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English, Soundtracks, 1 season, 424 episodes, 1 day, 9 hours, 23 minutes
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Join GAK as he explores music from the movies, TV and elsewhere along with cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies.
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XHM #639 - "Born to be a lion" (2023 March 06)

For Week 6 of our annual Oscars profile, this pre-recorded episode focuses on the nominees for Best Original Song. We'll hear songs from the films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tell It Like a Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, RRR and Everything Everywhere All at Once. We'll also hear some songs that missed the cut whilst gak celebrates some birthday or other from far away. 1. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Happy Birthday (Smile OST, 2022) Paramount 2. Neil Young: Old Man [live] (Harvest: 50th Anniversary Edition, 1972) Reprise 3. Josefin Runsteen: Banyan, Scene V - Air (Hana: Three Bodies OST, 2021) Pacaya 4. tomandandy: Opening (47 Metres Down OST, 2017) Lakeshore 5. Marco Beltrami: 47 Comes a Knocking (Hitman: Agent 47 OST, 2015) La-La Land 6. Ilan Eshkeri: 47 Ronin (47 Ronin OST, 2013) Varèse Sarabande 7. Akira Ifukube: Main Title (47 Ronin OST, 1962) Toho 8. Joe Hahn & Alec Puro: Blade Prophecy (Blade of the 47 Ronin OST, 2022) Back Lot Music 9. Maarja Nuut & Ruum: We Get Older (World Inverted, 2020) Õunaviks 10. Virna Lindt: Young and Hip (Musik Music Musique 2.0: 1981! The Rise of Synth Pop, 2021) Cherry Red 11. Tess Parks: Happy Birthday Forever (And Those Who Were Seen Dancing, 2022) Fuzz Club/Hand Drawn Dracula 12. Asura: I Saw You in Vice [Anenon Birthday remix] (Asura, 2010) Non Projects/Moamoo/Art Union 13. No Joy: Ageless (Motherhood, 2020) Joyful Noise/Hand Drawn Dracula 14. Cassandra Jenkins: Michaelangelo (An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, 2021) Ba Da Bing! 15. Fumerolles: Sismographe (Nuit Jaune, 2023) Kinnta 16. Andy Shauf: Paradise Cinema (Norm, 2023) Anti- 17. Young Gun Silver Fox: Still Got It Going On (Ticket to Shangri-La, 2022) Légère 18. Light Blending In: Airy Nights (2022) self-released 19. Men I Trust: Ring of Past (2023) self-released 20. TOPS: Future Waits (Empty Seats EP, 2022) Musique TOPS 21. Rob Simonsen: Life Boat (The Whale OST, 2022) A24 22. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: I'm Good (I'm Good, HBU? 2022) Distorted Muse 23. Dumb: Fully Compromised (Pray 4 Tomorrow, 2022) Mint 24. Michel Legrand: Romantic Oscar (L'Intégrale/The Complete Edition, 2013) Universal France 25. Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava: Naatu Naatu [w.MM Keeravani] (RRR OST, 2022) Super Cassette Industries/Lahari 26. Rihanna: Lift Me Up (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever OST, 2022) Hollywood/Roc Nation/Def Jam/Marvel 27. Ludwig Göransson: Imperius Rex (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever OST, 2022) Hollywood 28. Sofía Carson: Applause (Tell It Like a Woman OST, 2022) Iervolino/We Do It Together 29. Lady Gaga: Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick OST, 2022) Interscope 30. Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe: Top Gun Anthem (Top Gun: Maverick OST, 2022) Interscope 31. Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone (Top Gun: Maverick OST, 2022) Interscope 32. Son Lux: This is a Life [w.Mitski & David Byrne] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 33. Mychael Danna: Out Yonder Where the Crawdads Sing (Where the Crawdads Sing OST, 2022) Decca/Republic 34. Taylor Swift: Carolina (Where the Crawdads Sing OST, 2022) Decca/Republic 35. Doja Cat: Vegas (Elvis OST, 2022) RCA 36. Aidan Baker & Matt Borghi: Sunken Cathedrals (Undercurrents, 2004) Zenapolæ/Broken Spine 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. LCD Soundsystem: New Body Rhumba (New Body Rhumba from the film White Noise single, 2022) DFA/Columbia I'm older than I've ever been and now, I'm even older. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/7/20232 hours, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
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XHM #638 - "The only percussion comes in the form of ammunation" (2023 February 27)

Oscar season continues with the 5th and final of the best original score nominees: Volker Bertelmann's music from All Quiet on the Western Front. 1. The Zombies: Butcher's Tale [Western Front 1914] (Odessey and Oracle, 1968) CBS/Date 2. In Mirrors: An Introduction (Only Time Will Tell: Leopard B-sides, 2022) self-released 3. Big Thief: Time Escaping (Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, 2022) 4AD 4. Khotin: Computer Break [Late mix] (Release Spirit, 2023) Khotin Industries 5. Sigur Rós: Áss Hinn Hvíti [w.Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen & María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir] (Odin's Raven Magic, 2020) Krúnk 6. Little Shalimar: Same Damn Thing [w.Ghostface Killah, Boldy James & eXquire] (Rubble Kings: The Album, 2016) Mass Appeal 7. Jasmyn: Blank Paper (In the Wild, 2022) Anti- 8. Eli Muro: Wishbringer (Wishbringer, 2022) Jellyfish 9. Quasi: Queen of Ears (Breaking the Balls of History, 2023) Sub Pop 10. Viagra Boys: Ain't No Thief (Cave World, 2022) Year0001 11. Nicolas Godin: Destroy and Create (Fire of Love OST, 2023) Record Makers 12. Status/Non-Status: Johnny's Song (January 3rd EP, 2023) You've Changed 13. Kamikaze Nurse: Stimuloso (Stimuloso, 2022) Mint 14. Machinefiend: The Future is Ending (The Future is Ending, 2022) In Space 15. Skrillex: Ratata [w.Missy Elliott & Mr Oizo] (Quest for Fire, 2023) Owsla/Atlantic 16. MJ Cole: Feel It [w.Piri & Tommy Villiers] (2023) 892 Recordings 17. Kikagaku Moyo: Daydream Soda (Kumoyo Island, 2022) Guruguru Brain 18. Ghostly Kisses: Carry Me [il:lo remix] (2023) Akira 19. Leathers: Ultraviolet (2022) Artoffact 20. Terrence Dixon: Aurora (Other Dimensions, 2021) 30D 21. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri: Log in Your Fire (I Could Be Your Dog/I Could Be Your Moon, 2022) Ghostly International 22. Actress: Towers (Ghettoville, 2014) Werk Discs/Ninja Tune 23. Ben Frost: Love in a Colder Climate (Broken Spectre, 2022) The Vinyl Factory 24. Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka: Sudany (Languoria, 2022) Mondoj/Unsound 25. Ulla Straus: Gloss (Foam, 2022) 3XL 26. Colin Stetson: Trapped in Forever (Among the Stars OST, 2022) Walt Disney 27. Colin Stetson: Through the Floorboards (Texas Chainsaw Massacre OST, 2022) Waxwork/Milan/Sony Classical 28. Hauschka: Sweet Spring Come (Room to Expand, 2006) 130701/Fatcat 29. Hauschka: Mount Hood (Foreign Landscapes, 2010) 130701 30. Volker Bertelmann: Remains (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 31. Volker Bertelmann: Dog Tags (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 32. Volker Bertelmann: Tanks (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 33. Volker Bertelmann: War Machines (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 34. Volker Bertelmann: Retreat (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 35. Apparat: Sayulita (DJ-Kicks 12", 2010) !K7 36. Injury Reserve: All Quiet on the West Side (Floss, 2016) self-released [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/28/20232 hours, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #637 - "A portrait of the artist as a young man playing with UFOs & dinosaurs" (2023 February 20)

It's Week 4 of our annual Oscars profile so for your Family Day programming, we'll hear cues from John Williams' nominated score from Steven Spielberg's pseudo-autobiographical film The Fabelmans. We also embrace Carnaval, Mardi Gras and the start to Lent as we acknowledge the recently deceased, one year of Ukraine's invasion and other news. 1. Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra: Carnival in Rio [w.Lucille Ball] (Babalu, 1996) RCA/BMG 2. Andy Ash: Carnival de L'Spirit (Carnival de L'Spirit 12", 2008) Stilove4music 3. De La Soul: Eye Know (3 Feet High and Rising, 1989) Tommy Boy/London 4. Three Dog Night: The Family of Man (Harmony, 1971) ABC/Dunhill 5. Three Dog Night: King Solomon's Mines (Suitable for Framing, 1969) ABC/Dunhill 6. Barry McGuire: Puff the Magic Dragon (Star Folk featuring Members of the New Christy Minstrels, 1965) Sparton/Surrey 7. Juliette Gréco: Strip-Tease (Le Cinéma de Serge Gainsbourg, 2015) Decca 8. Alain Goraguer: Ten et Medor/Ten et Tiwa (La Planète Sauvage OST, 1973) Pathé 9. Gerald Fried: Mr Spock (Star Trek: The Original Series - Volume II, 1966) GNP Crescendo 10. Raquel Welch: I Am Ready to Groove (A Swingin' Summer OST, 1965) Hanna Barbera 11. Mario Nascimbene: One Million Years BC (The Hammer Film Music Collection: Volume 2, 1999) GDI 12. Ellen Allien: True Romantics (AurAA, 2020) BPitch Control 13. Tove Lo: No One Dies from Love (Dirt Femme, 2022) Pretty Swede/Mtheory 14. Squid in Chains: Sunflower Fields Forever (Sirens of Kyiv [remastered], 2022) Earsay 15. Roman Petrovich Kumlik: Listen Kind People to What I Want to Tell (Ukrainian Music: Anthology of Folk Music, 2010) Melodiya 16. Mitch Davis: What You Say (The Haunt, 2022) Arbutus 17. Franz Waxman: The Tower (The Silver Chalice OST, 1954) Film Score Monthly 18. Jonah Yano: Song About the Family House (Portrait of a Dog, 2023) Innovative Leisure 19. Jill Barber: Joint Account (Homemaker, 2023) Outside Music 20. Simon Boisseau: Fuir (2023) Bravo Musique 21. Tess Roby: Century (Ideas of Space, 2022) SSURROUNDSS/Plancha 22. Yo La Tengo: Aselestine (This Stupid World, 2023) Matador 23. Ramzi: Chantilli (Hyphea, 2022) Music from Memory 24. Marin Patenaude: Right from the Start (Sex & Dying, 2023) Dine Alone 25. Basia Bulat: Fables [version] (The Garden, 2022) Secret City 26. Mark Mancina: The Sea Beast (The Sea Beast OST, 2022) Music on Vinyl 27. Panic! at the Disco: Into the Unknown (Frozen 2 OST, 2019) Walt Disney 28. 4*Town: U Know What's Up [The Panda Hustle version] (Turning Red OST, 2022) Walt Disney 29. Germaine Franco: Impresiones del Encanto (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 30. John Williams: The Journey Begins (The Fabelmans OST, 2022) Sony Classical 31. John Williams: Mitzi's Dance (The Fabelmans OST, 2022) Sony Classical 32. John Williams: Midnight Call (The Fabelmans OST, 2022) Sony Classical 33. John Williams: Mother and Son (The Fabelmans OST, 2022) Sony Classical 34. John Williams: Reflections (The Fabelmans OST, 2022) Sony Classical 35. Charles Mingus: Pops [When the Saints Go Marching In] (The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's, 2022) Resonance [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/21/20232 hours, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
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XHM #636 - "These talkies are the path to sin" (2023 February 13)

Our Oscars profile continue with Justin Hurwitz's nominated original score from Babylon. We also talk about earthquakes, many a live event in Vancouver this week -- including Hotham Sound's Drop Cities 2-day hoedown -- and a weird blend of jazz age remixes and what Babylon is. Thanks to everyone who donated to Fundrive 2023! 1. Altin Gün: Yali Yali (Âlem, 2021) self-released 2. Ted Quinlan: Babylon (Absolutely Dreaming, 2019) self-released 3. Kit Sebastian: Yeter (Melodi, 2021) Mr Bongo 4. Káryyn: Aleppo (The Quanta Series, 2019) Mute 5. Idlefon: After the Quake (Anthology of Persian Experimental Music, 2019) Unexplained Sounds Group 6. Wesli: Ba Li Va Li [remix] (Tradisyon, 2022) Cumbancha 7. Ian & Sylvia: Nancy Whiskey [live] (The Lost Tapes, 2019) Stony Plain 8. Numün: Lighter (Book of Beyond, 2023) Shimmy Disc 9. The Clean: Billy Two (Boodle Boodle Boodle EP, 1981) Flying Nun 10. Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz: Thorns in the Laws of Attraction (Jooj Two, 2021) Mint 11. The Budos Band: Renegade (Long in the Tooth, 2020) Daptone 12. Gilla Band: Backwash (Most Normal, 2022) Rough Trade 13. Ben Shemie & Molinari Quartet: The Eye (Desiderata, 2022) Joyful Noise 14. Hudson Glover: Recorders (Solar Surfing: Music from the Film 'Crystal Oscillators', 2023) Hotham Sound 15. MIDI Janitor: Do You Not Wish? (Bulk Order, 2023) Hotham Sound 16. Corben: Ain't Easy (Sun Variants, 2022) Hotham Sound 17. Playback Head: Synth Tape (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 18. Karamelien: Ascension Heights (Ascension Heights, 2022) self-released 19. Castle If: Easy Love (Drivin' Easy, 2023) self-released 20. Badbadnotgood & Arthur Verocai: Love Proceeding [Macroblank remix] (2022) XL/Innovative Leisure 21. Yves Jarvis: At the Whims (The Zug, 2022) Anti-/Flemish Eye 22. Phoebe Bridgers: Chinese Satellite (Punisher, 2020) Dead Oceans 23. Stephanie Economou: Main Theme from Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök [w.Einar Selvik] (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök OST, 2022) Lakeshore/Ubisoft 24. Kid Koala: Jump & Shuffle [Live from the Hardware Store] (Creatures of the Late Afternoon OST, 2023) Envision 25. Emeli Sandé & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: Crazy in Love [Kid Koala version] (The Great Gatsby OST [deluxe edition], 2013) Interscope 26. Moka Efti Orchestra: Babylon Charleston (Babylon Berlin - Music from the Original TV Series: Volume 1, 2017) BMG 27. Muslimgauze: Babylon is Iraq (2019) Staalplaat 28. Simon Franglen: Nothing is Lost/You Give Me Strength [w.The Weeknd] (Avatar: The Way of the Water OST, 2022) Hollywood 29. Simon Franglen: From Darkess to Light (Avatar: The Way of the Water OST, 2022) Hollywood 30. Justin Hurwitz: Welcome (Babylon OST, 2022) Interscope/Mercury Classics 31. Justin Hurwitz: Ain't Life Grand (Babylon OST, 2022) Interscope/Mercury Classics 32. Justin Hurwitz: Señor Avocado (Babylon OST, 2022) Interscope/Mercury Classics 33. Justin Hurwitz: Gold Coast Rhythm [Juan Bonilla] (Babylon OST, 2022) Interscope/Mercury Classics 34. Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival [reissue], 1996) Verve It's not too late to still donate to Fundrive 2023: https://citr.ca/donate [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/14/20232 hours, 1 minute, 23 seconds
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XHM #635 - "Be in love with nothing but the bagel" (2023 February 06)

We press on in the multiverse of Oscar nominees for the 95th Academy Awards with a redux on Son Lux's nominated score to Everything Everywhere All at Once along with a nominated song featuring Mitski & David Byrne. Fundrive 2023 is on! Visit http://citr.ca/donate to help CITR upgrade its transmission tower and FM antenna. 1. Shakespears Sister: Hello [Turn Your Radio On] (Hormonally Yours [remastered & expanded], 2021) London 2. Vangelis: Intergalactic Radio Station (Direct, 1988) Arista 3. Barrett Strong: Money [That's What I Want] (Money 7", 1959) Tamla 4. The Garrys: Bury Me with My Money (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey 5. Ennio Morricone: Money Orgy (Danger: Diabolik OST, 1968) Sycodelic/Blow Out 6. Pierre Kwenders: Sahara (José Louis and the Paradox of Love, 2022) Arts & Crafts 7. Jackson Ramsey: Simple Sample (Youngness, 2022) self-released 8. Angelo Badalamenti: Mysteries of Love [Organ 3] (Blue Velvet OST: The Deluxe Edition, 1986) Varèse Sarabande 9. Underpass: On the Radio (Deluxe Industrial, 2021) No Sun 10. Mellaa: Makin' Love in the Fast Lane (Makin' Love in the Fast Lane 7", 1983) Larc 11. Marita Viitasalo: Romance in D-flat Major [Opus 24, No.9] (Jean Sibelius' Piano Pieces, 1993) Finlandia/Fazer 12. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man: Romance (Out of Season, 2002) Go! Beat 13. Beach House: New Romance (Once Twice Melody, 2022) Sub Pop 14. Anna Drubich: A Horse and a Donkey (Navalny OST, 2022) WaterTower 15. Mandaworld: I Adore You (For Emotional Use Only, 2023) Twilight 16. Hot Chip: Down (Freakout/Release, 2022) Domino 17. Gesumm: Transmission Failure (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 18. The Avalanches: Because I'm Me [w.Camp Lo] (Wildflower, 2016) Modular/Astralwerks 19. De La Soul: A Roller Skating Jam named Saturdays [w.Q-Tip & Vinia Mojica] (De La Soul is Dead, 1991) Tommy Boy/FFRR 20. Eric Serra: The Antenna (Goldeneye OST [expanded], 1995) Virgin 21. Kraftwerk: Antenna (Radio-Activity [remastered], 2009) Kling Klang/Capitol 22. Howard Shore: Arwen's Fate/The Grace of the Valar [w.Sheila Chandra] (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers OST - The Complete Recordings, 2018) WaterTower/Reprise 23. Broadcast: Tower of Our Tuning (The Noise Made by People, 2000) Warp/Tommy Boy 24. The Tranzmitors: Concrete Depression (Concrete Depression 7", 2012) La-Ti-Da 25. Laura Repo: Everything is Everywhere (Get Yourself Home, 2011) self-released 26. Son Lux: Change is Everything [sax version] (Reincarnates, 2020) This is Meru 27. Son Lux: Fence [w.Moses Sumney] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 28. Son Lux: My Life Without You (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 29. Son Lux: Rendezvous at the Premiere (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 30. Son Lux: I Love You (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 31. Son Lux: This is a Life [w.David Byrne & Mitski] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 32. Patrick Shiroishi & Dustin Wong: Shatters (Hole of Forest, 2023) A Red Thread 33. DJ Shadow: Changeling/Transmission 1 (Endtroducing....., 1996) Mo'Wax/FFRR We are nothing without you/we are everything with you/ we are everywhere with you/this is getting complicated/all at once. Help us broadcast our love: www.citr.ca/donate [email protected]
2/7/20232 hours, 2 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #634 - "Bread vans & miniature donkeys" (2023 January 30)

The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards were announced last week so it's the start to our annual Oscars profile! We'll kick off with Carter Burwell's nominated score to the film The Banshees of Inisherin as we mix the usual tributes and newish songs, though there'll be a spot of vintage Irish folk to further confuse the fields. CITR Fundrive 2023 starts this week! Go to www.citr.ca/donate already! 1. Clannad: Theme from Harry's Game (Magical Ring, 1983) RCA 2. Sophie Kauer & the London Symphony Orchestra: Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - IV. Allegro [conductor: Natalie Murray Beale] (Tár OST, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon 3. The Stranglers: No More Heroes (No More Heroes, 1977) United Artists/A&M 4. Robert Gordon: It's Only Make Believe (Rock Billy Boogie, 1979) RCA 5. Earth, Wind & Fire: Rock That! (I Am, 1979) ARC/Columbia 6. Renée Geyer Band: Largesse (Sun, 1972) RCA 7. Joyce Bryant: Runnin' Wild (Runnin' Wild, 1954) Epic 8. Kronos Quartet: Marquee Moon (Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary, 1990) Elektra 9. Television: Venus (Live at the Old Waldorf, 2003) Rhino Handmade 10. Alvvays: Tom Verlaine (Blue Rev, 2022) Polyvinyl/Transgressive/Celsius Girls 11. Berto Pisano: Tema di Oscar [from Sissignore] (Beat at Cinecittà: Music from 1960s & 1970s Cinema - Volume 3, 1968) Crippled Dick Hot Wax! 12. Little Simz: Gorilla (No Thank You, 2022) Forever Living Originals/AWAL 13. Rosalía: Saoko (Motomami, 2022) Columbia 14. Skee Mask: A14 vs CB (ISS008 EP, 2022) Ilian Tape 15. Yaeji: For Granted (With a Hammer, 2023) XL 16. KH: Looking at Your Pager (2022) self-released 17. Kilometre Club: Shed 6 (Shed, 2022) Imaginary North 18. Nonarchy: First, Love (Cheap Tuesdays, 2021) Shoes for Feet 19. Dan Mangan: Fire Escape (Being Somewhere, 2022) Arts & Crafts 20. Mac DeMarco: Vancouver (Five Easy Hot Dogs, 2023) Mac's Record Label 21. Cots: Flowers [Fresh Cut] (Moonlit Building EP, 2023) Boiled 22. KCAR: 1234 (La K7, 2020) self-released 23. Loscil: Trap (The Sails Pt. 1, 2022) Frond 24. US Girls: Futures Bet (Bless This Mess, 2023) 4AD 25. Lee Paradise: Dreamin' (2022) Telephone Explosion 26. Banshee Beat: 131 (Le Sucre du Sang, 2014) Alright. 27. WheelUP: Fusion [w.Bémbé Ségué] (Good Love, 2021) Tru Thoughts 28. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: Blenda (Topical Dancer, 2022) Deewee/Because Music 29. Blank Banshee: Update (Music for Menus, 2022) Hologram Bay 30. Siouxsie & the Banshees: She's a Carnival (A Kiss in the Dreamhouse, 1982) Polydor 31. Mellow Candle: The Poet and the Witch (Swaddling Songs, 1972) Deram 32. The Raineys: Woman of the House (Fire Draw Near: An Anthology of Traditional Irish Song & Music, 2021) River Lea 33. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Not All Men (Women Talking OST, 2022) Decca 34. Carter Burwell: Walking Home Alone (The Banshees of Inisherin OST, 2022) Hollywood 35. Carter Burwell: Delivering Milk but No News (The Banshees of Inisherin OST, 2022) Hollywood 36. Carter Burwell: The First Finger (The Banshees of Inisherin OST, 2022) Hollywood 37. Carter Burwell: My Life is on Inisherin (The Banshees of Inisherin OST, 2022) Hollywood 38. Pawel Mykietyn: Tribute to Donkey (EO OST, 2022) Milan 39. The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir: Polegnala e Todora [Chant D'Amour] (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares: Volume 1, 1975) Disques Cellier/4AD [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/31/20232 hours, 6 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #633 - "Kung fu Cantopop" (2023 January 23)

The Year of the Rabbit is upon us, so amongst some bunny related songs, we'll have tributes to guitarist Jeff Beck, singer David Crosby and Hong Kong composer Joseph Koo (1931-2023) as we profile some of his action film soundtracks. 1. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Mr Rabbit It Is (Utopia OST, 2013) Silva Screen/Kudos 2. Phil Western: Rabbits (Laborandum, 2012) Rustblade 3. Bad Waitress: Rabbit Hole (No Taste, 2021) Royal Mountain 4. Ambre McLean: Run Rabbit (Me, 2014) Northwood 5. Matthew Dear: Bunny's Interlude (Bunny, 2018) Ghostly International 6. Isabella Summers: Bunny (Physical: Season 1 - Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack, 2021) Lakeshore 7. Al Stewart: Year of the Cat (Year of the Cat, 1976) RCA Victor 8. The Yardbirds: Psycho Daisies (Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 7", 1966) Columbia 9. Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero (Truth, 1968) Columbia 10. The Byrds: It Happens Every Day (The Limey OST, 1999) Flash Cut 11. David Crosby: Rodriguez for a Night (For Free, 2021) BMG 12. The Byrds: Stranger in a Strange Land (Ford v Ferrari OST, 2019) Fox Music 13. Kylie V: Catherine (2022) self-released 14. Beth Orton: Weather Alive (Weather Alive, 2022) Partisan/Knitting Factory 15. Ferrante & Teicher: Hong Kong Soul Brother (In a Soulful Mood, 1974) United Artists 16. Jessy Lanza: Wet x3 [w.Taraval] (DJ Kicks: Jessy Lanza, 2021) !K7 17. Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak: Twin Flame (2022) RCA 18. Lalo Schifrin: Headset Jazz (Enter the Dragon OST: 25th Anniversary Edition, 1973) Warner Bros 19. Yang Chen: Silt [w.Sara Constant] (Longing for _, 2022) People Places 20. Nick Storring: Music from Wéi - III (Music from Wéi, 2022) Orange Milk 21. David Ming-Yeuh Liang: Three Variations of Plum Blossom (Chinese Masterpieces for the Ch'in: Ancient and Modern, 1975) Lyrichord 22. Zhou Xuan: Radio Broadcasting/Hua Yang de Nian Hua (In the Mood for Love OST, 2000) OmTown/Virgin/Rock 23. Carrie Koo Mei: Dream (Love Without End 7", 1961) Ruby/Lucky 24. Joseph Koo: A Better Tomorrow Theme (A Better Tomorrow OST, 1986) USE Corp & Triarrow 25. Joseph Koo: Mark's Theme (A Better Tomorrow OST, 1986) USE Corp & Triarrow 26. Joseph Koo: Main Theme (Bruce Lee's The Big Boss OST, 1971) Tam/Toho 27. Joseph Koo: Opening (Bruce Lee's The Big Boss OST, 1971) Tam/Toho 28. Joseph Koo: The Big Guy (Way of the Dragon OST, 1975) Tam 29. [radio advert]: Fists of Fury [w.Bruce Lee] (Sex, Sleaze & Soul, 2007) 30. Joseph Koo: Main Theme from Fist of Fury [w.Mike Remedios] (Fist of Fury OST, 1972) Tam 31. Steve Kaldestad: Rabbit's Habit (Fraser Macpherson from the Pen of..., 2022) Cellar Live 32. Kamasi Washington: Fists of Fury (Heaven and Earth, 2018) Young Turks Gung hai fat choi! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/24/20232 hours, 1 minute, 2 seconds
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24 Hours of Radio Art: Hours 11 & 12 - "koillinen, kaakko, lounas & luode" (2023 January 17)

gak is back for another two hours of radio art, though he had plans for eight hours, so prepare for four separate layers of sonic mayhem, mixing spoken word, field recordings, soothing drone and not-so-soothing noise, highlighting the creative minds that inspire us all. there are eulogies for some brilliant souls who left us in 2022: vangelis, george crumb, mira calix, norm chambers, klaus schulze & ingram marshall. CHANNEL NSZ -- N1/ Klaus Schulze: Melange (OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-1980, 2000) Ellipsis Arts ** RIP N2/ Sylvie Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg & Julian Sartorius: Deep Rabbit Hole (Lockdown, 2021) Clean Feed N3/ Vangelis: Part Two (Hypothesis, 1978) Bellaphon/Charly ** RIP N4/ Iannis Xenakis: I-1. Diamorphoses [1959] (Electroacoustic Works 1922-2001, 2022) Karlrecords N5/ Concord Quartet: George Crumb's Black Angels, III. Return (American String Quartets 1950-1970, 1995) VoxBox ** RIP N6/ Norm Chambers: Simulacrum (Graphic Means OST, 2017) self-released ** RIP N7/ Anla Courtis & S Glass: Rabbit Science (Other Secretive Vehicles, 2021) Ikuisuus N8/ Low: There's a Comma After Still (Hey What, 2021) Sub Pop ** RIP N9/ Rusalka: Reflection Underneath Waves (Base Waters, 2019) Absurd Exposition NA/ Ernie Althoff: Hansel and Pestle (Nine Perverse Pairs and Three Veranda Interludes, 2022) self-released NB/ Colette Broeckaert, Sebastian Berweck & Martin Lorenz: Bernard Parmegiani's Stries [1980] for 3 Synthesizers & Tape, III. Stries (Stries, 2021) NC/ Natasha Barrett: Growth (Heterotopia, 2022) Persistence of Sound ND/ Nurse with Wound: Broken America (3 Lesbian Sardines, 2021) United Dairies NE/ Monica Pearce & SHHH!! Ensemble: Leather [w.Zac Pulak & Edana Higham] (Textile Fantasies, 2022) Centrediscs NF/ Sean Luciw: Rabbit Ears [in the Pocket] (Killing Time: 20th Anniversary digital rerelease, 2016) Ulusulu CHANNEL VOX -- V1/ Mira Calix: Gargle [Command V] (Absent Origin, 2021) Warp ** RIP V2/ Toru Takemitsu: Vocalism A-1 (Concert 20-21 Century, Volume 7: Early Japanese Tape Music, 1956) Earlabs V3/ Ingram Marshall: Cortez [1973 w.Snee McCaig] (Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Centre 1961-1973, 1998) New World ** RIP V4/ Lucrecia Dalt: No Era Sólida (No Era Sólida, 2020) Rvng Intl. V5/ Cousin Silas & the Glove of Bones: The Universal Hum 3:30am (New Runes, 2022) Submarine Broadcasting V6/ Efrim Manuel Menuck: Baby It Has to Fall (Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series, 2020) Constellation V7/ Graeme Miller & Steve Shill: Without Impatience (The Carrier Frequency: Original 1984 Stage Production Score, 2020) Finders Keepers V8/ Avey Tare: Tape Player Chants for Winter (New Psycho Actives: Volume 1, 2015) self-released V9/ Ben Johnston & The New Verbal Workshop: Visions and Spels [side 2] (Visions and Spels, 1984) Composers Recordings Inc [CRI] VA/ Aidan Baker: Something Opens in My Head (True Dreaming [to Bend the World], 2021) Dissipatio VB/ Princess Apparently: Disaster Head (Demo/lition, 2018) self-released VC/ Markus Floats: "Karl Marx. Capital Volume 1. Chapter 33 - The Modern Theory of Colonisation [Abridged]” Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series, 2020) Constellation VD/ Cabaret Voltaire: Baader Meinhof (Methodology '74/ '78. Attic Tapes; 2003) Mute/The Grey Area VE/ Reinhold Weber: Missa Fonetica Für Eine Elektronisch Verfremdete Stimme 1973 (Elektronische + Phonetische Kompositionen, 1974) Corona/Creel Pone CHANNEL ERF -- E1/ R. Murray Schafer, Judy Loman, Theodore Gentry, Wendy Humphreys, Beverley Johnston, Tilly Kooyman & Stuart Laughton: Sun Father, Earth Mother (Patria, 1996) Opening Day E2/ [no artist] Big River (Wilderness River: The Natural Sounds of the Wilderness, 1993) LaserLight Digital E3/ Nathan Shubert: Deutsche Bahn Train to Cologne [50.992°N, 7.01°E] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released E4/ David Shire: Tiger Tiger (Apocalypse Now: The Unused Score, 2017) La-La Land/American Zoetrope E5/ Aperus: Birdsong as Mantra (Archaic Signal, 2020) Geophonic E6/ Emeka Ogboh: Ojuelegba 2.0 (Alternate African Reality: Electronic, Electroacoustic & Experimental music from Africa and the Diaspora, 2020) Syrphe E7/ ROY 101 & AD: Night (Sounds of Parkdale, 2018) self-released E8/ Stephen Shiell: 51°32'11.1"N 0°01'26.9”W (No More War Pigs, 2022) Industrial Coast E9/ [no artist] Small Rapid (Wilderness River: The Natural Sounds of the Wilderness, 1993) LaserLight Digital EA/ Bill Fontana: Landscape Sculpture with Fog Horns [Installation version, 1981] (Landscape Sculpture with Fog Horns, 1982) KQED FM EB/ Nathan Shubert: Stream Outside Frankfurt [50.186°N, 8.691°E] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released CHANNEL DRN -- D1/ Blanck Mass: Noise Destroys Something Wonderful (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones D2/ Aviva Endean: Moths & Stars (Moths & Stars, 2022) Room40 D3/ Richard Wernick & Penn Contemporary Players: George Crumb's Lux Æterna (Xenakis, Del Tredici, Stockhausen, Cage, Crumb, 2014) Sony Classical ** RIP D4/ Mica Levi: What Y'all Make (Zola OST, 2021) Invada/A24 D5/ Deison: Hidden Light (Magnetic Debris: Volume 1, 2019) Dissipatio D6/ Colin Stetson: Cerberus (Chimæra I, 2022) Room40 D7/ Equal Ways: Gone, The Salt Tears (OEM Compilation I, 2020) Ottawa Experimental Music D8/ Formula Vee: Dispersal (Dispersal, 2020) Mule D9/ Kara-Lis Coverdale: A 478 (A 480, 2014) Constellation Tatsu DA/ Matmos: If All Things Were Turned to Smoke/Gdyby Wszystko Stalo Sie Dymem (Regards/Uklony dla Boguslaw Schaeffer, 2022) Thrill Jockey DB/ Ryoji Ikeda: Code-Verse [2018] (Music for Installations: Volume 2, 2022) Codex Edition DC/ Sarah Davachi: Harmonies in Grey (In Concert & In Residence, 2022) Late Music DD/ Stephen Vitiello, Pauline Oliveros & Joe McPhee: SV+PO+JM 2 (SV+PO+JM, 2001) UbuWeb DE/ Clint Mansell: Mychorrhiza [60-250Hz] (In the Earth OST, 2021) Invada/Lakeshore DF/ Scanner: Vittoria (52 Spaces, 2002) Bette A sane version of this to properly eulogize the appropriate folks can be made upon enough requests. However, this is best recommended to be listened to via double stereo. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/17/20231 hour, 59 minutes, 57 seconds
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XHM #632 - "The crystal owls are totally what they seem" (2023 January 16)

