The Difference Between Farewell and Goodbye

Featuring:
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Clive Dunn - Grandad
Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts
Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face
The Fall - Birmingham School Of Business School
Shellac - The End of Radio

and

Creation Rebel - Independent Man
Sandie Shaw - I've Heard About Him
Dave Howard Singers - Road Warrior
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
Kitchens Of Distinction - Now It's Time To Say Goodbye

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Let there be trash...

Loud, raw, lo-fi, fuzzed up and kicking straight out from your speakers. Not for the faint of heart...

Featuring:
The Mummies - Tall Cool One
The Wailers - Out Of Our Tree
The Trashwomen - Space Needle
The Cannibals - We're So Sick
The Golden Cups - Hiwa-Mata Noboru
The Cramps - Garbageman
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Man Or Astroman - Spferic Waves
The Fuzztones - Ward 81
The Trashwomen - Marguya

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Psycho

Never question the sanity of Radio of the Second Dimension staff - being stuck in a darkened studio every Saturday night doesn't automatically mean you're going to lose your grip on reality...

Hell, maybe we were already insane before we started working here!

Featuring:
Mireille Mathieu - Les Yeux De L'Amour
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
Blurt - Fish Needs A Bike
DJ Dan - N20
Serious Drinking - Love On The Terraces
Lady G - Ghetto Vibes
Perpetual Langley - Two By Two
The Sonics - Psycho


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Babel

Subtitles on Ceefax page 888

Featuring:
The Supremes - L'Amore Verra
Peter Gabriel - Spiel Ohne Grenzen
Petula Clark - Ciao Ciao!
The Beatles - Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand
Marvin Gaye - Sympathica
Cinerama - Superman [Version en Espanol]
David Bowie - Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola
Abba - S.O.S.


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Hip

This week we track down the song that influenced the lyrics to the Fall classic "Hip Priest", hear from the man who nearly got to be lead singer with the Sex Pistols and consider the rivalry between two Glasgow bands. If that wasn't enough excitement, we also have a special guest appearance from Bruce Forsyth...

Content Advisory - some material featured in this week's show contains strong language.

Featuring:
Del Shannon - Stand Up
The Fall - Leave The Capitol
The Cannibals - Look Who's Playing The Fool
Double 99 - RIP Groove (RuN RiOT Remix)
Nina Gordon - Straight Outta Compton
Orange Juice - Salmon Fishing In New York
James King & The Lone Wolves - Texas Lullaby
Blake Baxter - Ex

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33

This week we reveal the ten greatest albums of all time, as we celebrate the long player in our 33 rpm special. To add to the excitement, we haven't posted a track listing this week, so if you want to know which records made it into the top ten you'll just have to tune in and find out.

Meanwhile, here's a list of ten albums that almost, but didn't quite, make it into the final countdown...

Scott Walker - 'Til The Band Comes In
Kenickie - At The Club
Associates - Sulk
The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
Josef K - The Only Fun In Town
Joe Meek & The Blue Men - I Hear A New World
The Birthday Party - Junkyard
13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
Singers & Players - Staggering Heights
Beth Gibbons - Out Of Season

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Timeloop

You know the drill by now - people tune in each week expecting thirty minutes of slickly produced, high class radio entertainment and each week they get ... well, it may not be slickly produced, and whether it's entertaining or not is open to question, but we guarantee it will be thirty minutes in length


Well, roughly thirty minutes...

Featuring:
R. Dean Taylor - Backstreets
Robyn Hitchcock - Brenda's Iron Sledge
Geoff Goddard - Sky Men
Camille Jones - The Creeps
Alan Jenkins & The Creams - Unusual Calls
Swans - Blackmail
Jason Nevins vs Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Alvin Band - French Girls
Sandie Shaw - Prends La Vie Du Bon Cote

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Kerosene

Join us on Radio of the Second Dimension as we burn up the internet with a celebration of the work of musician and producer Steve Albini, while our ongoing commitment to bring you the best music from around the world takes us to Puerto Rica and Sri Lanka and many points inbetween.

Featuring:
The Sunburst Band - Rough Times
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Jo McCafferty - Faster In The Dark
Shellac - Boycott
The Breeders - Doe
Cinerama - Quick, Before It Melts
Big Black - The Model
Don Amor - Tu Cuerpo Me Arrebata
Rhythmites - Give and Take

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Further Listening:
If you enjoyed the music from Jo McCafferty, why not check out her website here for more info on who she is and what she does, plus all you need to know about her latest album.

Hello ... Goodbye

It's the return of Steely Dan, back from the dead and twice as dangerous. Another musical melting pot, lightly stirred and seasoned to taste. All for the best in this best of all possible worlds...

Featuring:
Channel U - French Pass
Big Maybelle - Black is Black
8 Eyed Spy - Lazy in Love
Red Guitars - Steeltown
Psychedelic Gods Of Rock - Jesus Was A Spaceman
Prince Far I - Come Again
Daljit Mattu Ft. PBN - Kaun Nee Jaandah
The Glitter Band - Goodbye My Love

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Postcard #3

Dear Listeners

Travel broadens the mind, but I believe the best destinations can be found within yourself. I'm sat in the studio right now, curtains drawn, eyes closed, and this is the best trip I've ever had.

