Af Helvegum — Black Metal Radio

Tucked away in the static between stations, Af Helvegum-Black Metal Radio exists as a curated signal from host Monotrema Radio. This isn't a typical broadcast; it’s the result of a twenty-year excavation through vinyl archives, specifically focused on popular music from the Soviet era. Each episode functions as a personal listening session, where the host shares these often-overlooked recordings not as a historian delivering a lecture, but as a collector pulling a rare find from the shelf to play for a friend. You’ll hear the music itself, of course-the warm, sometimes worn, melodies and rhythms that filled the airwaves and dance halls of a different time and place. But woven around the tracks are brief reflections on the context of their creation, the stories behind the acquisitions, and the simple, enduring power of the melodies. This podcast is an auditory archive, a quiet rebellion against forgetting the popular sound of an empire. It’s for anyone curious about the human stories embedded in history’s soundtrack, where the crackle of the needle meeting the groove is part of the narrative. Tune in to Af Helvegum for a journey that is as much about the passion of collecting as it is about the music itself, discovering the unexpected warmth and vitality in a period often viewed through a monochromatic lens.