Rive Gauche was first played on NTS on 24 March 2015. Songs played include Walking… (Simbad Remix).

Rive Gauche is a synthpop/minimal wave/darkwave band from Belgium. Their only released music is the 7" "Friends are Friends" single released in 1984. What is known about the members of the band is what comes off the sleeve, which is their names: Carol, Luc, Olivier, Didier, Bernard, and Dimitri. Carol released a 7" called "Breakdown" with Micky Mike of Snowy Red in 1981.