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  • In honour of the actor Val Kilmer (1959-2025), we aim for as diverse a profile as his œuvre. Although the main profile is on Bruce Broughton's score from the 1993 western Tombstone, we have bits from comedies & action films.

    01. Bruce Broughton: Pit Orchestra Warmup (Tombstone OST, 2006) Intrada
    02. Pulp: Spike Island (More, 2025) Rough Trade
    03. Loscil & Lawrence English: Vermillion (Chroma, 2024) self-released
    04. Stereolab: Aerial Troubles (Instant Holograms on Metal Film, 2025) Duophonic UHF/Warp
    05. Needs: The Accursed Share (Rare Earths EP, 2013) self-released
    06. Jerry Martin: Concrete Jungle (Simcity 3000 OST, 1999) Electronic Arts
    07. The Makers: Modern Day Freak (The Sore Losers OST, 1997) Sympathy for the Record Industry
    08. Shriekback: Lined Up (Care, 1983) Y/Warner Bros
    09. Blondie: Union City Blue [instrumental] (Against the Odds: 1974-1982, 2022) Numero Group/Chrysalis/UMC
    10. Mouth Congress: Fascist Love Song (Waiting for Henry, 2021) Captured Tracks
    11. Etran de l'Aïr: Amidinine (100% Sahara Guitar, 2024) Sahel Sounds
    12. Harry J All Stars: George Foreman Version (Sucker Punch: Jamaican Boxing Tributes, 2004) Trojan
    13. Pierre Kwenders: Everyday [w.Lady Donli & Gafacci] (Tears on the Dancefloor EP, 2025) Moonshine
    14. Miguel Maravilla: Waking Plea (Coping Mechanisms, 2025) self-released
    15. AMC Gremlin: Polishing the Garden Gnomes (Return to Cloud City, 2025) Label Fantastic
    16. Anika: Oxygen (Abyss, 2025) Sacred Bones
    17. Aya: Droplets (Hexed! 2025) Hyperdub
    18. Colin Stetson: The Augur (The Love It Took to Leave You, 2024) Envision/Invada
    19. PyPy: Vanishing Blinds (Sacred Times, 2024) Goner
    20. France Joli: Girl in the 80s (Attitude [expanded], 1983) Epic
    21. Iasos: Aries (Inter-Dimensional Music, 1975) Unity
    22. Normil Hawaiians: Ventilation (Dark World 1979-81, 2021) Upset! the Rhythm
    23. Suburban Lawns: Gidget Goes to Hell (1979) Suburban Industrial
    24. Vince Guaraldi: Woodstock's Dream [Easter Beagle edition] (It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown OST, 2025) Lee Mendelson Film Productions
    25. "Nick Rivers": Skeet Surfing (Songs from Top Secret! OST, 1984) Passport
    26. The System: The Pleasure Seekers (The Pleasure Seekers, 1985) Mirage/Polydor
    27. Harold Faltermeyer: Carrier Ready Room & Takeoffs (Top Gun OST, 1986) Columbia/Paramount
    28. PJ Harvey: One Time Too Many (Batman Forever OST, 1995) Atlantic
    29. Joshua Ralph: If You Could Read My Mind [w.Val Kilmer] (B-Sides & Rarities, 2022) self-released
    30. Urban Surf Kings: Tombstone Swagger (Bang Howdy Partner, 2008) USK International
    31. Bruce Broughton: Tombstone [Main Theme Only] (Tombstone OST, 2006) Intrada
    32. Bruce Broughton: Looking at Heaven (Tombstone OST, 2006) Intrada
    33. Jess Williamson: Gulf of Mexico (Sorceress, 2020) Mexican Summer

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  • 35 years ago this week, Twin Peaks debuted on television and a cult phenomenon was born. In our 2nd tribute to David Lynch (1946-2025) this year, we combine past profiles around the world of Laura Palmer & Agent Dale Cooper, ranging from the original show, the 1992 prequel and the 2017 sequel series. Dream big, boy scouts & girl guides. Your coffee & doughnut menu: 01. Kraftwerk: The Model (The Man Machine, 1978) Kling Klang/EMI 02. Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz: Stöltzle (FRKWYS Volume 16: In a Word, 2020) RVNG Intl 03. Djo: Basic Being Basic (The Crux, 2025) AWAL 04. Richard Chamberlain: Why Can't I Be Two People (The Slipper & the Rose OST, 1976) EMI/MCA 05. Henry Mancini: Main Title (The Thorn Birds OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 06. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Gubaidulina's The Wrath of God Pt. I (Sofia Gubaidulina: Dialog Ich und du; The Wrath of God; The Light of the End, 2021) Deutsche Grammophon 07. oOoOO & Islamiq Grrrls: Be on Through (Faminine Mystique, 2018) Nihjgt Feelings 08. Light Blending In: Existence (2025) self-released 09. Dragonette & The Knocks: Foolish Pleasure (2025) Neon Gold 10. Actors: In Real Life [Dave Clarke remix] (2025) Artoffact 11. Moat Bells: Befog (Nap Bud, 2025) self-released 12. LA Witch: The Lines (Doggod, 2025) Suicide Squeeze13. Men I Trust: I Come with Mud (Equus Asinus, 2025) self-released 14. Emissive: Love Perception (Wave Science EP, 2021) Pacific Rhythm 15. Raisa K: Both Still (Affectionately, 2025) 15 Love 16. Nash the Slash: Slag (And You Thought You Were Normal, 1982) Cut-Throat 17. Roy Montgomery: Another David Lynch Thanks, No Ice (RMHQ: Headquarters, 2016) Grapefruit 18. Beach House: Illusion of Forever (Once Twice Melody, 2022) Sub Pop 19. Brigid Mae Power: In Dreams (Songs for You, 2025) BMP 20. Kruder & Dorfmeister: Ambiente (1995, 2020) G-Stone 21. Flying Lotus: Garmonbozia (Spirit Box EP, 2025) Warp 22. Flying Lotus: Fire is Coming [w.David Lynch] (Flamagra, 2019) Warp 23. Angelo Badalamenti: Love Theme from "On the Air" [clarinet strings] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2011) David Lynch 24. The Platters: My Prayer (The Platters, 1956) Mercury 25. Xiu Xiu: Packard's Vibration (Plays the Music of Twin Peaks, 2016) Polyvinyl/Bella Union 26. Faint Waves: The Thrush (The Big Dream EP, 2025) self-released 27. Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch: Twin Peaks Theme [alternate version] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2011) David Lynch 28. Angelo Badalamenti: Just You [w. James Marshall, Lara Flynn Boyle & Sheryl Lee] (Twin Peaks: Season Two Music and More, 2007) David Lynch/Absurda/Rhino 29. Angelo Badalamenti: Main Theme (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me OST, 1992) Warner Bros 30. Desire & Johnny Jewel: Saturday [Evening] (Themes for Television, 2018) Italians Do It Better 31. Johnny Jewel: The Flame (Windswept, 2017) Italians Do It Better 32. Ghost Twin: Rockin' Back Inside My Heart (Industrial Symphony No.1 EP, 2025) Artoffact There was a typo in my notes that meant I said 25 years instead of 35 years in between songs, which partly tied to the David Lynch quote involving that stuff you chew coming back which gave rise to the title. Embrace the fluidity of time. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

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  • We're behind on doing some funk so let's dig up some James Brown and his work for the 1973 blaxploitation film Slaughter's Big Rip-Off. As a bonus, you'll get some rare Mort Garson with music from the 1974 film Black Eye as gak becomes the 2nd hardest working man in the radio business.

    Star time!

    01. Radio Trailer: Slaughter (Super Bad, Super Black: Radio Spots from Blaxploitation, 1972) Waste Management
    02. Billy Preston: Slaughter (Slaughter OST, 1972) unreleased
    03. Quincy Jones: Manteca (You've Got It Bad Girl, 1973) A&M
    04. Sugar Pie Desanto: Do the Whoopie (1967) Brunswick
    05. Isley Brothers: That Lady (3+3, 1973) T-Neck/Epic
    06. Rusty Bryant: Friday Night Funk for Saturday Night Brothers (Friday Night Funk for Saturday Night Brothers, 1973) Prestige
    07. Darkside: SNC (Nothing, 2025) Matador
    08. Beak> The Seal (>>>>, 2024) Invada
    09. Beak> SOS 7 (State of Silence OST, 2025) self-released
    10. Badbadnotgood: Eyes on Me (Mid Spiral, 2024) XL
    11. Charlotte Day Wilson: Money (Cyan Blue, 2024) Stone Woman/XL
    12. David Batiste & The Gladiators: Funky Soul Pt.1 (1970) Instant
    13. Katie Tupper: Little Love (2023) Arts & Crafts
    14. Aphrose: Good Love (Roses, 2023) LRK
    15. ATA Library Archive: Baby I Don't Care (Kaunas Baltic Connect 7", 2024) ATA
    16. Odario: Sunset Flicks (The Balm OST, 2024) The Confidence Emperors
    17. Kid Koala: Let's Go! (Creatures of the Late Afternoon, 2023) Phonocordia/Envision
    18. Four80East: Noodle Soup (Barn Sessions: Volume 1, 2025) Boomtang
    19. Mort Garson: Main Title (Black Eye OST, 2023) Sacred Bones
    20. Mort Garson: Car Chase (Black Eye OST, 2023) Sacred Bones
    21. Mort Garson: End Credits to Black Eye (Journey to the Moon and Beyond, 2023) Sacred Bones
    22. Mort Garson: The Exchange (Black Eye OST, 2023) Sacred Bones
    23. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Genuine Pt.1 (Soul Time!, 2011) Daptone
    24. Lee Fields: Let a Man Do What He Wanna Do (Let's Get a Groove On, 1998) Desco
    25. Waltel Branco: Tema de Zorra [Popcorn with a Feeling] (Good God! Heavy Funk Covers of James Brown, 2007) Guerilla
    26. James Brown: Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Ain't It Funky, 1969) King
    27. James Brown: The Drunk (A Man Has to Go Back to the Crossroads 7", 1970) Bethlehem
    28. Radio Trailer: Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (Super Bad, Super Black: Radio Spots from Blaxploitation, 1973) Waste Management
    29. James Brown: Slaughter Theme (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off OST, 1973) Polydor
    30. James Brown: Sexy, Sexy, Sexy (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off OST, 1973) Polydor
    31. James Brown & the JBs: People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off OST, 1973) Polydor
    32. Darren Johnston: War Poets (Wild Awake, 2023) Diskonife
    33. Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: African Sounds (Jazz is Dead 2, 2020) Jazz is Dead

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  • With Ramadan partly in mind, we primarily dig into sounds from the Middle East, focusing on Syria, a country that after over a decade of civil war, entered a period of relief. Alexandre Desplat's score to the 2005 film Syriana gives some Western context but we also hear some film music from Lebanon amongst other inspirations.

