Left of the dial

The purpose of the show is to share music and insight about the selection of music between songs, so any listeners can learn about new songs or old ones. No limits to what style/genre/release date/country of origin songs are played, to encourage people to listen to every genre and keep open minded about music!

Left of the dial - Rough Trade

Another independent British label episode, this time Rough Trade, the home to a plethora of great artists.Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

11-16
32:08

Left of the dial - Episode 13 - Flying Nun 2

A continuation from the last episode, featuring songs released on the Flying Nun record label from 2000 until present. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

11-02
30:00

Left of the dial - Episode 12 - Flying Nun 1

Tracks released by the beloved kiwi independent record label Flying Nun, from its inception in 1981, up until 2000. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

10-19
30:14

Left of the dial - Episode 11 - 4AD

The iconic British record label 4AD has been and is host to many awesome artists, this episode features some of them. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

10-05
32:20

Left of the dial - Episode 10 - Album openers

Almost every great album can be recognised as a great one straight away by their perfect opening tracks, here are some of those great album openers. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

09-21
30:52

Left of the dial - Episode 9 - Recent releases 2

A range of great songs that have come out since the last recent releases episode.Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

09-07
30:27

Left of the dial - Episode 8 - Covers

Some of the best and most underrated cover songs. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

08-24
29:59

Left of the dial - Ep 7 - Soundtracks

The choice of songs on a movie soundtrack is an important one! Rosa’s favourite use of songs in movies (and TV) Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

08-11
33:31

Ep 6 - Trip-hop

A genre focussed episode on trip-hop. The down-tempo, electronic, jazz influenced genre which emerged in Britain in the 90s. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

07-27
32:53

Left of the dial - Episode 5 - Shoegaze - Exploring the shoegaze sub-genre of alternative rock that appeared in the early 90s through some key groups from the golden age of shoegaze as well as some that influenced the genre.

Shoegaze Exploring the shoegaze sub-genre of alternative rock that appeared in the early 90s through some key groups from the golden age of shoegaze as well as some that influenced the genre. This show has music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

07-13
30:40

Left of the dial - Episode 4 - Decades - starting with the 1970s and ending with the 2000s

We're jumping from decade to decade, starting with the 1970s and ending with the 2000s with one song per decade from some of Rosa's favourite female artists. Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

06-29
28:50

Left of the dial - Episode 3 - It's the third episode of Left of the Dial, so it's tracks from some great artist's third studio albums.

Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topliff

06-15
27:30

Left of the dial - Episode 2 A recent releases episode, some of Rosa's favourite music released so far this year.

Music that listeners may not have heard before, without any genre limits, presented by Rosa Topfliff

06-01
29:30

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