In honour of composer Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022), we pay tribute to only a modest selection of his wide varied musical career, definitely leaning on the David Lynch collaborations we primarily associate with him. gak also marks 15 years at CITR with a mix of moody melodies. 1. Guy Smiley: The 15 Commercial [w.The Count] (The Count Counts, 1975) Sesame Street 2. Henry Mancini: Main Title from Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses OST, 1962) Intrada 3. Angelo Badalamenti: Slow Speed Orchestra 1 [24 Hours] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 4. Faithless: Insomnia [Monster radio edit] (Insomnia single [US import], 1997) Arista 5. Yukihiro Takahashi: Extra-Ordinary (Neuromatic: Yoshinori Sunahara remaster, 2021) Sony Japan 6. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen (Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978) Alfa 7. Run the Jewels: Love Again/Akinyele Back [w.Gangsta Boo] (Run the Jewels 2, 2014) Mass Appeal 8. SZA: Conceited (SOS, 2022) Top Dawg 9. Jeff Beck: Where Were You [w.Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas] (Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, 1989) Epic X. Dry Cleaning: Kwenchy Kups (Stumpwork, 2022) 4AD 11. Junior Boys: Waiting Game (Waiting Game, 2022) City Slang 12. Joseph Shabason: 13-15 (The Fellowship, 2021) Western Vinyl/Telephone Explosion 13? Shabason & Krgovich: Templeton Field (At Scaramouche, 2022) Idée Fixe 14. William Orbit: Nuestra Situación [w.Lido Pimienta] (The Painter, 2022) Guerilla Studios/Rhino 15! The Art of Noise: Hummingbird (Balance: Music for the Eye, 2022) ZTT 16. Apollo Ghosts: Gave Up the Dream (2023) You've Changed 17. Thaïs: Le Vent (Tout est Parfait, 2022) Bravo 18. Bclip: El 15 (Herramientas Para el Club, 2020) Salviatek 19. Tess Parks: Brexit at Tiffany's (And Those Who Were Seen Dancing, 2022) Fuzz Club/Hand Drawn Dracula XX. The Garrys: Graveyard Curve (Surf Manitou, 2017) Grey 21. Adrian Quesada: Starry Nights (Jaguar Sound, 2022) ATO 22. Orville Peck: Old River (Pony, 2019) Sub Pop 23. Jessica Moss: Light Falls on Every Door (Galaxy Heart, 2022) Constellation 24. Castle If: Eerie Foliage (The Verdant Realm, 2022) self-released 25. Nina Simone: I Hold No Grudge (High Priestess of Soul, 1967) Philips 26. Barbara Mason: Child of Tomorrow [version] (Gordon's War OST, 1973) Buddah 27. Badder than Evil: Hot Wheels [The Chase] (Gordon's War OST, 1973) Buddah 28. Isabella Rossellini & Angelo Badalamenti: Blue Velvet/Blue Star [montage] (Blue Velvet OST: Deluxe Edition, 1986) Varèse Sarabande 29. Julee Cruise: The Swan (Floating into the Night, 1989) Warner Bros XXX. Xiu Xiu: Audrey's Dance (Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks, 2016) Bella Union/Polyvinyl 31. Angelo Badalamenti: Twin Peaks Theme [alternate version] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 32. Angelo Badalamenti: Dance of the Dream Man [solo sax] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 33? Angelo Badalamenti: Générique - Marcello/Who Will Take My Dreams Away [w.Marianne Faithfull] (The City of Lost Children OST, 1995) Point 34. Angelo Badalamenti: Careless Love [w.Siouxsie Sioux] (The Edge of Love OST, 2008) UCJ/Universal 35! Angelo Badalamenti & Kinny Landrum: Cool Cat Walk (Wild at Heart OST, 1990) London/Polydor 36. The Staple Singers: Take My Hand Precious Lord [live] (Freedom Highway, 1965) Epic He made it like the wind. RIP to the bad angel. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/17/20232 hours, 4 minutes, 46 seconds
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XHM #631 - "Only feels like it's raining forever" (2023 January 09)

As we crawl into 2023 properly, we pay tribute to Seattle composer Norm Chambers (1972-2022), who recorded ambient music under various aliases. We'll focus on his score to the 2017 documentary Graphic Means amongst other bleepy bits, eulogies, quality tunes from 2022 and a taste of the music already out in the new year. 1. Reindeer: 2023 (Reindeer, 2014) self-released 2. Esmerine: Entropy - Incantation/Radiance/The Wild Sea (Everything was Forever Until It was No More, 2022) Constellation 3. The Velvelettes: Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I (The Velvelettes, 1965) Motown 4. Sérgio Mendes: Ciudade Grande [w.Pelé] (Pelé OST, 1977) Atlantic 5. Ashra: Sunrain (New Age of Earth, 1976) Isadora 6. Manuel Göttsching: E2-E4 [excerpt] (E2-E4, 1981) Inteam/MG-Art 7. John Carroll Kirby & Laraaji: Dawn of New Day (Dance Ancestral, 2022) Stones Throw 8. Baris Manço: 2023 (2023, 1975) Yavuz Plak 9. Dora Jar: Bumblebee (2022) Made of Elves/Island 10. Pom Poko: Enduro Corner (This is Our House EP, 2022) Bella Union 11. Hipnosis: Theme for a New Year (Hipnosis, 1984) ZYX 12. Kelela: Washed Away (Raven, 2023) Warp 13. Lil Yachty: Poland (2022) Quality Control 14. Vincent Parker: The Pier (For Nothing Tho..., 2021) self-released 15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Burning (Cool It Down, 2022) Secretly Canadian 16. Aiko Tomi: Fit (2022) Tominaga 17. Molly Lewis: Mirage (Mirage EP, 2022) Jagjaguwar 18. Busty & the Bass: All the Things I Couldn't Say to You (2022) Arts & Crafts 19. Yo La Tengo: Fallout (This Stupid World, 2023) Matador 20. Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena: Didn't See the Comet (West Kensington, 2022) Three Lobed 21. Khotin: Fountain, Growth [w.Tess Roby] (Release Spirit, 2023) Khotin Industries 22. Best Fern: Way Inside (Earth Then Air, 2023) Backward/Redeye 23. Nick Schofield: Mirror Image (Glass Gallery, 2020) Backward 24. Marc Canham & Duotone: Parallel Worlds (Black Mass EP, 2022) Sound of Solar 25. Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble: Regnanten Sempiterna (Officium, 1994) ECM New Series 26. Jürgen Müller: Jenseits des Stromes (Science of the Sea, 2011) Digitalis 27. Jürgen Müller: Traumfolge Einer Qualle (Science of the Sea, 2011) Digitalis 28. Norm Chambers: Sargasso (Seaside Resonance, 2021) Hotham Sound 29. Norm Chambers: Linotype Theme (Graphic Means OST, 2017) self-released 30. Norm Chambers: Line Screen (Graphic Means OST, 2017) self-released 31. Norm Chambers: Index (Graphic Means OST, 2017) self-released 32. Cub\cub: Red Tarn (2022) self-released 33. M Mucci: An Ending - 2022 Pt. 2 (An Ending - 2022, 2022) Tall House [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/10/20231 hour, 57 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #630 - "Rogue zero" (2023 January 02)

Before closing the book completely on 2022, we'll bid adieu via our annual year-in-review episode. I'm unable to do a best of in a limited amount of time, so we'll touch upon the acts that put out new music over the past 12 months and dive into Nicholas Britell's score to the surprising Star Wars TV prequel series Andor. 1. Nicholas Britell: We Begin [Time Grappler] (Andor OST: Volume 1, Episodes 1-4, 2022) Disney 2. Kellarissa: Anemoia (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint 3. M Mucci: An Ending - 2022 Pt. 1 (An Ending - 2022, 2022) Tall House 4. Pierre Kwenders: Your Dream (José Louis and the Paradox of Love, 2022) Arts & Crafts 5. Sudan Archives: Home Maker (Natural Brown Prom Queen, 2022) Stones Throw 6. Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Kumlinge Kyrka (Recordings from the Åland Islands, 2022) International Anthem 7. Apollo Ghosts: Spilling Yr Guts (Pink Tiger, 2022) You've Changed 8. Plum: Saccharine (Pull Back the Sky, 2022) self-released 9. Light Blending In: Looped Thoughts (Enter the Void 2 Mix, 2022) Lunar Light Guardians 10. Weyes Blood: Grapevine (And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, 2022) Sub Pop 11. Angel Olsen: Big Time (Big Time, 2022) Jagjaguwar 12. Radiant Futur: Hypersensitive (Hypersensitive, 2022) Muscut 13. Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You (Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, 2022) 4AD 14. Destroyer: It Takes a Thief (Labyrinthitis, 2022) Merge/Bella Union 15. Joy Orbison: Redvelve7 (Pinky Ring 10", 2022) XL 16. Gorillaz: Cracker Island [w.Thundercat] (2022) Parlophone 17. Alaskalaska: Still Life (Still Life, 2022) Marathon 18. Son Lux: Come Recover [Empathy Fight] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 19. Alvvays: Pressed (Blue Rev, 2022) Polyvinyl 20. Patrick Holland: Years in the Ground (2022) Sinderlyn 21. The Advisory Circle: Full Circle (Full Circle, 2022) Ghost Box 22. TJ Felix: What if Love was Real [?] (Honest Injun EP, 2022) self-released 23. Special Interest: Impulse Control (Endure, 2022) Rough Trade 24. Hagop Tchaparian: Ldz (Bolts, 2022) Text 25. x/o: Chrysalis Wrath (Chaos Butterfly, 2022) Precious Metals 26. Björk: Fossora (Fossora, 2022) One Little Independent 27. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrop: The Shadow Play (The Shadow Play OST, 2022) Soundtrack Magazine 28. Colin Stetson: Nature is Timeless (The Menu OST, 2022) Milan 29. Ludwig Göransson: Turning Panda (Turning Red OST, 2022) Disney 30. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Oxygen (Exception: Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series, 2022) Milan 31. Nicholas Britell & Caitlin Sullivan: Overture (She Said OST, 2022) Back Lot 32. Nicholas Britell: Unit 5-2-D (Andor OST: Volume 2, Episodes 5-8, 2022) Disney 33. Nicholas Britell: Mirror (Andor OST: Volume 1, Episodes 1-4, 2022) Disney 34. Nicholas Britell: Luthen of Coruscant (Andor OST: Volume 1, Episodes 1-4, 2022) Disney 35. Nicholas Britell: The Vault [Parts 1 & 2] (Andor OST: Volume 2, Episodes 5-8, 2022) Disney 36. Nicholas Britell: Forming Up/Unto Stone We Are (Andor OST: Volume 3, Episodes 9-12, 2022) Disney 37. Rookas: Snake Island (A Dove Has Spread Her Wings: Relief for Ukraine, 2022) Northern Electronics 38. Let's Eat Grandma: Happy New Year (Two Ribbons, 2022) Transgressive 39. David Bowie: "Well You Know What, This Has Been An Incredible Pleasure..." (Moonage Daydream OST: A Film by Brett Morgen, 2022) ISO/Parlophone 40. Nicholas Britell: End of Day [Time Grappler] (Andor OST: Volume 1, Episodes 1-4, 2022) Disney Don't make your mind a sunless space; Let's make 2023 better than the past few years. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/3/20232 hours, 13 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #629 - "Eight lights to hold you" (2022 December 22 & 26)

We're in the midst of Hanukkah so since we got our counter-Christmas episode taken care of last week, this one focuses on the Jewish festival of lights though there are some songs about default holidays and December in the mix. Our soundtrack profile is not tied to Hanukkah per se but a very dear soundtrack to me: 1971's Fiddler on the Roof, the film based on the legendary musical. L'chaim! We had to hoped to do this episode live for the 2nd night of Hanukkah but Vancouver got a nasty winter storm and the roads are a mess, so commuting up the hill to UBC has been reported as treacherous. Hence, we air this on Thursday afternoon with a repeat on Boxing Day so some listeners can enjoy this during the 8 crazy nights along with the usual Monday evening spot. Chag Sameach! 1. Purple Mountains: Darkness and Cold (Purple Mountains, 2019) Drag City 2. Michel Legrand: Yentl [medley] (The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection, 2005) Silva Screen 3. Mitch Davis: Bear the Cold (The Haunt, 2022) Arbutus 4. Dorothea Paas: Frozen Window (Anything Can't Happen, 2021) Telephone Explosion 5. The Reds, Pinks & Purples: Holiday Cheer [in Spite of It All] (We Won't Come Home at Christmas Time, 2020) self-released 6. St Vincent: ...at the Holiday Party (Daddy's Home, 2021) Loma Vista 7. The Immaculates: New York is Mine for the Holidays (2012) Death Class 8. Jack Jezzro & Friends: Home for the Holidays [w.Beegie Adair] (Bossa Nova Christmas, 2009) Green Hill 9. Hope Irish: Here's to Holidays (2009) Superpop 10. Pistol Annies: Hell of a Holiday (Hell of a Holiday, 2021) RCA Nashville 11. King Ganam: Holiday Waltz (Ridin' the Fiddle, 1968) RCA Camden 12. Socalled: Dreidel 2000 (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIV, 2022) The Line of Best Fit 13. Mathias Kom: Eight Days and Eight Nights (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIV, 2022) The Line of Best Fit 14. Jason Zumpano: December (Village Lights: Piano 2001-2002, 2022) JAZ 15. Blackmore's Night: Ma-o-Tzur (Winter Carols [deluxe edition], 2021) Locomotive/Ear 16. Bob Dylan: O' Little Town of Bethlehem (Christmas in the Heart, 2009) Columbia 17. Kilometre Club: II - A Lasting Light (A Lasting Light: Ambient Hanukkah, 2021) Sound Meditation 18. Ray Middleton: Chanukah (Ten Jewish Holy Days, 1957) Candle 19. Pete Seeger: Chanukah, Oh Chanukah (With Voices Together We Sing, 1956) Folkways 20. Brookside Junior High School Department, Advanced Orchestra: Chanukah Festival Overture [conductor: Ernesto Epistola] (Winter Concert: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 1971) United Sound 21. Jim Mandell with Mary Hylan & Debby Janes: Dance the Horah (Action Songs for Holidays and Special Days, 1979) Tom Thumb 22. Hillary Meister: Latkes at Chanukkah in America (Soft-Spoken Beatnik Cousin of the Flagpole Christmas Album, 1994) Long Play 23. Hap Palmer: Hanukkah (Holiday Songs and Rhythms, 1971) Activity 24. Micah Erenberg: Jewish Christmas (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XI, 2019) The Line of Best Fit 25. Olivia Mori: 8 Lonely Nights [A Blue Hanukkah] (What's So Funny 'bout Christmas?, 2017) self-released 26. Kilometre Club: Dreidel Suite - Hay (A Lasting Light: Ambient Hanukkah, 2021) Sound Meditation 27. Manfred Lemm & Ensemble: Schifreless Portret (Majn Jowl, 1992) Edition Künstlertreff 28. Black Ox Orkestar: Tish Nign (Everything Returns, 2022) Constellation 29. Black Ox Orkestar: Moldovan Zhok (Everything Returns, 2022) Constellation 30. Kyle Broflovski: The Lonely Jew on Christmas [w.Special Celebrity Guest] (Mr Hankey's Christmas Classics, 1999) Columbia/American 31. They Might Be Giants: Feast of Lights (Festival of Light 2, 1999) Six Degrees 32. John Williams: Wedding Celebration and The Bottle Dance (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 33. Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small & John Williams: Matchmaker (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 34. Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Isaac Stern & John Williams: Sabbath Prayer (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 35. Leonard Frey & John Williams: Miracle of Miracles (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 36. Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Paul Michael Glaser, Michele Marsh, Isaac Stern & John Williams: Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 37. Isaac Stern & John Williams: Fiddler on the Roof [instrumental] (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 38. John Williams: Exodus [excerpt] (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 39. John Williams: Tevye Thinks on It (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 40. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: 8 Days [of Hanukkah] (It's a Holiday Soul Party, 2015) Daptone Chag Sameach! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/20/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
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XHM #628 - "The Christmas is coming from inside the house" (2022 December 12)

As the holiday season feels like it's becoming normal, for our 15th annual counter carol episode, we'll go abnormal as we profile the 1974 Canuxploitation film Black Christmas and all sorts of darker Yuletide material. We've lost some key cultural folks tied to Christmas and music, so embrace the mix. We're doing this early so you don't feel utterly weird so if past episodes were your baking soundtracks, this one might need some advanced kitchenwork. 1. Dead Kennedys: Advice from Christmas Past (Plastic Surgery Disasters, 1982) Alternative Tentacles 2. Hell Interface: Soylent Night (Whine and Missingtoe EP, 1997) V/Vm Test 3. Droni Mitchell: Cup of Kindness (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIII, 2021) The Line of Best Fit 4. Low: One Special Gift (Christmas EP, 1999) Kranky 5. The Social Interaction Foundation: Just Like Christmas [in Cottonopolis] (Christmastime, Approximately, 2010) Where It's At is Where You Are 6. The Great Octopus: Rankin On Bass Theme [Ultra edition] (It's Christmas Time! VII, 2021) Retro Promenade 7. Freelove Fenner: The Snow Miser Song (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada 4, 2012) The Line of Best Fit 8. Burl Ives: A Holly Jolly Christmas (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer OST, 1964) Decca 9. Mark Malibu & The Wasagas: Ice Rider (Mark Malibu presents Surfin' Kitty X-Mas 3, 2022) Sharawaji 10. The Cast of Sesame Street: Keep Christmas with You [All Through the Year] (Christmas Eve on Sesame Street OST, 1981) Sesame Street 11. Fine Mist: I Wanna DJ for Christmas [w.Cam Dales] (The Eggnog Experience, 2009) Mental Beast 12. Booker T & The MGs: Winter Wonderland (Jingle Bells 7", 1966) Stax 13. Emotions: Black Christmas (The Complete Stax Volt Singles, Volume 2: 1968-1971, 1993) Stax 14. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: The 12 Answering Machine Messages of Christmas (It's a Wonderful Record! 7", 1994) Jetpac 15. The Hang-Ten Hangmen: Christmas Boogaloo (Surfin' Kitty X-mas, 2020) Sharawaji 16. Cœur de Pirate: Parfait Noël (2022) Bravo Musique 17. Beatrice Deer: Christmas (Shifting, 2021) self-released 18. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: 8AM, Christmas Eve (Empire of Light OST, 2022) The Null Corporation 19. Lesia Zubrack & Ivan Romanoff, His Male Chorus and Orchestra: What Miracle is This (Ukrainian Christmas, 1969) Capitol/CBC 20. Hryhory Kytasty & Ukrainian Bandurist's Chorus: God Sees The World In Peril And Sends His Son (Christmas Carols, 1972) self-released 21. The Great White Way Orchestra: When Winter Comes (My Buddy 10", 1922) Victor 22. Northern Dissonance: That was the Worst Christmas Ever (Holidazed: An Eternal Bummer Christmas Volume 2, 2013) Eternal Bummer 23. Katy Kirby: So Much Wine, Merry Christmas (Cool Dry Place [expanded edition], 2021) Keeled Scales 24. Offseason: Silent (2021) self-released 25. Wednesday Week: Christmastime Here [Could Never Be Like That] (A Midnight Christmas Mess: Volume 1, 1984) Midnight 26. Jody Glenham: Snow in NYC (Melt EP, 2020) self-released 27. Dominic Lewis: Filthy Animals (Violent Night OST, 2022) Back Lot 28. Weird Al Yankovic: The Night Santa Went Crazy (Bad Hair Day, 1996) Scotti Brothers/Rock 'n Roll 29. Homestar Runner: Santaman is a Blade Man (Hooked on Decemberween, 2019) Cheap as Free 30. Electric Youth: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back, 2022) Milan 31. Perry Botkin: Silent Night Deadly Night (A Christmas Horror Mixtape, 2019) Free Music Collection 32. Shirley Walker: Black Christmas [2006] (A Christmas Horror Mixtape, 2019) Free Music Collection 33. Carl Zittrer: Black Christmas (Black Christmas OST, 1974) Waxwork 34. Carl Zittrer: Peter's Recital (Black Christmas OST, 1974) Waxwork 35. Carl Zittrer: Trapped in the Basement (Black Christmas OST, 1974) Waxwork 36. Kellarissa: Black Christmas Soundscape (2011?) self-released 37. Konstruktivits: Black December (Psykho Genetika, 1983) Third Mind 38. Poly Styrene: Black Christmas [Kahn remix] (Somali Refugee Appeal Single, 2011) Future Noise [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/13/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
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XHM #627 - "This is the excuse that we're making" (2022 December 05)

This episode attempts to fill the empty dancefloor with a profile on the Belgian production duo Soulwax and their soundtrack to the 2016 film Belgica. 1. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: Bel Deewee (Topical Dancer, 2022) Deewee/Because Music 2. Du Tonc: Rise [Mighty Mouse's Discolife dub] (La.Ga.Sta Late Summer Compilation: Volume 5, 2015) Lagasta 3. Mighty Mouse: The Spirit [extended mix] (The Spirit 12", 2018) Glitterbox 4. La Bionda: I Wanna Be Your Lover (I Wanna Be Your Lover, 1980) Baby/Ariola 5. Public Image Ltd: Flowers of Romance (The Flowers of Romance, 1981) Virgin/Warner Bros 6. Rosequartz: Interlude (2022) SVNSET WAVES 7. Erasmo Carlos: Jeep (Erasmo Carlos e os Tremendões, 1970) RGE 8. Christine McVie: Let Me Go [Leave Me Alone] (Christine Perfect, 1970) Blue Horizon/Sire 9. Ramzi: Foggi (Hyphea, 2022) Music from Memory 10. Babe Corner: Summer Slaughter (2022) self-released 11. TOPS: Janet Planet (Empty Seats EP, 2022) Musique TOPS 12. Eli Muro: Taking Sides (Wishbringer, 2022) Jellyfish 13. Jackson Ramsey: Doomin' and Gloomin' (Youngness, 2022) self-released 14. Louise Burns: See You (2022) Light Organ 15. Satellites: Big Baglama (Satellites 7", 2022) Batov 16. Social Dance: Parler (Rumeurs EP, 2022) Lisbon Lux 17. Super Plage: Pélicans [w.Virginie B] (Pélicans single, 2022) Lisbon Lux 18. Pilotpriest: Discipline (Flashback OST, 2021) First Score/Lakeshore 19. Butterflywingtip: We are Up (2022) self-released 20. Boyhood: Don't You Dare (My Dread, 2022) self-released 21. Teen Daze: One for Paradise (Natural Movement, 2023) Flora 22. Lee Paradise: Not Practical [w.New Chance] (& Co, 2022) Telephone Explosion 23. Sally Shapiro: Million Ways (Sad Cities, 2022) Italians Do It Better 24. Cloudface: Psychic Elevator [Slow Dome mix] (2012) self-released 25. 2 Many DJs: Dolly Parton x Röyksopp - 9 to 5 & Elpe (As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2, 2002) PIAS 26. Soulwax: Is It Always Binary (From Deewee, 2017) Play It Again Sam 27. Rubber Band: Caoutchouc (Belgica: Original Soundtrack by Soulwax, 2016) Play It Again Sam 28. White Virgins: Turn Off the Lights (Belgica: Original Soundtrack by Soulwax, 2016) Play It Again Sam 29. Burning Phlegm: Nothing (Belgica: Original Soundtrack by Soulwax, 2016) Play It Again Sam 30. Erasmus: Ti Ricordi di Me (Belgica: Original Soundtrack by Soulwax, 2016) Play It Again Sam 31. Noahs Dark: Inward (Belgica: Original Soundtrack by Soulwax, 2016) Play It Again Sam 32. Wet Leg: Too Late Now [Soulwax mix] (Too Late Now: Soulwax Remixes 12", 2022) Soulwax BACKUP:32. Róisin Murphy: Something More [Soulwax remix] (Something More single, 2020) Skint [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/6/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #626 - "From badges to badgers, we got it all" (2022 November 28)

Finally breaking free of all the horror, we pivot to parody performer Weird Al Yankovic. Not only do we listen to selections from his new "autobiography" Weird, we go back to 1989's UHF. We also prepare you for the 2022 Shindig Finale in Vancouver as CITR's battle of the bands wraps up this Friday. 1. Diedrich Bader: You Don't Know Anything (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story OST, 2022) Legacy 2. Shirley Walker: Main Title (Batman: The Animated Series [limited edition score], 2008) La-La Land 3. Shirley Walker: Gotham City Overture (Batman: The Animated Series [limited edition score], 2008) La-La Land 4. Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (Fame OST, 1980) RSO/Rhino 5. Irene Cara: Flashdance... What a Feeling (Flashdance OST, 1983) Casablanca 6. Aaron Harry & Trevor Bastow: Video in Industry (Market Leaders, 1983) Bruton 7. Little Simz: Rollin' Stone (Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, 2021) Age 101 8. PinkPantheress: Do You Miss Me? [w.Kaytranada & Phil] (2022) Warner 9. Goblin: Blind Concert (Suspiria OST, 1977) Cinevox 10. Gadfly: Gadfly (Gadfly, 2021) self-released 11. Jackson Ramsey: Anonymous (Identity Thief, 2020) self-released 12. Ramsey Lewis: Moogin' On (Legacy, 1978) Columbia 13. M01E: Music - UPPER - Hearing Impairment 1 (Bait S01E01: Best Consumed at Volume 90-100%, 2020) self-released 14. SoyJoy: Metal Dragons [demo] (Reaching EP, 2022) self-released 15. [unknown Ukrainian group] Hutsulka and Kozachok [dances] (Music of Ukraine, 1951) Ethnic Folkways 16. Kellarissa: Exposition (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint 17. Dumb: Excuse Me (Pray 4 Tomorrow, 2022) Mint18. Badge Époque Ensemble & Lammping: Badge (Clouds of Joy: Change of Reign, 2022) Telephone Explosion 19. Cloud Nothings: Fall In (Attack on Memory, 2012) Carpark 20. The Linda Lindas: Racist, Sexist Boy (Growing Up, 2022) Epitaph 21. Chad VanGaalen: Plant Music (World's Most Stressed Out Gardener, 2021) Sub Pop/Flemish Eye 22. Fucked Up: Strix (Oberon EP, 2022) Tankcrimes 23. Dry Cleaning: Conservative Hell (Stumpwork, 2022) 4AD 24. Plains Apparition & Light Blending In: Feeling Better (New Dawn, 2021) self-released 25. The Go! Team: Divebomb [w.IndigoYaj] (Get Up Sequences Part Two, 2023) Memphis Industries 26. Munya: Cocoa Beach [Neon Indian remix] (2022) Luminelle 27. Freddie Chetyrbok, Johnny & the Nite-Liters: Liters Polka (Pub with No Beer and Other Ukrainian Comedy Songs, 1966) Eagle 28. John C Reilly: A Life without You [is No Life at All] (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story OST, 2007) Columbia 29. Weird Al Yankovic: My Bologna ("Weird Al" Yankovic, 1983) Rock 'n Roll/Scotti Bros/Epic 30. Mario Batkovic: Repertio (Introspectio, 2021) Invada 31. Weird Al Yankovic: Spatula City (UHF OST & Other Stuff, 1989) Rock 'n Roll/Scotti Bros/Attic 32. Weird Al Yankovic: UHF (UHF OST & Other Stuff, 1989) Rock 'n Roll/Scotti Bros/Attic 33. Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson: Raised Amish (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story OST, 2022) Legacy 34. Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson: Diner Kidnapping (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story OST, 2022) Legacy 35. Weird Al Yankovic: Now You Know (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story OST, 2022) Legacy 36. Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson: Demento's Pool Party (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story OST, 2022) Legacy 37. Amy Cervini: My Attorney Bernie (Digging Me, Digging You, 2012) Anzic [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/29/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 42 seconds
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XHM #625 - "Print me a pilot, architect me an atmosphere" (2022 November 21)

We're overdue on a listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto so we'll mostly focus on his score to the Netflix anime series Exception amongst other experimental/classical music from 2022. 1. Dixia Sirong: Qatarsea [XLR8R edit] (Di Er EP, 2016) Inner Balance 2. Loscil: Still (The Sails Pt. 1, 2022) Frond 3. Okay Kaya: In Regards to Your Tweet (SAP, 2022) Jagjaguwar 4. Erich Leinsdorf & the Boston Symphony Orchestra: Gunther Schuller's Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee, Movement IV - The Twittering Machine (Stravinsky: Agon & Schuller: 7 Studies on Theme of Paul Klee, 1966) RCA Victor Red Seal 5. [unknown tibetan group]: The Bird's Twitter Contends in Beauty (Popmusic: The Best Music, ?) ? ** I HAVE THIS SOMEWHERE PHYSICALLY IN STORAGE CAN LOOK IT UP 6. Beth Orton: Lonely (Weather Alive, 2022) Partisan 7. Beabadoobee: Broken CD (Beatopia, 2022) Dirty Hit 8. John Williams: Destiny... Canneloni... and the Tale of Viktor Navorski (The Terminal OST, 2004) Universal Classics/UGM 9. Actress: Fragments of a Butterfly's Face [edit] (Dummy Corporation EP, 2022) Ninja Tune 10. Nicholas Bougaïeff: Every Day (Begin Within, 2022) Mute 11. CR Gillespie: Couple 67 (Tracings in Honey, 2021) Séance Centre 12. The Advisory Circle: Russian Doll (Full Circle, 2022) Ghost Box 13. Corben: Calculating Colours (Sun Variants, 2022) Hotham Sound 14. Active Dark Filament: Haloes Part II - Cirriform I (Insular Mountains, 2021) self-released 15. Junior Boys: Thinking About You Calms Me Down (Waiting Game, 2022) City Slang 16. Alexis Taylor: Death of Silence (Silence, 2021) Orbistor/AWAL 17. Max Richter: Landscape with Figure [1922] (Memoryhouse, 2003) Late Junction/Fatcat 18. Castle If: Diving Bell (From the Sea, 2022) self-released 19. Joseph Shabason: How to Paint Clouds [Joseph Shabason remix] (How to Repaint Clouds, 2022) Arts & Crafts/Boiled 20. Loraine James: Building Something Beautiful for Me [Holy Presence of Joan D'Arc] (Building Something Beautiful for Me, 2022) Phantom Limb 21. OKI: Iso Kaari Irehte [Bear Trap Rhythm, w.Umeko Ando] (Tonkori in the Moonlight: 1996-2006, 2022) Mais Um Discos 22. 99LETTERS: Kido Ai Raku (Kaibou Zukan, 2022) Disciples 23. David Friend & Jerome Begin: These Patterns (Post-, 2022) New Amsterdam 24. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Light in Darkness (Technodelic, 1981) Alfa/Restless 25. Ryuichi Sakamoto: A Rain Song (Esperanto, 1985) School ** 2021 North America release through Wewantsounds 26. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Reunion (Proxima OST, 2019) Milan 27. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opening for Exception (Exception: Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series, 2022) Milan 28. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Monster Cry (Exception: Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series, 2022) Milan 29. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Hostage (Exception: Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series, 2022) Milan 30. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Ending for Exception (Exception: Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series, 2022) Milan 31. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Aqua [from Playing Piano for the Isolated] (@0, 2021) Ahead of Our Time/Beat 32. Jon Batiste, Joe Saylor & Phil Kuehn: Dusk Train to Doha (Anatomy of Angels: Live from the Village Vanguard, 2019) Verve I need more shows like this one. But we'll also have weird ones like next week. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/22/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
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XHM #624 - "Typewriters count as technology" (2022 November 14)

This mostly moody episode focuses on Blanck Mass' score to the 2021 film Ted K, detailing the life of the feared Unabomber. We also pay tribute to Nik Turner of Hawkwind, queer country pioneer Patrick Haggerty, singer Gal Costa, rapper Takeoff from Migos and composer Norm Chambers. 1. Hawkwind: Master of the Universe (In Search of Space, 1971) United Artists/Liberty 2. Ian William Craig: Sentimental Drift (Music for Magnesium_173 OST, 2022) FatCat 3. Lavender Country: Sweet Shadow Man (Blackberry Rose and Other Songs & Sorrows, 2022) Don Giovanni 4. Gal Costa: Saudosismo (Gal Costa, 1969) Phillips/Dusty Groove 5. Electric Eye: En Bekymringsfri Koloni (Horizons, 2021) Fuzz Club 6. Migos: Stir Fry (Culture II, 2018) Motown/Capitol 7. Norm Chambers: Nocturnal (Mirage Colony, 2022) Soft Profile 8. Norm Chambers: Loop 2 (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 9. Radiant Futur: Unspoken Loneliness (Hypersensitive, 2022) Muscut 10. Squid in Chains: Crowd Life Underground (Sirens of Kyiv [remastered], 2022) Earsay 11. Hosseingholi Tatayy: Shur [Iran] (Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music, 2020) Dust-to-Digital 12. Let's Eat Grandma: Levitation (Two Ribbons, 2022) Transgressive 13. Tegan & Sara: Whatever That Was (Crybaby, 2022) Mom + Pop 14. Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno: Matta (Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks, 1983) EG/Polydor 15. Stars: Pretenders (From Capelton Hill, 2022) Last Gang 16. Benjamin Clementine: Gypsy BC (And I Have Been, 2022) Preserve Artists 17. Brad Fiedel: Main Title (The Terminator OST, 2016) Milan 18. Katie Tupper: Honey (2022) Arts & Crafts 19. Turunesh: Cigarette (Satin Cassette, 2021) Neshå Empire 20. Park Jiha: Light Way (The Gleam, 2022) Tak:til/Glitterbeat 21. Yoo Doo Right: The Moral Compass of a Self-Driving Car (Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose, 2021) Mothland 22. Andrew Hung: Light (Devastations, 2021) Lex 23. Blanck Mass: Revenge (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 24. Blanck Mass: Montana [Main Theme] (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 25. Blanck Mass: ComTech (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 26. Blanck Mass: Tell Me Your Heart (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 27. Blanck Mass: Manifesto (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 28. Blanck Mass: Skidders (Ted K OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 29. Between: Opus Magnum (Silence Beyond Time, 1980) Wergo 30. Rüf Dug: Dirty [Unabombers remix] (From the Cradle to the Rave/Cake Mix, 2010) DFA [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/15/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #623 - "The amusement park in the void" (2022 November 07)