    01. Radio Damascus: 7 Oct 2010 [2133UTC] 9330 kHz (ShortWaveMusic 2011: United Arab Emirates, 2010) Myke Weiskopf
    02. Benjamin Clementine: Phantom of Aleppoville (I Tell a Fly, 2017) Behind/Virgin EMI
    03. Zakir Hussain: Tabla Taal/Ek Taal [w.Alla Rakha] (The Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain, 2018) World Music Network/Music Rough Guides
    04. David Johansen: Imaginatin' Cocktail (Better an Old Demon than a New God, 1984) Giorno Poetry Systems
    05. Michelle Trachtenberg: Dawn's Lament (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling OST, 2002) Rounder/Fox Music/Mutant Enemy
    06. Marta Salogni & Tom Relleen: March (Music for Open Spaces, 2023) Hands in the Dark
    07. Sault: Heal (Acts of Faith, 2024) Forever Living Originals
    08. Laurie Torres: Reflets (Après Coup, 2025) Tonal Union
    09. Dobrawa Czocher: March (Dreamscapes, 2023) Modern Recordings
    10. Per Kynne Frandsen: John Mills-Cockell's Age of Discovery [w.Susan Campbell] (Musicworks 127, 2017) Musicworks
    11. Perila: Darbounouse Song (Intrinsic Rhythm, 2024) Smalltown Supersound
    12. Jules Archive: March Evening (Platonic Tales, 2024) Hidden Harmony
    13. Ruby Singh: Mojuba (Vox.Infold II, 2024) self-released
    14. Mustafa: What Good is a Heart? (Dunya, 2024) Arts & Crafts/Jagjaguwar
    15. Keyboard Masher: Discotheque Arabe (KM Editions 2 12", 2011) KM Editions
    16. Kazdoura: Marhaba Ahlen (Ghoyoum, 2025) August 4
    17. Colin Stetson: Back to Syria (The War Show OST, 2020) Milan
    18. Omar Souleyman: Male Atab (Erbil, 2024) Mad Decent
    19. Deena Abdelwahed: Fête (Flagranti OST, 2023) self-released
    20. Omar Souleyman: Lansob Sherek (Dabke 2020: Folk & Pop Sounds of Syria, 2009) Sublime Frequencies
    21. Abdul Baset Al-Sarout: Jannah Jannah (2011) ?
    22. Alexandre Desplat: The Commute (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    23. Alexandre Desplat: Syriana (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    24. Alexandre Desplat: Fields of Oil (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    25. Alexandre Desplat: The Abduction (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    26. Alexandre Desplat: Take the Target Out (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    27. Alexandre Desplat: Truce (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal
    28. Ziad Rahbani: Yalla Kichou Barra (Houdou Nisbi, 1985) By-Pass Production
    29. Ziad Rahbani: Final Theme (Bennesbeh Labokra...Chou? OST, 1978) Zida/Wewantsounds
    30. Elias Rahbani: Kenna Netlaka Fi Al Shieh (Allegro, 1978) BMG
    31. Khalil Joubran Khalil, Issa Fayad & Homs Band for Revival of Traditional Music: Al Nafs (Hanin: Field Recordings in Syria 2008/2009, 2021) Worlds within Worlds

    And on the road to Damascus,
    the wool fell from Ted Leo's eyes...
    C'mon, cake is truly outside!

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  • Happy St Patrick's Day! For this rare occasion, we dabble across multiple films dear to the Irish heart, including Michael Collins, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Brooklyn, The Secret of Kells and many more. Faith and begorrah!

    Here's the craic:

    01. House of Pain: Danny Boy, Danny Boy (House of Pain, 1992) Tommy Boy
    02. Formula Vee: I Could Drift (Dispersal, 2020) Mule
    03. Lenny Randle & the Ballplayers: Kingdome [w.Rashawna] (Wheedle's Groove: Seattle Funk, Modern Soul & Boogie, Volume II 1972-1987, 2014) Light in the Attic
    04. Les Brown & his Orchestra: Joltin' Joe Dimaggio [w.Judy Johnson] (1941) Okeh
    05. Aaron Parks: Sports (Little Big III, 2024) Blue Note
    06. The Baseball Project: Pete Rose Way (Volume 2: High & Inside, 2011) Yep Roc
    07. Benjamin Gibbard: Ichiro's Theme (2012) Barsuk
    08. Yukihiro Takahashi: The Trouble with Shohei (Poisson D'Avril OST [remastered & expanded], 2022) Yen
    09. Georgia Harmer: Can We Be Still (2025) Arts & Crafts
    10. P:ano: Song (Ba Ba Ba, 2024) COQ
    11. L CON/NPNP: I (Tape Process, 2025) self-released
    12. Tess Parks: Charlie Potato (Pomegranate, 2024) Fuzz Club
    13. Potatohead People & De La Soul: Baby Got Work [w.Posdnuos & Kapok] (Mellow Fantasy, 2020) Bastard Jazz
    14. Lush Heart: Potato 7 & 8 (2024) self-released
    15. Hard Rock Miners: Old Vancouver Town (Rock'n Roll Welfare, 1995) Hypnotic
    16. Pogues: Streams of Whiskey (Red Roses for Me, 1984) Enigma/Stiff
    17. The Chieftains: The Wind That Shakes the Barley [1981 BBC live] (Chronicles: 60 Years of the Chieftains, 2021) Claddagh
    18. Gavin Friday: The Best Boys in Dublin (Ecce Homo [deluxe edition], 2024) BMG
    19. The Cranberries: How (Treasure Box, 2002) Island
    20. Parlor Greens: Irish Goodbye (In Green/We Dream, 2024) Colemine
    21. Brigid Mae Power: Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning (Songs for You, 2025) Watusi
    22. Atlan: The Barley & The Rye (Donegal, 2024) Compass
    23. Alice Sara Ott: Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor [H.46] (John Field: Complete Nocturnes, 2025) Deutsche Grammophon
    24. The Kraken Consort: Slán le Máigh (O'er the Moor: Songs & Dances from Scotland and Ireland, 2024) Alpha Classics
    25. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin: Eileanóir na Rún (A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean-Nós Style, 2023) Nyahh
    26. Carter Burwell: The Mystery of Inisherin (The Banshees of Inisherin OST, 2022) Hollywood/Mondo
    27. Sinéad O'Connor: She Moved Through the Fair [excerpt] (Michael Collins OST, 1996) Atlantic
    28. Frank Patterson: Macushla [excerpt] (Michael Collins OST, 1996) Atlantic
    29. Michael Brook: Opening Titles (Brooklyn OST, 2015) Lakeshore/Music on Vinyl/Sony Classical
    30. Iarla Ó Lionáird: Casadh an Tsúgáin/Frankie's Song (Brooklyn OST, 2015) Lakeshore/Music on Vinyl/Sony Classical
    31. George Fenton: Closing Titles [excerpt] (The Wind That Shakes the Barley OST, 2006) Kronos
    32. Maggie's Wake: Dochas (Maggie's Wake, 2024) self-released
    33. The Commitments: In the Midnight Hour (The Commitments OST, 1991) MCA/Beacon

    We'll have to do the Michael Collins music again another day when my copy works anew. Feckin' tech...
    Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig ort!

