 2023 – 37:49
  • Episode 13 - Punk, Anarchy and Acid House in 1980's Manchester - special guest - Brandon Spivey
    Nov 29, 2023 – 55:51
  • Episode 12 - Praxis Records, Dead by Dawn and Datacide. - special guest - Christoph Fringeli
    Oct 18, 2023 – 52:02
  • Episode 11 - 80's Countercultural Explorations in Basel and London - special guest - Christoph Fringeli - Praxis - Datacide
    Sep 20, 2023 – 52:23
  • Episode 10 - 90's Raves and Subnet Vinyl Network - special guest - Ben - Dead Silence - Audio Illusion
    Aug 23, 2023 – 46:35
  • Episode 9 - Electro, Pirate Radio and Raving in the Woods - special guest - Ben - Dead Silence - Audio Illusion
    Aug 2, 2023 – 38:37
  • Episode 8 - 80's Electro, Go-Go and Acid House - special guest - Simon Dexorcist
    Jul 12, 2023 – 47:36
  • Episode 7 - Politics and Dancing in the 80's and 90's - special guest - Neil Transpontine
    Jun 21, 2023 – 44:36
  • Episode 6 - Post Punk and Journeys to the City - special guest - Neil Transpontine
    Jun 7, 2023 – 41:31
  • Episode 5 - TechNet, Break/Flow and Dead by Dawn - special guest - Howard Slater
    May 17, 2023 – 01:09:39
  • Episode 4 - Post Punk, Squats and Techno - special guest - Howard Slater
    May 3, 2023 – 48:07
  • Episode 3 - Free Parties and Sound Systems - special guest - Blackmass Plastics
    Apr 18, 2023 – 42:16
  • Episode 2 - 90's Record Shops and Raves - special guest - Blackmass Plastics
    Apr 4, 2023 – 45:30
  • Episode 1 - Early vinyl and record shop memories - special guest - Blackmass Plastics
    Mar 19, 2023 – 47:50
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