Querfunk

Berlin's Querfunk sounds exactly like Berlin - experimental without trying too hard, serious about music without pretension. The station mixes jazz legends like Wayne Shorter with contemporary indie acts, electronic producers, even classical composers depending on what the host feels works. This sounds exhausting. It's not. There's internal logic, a sense that the person choosing records has taste that matters. Morning jazz sets feature both standards and avant-garde exploration - Cecil Taylor's piano work sits next to Maria Schneider's orchestrations. Afternoons shift toward indie rock, elect…