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  • This will be Part I of our look at the music associated with the works of David Lynch (1946-2025). We'll first listen to some of the music tied & inspired by his films; we'll hold on Twin Peaks until next month when things line up for the 25th anniversary of its TV debut. There may be a Part III but we'll see what we stuff into April's ambitions. 01. Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Everybody Loves the Sunshine, 1976) Polydor 02. Space Ghost: Time Station (Private Paradise, 2022) Pacific Rhythm 03. Sonny Sharrock: Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready, 1996) TVT 04. Space Ghost: Something to Think About (Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que, 1997) Cartoon Network 05. Space Ghost: Hero in His Own Mind Pt 2 (Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que, 1997) Cartoon Network 06. Man or Astro-man: Alternate Show Close (Space Ghost:Coast to Coast OST, 1997) Cartoon Network 07. Matterhorn: Space Ghost [DJ Egadz remix] (Knockoff EP, 2010) Kid Without Radio 08. Sam & Dave: Rich Kind of Poverty (Soul Men, 1967) Stax 09. Jerry Butler: Hey Western Union Man (The Ice Man Cometh, 1968) Mercury 10. Kiefer: Orange Crayon (Bridges EP, 2019) Stones Throw 11. Thaïs: Désirs [w.Brö] (Nightclub/Rentrer Chez Moi, 2025) Bravo Musique 12. Joni Void: Vertigo [w.Sook-Yin Lee] (Every Life is a Light, 2025) Constellation 13. Ennio Morricone: Harvest (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 14. We Are Winter's Blue and Radiant Children: Uncloudy Days (No More Apocalypse Father, 2024) Constellation 15. Dizzy: Daylight Savings Time (The Sun & Her Scorch, 2020) Communion 16. Kilometre Club & Dear Gravity: Etchings (2025) Slow Echo 17. Voiles: Fields (Hold On, 2025) self-released 18. Cowboy Junkies: Misguided Angel (The Trinity Sessions, 1988) Latent 19. Clara Rockmore: Tchaikovsky's Valse Sentimentale (OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-1980, 2000) Ellipsis Arts 20. Shubostar: Lynch [Damon Jee & Darlyn Vlys remix] (Lynch EP, 2020) Ano Ano 21. Pixies: In Heaven [The Lady in the Radiator Song] (Pixies, 2002) Sonic Unyon/Cooking Vinly/spinART 22. John Morris: John Merrick & Mrs Kendal (The Elephant Man OST, 1980) Pacific Arts/RCA 23. Toto: Dune [Desert theme] (Dune OST, 1984) Polydor 24. Eon: Fear - The Mindkiller [Fear 7" edit] (Fear single, 1991) Vinyl Solution 25. Angelo Badalamenti: Country Theme (The Straight Story OST, 1999) Windham Hill/BMG/Disney 26. Isabella Rossellini: Blue Velvet/Blue Star (Blue Velvet OST, 1986) Varèse Sarabande 27. Lydia Ainsworth: Wicked Game (Darling of the Afterglow, 2017) Arbutus 28. Angelo Badalamenti: Red Bats with Teeth (Lost Highway OST, 1997) Nothing/Interscope 29. David Lynch & John Neff: Pretty 50s (Mulholland Drive OST, 2001) Milan 30. David Lynch: Walkin' on the Sky (Inland Empire OST, 2007) David Lynch 31. Sarah Davachi: Brasse Brevis [excerpt] (Basse Brevis, 2025) INA/Portraits 32. Susan Alcorn: Gilmor Blue (Touch this Moment, 2010) Uma Sounds [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

  • The 97th Academy Awards were handed out on Sunday so gak rushes to recap the winners and sort through all the latest news as a lot of folks have passed away recently.

    01. Electropoint: Razor Blades (2024) self-released
    02. Daniel Blumberg: Intermission (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    03. Daniel Blumberg: Overture [Bus] (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    04. Daniel Blumberg: Construction (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    05. Daniel Blumberg: Monologue [w.Adrien Brody] (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    06. Daniel Blumberg: Jazz Club (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    07. Zoe Saldaña: El Mal (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    08. Cynthia Erivo: Defying Gravity (Wicked: the Soundtrack, 2024) Republic/Universal
    09. Hans Zimmer: Beginnings are Such Delicate Times (Dune: Part 2 OST, 2024) Watertower
    10. Roberta Flack & Quincy Jones: When You're Smiling [the Whole World Smiles with You, End Title] (Dollar$ OST, 1971) Reprise
    11. George & Gwen McCrae: The Rub (Together, 1975) RCA Victor
    12. Don Ellis: Theme from the French Connection (Connection, 1972) Columbia
    13. Robert Ascroft: Faded Photograph [w.Ruth Radelet] (Echo Still Remains, 2025) Hand Drawn Dracula
    14. The Cure: Alone (Songs of a Lost World, 2024) Fiction/Capitol
    15. Emily Sprague: Symbols (Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires, 2025) Leaving
    16. Jhené Aiko: Born Tired (Chilombo, 2020) ArtClub/ARTium/Def Jam
    17. Annie-Claude Deschênes: Ancients (Les Manières de Table, 2024) Bonsounds/Italians Do It Better
    18. Thom Yorke: Prize Giving (Confidenza OST, 2024) XL
    19. Marie Davidson: Sexy Clown (City of Clowns, 2025) Deewee
    20. Son Lux: Don't Say It's Too Late [w.Rob Moose] (Risk of Make Believe EP, 2025) City Slang
    21. Sound is Energy: Lost in Dimensions (Anthology of Experimental Music from Canada, 2024) Unexplained Sound Group
    22. Basia Bulat: Daylight (Basia's Palace, 2025) Secret City
    23. Tariq: Architect's Studio (Scroll Before You Sleep EP, 2025) Tiny Kingdom
    24. Tito Puente & his Orchestra: Come to the Mardi Gras (Bossa Nova, 1962) Roulette
    25. Hazel Scott: Carnaval (Carnaval 7", 1957) Decca
    26. Gino Vanelli: Mardi Gras (A Pauper in Paradise, 1977) A&M
    27. Ben Paterson: Cookin' in the Couve (Cookin' in the Couve, 2024) Cellar Live
    28. Cannonball Adderley: With Apologies to Oscar (On Savoy, 1955) Craft

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  • For our fourth episode tied to nominees for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, we listen to the final two nominated songs and the nom'd score to the 2024 film Emilia Pérez with music by Camille & Clément Ducol.

    01. Kyle MacLachlan & Angelo Badalamenti: Agent Cooper's February 24th Opening Monologue/Laura Palmer's Theme [Letter from Harold] (Diane...the Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper x Twin Peaks Archives, 1989) David Lynch
    02. The Shapeshifters: Lola's Theme [w.Cookie, radio edit amongst other unintentional radio edits] (Lola's Theme single, 2004) Positiva/Nocturnal Groove
    03. Regularfantasy's Rendezvous: Money [instrumental premix] (Alt House, 2024) Rendezvous
    04. Suzy Q: Get On Up and Do It Again (Get On Up and Do It Again, 1981) Atlantic
    05. Chic: I Want Your Love (C'est Chic, 1978) Atlantic
    06. Tim Hecker: Sars Requiem (Shards, 2025) Kranky
    07. Jackmaster: Ode 2 U (Don't You Want My Lovin' 12", 2024) Crosstown Rebels
    08. Terror Danjah: Dark Crawler [w.Riko] (Hyperdub 10.1, 2014) Hyperdub
    09. Er. Jazz: Tea Ceremony (Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996, 2024) Light in the Attic
    10. Cevin Key: Anger is an Acid [w.IAMX] (Artoffact California Wildfire Relief, 2025) Artoffact
    11. Diiv: Raining on Your Pillow (Frog in Boiling Water, 2024) Fantasy
    12. Orions Belte: Trans Amazonian Highway (Women, 2023) Jansen
    13. The Hausplants: Hypocrite (Into Equilibrium EP, 2025) self-released
    14. Wizaard: Police et Bandit (PECI, 2024) Lisbon Lux
    15. Loscil & Lawrence English: Ochre (Chroma, 2024) self-released
    16. Busty & the Bass: Lucky [Song 7] (The Mannequin EP, 2025) Arts & Crafts
    17. Marinero: Cinema Lover (La La La, 2025) Hardly Art
    18. Tamar-Kali: Build Up to Olympic Final/Final Round (The Fire Inside OST, 2024) Lakeshore
    19. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Vaster than Empires [w.Caetano Veloso] (Queer OST, 2024) Milan
    20. Terre Thaemltiz: There was a Girl/There was a Boy.INTERSEX [edit] (Snowflakes & Dog Whistles: Best Electroacoustic Ambient & Sexpanic 1995-2017, 2024) Comatonse
    21. Camille: La Pelea (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    22. Zoe Saldaña: El Mal (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    23. Selena Gomez: Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    24. Clément Ducol: Desire [strings version] (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    25. Camille: Subiendo Pt 1 (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    26. Camille: El Fuego (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    27. Camille: Desire (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    28. Clément Ducol: Claroscuro Pt 1 (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    29. Clément Ducol: Cara a Cara (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    30. Camille: Beatificación Pt 1 (Emilia Pérez OST, 2024) Sony Masterworks
    31. Herbie Hancock: The Traitor (Man-Child, 1975) Columbia

    It's 2025 and the iPods that help operate this show are falling like soldiers.
    Time to look at repairs or eBay again soon.

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  • For your Family Day programming, we continue on with our Oscars profiles with a nominated song from Elton John: Never Too Late and 2 nom'd scores: Kris Bowers' music from The Wild Robot along with John Powell & Stephen Schwartz and their score to the film adaptation of the musical Wicked.