Alex G's score to the 2021 horror film We're All Going to the World's Fair sorta extends our usual Hallowe'en October theme a bit but the emphasis here is more on indie rock. We also pay tribute to Rodney Graham and Mimi Parker. 1. Sparks: Pacific Standard Time (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, 2020) BMG 2. Offseason: Snakedriver (2022) self-released 3. UJ3RK5: Naum Gabo (Vancouver Complication 1979, 2005) Pinned/Sudden Death 4. Rodney Graham Band: Walking to Walgreens (Gondoliers, 2017) self-released/The Vinyl Factory 5. Rodney Graham Band: Theme from The Photokinetoscope (Rock is Hard, 2003) self-released 6. Low and Dirty Three: When I Called Upon Your Seed (In the Fishtank 7, 2001) Konkurrent 7. Low: More (Hey What, 2021) Sub Pop 8. Low: Will the Night (Songs for a Dead Pilot EP, 1997) Kranky 9. Shudder to Think: Just Really Wanna See You [w.Mimi Parker] (First Love, Last Rites OST, 1998) Epic/Sony 10. Low & Tomandandy: Half Light [single version] (The Mothman Prophecies OST, 2002) Lakeshore 11. Low: Breaker [dub plate] (Hatchet [Optimimi version] 7", 2007) Sub Pop 12. Lucy Dacus: Brando (Home Video, 2021) Matador 13. Os Mutantes: O Careca (Haih... ou Amortecedor..., 2009) Anti- 14. Michael Giacchino: There is No Peace without Tuba (Marvel Studios' Werewolf by Night OST, 2022) Hollywood 15. Customer: Floorboards (Floorboards/Absolutely Nothing 7", 2022) self-released 16. Sprints: How Does the Story Go? (A Modern Job EP, 2022) Nice Swan 17. Jon Hassell: Caracas Night September 11 1975 (Vernal Equinox, 1978) Lovely Music/Ndeya 18. Dumb: CBC Radio 3 (Club Nites, 2019) Mint 19. Vancouver Nights: Autumn Witch (2021) self-released 20. Planet Earth: Telstar (Planet Earth, 1978) Pye 21. Charlie Houston: Dinosaurs in the Garden (2022) self-released/Arts & Crafts 22. Pony: French Class (2022) Take This to Heart 23. Bahnar: Chasing Birds to Protect the Rice Field (Exploring Gong Culture of Southeast Asia: Massif & Archipelago, 2022) Sub Rosa 24. Rosie Valland: Mantra (Emmanuelle, 2022) Secret City 25. Social Dance: Fais-Le Pour Elles (2022) Lisbon Lux 26. Mary Lattimore: Pine Trees (Silver Ladders, 2020) Ghostly International 27. Deanna Petcoff: Falling Upwards (To Hell with You, I Love You, 2022) Royal Mountain 28. Alex G: No Bitterness (God Save the Animals, 2022) Domino 29. Alex G: Casey's Walk (We're All Going to the World's Fair OST, 2022) Milan/Sony 30. Alex G: Main Theme (We're All Going to the World's Fair OST, 2022) Milan/Sony 31. Alex G: Stitch (We're All Going to the World's Fair OST, 2022) Milan/Sony 32. Alex G: Face Dream (We're All Going to the World's Fair OST, 2022) Milan/Sony 33. Pat Martino: Earthlings (Think Tank, 2003) Blue Note 34. Jocelyn Gould: It's a Human Race (Fraser MacPherson: From the Pen of..., 2022) Cellar [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/8/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
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XHM # 622 - "Invincible in viscera" (2022 October 31)

Hallowe'en is here as we get vampiric with music by Tara Busch for the 2021 film Jakob's Wife along with music from a recent Italian tribute album to the original Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. We also talk about the year and film 1922 in this mostly very goth synth episode. Guest host: the ghost of Bobby "Boris" Pickett. 1. Anna Preston: Vampire GF (2021) self-released 2. Roza Terenzi & D Tiffany: Liquorice Skritch (Edge of Innocence, 2022) Delicate 3. Gillian B. Anderson & Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Ellen unt Hutters Thema (Hans Edrmann's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror OST, 1995) RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics 4. Pinetop Smith: Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (Pine Top Blues 10", 1928) Vocalion 5. Ennio Morricone: Autunno 1922 (Novecento: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 1976) RCA 6. Mike Patton: No Grave for Mama (1922 OST, 2018) Ipecac/Netflix 7. Mike Patton: Cornfield [Horizontal] (1922 OST, 2018) Ipecac/Netflix 8. Mike Patton: Sweetheart Bandits 2 "We All Get Caught" (1922 OST, 2018) Ipecac/Netflix 9. John Williams: Hagrid's Arrival/Hagrid Plays the Flute (Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone OST [deluxe edition], 2011) La-La-Land 10. Men I Trust: Billie Toppy (2022) self-released 11. Kilometre Club: Act VI - The Witch That Went to Dental School [w.Sub Poplar Recordings] (Spooky Season 3, 2022) Imaginary North 12. Algiers: Bite Back [w.billy woods & Backxwash] (Shook, 2023) Matador 13. Badge Epoch: Perception Supremacy (Scroll, 2021) Telephone Explosion 14. Kælan Mikla: Kalt (Post-Punk 2021, 2021) Artoffact 15. Glove: Modern Toy (Boom Nights, 2022) self-released 16. Blair Petrie: Duchové (Inject Glue into Brain, 2021) Obfuscate Perimeters 17. Leathers: Runaway (2022) Artoffact 18. Kellarissa: Sphinx (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint 19. Tangerine Dream: Rain in the Third House (Near Dark OST [extended], 1987) Silva Screen/Varèse Sarabande 20. Devours: Feckless Abandon (This is Deathpop, 2022) Give/Take 21. Adult. Glue Your Eyelids Together (Anxiety Always, 2003) Ersatz Audio 22. Dissemblance: Capture (Over the Sand, 2019) Mannequin 23. Grauzone: Eisbär (Grauzone: 40 Year Anniversary Edition, 2021) WRWTFWW 24. DA! Dark Rooms (1981) Autumn 25. Mario Lino Stancati: The Van Helsing Hypnotism (Dracula: Music Inspired by the Bram Stoker Novel, 2022) Eighth Tower 26. Grey Frequency: The Demeter (Dracula: Music Inspired by the Bram Stoker Novel, 2022) Eighth Tower 27. Tara Busch: Bloodletting [The Vampire Song] (Jakob's Wife OST, 2021) Lakeshore 28. Anthéne: Above the Clouds (Held, 2021) Oscarson 29. Tara Busch: The Mill (Jakob's Wife OST, 2021) Lakeshore 30. Tara Busch: The Mud Police (Jakob's Wife OST, 2021) Lakeshore 31. John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies: Halloween Ends (Halloween Ends OST, 2022) Sacred Bones 32. John Carpenter: Night [Zola Jesus & Dean Hurley remix] (Lost Themes Remixed, 2015) Sacred Bones This episode went bobbing for apples and fell into the water and found all the razor blades. At least all the kids at the door got full-sized candy bars. Boo! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/1/20222 hours, 1 minute, 1 second
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XHM #621 - "Extraterrestial influencer" (2022 October 17)

Lucrecia Dalt is a Colombian composer based in Berlin who plays with a lot of eclectic elements. It's primarily dark electronics, which is highlighted by her score to the 2021 film The Seed, which is this week's profile amidst the slow creep to Hallowe'en horror. 1. Vesa-Matti Loiri: Väinämöisen Laulu (Eino Leino 1, 1978) Gold Disc/Flamingo/Fazer 2. Kristen Roos: Musmusik Till M (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 3. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter (Coal Miner's Daughter, 1970) Decca 4. Cowboy Junkies: Mariner's Song (Sharon Temple Sessions, 2022) Sony 5. Chorchill: Paramedic (Non-Traumatic Events [split w.Phirnis], 2021) Submarine Broadcasting Company 6. Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams: Devil's Daughter (Plastic Bouquet, 2020) New West 7. The Sadies: Message to Belial (Colder Streams, 2022) Yep Roc 8. Clark: The Autumnal Crush (Body Double, 2022) Warp/Throttle 9. Wallgrin: PseudoReligion (Yet Again the Wheel Turns, 2022) self-released 10. L7: Shove (Tank Girl OST, 1995) Elektra 11. Chris Tilton: SimCity Theme (SimCity: EA Games OST, 2013) Electronic Arts Music 12. Alvvays: Easy on Your Own? (Blue Rev, 2022) Polyvinyl 13. Ombiigizi: Birch Bark Paper Trails (Sewn Back Together, 2022) Arts & Crafts 14. The Advisory Circle: Fit for Purpose (Full Circle, 2022) Ghost Box 15. Crystal Eyes: Like a Movie (The Sweetness Restored, 2022) Bobo Integral 16. Ghost Twin: Saturn Swallows the Sun (Plastic Heart, 2017) Artoffact 17. Hekla: Akkeri (Xiuxiuejar, 2022) Phantom Limb 18. Purity Ring: nthngsfine (Graves EP, 2022) The Fellowship 19. In Mirrors: Berlin [single version] (Berlin single, 2022) deerandbird 20. David Amram: The Manchurian Candidate [jazz version] (Music for Splendor in the Grass/The Manchurian Candidate OST, 1962) Soundtrack Factory 21. Angela Lansbury: The Age of Not Believing (Bedknobs and Broomsticks OST, 1971) Walt Disney 22. Pat Carroll: Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid OST: The Legacy Collection, 1989) Walt Disney 23. Alan Menken: Ursula's Lair (The Little Mermaid OST: The Legacy Collection, 1989) Walt Disney 24. Jerusalem in My Heart: Tanto [w.Lucrecia Dalt] (Qalaq, 2021) Constellation 25. Lucrecia Dalt: La Desmesura (¡Ay!, 2022) Rvng Intl 26. Lucrecia Dalt: Tar (Anticlines, 2018) Rvng Intl 27. Lucrecia Dalt: Blob on the Lawn (The Seed OST, 2022) Invada 28. Lucrecia Dalt: Meat Carpet (The Seed OST, 2022) Invada 29. Lucrecia Dalt: Face Sponged (The Seed OST, 2022) Invada 30. Lucrecia Dalt: Di (No Era Sólida, 2020) Rvng Intl 31. Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias & Matthew Shipp: Flutter (Pathways, 2022) Attaboygirl [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/18/20222 hours
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XHM #620 - "From the back of the fridge" [RESCUED 615 + 616] (2022 October 10)

For your Thanksgiving episode, you get some leftovers. gak's on the road but after August's podcast server outage, he's dug up two lost episodes (615 + 616 from August 2022) and mashed them together into an odd pre-recorded hybrid so podcast listeners can enjoy a condensed version of profiles tied to The Northman, Das Boot & The Neverending Story whilst the radio folks hear less crackle and snap but more pop. Shad: Work [w.Skratch Bastid] (TAO, 2021) Secret City Kuma: Spahn (Buy the Tools You Need with Time, 2022) self-released Charlotte Day Wilson: Wish It Was Easy (Alpha, 2021) Stone Woman Ouri: Fonction Naturelle (Frame of a Fauna, 2021) Born Twice/Lighter Than Air Allumette: Cuvette (Auberge du Soufre, 2018) self-released Eliza Niemi: Walking Feels Slow (Staying Mellow Blows, 2022) Vain Mina Devours & Kellarissa: Change My Mind (2022) Mint Marieth: Karelia (Mennyt Muisto, 2022) self-released Björk: Fagurt Er í Fjörðum (Fossora, 2022) One Little Independent Björk: Mycelia (Fossora, 2022) One Little Independent Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough: The King (The Northman OST, 2022) Focus Features/Back Lot/Sacred Bones Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough: The Land of the Rus (The Northman OST, 2022) Focus Features/Back Lot/Sacred Bones Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough: Seeress (The Northman OST, 2022) Focus Features/Back Lot/Sacred Bones Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough: Storm at Sea/Yggdrasill (The Northman OST, 2022) Focus Features/Back Lot/Sacred Bones Vessel: Arcanum [for Christalla] (Queen of Golden Dogs, 2018) Tri Angle À La Mode: Air Conditioning (2022) self-released TJ Felix: I Can Hear My Angel Sing (2022) self-released Conflux Coldwell: On [Reclaimed] Land (The Phantomatic Coast, 2022) Subexotic Desire: Haenim [w.Ether] (Escape, 2022) Italians Do It Better Audible Void & Dontmesswithjuan: Vibes City (Analog Island EP, 2022) Sono Music Group Moat Bells: Missed Cues (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People Sanullim: Don't Go (Volume 11, 1986) Dae Seong Blondie: Fade Away and Radiate (Against the Odds: 1974-1982, 2022) Numero Group Eli Muro: Observatory (Wishbringer, 2022) Jellyfish Lana Del Ray: Black Bathing Suit (Blue Banisters, 2021) Polydor/Interscope Ivy: Edge of the Ocean (Long Distance, 2001) EastWest Japan Dogs versus Shadows: Chernobyl's Imprint (Oracle Mama Dot, 2022) Subexotic 6th Crowd: Mamenika (2022) self-released Lucy Gooch: 6 AM (Rain's Break EP, 2021) Fire Konstruktivist: Das Boot U-23 (Psykho Genetika, 1983) Third Mind/Klanggalerie Klaus Doldinger: Titel (Das Boot: Die Original Filmmusik, 1997) WEA Klaus Doldinger: U96 (Das Boot: Die Original Filmmusik, 1997) WEA Klaus Doldinger: Warten (Das Boot: Die Original Filmmusik, 1997) WEA Klaus Doldinger: Das Boot [single version] (Das Boot: Die Original Filmmusik, 1997) WEA Giorgio Moroder: Swamps of Sadness (The Neverending Story OST, 1984) EMI America Klaus Doldinger: Happy Flight [end title] (The Neverending Story OST, 1984) EMI America Giorgio Moroder: Ivory Tower (The Neverending Story OST, 1984) EMI America Gaten Matarazzo: Never Ending Story (Stranger Things 3: Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series, 2019) Lakeshore/Invada This show was edited 4 hours before a flight and operating on 18 awake hours so errors likely crept in that weren't edited out. Pretend it was live. Thank you. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/11/20222 hours, 36 seconds
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XHM #619 - "Unidentified flying horse" (2022 October 03)

October primarily means a horror month in the lead to Hallowe'en but with the Vancouver International Film Festival bringing Michael Abels to town for a talk, we'll profile his score to Jordan Peele's latest scary film Nope. We'll also do the usual film listings, tributes to the recently deceases, acts in town and some Iranian noise in support of protestors. 1. James Devane: Sudden Oak Death (Beauty is Useless, 2022) Umeboshi 2. SUNN O))): Troubled Air (Life Metal, 2019) Southern Lord 3. Mama's Broke: October's Lament (Narrow Line, 2022) Free Dirt 4. TV SETS: Gold October (An Embarrassment of Riches, 2022) self-released 5. The Cyrillic Typewriter: Tell All the Poets (Buzz, 2022) JAZ 6. The Feelies: Raised Eyebrows (Crazy Rhythms, 1980) Stiff 7. The Golden Palominos: Omaha (Visions of Excess, 1985) Celluloid 8. Nick Storring: IV (Music from Wéi, 2022) Orange Milk 9. Friend & Lover: Reach Out of the Darkness (Reach Out of the Darkness, 1968) Verve Forecast 10. Coolio: Fantastic Voyage [Timber mix] (Fantastic Voyage single, 1994) Tommy Boy 11. Surprise Chef: Velodrome (Education & Recreation, 2022) Big Crown 12. GWAR: Americanized (Hell-O, 1988) Shimmy Disc 13. Gillian B Anderson & Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Hans Erdmann's Knock in Asylum/Hutter Racing Home/Nosferatu Killing Ship's Crew (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror [1922], 1995) RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics 14. William Basinski & Janek Schaefer: ...On Reflection [Three] (...On Reflection, 2022) Temporary Residence 15. The Bastion Mews: Sweet (Distance Haze #1: Sweet, 2022) CSAF 16. Parastoo Ahmadi: Balal Balalom (This is Tehran?, 2021) 30M 17. Vatican Shadow: Taxi Journey Through the Teeming Slums of Tehran (Persian Pillars of the Gasoline Era, 2020) 20 Buck Spin 18. Sote: Strings of Agony (Majestic Noise Made in Beautiful Rotten Iran, 2022) Sub Rosa 19. Tehransmission: Leaving the Planet (Anthology of Persian Experimental Music, 2019) Unexplained Sounds Group 20. Kramer: Requiem for Max (Music for Films Edited by Moths, 2022) Shimmy Disc 21. Mount Maxwell: Be Angry at the Sun (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 22. Kelly Lee Owens: Olga (LP.8, 2022) Smalltown Supersound 23. Anthéne: Margin (Held, 2021) Oscarson 24. Michael Abels, Luniz & Michael Marshall: I Got 5 on It [Tethered mix] (Us OST, 2019) Back Lot 25. Michael Abels: The Library (Nightbooks: Music from the Netflix Film, 2021) Maisie Music 26. Michael Abels: The Muybridge Clip (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 27. Michael Abels: Jupiter's Claim (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 28. Michael Abels: It's in the Cloud (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 29. Michael Abels: Purple People Reader [w.Michael Wincott] (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 30. Michael Abels: WTF is That (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 31. Michael Abels: Pursuit (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 32. Michael Abels: Nope (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot 33. Corey Hart: Sunglasses at Night [Jean Jacket mix] (Nope OST, 2022) Back Lot [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/4/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
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XHM #618 - "Tout ce dont tu as besoin c'est d'une fille et d'un flingue" (2022 September 26)

In tribute to French new wave director Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022), we hear an array of music from his definitive Nouvelle Vague films from the 1960s. We also mark the upcoming National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, finally hear the 2022 Polaris Prize winner and prepare for the 41st annual Vancouver International Film Festival starting later this week. 1. Pierre Kwenders: Coupé (José Louis and the Paradox of Love, 2022) Arts & Crafts 2. Sarah Davachi: Vanity of Ages (Two Sisters, 2022) Late Music 3. Thaïs: Banksy (Tout est Parfait: Acte Deux, 2022) Bravo 4. April March: Californian Fall (In Cinerama, 2022) Une Vie/Omnivore 5. Jack Nitzsche: Last Dance (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest OST, 1975) Fantasy 6. Jasmyn: Green Nature (In the Wild, 2022) Anti- 7. Ivan Martishchuk: Kozachok [Dance Song] (Music of Ukraine, 1951) Ethnic Folkways Library 8. Ummagma: Cretu (Compass, 2019) self-released 9. Sudan Archives: Copycat [Broken Notions] (Natural Brown Prom Queen, 2022) Stones Throw 10. Chvrches: Death Stranding (Death Stranding: Songs from the Video Game, 2020) Mondo/Masterworks 11. Loscil: Landings (The Sails: Part 2, 2022) Frond 12. Julia Jacklin: Moviegoer (Pre Pleasure, 2022) Polyvinyl 13. Chandra: Tishe Le Dire (Transportation 12", 1980) Go Go 14. Michael Red: Respect [Buffalo] (Gateways, 2022) Hotham Sound 15. Austra: Reconcile (Olympia, 2013) Paper Bag/Domino16. TJ Felix: The Covenant House Kidz Reunion ((I am) the Land, 2022) self-released 17. O'Haara: Stubborn in Healing (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 18. Iskwe & Tom Wilson: Rolling in My Dreams (Mother Love, 2022) self-released 19. Ari Lennox: POF (Age/Sex/Location, 2022) Dreamville/Interscope 20. Paris Music Corp: The Original Orb (Paris Music Corp, 2022) Parisongs 21. Shirley Nanette: Tropic of Love (Never Coming Back, 1972) Satara/Magnum Cat/Truth & Soul 22. Ramsey Lewis: Les Fleurs (Since You've Been Gone Sweet Sweet Baby 7", 1968) Cadet/Chess 23. Surprise Chef: Money Music (Education & Recreation, 2022) Big Crown 24. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: Alphaville (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG 25. Nouvelle Vague: Dance with Me (Bande à Part, 2006) The Perfect Kiss/Peacefrog/PIAS 26. Les Cappuccino: Bande à Part (Ultra Kitsch: De Luxe - Volume 1, 2003) Sawasdee 27. Martial Solal: La Mort (À Bout de Souffle: Bande Originale du Film, 2002) EmArcy/Universal France 28. Michel Legrand: Intro & Hey Joe (Une Femme Est Une Femme: Bande Originale du Film, 1960) Philips 29. Antoine Duhamel: Twist pour Jean-Luc (Pierrot le Fou: Bande Originale du Film, 1965) Sidomusic/Hortensia 30. Michel Legrand: Vivre Sa Vie (Eve and Other Great Scores, 2016) Soundtrack Factory 31. Anna Karina: Mic et Mac (Pierrot le Fou: Bande Originale du Film, 1965) Sidomusic/Hortensia 32. Jean-Luc Godard, Michel Legrand & Orchestra: Tristesse, Poursuite et Dénouement (La Cinéma du Michel Legrand: Nouvelle Vague, 1961) Universal 33. Pharoah Sanders: The Creator has a Master Plan [edit] (Impulse Records: Music, Message and the Moment, 2021) Impulse/UMe [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/27/20222 hours, 5 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #617 - "Carrying on with the penny royalty" (2022 September 19)

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), we pay tribute to her as a person whilst wondering what a monarchy means in the 21st century. We'll profile Alexandre Desplat's score to the 2006 film The Queen as we juggle other queens amongst the usual round of other topics, including Polaris Prize nominee (and winner) catch-up, recent Emmy news and other things going wrong around the world in this dense episode. Giddy up, go pony! 1. Quincy Jones: Britannia & Mr Bridger, If You Please Nº2/God Save the Queen (The Italian Job OST: 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition, 2019) Quartet 2. Shandi Sinnamon: Charles in Charge (Television's Greatest Hits: Volume 6, 1996) TVT 3. The Stone Roses: Elizabeth, My Dear (The Stone Roses, 1989) Silvertone 4. Charles White: Queen Elizabeth, Saviour of the World (Lunacy, 2016) M.I.S.T. 5. Slowthai: Nothing Great about Britain (Nothing Great about Britain, 2019) Method 6. Bob Vylan: England's Ending (We Live Here [deluxe edition], 2021) Venn 7. Laura Karpman: Ms Marvel Suite (Ms Marvel OST, Volume 1: Episodes 1-3, 2022) Hollywood 8. Les Amis au Pakistan: High Apothéose (High Apothéose, 2015) self-released 9. Johnny Cash & June Carter: Jackson (Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter, 1967) Columbia 10. Stars of the Lid: Requiem for Dying Mothers Pt. 1 (The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, 2001) Kranky 11. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Circle Game (The Strawberry Statement OST, 1970) MGM 12. Kacy & Clayton: The South Saskatchewan River (Carrying On, 2019) New West 13. Trentemøller: A Summer's Empty Room (Memoria, 2022) In My Room 14. Theodore Shapiro: That Innie (Severance: Season 1 OST, 2022) Lakeshore/Endeavour Content 15. Juan Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Aloha! (The White Lotus OST, 2021) WaterTower 16. Menahan Street Band: Queen's Highway (The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, 2021) Dunham/Daptone 17. Stereolab: Magne-Music (Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched On Volume 5, 2022) Duophonic UHF/Warp 18. Kilometre Club: Queen (TTC, 2021) Subway Delay Due To Track Maintenance 19. Kelly McMichael: Out the Window (Waves [deluxe edition], 2022) self-released/LHM 20. Destroyer: June (Labyrinthitis, 2022) Merge/Bella Union 21. The Lounge Lizards: Queen [reprise] (Queen of All Ears, 1998) Strange & Beautiful/Warner Bros 22. Lydia Ainsworth: Queen of Darkness (Sparkles & Debris, 2021) Zombie Cat 23. Plants and Animals: Le Queens (The Jungle, 2020) Secret City 24. Wendy Carlos: Title Music (A Clockwork Orange: Complete Original Score, 2000) East Side Digital 25. Apollo Ghosts: Queen of Surrey (Local Delivery Only, 2020) self-released 26. Carolyn Mark: The Queen of Vancouver Island (The Queen of Vancouver Island, 2012) Mint 27. Hans Zimmer: Main Title (The Crown OST: Season 1, 2016) Madison Gate/Sony Classical 28. Alexandre Desplat & the London Symphony Orchestra: Queen Elizabeth (The King's Speech OST, 2011) 29. Alexandre Desplat & the London Symphony Orchestra: The Queen (The Queen OST, 2006) Milan 30. Alexandre Desplat & the London Symphony Orchestra: Mourning (The Queen OST, 2006) Milan 31. Alexandre Desplat & the London Symphony Orchestra: The Flowers of Buckingham (The Queen OST, 2006) Milan 32. Alexandre Desplat & the London Symphony Orchestra: Night in Balmoral (The Queen OST, 2006) Milan 33. Ron Miles: Queen of the South (Rainbow Sign, 2020) Blue Note 34. Sons of Kemet: My Queen is Anna Julia Cooper (Your Queen is a Reptile, 2018) Impulse!/Verve Word is the corgis will take the throne. And the fell pony will obey their heed. Sleep, Dearie, Sleep. Find her victorious. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/20/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds
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XHM #614 - "Only lost in the sauce if it's marinara" (2022 August 15)

Wanna hear a story? As late summer soldiers forth in the northern hemisphere, we'll profile Mica Levi's beguiling score to the 2020 Twitter-based film Zola. We also pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Jim Seals from Seals & Crofts and play catch-up on the 2022 Polaris Prize nominees. Are there weird starts to songs and gaps in others? Why yes, sigh. Time to prepare backups to backups amongst every other technological failure with my devices. 1. Willie Hutch: Brother's Gonna Work It Out (The Mack OST, 1973) Motown 2. Ian William Craig: Sentimental Drift (Music for Magnesium_173, 2022) FatCat 3. Olivia Newton-John: Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee (Grease OST: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, 1978) RSO/Universal 4. Olivia Newton-John: Magic (Xanadu OST, 1980) MCA/Jet 5. Electric Light Orchestra: Drum Dreams (Xanadu OST, 1980) MCA/Jet 6. Seals & Crofts: Diamond Girl (Diamond Girl, 1973) Warner Bros 7. Jackie Mittoo: Summer Breeze (Keyboard King of Studio One, 2000) Soul Jazz 8. Tangerine Dream: Beach Theme (Thief OST, 1981) Virgin 9. Kellarissa: Sphinx (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint ** AFTER A TROUBLESOME GAP GAAAAAH 10. Ombiigizi: Yaweh (Sewn Back Together, 2022) Arts & Crafts 11. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: The Healer (My Jamaican Dub 7", 2020) Big Crown 12. Lisa LeBlanc: Entre Toi Pi Moi Pi La Corde de Bois (Chiac Disco, 2022) Bonsound 13. Hubert Lenoir: Quatre-Quarts (Pictura de Pise: Musique Directe, 2021) Simone 14. Ludwig Göransson: Turnstile [bonus track] (Tenet OST: Deluxe Edition, 2020) WaterTower 15. US Girls: So Typically Now (2022) 4AD 16. Joon: Cruel Summer (After Dark 3, 2020) Italians Do It Better 17. Sophia Saze: Curtains (Tresor 30, 2021) Tresor 18. Daphni: Cloudy (Cherry, 2022) Jiaolong 19. Jacques Greene: [Baby I Don't Know] What You Want (ANTH01, 2021) LuckyMe 20. Alejandro Paz: Necesito Estar Mal (Sin Llorar, 2017) Geiser Discos 21. David Holmes: Hope is the Last Thing to Die [w.Raven Violet, Daniel Avery remix] (Hope is the Last Thing to Die remixes, 2021) Heavenly 22. Étienne De Crécy: Fast Track [w.Julien Delfaud & Alex Gopher] (Super Discount 2, 2004) Disques Solid/V2/PIAS 23. CR Gillespie: Augiomont (Tracings in Honey, 2021) Séance Centre 24. Mica Levi: Exchange Numbers (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 25. Mica Levi: Florida (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 26. Mica Levi: Wanna Trap (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 27. Mica Levi: Thousands [w.cast] (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 28. Mica Levi: That Was It (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 29. Mica Levi: Here We Go (Zola OST, 2021) Invada 30. Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack deJohnette: Summer Night (Tokyo '96, 1998) ECM 31. Astrud Gilberto: Aruanda (The Shadow of Your Smile, 1965) Verve [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/16/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #613 - "Open hailing frequencies" (2022 August 07)

In honour of the actress Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022), we'll deep into the first two Star Trek films and their scores by Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner. We also have various summer songs also in mind as we juggle technology and astronomy simultaneously. 1. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Black Holes (Great White North, 1981) Anthem 2. Meco: Star Trek Medley (Music from Star Trek and The Black Hole, 1980) Casablanca 3. Wallgrin: Yet Again the Wheel Turns (Yet Again the Wheel Turns/Psuedoreligion, 2022) self-released 4. Courtney Barnett: Sunfair Sundown (Things Take Time, Take Time, 2021) Mom+Pop/Remote Control 5. Michael Red: Star (Gateways, 2022) Hotham Sound 6. Mitski: The Only Heartbreaker (Laurel Hell, 2022) Dead Oceans 7. The KVB: Sunrise Over Concrete (Unity, 2021) Invada 8. Animal Collective: Zapata Falls (Crestone: Original Score, 2021) Domino 9. Jack J: The Only Way (Opening the Door, 2022) Mood Hut 10. Patrick Holland: The Shame of It All (You're the Boss, 2022) Sinderlyn 11. Aurora Halal: Just Tell Me (Shapeshifter 12", 2015) Mutual Dreaming 12. Marci: Terminal (Marci, 2022) Arbutus 13. TOPS: Perfected Steps (Empty Seats EP, 2022) Musique TOPS 14. Boards of Canada: In the Annexe (Geogaddi, 2002) Warp/Music70 15. Men I Trust: Sugar (Untourable Album, 2021) Return to Analog 16. Autogramm: Future Primate (No Rules, 2021) Nevado 17. Cosmic Analog Ensemble: Le Cinéma Intérieur (Expo Botanica, 2022) Hisstology 18. The Weeknd: Out of Time (Dawn FM, 2022) XO/Republic 19. Frank Ocean: Thinkin' 'bout You (Channel Orange, 2012) Island/Def Jam 20. Anna Meredith: Moonmoons (Fibs, 2019) Moshi Moshi 21. Hookers from Mars: Things We Shouldn't Do (Bait, 2022) self-released 22. Ty Roxy: Science Fiction (Music, 2021) Fonal 23. Arca: Miel (Arca, 2017) XL 24. Thundercat: Jameel's Space Ride (Drunk, 2017) Brainfeeder 25. The B-52's: Planet Claire (The B-52's, 1979) Island/Warner Bros 26. Isaac Hayes: Dorinda's Party (Truck Turner OST, 1974) Weintraub 27. Nichelle Nichols: Beyond Antares (Out of This World, 1991) GNP Crescendo 28. Nichelle Nichols: Oh, On the Starship Enterprise [Oh, Charlie He's Our New Darling version] (Star Trek: Charlie X, 1966) Desilu 29. Frank Serafine: Main Title from Star Trek (Star Trek 7", 1980) Discomate 30. Jerry Goldsmith: Main Title/Klingon Battle (Star Trek: The Motion Picture OST, 1979) Columbia/CBS 31. James Horner: Battle in the Mutara Nebula (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan OST, 1982) Atlantic 32. Norman Connors: Starship [w.Michael Henderson & Phyllis Hyman] (You Are My Starship, 1976) Buddah Bridge to Kirk,Stop being a jerk. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/9/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
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XHM #612 - "SYNTH CRIMES" (2022 August 01)

