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Radical Dance Faction were a band from Berkshire , England .


REFORM!!

RDF are to reform and play at the Endorse-It In-Dorset festival in August 2006.


HISTORY

Radical Dance Faction (RDF) were founded by Chris Bowsher in Hungerford , 1986 , and were originally known as 'Military Surplus'. The band experienced many line up changes, and Chris remained the only original member up to the time RDF split up (sometime in the late 1990's).

RDF's music combined Punk , Dub , and Ska , while Chris' lyrics, spoken rather than song, dealt mainly with political issues, such as the Tiananmen Square Protests Of 1989 in the song ''Chinese Poem''. Chris also witnessed first hand the Hungerford Massacre , describing his experience in ''Hot on the Wire''.

RDF were a regular act on the UK free festival scene prior to the 1994 Criminal Justice Act , and were part of the Crusty and Anarcho Punk movement.


RELATED BANDS

  • Steve Swann, one of RDF's original line-up, co-founded the Revolutionary Dub Warriors .

  • Phil left RDF in 1995, and together with other ex-RDF members and John from AOS3 , formed P.A.I.N.

  • Linda went on to become a member of the band DF118 .

  • Mark McCarthey joined The Wonder Stuff in 2004.

  • Murph joined The Rhythmites.



MEMBERS

  • Phil Astronaut (guitar)

  • Chris Bowsher (vocals)

  • Mike Cooper (guitar)

  • Steve Cruickshank (drums)

  • Sarah Edwards (violin)

  • Linda Goodman (vocals)

  • Tim Hill (saxophone)

  • Fred Johnson (bass)

  • Paul McCabe (Keyboards)

  • Murph (guitar)

  • Brian Powell (guitar, bass)

  • Style Scott (drums)

  • Graham Spey (Keyboards)

  • Steve Swann

  • Graham Usher (drums)

  • Jim Warne (Guitar)



DISCOGRAPHY

Albums
  • ''Taking Refuge'' (cassette only)

  • ''Hot on the Wire'' (cassette only)

  • ''Borderline Cases'' (1990)

  • ''Wasteland'' (1991)

  • ''Raggamuffin Statement'' (1995)


Singles
  • ''Landing Party''

  • ''Beast in the Doorway''

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