Radio Caprice

Radio Caprice is a Russian internet radio phenomenon - a sprawling network of themed channels covering everything from folk to industrial. The catch? The 48kbps stream is not exactly audiophile grade. But for background listening on a dodgy connection, it works. What the station lacks in fidelity it makes up for in sheer breadth. You'll hear obscure Soviet-era jazz, Siberian throat singing, and cutting-edge electronic from Moscow producers. One minute it's the melancholy ballads of Alla Pugacheva, the next it's experimental noise from Vladimir Yakovlev. The curation feels both human and algori…