For your civic holiday in Canada, BC Day specifically here in Vancouver, this episodes goes 80s chirpiness with selections from Harold Faltermeyer's soundtracks to Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch and a bit of Top Gun. Dollar days are upon us, pray tell. 01. Sally Shapiro: Holiday (Italians Do It Better, 2021) Italians Do It Better 02. Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky (Under the Lilac Sky, 2021) Leaving 03. Universal Togetherness Band: More Than Enough (Saturday Night 7", 2014) Numero Group 04. Charlie Houston: Lately (2022) Arts & Crafts 05. Makoto Inoue: Sunset World (Synthetic Space, 1978) RCA 06. Burna Boy: Ja Ara E (The Lion King: The Gift, 2019) Parkwood/Columbia 07. Sade: Nothing Can Come Between Us [Pomo edit] (2013) self-released 08. FWY! Subdivision (San Clemente, 2012) Moon Glyph 09. Breeze: Bummer (Only Up, 2021) Hand Drawn Dracula 10. Plum: Diamond (Pull Back the Sky, 2022) self-released 11. Jason Zumpano: Falling Forward Again (Village Lights: Piano 2001-2002, 2022) Jaz 12. JayWood: Pray, Move On (Slingshot, 2022) Captured Tracks 13. The Besnard Lakes: Blackstrap (The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, 2021) Flemish Eye/FatCat/Full Time Hobby 14. Tangerine Dream: Fauni-Gena (Atem, 1973) Ohr/Polydor 15. Wordburglar: Woolco Tapes (Burgonomic, 2022) self-released 16. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Bully Mode (Life After, 2021) Distorted Muse Ent. 17. a-souvenir x O'Haara: a-O' (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 18. Meznoyume: Beams of Light (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 19. Pylon: Beep (Chomp More, 2009) DFA 20. Mary Lattimore: Wawa by the Ocean (Collected Pieces: 2015-2020, 2021) Ghostly International 21. Anna: Systems Breaking Down [dub] (Systems Breaking Down 12", 1982) RCA 22. Bill Laswell's Material & Nona Hendryx: Bustin' Out (Bustin' Out 7", 1981) ZE/Island 23. Pengus & Perfect Science: German Bearer Bonds (Faltermeyer, 2015) Retro Promenade 24. Harold Faltermeyer: The Discovery [Theme suite] (Beverly Hills Cop OST, 2016) La-La Land 25. Harold Faltermeyer: Axel F [album version] (Beverly Hills Cop OST, 2016) La-La Land 26. Harold Faltermeyer: Shoot Out [album version] (Beverly Hills Cop OST, 2016) La-La Land 27. Harold Faltermeyer: Fletch Theme (Fletch OST, 1985) MCA 28. Harold Faltermeyer: Diggin' In (Fletch OST, 1985) MCA 29. Harold Faltermeyer: Still Awake/Can't Sleep (Top Gun OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 30. Miami Sound Machine: Hot Summer Nights (Top Gun OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/2/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #611 - "Every week, the actual horror" (2022 July 25)

Plan B galore as gak deals with substantial home music library problems, so we'll dig up Francis & Carmine Coppola's score to the 1979 epic war film Apocalypse Now and the unused David Shire score that was released a couple years ago. Let's all head up river with our grocery list. 1. UNKLE: UNKLE Main Title Theme (Psyence Fiction, 1998) Mo'Wax/London 2. Marc Sabat: Swing in Sweetest Summer [for Glissando Flute and Electronics] (2013) Plainsound 3. The Sadies: No One's Listening (Colder Streams, 2022) Yep Roc 4. Steve Lacy: Give You the World (Gemini Rights, 2022) L-M 5. Pauline Anna Strom: I Still Hope (Angel Tears in Sunlight, 2021) Rvng Intl. 6. Julia Jacklin: Love, Try Not to Let Go (Pre Pleasure, 2022) Polyvinyl 7. Men I Trust: Hard to Let Go (2022) self-released 8. Boredoms: GO!!!!! [excerpt] (Super Roots Sampler, 2008) Vice 9. PVA: Hero Man (Blush, 2022) Ninja Tune X. À La Mode: Est-ce Qu'on S'aimera (2017) self-released 11. Helena Hauff: Thalassa (@0, 2021) Ahead of Our Time 12. Kali Malone: Living Torch I (Living Torch, 2022) Portraits GRM 13. Kode9: Lagrange Point (Escapology, 2022) Hyperdub 14. Kid Koala: Vacation Island (Some of My Best Friends are DJs, 2003) Ninja Tune 15. Idris Muhammad: Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Turn This Mutha Out, 1977) Kudu 16. Onra: Apocalypse Now (Chinoiseries, 2007) Label Rouge/Favourite/Bo Bun 17. Howard Shore: Ending (A History of Violence OST, 2005) New Line/Silva Screen 18. Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola: The Delta [w.Martin Sheen & Harrison Ford] (Apocalypse Now OST, 1979) Elektra 19. Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola: Dossier #1 [w.Martin Sheen] (Apocalypse Now OST, 1979) Elektra XX. Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola: Napalm in the Morning [Robert Duvall] (Apocalypse Now OST, 1979) Elektra 21. Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola: Errand Boy [w.Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando] (Apocalypse Now OST, 1979) Elektra 22. David Shire: Ride of the Valkyries [studio version] (Apocalypse Now: The Unused Score, 2017) La-la Land/American Zoetrope 23. David Shire: Into the Jungle (Apocalypse Now: The Unused Score, 2017) La-la Land/American Zoetrope 24. Mikko Joensuu: There Used to Be a Darkness (Amen 2, 2016) Svart You should feel music in your heart 'cuz I do. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/26/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #610 - "Ascend into the cosmos" (2022 July 18)

gak's back after a few weeks in both literal and figurative wildernesses. At long last, we pay tribute to the Greek composer Vangelis (1943-2022) and only some of his synthetic epics. 1. Kraftwerk: Home Computer [2021 single edit] (Remixes, 2022) Kling Klang/Parlophone 2. Ingram Marshall: Prelude/The Bay (Alcatraz, 1994) New Albion 3. Alexandra Spence: Blue Waves (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 4. Marina Herlop: Shaolin Mantis (Pripyat, 2022) Pan 5. Deborah Martin & Jill Haley: Fountains (The Silence of Grace, 2021) Spotted Peccary 6. Nite Jewel: Show Me What You're Made of (No Sun, 2021) Gloriette 7. Ouri: Fonction Naturelle [Joni Void remix] (Reel2Reel2, 2021) Everyday Ago 8. x/o: Chrysalis Wrath (Chaos Butterfly, 2022) Precious Metals 9. VILDÃ: Utsjoki-Disco (Vildaluodda, 2019) Bafe's Factory 10. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges: Chocolate Hill (Texas Moon 12", 2022) Dead Oceans 11. Sofia Kourtesis: Juntos (Fresia Magdalena EP, 2021) Technicolour 12. Purity Ring: Unlucky (Graves EP, 2022) The Fellowship 13. Tirzah: Hips (Colourgrade, 2021) Domino 14. Carla Sagan: Cosmostheme II [Telecom version] (2015) self-released 15. Perel & Marie Davidson: Jesus was an Alien [radio edit] (Jesus was an Alien single, 2022) Kompakt 16. Ma$$ank: Verbal Foreplay (A Time I Thought We Had Lost, 2020) self-released 17. Dopplereffekt: Cerebral Data Download 2100 AD (Neurotelepathy, 2022) Leisure System 18. Aphrodite's Child: The Four Horsemen (666, 1972) Vertigo 19. Vangelis: 1st Movement - Bacchanale (Heaven and Hell, 1975) RCA 20. Vangelis: Spiral (Spiral, 1977) RCA Victor 21. Vangelis: Albedo 0.39 (Albedo 0.39, 1976) RCA Victor 22. Vangelis: Theme from the TV Series Cosmos [Heaven & Hell, 3rd Movement] (Carl Sagan's Cosmos 7", 1981) RCA 23. Vangelis: Main Titles from Chariots of Fire (Chariots of Fire OST, 1981) Polydor/20th Century Fox 24. Vangelis: Esper Analysis (Blade Runner OST: 29th Anniversary Edition, 2011) DC Music/Pendor 25. Vangelis: Theme from The Plague (Themes 2, 1997) Polygraph 26. Vangelis: Movement 4 (Soil Festivities, 1984) Polydor 27. Vangelis: Rosetta (Rosetta, 2016) Decca 28. Vangelis: In the Magic of Cosmos (Juno to Jupiter, 2021) Decca 29. Fortunately Everything Dies: This is the Dream of Eno & Vangelis (Censored, 2009) self-released 30. Vangelis: Part 1 (El Greco OST, 1998) EastWest/Polydor [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/19/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
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XHM #609 - "Metsäkylpy" (2022 June 27)

gak went away to Finland for a few weeks to the only pre-recorded episode made available is Part 9 of our all-ambient series, focusing on mostly Canadian artists for the then-leadup to Canada Day. He doesn't talk over Sarah Davachi for once and there are longer drone pieces in the back half. ProtoU: Somniat Praeterita (Memory Alpha, 2022) Cryo Chamber Museum of No Art: Flight on Carpet (Museum of No Art, 2020) Séance Centre Sarah Davachi: Magdalena (Antiphonals, 2021) Late Music Sarah Davachi & Sean McCann: Red Sky (Mother of Pearl, 2021) Recital Sarah Davachi: Diaphonia Basilica [version] (Figures in Open Air, 2020) Late Music Habalayon: A Day Inside (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People Ben Grossman: Uruzi [The River] (Guelph Tomorrow, 2020) Blunderspublik anthéne: We're Here (Away from Your Shadow, 2021) Home Normal loscil: Century (The Sails Pt. 2, 2022) Frond Temple Volant: Sealestia (Force Field, 2020) self-released Hymns57: On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (From a House on a Hill [for Joel Cuthbert] Drone Day April 28, 2022) self-released Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Ever New [reworked by Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill] (Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined, 2021) Transgressive [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/28/20221 hour, 58 minutes, 50 seconds
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XHM #608 - "Shuffling around Turtle Island" (2022 June 20)

All the holidays are upon us as Bloomsday and Juneteenth have passed, then National Indigenous Peoples Day and Midsummer approach. We'll tackle all that along with Joe Strummer's score to the 1987 film Walker plus a preview of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. 1. Fontaines DC: Bloomsday (Skinty Fia, 2022) Partisan 2. Brian John McBrearty: Second Story Tune (Blue Twenty-Three, 2017) Blue Tapes 3. Charlotte Cardin: Daddy (Phoenix, 2021) Cult Nation/Atlantic 4. Gladys "Fatso" Bentley: June-Teenth Jamboree (Bob Dylan: Radio Radio - Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2, 1920) Mischief Music 5. Anthony Davis, James Newton & Abdul Wadud: Juneteenth (I've Known Rivers, 1982) Gramavision 6. They Might Be Giants: Moonbeam Rays (Book, 2021) Idlewild 7. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Hardware Store (Poodle Hat, 2003) Volcano/Way Moby 8. Moat Bells: Circles in June (Bones of Things, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 9. Men I Trust: Ante Meridiem (Untourable Album, 2022) Return to Analog 10. Jr. Gone Wild: I Don't Know About All That (Brave New Waves Sessions, 2017) Artoffact 11. Carpatho Ukrainian Orchestra: Country Dances (Folk Music of Ukraine, 1951) Ethnic Folkways Library 12. Folklore Ensemble of the village of Tchumaki: Raven Cawing on the Birch Tree [Recruit's Song] (Ukrainian Music: Anthology of Folk Music, 2010) Melodiya 13. Ghostkeeper: Tropical Metis (Multidimensional Culture, 2022) Victory Pool 14. Buffy Sainte-Marie & Jack Nitzsche: The Morning After Theme (An Officer and a Gentleman OST, 1982) Island 15. Russell Wallace: Salish Counting Song (2017) self-released 16. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Wild Boy [w.Polo Brian] (Life After, 2021) Distorted Muse 17. Huevos Rancheros: Burrito Grand Prix (Estrus Gearbox, 1991) Estrus 18. Beatrice Deer: Aanngiq (Shifting, 2021) self-released 19. Jerusalem in My Heart: Qalaq 1 [w.Alanis Obomsawin & Diana Combo] (Qalaq, 2021) Constellation 20. Solstice: Stress (Mirage, 1978) Les Disques Cadence 21. Ombiigizi: Residential Military (Sewn Back Together, 2022) Arts & Crafts 22. TJ Felix: Death of an Honest Injun (Honest Injun EP, 2022) self-released 23. Sväng: Kirkonkellot ja Maanitus (In Trad We Trust, 2020) Galileo 24. Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau: Leikkikalu (Valo Siroutuu, 2022) Beacon Sound 25. The Clash: Straight to Hell (Combat Rock + The People's Hall, 2022) Epic 26. Havana 3AM: Hey Amigo (Havana 3AM, 1990) IRS 27. Joe Strummer: Sandstorm (Walker OST, 1987) Virgin 28. Joe Strummer: Viperland (Walker OST, 1987) Virgin 29. Joe Strummer: The Unknown Immortal (Walker OST, 1987) Virgin 30. Audrey Ochoa: Postcards (Frankenhorn, 2020) Chronograph 31. Laila Biali: Alpha Waves (Out of Dust, 2020) ACT 32. François Houle, Gerry Hemingway, Mark Helias & Gordon Grdina: Canyamel (Recoder, 2020) Songlines 33. Amanda Tosoff: A Dream Within a Dream (Earth Voices, 2021) Empress [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/21/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #607 - "A pal & a prick" (2022 June 13)

The actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022) was a distinctive force, so amongst various highlights, we'll profile music from Martin Scorsese's 1990 epic Goodfellas and then the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He did amuse us so. 1. Mahotella Queens: Wozani Mahipi (Next Stop...Soweto: Volume 2, 2010) Strut 2. Jamani Duo: Open Window (Timeline, 2021) self-released 3. Julee Cruise: Rockin' Back Inside My Heart (Floating into the Night, 1989) Warner Bros 4. Syl Johnson: Different Strokes (Dresses Too Short, 1968) Twilight/Numero Group 5. Holy Fuck: No Error (Deleter, 2020) Holy Ef/Last Gang 6. Bobby Oroza: I Got Love (The Otherside, 2022) Big Crown 7. Kaina: Blue [w.Helado Negro] (It Was a Home, 2022) City Slang 8. Joe Hisaishi: Mononoke Hime (Symphonic Suite: Mononoke Hime, 1997) Studio Ghibli/Milan 9. Joe Hisaishi: Princess Mononoke Theme [instrumental] (Princess Mononoke OST, 1997) Studio Ghibli/Milan 10. Ludovico Einaudi: Almost June (Underwater, 2022) Decca 11. Ludovico Einaudi: Underwater (Underwater, 2022) Decca 12. Charlotte Cardin: Sex to Me (Phoenix, 2021) Cult Nation/Atlantic 13. Neko Case: Wild Creatures (The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, 2013) Anti- 14. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Minamata Piano Theme (Minamata OST, 2021) Commons/Milan/Music on Vinyl 15. Born Ruffians: Heat Wave (Pulp EP, 2021) Wavy Haze 16. Blue Hawaii: My Bestfriend's House (My Bestfriend's House, 2022) Arbutus 17. Isao Tomita: The Great Gate of Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition, 1975) RCA Red Seal 18. J9: Dark Arts [w.Gin Sexsmith] (2021) self-released 19. Rochelle Jordan: Love U Good (Play with the Changes, 2021) Young Art 20. Kiefer: Montara (Why Not?/Montara single, 2022) self-released 21. Ibibio Sound Machine: 17 18 19 (Electricity, 2022) Merge 22. Ludic: Want U (2022) self-released 23. Aidan Baker: Mouth Full of Secrets (True Dreaming [to Bend the World], 2021) Dissipatio 24. Basement Revolver: Skin (Embody, 2022) Sonic Unyon 25. Kate Bush: Wow [original single edit] (Wow 7", 1979) EMI 26. Propulse: Linger (Linger/Tome single, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 27. Indeep: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, 1983) Sound of New York 28. Blondie: Atomic (Eat to the Beat, 1979) Chyrsalis 29. Irakere: Añung Añunga (2, 1979) Columbia/Integra 30. George Harrison: What is Life (All Things Must Pass, 1970) Apple [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/14/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
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XHM #606 - "Reserved complications" (2022 June 06)

In tribute to actor William Hurt (1950-2022), we profile a wide swath of the actor's films, primarily focusing on John Barry's sultry score to the 1981 neo-noir Body Heat and selected music from 1998's sci-fi puzzler Dark City amongst other film scores. 1. Kamikaze Nurse: Aileen (Stimuloso, 2022) Mint 2. Mount Maxwell: Senescent Vivarium (Senescent Vivarium, 2022) Hotham Sound 3. Iggy Pop: The Passenger (Lust for Life, 1977) RCA 4. Depeche Mode: Any Second Now [Voices] (Speak & Spell, 1981) Mute 5. Depeche Mode: Pimpf (Music for the Masses, 1987) Mute 6. The Judds: Why Not Me (Why Not Me, 1984) RCA Nashville 7. The Tragically Hip: Wheat Kings (Fully Completely, 1992) MCA 8. M Netchai: Wedding Melodies for Drymba (Music of Ukraine, 1951) Ethnic Folkways 9. Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill [A Deal with God] (Hounds of Love, 1985) EMI 10. Tori Amos: Flowers Burn to Gold (Ocean to Ocean, 2021) Decca 11. Ólafur Arnalds: Still/Sound (Some Kind of Peace, 2020) Decca/Mercury 12. Charlotte Day Wilson: Keep Moving (Alpha, 2021) Stone Woman 13. Royal Canoe: Alexandria [w.Begonia] (Sidelining, 2021) Paper Bag 14. Thomas Fehlmann: Karnickel (Böser Herbst, 2021) Kompakt 15. Sunflower Bean: I Don't Have Control Sometimes (Headful of Sugar, 2022) Mom + Pop 16. HAIM: Gasoline (Women in Music Pt III, 2020) Columbia/Polydor 17. Alessandro Cortini: Nebbia (Forse, 2021) Important 18. Sally Shapiro: Love in Slow Motion [w.Electric Youth] (Sad Cities, 2022) Italians Do It Better 19. Leon Ware: Body Heat [w.Bobby Womack] (Musical Massage, 1976) Gordy 20. Red Gazelle Trio: Stargazing [radio edit] (In the Midst of It All, 2022) self-released 21. John Barry: Main Title (Body Heat OST, 2012) Film Score Monthly 22. John Barry: I'm Frightened (Body Heat OST, 2012) Film Score Monthly 23. Alexandre Desplat: Syriana [piano solo] (Syriana OST, 2005) RCA Red Seal/Sony 24. John Corigliano: Main Title & First Halluciation [Ritual Sacrifice & Religious Memories] (Altered States OST, 1980) RCA Red Seal 25. Michael Convertino: Main Title (Children of a Lesser God OST, 1986) GNP Crescendo/Seven Seas 26. John Williams: A Second Chance [End Titles] (The Accidental Tourist OST, 1989) Warner Bros 27. Howard Shore: Nice Gate (A History of Violence OST, 2005) New Line/Silva Screen 28. Jane Siberry: Calling All Angels [w.kd lang] (Until the End of the World OST, 1991) Warner Bros 29. Adams, Dunn & Haas: Tulips for Cygnus (Future Moons, 2022) Ansible Editions 30. Anita Kelsey: The Night has 1000 Eyes (Dark City OST, 1998) Eagle/TVT Soundtrax [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/7/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 35 seconds
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XHM #605 - "All aboard the cat bus" (2022 May 30)

gak raced back from out east so this haphazardous episode profiles Joe Hisaishi's score from the iconic Studio Ghibli film My Neighbour Totoro whilst previewing the 2022 edition of Vancouver's Music Waste festival. You can smell the jet lag. Ichi, ni, san, yon, go!1. Otoboke Beaver: Yakitori (Super Champon, 2022) Damnably 2. ToToro: Cats Eggs (Tings in Boots 3, 2019) Push & Run 3. Joseph Shabason: So Long (The Fellowship, 2021) Western Vinyl/Telephone Explosion IV. The Gap Band: You Dropped a Bomb on Me [12" single edit] (Gap Band IV, 1982) Total Experience 5. Mtume: Juicy Fruit (Juicy Fruit, 1983) Epic 6. Koichi Sugiyama: Overture (Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, 2019) King 7. The Golden Age of Wrestling: Rottweiler (Matriarch/Rottweiler [Double A side single], 2021) Surviving the Game 8. Apollo Ghosts: But I'll Be Around [acoustic] (Pink Tiger, 2022) You've Changed 9. King Cobb Steelie: Pass the Golden Falcon (Junior Relaxer, 1997) EMI 10. Midnight Oil: Nobody's Child (Resist, 2021) Sony 11. Machinedrum & Freddie Gibbs: Kane Train (A View of U, 2020) Ninja Tune 12. Off Season: Transcanadienne (Cinq Années à Fredericton, 2019) JE Sheehy 13. Bumper: Red Brick (Pop Songs 2020 EP, 2020) self-released XIV. Bicep: Atlas (Isles, 2021) Ninja Tune 15. Soichi Terada: Bamboo Fighter (Asakusa Light, 2022) Rush Hour 16. Jack J: Clues [Part I] (Opening the Door, 2022) Mood Hut 17. Patrick Holland: Sinister Bell (You're the Boss, 2022) Sinderlyn/Next Door 18. Arushi Jain: The Sun Swirls Within You (Under the Lilac Sky, 2021) Leaving 19. Park Hye Jin: Let's Sing Let's Dance (Before I Die, 2021) Ninja Tune 20. Phew: All That Vertigo (Vertigo KO, 2020) Disciples/Beat 21. Christina Chatfield: Drin (Sutro, 2021) Mysteries of the Deep 22. No Joy: Obsession (No Joy/Sonic Boom 12", 2018) Joyful Noise 23. Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts: Green Bird (Cowboy Bebop OST Part III: No Disc, 1998) Victor/Ever Anime International XXIV. Joe Hisaishi: Islander (Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, 2019) Light in the Attic 25. Joe Hisaishi: Obakeyashiki! (My Neighbour Totoro OST, 1988) Animage 26. Joe Hisaishi: Yuugure No Kaze (My Neighbour Totoro OST, 1988) Animage 27. Joe Hisaishi: Tsukamori No Taiju (My Neighbour Totoro OST, 1988) Animage 28. Joe Hisaishi: Mei Ga Inai (My Neighbour Totoro OST, 1988) Animage 29. Joe Hisaishi: Chiisana Obake (My Neighbour Totoro OST, 1988) Animage 30. Hinako Omori: Heartplant (A Journey..., 2022) Houndstooth Tickets please! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/31/20222 hours, 1 minute, 1 second
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XHM #604 - "Pit stop at the infinite variation bureau" (2022 May 23)

It's Victoria Day up Canada way and as gak jets off in multiple directions, this prerecorded episode promises to go Everything Everywhere All at Once (score by Son Lux). 1. Folklore Ensemble of the Village of Stena, Tomashpol District, Vinnitsa Region, Podolie: We're Starting a Curved Dance [Springtime Round Dance] (Ukrainian Music: Anthology of Folk Music, 2011) Melodiya 2. Richard Reed Parry: New Descent (The Nest OST, 2021) Music on Vinyl 3. Young Thug: Big Tipper [w.Lil Keed] (So Much Fun, 2019) 300 Entertainment/Atlantic 4. Nigo: Come On, Let's Go [w.Tyler the Creator] (I Know Nigo!, 2022) Republic 5. Surprise Chef: Spring's Theme (Velodrome 7", 2022) Big Crown 6. Tom Tom Club: Lorelei (Tom Tom Club, 1981) Sire 7. The Beaches: Let's Go (Future Lovers EP, 2021) Universal Canada 8. Cortico: Swell (Aeolia, 2019) self-released 9. Molchat Doma & Ploho: Po Krayu Ostrova (Post-Punk 2021, 2021) Artoffact 10. The Tranzmitors: It's Not Your Call (You Get Around 7", 2010) Dirtnap 11. Chris Hauer: Night Open (Island Cowboy OST, 2022) self-released 12. Frontperson: Calgary '88 (Parade EP, 2022) Oscar St. 13. Julie Doiron: Dégèle (Julie & Dany, 2022) Simone/Costume 14. Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra: Perhaps It Made Us Happy for a Minute (The Unfolding, 2022) Real World 15. Bernardino Femminielli: Daddy's Boy (2022) Éditions Appærent 16. Melody's Echo Chamber: Pyramids in the Clouds (Emotional Eternal, 2022) Domino 17. Nancy Wilson: Holiday (Programming Aids from Capitol, 1964) Capitol 18. Brian Jackson, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Nancy Wilson (Jazz is Dead 8, 2021) Jazz is Dead 19. SoyJoy: A Place I Swore I'd Never Return to (Tired and Unwell at Pandora's Box EP, 2022) self-released 20. Jay Holy: The Wonder Years (Songs from 2010, 2022) self-released 21. Sonic Youth: Machine (In/Out/In, 2022) Three Lobed 22. Pink Mountaintops: Blazing Eye (Peacock Pools, 2022) ATO 23. LA Witch: Ghost on the Highway (One Way or the Highway 7", 2021) Suicide Squeeze 24. Hélène Vogelsinger: Each Other's Roles (An Initiation to Game B OST, 2022) self-released 25. Kaytranada: Caution (2021) Sony 26. Tor: Lightraker (Oasis Sky, 2021) Eleuthera 27. Vangelis: Alpha (Albedo 0.39, 1976) RCA Victor 28. Son Lux: Change is Everything [solo] (Reincarnates, 2020) This is Meru 29. Son Lux: Plans We Make (Tomorrows, 2021) City Slang 30. Son Lux: Deirdre Fight (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 31. Son Lux: This is a Life [extended w.Mitski & David Byrne] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 32. Son Lux: Switch Shoes to the Wrong Feet (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 33. Son Lux: I Love You Kung Fu (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 34. Son Lux: Everything Bagel (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 35. Son Lux: Pinky Fight [w.André Benjamin] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 36. Son Lux: In Another Life (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 37. Underworld: Cowgirl [Winjer mix] (Cowgirl 12", 1994) Wax Trax/TVT/Junior Boy's Own 38. Son Lux: Now We're Cooking [w.Randy Newman & Harry Shum Jr.] (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 39. Will Bonness: Downpour (Change of Plans, 2021) self-released Everyone wave your hot dog hands! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/24/20221 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds
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XHM #603 - "From peasantry to the galaxy" (2022 May 16)

May is Asian Heritage Month so we'll tackle a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa that inspired part of Star Wars: 1958's The Hidden Fortress as scored by Masaru Satoh. We also pay tribute to a lot of fallen drummers as of late amongst talking concerts in the Lower Mainland this week. As with CITR's web server, podcasts are working again. 1. Jacques Greene: Taurus (Fantasy EP, 2022) LuckyMe 2. Moe Koffman: Taurus Rising (Live at George's, 1975) GRT 3. Kalush Orchestra: Stefania (Eurovision 2022 Selection, 2022) Sony 4. Faction: Obligatory War Song (Through the Window, 1982) 96 Tapes 5. Tomoyasu Hotei: Battle without Honour or Humanity (Kill Bill: Volume 1 OST, 2003) A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner 6. Toshiaki Tsushima: Yagyu Conspiracy (The Yagyu Conspiracy OST, 1978) Toho 7. Ash Ra Tempel: Daydream (Deutsche Elektronische Musik 1: Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1972-83, 2010) Soul Jazz 8. Klaus Schulze: Satz - Gewitter [Energy Rise/Energy Collapse] (Irrlicht, 1972) Ohr 9. The Wilderness of Manitoba: Oblivion (Farewell to Cathedral, 2021) Popguru 10. Foo Fighters: Times Like These (One by One, 2002) RCA/Roswell 11. Bell Orchestre: All the Time (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 12. Spinal Tap: Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight (This is Spinal Tap OST, 1984) Polydor 13. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Having an Average Weekend [live] (Studio and Live Stuff That Will Never See the Light of Day, 1990?) bootleg 14. Ennio Morricone: Stark System (Stark System OST, 2020) Decca/UMO/CAM 15. Land of Talk: Compelled ([Indistinct Conversations], 2020) Saddle Creek 16. Nilüfer Yanya: The Dealer (Painless, 2022) ATO 17. Funki Porcini: Swimming with Eels (Where the Sauce is Deluxe, 2022) self-released 18. Bob Moses: Hold Me Up (Desire EP, 2020) Domino 19. Anika: Naysayer (Change, 2021) Sacred Bones/Invada 20. Stelvio Cipriani: Deguello (The Bounty Killer OST, 1966) GDM 21. Lammping: Everlasting Moor (Stars We Lost, 2022) We Are Busy Bodies 22. Motorists: Surrounded (Surrounded, 2021) Bobo Integral/We Are Time/Debt Offensive 23. Japanese Breakfast: Beetle's Nest (Sable: Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks/Dead Oceans 24. Hot Garbage: Ride (RIDE, 2021) Mothland 25. Taqbir: Sma3 (Victory Belongs to Those Who Fight for a Right Cause 7", 2021) La Vida Es Un Mus 26. Ebi: Kai (Zen, 1994) Space Teddy 27. Aiko Tomi: Animal's Awake (2022) Tominaga 28. Foodman: Parking Area (Yasuragi Land, 2021) Hyperdub 29. Takeshi Terauchi & His Blue Jeans: Rashomon (Rashomon, 1972) King/Telefunken 30. Masaru Satoh: Titles (The Hidden Fortress OST, 2001) Toho 31. Masaru Satoh: Good Idea to Go Cross Country (The Hidden Fortress OST, 2001) Toho 32. Masaru Satoh: Firefighters (The Hidden Fortress OST, 2001) Toho 33. Masaru Satoh: Highland Haunting (The Hidden Fortress OST, 2001) Toho 34. Masaru Satoh: Castle Town [ambient sounds 1] (The Hidden Fortress OST, 2001) Toho 35. Transmit: Frozen Time (LNP: Compilation 2, 2014) Low Noise Production 36. Pink Martini: Syracuse (Hey Eugene! 2007) Naïve [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/17/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
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XHM #602 - "The sun's gone dim and the sky's turned black" (2022 May 09)

Iceland is on the mind as we profile a few recent posthumous releases by composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, including 2 film scores from Chinese films that are now streaming in North America: Blind Massage & The Shadow Play. We also talk about concerts in Vancouver this week as we play catchup from the CITR web server outage, including the Verboden Festival. Jónsi: Salt Licorice [w.Robyn] (Shiver, 2020) Krúnk Sigur Rós: Rembihnútur [Liminal re-work by Paul Corley] (@0, 2021) Ahead of our Time Fontaines DC: A Hero's Death [Soulwax remix] (2021) Partisan Future Islands: Plastic Beach (As Long As You Are, 2020) 4AD Sigur Rós: 65º27'29.1'N 15º31'56.0'W (Route One, 2018) Krúnk bbno$: Mathematics (2022) self-released !!! My Fault (Wallop, 2019) Warp Deborah Martin & Jill Haley: Verdant Sanctuary (The Silence of Grace, 2021) Spotted Peccary Adult. Our Bodies Weren't Wrong (Becoming Undone, 2022) Dais Minimal Violence: Untitled Dream Sequence (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour Gazelle Twin: Triumph (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne [Amazon Original Soundtrack], 2020) Invada Peaches: Fuck the Pain Away (The Teaches of Peaches, 2000) Kitty-Yo Oleska Suyhodolyak: Gutsul Kolomyika [Dance Song] (Music of Ukraine, 1951) Ethnic Folkways Hymns57: Pretty Little Lightning Boy (Swallow Split Ends Between, 2021) self-released Prince Josh: One Time [w.Orit] (2021) Hand Drawn Dracula Lyra Pramuk: Tendril (Fountain, 2020) Bedroom Community Plastikman & Chilly Gonzales: Ekko [in Key] (Consumed in Key, 2022) Turbo Pilotpriest: I Just Woke Up (2022) self-released Tor: City 66 (Oasis Sky, 2021) Eleuthera Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson: Desacrelasation (Negative Chambers, 2017) Miasmah Kidsø: Breathing (2022) esc/ctrl Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater: Shipping Forecast (Battlefield 2042 OST, 2021) Lakeshore Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough: Mound Dweller (The Northman OST, 2022) Focus Features Jóhann Jóhannsson: Head Full of Mush (Gold Dust EP, 2021) Redbird Jóhann Jóhannsson, ACME, Paul Hiller & Theatre of Voices: The Last Foul Wind I Ever Knew (Drone Mass, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrup: Dr Wang (Blind Massage OST, 2022) self-released Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrup: Sight of Love (Blind Massage OST, 2022) self-released Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrup: Alibi (The Shadow Play OST, 2022) self-released Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrup: Midnight Highway (The Shadow Play OST, 2022) self-released The Cory Weeds Quartet: Blossoms in May (Big Weeds, 2007) Cellar Live [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/10/20221 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds
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XHM #601 - "What's the hassle, Schmasel?" (2022 May 02)