    01. Magazine: The Light Pours out of Me (Real Life, 1978) Virgin
    02. Sebastiaan Hooft: Magazine (Modern Times, 2024) Taktschleife
    03. Jex Opolis: This Ain't No Disco (Digital Magic, 2025) Bad Timin'
    04. Let's Go to War: Burning Down the Disco (Karmageddon, 2009) Last Gang
    05. Universal Energy: Disco Energy I (Universal Energy, 1977) EMI
    06. Brenton Wood: The Oogum Boogum Song (Oogum Boogum, 1967) Double Shot
    07. Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs: Stay (Stay, 1961) Herald
    08. David Holmes: Gone [w.Sarah Cracknell, K&D session] (Kruder & Dorfmeister: The K&D Sessions [25th Anniversary Edition], 2024) !K7
    09. Oklou: Family & Friends (Choke Enough, 2025) True Panther
    10. Family Band: Take Care (Family Band '15, 2015) Egg Paper
    11. Eve Parker Finley: Droney Discord (Chrysalia, 2020) Coax/Florafone
    12. Sam Jr: Energy Transfer (2025) Arts & Crafts
    13. Bon Iver: Awards Season (Sable EP, 2024) Jagjaguwar
    14. Alan Shearer: Hollywood (Marathon Life, 2022) Camisole
    15. Nap Eyes: Dark Mystery Enigma Bird (The Neon Gate, 2024) Paper Bag/Paradise of Bachelors
    16. PyPy: She's Back (Sacred Times, 2024) Goner
    17. Mick Giacchino: End Credits (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew OST, 2024) Disney
    18. Touch & Gos: Good Morning Midnight (In Your Pocket [remastered], 2025) self-released
    19. WUT: Alleys with You (Mingling with the Thorns, 2024) Happy Happy Birthday to Me
    20. Laurie Torres: Carnets (Après Coup, 2025) Tonal Union
    21. Kaytranada: More Than a Little Bit [w.Tinashe] (Timeless, 2024) RCA
    22. Pharrell Williams & Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers: Piece by Piece (Piece By Piece OST, 2024) Lego/Focus Features/Columbia
    23. Andrea Datzman: The Life of Riley (Inside Out 2 OST, 2024) Disney
    24. Elton John & Brandi Carlile: Never Too Late (Never Too Late OST 7", 2024) EMI
    25. Saorise Ronan & Nicholas Britell: Winter Coat (Blitz OST, 2024) Milan
    26. Hans Zimmer: An Adventure for Children (Blitz OST, 2024) Milan
    27. Kris Bowers: The Island (The Wild Robot OST, 2024) Waxwork/Back Lot
    28. Kris Bowers: The Egg & the Fox (The Wild Robot OST, 2024) Waxwork/Back Lot
    29. Kris Bowers: Rockmouth (The Wild Robot OST, 2024) Waxwork/Back Lot
    30. Kris Bowers: Robots vs. the Wild (The Wild Robot OST, 2024) Waxwork/Back Lot
    31. Maren Morris: Kiss the Sky (The Wild Robot OST, 2024) Waxwork/Back Lot
    32. Cynthia Erivo: I'm Not That Girl (Wicked: the Soundtrack, 2024) Republic/Universal
    33. John Powell & Stephen Schwartz: Ozian Invitation/Train Station (Wicked OST, 2024) Republic/Verve
    34. John Powell & Stephen Schwartz: Reluctant Roommates (Wicked OST, 2024) Republic/Verve
    35. John Powell & Stephen Schwartz: Levitate the Coin (Wicked OST, 2024) Republic/Verve
    36. Chenosky: Sneaking into the Night (Forest City Series: Volume 6, 2025) A Person Disguised as People
    37. Jeanne & the Darlings: It's Time to Pay for the Fun [We've Had] (The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1968-1971: Volume 2, 1993) Stax

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  • Along with it being week 2 of our annual Oscars profile, it's Fundrive time again! Discorder Magazine, the print cousin of CITR 101.9FM, is reaching out in new ways and with whatever donation you can provide, you can help expand our physical archives & distribution throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It'll be a disco inferno, hence why amidst two of the best original song nominees and two surprise snubs for the upcoming Oscars, we have lots of fiery disco songs.

    01. [trailer] Disco 9000 (Super Bad, Super Black: Radio Spots from Blaxploitation, 1977) Waste Management
    02. DD Sound: Burning Love (Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-1985, 2008) Strut
    03. Mark Haney: Placentia Bay, 1st Movement - Tempest, Fire & Foe (Placentia Bay: Summer of 1941, 2024) self-released
    04. Ghia: Keep Your House in Disorder (This Is, 2023) The Outer Edge
    05. Kiefer: My Disorder (It's OK, B U, 2023) Stones Throw
    06. Bryce Dessner: Sing Sing (Sing Sing OST, 2024) A24
    07. Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander: Like a Bird (Sing Sing OST, 2024) A24
    08. H.E.R: The Journey (2023) RCA/Sony Music
    09. Aaron Zigman: Trenches (The Six Triple Eight OST, 2024) Netflix
    10. Kneecap: Sick in the Head (2024) Heavenly/PIAS
    11. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Compress/Repress (Challengers OST, 2024) Milan/The Null Corporation
    12. Chanda Dancy: Koolaid on the Cult Robe (Blink Twice OST, 2024) Lakeshore/Amazon
    13. Chanda Dancy: Fire (Blink Twice OST, 2024) Lakeshore/Amazon
    14. Paradise: Keep the Fire (Greg Belson's Divine Disco, Volume 2: Obscure Gospel Disco from 1979-1987, 2019) Cultures of Soul
    15. King Sporty & the Root Rockers: Fire Keep On Burning (Al Kent: Disco Demands, Part VI, 2020) BBE
    16. Madmadmad: Hot Disco (Two Synths, a Guitar & a Drum Machine: Post Punk Dance #1, 2021) Soul Jazz
    17. Tapps: Burning with Fire [12" mix] (1983) Power
    18. [unknown] Under 18's Disco (London Pirate Radio Adverts 1984-1993: Volume 1, 2020) Death is Not the End
    19. Erotic Drum Band: Touch Me Where It's Hot (Touch Me Where It's Hot, 1980) Prism
    20. Dean Lofi: Disco in My Veins (Pop City EP, 2023) 53 Ave
    21. Nancy Martinez: Hot Stuff (Funkytown OST, 2010)
    22. Fabrikate: Flame (Made Me Feel, 2020) KooKoo
    23. GÆG: Hi-Land (Anarcho Disco: Volume 1 12", 2024) Optimo
    24. Geraldine Hunt: Baby You're Dynamite (Sweet Honesty, 1978) TGO
    25. Millie Jackson: Disco Shit (Feelin' Bitchy: Monica's WFMU Marathon Premium, 2005) WFMU
    26. Claudja Barry: You Make Me Feel the Fire (Feel the Fire, 1979) Lollipop
    27. Johnny Harris: Odyssey Part II (Odyssey 12", 1980) Sunshine Sound Disco
    28. [unknown] Flaming Hot (Hey Look Out 12", 2010) C.O.M.B.i.

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  • gak's back from Japan and he's back in the thick of things as it's time for our annual Oscars profile series! The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced belatedly whilst he was away so with 4 weeks to tackle the nominees, our 1st profile looks at Volker Bertelmann's score from Conclave & Daniel Blumberg's music from The Brutalist, both up for best original score. We also talk about the Los Angeles fires that impacted the usual awards schedule as many artists have lost homes this January.

    01. Fucked Up: Year of the Snake [Container remix] (Year of the Snake 12", 2017) Tankcrimes
    02. IKSRE & Anthène: Cumulus (Seasons Shifting, 2023) Polar Seas
    03. David Lynch: And Light Shines (The Big Dream [deluxe edition], 2013) Sacred Bones/Sunday Best
    04. Marianne Faithfull: Last Song (Before the Poison, 2005) Naïve
    05. Chad Allan & the Expressions: Made in England (Hey Ho: What You Do to Me, 1965) Quality/Legend/True North
    06. Brave Belt: Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes (Brave Belt, 1971) Reprise
    07. Lennie de Ice: We are I.E. [original extended edit] (We are I.E. 12", 1992) self-released
    08. Helena Hauff: Humanoid Fruit (Multiply Your Absurdities 12", 2024) Tresor
    09. Front Line Assembly: Heatmap [w.Cardinal Noire] (Mechviruses, 2025) Artoffact
    10. Cookin' Soul: Madlib [outro] (MF Doom Tribute, 2021) self-released
    11. Madlib: The New Normal (Sound Ancestors, 2021) Madlib Invazion
    12. Empress Of: Kiss Me [w.Rina Sawayama] (For Your Consideration, 2024) Giant
    13. Cola: Pulling Quotes (The Gloss, 2024) Fire Talk
    14. LaSalle Quartet: Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht Op. 4, 1st Bar - Sehr Langsam [w.Donald McInnes & Jonathan Pegis] (Transfigured Night & String Trio, 1984) Deutsche Grammophon
    15. Brijean: Scenic Route (Macro, 2024) Ghostly International
    16. Socool: Willow (Becomes Music, 2024) self-released
    17. Au Vol: Tokyo Swirls (Chernobyl Birds EP, 2019) Broken Tessitura
    18. Yasuko Agawa: Tokyo (Night Line, 1983) Invitation
    19. Tony: Twilight Freeway (Blue Gray, 1981) King
    20. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Babygirl (Babygirl OST, 2024) A24
    21. Sky Ferreira: Leash (Leash [from Babygirl OST], 2024) A24
    22. Alberto Iglesias: Snow is Falling Upon the Living and the Dead (The Room Next Door OST, 2024) Quartet
    23. Robin Carolan: Covenant (Nosferatu OST, 2024) Sacred Bones
    24. Volker Bertelmann: Overture of Conclave (Conclave OST, 2024) Back Lot
    25. Volker Bertelmann: Tears (Conclave OST, 2024) Back Lot
    26. Volker Bertelmann: Route of Fear (Conclave OST, 2024) Back Lot
    27. Volker Bertelmann: Postlude of Conclave (Conclave OST, 2024) Back Lot
    28. Daniel Blumberg: Overture [Ship] (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    29. Daniel Blumberg: Erzsébet (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    30. Daniel Blumberg: Building Site (The Brutalist OST, 2024) Milan
    31. Joni James, David Terry & his Orchestra: Spring Will Be a Little Late this Year (My Foolish Heart, 1956) MGM

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  • gak remains on the road and he lacks the future vision to anticipate what, let alone when, the Oscar nominations will be, so you're getting an outsider Japan experience via John Williams' score to 2005's Memoirs of a Geisha amidst some older gems that never it to air despite years in waiting.

