Working as both radio producer and sound archivist, David Goren assembles a smorgasbord of illicit FM transmissions, capturing the battered fidelity, distinct patter, and musical overflow of stations rising skyward atop Brooklyn’s rooftops. The collection’s two side-long tracks—nearly an hour in total—are sequenced not as anthropological survey but as immersive sonic documentary, immersing listeners in celebratory dancehall, soca outbursts, pirated sermons, creole gossip, and jostling station IDs. From garbled transmitter glitches to atmospheric urban noise, Goren’s editing honors both the historical fragility and the irrepressible energy of these fleeting neighbourhood broadcasts.​

Goren’s emphasis on marginalized and multicultural voices, the rhythmic textures of local communities, and the precariousness of underground radio, speaks to wider questions about public space, belonging, and cultural resilience. This album is essential for anyone interested in radio art, oral history, or the sonic mapping of New York’s shifting identities—a living museum of borough life, broadcasting just above (and below) the law.