Long desired & finally aired, this episode tried to avoid the feeling of devouring six bowls of colourful cereal on a Saturday morning by keeping the cartoony side towards the back third. Still, there's plenty of Carl Stalling's music from the original Warner Brothers' cartoons amongst other frantic music from films & TV both old & new amongst the usual frim fram. 1. Alabaster dePlume: The Sound of My Feet on This Earth is a Song to Your Spirit (Gold: Go Forward in the Courage of Your Love, 2022) International Anthem 2. Shackleton: Something Tells Me/Pour Out Like Water (Departing Like Rivers, 2021) Woe to the Septic Heart! 3. The Poppy Family: Happy Island (Which Way You Goin' Billy, 1969) London 4. Meat Loaf: Hot Patootie [Bless My Soul] (The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST, 1975) Ode/A&M 5. The Dust Brothers: Abort Mission (Fight Club OST [Special Edition], 1999) Restless/Mondo 6. Orchestra Harlow: Horsin' Up (Orchestra Harlow Presenta a Ismael Miranda, 1968) Fania 7. Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens of Brooklyn: Thank You Lord (The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo, 2021) Daptone 8. Subforms: Omut (Dnepr_Vancouver 1.0 12", 2015) Reclaim Your City 9. William Ryan Fritch: Children in Wartime (Deceptive Cadence: Music for Film - Volumes I & II, 2019) Lost Tribe 10. Ethel Raim & The Pennywhistlers: Koloda Duda (Live on Rainbow Quest, 1966) WNJU 11. Dorothy Ashby: Little Sunflower (Afro-Harping, 1968) Cadet 12. Kee Avil: Okra Ooze (Crease, 2022) Constellation 13. Underpass: Avenue of Love (Deluxe Industrial, 2021) No Sun 14. Anthéne: Primrose (Held, 2021) Oscarson 15. Georgia Harmer: Headrush (2021) Arts & Crafts 16. The Sweet Pomelos: Discount Beef (2020) Rockwall 17. Luis Russell: The Call of the Freaks (The Call of the Freaks/It's Tight Like That 10", 1929) Okeh 18. Ghostly Kisses: The City Holds My Heart [acoustic] (Alone Together EP, 2021) Return to Analog 19. Ashley Shadow: Don't Slow Me Down [w.Bonnie Prince Billy] (Only the End, 2021) Felte 20. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band: Tiger Rag (Dixieland Jubilee, 1954) Brunswick 21. Monashee: Silence on the Radio (2022) self-released 22. Taiwan Housing Project: In a Cartoon I Can Sing (Sub-Language Trustees, 2019) Ever/Never 23. Sam Spence: Forearm Shiver (Music from NFL Films: Volume 2, 2004) NFL 24. Bruce Haack & Esther Nelson: Popcorn (Dance, Sing and Listen Again & Again!, 1966) Dimension 5 25. Strong Bad: Rhythm n' Health (Homestar Runner OST: Volume 3, 2020) Cheap as Free Music 26. Space Ghost: Save Point (Private Paradise, 2022) Pacific Rhythm 27. Brak: Institutionalized (Dr Demento Covered in Punk, 2018) Demented Punk/Caf Muzeck 28. Justin Roiland & Ryan Elder: Get Schwifty [C-131] (The Rick and Morty Soundtrack, 2018) Sub Pop/Adult Swim 29. Natalie Holt: Miss Minutes (Loki: Volume 1 - Episodes 1-3 OST, 2021) Hollywood 30. Mark degli Antoni: Mermaid [w.Sebastian Steinberg & Yuval Gabay] (Horse Tricks, 1999) Tzadik 31. Pedro Rebelo: ...Just Cartoon Music (Extracted Celluloid, 1999) Seeland/Illegal Art 32. Alan Silvestri: Cartoon (Who Framed Roger Rabbit OST, 1988) Touchstone/Intrada/Mondo 33. Carl Stalling & The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra: The Good Egg [A Vintage Merrie Melodie] (The Carl Stalling Project: Music from Warner Bros Cartoons 1936-1958, 1939) Warner Bros 34. Carl Stalling & The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra: Frazzled Coyote [from Scrambled Aches] (The Carl Stalling Project - Volume 2: More Music from Warner Bros Cartoons 1939-1957, 1957) Warner Bros 35. Will Bonness: Guiding Light (Change of Plans, 2020) self-released 36. Louis Armstrong: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah (Disney Songs the Satchmo Way, 1968) Buena Vista We'll get you Raymond Scott's epic Powerhouse for you again another time soon. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/3/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM N° 600! "Lassitude à Ennui-sur-Blasé" (2022 April 25)

For our 600th episode as Exploding Head Movies (DC for the Romans, 698 for long-time radio free gak listeners), we go mostly Gallic with music from Wes Anderson's 2021 film The French Dispatch. The podcast gods were amenable since I couldn't record this episode from home so we are successfully relying on the rebuilt server talking to the station logger properly to present what I feared would be a lost episode. Allons-y! 1. Sault: Reality (Air, 2022) Forever Living Originals 2. King Cobb Steelie: Technique (Project Twinkle, 1994) Lunamoth 3. King Cobb Steelie: Triple Oceanic Experience (Project Twinkle, 1994) Lunamoth 4. Guy Lafleur: Marquer un But (Lafleur! [edition français], 1979) 5. Showman & The Thunderous Staccatos: RP600 (Locked in to Surf & Rock'n Roll Instrumentals: Volume 1, 1996) Alopecia 6. Anchoress: Psychobabble (Stay Positive, 2022) Early Onset 7. Peach Pit: Drips on a Wire (From 2 to 3, 2022) Columbia 8. Nathan Shubert: Pub in London [51.538°, -0.045°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released 9. Yumi Zouma: Astral Projection (Present Tense, 2022) Polyvinyl 10. Royal Canoe: April Time (Vault: 2011-2021, 2022) Birthday Cake 11. The Cinematic Orchestra: Odessa (Man with a Movie Camera, 2003) Ninja Tune 12. Otava Group & Kyiv Kobza Guilds: Prysvjatyj Vasylij Pishov Schedruvaty (Lost Songs of Kyiv Region, 2005) Oberih XXI 13. Luna Li: Afterglow (Duality, 2022) In Real Life 14. The Minutemen: Corona [live] (Unearthed: Volume 5 - Hoboken Nights, 1985) Aquarium Drunkard 15. Vanishing Twin: Big Moonlight (Ookii Gekkou, 2021) Fire 16. Munya: Pour Toi (Voyage to Mars, 2021) 17. Goldmund: Day In Day Out (The Time It Takes, 2020) Western Vinyl 18. Julia Daigle: Vallée Grise (Un Singe sur L'épaule, 2021) Lisbon Lux 19. Silencio: Insula [acoustique] (Session Acoustique, 2021) Purple Rennes 20. Goodge: Springtime (Springtime single, 2021) Cascade 21. Lisa LeBlanc: Veux-tu Rentrer Dans ma Bubble? (Chiac Disco, 2022) Bonsound 22. Eli Rose: Emmène-moi (Eli Rose, 2019) Maison Barclay 23. Sarah Davachi: Doubled Flutes (Antiphonals, 2021) Late Music 24. Terrain Vague: Sinusoïdal (Béguin, 2022) Lisbon Lux 25. Salomé Leclerc: La Vie Parfois (Mille Ouvrages Mon Cœur, 2021) Audiogram 26. Contrevent: D'eau (Jeu de Paume, 1985) CTV 27. Jarvis Cocker: Contact (Tip-Top: Chansons d'Ennui, 2021) ABKCO 28. Christophe: Aline (Christophe, 1965) Disc'Az 29. Mark Mothersbaugh: Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 30. Chantal Goya: Tu M'as Trop Menti (The French Dispatch OST, 2021) ABKCO 31. The Swingle Singers: JS Bach's Fugue No.2 in C Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier (The French Dispatch OST, 2021) ABKCO 32. Ennio Morricone & I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni: L'ultime Volta [from Malamondo] (The French Dispatch OST, 2021) ABKCO 33. Alexandre Desplat: The Berensen Lectures at the Clampette Collection (The French Dispatch OST, 2021) ABKCO 34. Alexandre Desplat: The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner (The French Dispatch OST, 2021) ABKCO 35. Humber College Jazz Ensemble: Skump Chowder (Big Band Jazz: Volume 2 - On the Way to Montreux, 1977) Umbrella 36. Yves Montand: Rue St Vincent (Rushmore OST, 1999) London [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/26/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
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XHM #599 - "La leonessa romana" (2022 April 18)

With the passing of the actress Monica Vitti (1933-2022), we listen to a wide range of music associated with her films, ranging from comedies to Michaelangelo Antonioni's moody new wave films. There were also a lot of concerts happening in Vancouver that week -- for podcast listeners, it's not so relevant anymore -- but it's a full raft of the usual mayhem. 1. Le Rose: Monica Vitti (Le Rose, 2010) Pippola 2. Johnny Hammond: Big Sur Suite (Higher Ground, 1974) Kudu 3. The Magnetic Fields: I've Got a Date with Jesus (Quickies, 2020) Nonesuch 4. Destroyer: Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread (Labyrinthitis, 2022) Merge 5. Mono: To See a World (Pilgrimage for the Soul, 2021) Pelagic/Temporary Residence 6. Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers: Junk Man (Spencer Gets It Lit, 2022) In the Red 7. Night Court: Boat in Idle (Nervous Birds! One, 2021) Debt Offensive/Snappy Little Numbers 8. Apocalyptica: Path (Death Stranding: Songs from the Video Game, 2020) Mondo/Masterworks 9. Snail Mail: Glory (Valentine, 2021) Matador 10 .TJ Felix: Unlerning (Bigpoetryass, 2021) self-released 11. In Mirrors: Destination (Only Time Will Tell: Leopard B-Sides, 2022) self-released 12. Jody Glenham: Barely Alive [Devours remix] (2020) Kingfisher Bluez 13. Ouri: The More I Feel (Frame of a Fauna, 2021) Born Twice - Lighter Than Air 14. Colleen: The Crossing (The Tunnel and the Clearing, 2021) Thrill Jockey 15. x/o: Mirror Shard (Chaos Butterfly, 2022) Precious Metals 16. Boris Gmyrya & Lev Ostrin: Chego Meni Tyazhko/Why Is It So Painful? (Ukrainian Songs: Volume 1, 2009) Music Online 17. Squid in Chains: Sirens in Kyiv (Sirens of Kyiv, 2022) John Oliver 18. The Weather Station: Taught (How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars, 2022) Next Door 19. Le Ren: I Already Love You (Leftovers, 2021) Secretly Canadian 20. Berto Pisano: Little Snack Bar (Interrabang: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 1970) RCA 21. Broadcast: Where Youth and Laughter Go (Maida Vale Sessions, 2022) Warp 22. Kit Sebastian: Agitate (Melodi, 2021) Mr Bongo 23. Piero Piccioni: Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria [Monica Vitti Shake] (The Beat, The Shake & The Lounge: Volume 2, 2001) GDM 24. Soccer Mommy: Shotgun (Sometimes, Forever, 2022) Loma Vista 25. Be Your Own Pet: Adventure (Be Your Own Pet, 2006) Ecstatic Peace/XL/Universal 26. Roy Montgomery: Chasing Monica Vitti (RMHQ: Headquarters, 2016) Grapefruit 27. Mina: Mai (Tintarella Di Luna 7", 1959) Italdisc 28. Armando Trovaioli: Chi so'? So' tutta un foco [w.Luigi Proietti, Monica Vitti & Umberto Orsini] (La Tosca: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 1973) RCA 29. Armando Trovaioli: Mica Tanto [w. Monica Vitti] (Noi Donne Siamo Fatte Cosi: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 1971) Beat Records Company/Music Parade Cetra 30. Alberto Sordi & Monica Vitti: Meditazione Rinnovata (Splendore dell'acqua: Le poesie di Karol Wojtyla, Papa Giovanni Paolo II, 2006) Edizione Musicali III Millennio 31. Scanner: Opening Frame (52 Spaces, 2002) Bette 32. Pharmakos: Monica Vitti (Fear City, 2019) Pour le Corps 33. Giovanni Fusco: Titoli 1 (L'Avventura: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 2018) CAM/Universal 34. Giorgio Gaslini: Ballo di Lidia (La Notte: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 2011) Quartet 35. Alex Lefaivre Quartet: Hommage Jazz à Passe-Partout (Naufragés, 2021) Factor 36. Ketil Bjørnstad: I (La Notte, 2013) ECM [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/19/20222 hours, 5 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #598 - "If you build Iowa, heaven will come" (2022 April 11)

With the Major League Baseball season starting last week, this episode pays tribute to that pasttime with a profile on James Horner's score to the 1989 sports fantasy Field of Dreams. We also recognize Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022) with songs from his 1971 film The Last Picture Show. Podcast subscribers: yep, citr.ca was offline for a month so you'll see all the recent episodes starting popping up in your feed and on your devices as we play catch up. 1. Mira Calix: Fundamental Things (Absent Origin, 2021) Warp 2. Brother Superior: Trini Groove (A New Beginning, 1978) Mabel 3. Slow: Against the Glass (Against The Glass EP, 1985) Zulu 4. The Sadies: Stop and Start (2021) Dine Alone 5. The Ventures: 2000 Pound Bee (The Versatile Ventures, 1967) Liberty 6. Fine Mist: I Could Shout [w.Nick Krgovich] (CITR Pop Alliance: Volume 2, 2011) CITR 7. Altin Gün: Ordunun Dereleri (Yol, 2021) Glitterbeat 8. Ron Grainer & His Group: Happy Joe [Signature Tune from Comedy Playhouse] (Happy Joe 7", 1962) Pye 9. Black Midi: Dethroned (Cavalcade, 2021) Rough Trade 10. Plants & Animals: House on Fire (The Jungle, 2020) Secret City 11. Jacques Greene: Relay (Fantasy EP, 2022) LuckyMe 12. Jim Guthrie, Sarah Harmer & Bry Webb: Long Time Before [Gwaii Haanas, BC] (National Parks Project, 2011) FilmCan/Last Gang 13. Sahar Belaya Smert: In the Ice Maiden (Novaya Scena: Underground From Ukraine! 14 Bands From Kiev & Kharkov, 1993) What's So Funny About... 14. Donato Dozzy: x2v2 (A Dove Has Spread Her Wings: Relief for Ukraine, 2022) Northern Electronics 15. Kellarissa: Tempting Fate (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint 16. Ladyhawke: Vaccine (Anxiety, 2012) Modular 17. Loscil: Twenty-One (The Sails Pt.1, 2022) self-released 18. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Change [w.ebonEmpress & Jenny Lea] (Life After, 2021) Distorted Muse Ent. 19. Tessa Violet: I Like [the idea of] You (Bad Ideas, 2019) T?G Music 20. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Mystery Wave (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 21. The Linda Lindas: Oh! (Growing Up, 2022) Epitaph 22. Dusted: Baseball (III, 2021) self-released 23. Tommy Swanson & The Sound Men: Baseball (That's Boss 7", 1965) Pioneer 24. Pavement: Major Leagues [demo] (Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal, 2022) Matador 25. Los Lobos: I Got Loaded (How Will the Wolf Survive? 1984) Slash 26. James Horner: The Cornfield (Field of Dreams OST [expanded], 2022) La-La Land 27. James Horner: Deciding to Build the Field [film version] (Field of Dreams OST [expanded], 2022) La-La Land 28. James Horner: Old Ball Players [film version] (Field of Dreams OST [expanded], 2022) La-La Land 29. James Horner: Field of Dreams (Field of Dreams OST [expanded], 2022) La-La Land 30. Hank Williams: Why Don't You Love Me (Ramblin' Man, 1955) MGM 31. Hank Snow the Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys: [Now and Then, There's] A Fool Such as I (Country Classics, 1952) RCA Victor 32. Jazz in the Classroom: If and When (XIV, 1975) Berklee 33. Dave Frishberg: Dodger Blue (The Dave Frishberg Songbook: Volume No. 2, 1977) Omni Sound Jazz Sports! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/12/20221 hour, 59 minutes, 8 seconds
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XHM #597 - "Solitary respite" (2022 April 04)

With awards season over, it's time an overdue Part 8 of our all-ambient episodes, this time focusing on soothing sounds that came out last year. 1. Kaleema: Ambrosia (Útera, 2021) Wonderwheel 2. Area 3: Whale (Amb, 2021) Khotin Industries 3. M Crook + Oxherding: Shelter in Place (Shelter in Place, 2021) self-released 4. A Winged Victory for the Sullen: The Celestial City (Invisible Cities/Le Città Invisibili, 2021) Artificial Pine Arch Manufacturing 5. Connect_icut: Lonely in the House (Talisman, 2021) CSAF 6. Christina Chatfield: Nameless Islet (Sutro, 2021) Mysteries of the Deep 7. These Liminal Days: Space 1.1 (Empty Spaces 1, 2021) self-released 8. Deborah Martin & Jill Haley: The Stillness of Forest Bathing (The Silence of Grace, 2021) Spotted Peccary 9. Carlos Niño & Friends: Cloud Prayer (The Lagniappe Sessions, 2021) Aquarium Drunkard 10. Dean Hurley: Val Verde Horizon (Concrete Feather, 2021) Boomkat Editions/Sacred Bones 11. Kuma: Twelve Words for Cosmos (A Beautiful Use of Negative Space, 2021) self-released 12. The Black Dog: Vertical Grip on Reality (Music for Photographers, 2021) Dust Science 13. Demetrio Cecchitelli: Nuance 03 (Nuance, 2021) Élan Vital 14. Hannu Karjalainen: Fish in the Afternoon (Luxe, 2021) Karaoke Kalk 15. Laraaji: Illusion of Time (@0, 2021) Ahead of Our Time 16. Shn Shn: Growth (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 17. Pauline Anna Strom: Temple Gardens at Midnight (Angel Tears in Sunlight, 2021) RVNG Intl. 18. Pendant: Formula to Attract Affections (To All Sides They Will Stretch Out Their Hands, 2021) West Mineral Ltd. 19. Sarah Davachi: First Cadence (Antiphonals, 2021) Late Music 20. Keith Berry: Sakura (Viable Systems 4, 2021) VSM Theory 21. Jon Hopkins: Deep in the Glowing Heart (Music for Psychedelic Therapy, 2021) Domino 22. Patricia Brennan: Solar (Maquishti, 2021) Valley of Search 23. Warmth: Odessa (Retrospective: 2016-2021, 2021) Archives If you like this kinda of music, another CITR radio show focuses on ambience: Mantrahttps://www.citr.ca/radio/mantra/[email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/5/20221 hour, 59 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #596 - "Home! is where the sound is" (2022 March 28)

Our Oscar season draws to a close as the 94th Academy Awards were handed out yesterday in a wild ceremony. Along with a recap of the winners, we'll profile Marius De Vreis' score from this year's Best Picture: Coda. 1. Emilia Jones: Beyond the Shore (CODA OST, 2021) Republic 2. Loscil: Clara (Clara, 2021) Kranky 3. Hans Zimmer: Leaving Caladan (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 4. Hans Zimmer: Ornithopter (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 5. Hans Zimmer: Visions of Chani (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 6. Billie Eilish: No Time to Die (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Darkroom/Interscope 7. The 5th Dimension: Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya [Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival] (Summer of Soul ...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised OST, 2022) Legacy/Sony 8. Jonny Greenwood: Viola Quartet (The Power of the Dog OST, 2021) Lakeshore 9. Austra: I Am Not Waiting (HiRUDiN, 2020) Domino 10. Beach House: Once Twice Melody (Once Twice Melody, 2022) Sub Pop 11. Germaine Franco: El Camino de Mirabel (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 12. Clairo: Zinnias (Sling, 2021) Fader/Good Buddy/Republic 13. alt-J: Hard Drive Gold (The Dream, 2022) Infectious 14. Kris Bowers: Carbon Mesa (King Richard OST, 2021) WaterTower 15. Grady: If I Was King (Good as Dead, 2009) C12/EMI 16. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Our Side Has to Win [for D.H] (G_d's Pee at State's End, 2021) Constellation 17. Brandon Auger: Detaching (No More War Pigs, 2022) Industrial Coast 18. Claudio PRC: The Darkest Hour (A Dove Has Spread Her Wings: Relief for Ukraine, 2022) Northern Electronics 19. Skee Mask: Korarchaeota (A, 2022) self-released 20. Blank Banshee: Boot (Music for Menus, 2022) Hologram Bay 21. Blank Banshee: Home (Music for Menus, 2022) Hologram Bay 22. Sam Tudor: Vaccines (The Modern New Year, 2014) self-released 23. Jessie Ware: Please [single edit] (2021) PMR/EMI24. Tim Hecker: A Breather (The North Water: Original Score, 2021) Lakeshore/Invada 25. The Go! Team: Let the Seasons Work (Get Up Sequences: Part One, 2021) Memphis Industries 26. Kaytranada: Be Careful [w.Thundercat] (Intimidated single, 2021) RCA 27. Eiko Ishibashi: Drive My Car [Kafuku] (Drive My Car OST, 2022) Newhere/Space Shower 28. Marius de Vries: One Thing I Know How to Do (CODA OST, 2021) Republic 29. Marius de Vries: Going to Boston (CODA OST, 2021) Republic 30. Marius de Vries: Wait Wait Stop Stop (CODA OST, 2021) Republic 31. Sons of Kemet: Pick Up Your Burning Cross [w.Moor Mother & Angel Bat Dawid] (Black to the Future, 2021) Impulse! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/29/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
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XHM #595 - "Toutes les petites chansons" (2022 March 21)

Since we've wrapped up our profiles on the best original scores for this Sunday's Academy Awards, Part 6 of our annual Oscar episodes focuses on the nominated songs from the films No Time to Die, Encanto, King Richard, Belfast & Four Good Days. We'll touch upon some songs that missed the cut and then pay tribute to Canadian director (1963-2021) with music from some of his films & television series. 1. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul: It Hit Me (Topical Dancer, 2022) Deewee/Because Music 2. No Translation: The Place of Flowers (Rust & Remain, 2022) A Red Thread/Katuktu 3. Cluster: Oh Odessa (Curiosum, 1981) Sky 4. D-Drifters-5: Today I am Leaving for the Battles (D-Drifters-5 Sing and Play Traditional and Original Ukrainian Songs, 1964?) V/MSC 5. Aasthma: Fragments (A Dove has Spread Her Wings: Relief for Ukraine, 2022) Northern Electronics 6. Reba McEntire: Somehow You Do (Somehow You Do - Single from the Motion Picture Four Good Days OST, 2021) Rocking 'R/MCA Nashville 7. Van Morrison: Down to Joy (Belfast OST, 2021) Northern Ireland Screen/Universal 8. Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Anna's Organ (Recordings from the Åland Islands, 2022) International Anthem 9. Beyoncé: Be Alive (King Richard OST, 2021) Parkwood/Columbia/Sony 10. Lin-Manuel Miranda: Dos Oruguitas [intsrumental] (Dos Oruguitas from Encanto single, 2022) Walt Disney 11. Billie Eilish: No Time to Die (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Darkroom/Interscope 12. Hans Zimmer: Final Ascent (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Decca 13. Kid Cudi: Guns Go Bang [w.Jay-Z] (The Harder They Fall OST, 2021) Roc Nation 14. H.E.R: Automatic Woman (Bruised OST, 2021) Warner Bros 15. Deafheaven: Neptune Raining Diamonds (Infinite Granite, 2021) Sargent House 16. Bonobo: Rosewood (Fragments, 2022) Ninja Tune 17. Tennyson: Different Water (Different Water EP, 2019) self-released 18. x/o: Red Alert (Chaos Butterfly, 2022) Precious Metals 19. Ducks Ltd: As Big as All Outside (Get Bleak 12", 2021) Carpark 20. Kyle Kinane: Advocate (Trampoline in a Ditch, 2020) 800 Pound Gorilla 21. Koma Saxo: Koma Kaprifol [w.Sofia Jernberg, Otis Sandsjö, Jonas Kullhammar, Mikko Innanen & Christian Lillinger] (Koma West, 2022) We Jazz 22. Basement Revolver: Be Okay (Embody, 2022) Sonic Unyon 23. Bad Waitress: Strawberry Milkshake (No Taste, 2021) Royal Mountain 24. Tania Gill Quartet: Climate Striker (Disappearing Curiosities, 2022) self-released 25. Tegan & Sara: Shudder to Think (Dallas Buyers Club OST, 2013) Sony Classical/Music on Vinyl 26. Sylvan Esso: Come Down (Sharp Objects: Music from the HBO Limited Series, 2018) Entertainment One 27. Alexandra Streliski: JS Bach's Concerto in D Minor [after Alessandro Marcello] BWV 974: II. Adagio (Sharp Objects: Music from the HBO Limited Series, 2018) Entertainment One 28. Ilan Eshkeri: Constituional Crisis (The Young Victoria OST, 2009) EMI 29. Ilan Eshkeri: Riot-Brick (The Young Victoria OST, 2009) EMI 30. Ilan Eshkeri: Kiss (The Young Victoria OST, 2009) EMI 31. Valiska: Colours (2022) self-released 32. Ron Miles: Queen of the South (Rainbow Sign, 2020) Blue Note For those listeners who wish for more soundtrack elements in the show, this episode is crammed to the gills with fragments of awesomeness but it's overwhelming to basically say "hey, this song is from that film, let's go"! We also feature a lack of recall as to which tracks are instrumental and which aren't. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/22/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #594 - "But we love sand!" (2022 March 14)

For the 5th part of our annual Oscar profiles, we'll listen again at Hans Zimmer's score to Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune since it became nominated since we last spoke about it. We'll also a lot of live music options in Vancouver this week as pandemic mandates lift amongst more Ukrainian music and tributes to the recently deceased. 1. Dragobrath: Intro (Fra Myrer Taake, 2010) Eastside 2. The Chieftains: The Foggy Dew [w.Sinéad O'Connor] (The Long Black Veil, 1995) RCA Victor 3. Thomas Kotcheff: Foggy Dew (Frederic Rzewksi: Songs of Insurrection, 2020) Coviello Contemporary 4. Spada & Korolova: Be Strong (2022) Armada Electronic Elements 5. 6th Crowd: Sokolonko (2022) self-released 6. Yan Cook: Hacked (Dnepr_Vancouver 1.0, 2015) Reclaim Your City 7. Betty Davis: Game is My Middle Name (Betty Davis, 1973) Just Sunshine 8. Ann Peebles: If We Can't Trust Each Other (I Can't Stand the Rain, 1973) Hi Records 9. The Bo-Keys: Hi Roller (Got to Get Back!, 2011) Electraphonic 10. Todd Rundgren & Sparks: Your Fandango (2021) Cleopatra 11. Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard & Sparks: She's Out of This World! (Annette OST [Cannes edition], 2021) Milan/Masterworks/Sony 12. Ludovico Einaudi: Swordfish (Underwater, 2022) Decca 13. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Lavender Fields (Carnage, 2021) Goliath/AWAL 14. Anna Meredith: Inhale Exhale (Fibs, 2019) Moshi Moshi 15. Kiefer: Running out the Clock [w.The Kount] (Between Days EP, 2021) Stones Throw 16. Apollo Ghosts: Cloud Hotel (Pink Tiger, 2022) You've Changed 17. Little Sprout: Albatross (Fake Cake, 2021) self-released 18. Heiki: Railpath Dub [video edit] (Dub Town, 2021) Paper+Sound 19. Sleepy Gonzales: Lucky Charmzzz (Fishbowl Sessions: Live from CITR/Discorder, 2020) CITR 20. Ouri: Wrong Breed (Frame of a Fauna, 2021) Born Twice-Lighter than Air 21. Ennio Morricone: Ricerca (Sans Mobile Apparent OST, 2022) Wewantsounds 22. Jenny Hval: Year of Sky (Classic Objects, 2022) 4AD 23. Nicholas Krgovich: Plants (This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille, 2021) Tin Angel 24. Joni Void: Garden (Retrospective, 2021) Everyday Ago/Constellation 25. Sarah Davachi & Sean McCann: Stiege (Mother of Pearl, 2021) Recital 26. Sote: Life (Majestic Noise Made in Beautiful Rotten Iran, 2022) Sub Rosa 27. Hans Zimmer: Dream of Arrakis (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 28. Hans Zimmer: Herald of the Change (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 29. Gordon Grdina's The Marrow: Outsize (Safar-e-Daroon, 2020) Songlines 30. Concord Quartet: George Crumb's Black Angels [Images I] for Electric String Quartet - 1st Movement, Departure (American String Quartets 1950-1970, 1995) VoxBox Thus is the spice of life. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/15/20222 hours, 22 seconds
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XHM #593 - "Adjacent agencies" (2022 March 07)

Part IV of our annual Oscars profile looks at Alberto Iglesias' nominated score to Pedro Almodóvar's 2021 film Parallel Mothers. We also pay tribute to Mark Lanegan (1964-2022) and the continued Ukraine resistance. 1. PJ Harvey: Ballad of the Soldier's Wife (September Songs: Music of Kurt Weill, 1997) Sony Classical 2. Robert Fripp: Elegy [Nashville 2006 March 1] (Music for Quiet Moments, 2021) Discipline Global Mobile/Panegyric/Wowow/Inner Knot 3. The Polka Drifters: A Soldier's Lament (Ukrainian Times, ????) Ukrainian 4. Mickey & Bunny: Out Behind the Barn (Mickey and Bunny sing This Land is Your Land, 1964) V Records 5. Mike Domish Orchestra: Ukrainian Hopak (Alpine Polka, ????) Alpine/RCA Victor 6. Ummagma: Ty i Ya (Caravan single, 2019) self-released 7. Montag: Sunflower (Des Cassettes et un Walkman Jaune, 2009) self-released 8. Paul Leonard-Morgan & Philip Glass: Tales from the Loop [theme] (Tales from the Loop OST, 2020) Mondo/Hollywood 9. Squid: Peel St. (Bright Green Field, 2021) Warp 10. Procol Harum: Whisky Train (Home, 1970) Regal Zonophone/A&M 11. Sandy Nelson: Beat That #?!* Drum (Beat That #?!* Drum 7", 1966) Imperial 12. Screaming Trees: You Tell Me All These Things (Clairvoyance, 1986) Velvetone 13. Mark Lanegan: Ugly Sunday (The Winding Sheet, 1990) Sub Pop 14. Horde of Two: If I Can't Dance (I Knew I was a Rebel Then, 2022) Shrimper 15. Blushing: Blame [w.Miki Berenyi] (Possessions, 2022) Kanine 16. Dina Ögon: Ficktjuven (Dina Ögon, 2021) Sing a Song Fighter 17. Catherine Graindorge: Lockdown (Eldorado, 2021) Tak:til/Glitterbeat 18. You'll Never Get to Heaven: Pink and Gold and Blue (Wave Your Moonlight Hat for the Snowfall Train, 2021) Séance Centre/Mystic Roses 19. Magdalena Bay: Dawning of the Season (Mercurial World, 2021) Luminelle 20. Louville: Dawn '46 (BTR: 5th Anniversary: Volume 2, 2014) Bad Taste 21. Riches: Light of Dawn (2022) self-released 22. Munya: Marucuya (Voyage to Mars, 2021) Luminelle 23. Alessandro Cortini: Sera (Forse, 2021) Important 24. Jeremy Dutcher: Ghost House [by Beverly Glenn-Copeland] (Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined, 2021) Transgressive 25. Thick Pigeon: Subway (Subway 7", 1982) Les Disques Du Crépuscule 26. µ-ziq & Mrs Jynx: Jynxiq (Secret Garden, 2021) Planet Mu 27. Alberto Iglesias: Sesión de Fotos (Parallel Mothers OST, 2021) Quartet 28. Alberto Iglesias: El Visillo Volante (Parallel Mothers OST, 2021) Quartet 29. Alberto Iglesias: La Pesadilla (Parallel Mothers OST, 2021) Quartet 30. Dimitri Tiomkin: Shall We Get Wet? (Champion OST, 1949) Screen Archives Entertainment 31. Janis Joplin: Summertime (Parallel Mothers OST, 2021) Quartet [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/8/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #592 - "Maybe a merciful comet will strike us" (2022 February 28)

As Oscar season continues, we dive into Nicholas Britell's nominated score to Adam McKay's satire Don't Look Up. We also explore music associated with a defiant Ukraine and wars since apparently, a pandemic wasn't enough strife on this planet. Go invade yourself; we aren't doomed despite how the sky feels. 1. Gavin Friday: You Me and World War Three (Shag Tobacco, 1995) Island/Polygram 2. Aidan Baker: Jigras (The Sheep Look Up, 2022) Bibliotapes 3. Valentin Silvestrov via Radio Ukraine International [UKR]: The Dream [05/20/2005, 7440 kHz ~0200 UTC] (ShortWaveMusic 2005-2008, 2005) Myke Weiskopf 4. Blakkr Nið: Odessa [w.King Brude] (Holy Visions, 2015) self-released 5. Valentina Goncharova: Passageway to Eternity (Recordings 1987-1991: Volume 1, 2020) Shukai 6. Vassyl Yemetz: Z Ukrainskyce Stepiw (Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music, 2020) Dust-to-Digital 7. Zeellia: Oj Tam U Polju Dub Horyt (Zeellia, 1998) self-released 8. Gail Archer: Chacona (Chernivtsi: Contemporary Ukrainian Organ Music, 2020) Meyer Media 9. Konakov: Kyiv (Kyiv Summer Tracks 2014-2021, 2021) WWW 10. Luba: Let It Go [European single version] (Icon, 2014) Universal 11. Leæther Strip: Never Trust Anyone at the Carnival (Teenage Demos, 2013) Dark Entries 12. Kellarissa: Voice Leading (Voice Leading, 2022) Mint 13. Islet: Good Grief (Eyelet, 2020) Fire 14. Clint Mansell: Spiritu Venio Silvarum (In the Earth OST, 2021) Invada/Lakeshore 15. Billie Marten: Human Replacement (Flora Fauna, 2021) Fiction 16. The Luyas: Fed to the Lions (Human Voicing, 2017) Paper Bag 17. Richard Reed Parry: Drone Beast (The Nest OST, 2021) Music on Vinyl 18. Fake Fruit: No Mutuals (Fake Fruit, 2021) Rocks in Your Heads 19. Goat Girl: Pest (On All Fours, 2021) Rough Trade 20. The Black Dog: Dust Bunnies (Music for Photographers, 2021) Dust Science 21. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: OK Indicts (Theory of Ice, 2021) You've Changed 22. Russell Louder: Go Now (Humor, 2021) Lisbon Lux 23. Speaker Music: A Genre Study of Black Male Death and Dying (Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry, 2020) Planet Mu 24. Czarface & MF DOOM: Doom Unto Others (Super What?, 2021) Silver Age 25. Nicholas Britell: Main Title Theme (Succession: Season 1 - HBO Original Series Soundtrack, 2019) Milan 26. Anthéne: At a Glance (Held, 2021) Oscarson 27. Nicholas Britell: Discovery (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 28. Nicholas Britell: Hyperobject Approaches (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 29. Nicholas Britell: The Arrest (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 30. Nicholas Britell: It's a Strange Glorious World (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 31. Nicholas Britell: Arrival at the Hangar (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 32. Nicholas Britell: The Comet Appears (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 33. Nicholas Britell: Don't Look Up [Main Title Suite] (Don't Look Up: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film, 2021) Republic 34. Freddie Hubbard: Little Sunflower [w.Al Jarreau] (The Love Connection, 1979) Columbia [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/1/20222 hours, 1 minute, 28 seconds
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XHM #591 - "We still talk about Oscar, ar, ar" (2022 February 21)