    For those unfamiliar with geisha, these are Japanese women trained in performing arts to entertain people with music, conversation & other skills. There's a misinterpretation that they also tackle less classy forms of entertainment due to mistranslations into English.

    01. N.i.c.o.l.e: Geisha (2014) self-released
    02. Phonogenic: Mizumono (Hobo Dots 12", 2015) Turquoise Blue
    03. Forest Swords: Exalter (Compassion, 2017) Ninja Tune
    04. Maria Minerva: The Sound (Will Happiness Find Me?, 2012) Not Not Fun
    05. Blank Banshee: Enso (Gaia, 2020) Hologram Bay
    06. Lucy Gooch: Stalagmites & Helictites (Rushing EP, 2020) Past Inside the Present
    07. Tigerwing: Weight of Want [2.0] (I Want to Rip Your Heart Out, 2014) self-released
    08. Teen Daze: Shibuya Again (Themes for a New Earth, 2017) Flora
    09. Gloin: Winter Abroad (We Found This, 2022) Mothland
    10. Monashee: Snow (2023) self-released
    11. Dave Grusin: Hokkaido (Out of the Shadows, 1982) JVA/Arista
    12. Joni Void & Maya Kuroki: Vis-age (Age EP, 2023) self-released
    13. Satin Jackets: Lost in Japan [w.Niya Wells] (2018) self-released
    14. Toyohirakumin: We Arrived in Sapporo (Music in the Air, 2024) Dream Catalogue/Tiger Blood Tapes
    15. Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima & Satsuki Shibano: Anata (Freakwys: Volume 15 - Serenitatem, 2019) Rvng Intl.
    16. Aiko Tomi: Mute Me (2022) self-released
    17. Von Spar, Eiko Ishibashi, Joe Talia, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto: II (Bureau B 2024, 2024) Bureau B
    18. Mitski: Stay Soft (Laurel Hell, 2022) Dead Oceans
    19. Takara Araki: Harder (2020) self-released
    20. Masaaki Ohmura: A Touch of Temptation (You Gotta Chance OST, 1985) SMS
    21. Masahiro Takahashi: East Chinatown Stroller (Humid Sun, 2023) Telephone Explosion
    22. H Takahashi: Construction (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound
    23. Shiho Yabuki: Energy Flow [Ki No Nagare] (Love Lies Bleeding OST, 2024) A24
    24. Mieko Shimizu: Think like a Swarm (My Tentacles, 2024) Street Furniture
    25. Masaaki Hirao: Original Main Title (Lady Snowblood OST, 1973) Teichiku
    26. Akira Ifukube: Main Title from The Big Boss (100th Anniversary: Toho Film Music File, 1959) Toho
    27. Toshiki Kadomatsu: Snow Lady Fantasy (Hatsu Koi 12", 1985) Air
    28. Shoko Igarashi: Snow Land (Onsen Music, 2024) Tigersushi/62
    29. The Lords of Percussion: Geisha Girl (Music from Patch Cord Productions, 2020) Sacred Bones
    30. Night's Disgrace: Little Geisha (Night's Disgrace, 1983) World
    31. Joe Hahn & Alec Puro: Onnabugeisha (Blade of the 47 Ronin OST, 2022) Back Lot Music
    32. John Williams: Finding Satsu (Memoirs of a Geisha OST, 2005) Sony Classical
    33. John Williams: Sayuri's Theme (Memoirs of a Geisha OST, 2005) Sony Classical
    34. John Williams: Going to School (Memoirs of a Geisha OST, 2005) Sony Classical
    35. John Williams: The Garden Meeting (Memoirs of a Geisha OST, 2005) Sony Classical
    36. Yusef Lateef: The Plum Blossom (Eastern Sounds, 1962) Moodsville
    37. Neil Swainson: Kyushu (Fire in the West, 2022) Cellar

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  • gak's on the road or in the air again so for the 15th episode in our all-ambient series, he recaps some of the music that fits under the ambiguous genre banner.

    01. Voice of Hearing: Breathespace (Breathespace, 2024) self-released
    02. Tsrono: Shift 01 (Shift, 2024) Not Yet Remembered
    03. Deborah Martin & Erik Wøllo: Voices of Nature (Kinishba, 2024) Spotted Peccary
    04. Fhae: 2001 (2024) self-released
    05. Adam Wiltzie: Tissue of Lies (Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal, 2024) Kranky
    06. Laraaji: Ocean [Glimpse] (Glimpses of Infinity, 2024) Numero Group
    07. Colonial Skyway: Rain Like Sixty (Until Satellites Collide, 2024) Submarine Broadcasting Company
    08. God Body Disconnect: Nostalgia Park 1986 (Dreams to be Buried In, 2024) Cryo Chamber
    09. Mark Hjorthoy: A Heart Full of Hollow Wounds (Anthology of Experimental Music from Canada, 2024) Unexplained Sound Group
    10. Aphex Twin: Th1 [evnslower] (Selected Ambient Works: Volume II [expanded], 2024) Warp
    11. Stefan Smulovitz: Maple Seed Pods (Bow & Brush: 12 Scores of Nadina Tandy, 2024) Redshift
    12. Ingrid N: Behind the Veil of Mystery (Uummannaq: The Melting Heart of Greenland, 2024) Adventurous
    13. Passepartout Duo & Inoyama Land: Strange Clouds (Radio Yugawara, 2024) Tonal Union
    14. Fennesz: A Man Outside (Mosaic, 2024) Touch/Fairwood
    15. Hiroshi Ebina: The Darkness of the Night (Into the Darkness of the Night, 2024) Kitchen Label
    16. Wasn't: Timeless Sound (Normal, 2024) & Options
    17. Zaké & Anthène: Regeneration (Regeneration, 2024) Floralia
    18. Merely & Malibu: E22 (Essential Mixtape, 2024) Year0001
    19. White Poppy: Kiss of Peace (Ataraxia, 2024) Not Not Fun
    20. Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements: Nest of Earrings (Rain on the Road, 2024) Thrill Jockey
    21. Pan-American & Kramer: Floating Island (Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road, 2024) Shimmy-Disc
    22. Shabason, Krgovich & Sage: Gloria (Shabason, Krgovich & Sage, 2024) Idée Fixe

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  • 25 shy of your standard BR selection, in celebration of the subatomic particle the quark, we offer six channels in six directions so make you listen to this with a couple friends and each of your ears can focus on different elements on this the 1 000 072nd birthday of art.

    TOP FLAVOUR
    t1. Au Vol: The Garden of Forking Paths (The Garden of Forking Paths, 2022) self-released
    t2. Bill Nace: Les Echos [Piece for Tuba] (Through a Room, 2022) Drag City
    t3. Body/Dilloway/Head: Body/Erase (Body/Dilloway/Head, 2021) Three Lobed
    t4. Alvin Lucier & the Brandeis University Chamber Chorus: Toshi Ichiyanagi's Extended Voices (Extended Voices, 1968) CBS
    t5. Coin Gutter: Asthmatics of Failure (Asthmatics of Failure, 2010) Panospria
    t6. Faith Coloccia & Philip Jeck: Mycorrhizæ (Stardust, 2021) Touch
    t7. Annie Gosfield: EWA7 - Part 1, Rotation/The Rails to Fürth/From Lever to Wheel Revolution, Translation, Cylinders/The Unaflow Principle/Friction (Flying Sparks & Heavy Machinery, 2001) Tzadik
    t8. Dick Maaijmakers: Achter de Schermen [film music] (Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956-63, 2004) Basta
    t9. Brigitte Barbu: Ray Z (Muzak pour Ascenseurs en Panne, 2020) Circus Company

    BOTTOM FLAVOUR
    b1. Koichi Watanabe: Amoebas (Electronic Music 1979-1980, 2002) Doppelganger
    b2. Modelo62 & Scordatura Ensembles: Phill Niblock's Exploratory, Rhine Version, Looking for Daniel (Looking for Daniel, 2024) Unsounds
    b3. Bell Dreams: A Durable Hour (2023) self-released
    b4. Jan St Werner: Molocular Meditation [w.Mark E Smith] (Molocular Meditation, 2020) Editions Mego
    b5. Deep Listening Band: Phantom (Deep Listening, 2021) Important
    b6. Kid Baltan: Mechanical Motions (Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956-63, 2004) Basta

