Manifesto
this playlist is made by a human.
Not by an algorithm. Not by a recommendation engine. Not by a model trained on listening data. Not by a system optimising for engagement or session time or retention. Not by a chart. Not by a brand team. Not by a promo cycle.
By a human. With ears. In Amsterdam.
Why it matters
Most of the music you hear is selected by software. That software is not neutral. It surfaces what other people already clicked on, which means new things stay small and small things stay small. The long tail is real, but it's also indexed, ranked, and buried under whatever last month's viral 15 seconds was.
Club Carter Radio is a correction.
Not a revolution, not a protest — just a small weekly act of listening. One curator. One hour. A handful of songs you were unlikely to find on your own.
How it works
- Sagid listens to a lot of music. Most of it never makes it to the show.
- The show is programmed like an album, not a queue. Songs are placed next to each other because of how they sound next to each other, not because they share a genre tag.
- Nothing is paid for. No labels buy placement. No PR gets preferential treatment. If a track plays it's because Sagid wanted to hear it back-to-back with the one before it.
- Artists get credited, always. Every track is listed. Every "(NEW) ✨" marker means something is just out and worth your attention. Every "(TIP from: X)" means a listener sent it in.
What the show isn't
This isn't lo-fi beats to study/relax to. This isn't a mood playlist. This isn't background. This is a broadcast — with a beginning, a middle, and an end — meant to be listened to.
What you can do
- Tune in. Listen actively. Write down what you liked.
- Tell a friend. One person. That's how it spreads.
- Send a demo. If you make music.
- Support the show on Patreon. Independent radio is independent because listeners fund it.
— Sagid Carter, Amsterdam