Cult FM

Cult FM defies easy categorization. That's its strength. This is music radio Russia stripped of formulas. Tuning into this Moscow-based station feels like stumbling into a secret signal from another era. The playlists skip across genres with reckless disregard for commercial logic - one moment a Siberian post-punk track, the next a forgotten Soviet pop gem, then an ambient piece that sounds broadcast from a snowed-in dacha. The DJs speak sparingly. When they do, it's in Russian, adding to the mystery. This isn't background music. It demands attention. For anyone exhausted by algorithm-driven p…