    UP FLAVOUR
    u1. The Composers Collective Big Band: Arriving at St Clair West Station (The Toronto Project, 2023) self-released
    u2. C Circo: Persistent Moment (OEM Compilation I, 2020) Ottawa Experimental Music
    u3. Christopher Chaplin: The Feathered Girl (Door 1 Door 2, 2024) Fabrique
    u4. Fred Judd: Sound Materials - Spoken Letter from Fred Judd to Tom Dissevelt (Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956-63, 2004) Basta
    u5. Jack Spicer: from The Holy Grail "The Book of the Death of Arthur" (Totally Corrupt: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1976) Giorno Poetry Systems
    u6. Joel Chadabe: Jack in January (Chadabe & Moog, 2017) Electronic Music Foundation
    u7. Land of Talk: Indistinct Conversations ([Indistinct Conversations], 2020) Saddle Creek
    u8. Léo Kupper: Electro-poème 1963-64 (Complete Electronic & Voices Works 1961-74, 2022) Sub Rosa
    u9. Neko Fureku: Dreams of Death (Her Death, 2019) self-released
    uA. Ron Geesin: Hiding Haul of Voices, Hail! (Right Through, 1977) self-released
    uB. César Bolaños: Intensidad y Altura (Tránsitos Sónicos: Música Electrónica y Para Cinta de Compositores Peruanos 1964-1984, 2024) Buh
    uC. Socotra Soundscapes: 2013-03-14 Khissa di Nasseeb/Fish Market (Socotra Soundscapes: Field Recordings from the Archipelago, 2017) Shortwavemusic
    uD. Talking Pictures: Shiny Stockhausen (The Mirror with a Memory, 1997) Red Toucan
    uE. Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gesang der Jünglinge (Forbidden Planets: Music from the Pioneers of Electronic Sound, 1955) Chrome Dreams
    uF. Bernard Parmegiani: La Roue Ferris (Violostries, 2020) Recollection GRM
    uG. The Silence Industry: A Background of Constant Surveillance (The Crawling Eye single, 2024) Aenaos
    uH. William Basinski: O My Daughter, O My Sorrow (Lamentations, 2020) Temporary Residence
    uI. John Cage & Lejaren Hiller: HPSCHD [1967-1969] for Harpsichords & Computer-Generated Sound Tapes (HPSCHD/String Quartet No. 2, 1969) Nonesuch

    DOWN FLAVOUR
    d1. Vanessa Amara: 13-03-2016 (Like All Mornings, 2017) Posh Isolation
    d2. Ingrid N: Duet with a Whale (Uummannaq: The Melting Heart of Greenland, 2024) Adventurous
    d3. Lawrence English & Werner Dafeldecker: Tropic of Capricorn Pt II (Tropic of Capricorn, 2023) Hallow Ground
    d4. Toni Dimitrov: Against Civilization (Dystopian 001, 2022) Élan Vital
    d5. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Adieu la Vie (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat
    d6. Suzanne Ciani: A Sonic Womb Pt VI (A Sonic Womb: Live Buchla Performance at Lapsus, 2020) Lapsus
    d7. Valentina Goncharova: Silence (Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996, 2024) Light in the Attic
    d8. Katrina Krimsky: Stella Malu [solo piano, live @ Creative Music Studio, Woodstock NY] (1980, 2023) Unseen Worlds
    d9. William Basinski & Janek Schæfer: Pt V (...on Reflection, 2022) Temporary Residence
    dA. Alessandro Ragazzo: Paesaggio 05 (Cinque Studi sul Paesaggio, 2020) Dissipatio
    dB. John Oliver: Drip Drumming (Rubble Drum, 2024) self-released
    dC. ffffftttt!!!! ksdifwwwhfhdfjjj!!!! (ffffftttt!!!!, 2013) Munt

    CHARM FLAVOUR
    c1. cub\cub: The Obligation to Endure (Radiant Crush, 2022) Subexotic
    c2. Ensemble neoN: To Two Tea Roses (Niblock/Lamb, 2019) Hubro
    c3. Phill Niblock: A Third Trombone (YPGPN, 2002) XI
    c4. Rodrigo Ambriz: Et Voice la Flèvre (Anthology of Experimental Music from Mexico, 2020) Unexplained Sounds Group
    c5. Rusalka: You Bleed (Blood Comes Anyway EP, 2013) Absurd Exposition
    c6. Lia Kohl: Ice Cream Truck, Tornado Siren (Normal Sounds, 2024) Moon Glyph
    c7. Louis & Bebe Barron: Main Titles & Ouverture [Aus: Alarm im Weitall] (Forbidden Planets: Music from the Pioneers of Electronic Sound, 2009) Chrome Dreams
    c8. Colette Broeckaert, Sebastian Berweck & Martin Lorenz: Bernard Parmegiani's Stries, 1st Movement "Strilento" (Stries, 2021) Mode
    c9. Cavern of Anti-Matter: EN-54 [Branch Circuit] (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic
    cA. Konstruktivits: Film-o-Sonik (Psykho Genetika, 1983) Third Mind
    cB. Lucrecia Dalt: Atmospheres Touch (Anticlines, 2018) Rvng Intl.
    cC. Panagiotis Mina: Pligí Chorís Deilinó [Wound without Sunset] (No More War Pigs, 2022) Industrial Coast
    cD. Sleepy Gonzales: Lifeguard (Smashville Tennessee, 2021) self-released
    cE. Sukitoa o Namau: When I Tripped and Hit My Head on the Sink of the Love Hotel (Alternate African Reality: Electronic, Electroacoustic & Experimental Music from Africa & the Diaspora, 2020) Syrphe
    cF. [unknown] Shoe Vendors, Central Market (Uchronia: Field Recordings from Alternate Realities, 2015) Sahel Sounds
    cG. Zilgi: Bunch of Basement Noise (Longlegs OST, 2024) Milan/Mutant
    cH. Isao Tomita: Whistle & Chime - The Art of Sound Creation (Clair de Lune [ultimate edition], 2012) Denon

    STRANGE FLAVOUR
    s1. Dot Matrix Orchestra: Control to Efficiency (?)
    s2. Dot Matrix Orchestra: Efficiency (?)
    s3. The User: . (Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers, 2002) Asphodel
    s4. The User: %$>>@ (Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers, 2002) Asphodel
    s5. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt II (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    s6. Nathan Shubert: Amsterdam Canal [52.367°, 4.884°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released
    s7. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt III (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    s8. B Michaael: Bleach, Sweat & Tears (Aapril, 2020) self-released
    s9. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt IV (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    sA. Vangelis: Invisible Connections (Invisible Connections, 1985) Deutsche Grammophon
    sB. Eric Chenaux: 3 Stars on Mountain of Doom (2021) Constellation
    sC. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt V (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    sD. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt VII (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    sE. Cola Wars: The Shade (Audio: An Experimental Noise Compilation, 2020) Excellent Jacket
    sF. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt VIII (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    sG. Nathan Shubert: GVB Ferry, Amsterdam [52.382°, 4.903°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released
    sH. Unaccompanied Digestive Organs: Barbie Knows Your Name 2.0 Pt IX (One by One, the Stars Were Going Out, 2020) self-released
    sI. The User: +}}}}}}} (Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers, 2002) Asphodel
    sJ. The User: }.}@}.@.}@}. (Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers, 2002) Asphodel

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  • In honour of gak's 17th anniversary on CITR 101.9FM Vancouver BC, we dive into a favourite film: 1984's The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension with a score by Michael Boddicker.

    01. Mitzi Gaynor: Happy Anniversary (Happy Anniversary OST, 1959) Top Rank
    02. Botany Bay: Winter Wolfpack Serenade (Thanksgiver, 2024) Submarine Broadcasting Co.
    03. Abigail Lapell: Anniversary Song (Anniversary, 2024) Outside Music
    04. Elephant Stone: The Spark (Back into the Dream, 2024) Fuzz Club
    05. Juice Joint: Tortoise Shell (Juice Joint [cassette version], 2024) self-released
    06. Destroyer: Bologna [w.Fiver] (Dan's Boogie, 2025) Merge
    07. Japanese Breakfast: Orlando in Love (For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women, 2025) Dead Oceans
    08. Hiromasa Suzuki: Romance (Wonderful Guys, 1975) Nippon Columbia
    09. Devours: Sports Car Era (Sports Car Era, 2025) Surviving the Game
    10. Dax Pierson: For the Angels (Nerve Bumps: A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction, 2021) Dark Entries/Ratskin
    11. CFCF: Not Gonna Let Me Go (You Can Live Forever OST, 2023) self-released
    12. Frankie Beverly & Maze: Joy & Pain (Joy & Pain, 1980) Capitol
    13. Rich Homie Quan: Walk Thru [w.Problem] (I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In, 2013) TIG Entertainment
    14. VIRE: Modern Haves (Modern Haves/Lost Dimes, 2024) self-released
    15? Future & Metro Boomin: We Still Don't Trust You [w.The Weeknd] ( We Still Don't Trust You, 2024) Freebandz/Boominati/Epic/Republic
    16. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Murder She Wrote (Red Future, 2024) Savage Mob
    17! Badge Époque Ensemble: Bowls (Air, Light & Harmony, 2023) Telephone Explosion
    18. Regularfantasy's Rendezvous: Talk to Me [w.Kristian North] (Alt House EP, 2024) Rendezvous
    19. Shugorei: Roboto (2024) self-released
    20. Jun Fukamachi: Ouverture de "Midnight Dive" (Midnight Dive: Music from Inspiration "Water & Light" by Masahiro Kasai, 1998)
    21. Minako Yoshida: Midnight Driver (Monochrome, 1980) Alfa
    22. Chiemi Manabe: Untotooku (Fushigi Shoujo, 1982) CBS/Sony
    23. Phil Famous: Toyota Town (Plastix, 1982) Bruton
    24. Neon Indian: Toyota Man (2019) Mom + Pop
    25. Mac DeMarco: 20200817 Proud True Toyota (One Wayne G, 2023) Mac's Record Label
    26. Yoko Ono & the Great Learning Orchestra: Bicycle Piece for Orchestra (Selected Recordings from Grapefruit, 2025) Karlrecords
    27. Buckaroo Banzai & the Hong Kong Cavaliers: Banzai Jam (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    28. Michael Boddicker: Nobody Cumz in Here (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    29. John Lithgow: Where Are We Going... (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    30. Michael Boddicker: Motorcycle Chase (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    31. Christopher Lloyd: It's Not My Planet... (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    32. Michael Boddicker: Team Banzai Theme (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    33. Peter Weller & Cast: President on Line One... (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    34. Michael Boddicker: End Credits [long version] (Buckaroo Banzai OST, 1984) Planet Ten
    35. Arooj Aftab: Zameen (Night Reign, 2024) Verve

    Happy furniture anniversary!
    There you are!

