Show: Retro Rez Revolution Radio on ReZ91
With Hosts John Sailors and Michelle Ainsworth
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“Retro Rez Revolution Radio” is a show on CHRZ 91.3, REZ FM www.rez91.com every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. with hosts John Sailors and Michelle Ainsworth. The show focuses primarily on Classic Alternative Music such as: New Wave, Industrial, Punk, Ska, Electronic music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and will contrast and compare the **Retrofuturism themes with the current music of today. Because Retrofuturism overlaps trends of old vs new, the future as seen from the past, this show is a perfect fit for the name. Retro Rez Revolution Radio Team:
Hosts- John Sailors and Michelle Ainsworth
Previous Facebook Editors:
-Joseph J Cornelisse from Sonic More Music- https://www.facebook.com/SonicMoreMusicBlog
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About the show's concept:
Similar to the hosts previous show, "Retro Future Radio" "Retro Rez Revolution Radio" will continue with a similar theme of "retro futurism"
Retro futurism took its current shape in the 1970s, a time when technology was rapidly changing. From the advent of the personal computer to the birth of the first test tube baby, this period was characterized by intense and rapid technological change. But many in the general public began to question whether applied science would achieve its earlier promise—that life would inevitably improve through technological progress. This was reflected also in the music across a variety of genres in its time and continued into the 90’s. Retro futurism took its shape in the 1970’s- a time when technology began rapidly changing, as did music styles. This was dramatically reflected in artists such as “David Bowie” with his “Ziggy Stardust” persona. Punk to post punk, to New Wave, to Industrial, “Retro futurism” played an underlying role, a theme if you will. Artists such as “Gary Numan” had albums with Dystopian Retro futuristic themes. His band, the “Tubeway Army” for example, had a complete album dedicated to a dystopian future where robots ruled the world in a bleak environment. Retro futurism, in a way, feared but was excited about the advancements in technology and often questioned the validity to all the new advances that were occurring in modern societies- advances that many felt were unnecessary. “Video Killed the Radio Star” is a song that clearly outlines this in a broader sense. People who feared or were even cautiously optimistic of the future in respect to advancements scientifically and technologically would most likely be overwhelmed by the current trends today- we seem to be living in a somewhat disposable society but still holding onto the past, which Retro futurism certainly depicts. Our fashion and music, for example, is more often than not influenced by the past. According to Wikipedia:
“The second trend is the inverse of the first: futuristic retro. It starts with the retro appeal of old styles of art, clothing, mores, and then grafts modern or futuristic technologies onto it, creating a mélange of past, present, and future elements. Steampunk, a term applying both to the retrojection of futuristic technology into an alternative Victorian age, and the application of neo-Victorian styles to modern technology, is a highly successful version of this second trend. In the movie Space Station 76 (2014) mankind has reached the stars, but clothes, technology, furnitures and above all social taboos are purposedly highly reminiscent of the mid-1970's. In practice, the two trends cannot be sharply distinguished, as they mutually contribute to similar visions. Retrofuturism of the first type is inevitably influenced by the scientific, technological, and social awareness of the present, and modern retrofuturistic creations are never simply copies of their pre-1960 inspirations; rather, they are given a new (often wry or ironic) twist by being seen from a modern perspective.”
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As mentioned, Retrofuturism often has underlying themes of futuristic visions with a common thread of dissatisfaction or discomfort of the present--- New Wave, Punk and Industrial are perfect examples of this theme which is music that is highlighted in the show. The comparison to electronica and 80s fashion, along with punk and rebellion, changing the face of the future of retro, is astounding. And here we are today, carrying it into modern time, influencing the Retro future...by promoting it on radio....perfect. Examples of shows that Retro Future Radio features:
Old covers and new covers.:
• Alphaville redid forever young with jayZ.
• The pistols did Sinatra. REM did depeche. Remixes vs Mashups:
• remixes, soft cell has an amazing remix album But today, they're mashups, blending genres, creating Retro future.
**Retro futurism:
(http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism
Retrofuturism (adjective retrofuturistic or retrofuture) is a trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced in an earlier era. Characterized by a blend of old-fashioned "retro" styles with futuristic technology, retrofuturism explores the themes of tension between past and future, and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology. Primarily reflected in artistic creations and modified technologies that realize the imagined artifacts of its parallel reality, retrofuturism has also manifested in the worlds of fashion, architecture, design, music, literature, film, and video games.)
