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Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists.
Wednesday 10pm - Thursday 12am. Presented by Tristen Harris.
Max Aurora selects their Formative Five
Ruby Fields selects her Formative Five
Emma Russack selects her Formative Five
Dottie and Ben from UK dream pop outfit Deary select their Formative Five
Nicole from Canberran electronica duo B(if)tek selects her Formative Five
Local artist and Blossom Rot Records co-founder Nat Pavlovic selects her Formative Five
Sophie from femme punks R.U.B. selects their Formative Five
Itchy & The Nits select their Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 25 February 2026
Matt Quinn from Mt. Joy selects his Formative Five
Natalie from US shoegaze heroes Wisp selects her Formative Five
Sweeney selects his Formative Five
Matt from The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx selects his Formative Five
Rain Dogs select their Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 14 January 2026
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 7 January 2026
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 31 December 2025 NYE presented by Clem Bastow
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 24 December 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 17 December 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 10 December 2025
Shayne Carter of Straitjacket Fits selects his Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 26 November 2025
Lloyd Swanton from jazz legends The Necks selects his Formative Five
Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius selects his Formative Five
Krystal from Screensaver selects her Formative Five
Liam from Newcastle band Dust selects their Formative Five
Xenya from Freak Slug selects her Formative Five
Jehnny Beth (Savages) selects her Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 8 October 2025, presented by Scarlett Anderson
Luca, Luca and Chloe from The Noise select their Formative Five
DC Maxwell selects his Formative Five
Tristen selects some favourite deep-dig discoveries from the last year
Brett & Gerard from Namazu select their Formative Five
Crystal from NZ dream pop band Phoebe Rings selects her Formative Five
Cal & Joe from UK duo Big Special select their Formative Five
Radiothon Edition - best of the Formative Fives of the last year!
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna) chooses his "Re-Formative Five" 10 years after his first selection.
John Pelant from Minneapolis indie rockers Night Moves selects his Formative Five
Harry from Mouseatouille selects his Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 23 July 2025
