Radio Oxigen

Well hello there..Yes, yes, yes I know I’ve been absent. However it was all for what I believe to be an excellent cause. Now that I’m living back in the motherland (Istanbul) I’ve found myself a pretty sweet gig at a company that runs two very well known radio stations on the airwaves. It’s damn cool, here is the kicker though: they gave me an iconic radio brand named Radio Oxigen from the 90s to run online and do with it as my heart pleases. Those who know me will know that my eclectic style would have always felt cramped in a genre-narrow radio environment so this opportunity was a blessing since I got to infuse this radio with as much of my expansive music personality as I could. It features a rare and extensive array of music ranging from funk to disco to jazz to soul and on and on. I’m not one to push ads down anyone’s throats facebook style, however in this case it is fitting.

The radio’s style and sound is as influenced by my taste in music as this web page is thus making you, my fellow readers, the prime clientele to reap the benefits of Radio Oxigen. Not only will you get to hear some of the gems from here over there but imagine that plus 3 months of effort compiling me and my friends’ music into one shrine of a radio. Don’t be mistaken, this is no itunes playlist running on and on. It  runs on some of the most respected and professional radio software out there and the design of the musical flow is as much mathematical as it is spiritual. Now the only two kinks for my international readership is that the radio is still a Turkish establishment so as it progresses chances are there will be some Turkish ad airtime on there and secondly the time gap from Istanbul to you will be significant as you might have a tougher time catching the radio in the right vibe of the moment depending on what time of the day it is for you vs here.

Having said these, I urge and ask all of you to please give Radio Oxigen a chance and let me know what you honestly think. While listenership may not rival a true FM station, domestically speaking, I believe that this radio has the potential to become an international brand as it grows if given the right amount of love and attention and I’m asking (first time ever mind you) for your help in spreading the word and spreading the love. Oh yea, and enjoy of course because the jams on there are pretty outrageous.

Last but not least I’m putting the Radio Oxigen Mixtape from soundcloud on here. It is definitely an upbeat set, meant for the more heated hours of the radio (aka evening time, weekends) but it is delicious nonetheless and features some tracks that I’m pretty sure you all will like plenty.