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COUNTER CULTURE (320kbs-m4a/354mb/2hrs34mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
We're celebrating Record Store Day by digging deep into the world of vinyl with this five part podcast series, which is our love letter to record shops, their staff and their loyal customers. In each episode, we're joined by a trusted guide who takes us on a unique guided tour of their hometown, meeting the legendary characters who keep record stores alive and play such an important – and often underrated – role in UK Music.
In the episodes, Yard Act get in amongst the racks in Leeds, Sacred Paws celebrate the community of Glasgow, Enola Gay discover the diverse lineage of Belfast, Graham Massey takes us on a heady trip round Manchester and Gruff Rhys ambles around Cardiff.
COUNTER CULTURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE RECORD SHOPS OF MANCHESTER (320kbs-m4a/72mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
In this episode, Graham Massey takes us on a heady trip round Manchester, visiting the legendary Mr Sifters, Eastern Bloc and Vinyl Exchange.
COUNTER CULTURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE RECORD SHOPS OF LEEDS (320kbs-m4a/71mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
In this episode, Yard Act get in amongst the racks in Leeds, paying homage to Jumbo Records, Vinyl Whistle, Crash and Released Records.
COUNTER CULTURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE RECORD SHOPS OF GLASGOW (320kbs-m4a/72mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
In this episode, Sacred Paws celebrate the community of Glasgow, visiting Monorail, Blitzkrieg Shop, Mixed-Up and Glasgow's very own reggae appointment-only store, Raggamuffin.
COUNTER CULTURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE RECORD SHOPS OF BELFAST (320kbs-m4a/70mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
In this episode, Enola Gay uncover the counter culture spirit in Belfast, catching up with Terri Hooley of legendary shop Good Vibrations, attending a fashion show tribute to Jordan at Starr Records and find out about the city's left-field electronic music scene at Sound Advice.
COUNTER CULTURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE RECORD SHOPS OF CARDIFF (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th April 2023
In this episode, Gruff Rhys heads around his hometown of Cardiff, home of the world's oldest record shop. He also takes a trip to Kelly's Records and Flipside.
TIM PRICE - ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT (320kbs-m4a/321mb/2hrs19mins)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys.
Contains references to drug use.
Written by Tim Price
Narrator .... Rhys Ifans
Christine .... Hannah Murray
Contributors .... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes
Original music .... Gruff Rhys
Sound design .... Peregrine Andrews
Researcher .... Hayley Mills
Production Co-ordinator .... Caroline Barlow
Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine Bott
Producer .... James Robinson
A BBC Studios production.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 0. WELCOME TO ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT (320kbs-m4a/3mb/1min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
In the 1970s it's estimated that about 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 1. DREAM AWAY (320kbs-m4a/48mb/21min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
The first episode of an epic story that charts an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 2. THE GOLDEN GOOSE (320kbs-m4a/57mb/25min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
Richard Kemp's reputation as a psychedelic chemist grows. And as he and Christine search for a new base for their operation, the Welsh hills beckon.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 3. THE MOLE (320kbs-m4a/47mb/20min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
Episode three of the LSD saga, charts the launch of Operation Julie - an unprecedented police operation which aims to bring down the Microdot Gang. For detective Stephen Bentley it means a life-changing mission, as he's sent deep undercover... to become a hippy.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 4. COUNTING SHEEP (320kbs-m4a/57mb/25min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
As the police surveillance operation grows, the noose tightens around Richard and Christine and their standards begin to slip. Can they hold onto the 'good life' they've built in Wales?
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 5. DREAM'S END (320kbs-m4a/56mb/24min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
Richard and Christine receive their sentences, along with the rest of the Microdot Gang. But what's the legacy of their great LSD plot? Kate, a friend of Christine's recalls her own complicated experiences with drugs.
ACID DREAM: THE GREAT LSD PLOT - 6. THE MICRODOCTRINE (320kbs-m4a/54mb/23min)
BBC Radio Wales broadcast: 2022
Kate goes on a journey to meet the man at the heart of the great LSD plot. What were his true motives? And was it all worth it?
GRUFF RHYS - THE GRUFF RHYS PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th March 2022
Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals pulls together a playlist of his favourite tracks ahead of his performance at the 6Music Festival, with some Japanese prog, Turkish pop and the odd birdcall thrown in too.
John D. Curnow - Black-Capped Chickadee [Biota]
Germán Bringas - Caminatas [Dark Side]
Majid Soula - Netseweth Sifassan [Chant Amazigh]
Roland Ray - Hot Cold Temperament [Smiling C]
Emerson Kitamura (Feat. MMM) - Rock Your Baby [Balearic]
Grauzone - Wütendes Glas (Maxi Version) [EMI]
Joachim Witt - Tri Tra Trulala (Herbergsvater)
Geraint Jarman A'r Cynganeddwyr - Neb Yn Deilwng
Jacques Charlier - Kiliwatch [Musique Plastique]
Narmeen Niazi - Sari Sari Raat (Reprise)
John D. Curnow - Common Loon [Biota]
Josiah Steinbrick - Full Bloom [Hands In The Dark]
Uman - Lalala [Freedom To Spend]
Silvia Tarozzi - La Forza Del Canto [Unseen Worlds]
Najat Al Saghira - Bahlam Maak [Mazzika Group]
RC Succession - Yasashisa [Polydor]
Bülent Ortaçgil - Sen Varsın [1 Numara]
Kirka - Kanelipuun Alla [WM Finland]
Jeanette - Amanecer [Diana]
GRUFF RHYS - IN THEIR OWN WORDS (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th March 2022
From the archives, a selection of Gruff Rhys interviews with 6 Music through the years. The Super Furries frontman chats to Stuart Maconie in 2011 surrounding the release of his solo LP Hotel Shampoo. There's a 2018 Marc Riley session, and finally Gruff looks ahead to his performance at the 6Music Festival in Cardiff, in a conversation with Chris Hawkins from 2022.
Gruff Rhys - Frontier Man [Rough Trade]
Gruff Rhys - Honey All Over [Ovni (Turnstile)]
Gruff Rhys - No Profit In Pain (6Music Session 17 Sep 2018)
Gruff Rhys - Negative Vibes (6Music Session 17 Sep 2018)
Super Furry Animals - Ice Hockey Hair [Creation]
Imarhan (Feat. Gruff Rhys) - Adar Newlan [City Slang]