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  • It is now 2025 and as we scan for fiction set in this once futuristic year, we'll profile bits from Ramin Djawadi's score to the 2013 kaiju film Pacific Rim. We also catch up on the recently deceased and some work that has now entered the public domain in some parts of the world. It was a matter of time we had to learn to fight monsters so lasso up your robots!

    01. Dramatis: Oh! 2025 (For Future Reference [expanded edition], 2022) Rocket Record Co.
    02. Contaqt/Bell Dreams: Red (Terroirs, 2024) People Places Records
    03. Ann Savoy: Gabie's New Year's Lament (Another Heart, 2024) Smithsonian Folkways
    04. Linda Lavin: Theme from Alice (Television's Greatest Hits: Volume 6, 1996) TVT
    05, Jimmy Carter: 1976 Washington Political Campaign advert (Politicking: Volume 1, 2011) Funky Frolic
    06. The Allman Brothers Band: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Idlewild South, 1970) Capricorn
    07. Nikki Giovanni: Ego Tripping (The Reason I Like Chocolate, 1976) Folkways
    08. Nino Rota: O Happy Dagger [the Death of Juliet] (Romeo & Juliet OST, 1968) Capitol
    09. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: Amazing Grace (They're Calling Me Home, 2021) Nonesuch
    10. Dorothea Paas: Diver (Think of Mist, 2024) Telephone Explosion
    11. Myriam Gendron: Look Down that Lonesome Road (Mayday, 2024) Feeding Tube/Thrill Jockey
    12. Sylvia Woods: Angelic Hymn/Twelth Night Song (3 Harps for Christmas, 1985) Tonmeister
    13. Julie Beth Napolin: Pray for the Living (Only the Void Stands Between Us, 2024) Silver Current
    14. Tristwch y Fenywod: Llwydwyrdd (Tristwch y Fenywod, 2024) Night School
    15. Loraine James: Toujours [w.KMRU] (New Year's Substitution 3 EP, 2025) self-released
    16. Jay Holy: Ice Age (Forest City Series: Volume 6, 2025) A Person Disguised as People
    17. Joshua Idehen: Mum Does the Washing (Mum Does the Washing EP, 2024) Big Wednesday
    18. Ross from Friends: Epiphany (Epiphany EP, 2019) Brainfeeder
    19. Hildegard: Pour Your Heart Out (Jour 1596, 2024) Chivi Chivi
    20. Baby Rose & Badbadnotgood: Weekness (Slow Burn EP, 2024) Secretly Canadian
    21. Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry & Rebecca Foon: Slow New Year (First Sounds, 2024) Envision/One Little Independent
    22. WUT: Mingling with the Thorns (Mingling with the Thorns, 2024) Happy Happy Birthday to Me
    23. Fake Fruit: Mucho Mistrust (Mucho Mistrust, 2024) Carpark
    24. Dean Hurley: Final Suite (The Mystic OST, 2023) Sacred Bones
    25. Jerry Jeff Walker: Public Domain (Ridin' High, 1975) MCA
    26. Keely Smith: What is This Thing Called Love? (Swingin' Pretty, 1959) Capitol
    27. Canadian Brass: Ain't Misbehavin' (Swing That Music: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong, 2009) Opening Day
    28. Ray Parker & Tom Szczesniak: Theme from The Adventures of Tintin (The Adventures of Tintin OST, 1991) Le Studio Ellipse/StudioCanal
    29. Harry Nilsson: I'm Popeye the Sailor Man (The Popeye Demos, 1980) Varèse Sarabande
    30. Anthony Willis: Life & Death Suite (M3GAN OST, 2023) Waxwork/Universal
    31. Ramin Djawadi: Pacific Rim [w.Tom Morello] (Pacific Rim OST, 2013) WaterTower/Sony Classical
    32. Ramin Djawadi: The Shatterdome (Pacific Rim OST, 2013) WaterTower/Sony Classical
    33. Ramin Djawadi: Mako [w.Priscilla Ahn] (Pacific Rim OST, 2013) WaterTower/Sony Classical
    34. The Flaming Lips: Riding to Work in the Year 2025 [You're Invisible Now] (Zaireeka [combined version], 1997) Warner Bros

    HAPPY NEW YEAR,
    GET IN THE SEA.

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  • As this confounding year draws to a close, we'll do our annual recap of the past 12 months in review. Along with some of the artists & songs that defined 2024, we'll profile Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow's score to that year's film Civil War.

    01. Jessica Pratt: The Last Year (Here in the Pitch, 2024) City Slang
    02. Kristen Roos: Nova (Universal Synthesizer Interface: Volume III, 2024) Hotham Sound
    03. Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee (Diamond Jubilee, 2024) Realistik Studios
    04. Apollo Ghosts: No One Knows Your Mind (Amethyst, 2024) You've Changed
    05. Jackson Ramsey: Tropical Drone (Tropical Drone, 2024) Fanta
    06. P:ano: Days Swing (Ba Ba Ba, 2024) COQ
    07. The Softies: California Highway 99 (The Bed I Made, 2024) Father/Daughter
    08. Yoo Doo Right: Spirit's Heavy but Not Overthrown, Pt. I (From the Heights of Our Pastureland, 2024) Mothland
    09. Waxahatchee: 3 Sisters (Tigers Blood, 2024) Anti-
    10. MJ Lenderman: You Don't Know the Shape I'm In (Manning Fireworks, 2024) Anti-
    11. Kilometre Club: Light [in Times of Need] (Light, 2024) self-released
    12. Jack J: Pink Shoes, Pt. I (Blue Desert, 2024) Mood Hut
    13. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Joe Goddard: Neptunes (Neptunes EP, 2024) Domino
    14. Tony Price: Requiem for the Ontario Science Centre ( Requiem for the Ontario Science Centre 12", 2025) Maximum Exposure
    15. Agoria: I Feel Good (Unshadow, 2024) Sapiens
    16. Teilz & Channel Tres: Type of Girl, Pt. II (Type of Girl EP, 2024) Smartdumb
    17. Modern Norman: The Frogs (Disposable Heroes of Hit Em, 2024) Suitably Bizarre
    18. Magdalena Bay: Death & Romance (Imaginal Disk, 2024) Mom + Pop
    19. Justice: Neverender [w.Tame Impala] (Hyperdrama, 2024) Genesis/Virgin/Because/Ed Banger
    20. Hans Zimmer: Eclipse (Dune: Pt II OST, 2024) Mutant/WaterTower
    21. Big Brave: Not Speaking of the Ways (A Chaos of Flowers, 2024) Thrill Jockey
    22. Kim Gordon & Model Home: Razzamatazz (2024) Matador
    23. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Match Point (Challengers OST, 2024) Milan
    24. Beth Gibbons: Oceans (Lives Outgrown, 2024) Domino
    25. Beak> Secrets (>>>>, 2024) Invada
    26. Splashgirl & Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Enthropist (More Human, 2024) Hubro
    27. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow: Headshot (Civil War OST, 2024) A24
    28. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow: Refugees (Civil War OST, 2024) A24
    29. Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow: Body Pit (Civil War OST, 2024) A24
    30. Dimitri Tiomkin: Auld Lang Syne [alternate] (It's a Wonderful Life OST: 75th Anniversary Edition, 1946) La-La Land/Paramount
    31. Chappell Roan: Good Luck, Babe! (2024) Amusement

    We may dread it but bring on 2025.
    The only way forward is through.