Part 2 of our annual Oscar nominee profile dives into the world of Encanto, the recent Disney film with a nominated score by Germain Franco and a song by Lin-Manual Miranda. We also profile plenty of associated Colombian and Latin urban music amidst tributes to Dallas Good, Bappi Lahiri and the completed Beijing Olympics. Happy Family Day! 1. Spoon: The Hardest Cut (Lucifer on the Sofa, 2022) Matador 2. Mount Maxwell: Entropics (Senescent Vivarium, 2022) Hotham Sound 3. The Sadies: Wasn't Born to Follow (Tremendous Efforts, 2001) Outside Music 4. The Sadies: Message to Belial (2022) Dine Alone 5. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Memories of Gay Paree (Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook, 1993) Cargo/Jetpac 6. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: The Jehrney (Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook, 2016) Yep Roc 7. Bappi Lahiri: Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja [w.Parvati Khan] (Disco Dancer OST, 1982) EMI/His Master's Voice 8. The Roots: The Seed [2.0, extended radio edit w.Cody ChesnuTT] (Phrenology, 2002) MCA 9. Elmer Bernstein: Main Title Theme (Ghostbusters OST, 1984) Arista 10. The Alchemist: The Closing Ceremony (Carry the Fire, 2021) ALC 11. John Williams & the Berliner Philharmoniker: Introduction [excerpt] (The Berlin Concert, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon 12. John Williams & the Berliner Philharmoniker: Olympic Fanfare & Theme (The Berlin Concert, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon 13. Adewolf: Golden (Ipharoah EP, 2019) Jungle 3ribe 14. Tomutonttu: Järvi. Kyytiin! (Hoshi, 2021) self-released 15. ra/sol: Jellyfish Type Beat (2022) self-released 16. The Vaccines: Savage (Back in Love City, 2021) Super Easy 17. Maya Jane Coles: True Love to the Grave [w.Claudia Kane] (Night Creature, 2021) I/AM/ME 18. Kilometre Club: On Ice (On Ice, 2022) Subway Delay Due To Track Maintenance 19. Lido Pimienta: Para Transcribir [Luna] (Miss Colombia, 2020) Anti- 20. Eli Rose: Soleil (2017) Labréa/Turenne 21. RealMind: Arriba (Le Chau: Chapitre 2, 2016) Le Chau 22. Cruzito & Ken-Y: Como Ayer (Lágrimas y Lambos, 2021) Joyride 23. J Balvin & Bad Bunny: Como un Bebé [w.Mr Eazi] (Oasis, 2019) Universal Music Latino 24. Quantic y Su Conjunto Los Míticos del Ritmo: Nuthin' But a G Thing [Dre en Cumbia] (Hip Hop en Cumbia EP, 2011) Tru Thoughts/Serato Pressings 25. Aterciopelados: El Estuche (Caribe Atómico, 1998) BMG 26. Doctor Stereo: La Cumbia Perdida (La Cumbia Perdida 7", 2011) Names You Can Trust 27. Los Ecos: Aqui en la Fiesta [I Don't Want to Spoil the Party] (Cumbia Beat: Volume 1 - Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Perú 1966-1976, 1972) Vampi Soul 28. Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & English Cast: The Family Madrigal (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 29. Sebastian Yatra: Two Oruguitas (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 30. Germaine Franco: Meet La Familia (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 31. Germaine Franco: El Baile Madrigal (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 32. Germaine Franco: The Cracks Emerge (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 33. Germaine Franco: La Cumbia de Mirabel [w.Christan Camilo Peña] (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 34. Germaine Franco: La Candela (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 35. Germaine Franco: Family Allies (Encanto OST, 2021) Walt Disney 36. Carolina Gaitan, Olga Lucía Vives, Mauro Castillo, Daniela Sierra, Elenco de Encanto, Juanse Diez & Isabel Garcés: No Se Habla de Bruno (Encanto: Banda Sonora Original en Español, 2021) Walt Disney [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/22/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #590 - "The universe is barking mad, darling" (2022 February 14)

Oscar season is upon us again, so since the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards were announced last week, we bring our profiles on the nom'd scores and songs by focusing on Jonny Greenwood's score to the 2021 film The Power of the Dog, allowing us to also discuss other recent soundtrack work by the Radiohead member for films like Spencer and Licorice Pizza. It's also Valentine's Day and our first episode after CITR's recent Fundrive, so prepare to bask in the love. 1. Tsunxmi: Station ID (Broken on Reflection, 2021) GIVE/TAKE 2. Lady Wray: Thank You (Piece of Me, 2021) Big Crown 3. T Gowdy: Emerald Teeth (Corona Borealis Longplay Single, 2020) Constellation 4. Snail Mail: Valentine (Valentine, 2021) Matador 5. Mitski: Valentine, Texas (Laurel Hell, 2022) Dead Oceans 6. Yes/And: More Than Love (Yes/And, 2021) Driftless 7. Ada Lea: My Love 4 U is Real (One Hand on the Steering Wheel, The Other Sewing a Garden, 2021) Saddle Creek 8. Delilah Montagu: Love Me with All Your Heart (Moominvalley OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia 9. Manu Dibango: Aphrodite Shake (African Voodoo, 1972) PSI 10. Lynsey de Paul: Sugar Shuffle (Love Bomb, 1975) Jet/Mercury 11. Jan Hammer Group: Don't You Know (Melodies, 1977) Nemperor/Columbia 12. Jacques Greene: Memory Screen + Fantasy (Fantasy EP, 2022) LuckyMe 13. Sink Ya Teeth: The Vaccine (Two, 2020) Hey Buffalo 14. Bernice: Personal Bubble (Eau de Bonjourno, 2021) Telephone Explosion/Figureight 15. Busty & the Bass: Caribou (Airplanes/Caribou single, 2022) Arts & Crafts 16. Caribou: Never Come Back (Suddenly, 2020) City Slang 17. Ghostly Kisses: Heartbeat (Heaven, Wait, 2022) Akira 18. Smokey Emery: The Room Falls Away (Soundtracks for Invisibility, Volume III: Qui Mal y Pense, 2014) Holodeck 19. Cat Power: Pa Pa Power (Covers, 2022) Domino 20. Randy Newman: Golden Gridiron Boy (Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman, 1962) Rhino/Reprise 21. Theo Alexander: Bright-Eyed Hunger [Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith remix] (2021) Arts & Crafts 22. Sarah Davachi & Sean McCann: Daniela (Mother of Pearl, 2021) Recital 23. Lata Mangeshkar: Tere Sang Pyar Main (The Best of Bollywood: 15 Classic Tracks from the Indian Cinema, 1976) Universal/Hip-O 24. Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & the Rajasthan Express: Julus (Junun OST, 2015) Nonesuch 25. The Smile: We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings (Live at Worthy Farm, 2021) Glastonbury 26. Jonny Greenwood: Convergence (Bodysong OST, 2003) Parlophone 27. Jonny Greenwood: Prelude (The Power of the Dog: Music from the Netflix Film, 2021) Lakeshore 28. Jonny Greenwood: Best Friends (The Power of the Dog: Music from the Netflix Film, 2021) Lakeshore 29. Jonny Greenwood: Paper Flowers (The Power of the Dog: Music from the Netflix Film, 2021) Lakeshore 30. Jonny Greenwood: West (The Power of the Dog: Music from the Netflix Film, 2021) Lakeshore 31. Jonny Greenwood: Licorice Pizza (Licorice Pizza OST, 2021) Republic 32. Jonny Greenwood: Spencer (Spencer OST, 2021) Mercury Classics 33. Jonny Greenwood: Delusion/Miracle (Spencer OST, 2021) Mercury Classics 34. Sarah Neufeld: Detritus (Detritus, 2021) One Little Dependent Thanks again to everyone who donated to CITR's 2022 Fundrive, whether towards this show or any other one at the station. in particular: Steven, Jesse, Gavin, Michael, Graig, Marc & my family. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/15/20222 hours, 6 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #589 - "Bass fight with coho" (2022 February 07)

It's Fundrive time again at CITR! This year's theme is "Plenty of Fish in the Sea...Eye Tea Arrrrr" so amongst some vague piscine themes, we'll profile music from Edgar Wright's latest film, 2021's Last Night in Soho. If you can, donate today during the month of 2022 February: https://www.citr.ca/donate Fundrive programming will go until February 10th. Des chansons pour des poissons: 1. The Marvelettes: Too Many Fish in the Sea (The Marvelettes Greatest Hits, 1964) Motown 2. Yves Léveillé: Une Nuit Sur Soho (Soho, 2006) Effendi 3. Damien Jurado: WKRP in Cincinnati (Lagniappe Sessions, 2019) Aquarium Drunkard 4. The Sports: Who Listens to the Radio (Don't Throw Stones, 1979) Mushroom/Arista 5. Danny Elfman: Big Fish (Music for a Darkened Theatre - Film & Television Music: Volume 3, 2009) MCA 6. Mr Scruff: Fish (Keep It Unreal, 1999) Ninja Tune 7. Cub: Go Fish [live] (Live from Thunderbird Radio Hell: 1992 October 01, 1992) CITR 8. John Lurie: Ahhh... Fishing (Fishing with John OST, 1998) Strange & Beautiful 9. John Lurie: Beast (Fishing with John OST, 1998) Strange & Beautiful 10. Willie Dunn: Bear and Fish (Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology, 2021) Light in the Attic 11. Tallies: No Dreams of Fayres (2021) Hand Drawn Dracula 12. The Ventures: Catfish Mud Dance (Swamp Rock, 1969) Liberty 13. Sleigh Bells: Justine Go Genesis (Texis, 2021) Lucky Number 14. Auto Syndicate: Bongo Dance (Bongo Dance 7", 2020) Mint 15. Hans-Jürgen Walther & Philharmonia Orchestra of Hamburg: Edward German's Merrymakers' Dance (Nell Gwyn Suite 78rpm, 1950s?) Musical Sound Books for Young Listeners 16. Illuminati Hotties: Joni, LA's No.1 Health Goth (Let Me Do One More, 2021) Hopeless 17. Nat King Cole: Station Anniversary (Programming Aids 7", 1964) Capitol 18. Joni Mitchell: Carnival in Kenora [Live at Canterbury House @ Ann Arbor MI 1967 October 27] (Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years 1963-1967, 2020) Rhino 19. Suzanne Ciani: Fish Music (Fish Music 7", 2017) Finders Keepers 20. Teen Daze: Swimming (Interior, 2021) Cascine 21. The Cyrillic Typewriter: The Italian, The Englishman (Buzz, 2022) JAZ 22. Devo: Gut Feeling (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 23. Jex Opolis: Want It Now (Net Worth, 2020) Good Timin' 24. Amy Poehler: Leslie Knope "Crap on a Crayfish" (Parks and Recreation: Road Trip, 2011) NBC/Universal 25. Le Matos: Pray for Death (Ninja Eliminator OST, 2008) self-released 26. CEP: Sleeping Fish (Drawing the Target Around the Arrow, 2017) Pannonica 27. Jazmine Sullivan: On It [w.Ari Lennox] (Heaux Tales, 2021) RCA 28. Arooj Aftab: Last Night (Vulture Prince, 2021) New Amsterdam 29. Steven Price: Neon (Last Night in Soho score, 2021) Mondo 30. Anya Taylor-Joy: Downtown [a capella] (Last Night in Soho OST, 2021) Mondo/Back Lot 31. R Dean Taylor: There's a Ghost in My House (Last Night in Soho OST, 2021) Mondo/Back Lot 32. The Graham Bond Organization: Wade in the Water [Live at Klooks Kleek] (Last Night in Soho OST, 2021) Mondo/Back Lot 33. James Ray: I've Got My Mind Set on You (Last Night in Soho OST, 2021) Mondo/Back Lot 34. Sandie Shaw: [There's] Always Something There to Remind Me (Last Night in Soho OST, 2021) Mondo/Back Lot 35. Brian Eno: Modified Fishes (Music for Installations [viyl], 2018) Opal/UMC 36. Jim Ellis: WKRP End Theme (WKRP in Cincinnati, 1978) MTM MEOW [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/8/20222 hours, 2 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #588 - "Add panache and savoir faire to any social occasion" (2022 January 31)

In honour of actor/director Sidney Poitier (1927-2022), we feature some of the music associated with his long history in filmmaking, which shares some overlap with songwriter Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022) who worked on many a Hollywood song. February also marks the start to Black History Month and the Year of the Tiger so let's begin the beguine. 1. St Vincent: Year of the Tiger (Strange Mercy, 2011) 4AD 2. Hélène Vogelsinger: Apparition (Reminiscence, 2021) Modularfield 3. Fucked Up: Year of the Tiger [w.Jim Jarmusch] (Year of the Tiger 12", 2012) Matador 4. Moe Koffman: Tiger Claw (Jungle Man, 1976) GRT 5. Possum: I am the Tiger (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment District 6. Apollo Ghosts: Pink Tiger (Pink Tiger, 2022) You've Changed 7. Alan Howarth: Wing Kong White Tiger [from Big Trouble in Little China] (Live at Hollywood Theatre, 2018) Wyrd War/BSX 8. Ronnie Spector & The E Street Band: Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Say Goodbye to Hollywood 7", 1977) Epic/Cleveland International 9. The Ronettes: Be My Baby (...presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica, 1963) Philles 10. Michael Giacchino: Eye of the Tiger [string quartet version] (Jojo Rabbit: Original Score, 2019) Hollywood 11. Chaka Demus & Pliers: Bam Bam (Bam Bam 7", 1993) Taxi 12. 808 State: One in Ten [w.UB40] (Gorgeous, 1992) ZTT 13. Mychael Danna: Tiger Vision (Life of Pi OST, 2012) Sony Classical 14. Karim Ouellet: Parachute (2017) Coyote 15. Dominique Fils-Aimé: Go Get It (2022) Ensoul 16. Padang Food Tigers: Hissy Cups (God's Plenty, 2021) Shhpuma 17. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges: B-Side (Texas Moon 12", 2022) Dead Oceans 18. Charlotte Day Wilson: Lovesick Utopia (Alpha, 2021) Stone Woman 19. Yoo Doo Right: Presto Presto, Bella's Dream (Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose, 2021) Mothland 20. Robert McFerrin, Inez Matthews, Pearl Bailey & the Ken Darby Singers: I've Got Plenty o'Nuttin' (Porgy & Bess OST, 1959) Columbia Masterworks 21. Jester Hairston: Amen (Lilies of the Field OST, 1964) Epic 22. Quincy Jones: Main Title to They Call Me Mister Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night/They Call Me Mister Tibbs OST, 1970) Delphi 23. Sidney Poitier: Mister Tibbs! (In the Heat of the Night/They Call Me Mister Tibbs OST, 1967) Delphi 24. Lulu: To Sir, With Love (To Sir, With Love OST, 1967) Fontana 25. Frank DeVol: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner OST, 1968) Colgems 26. Gil Mellé: The Organization (The Organization OST, 1971) Intrada 27. Radio Ad: Buck & The Preacher (Super Bad, Super Black: Radio Spots from Blaxploitation, 2003) Waste Management 28. Neal Hefti: Duel at Diablo [w.Ernie Sheldon] (Duel at Diablo OST, 1966) United Artists 29. Aidan McNally & His Aidanaires: Yellow Bird (At the Bermudiana Hotel, 1960?) Edmar 30. Mary-Catherine Pazzano: Alone in the World (You're Gonna Hear From Me, 2017) Glorious Feeling 31. Linda Lavin: Theme from Alice (Television's Greatest Hits: Volume 6, 1996) TVT 32. Rogier Van Otterloo: Les Moulins de Mon Cœur (The French Connection, 1976) Polydor 33. James Ingram & Patti Austin: How Do You Keep the Music Playing [Theme from Best Friends] (It's Your Night, 1983) Qwest Happy lunar new year! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/1/20222 hours, 1 minute, 50 seconds
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XHM #587 - "Reborn through waves of grief as we try to not glitch out too soon" (2022 January 24)

With Matrix: Resurrections widely released, we listen to Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer's score from that film along with Don Davis' music from the original series from 20 years ago. We also pay tribute to Vancouer singer Megan MacDonald who died suddenly last weekend. 1. Mount Eerie: Do Not Be Afraid (Singers, 2005) self-released 2. Roland Kayn: Matrix (Simultan, 1977) Colosseum 3. The Poison Dart: All Things Said Must Pass (Get Hot, 2006) Marriage 4. International Falls: Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (The Plateau, 2006) Probably 5. Fine Mist: Stop or Start [The Blankket remix] (Nite Sweats Pt 1, 2011) self-released 6. Fine Mist: O Wake (Public Domain, 2010) self-released 7. COOL: Saffron (Paint, 2014) Yellow Plum 8. Matty: 41edocrazytalk (ARKIVE, 2021) self-released 9. Severed Heads: Now, an Explosive New Movie (City Slab Horror, 1984) Ink 10. Viagra Boys: 6 Shooter (Welfare Jazz, 2021) Year000111. Light Blending In: Conquering Fears (The Prettiest Flowers Have the Sharpest Thorns, 2021) self-released 12. Charlotte Cardin: Passive Aggressive (Phoenix, 2021) Cult Nation/Atlantic/Parlophone 13. Plum: Pull Back the Sky (Pull Back the Sky, 2022) self-released 14. Soichi Terada: Double Spire (Asakusa Light, 2022) Rush Hour 15. Boys Noize: Detune (+/-, 2021) Boysnoize 16. Jlin: Embryo (Embryo EP, 2021) Planet Mu 17. Hannah Holland: Sth Ldn (Tectonic, 2021) PRAH 18. Sewerslvt: Self Destruction Worldwide Broadcast (We Had Good Times Together, Don't Forget That, 2021) self-released 19. Pseudo-Antigone: Everything You Made Me Do (Into the Void of Infinite Sadness, 2021) self-released 20. Caterina Barbieri: Voleggiando (Noctuary: Early Synthesis Works, 2020) self-released 21. Tanya Tagaq: Tongues (Tongues, 2022) Six Shooter 22. The Zarkons: White Rabbit (Riders in the Long Black Parade, 1985) Enigma/Time Coast 23. The User: ||| (Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers, 2002) Staalplaat/Asphodel 24. DJ Taye: The Matrixx (Still Trippin', 2018) Hyperdub 25. Propellerheads: Spybreak! [Long One] (Propellerheads single, 1997) DreamWorks/Heads Spin 26. Nic Raine & the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: The Matrix - Anything is Possible (Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection, 1999) Rhino 27. Don Davis: Neo on the Edge (The Matrix OST: Deluxe Edition, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 28. Don Davis: Bow Whisk Orchestra (The Matrix OST: Deluxe Edition, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 29. Don Davis: Domo Showdown (The Matrix OST: Deluxe Edition, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 30. Don Davis: Switch or Break Show (The Matrix OST: Deluxe Edition, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 31. Don Davis: Mix the Art (The Matrix OST: Deluxe Edition, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 32. Don Davis & Juno Reactor: Mona Lisa Overdrive (The Matrix Reloaded: Limited Edition, 2003) La-La Land 33. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: I Fly or I Fall (The Matrix Resurrections OST, 2021) WaterTower 34. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Sky Scrape (The Matrix Resurrections OST, 2021) WaterTower 35. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Neo & Trinity Theme [Exomorph remix] (The Matrix Resurrections OST, 2021) WaterTower 36. Dizzy Gillespie: Matrix (The Real Thing, 1970) Perception Déjà vu wire fu. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/25/20221 hour, 58 minutes, 53 seconds
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2022: 24 Hours of Radio Art (Hours 19 + 20) - "laqad nashat fi mustanqae siriyin" (2022 January 17)

24 Hours of Radio Art lands on a Monday this year, so Exploding Head Movies morphs in honour of all the noise that mixes field recordings from parts of the world that feel even further away during a pandemic along with newish experimental music and tributes to those composers who recently left us, including the main chair sitter himself Alvin Lucier (1931-2021). [01] Socotra Soundscapes: 2013-03-13 Al Mukalla, Yemen - Felix Airways Takeoff Announcement & Pre-Flight Prayer [Riyan to Socotra] (Socotra Soundscapes: Field Recordings from the Archipelago, 2017) Faulty Machine Recordings Service [02] Apartment House: Fourteen (John Cage's Number Pieces, 2021) Another Timbre [03] Alvin Lucier: Music on a Long Thin Wire [edit] (OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-1980, 1980) Ellipsis Arts [04] Anthony Burr, Charles Curtis & Robin Hayward: Alvin Lucier's Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Tuba (Chamber Music: Alvin Lucier & Morton Feldman, 2019) Important [05] Pauline Kim & Conrad Harris: Alvin Lucier's Love Song [Two Violins] (String Noise, 2020) Black Truffle [06] Noah Creshevsky: Lisa Barnard Redux [w.Lisa Barnard Kelley] (Rounded with a Sleep, 2008) Pogus Productions [07] Peter Zinovieff & Friends: January Tensions (Electronic Calendar: The EMS Tapes, 2015) Space Age [08] UNKNOWN: Riverside Field Recording/Oudin Coil Streetlamp (Uchronia: Field Recordings from Alternate Realities, 2015) Sahel Sounds [09] Ghédalia Tazartès: Un Amour si Grand Qu'il Nie Son Objet (Diasporas, 1979) Cobalt/Dais [10] Joel Chadabe: Echoes [w.Jan Williams] (Echoes/Flowers, 1972) CP² [11] Angelica Sanchez & Marilyn Crispell: Ancient Dream (How to Turn the Moon, 2020) Pyroclastic [12] Christopher Fleeger: Swamp Field Recordings (Global/Hallowe'en [Abridged Soundtracks], 2020) Deathbomb Arc [13] Socotra Soundscapes: 2013-03-16 Dagub - Socotra Sparrows [Passer insularis] in Dagub Cave (Socotra Soundscapes: Field Recordings from the Archipelago, 2017) Faulty Machine Recordings Service [14] Nathan Shubert: Park Bench in Hornstull [59.318°, 18.026°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released [15] Eve Parker Finley: Droney Discord (Chrysalia, 2020) Coax [16] Phew: Let's Dance Let's Go (Vertigo KO, 2020) Disciples [17] Dolman/Rossy/Jobin: Are You Here to Help? [intro] (Are You Here to Help?, 2022) Riparian [18] Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman: Iota Mikro (Alternate African Reality: Electronic, Electroacoustic and Experimental music from Africa and the Diaspora, 2020) Syrphe [19] Anla Courtis & S Glass: Dissecting Squid (Other Secretive Vehicles, 2021) Ikuisuus [20] Ewa Justka: Something Alive but Unevolvable (Upside Down Smile, 2020) Editions Mego [21] SoyJoy: The Magic Broom (SoyCruelty, 2021) Swamp Productions [22] Body/Dilloway/Head: Secret Cuts (Body/Dilloway/Head, 2021) Three Lobed [23a] Martin Luther King Junior: Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam (Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam, 1967) Black Forum [23b] Bells Clanging: Airborne While You'll Never Fly Again (AUDIO: An Experimental Noise Compilation, 2020) Excellent Jacket [24] Nathan Shubert: Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen [55.691°, 12.548°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released Possess a love so great that it denies its purposes. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/18/20222 hours, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
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2022: 24 Hours of Radio Art (Bonus Hour) - "A song from the big chair" (2022 January 17)

Prepped for this year's 24 Hours of Radio Art but missing a cutoff time, this is a superlong version of Alvin Lucier doing his seminal sound art piece I Am Sitting in a Room from a 1980 recording. You can hear that generation loss and overtone frequency collection build up over the 45 minutes. This will eventually air at a later time on CITR as part of a capsule radio art episode via Bepi Crespan's show, which you can listen on Fridays 2-3:30pm Pacific or anytime via https://www.citr.ca/radio/bepi-crespan-presents/ [unknown] Open Tones Alvin Lucier: I Am Sitting in a Room (I Am Sitting in a Room, 1980) Lovely Music Suzanna Ciani: Analogue Mountain (Music for Denali EP, 2020) Finder Keepers
1/18/202251 minutes, 16 seconds
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XHM #586 - "Drivin' to yet another rodeo" (2021 January 10)

gak marks 14 years on CITR with a long-overdue countrified episode tied to Merle Haggard (1937-2016), the western sound of Bakersfield, California and music from the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. Yeehaw!1. Laura Cantrell: 14th Street (Humming by the Flowered Vine, 2005) Matador 2. Jeff Gunn, Koi Anunta & Mike Sleath: Spiritus Momentous [Never Give Up, Opus 2] (Momentum, 2022) self-released 3. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Going Where the Lonely Go (Raise the Roof [deluxe edition], 2021) Rounder/Concord/Warner Bros 4. Big Thief: Spud Infinity (Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, 2022) 4AD 5. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Cactus Juice (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 6. The Cactus Blossoms: Mississippi (You're Dreaming, 2016) Red House 7. Rank & File: Amanda Ruth (Sundown, 1982) Slash/Warner Bros 8. Rubber Rodeo: The Theme from Rubber Rodeo (Rubber Rodeo EP, 1982) Eat 9. Jerry Reed: Amos Moses (Georgia Sunshine, 1970) RCA Victor 10. Beastie Boys: 5-Piece Chicken Dinner (Paul's Boutique, 1989) Capitol 11. Ellen Froese: Charlie (Fightin' Words, 2019) self-released 12. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Hawgtied (Avanti, 2003) Mint 13. Jaime Wyatt: LIVIN (Neon Cross, 2020) New West FOURTEEN! Faith Healer: Again (Cosmic Troubles, 2015) Mint 15. Dorothea Paas: Interlude (Anything Can't Happen, 2021) Telephone Explosion 16. Le Ren: Who's Going to Hold Me Next? (Leftovers, 2021) Secretly Canadian 17. Lindi Ortega: Til My Dyin' Day (Liberty, 2018) Shadowbox 18. The Bebop Cowboys: Remington Ride (Debut, 2022) self-released 19. Victoria Bailey: Outlaws (Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline, 2020) Rock Ridge/California Good Time 20. Patsy Cline: So Wrong (You're Stronger Than Me 7", 1962) Decca 21. The Garrys: Hwy-11 Tumbleweed (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey 22. Dwight Yoakam: Streets of Bakersfield (Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, 1988) Reprise 23. The Sanland Brothers: Vaccination for the Blues (Red Roses for My Baby 7", 1969) Capitol 24. North Americans: American Dipper (Roped In, 2020) Third Man 25. Maddox Brothers & Rose: New Step It Up and Go (Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1960) King 26. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox: Loose Talk (The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capitol of the West 1940-1974, 1961) Bear Family 27. Carter Burwell: Hello, Mr Pocket! (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs OST, 2018) Milan 28. Dead Ghosts: Merle (Automatic Changer, 2020) Burger 29. Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Haggard [Like I've Never Been Before] (Best Troubador, 2017) Drag City/Palace 30. The Strangers: Hammin' It Up (The Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers, 1969) Capitol/Sparton of Canada 31. Merle Haggard & The Strangers: California Cottonfields (Someday We'll Look Back, 1971) Capitol 32. Merle Haggard & The Strangers: Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today (Live from Austin Texas 1978, 2008) New West 33. Al Petty: Steel Guitar Special (Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues: Volume 3 - 1954-1955, 2008) Jasmine 34. The Everly Brothers: Sing Me Back Home (Holding Things Together: The Merle Haggard Songbook, 2019) Ace 35. Neil Young: Dead [end credits] (Dead Man OST, 1996) Vapor 36. Woody Jackson: Red Dead Redemption (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 [original score], 2019) Lakeshore/Invada/Rockstar Games 37. Rhiannon Giddens: Mountain Banjo (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 38. Daniel Lanois: Mountain Finale (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 39. Willie Nelson: Cruel World (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games The Hag tried a power move on Dolly Parton with his song Always Wanting You, which is a story I'll dig up for a future episode. Go Dolly! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/11/20222 hours, 15 seconds
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XHM #585 - "The taste varies from person to person" (2022 January 03)

The year is 2022 and despite all our hopes, we enter uncertain times, which we'll underscore since this new year is the setting of the 1973 dystopian science fiction film Soylent Green with music by Fred Myrow. We play catchup with recent departed souls along with digging up some best-of songs from 2021 whilst teasing at music already due out this year. 1. Ann-Margret: New Year's Greetings (Christmas/New Year's Greetings 7", 1963) RCA Victor/Groove 2. The Beatles: Like Making an Album?/I've Got a Feeling [Take 10] (Let It Be [Super Deluxe version], 2021) Apple 3. Sarah Neufeld: The Top (Detritus, 2021) 4. The Monkees: Daily Nightly (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd, 1967) Colgems 5. The Moody Blues: We're Broken (A Slight Disturbance in My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966, 2020) Grapefruit 6. Vincent Parker: Waiting on Bad News (For Nothing Tho..., 2021) self-released 7. Andrew Gold: Thank You for Being a Friend (All This and Heaven Too, 1978) Asylum 8. Sonny Curtis: Love is All Around [Theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show] (Television's Greatest Hits: Volume 2, 1996) TVT 9. Omicron: Bass Lock (Natural Born Techno 6, 1997) Nova Zembla 10. The Uncut: Understanding the New Violence (Those Who Were Hung Hang Here, 2004) Paper Bag 11. Lower Dens: Galapagos (The Competition, 2019) Ribbon Music 12. Lumes: Take Me Back (Winter Winds: Volume 5, 2018) SVNSET WAVES 13. Beach House: Pink Funeral (Once Twice Melody, 2022) Sub Pop 14. Tanya Tagaq: Colonizer (Tongues, 2022) Six Shooter 15. Natalie Holt: New York, 2012 (Loki OST: Volume 1 [Episodes 1-3], 2021) Hollywood 16. Caroline Polachek: Bunny is a Rider (2021) Perpetual Novice 17. Anika: Finger Pies (Change, 2021) Sacred Bones/Invada 18. Mira Calix: Danaïdes (@0, 2021) Ahead of Our Time 19. The Besnard Lakes: Raindrops (The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, 2021) Full Time Hobby 20. Freelove Fenner: Shoulder Season (The Punishment Zone, 2021) Moone 21. Postmoderndisco: Transient (2021) self-released 22. Emissive: Sidewalk Jam (Wave Science 12", 2021) Pacific Rhythm 23. Copper Alexander: Unearth (Guelph Tomorrow, 2020) Blunderspublik 24. Propulse: Glitterbroke74 (Digiform EP, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 25. Jeremy Inkel: Embrace (Hijacker, 2020) Artoffact 26. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Dialectical Transformation III [Soylent Green] (Riddim Warfare, 1998) Outpost/Asphodel 27. Fred Myrow: Sol's Music (Soylent Green OST, 1973) Film Score Monthly 28. Fred Myrow: Prologue/Opening City Music (Soylent Green OST, 1973) Film Score Monthly 29. Fred Myrow: Infernal Machine/Thorn in Danger/Are You with Us?/Alternate City Opening/End Credits (Soylent Green OST, 1973) Film Score Monthly 30. Fred Myrow: Symphony Music [Tchaikovsky/Beethoven/Grieg] (Soylent Green OST, 1973) Film Score Monthly 31. David Frisell: New Year's Resolution (Merry Christmas/Happy New Year 7", 1970) Buck Owens Enterprises promo 32. Chet Doxas: Lodestar [for Lester Young] (You Can't Take It with You, 2021) Whirlwind People are people but who knows if people are tasty people. (Don't tell me if you do know.) [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/4/20222 hours, 7 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #584 - "The old years continue to barge forwards" (2021 December 27)

