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Manchester, you've got Strangeways

As the 6 Music Festival returns to Manchester, Stuart looks at the more experimental side of its music scene.

He's got prog, psych, jazz, techno, post punk, discordo and wise words from Frank Sidebottom. And yes, someone's going on after Crispy Ambulance.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Fall

    Cruiser's Creek

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • The Hollies

    Pegasus

    • BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.

  • Frank Sidebottom

    Mr. Custard

    • Right Honourable Records.

  • Godley & Creme

    Honolulu Lulu

    • Mercury.

  • 808 State

    Plan 9

    • ZTT.

  • Magazine

    Because You're Frightened

    • Virgin.

  • SILVERWINGKILLER

    HOLD UP (ALL FIREARMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)

    • 1000% TRAID FUNDED.

  • HENGE

    Indigo Dust

    • Self released / bandcamp.

  • The Durutti Column

    Otis

    • London Music Stream/Because Music.

  • Diagram Brothers

    Bricks

    • LTM Recordings.

  • Ronnie Hilton

    The Laughing Gnome

    • Castle Music.

  • Van der Graaf Generator

    Emperor In His War-room: The Emperor/The Room (2005 Digital Remaster)

    • EMI Marketing.

  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Rhythm Of Life

    • Rham!.

  • Mandy, Indiana

    Dodecahedron

    • Sacred Bones Records.

  • Matthew Halsall

    Bright Sparkling Light

    • Gondwana Records.

  • Autechre

    Kalpol Introl

    • Warp Records.

  • Barclay James Harvest

    When the World Was Woken

    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Inca Babies

    Opium Den

    • 13th Moon Recordings.

  • Legs On Wheels

    Oysters On The Half Shell

    • Dismembers Club Records.

  • catbandcat

    Creature of the Sea

    • self released / soundcloud.

  • Crispy Ambulance

    The Wind Season

    • LTM Recordings.

  • Urbane Gorilla

    Ten Days Gone

    • Finders Keepers Records.

  • Grisby Dyke

    Nebula

    • Finders Keepers.

  • Mogan

    House Rules

    • Daby Records.

  • GoGo Penguin

    The Turn Within

    • XXIM Records.

Broadcast

  • Sunday20:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music