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Belt of Venus is a free form radio show showcasing avant-garde, free, outsider and experimental musics, in addition to other sounds from the egresses of the commodified world.

Ryan Skrabalak is a poet, publisher, printer, and educator from "Albany, New York." He lives and works in "Kingston, New York" at present.

Belt of Venus 5.5

May 28, 2026

Old Yellow Serpent - "One" Old Yellow Serpent (Early Music: 2025)

Robert Creeley - "The Name" (read at The First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, August 31, 1973) The-Dial-A-Poem-Poets: Disconnected II (Giorno Poetry Systems: 1974)

Byron & Gerald - "Black Awareness" (excerpt) Unity (By-Mor: 1972)

Alvarius B. - "Malarial Dream" Malarial Dream (Abduction: 2026)

Dewey & Tony Balfa and Tracy & Peter Schwarz - "Dans la Coeur de la Ville" Les quatre vieux garçons (Folkways: 1984)

Lula Cortes 80 - "Sao Varias As Trilhas (Disco Voador)" Rosa de Sangue (Rozenblit: 1980)

Yellow Swans - "The Lab" Out of Practice IV (Collective Jerk: 2026)

John Cage - from "Silence" (read at Carbondale, Indiana, 1969) The-Dial-A-Poem-Poets: Disconnected II (Giorno Poetry Systems: 1974)

Larry Jon Wilson - "Let Me Sing My Song To You" Let Me Sing My Song To You (Monument: 1976)

Bob Dylan - "Copper Kettle" Self Portrait (Columbia: 1970)

JJ Cale - "Cherry" Troubadour (Shelter: 1976)

Cowboy - "Please Be With Me" 5'll Getcha Ten (Capricorn: 1971)

Hartley C. White - "This Is Not What You Expect" This Is Not What You Expect (OSR Tapes: 2014)

The Incredible String Band - "Mercy I Cry City" The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Elektra: 1968)

Wheatie Mattiasch - "Canyon" Old Glow (Open Mouth: 2023)

Rita Weill - "William Hall" Rita Weill Sings Ballads and Folksongs (Takoma: 1968)

Träd, Gräs, och Stenar - "Amithaba / In kommer Gösto (pt. 2)" Djungelns lag (TALL: 1969)

Bill Reddie - "Ascent Into Now" (excerpt) Ascent Into Now (Channel 1: 1973)

Bill Nace - "One For Susan Alcorn" (excerpt) Plays The 2 String Taishogoto (Open Mouth: 2026)

Tashi Dorji - "Target For Raids" VDSQ Solo Acoustic Vol. 13 (Vin Du Select Qualite: 2016)

Zoh Amba - "[side A]" Solo In Italy (Palilalia, 2024)

John Wieners - "excerpt from MEMORIES IN A SMALL APARTMENT" (read in St. Mark's Church, New York, NY, Feb. 13 1974) The-Dial-A-Poem-Poets: Disconnected II (Giorno Poetry Systems: 1974)