London Pirate Frequencies

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We went to London to tell the story of pirate radio secret urban studios that transmit music from concrete tower blocks to the city, and met with DJs, and station managers, rappers and MCs. We met with DJ Scratcha from RINSE FM, MC Flirt from old school KOOL FM, J2k, Jammer, and Logan Sama. We uncovered how they stay underground and away from the authorities, while still setting the new music standard across London. We sailed to the source, where it all started massive concrete and steel forts that sit at the mouth of the Thames River. We met the people who pioneered the spirit of pirate, and played the music that London wanted to hear. They set the standard, and when the authorities shut them down, pirate sounds went into the urban underground.

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[wokinghigh]

surely the government have better things to do than cut radio cords. fucking pointless job. just let people listen to the music then want

[jaysonw74]

What a wonderfully educational video..Very entertaining. Awesome job!!!

[lospeech]

massive respect out to the true selectahs

[Fredo5227]

Song is Torn by Omni Trio.

[snk9045]

What is the song on 1:16

[PierRadio]

CooL vid !

[raverbaby2001]

love this video Im gonna share it on Facebook, Big respect I know where your coming from I have myself also done pirate radio in the 90's But now im established on the net since 2008 - Check me out sometime @ dancefmlive dot com

[pacmandem]

@pepsiholic2008 lol yeah no worries mate - I asked the same question until i scrolled through the comments and noticed someone had already answered it (and there's a track list at the end of the vid - for future reference)

[pepsiholic2008]

@pacmandem you're a ledgend, cheers :)

[pacmandem]

@pepsiholic2008 Torn by Omni Trio. (featured on The Deepest Cut album. You can DL it for free on filestubeDOTcom).