Wish you were here
Barry

Featuring:
Dub Syndicate - Stoned Immaculate
White Noise - Your Hidden Dreams
Kak - Lemonaide Kid
Leven Signs - Sedes Sapientiae
Britta Phillips - Uterus
Primal Scream - Keep Your Dreams
Lift To Experience - Callin' Out To Jesus In The Middle Of The Night
23 Skidoo - Hawaii Five O
The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision
13th Floor Elevators - Rollercoaster
The Travel Agent - Make Love
Lizzard - Satta I

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Postcard #2

Featuring:
Lizzard - Milk & Honey
I-roy - War & Friction
Phyllis Dillon - On The Right Track
Junior Byles - Fade Away
Messian Dread - A Case Of Culture
Max Romeo - A Quarter Pound Of I'cense
Keith Hudson - So Cold Without You
Evon Jones - 4 & 20 Dreadlocks

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Postcard #1

Featuring:
Diane Ross & The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Ramones - She's The One
The KLF - Justified and Ancient
The Dowlands - All My Loving
Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way
Clint Eastwood & General Saint - Stop That Train
The Beach Boys - Wendy
Personal Column - Strictly Confidential
Blondie - Atomic

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e2e4

This week we face two challenges on Radio of the Second Dimension: firstly, attempting to play the epic Krautrock track e2 e4 while still squeezing in a healthy balance of other music into a thirty minute timeslot; secondly, how to get around the fact that we have no idea how to pronounce the name of the man who wrote and recorded e2 e4. Tune in below to find out how we got on...

Featuring:
The Janitors - Track Eating Baby
Manuel Gottsching - e2e4
Muddy waters - I Can't Be Satisfied
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rebel's Hop
New Order - Cries and Whispers
Soft Cell - What
Trembling Blue Stars - Slow Soft Sighs
Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

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Drawkcab

Eleven to up notched, ever as, weirdness, show music favourite your from expect to come you've excitement and fun usual the all for week this in listen.

Featuring:
George Faith - I've Got The Groove
Silver Apples - Seagreen Serenade
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Mark David Chapman
Masters At Work - Blood Vibes
David John & The Mood - Diggin' For Gold
Clinic - Walking With Thee
The Chantelles - Gonna Get Burned

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Further listening:
Joe Meek: The Alchemist of Pop - Home Made Hits and Rarities 1958-1966 [Box set]
From where the David John & The Mood track comes from and featuring many other greats beside.

Dream Babes Vol. 3 - Backcomb'n'Beat (RPM records)
Featuring The Chantelles, Cloda Rogers (who featured a couple of weeks ago) and loads of other great Brit classics from the 60s.

Trip

This week the host's gone AWOL. In fact the whole world has gone AWOL. Meanwhile, here's some random nonsense we found spilling out from an abandoned phone box. Hmm, we have no idea what it means either.

Featuring:
Belly - Feed The Tree
United States of America - Garden Of Earthly Delights
The Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
Wasted Youth - I Wish I Was A Girl
Kol Liffney - Mrs Cohen's Pineapple
Clock DVA - 4 Hours
SeeFeel - Charlotte's Mouth
Les Baxter - Sinner Man

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Beach

Back out on the road, this week we discover whether life's a beach, while back in the studio we have a truly fantastic selection of music. Here comes the summer...

Featuring:
Fun Boy Three - Way On Down
Trash Can School - One Eyed Car
Lance Kaufman - Peaceful Amazon Village
Cloda Rogers - Lonely Room
New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Pt. 4
The Hit Parade - Huevos Mexicana
The Doors - You're Lost Little Girl
Band Of Holy Joy - Capture My Soul (Live Radio Session, New York 2008)

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Naked

Naked (noun): having no clothing on the body, nude.

Featuring:
Gentle Ihor's Devotion - Naked
The Associates - Nude Spoons
Ultrasound - Aire & Calder
Gene - Something In The Water
Man 2 Man - Male Stripper
Furniture is Music - Naked Body
Lee Perry - Naked City Dub
Pink Industry - Situation

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D.I.S.C.O.

You ask - we deliver...

Featuring:
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife
The Clientele - Bookshop Cassanova
Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
Lee Perry - Disco Devil
and an exclusive DJ Norman mix including:
Crazy P Presents Syndromes - The Hit
Cabaret Voltaire - Soul Vine (70 Billion People)
ESG - Moody (Spaced Out)
Lee Dorsey - Gator Tail
Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O.

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3-D

This week even an extra dimension isn't enough to contain the vast range of musical styles being outrageously thrown together. Genre hopping of the best kind, from the radio station that is literally bursting out from the page.

Featuring:
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop (Wicked Mix)
Wonky Alice - Lunar Adam
Foetus - Sick Man
Sugababes - Push The Button
The Chrysanthemums - I Wish Marvin Gaye's Father Had Shot Me Instead
MGMT - Brian Eno
Camera Obscura - Dory Previn
Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

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Hometown

This week, a musical history of my former hometown in forty five minutes. Come and join us down at the seaside. Bucket and spade optional.

Featuring:
My Life Story - 12 Reasons Why I Love Her
Viv Stanshall - Redeye
These New Puritans - White Chords
Procol Harum - Fires (Which Burn Brightly)
Bushfire - Babylon Never Ends, Things Just Change
Spider and the Flies - Space Walking
Bad Dream Fancy Dress - Leigh on Sea
Dr Feelgood - Johnny B. Goode
The Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know

additional background music from:
Scroobius Pip
Ipso Facto

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