Fracture - 0860 'First Aid Kit'

Astrophonica

£50.31

Format: 3x Cassette Tin w/ Rolling Papers, Zine, Stickers & Slip Case
Catalogue No.: APHAFIRSTAID
Release Date: 01 Nov 2024
Genre: Jungle / Drum & Bass / Ambient

Includes:

• SLOW860 Mixtape
• Ambient Signal Test Tape
• 0860 Mixtape
• 0860 Rolling Papers
• 'Somewhere About Town' Zine designed by Utile
• 4 x Astrophonica & 0860 Stickers
• Housed in a silver oversized stash tin
• 0860 Pirate station slip case

Staying true to pirate radio culture, Astrophonica present 'The First Aid Kit'—a term used by stations to describe listeners' stash boxes for enhancing the listening experience.

The kit includes 0860 Astrophonica-branded rolling papers, stickers, and three cassette albums: SLOW860, the original 0860 Mixtape, and an exclusive cassette-only bonus, Ambient Signal Test—a 90-minute album of degraded Jungle breakdowns, originally broadcast to test the signal from the accompanying pop-up station, 0860.fm.

Also included is a meticulously curated 64-page zine, Somewhere About Town, designed by Utile. The zine features photography of towers that housed the pirate stations Charlie first tuned into, portraits of contributors to the 0860 podcast, transcripts from broadcasts, police reports, and details of a notorious DTI raid.

It’s a snapshot of the culture—a homage to zines like Ravescene and Atmosphere, which offered grassroots reviews and commentary ignored by mainstream press, capturing the DIY spirit of pirate radio.