As 2021 draws to a merciful close, we take stock of the music released this year and focus on Japanese Breakfast, who had a busy year, including the soundtrack to the video game Sable. We don't do "best of"'s here; we review the past 12 months and press forwards. 1. CFCF: welcome.WAV (Memoryland, 2021) BGM 2. DJ Harrison: 2021 Disco (Tales from the Old Dominion, 2021) Stones Throw 3. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra: Movement 6 (Promises, 2021) Luaka Bop 4. TV Priest: Journal of a Plague Year (Uppers, 2021) Sub Pop/Hand in Hive 5. Clown College Dropout: 2021 (2021, 2021) 155 6. Parquet Courts: Walking at a Downtown Pace (Sympathy for Live, 2021) Rough Trade 7. Modwump: Vaccine for the Masses (Music for Bunkers, 2021) Submarine Broadcasting Company 8. Squid: Narrator [w.Martha Skye Murphy] (Bright Green Field, 2021) Warp 9. Circuit des Yeux: Vanishing (-io, 2021) Matador 10. Bell Orchestre: Closing (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 11. Vanille: Phonème (Soleil '96, 2021) Bonbonbon/Return to Analog 12. Royal Canoe: Summer Stay (Sidelining, 2021) Paper Bag 13. The Garrys: Heavy Flow (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey Shiken 14. Bomba Estéreo: Agua [w.Lido Pimienta] (Deja, 2021) Sony Music Latin 15. Bo Burnham: Content (Inside: The Songs, 2021) self-released 16. Alessandro Cortini: Carta (Forse 1-3 + Vivo, 2021) Important 17. Daniel Avery: Endless Hours (Together in Static, 2021) Phantasy Sound 18. Bicep: Lido (Isles, 2021) Ninja Tune 19. Goodge: Elevator (Elevator single, 2021) Cascade TWENTY? Darkside: Liberty Bell (Spiral, 2021) Matador TWENTY-ONE! Museum of Love: Cluttered World (Life of Mammals, 2021) Skint 22. Barker: E7-E5 (BARKER002 12", 2021) Ostgut Ton 23. Soyjoy: I Picture Your Skeleton (Soycruelty, 2021) Swamp Productions 24. Jasper Sloan Yip: Halcyon Dream (Strange Calm/Blushing Autumn, 2021) self-released 25. Teen Daze: Last Time in This Place [w.Joseph Shabason] (Interior, 2021) Cascine 26. Marissa Nadler: From Vapour to Stardust (The Path of the Clouds, 2021) Sacred Bones 27. The Weather Station: Tried to Tell You (Ignorance, 2021) Fat Possum 28. Hans Zimmer: Ripples in the Sand (Paul's Dream: Music from the Dune Soundtrack, 2021) WaterTower 29. Lucy Dacus: VBS (Home Video, 2021) Matador 30. Japanese Breakfast: Paprika (Jubilee, 2021) Dead Oceans 31. Nick Schofield: Travertine Museum (Glass Gallery, 2021) Backward 32. Japanese Breakfast: Glider (Sable: Original Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks 33. Japanese Breakfast: Campfires (Sable: Original Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks 34. Japanese Breakfast: Glow Worm Cave (Sable: Original Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks 35. Japanese Breakfast: Ibexxi Camp [night] (Sable: Original Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks 36. Japanese Breakfast: The Ewer [day] (Sable: Original Video Game Soundtrack, 2021) Masterworks 37. Norah Jones: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (I Dream of Christmas, 2021) Blue Note Bring on 2022 or at least some year that doesn't feel like a boat anchor. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/28/20212 hours, 12 minutes, 2 seconds
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XHM #583 - "Kent Kringle & his friend the Krentmpus" (2021 December 20)

For our 14th annual holiday episode, Mr Graig Kent of Toronto nobly volunteered to sift through hundreds of weird Christmas songs to come up with a joyful selection of atypical carols amidst the doom & continued gloom that is Covid Christmas II. Tweaks were made for airtime amongst other breaking tune as we profile Henry Mancini's & Leslie Bricusse's music from 1985 Santa Claus: The Movie. Ho ho ho! Remember kids: Christmas trees and gasoline don't mix. 1. The Vancouver Midmores to the Regina Midmores: Christmas Greetings (Christmas Greetings 10", 1952) CKWX/Audiodisc 2. Maylee Todd: I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada 4, 2012) The Line of Best Fit 3. Sinikka Langeland: Winter Rune (Wolf Rune, 2021) ECM 4. Nicole Atkins: Every Single Christmas (Every Single Christmas 7", 2020) self-released 5. The Dears: Christmas Love (Christmas Love/O Little Town of Bethlehem single, 2020) Dangerbird 6. Cookin Soul: Xmas with Doom [intro] (DOOM XMAS: MF Doom Remixes, 2018) self-released 7. Freddie Gibbs & Amerigo Gazaway: Christmas in Gary (A Freddie Christmas Album, 2019) self-released 8. Glider: Snowman's Theme (Revenge of the Christmas/Son of the Christmas/The Christmas Walks Among Us, 2016) Friends Friends Friends 9. Burd Ellen: Please to See the King (Says the Never Beyond, 2020) self-released 10. The Not Marys: Grey Christmas (Christmas in the City: Volume 2, 2014) 11th Avenue 11. The Simpsons: Jingle Bells [w.Robert Goulet] (Songs in the Key of Springfield, 1997) Rhino 12. The Honey Sweethearts: Song for a Winter's Night (A Huron Carol - An Eternal Bummer Christmas: Volume 3, 2016) Eternal Bummer 13. Shaun Weadick: The New Fallen Snow Covers Everything (Broom Heart Moon, 2014) self-released 14. Princess Demeny: Listen, The Snow is Falling (New York Grief 7", 2021) Séance Centre 15. Sugar World: Just Like Christmas (A Sugar Christmas, 2020) Sunday 16. Max Matthews: Joy to the World (Music from Mathematics, 1962) Decca 17. Razr Spayd & the Wyqqid Glitch of da West: DO U H3@R W@T R@Z4 SP@YD H3AR$ (Holidazed - An Eternal Bummer Christmas: Volume 2, 2013) Eternal Bummer 18. Percy Faith & His Orchestra: Brazilian Sleigh Bells (Your Dance Date with Percy Faith 10", 1950) Columbia 19. Kelly Finnegan: Heartbreak for Christmas (A Joyful Sound, 2020) Colemine 20. DJ Tron: Santa's Coming (Feast of Funk 7", 2020) Burning Sole 21. Jessica Hahn: It's a 1-900-Christmas (Kevin & Bean's Bogus Christmas, 1991) KROQ 22. Sabrina Claudio: Short Red Silk Lingerie (Christmas Blues, 2020) SC Entertainment 23. The Luvmenauts: '74 Sleigh (A Luvmenauts Christmas, 2013) self-released 24. Kay Martin & Her Body Guards: Santa's Doing the Horizontal Twist (I Know What He Wants for Christmas But I Don't Know How to Wrap It, 1962) Laff 25. Debbie Dabney: I Want to Spend Christmas with Elvis (Mr Santa's Boogie, 1985) Savoy Jazz 26. Bowie Brown: A Very Bowie Xmas, Pt I (Wild Xmas with Bomarr: Volume 11, 2019) Wild Xmas 27. Sloan: Kids Come Back Again at Christmas (Home for the Holidays, 2020) Arts & Crafts 28. Posadas & Monaku: Hawai'ian Guitar Duet (Christmas Eve 10", 1920) Columbia 29. Sluice: C'est Noël à Dirt Mansion (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIII, 2021) The Line of Best Fit 30. Tom T Hall: Christmas Is (Saturday Morning Songs, 1979) RCA 31. Johnny Cash: Have a Safe & Sane Holiday (No Toys for OJ, 1994) KROQ 32. The Osborne Brothers: Christmas Time on Rocky Top (Christmas on the Mountain: A Bluegrass Christmas, 2002) Brave/Universal South 33. Jason Zumpano: A Red Spot Against the Sun (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XI, 2019) The Line of Best Fit 34. Elisapie: Qanniuguma [w.Beatrice Deer] (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XII, 2020) The Line of Best Fit 35. Antena: Noëlle à Hawaii (Chantons Noël: Ghosts of Christmas Past, 2007) LTM 36. Mr. T: Merry Christmas (Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas, 2006) KROQ 37. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Winter Diamonds (Mark Malibu presents Surfin' Kitty X-Mas 2, 2021) Sharawaji 38. Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Sarsaparilla Eggnog (Mark Malibu presents Surfin' Kitty X-Mas 2, 2021) Sharawaji 39. Aled Jones & Henry Mancini: Main Title/Every Christmas Eve [Santa's Theme] (Santa Claus: The Movie OST, 1985) EMI America 40. The Ambrosian Singers: Patch, Natch (Santa Claus: The Movie OST, 1985) EMI America 41. Henry Mancini: North Star/Arrival of the Elves (Santa Claus: The Movie OST, 1985) EMI America 42. The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh: Kolyada [Spirit of Christmas, w.director Russell G. Wichmann & A Cappella Chorus] (Love Came Down at Christmas, 1965) MHF/Columbia I remain bemused beyond belief that lyrics that feature lists that end with "and things" still exist. I mean, "there were rocks & birds & stones & things" is bafflingly funny. Holy holy holy mackerel. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/21/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 10 seconds
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XHM #582 - "A little night music for you milliners" (2021 December 13)

Tonight, tonight, we pay tribute to the great American musical composer Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021), tackling only some of his notable pieces in his glorious songbook (since he wrote a lot of great pieces), leading up to the recent Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story. 1. David Bowie: New Angels of Promise [Omikron: The Nomad Soul version, remastered] (Brilliant Adventure 1992-2001, 2021) Parlophone/ISO 2. Modula: Omicron Ballad [Sisterhood remix] (Omicron Ballad 12", 2014) Tief 3. Courtney Barnett: Take It Day by Day (Things Take Time, Take Time, 2021) Milk!/Mom + Pop/Marathon Artists 4. Light Blending In: Moving Onwards (The Prettiest Flowers Have the Sharpest Thorns, 2021) self-released 5. Badbadnotgood: Unfolding/Momentum 73 [w.Laraaji] (Talk Memory, 2021) XL/Innovative Leisure 6. The Magnetic Fields: Take Ecstasy with Me [w.Susan Anway] (Holiday, 1994) Feel Good All Over 7. The Jazz Butcher: The Party's Over [live] (Brave New Waves Sessions, 2017) Artoffact 8. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Floods (Mount A, 2010) Touch 9. Lydia Ainsworth: Amaryllis (Sparkles & Debris, 2021) Zombie Cat 10. Language Arts: You Gotta Be Yourself (Lemon & Lime, 2021) self-released 11. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Mt Baker (@0, 2021) Ninja Tune 12. Kaytranada: $payforhaiti [w.Mach-Hommy] (Intimidated single, 2021) RCA 13. Altin Gün: Bulunur Mu (Yol, 2021) Glitterbeat 14. The Black Dog: Sensor (Music for Photographers, 2021) Dust Science Recordings 15. Wet Leg: Chaise Lounge (2021) Domino 16. Munya: Captain Ron (Voyage to Mars, 2021) Luminelle 17. Christopher J Miller: Étude #1 (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 18. The KVB: Unité (Unity, 2021) Invada 19. Erez Zobary: Only Thing (To Bloom, 2021) self-released 20. Patrick Kilpatrick: Land Without Bread 2 (Kilpatrick 1, 2021) self-released 21. Anna Fox Rochinski: Everybody's Down (Cherry, 2021) Don Giovanni 22. Whitehorse: Am I Just Gonna Stand There [While You Take My Girl Away] (Strike Me Down, 2021) Six Shooter 23. Norm Chambers: Aggregate (Seaside Resonance, 2021) Hotham Sound 24. KCAR: IRL (KCAR x Pandemic, 2020) self-released 25. Dani Nash: Get a Dog (Dani Nash, 2021) self-released 26. The Golden Age of Wrestling: Matriarch (Matriarch/Rottweiler single, 2021) Surviving the Game 27. Madonna: Sooner or Later (I'm Breathless: Music From & Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy, 1990) Sire/Warner Bros 28. Krusty the Clown & Sideshow Mel: Send in the Clowns (Songs in the Key of Springfield, 1997) Rhino 29. Stephen Sondheim: Goodbye for Now (Reds OST, 1981) Columbia 30. Stephen Sondheim, Zero Mostel & Company: Tiba Solo into Comedy Tonight (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum OST, 1966) United Artists 31. Ethel Merman, Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim: Rose's Turn (Gypsy - A Musical Fable: 50th Anniversary Edition, 2009) Masterworks Broadway 32. Stephen Sondheim: Overture (Follies: New Broadway Cast Recording, 2011) PS Classics 33. Jim Bryant & Marni Nixon: Tonight (West Side Story OST, 1961) Columbia Masterworks 34. David Alvarez, Ariana DeBose, Ana Isabelle & Cast: America (West Side Story OST, 2021) Hollywood 35. Leonard Bernstein: The Dance at the Gym [Mambo] (West Side Story OST, 2021) Hollywood 36. Mandy Patinkin: Finishing the Hat (Sunday in the Park with George: Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2007) Masterworks Broadway West Side Story makes me think that when the Winnipeg and San Jose hockeys teams meet, that should be their battle name. How do you like them egg rolls! Everybody rise! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/14/20212 hours, 10 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #581 - "One foot always in the forest" (2021 December 06)

In honour of Finnish Independence Day today, we celebrate one of my homeland's most wonderful exports: the Moomin! Tove Jansson's characters have been adapted into multiple television & film adaptations, so we'll sample many of the sounds found in that valley, along with the rest of Finland and some of its Canadian diaspora. All responsibilities are only a nuisance. YKSI/ The Tragically Hip: Montreal [live] (Saskadelphia EP, 2021) Universal KAKSI/ Loscil: Orta (Clara, 2021) Kranky KOLME/ Wallgrin: Silver Trail (2021) Heavy Lark NELJÄ/ The New Pornographers: The Fake Headlines (Mass Romantic, 2000) Mint VIISI/ Tor: Inkeri (Oasis Sky, 2021) Eleuthera KUUSI/ Bahamas: Can't Complain (Sad Hunk, 2020) Brushfire SEITSÄMÄN/ Apollo Ghosts: Flamingo (Local Delivery Only, 2020) self-released KAHDEKSAN/ Nathan Shubert: Lappeenranta (When You Take Off Your Shoes, 2019) Bigo & Twigetti YHDEKSÄN/ rmahain: Kolme (Being Human, 2016) self-released KYMMENEN/ Niemi: Joella (Spiraalit/Spirals, 2020) Bafe's Factory/Nordic Notes 11/ Ovuca: FI3AC2142070 (Northern Lights: Alpha Dubhe, 2021) AP Musik 12/ Ty Roxy: True Colours (Music, 2021) Fonal 13/ Kaija Koo: Tyhjyys (Cold War on the Rocks: Disco & Electronic Music from Finland 1980-1991, 2019) Svart 14/ Tuomas Kantelinen: Thieves Tango (The Adventurers OST, 2017) Milan 15/ Pepe Deluxé: Halls of Kalevala (Phantom Cabinet: Volume 1, 2021) Catskills 16/ El Michels Affair: Reasons [w.Bobby Oroza] (Reasons 7", 2020) Big Crown 17/ Sukellusvene: Sea Journey [7" version] (Vesi- ja Lintumusikka, 1979) Love 18/ Ka Baird & Pekka Airaksinen: Roseclouds (Catalog Compendium: Volume 6, 2021) RVNG Intl. 19/ Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen: Scamec (White Wall OST, 2021) Öm Sound 20/ Leningrad Cowboys: Sunday Morning (Leningrad Cowboys Go America OST, 1989) AMT 21/ Stephen Layton & the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge: O Magnum Mysterium (Mäntyjärvi: Choral Music, 2020) Hyperion 22/ AGF: For Toffle [Tove Jansson, 1960] (Kuuntele, 2013) AGF 23/ Kaae & Batz: Melancholic Night (Bordertown OST, 2018) Silverdrum 24/ MØ: I'm Far Away [theme] (Moominvalley OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia 25/ Alma: Starlight (Moominvalley OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia 26/ Sumio Shiratori: Muumin to Nakama Tachi [Moomin & Friends] (Tanoshii Muumin Ikka: Sunafukin no Tabidachi OST, 1990) Starchild 27/ Graeme Miller & Steve Shill: The Moomins Theme (The Moomins OST, 2016) Finders Keepers 28/ Lukasz Targosz & City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: Bring the Snow! [w.Sarah Àlainn] (Moomins & the Winter Wonderland OST, 2017) Playground Music OY 29/ Matti Bye: Secret Land (Tove OST, 2021) Oona/Rotor 30/ Yelena Eckemoff: Winter Slumber [w.Jarmo Saari, Panu Savolainen, Antti Lotjonen, Olavi Louhivuori & Jukka Perko] (Adventures of the Wildflower, 2021) L&H Productions LOPPU [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/7/20212 hours, 8 minutes, 59 seconds
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XHM #580 - "The whole livery line bow like this with the big money all crushed into these feet" (2021 November 29)

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was primarily known as a painter but he also dabbled in film & music, which intersect in Downtown 81, originally released in 2000 after some rework. Along with the mutant disco & no wave sounds of the Lower East Side, we'll also mark Hanukkah, some recent deaths and events in Vancouvertown as 1st Advent has also passed. 01. Hiss Golden Messenger: Hanukkah Dance (O Come All Ye Faithful, 2021) Merge 02. Sarah Davachi: Abeyant (Antiphonals, 2021) Late Music 03. Yo La Tengo: Eight Candles (Hanukkah+, 2019) Verve Forecast 04. Club Sofa: This Hanukkah (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XI, 2019) The Line of Best Fit 05. Kilometre Club: I Have a Little Dreidel (A Lasting Light: Ambient Hanukkah, 2021) Sound Meditation 06. Lee Maracle, Chuck D & Neo-Mafia: R U Uncomfortable (Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Volume 1, 1989) Maya Music 07. Margo Guryan: Don't Go Away (Take a Picture, 1968) Bell 08. Huevos Rancheros: Evacuation (Dig In!, 1995) Mint 09. Dave Frishberg: I'm Hip (Dave Frishberg Classics, 1991) Concord Jazz 10. Bejarano & Microphone Mafia: Die Ballade von der Verhassten Liebe (Per La Vita, 2009) AL!VE/Mad Butcher/Al Dente 11. Teen Daze: The Frequency of the Universe (Breathing Tides EP, 2021) self-released 12. Thievery Corporation: Lebanese Blonde [w.Elin Melgarejo] (Symphonik, 2020) Eighteenth Street Lounge 13. Mother Mother: Pure Love (Inside, 2021) Warner Music Canada 14. Jo Passed: Pet Crows (2016) Golden Brown 15. d'Eon: Poplar (Rhododendron, 2021) Hausu Mountain 16. Wintermitts: Basquiat (Océans, 2012) self-released 17. Jamila Woods: Basquiat [w.Saba] (Legacy! Legacy! 2019) Jagjaguwar18. Zomby: Basquiat (Dedication, 2011) 4AD 19. Canadian Winter: Downtown 81 [w.Flash Northface Jenkins, Dexter St Jock, Yours Truly & TY] (The Snowball Effect, 2013) Urbnet 20. Mars: 3E (New York Noise: Dance Music from the New York Underground 1977-82, 1978) Soul Jazz 21. Robert Walter's 20th Congress: White Lines (The Lagniappe Sessions, 2021) Aquarium Drunkard 22. Gray: So Far So Real [w.Debbie Harry] (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 23. Tuxedomoon: Desire (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 24. DNA: Blonde Redhead (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 25. Gray: Drum Mode (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 26. Coati Mundi & Jean-Michel Basquiat: Palabras con Ritmo (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 27. The Plastics: Copy (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 28. Melle Mell: 81 (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films 29. Desertion Trio: Albion (Numbers Maker, 2021) Cuneiform 30. James White & The Blacks: Contort Yourself (Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, 2007) Recall/Agnès B/New York Beat Films [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/30/20212 hours, 1 minute, 2 seconds
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XHM #579 - "All the number one music in heaven" (2021 November 15)

It's amazing to think that 50 years into their career, Sparks keep building up momentum. Your favourite band's favourite band are the subject of the 2020 documentary The Sparks Brothers along with providing the story and songs to Leos Carax's 2021 film Annette, so our profile focuses on Russell & Ron Mael. #1 The Books: We Bought the Flood (The Way Out, 2010) Temporary Residence #2 Jex Opolis: Soft Guidance [Insomnia mix] (Bad Timin' Volume II, 2021) Good Timin' #3 DijahSB: Head Above the Waters (Head Above the Waters, 2021) AWAL #4 Taabu: The Flood [w.DJ Dem Ones] (Bellows, 2021) self-released #5 Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet: The Flood Waters were Upon the World (Noah OST, 2014) Nonesuch #6 The Schomberg Fair: The Fire, The Flood (Providence EP, 2012) Slick Monkey #7 Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, 2006) ANTI- #8 Alexandre Desplat: Evacuation (The Midnight Sky: Music from the Netflix Film, 2020) ABKCO #9 Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts: Tank [Power of Kung Food remix] (Cowboy Bebop: No Disc, 1998) Victor Entertainment #10 The Chieftains: Opening Theme [from Treasure Island] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor #11 The Chieftains: Main Theme [from The Grey Fox] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor #12 Little Richard: I Don't Want to Discuss It (The Explosive Little Richard, 1967) Okeh #13 Roy Orbison: In Dreams (In Dreams, 1963) Monument #14 K.D.A.P: Explosive Lip Balm (Influences, 2021) Arts & Crafts #15 Tough Age: Self-Confidence (Which Way Am I? 2021) Mint #16 ACTORS: Like Suicide (Acts of Worship, 2021) Artoffact #17 Happy Trendy: #13 (CR-13: For Trial Listening, 2013) Carpi #18 Ashley Shadow: For Love (Only the End, 2021) Felte #19 Charlotte Cornfield: Modern Medicine (Highs in the Minuses, 2021) Double Double Whammy/Polyvinyl #20 Leonardo Das Cabrio: Transmission (2021) Cascade #21 Glenn Gould: Good Kinda High [w.US Girls] (Uninvited Guests, 2021) Sony/Primary Wave/Division 88 #22 Beabadoobee: Cologne (Our Extended Play EP, 2021) Dirty Hit #23 Basic Rhythm: Palace of the Peacock (Electronic Labyrinth, 2021) Planet Mu #24 METZ: No Ceiling (Atlas Vending, 2020) Sub Pop #25 Metric: Black Sheep [Brie Larson vocal version] (Scott Pilgrim vs The World OST, 2021) Universal/ABKCO/ILIAD #26 Claire Rousay: Peak Chroma (A Softer Focus, 2021) American Dreams #27 Sparks: Sparks Documentary Film Fanfare (The Sparks Brothers OST, 2021) Waxwork #28 Sparks: Big Boy (Big Beat, 1977) Island/Columbia #29 Sparks: Music That You Can Dance To (Music That You Can Dance To, 1986) MCA/Curb #30 Jon Hassell: Lunar (Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2, 2020) Ndeya #31 Sparks, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard & Simon Helberg: So May We Start (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks #32 Simon Helberg: I'm an Accompanist (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks #33 Sparks & Six Women: Six Women Have Come Forward (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks #34 TuneTown: Flood, Deluge (Entering Utopia, 2021) Three Pines #35 Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard: Let's Waltz in the Storm! (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/23/20212 hours, 1 minute, 54 seconds
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XHM #578 - "Fear is the mind killer; beer is the liver killer" (2021 November 08)

gak walks without rhythm as to not attract the worm. With Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's scifi series Dune finally out in theatres (though just Part One for now), we'll profile Hans Zimmer's score from that film along with Toto's soundtrack to David Lynch's failed though charming 1984 version. 1. The Luvmenauts: Spice Always Flows (Extravehicular Activity EP, 2021) Do Right! Music 2. Mas Aya: Key (Máscaras, 2021) Telephone Explosion 3. Kaytranada: Oh No [w.Estelle] (BUBBA, 2019) RCA 4. TOPS: Party Again (2021) self-released 5. Umberto: Threat Level Assessment (Archenemy OST, 2021) Milan 6. The Weather Station: Atlantic (Ignorance, 2021) Fat Possum 7. Sam Tudor: Dance Call (Two Half Words, 2021) Creative BC 8. Demetrio Cecchitelli: Nuance 01 (Nuance, 2021) Élan Vital 9. The Cowboy Junkies: Desire Lines (Ghosts, 2020) Latent Recordings 10. Faye Webster: A Dream with a Baseball Player (I Know I'm Funny Haha, 2021) Secretly Canadian 11. Wodwo: Low-Sung (You Only Call Me When There's an Apocalypse, 2021) Submarine Broadcasting 12. Anaiis: Ultraviolet, Counts (This is No Longer a Dream, 2021) Dream Sequence 13. Josefin Runsteen: Coldburn (HANA: Three Bodies OST, 2021) Pacaya 14. Gordon Grdina & Jim Black: A Monkey Could Do It (Martian Kitties, 2021) Astral Spirits 15. Ofra Haza: Im Nin Alu-2000 (Ofra Haza, 1997) BMG/Ariola 16. Tanya: Darladi-Ladada (Darladi-Ladada 12", 1982) Ali Baba 17. Fatima al Qadiri: Stolen Kiss of a Succubus (Medieval Femme, 2021) Hyperdub 18. Jerusalem in My Heart: Istashraqtaq [w.Beirut] (Qalaq, 2021) Constellation 19. Michel Gasco & Ahmad al Hassan: Moslem Rahal/Taqsim Kurdi (Hanin: Field Recordings in Syria 2008/2009, 2021) Worlds within Worlds 20. Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett: Serengeti (The Full Circle, 2018) KPM 21. Hans Zimmer: Bene Gesserit (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 22. Hans Zimmer: Arrakeen (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 23. Hans Zimmer: Armada (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 24. Hans Zimmer: Blood for Blood (Dune OST, 2021) WaterTower 25. Hans Zimmer: Paul's Dream (Dune: Music from the Soundtrack single, 2021) WaterTower 26. Emmett Chapman: Back Yard (Parallel Galaxy, 1985) Back Yard 27. Brian Eno, Roger Eno & Daniel Lanois: Prophecy Theme (Dune OST, 1984) Polydor 28. Toto: Prologue/Main Theme [w.Virginia Madsen] (Dune OST, 1984) Polydor 29. Toto: Trip to Arrakis (Dune OST, 1984) Polydor 30. Toto: Paul Takes the Water of Life (Dune OST, 1984) Polydor 31. Toto: Rockmaker (Toto, 1978) Columbia Remember: moods are only for cattle or loveplay. Release the pugs of war! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/9/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds
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XHM #577 - "WILL HE RETURN?" (2021 November 01)

With the latest James Bond film No Time to Die finally screening in theatres after a pandemic delay, we profile Hans Zimmer's nostalgic score to 007's latest adventure. We also touch upon other spy themes as we catch up on non-horror news, paying tribute to Chicago house legend Paul Johnson, production music library maestro Alan Hawkshaw, lyricist Leslie Bricusse and one misunderstood shark. 001 Thomas Newman: Day of the Dead [w.Tambuco] (Spectre OST, 2015) Decca/Universal Music Classics 002 JLK & Babysitter: All Saints Down (II, 2013) Resurrection 003 All Saints: Rock Steady [MSTRKRFT remix] (Rock Steady single, 2006) Parlophone 004 Paul Johnson: Hear the Music (Hear the Music 12", 1996) Peacefrog 005 Alan Hawkshaw: Troubleshooter 2 (Move with the Times, 1973) KPM 006 Alan Hawkshaw: Dave Allen at Large (Mo'Hawk: The Essential Vibes & Grooves 1967-1975, 2003) RPM 007 Alan Hawkshaw: The Night Rider (The Sound Gallery: Volume 1, 1995) Scamp 008 Explosions in the Sky: Autumn (Big Bend: An Original Soundtrack for Public Television, 2021) Temporary Residence 009 Yvonne Wilkins: We'll Fly Away (The Melody Plays, 1981) Kangaroo Team 010 Julie Andrews, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra: Le Jazz Hot (Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria OST, 1982) MGM 011 Jimmy Smith: What Kind of Fool Am I (I'm Moving On, 1967) Blue Note 012 Aubrey Woods: The Candy Man (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory OST, 1971) Paramount 013 Fiona Apple: Pure Imagination (2013) Chipotle 014 Jonny Greenwood: 25 Years (The Power of the Dog: Music from the Netflix Film single, 2021) Invada 015 The Black Angels: Currency (Death Song, 2017) Partisan 016 The Beaches: Blow Up (Future Lovers EP, 2021) Universal Canada 017 Chants: Music for No Musicians (Poly Pointillism, 2021) Astral Plane 018 Cœur de Pirate: Le Pacifique (Impossible à Aimer, 2021) Bravo Musique 019 Michaëlle Richer: À Boire (2021) self-released 020 Jean-Michel Blais: Le Lac (Matthias & Maxime OST, 2019) Arts & Crafts 021 Alessia Cara: Somebody Else (In the Meantime, 2021) Def Jam 022 Turunesh: Honey Ya Hennessey (Coastal Cider, 2019) self-released 023 Public Service Broadcasting: Der Sumpf [Sinfonie der Großstadt] (Bright Magic, 2021) Play It Again Sam 024 Ouri: High & Choking, Pt 1 (Frame of a Fauna, 2021) Born Twice/Lighter Than Air 025 Ada Lea: Can't Stop Me From Dying (one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden, 2021) Saddle Creek 026 David Arnold: Blunt Instrument (Casino Royale OST, 2006) Sony Classical 027 Shirley Bassey: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (The Best of James Bond: 30th Anniversary Collection, 1992) EMI 028 Dalida: Dans la Ville Endormie (Le Temps des Fleurs, 1968) Barclay 029 Cuban Jazz Legends & Peruchin Nieto, Tata Güines, Changuito: Mulata Rumbera (Piano y Ritmo, 2010) Spectre Media 030 Hans Zimmer: Matera (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Decca 031 Hans Zimmer: Good to Have You Back (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Decca 032 Hans Zimmer: Opening the Doors (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Decca 033 Hans Zimmer: Poison Garden (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Decca 034 Billie Eilish: No Time to Die (No Time to Die OST, 2021) Darkroom/Interscope If I didn't have mask on, this entire episode would've been done as GAK CONNERY in honour of the late Scotsman. I already sound like a sloppy mess so the burry slurs would've just been extra weird instead of regular weird. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/2/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 50 seconds
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XHM #576 - "Whatever happens, you need to stay calm" (2021 October 25)

With Hallowe'en this Sunday, this episode truly brings the horror as we profile David Julyan's score to the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods. This I offer in humility and fear. 01. Trailer: Last House on the Left (Exploitation Radio Spots, 1972) Funky Frolic 02. The Velvet Underground & Nico: All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes OST, 2021) Republic 03. Fail & Hendekagon: Rust IV (Rust, 2021) Adventurous Music 04. The Zanies: The Blob (The Blob 7", 1958) ERA 05. Alan Hawkshaw: The Yeti (Great Mysteries of the World, 1981) Bruton 06. Alan Hawkshaw: Ouija (Great Mysteries of the World, 1981) Bruton 07. Beak> Oh Know (Oh Know/Ah Yeh, 2021) Invada 08. Vulgar, You! Muy Tornado (Fais-Mois Cuire, Fais-Moi Jouir, 2011) self-released 09. Kilometre Club: I Wanna Seance with Somebody [Who Haunts Me] (Spooky Season 2, 2021) Subway Delay Due To Track Maintenance 10. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Hand of God (Carnage, 2021) Goliath 11. Bat for Lashes: Vampires (Lost Girls, 2019) self-released/Awal 12. Ania Courtis & S Glass: Moccasin Abandoned on a Loading Dock (Other Secretive Vehicles, 2021) IKUISUUS 13. Black Dresses: Understanding (Forever in Your Heart, 2021) Blacksquares 14. Trailer: The House of Seven Corpses #1 (More Exploitation Radio Spots, 1974) International Amusement Corp 15. Kristin Witko: Misery Loves Company (Zone of Exclusion, 2019) Kingfisher Bluez 16. Colin Stetson: The Attic (Hereditary OST, 2018) Milan 17. Myriam Gendron: 31.10.2011 (Ma Délire: Songs of Love, Lost & Found, 2021) self-released/Feeding Tube/Les Albums Claus 18. x/o: Insecurity Lurks in Shadow (Cocoon Egg, 2017) Quantum Natives 19. John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies: Halloween Kills [end title] (Halloween Kills OST, 2021) Sacred Bones 20. Mandy, Indiana: Bottle Episode (EP, 2021) Fire Talk 21. Trailer: Bloody Pit of Horror (Exploitation Radio Spots, 1965) Funky Frolic 22. Cryonic Regeneration: Oh You Know (100 Block Rock, 2020) Incidental Press 23. Tóti Guðnason: The Lambing (Lamb OST, 2021) Milan 24. Kælan Mikla: Sólstöður (Misogyny is Not a Music Genre, 2021) Artoffact 25. Ghostkeeper: Muskeekee (Sheer Blouse Buffalo Knocks, 2017) Saved by Vinyl 26. AJNA: Metaterrestrial (Oracular, 2020) Cyclic Law 27. Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band: Ancient Chain (Banned, 2021) Anti- 28. Trailer: The Astro-Zombies (Exploitation Radio Spots, 1968) Funky Frolic 29. Mark Korven: The Study (No One Gets Out Alive OST, 2021) Maisie Music Publishing 30. Rosa Lavita & Nàresh Ran: Sainitro (Key EP, 2020) Industrial Coast 31. David Julyan: Beware the Harbinger (The Cabin in the Woods OST, 2012) Varèse Sarabande 32. David Julyan: The Diary of Patience Buckner (The Cabin in the Woods OST, 2012) Varèse Sarabande 33. David Julyan: We are Abandoned (The Cabin in the Woods OST, 2012) Varèse Sarabande 34. David Julyan: Patience's Lullaby (The Cabin in the Woods OST, 2012) Varèse Sarabande 35. Gene Moore: Carnival of Souls (Carnival of Souls, 1998) Birdman 36. Krzysztof Penderecki & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: Fonogrammi, for Flute & Chamber Orchestra (Penderecki: Threnody, Canticum Canticorum, De Natura Sonoris etc, 1994) EMI Matrix The old gods are on speakerphone, cut the chatter. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/26/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
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XHM #575 - "Floss that sweet tooth" (2021 October 18)