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  • For our 17th annual counter-Christmas carol episode, we plunge deep into some of Dimitri Tiomkin's score that was cut from the 1946 holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life as we mark the festive season with our usual mix of snark, candour, grief & joy. 01. Tito Jackson: Season's Greetings (Season's Greetings from Motown Records 7", 1973) Motown 02. En Attendant Ana: Close Your Mouth Because Christmas is the Day! (En Attendant Ana Sings Christmas, 2024) self-released 03. Fflwcs: Let Nothing You Dismay (Christmas Shopping 1989, 2024) self-released 04. Al Jarreau: Peggy Virginia (Smooth and Soulful Christmas, 2006) YMC 05. Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66: The Christmas Song (Something Festive, 1968) A&M 06. Quincy Jones: Greensleeves and All That Jazz (The Italian Job OST: 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition, 1969) Paramount 07. Martin Mull: Santafly [w.the Sondra Baskin Glee Club] (Santafly 7", 1973) Capricorn 08. The Smothers Brothers: Swiss Christmas (Curb Your Tongue, Knave! 1963) Mercury 09. Khruangbin: A Calf Born in Winter (The Holdovers OST, 2023) Backlot/Focus Features 10. Count Floyd: Reggae Christmas Eve in Transylvania (Count Floyd 12", 1982) RCA Victor 11. Alex Cuba: Christmas Made for Love (2023) Caracol 12. Anita Eccleston: Long Nights [Gala remix] (Winter Gala, 2024) self-released 13. Future Star: Santa Must Have Winter Tires (2024) self-released 14. Thelma Houston: Season's Greetings (Season's Greetings from Motown Records 7", 1973) Motown 15. Bat for Lashes: Christmas Day (The Dream of Delphi, 2024) Mercury KX 16. Brock Reid: Mariah Carey Echoes in a Mall at Night (Holidazed to You: An Eternal Bummer Christmas - Volume 5, 2024) Eternal Bummer 17. Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom: You're All I Want for Christmas (A Peace of Us, 2024) Carpark 18. Tatsuro Yamashita: Christmas Eve [English version] (Christmas Eve: 30th Anniversary Edition, 2013) MMG/Moon 19. Prophet of Jupiter: Joulu (It's Christmas Time! Volume VII, 2021) Retro Promenade 20. Elliot Maginot: Waiting on Christmas (2024) Les Disques Audiogramme/Orchard Enterprise 21. Vanille: As-tu Vue le Père Noël? (2024) self-released 22. Ben Folds: Waiting for Snow (Sleigher, 2024) New West 23. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Opus, 2024) Milan 24. Laraaji: Bethlehem [Glimpse] (Glimpses of Infinity, 2024) Numero Group 25. Black Sun High Desert: For the Occasion of the Winter Solstice (Tilts & Rotations/Of Land & Sky, 2024) Not Yet Remembered 26. Anita Ellis & The Balladeers: Christmas is a Feeling in Your Heart (Christmas is a Feeling in Your Heart 78rpm, ?) A Beverly 27. Kay Starr: Christmas (Programming Aids from Capitol 7", 1964) Capitol 28. Kay Starr: [Everybody's Waiting for] the Man with the Bag (1950) Capitol 29. Allison Burik: Solstice II [Cycles] (Realm, 2024) self-released 30. Bing Crosby: The Secret of Christmas (Say One for Me OST, 1959) Columbia 31. John Oswald: White (xMas, 2024) Mystery Tapes 32. The Ramsey Lewis Trio: Snowfall (More Sounds of Christmas, 1964) Argo 33. Dimitri Tiomkin: Main Title [film version] (It's a Wonderful Life OST: 75th Anniversary Edition, 1946) La-La Land/Paramount 34. Dimitri Tiomkin: Search for Money (It's a Wonderful Life OST: 75th Anniversary Edition, 1946) La-La Land/Paramount 35. Dimitri Tiomkin: Clarence's Arrival (It's a Wonderful Life OST: 75th Anniversary Edition, 1946) La-La Land/Paramount 36. Oscar Peterson: Christmas Waltz (An Oscar Peterson Christmas, 1995) Telarc 37. Artie Shaw & his Orchestra: When Winter Comes (The Holdovers OST, 2023) Backlot/Focus Features It's a wonderful podcast; give it a chance. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

  • The drawing to the close a year allows us to look back a bit to the past 12 months but also ahead to the coming new calendar. We'll juggle mostly Canadian songs amidst all this reflection with a profile on Seth A Smith's scores from The Crescent and Tin Can.

    Warning: levels may be hot at the start so adjust volume accordingly. Not sure what changed on the board but feedback galore.

    01. Freak Heat Waves: Music Has an Interesting Power (Mondo Tempo, 2023) Mood Hut
    02. Stillwaves: I'm Haunted (Undiagnosed, 2023) Safe Sounds
    03. Kristen Roos: Feight (Universal Synthesizer Interface: Volume III, 2024) Hotham Sound
    04. Jody Glenham: The Local (Still Here EP, 2024) self-released
    05. Kylie V: Golden (Crash Test Plane, 2024) Royal Mountain
    06. Norman McLaren: Loops (Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren, 2024) Phantom Limb/We are Busy Bodies/NFB
    07. ?Numb?Dame? Good Luck is for Suckers (This One is for You, 2024) self-released
    08. Daft Punk: Aerodynamic (Discovery, 2001) Daft Life/ADA/Warner France
    09. Plains Apparition: Pace of a Flashback (Late to the Afterthoughts, 2023) self-released
    10. Boyhood: Magic (Shells EP, 2024) self-released
    11. Digits: Wild at Heart [w.Edith Frost] (2024) self-released
    12. Mark Korven: What's Happening to Me? (The First Omen OST, 2024) Hollywood/Mutant
    13. Tonk: Wax (Thanks for Waiting, 2023) No Sun
    14. Kaia Kater: Floodlights (Strange Medicine, 2024) Free Dirt
    15. The Hang-Ten Hangmen: After the Storm (After the Storm, 2022) self-released
    16. Avi C Engel: Where Does a Moth Go? (Nocturne: Soundtrack for an Invisible Film, 2025) Elephant Shrew
    17. The Softies: To You from Me (The Bed I Made, 2024) Father/Daughter
    18. The Nausea: Respice Finem (Requiem, 2024) Absurd Exposition/Buried in Slag and Debris
    19. Janky Bungag: Brandy (2024) Royal Mountain
    20. Midnight News: Sucker Punch (Bad New Days, 2024) Mono Tapes
    21. CR Gillespie: The Protagonist as a Child (Tracings in Honey, 2021) Séance Centre
    22. The Hausplants: Hypocrite (2024) self-released
    23. Bananahaus: Mouse Trap (Welcome to the Bananahaus, 2023) self-released
    24. Badbadnotgood: Mid Spiral (Mid Spiral, 2024) XL
    25. Kelly McMichael: Open [Hurts to Have a Heart] (After the Sting of It, 2024) LHM
    26. The Poison Dart: Lady, I've Been Hoping Long (Get Hot, 2006) Marriage
    27. The Poly-Tones: Air (Sauna Music, 2024) Blake Markle
    28. Dog Day: Bordering (A T-Shirt with Writing on It, 2024) Fundog
    29. Seth Smith: Fish Dream (Lowlife OST, 2013) Fundog
    30. Seth A Smith: The Crescent (The Crescent OST, 2018) Cutofftail/Label Obscura
    31. Seth A Smith: They Are All Waiting for You (The Crescent OST, 2018) Cutofftail/Label Obscura
    32. Seth A Smith: Lullaby (The Crescent OST, 2018) Cutofftail/Label Obscura
    33. Seth A Smith: The Last Bell Does Tall (Tin Can OST, 2022) Label Obscura
    34. Seth A Smith: Tin Can [Sonata K34] (Tin Can OST, 2022) Label Obscura
    35. Seth A Smith: The Chrysalis (Tin Can OST, 2022) Label Obscura
    36. Brûlez les Meubles: Argentique (Folio #5, 2024) Circum-Disc

    From waves to waves, tin cans to SOCAN, we got it all.

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  • Stepping out of our 20th century rut a bit, we profile Mark Jenkin's score to the 2019 film Bait. We also start looking at 2024 in review and preview your Shindig finalists as part of CITR's annual battle of the bands competition here in Vancouver.

    01. Taylor Swift: 'tis the Damn Season (Evermore, 2020) Republic
    02. Kohellus: Kalanvihreä (Anthology of Electroacoustic Music from Finland, 2023) Unexplained Sounds Group
    03. Kendrick Lamar: Squabble Up (GNX, 2024) PGLang/Interscope
    04. Schoolboy Q: Ohio [w.Freddie Gibbs] (Blue Lips, 2024) TDE/Interscope
    05. The Sabres of Paradise: Tow Truck [Depth Charge mix] (Versus, 1995) Warp
    06. Depth Charge: Depth Charge [Han Do Jin] (Nine Deadly Venoms, 1994) Vinyl Solution
    07. Philip Glass: It Was Always You, Helen (The Music of Candyman, 2001) Orange Mountain
    08. Angèle Dubeau: Candyman Suite (Signature Philip Glass, 2023) Analekta
    09. Brijean: Breathe (Macro, 2024) Ghostly International
    10. Pearl & the Oysters: Cruise Control (Planet Pearl, 2024) Stones Throw
    11. Krok: Breath of Night Kyiv (Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996, 2024) Light in the Attic
    12. Les Passagers: Tu N'es Pas Seul (2024) Sunset Hill
    13. Lou-Adriane Cassidy: Journal d'un Loup-Garou (Cours, Cora, Cours single, 2024) Bravo Musique
    14. Badge Époque Ensemble: Andrew Void (The Lagniappe Sessions, 2020) Aquarium Drunkard
    15. ?NUMB?DAME? I Love Lesbians [Lesbian Lover] (This One is for You, 2024) self-released
    16. Infidelity: Still (Fly, Summer Dragon, 2023) self-released
    17. The Goat String Orchestra: Bad Lines (The Goat String Orchestra, 2024) self-released
    18. Francis Baptiste: Wita (Senklip, the Trickster, 2024) self-released
    19. Ryuichi Sakamoto: The Wuthering Heights (Opus, 2024) Milan
    20. Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate (Dreamstate, 2024) DH2
    21. Maria Minerva: Disko Bliss (Noble Savage 12", 2011) 100% Silk
    22. Caterina Barbieri: Fantas Morbida [w.Kara-Lis Coverdale] (Fantas Variations, 2021) Editions Mego
    23. Andrzej Korzynski: A Mute Reunion (Diabel OST, 2023) LSD OTB/Finders Keepers
    24. Mark Jenkin: Polmeor Rising (Bait OST, 2019) Invada
    25. Mark Jenkin: PLC (Bait OST, 2019) Invada
    26. Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry & Rebecca Foon: Georgia (First Sounds, 2024) Envision/One Little Independent
    27. Mark Jenkin: Enys Pt II (Enys Men OST, 2023) Invada

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