October horrors continue in the lead up to Hallowe'en as we look into the mirror and call the Candyman, both the 2021 version scored by Robert AA Lowe and the 1992 original by Philip Glass. 1. Bob Stone: Sweet Talking Candyman [1st version] (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls OST, 2004) 20th Century Fox 2. Lyra Pramuk & Kara-Lis Coverdale: Returnless (Delta, 2021) Bedroom Community 3. Tirzah: Colourgrade (Colourgrade, 2021) Domino 4. Ethel Cain: Unpunishable (Inbred EP, 2021) Daughters of Cain FIVE! T Griffin: Void Room and Reliquary (The Proposal OST, 2021) Constellation 6. ACTORS: Strangers (Acts of Worship, 2021) Artoffact 7. Andrew Weatherall: All the Little Things [That Make Life Worth Living] (A Pox on the Pioneers, 2009) Rotters Golf Club 8. Être Ensemble: E (CLOSE, 2021) A Red Thread 9. Ghost Twin: Candle (2021) Artoffact 10. Hildegard: Jour 4 (Hildegard, 2021) Chivi Chivi 11. John Oliver and Stefan Östersjö: Aerial (Isolation Journal, 2020) self-released 12. Mourning Coup: Ishtar (Solidarity, 2020) self-released 13. Tolouse Low Trax: Inverted Sea (Jumping Dead Leafs, 2020) Bureau B 14. Microhm: Dislocación del Tiempo (Infinita Incertidumbre EP, 2020) Lowmute 15. Kode9: The Jackpot (2021) Hyperdub 16. MORI: Look Who's Got the Gun Now (EP1, 2014) self-released 17. Malcolm Clarke: The Sea Devils (Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection, 2013) Silva Screen 18. Kids See Ghosts: Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts, 2018) Getting Out Our Dreams/Def Jam 19. Moor Mother & Billy Woods: Rapunzal (Brass, 2020) Backwoodz Studioz 20. Dimuzio, Wobbly & Courtis: Third Eye Moon (Redwoods Interpretive, 2021) Oscarson 21. Electric Youth: Runaway [Pilotpriest Come True version] (Come True OST, 2021) Waxwork/Milan 22. These Are Powers: Candyman (Candyman EP, 2010) Rvng Intl. 23. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Rows and Towers (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 24. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: The Sweet (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 25. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: I Thought We Could [The Turn] (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 26. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Frantic Cycles (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 27. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Leaves a Stain (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 28. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Music Box [reprised] (Candyman OST, 2021) Waxwork 29. Philip Glass: Music Box (The Music of Candyman, 2001) Orange Mountain 30. Philip Glass: Face to Razor (The Music of Candyman, 2001) Orange Mountain 31. Steve Roach & Michael Shrieve: San Diego (The Leaving Time, 1988) Novus/RCA 32. Terry Callier: You Goin' Miss Your Candyman (What Colour is Love, 1972) Cadet You yell "gak gak gak gak gak" in your mirror and I'll throw a shoe at you but it'll somehow magically fit your head. And I like my spirits like I like my women; covered in bees! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/19/20212 hours, 46 seconds
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XHM #574 - "Pepperoni werewolf" (2021 October 11)

For your Canadian Thanksgiving enjoyment, this perfectly tailored episode will ease with the digestion of any meals whilst reminding of you others as we profile Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David's electro score to the 2018 horror comedy Slice. I. The Murk Family with Accompanist Betty Bowman: We Gather Together (Holiday Musicale, 196?) MFM II. Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio: Thanksgiving (Nomad, 2020) Skirl III. Butthole Surfers: Turkey & Dressing (After the Astronaut, 1998) Capitol IV. Black Sabbath: Cornucopia (Vol. 4 [Super Deluxe version], 2021) Rhino/Warner Bros V. Beatchild: Unselfish Desires (Unselfish Desires EP, 2021) BBE Music VI. Hot 8 Brass Band: Get Up [Diesler remix] (Hot 8 Remixes, 2008) Tru Thoughts VII. The Meters: Oh, Calcutta! (Look-Ka Py Py, 1969) Josie/Jubilee VIII. EMS Synthi 100: Movement 4 (DEEWEE Sessions Vol. 01, 2020) Deewee/The Vinyl Factory IX. LaBelle: Peace with Yourself (Moon Shadow, 1972) Warner Bros X. Bush Tetras: Too Many Creeps (Too Many Creeps 7", 1980) 99 XI. Wayne Krantz: Pilgrim (Music Room 1985, 2021) Abstract Logix XII. Nadah El Shazly: Palmyra (Ahwar, 2017) Nawa XIII. Wares: Tether (Survival, 2020) Mint XIV. Moe Koffman: Anitra's Last Dance (Master Session, 1973) GRT XV. Jody Glenham: City Silence (Audio: An Experimental Noise Compilation, 2020) Excellent Jacket XVI. Mitski: Working for the Knife (2021) Dead Oceans XVII. Mitski: The Beginning (This is Where We Fall OST, 2021) Dead Oceans/Z2 Comics XVIII. Anushka Kashyap: Don't (2021) self-released XIX. Taabu: Bombazo [w.Jagoyo] (Bellows, 2021) self-released XX. Badbadnotgood: City of Mirrors [w.Arthur Verocai] (Talk Memory, 2021) XL XXI. Badbadnotgood & MF Doom: The Chocolate Conquistadors (Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist OST single, 2020) Rockstar Games XXII. Backxwash: Adolescence/Black Sheep [Joni Void remix] (Reel2Reel2, 2021) Everyday Ago XXIII. Nàresh Ran: Enoch (The Beyond: Music Inspired by the Lucio Fulci Death Trilogy, 2021) Eighth Tower XXIV. Tyler, the Creator: Massa (Call Me If You Get Lost, 2021) Columbia XXV. Chance the Rapper: Hot Shower [w.MadeinTYO & DaBaby] (The Big Day, 2019) self-released XXVI. Carlo Maria Cordio: Absurd [from Rosso Sangue] (Paura: A Collection of Italian Horror Sounds from the Cam Sugar Archive, 2021) Decca/Cam Sugar XXVII. Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David: Slice (Slice OST, 2018) Lakeshore XXVIII. Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David: Dax Lycander (Slice OST, 2018) Lakeshore XXIX. Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David: Werewolf Claws (Slice OST, 2018) Lakeshore XXX. Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David: Loyalty & Unity (Slice OST, 2018) Lakeshore XXXI. Ludwig Göransson & Nathan Matthew David: That's One Way to Do It (Slice OST, 2018) Lakeshore XXXII. Lonnie Smith: Think (Think!, 1969) Blue Note XXXIII. Lonnie Smith: Dancin' in an Easy Groove (The Lost Grooves: Rare & Previously Unissued Slices of Funk from the Vaults of Blue Note 1967-1970, 1995) Blue Note Turkeys provided by nwtf.org and mixed by gak the programmer. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/12/20212 hours, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #573 - "Puritan city limits" (2021 October 04)

As we kick off our annual Hallowe'en Horror Month for the first October episode of 2021, we profile Mark Korven's score from the 2016 film The VVitch. We also continue with our 40th Vancouver International Film Festival profiles and pay tribute to Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H Kirk (1956-2021). 1. Bijou Noir: Start a Revolution (Expatriarch, 2021) Give/Take 2. Ricardo Villalobos: Neunachi (Neunachi EP, 2020) Rawax 3. Cabaret Voltaire: Split Second Feeling (Red Mecca, 1981) Rough Trade 4. Cabaret Voltaire: Billion Dollar (Shadow of Funk, 2020) Mute 5. Richard H Kirk: Oneski (Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations in the House & Techno Age 1993-1997, 2020) Music from Memory 6. A Number of Names: Sharevari (Do You Have the Force? Jon Savage's Alternate History of Electronica 1978-82, 1981) Caroline True 7. Visage: Tar (Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection [Special Dance Mix Album], 1980) Polydor 8. Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq: Sundown Town (Lovecraft Country: Soundtrack from the HBO Original Series, 2020) WaterTower 9. Dan the Automator: King of New York [w.Kool Keith] (A Much Better Tomorrow, 2000) 75 Ark 10. Isabella Summers: Main Title (Physical OST: Season 1, 2021) Lakeshore 11. Natalie Holt: Headless (Loki OST: Volume 2 [Episodes 4-6], 2021) Hollywood 12. Angel Olsen: Gloria (Aisles EP, 2021) Jagjaguwar/Somethingcosmic 13. LEATHERS: Missing Scene (Reckless EP, 2021) Artoffact 14. Dntel: Movie Tears (The Seas Trees See, 2021) Les Albums Claus/Morr Music 15. Low: White Horses (HEY WHAT, 2021) Sub Pop 16. Normil Hawaiians: The Beat Goes On (Dark World 1979-81, 1980) Upset the Rhythm 17. Clint Mansell: Hammer of the Witches (In the Earth OST, 2021) Invada/Lakeshore 18. Jay Holy: Coltello (Cry Baby Jay, 2021) self-released 19. The Garrys: R.M. of Wolverine (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey Shiken 20. Bryce Hackford: Deep Voices (Safe [Exits], 2020) Spring Theory 21. SUUNS: C-Thru (The Witness, 2021) Joyful Noise 22. Men I Trust: 5am Waltz (Untourable Album, 2021) self-released 23. BArTc: Malleus Incuss Tapes (Insubstantial as Ghosts, 2021) ICR 24. Bad Waitress: Manners (No Taste, 2021) Royal Mountain 25. Mater Suspiria Vision: Call of the Witches (Crack Witch, 2010) Living Tapes 26. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez: Agatha All Along [w.Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White] (WandaVision OST: Episode 7, 2021) Hollywood 27. Mark Korven: Why Are We Here? (Cube OST, 2008) self-released 28. Mark Korven: What Went We (The Witch OST, 2016) Milan 29. Mark Korven: Hare in the Woods (The Witch OST, 2016) Milan 30. Mark Korven: The Goat & the Mayhem (The Witch OST, 2016) Milan 31. Mark Korven: Witch's Coven (The Witch OST, 2016) Milan 32. Return to Forever: Sorceress (Romantic Warrior, 1976) Columbia 33. The Legendary Bill Evans Trio: Autumn Leaves (The 1960 Birdland Sessions, 1992) Cool & Blue/Fresh Sound [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/5/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 4 seconds
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XHM #572 - "Simultaenous feeds from unknown sources" (2021 September 27)

This jam-packed episode will attempt to recap the music category winners from the recent Emmy awards whilst standing by for a live announcement of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize winner. Our main profile will be on Montreal act Le Matos and their score to the web series Exode. 1. Willie Dunn: School Days (Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology, 2021) Light in the Attic 2. Melvin Van Peebles and Earth, Wind & Fire: Sweetback's Theme (Sweet Sweetback's Badaasssss Song OST, 1971) Stax 3. Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe: Ted Lasso Theme (Ted Lasso OST, 2020) WaterTower 4. Bo Burnham: Look Who's Inside Again (Inside: The Songs, 2021) self-released 5. Ludwig Göransson: Open the Door (The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Volume 2 [Chapters 13-16] OST, 2020) Walt Disney 6. Blake Neely: Main Title (The Flight Attendant: Season 1 OST, 2020) WaterTower 7. Carlos Rafael Rivera: Main Title (The Queen's Gambit: Music from the Netflix Limited Series, 2020) WaterTower 8. Steven Price: We Must Rewild the World (David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet OST, 2020) Decca 9. Carl Bean: I Was Born This Way (12", 1977) Motown 10. Baccara: Granada (Baccara, 1977) RCA/United Artists 11. Jon Hassell: Manga Scene (Listening to Pictures: Pentimento Volume 1, 2018) Ndeya 12. Delta 5: Mind Your Own Business (Singles & Sessions: 1979-81, 2006) Kill Rock Stars 13. The Beaches: You Don't Owe My Anything (Future Lovers EP, 2021) Universal Canada 14. Kilometre Club: Eglinton West (TTC, 2021) Subway Delay Due To Track Maintenance 15. Arlo Parks: Too Good (Collapsed in Sunbeams, 2021) Beatnik/Transgressive 16. Cadence Weapon: Hard to Find (Parallel World, 2021) eOne 17. Prime Minister of Doom: The Vibe (Mudshadow Propaganda 12", 2018) Planet Uterus 18. Yu Su: Gleam (Yellow River Blue, 2021) bié 19. Loraine James: Glitch Bitch (You and I, 2019) Hyperdub 20. Rey Sapienz: Votura (Alternate African Reality: Electronic, Electroacoustic and Experimental Music from Africa & the Diaspora, 2020) Syrphe 21. Cots: Our Breath (Disturbing Body, 2021) Boiled 22. LADYFRND: Geist (Farewell EP, 2015) Hybridity 23. Arushi Jain: Cultivating Self Love (Under the Lilac Sky, 2021) Leaving 24. LOONY: Beg (Soft Thing EP, 2021) self-released 25. Snoh Aalegra & James Fauntleroy: On My Mind (Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, 2021) ARTium/Roc Nation 26. Dean Hurley: Time Folds (Concrete Feather, 2021) Boomkat/Sacred Bones 27. Daphne Oram: Rhythmic Variation 1 (Electronic Sound Patterns, 1962) His Master's Voice 28. Le Matos: Les Enfants Terrible Home Video (Ninja Eliminator Trilogy OST, 2021) Death Waltz Originals 29. Le Matos: Rage of Honour (Ninja Eliminator Trilogy OST, 2021) Death Waltz Originals 30. Le Matos: Anne (Exode: Original Web Series Soundtrack, 2020) self-released 31. Le Matos: Marie (Exode: Original Web Series Soundtrack, 2020) self-released 32. Le Matos & Computer Magic: The Sounds of Nora (Exode: Original Web Series Soundtrack, 2020) self-released 33. Peripheral Vision: Reconciliation Suite (Irrational Revelation and Mutual Humiliation, 2020) Step3 34. Russell Wallace: They Took Us Away (Unceded Tongues, 2021) Red Planet [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/28/20211 hour, 59 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #571 - "A wee noise" (2021 September 20)

We dip into the Ennio Morricone archives to bring you il Maestro's score to the bleak 1968 Western The Great Silence. We also pay tribute to actors Jean-Paul Belmondo & Nino Castelnuovo, composer R Murray Schafer and wrap up our 2021 Polaris Prize nominee profile on a mostly indifferent Canadian Election Day. 1. storc: Now (II, 2019) Birdface 2. The OBGMs: Cash (The Ends, 2020) Black Box 3. Do Make Say Think: Return, Return Again (Stubborn Persistent Illusions, 2017) Constellation 4. Mustafa: Ali (When Smoke Rises, 2021) Regent Park Songs 5. TOBi: Silhouette [w.LOONY] (Elements: Volume 1, 2020) RCA 6. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Lonesome Desert Wail (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 7. Desperate Journalist: Fault (Maximum Sorrow! 2021) Fierce Panda 8. Anita Lane: Sugar in a Hurricane (Dirty Pearl, 1993) Mute 9. Sarah Davachi: Chorus Scene (Antiphonals, 2021) Late Music 10. TV Sets: Teen Sleep (2021) self-released 11. The Northern Belle: Gemini (We Wither, We Bloom, 2020) Die With Your Boots On 12. Portico Quartet: Signals in the Dusk (Memory Streams, 2019) Gondwana 13. Okay Kaya: Comic Sans (Surviving is the New Living mixtape, 2020) Jagjaguwar 14. Jess Williamson: Wind on Tin (Sorceress, 2020) Mexican Summer 15. The Charles Napiers: Faceful of Pasta (Il Suono Di Violenza, 1997) One Million Dollar 16. Jenn Grant: Hank Moon (2021) self-released 17. Kathleen Edwards: Feelings Fade (Total Freedom, 2020) Dualtone 18. Calibro 35: L'Esecutore (Ritornano Quelli di Calibro 35, 2010) Ghost 19. Kacey Musgraves: If This Was a Movie... (Star-Crossed, 2021) Interscope/MCA Nashville 20. Repulsive Woman: Like Dylan in the Movies (2019) self-released 21. Laika & The Cosmonauts: Silenzio (Absurdistan, 1997) Evidence 22. Beautify Junkyards: Zodiak Klub (Cosmorama, 2021) Ghost Box 23. The Vancouver Chamber Choir: Epitaph for Moonlight [conductor: Jon Washburn] (A Garden of Bells: The Choral Music of R Murray Schafer, Volume 1, 2000) Grouse 24. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Flag with a Cross (Gold Dust EP, 2021) self-released 25. Jane Powell & Howard Keel: When You're in Love (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers OST, 1954) MGM 26. Marianne Faithfull: Ne Me Quitte Pas [Love Theme from Les Parapluies de Cherbourg] (Faithfull Forever, 1966) London 27. Antoine Duhamel: Soirée Perdue (Pierrot le Fou: Bande Originale, 2001) Universal Music France 28. Martial Solal: Poursuite (Jean-Luc Godard's À Bout de Souffle/Breathless OST, 2012) Doxy/The Soundtrack Factory 29. Georges Delerue: Main Title (That Man from Rio OST, 2009) Kritzerland 30. Ennio Morricone: Come Maddalena [Disco 78 mix] (Disco 78 12", 1977) Bimbo/Gatsby 31. Ennio Morricone: Chi Mai (Le Professionel: Bande Originale Du Film, 1981) Général Music France/Kébec-Disc 32. Silencio: Air (Terra, 2021) self-released 33. Ennio Morricone: Il Grande Silenzio [Restless] (Il Grande Silenzio: Dalla Colonna Sonara Originale del Film, 1968) Eureka 34. Ennio Morricone: Passaggi Nel Tempo [Crossing through the Weather] (Il Grande Silenzio: Dalla Colonna Sonara Originale del Film, 1968) Eureka 35. Ennio Morricone: Immobile (Il Grande Silenzio: Dalla Colonna Sonara Originale del Film, 1968) Eureka 36. Ennio Morricone: Voci Nel Deserto (Il Grande Silenzio: Dalla Colonna Sonara Originale del Film, 1968) Eureka 37. Ennio Morricone: Il Grande Silenzio [Thievery Corporation remix] (Morricone RMX, 2001) Downbeat 38. Nanci Griffith: Tower Song (Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt, 2001) TVZ/FreeFalls Entertainment [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/21/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #570 - "Push button virtual assistance" (2021 September 13)

As the Lower Mainland heads back to classes, we profile Arcade Fire's adjacent score work, tied to films like Her, The Box and The Nest. We also touch upon Z, Serpico, The Wire and Up tied to recent news whilst gak is as prepared as he was for the first day of school (ergo, barely).1. Sam & Dave/Win Butler, Régine Chassagne & Owen Pallett: Stay in School/Opening (gak blend, 2021) self-released 2. White Denim: Queen of the Quarantine (World as a Waiting Room, 2020) Radio Milk 3. Iñigo Vontier: Lugar Querido (Late Summer Compilation: Volume 10 Part II, 2020) Lagasta 4. Grade School: Favourite Sweater (Keep You Sane 7", 2021) Kingfisher Bluez 5. UV-TV: Overcast Forever (Always Something, 2021) PaperCup 6. Danny Elfman: Main Theme from Back to School (Music For A Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music - Volume 1, 1990) MCA 7. Mdou Moctar: Taliat (Afrique Victime, 2021) Matador 8. Altin Gün: Yekte (Yol, 2021) Glitterbeat 9. Nicholas Britell: The War in Afghanistan/His Magnum Opus (VICE OST, 2018) Decca 10. Paykan: Khayal Dilbar (Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music, 2020) Dust-to-Digital 11. Samuel E Wright: Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid OST: The Legacy Collection, 1989) Disney 12. Michael Giacchino: Carl Goes Up (Up OST, 2009) Disney/Pixar 13. Dominique Fils-Aimé: Fall and All (Three Little Words, 2021) Ensoul 14. Klô Pelgag: Rémora (Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, 2020) Coop Les Faux-Monnayeurs/Secret City 15. SUSS: Home (Promise, 2020) Northern Spy 16. Cadence Weapon: Skyline (Parallel World, 2021) eOne 17. Halsey: Honey (If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, 2021) Capitol 18. Missing Organs: Requiem for an Open Return (Undiscovered, 2014) Power Moves 19. Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu: Renegade Breakdown [Jessy Lanza remix] (2021) Ninja Tune 20. Lateef Lawal, Michael Kenneth Williams & Omari Forman-Bey: "Omar Comin'!" (The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter - Five Years of Music from The Wire, 2008) Nonesuch 21. Domaje: Way Down in the Hole (The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter - Five Years of Music from The Wire, 2008) Nonesuch 22. Mikis Theodorakis: Finale [to Yelasto Pedi]/Life Goes On (Z OST, 1969) CBS 23. Mikis Theodorakis: Show Shop Vinyl (Serpico OST, 1973) Paramount 24. Omar Khorshid: Zorba (With Love, 1977) Voice of Lebanon 25. Arcade Fire: [instrumental] (In the Attic: 2001 Demos, 2001) bootleg 26. Arcade Fire: Can't Let Go of You (In the Attic: 2001 Demos, 2001) bootleg 27. Richard Reed Parry: The House (The Nest OST, 2021) Music on Vinyl 28. Bell Orchestre: Movement (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 29. Win Butler, Régine Chassagne & Owen Pallett: Arlington (The Box OST, 2009) promo 30. Win Butler, Régine Chassagne & Owen Pallett: Library (The Box OST, 2009) promo 31. Win Butler, Régine Chassagne & Owen Pallett: Kidnapping (The Box OST, 2009) promo 32. Barrie Gledden, Tim Reilly & Jason Pedder: Racing Turtles (2013) Audio Network 33. Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett: Photograph (Her OST, 2021) Milan 34. Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett: Milk & Honey #2 (Her OST, 2021) Milan 35. Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix: The Moon Song [film version] (The Moon Song single, 2014) WaterTower 36. Arcade Fire: When You Know You're Gonna Die (Her OST [unofficial], 2013) promo 37. Mario Pavone & Dialect Trio +1: Face Music (Blue Vertical, 2021) Out of Your Head [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/14/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
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XHM #569 - "Samurai piece of craft" (2021 August 30)

Flying Lotus does the score to LeSean Thomas' alternate history anime Yasuke. We also pay tribute to drummer Charlie Watts, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Parris Bowens and the band Chromatics. gak just moved houses this week and is likely making little sense. 1. The Rolling Stones: Undercover of the Night (Undercover, 1983) self-released 2. Dream Dolphin: Take No Michi (Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-field Pop from the CD Age 1989-1996, 2021) Music from Memory 3. Tonk: Condo (Songs to Glorify the Peasant and His Tractor, 2020) self-released 4. The Garrys: Sintaluta (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey 5. Shiken Honzo: Spirits are Gods (Fate Worlds, 2021) Inperspective 6. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: Viscosity (Theory of Ice, 2021) You've Changed 7. Zoongideewin: Vibrant Colours (Bleached Wavves, 2020) Paper Bag 8. Greg Andersen: Everything Stopped (Another World: Music from Tomomi on the Farm OST, 2021) self-released 9. Erez Zobary: How (To Bloom, 2021) self-released 10. Charlotte Day Wilson: If I Could (ALPHA, 2021) Stone Woman 11. Nadia Struiwigh: Dreaming about Rollercoasters (Pax Aurora, 2021) Nous'klaer Audio 12. Men I Trust: Oh Dove (Untourable Album, 2021) self-released 13. Jasper Sloan Yip: August (Strange Calm/Blushing Autumn, 2021) self-released 14. The Upsetters: Scratch the Dub Organizer (Scratch and Company, Chapter 1: The Upsetters, 1981) Clocktower 15. Lee Perry & Prince Buster: Call on Me (Ernest Ranglin & Prince Buster's All Stars split 7", 1967) Olive Blossom 16. Lee "Scratch" Perry & Junior Byles: Dreader Locks (Dreader Locks 7", 1974) Dip 17. Parris Bowens: Avengeance (2018) self-released 18. Chromatics: Touch Red [on Film] (Faded Now, 2020) Italians Do It Better 19. LEATHERS: Missing Scene (Reckless EP, 2021) Artoffact 20. Anthéne: Light Shade (Collide, 2020) Home Normal 21. Gilligan Moss: Ferris Wheel [w.Rebecca & Fiona] (Gilligan Moss, 2021) Foreign Family Collective 22. Giant Claw: Earther (Mirror Guide, 2021) Orange Milk 23. Robert Walter's 20th Congress: Beat Bop (The Lagniappe Sessions #3, 2021) Aquarium Drunkard 24. Mach-Hommy: Folie Á Deux [w.Westside Gunn & Keisha Plum] (Pray for Haiti, 2021) Griselda 25. Scotch Rolex: Afro Samurai [w.Don Zilla] (Tewari, 2021) Hakuna Kulala 26. The RZA: The Empty 7 Theme (Afro Samurai OST, 2007) Ample Soul 27. Flying Lotus: Actually Virtual (Flamagra, 2019) Warp 28. Yuzo Kayama: Black Sand Beach (Black Sand Beach, 1998) No Tyme 29. Flying Lotus: Black Gold [w.Thundercat] (Yasuke OST, 2021) Warp 30. Flying Lotus: Fighting Without Honour (Yasuke OST, 2021) Warp 31. Flying Lotus: War Lords (Yasuke OST, 2021) Warp 32. Flying Lotus: Your Armour (Yasuke OST, 2021) Warp 33. Flying Lotus: Between Memories [w.Niki Randa] (Yasuke OST, 2021) Warp 34. Bruce Harris Quartet: Satellite (Soundview, 2021) Cellar 35. Dexter Gordon: August Blues (Tangerine, 1975) Prestige Did this episode have its own missing scene? O the perils of faulty monitors... [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/31/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
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XHM #568 - "Low-key return amidst high anxiety" (2021 August 23)

gak's back from a crazy long trip, helping with one move as he sorts his own. Amongst some catch-up on news and road themes, we profile Natalie Holt's score from the Marvel TV series Loki. 1. Sparks & Jane Wiedlin: Cool Places (In Outer Space, 1983) Atlantic 2. Dogs versus Shadows: You are Here (You are Here/You are Not a Ghost/DVS, 2021) Submarine Broadcasting Company 3. Witch Camp (Ghana): I Must Build a New Home (I've Forgotten Now Who I Used to Be, 2021) Six Degrees 4. Jack Pine & The Fire: Home (Jack Pine & The Fire, 2011) self-released 5. Sanford Ponder: Thunder Bay (Tigers are Brave, 1986) Private Music 6. Tourist Board Sask: Experience Regina (2008) self-released 7. The Pack AD: BC is on Fire (We Kill Computers, 2010) Mint 8. Toshiro Mayuzumi: Olympic Finale (Tokyo Olympiad 1964 OST, 1965) Monument/Campi-Editore 9. Biz Markie: Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz (Goin' Off, 1988) Cold Chillin' 10. Beastie Boys: The Biz vs. The Nuge (Check Your Head, 1992) Capitol/Grand Royal 11. The Avalanches: The Noisy Eater [w.Biz Markie] (Wildflower, 2016) Modular/Astralwerks 12. Biz Markie: Biz's Beat of the Day #1 (Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is Awesome, 2009) Filter US 13. Can: Return (Don't Say No 7", 1977) Harvest/EMI Electrola/Virgin 14. Freddie Scott: [You] Got What I Need (Got What I Need 7", 1968) Shout 15. Blackalicious: Changes (Melodica EP [Japanese version], 1994) Solesides/Mo'Wax 16. DJ Shadow: Untitled Heavy Beat [Part 1 & 2] (The End of Violence OST, 1997) Outpost 17. DijahSB: Moving with the Tides [w.Ray HMND] (Head Above the Waters, 2021) AWAL 18. The Simpsons: Like Father, Like Clown [medley] (Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons, 1999) Rhino 19. Kiefer: Everybody Loves the Sunshine [w.Theo Croker] (Between Days, 2021) Stones Throw 20. Maria Dunn: Ontario Song (Joyful Banner Blazing, 2021) Distant Whisper 21. Sturgill Simpson: The Storm (Cuttin' Grass, Volume 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, 2020) High Top Mountain 22. Carlo: The Return (Carlo, 2018) self-released 23. The Prowlers: Rock Me Baby (Early Canadian Rockers: Volume 2, 1957) Neptoon 24. The Seeds of Time: My Home Town (The History of Vancouver's Rock & Roll: Volume 3 - Afterthought, 1970) Vancouver Record Collectors Association 25. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: The Legend of Chubb Bonanza (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 26. Matt Berry: Summer Sun (The Blue Elephant, 2021) Acid Jazz 27. Laurie Anderson: Time to Go [for Diego] (New Music for Electronic & Recorded Media, 1977) 1759 Arch 28. Connect_icut: First Dream (Talisman, 2021) CSAF 29. Natalie Holt: TVA (Loki: Volume 1 OST, 2021) Hollywood 30. Natalie Holt: Loki Green Theme (Loki: Volume 1 OST, 2021) Hollywood 31. Natalie Holt: Reset Charges (Loki: Volume 1 OST, 2021) Hollywood 32. Natalie Holt: Lokius (Loki: Volume 2 OST, 2021) Hollywood 33. Natalie Holt: Secret Hide Out (Loki: Volume 2 OST, 2021) Hollywood 34. Natalie Holt: He Who Remains (Loki: Volume 2 OST, 2021) Hollywood 35. Vince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete: Little Fishes (From All Sides [remastered], 1998) Fantasy 36. Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson: Reunion Blues (Reunion Blues, 1971) Verve [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/24/20212 hours, 5 minutes, 52 seconds
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XHM #567 - "Pleasure night moving" (2021 July 26)

It's Pride Week again in Vancouver, so for this LGBTQ2SIA+ episode, we'll profile k.d. lang's score to the 1993 film Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. 1. The Gossip: Standing in the Way of Control [Soulwax Nite version] (Standing in the Way of Control, 2006) Kill Rock Stars/Back Yard 2. Coil: Alternative Theme from Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex (The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex +2, 2019) Musique Pour La Danse 3. Cerrone: Love in C Minor (Love in C Minor, 1976) Cotillion/Atlantic 4. Le Knight Club: Chérie d'Amoure (Gator 12", 2001) Crydamoure 5. THP Orchestra: Weekend Two Step (#2 Tender is the Night, 1978) Butterfly/RCA Victor 6. Dax Pierson: Adhesion (Nerve Bumps: A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction, 2021) Dark Entries/Ratskin 7. Jackpot: Brief Encounter (Rvng of the Nerds: Volume 9 12", 2009) Rvng Intl. 8. Phillip & Lloyd: Keep On Moving (Disco Demands: Part 6, 2020) BBE Disco 9. YUF-O: Prance = Prance (You Eff Ohh 12", 2021) Superconscious 10. India Jordan: Only Said Enough (Watch Out! 12", 2021) Ninja Tune 11. Devours: Dick Disciple (Two Kids single, 2021) self-released 12. Pleasure Jail: Love Has Boundaries (Love Has Boundaries EP, 2021) Hot Flush 13. Perfume Genius: Whole Life [Jaakko Eino Kalevi remix] (Immediately Remixes, 2021) Matador 14. Paula E. Sheppard, Anatole Gerasimov & Helena Zvereva: Me and My Rhythm Box (Liquid Sky OST, 1983) Z-Films 15. Ivan Zoloto: The Door is Open (Pleasure Prison, 2021) School of the Arts 16. case/lang/veirs: Why Do We Fight (case/lang/veirs, 2016) Anti- 17. k.d. lang: Theme from Valley of the Dolls [Junior Vazquez 7" mix] (makeover, 2021) Nonesuch 18. k.d. lang: Or Was I (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 19. k.d. lang: Apogee (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 20. k.d. lang: Lifted by Love (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 21. k.d. lang: Overture (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 22. k.d. lang: Ride of Bonanza Jellybean (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 23. k.d. lang: Cowgirl Pride (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 24. k.d. lang: Myth (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 25. Le Tigre: Deceptacon [DFA remix] (Remix 12", 2001) Mr Lady [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/27/20211 hour, 56 minutes, 3 seconds
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XHM #566 - "You will believe a man can do live radio again" (2021 July 19)

After sixteen long months, gak returns to live radio as CITR reopens to some programmers as BC's Covid-19 situation improves. We profile the director Richard Donner (1930-2021) and music from his 1978 superhero defining film Superman along with the duduk player Djivan Gasparyan (1928-2021) and some of his film score appearances. Mistakes will be made right next to history! 1. Hello: New York Groove (Keep Us Off the Streets, 1976) Bell 2. Heiki: Provincial Dread (Dub Town, 2021) Paper+Sound 3. Washed Out: Don't Give Up (Paracosm, 2013) Sub Pop 4. Toro y Moi: Empty Nesters (What For?, 2015) Carpark 5. Richard Reed Parry: What We've Always Wanted (The Nest OST, 2021) Music on Vinyl 6. Meryem Aboulouafa: Welcome Back to Me (Meryem, 2020) Animal63 7. Aoleon Askari: Come Back Home (2021) self-released 8. Chris Hauer: Return Home (Minor Sleep Deprivation EP, 2015) self-released 9. Hinds: Take Me Back (The Prettiest Curse, 2020) Mom+Pop 10. John Sebastian: Welcome Back (Welcome Back, 1976) Reprise 11. Joe Hisaishi: The Return (Spirited Away OST, 2001) Studio Ghibli 12. Dawn Pemberton: Freedom Time (Say Somethin', 2014) Do Right! 13. Charlotte Day Wilson: I Can Only Whisper [w.Badbadnotgood] (Alpha, 2021) Stone Woman 14. Ennio Morricone: Return to Life (Fateless OST, 2005) EMI 15. The Weather Station: Separated (Ignorance, 2021) Fat Possum 16. Tough Age: Giueseppe Pizzeria (Pizza Punks 7", 2021) Mint 17. Joseph Shabason: Escape from North York (The Fellowship, 2021) Western Vinyl/Telephone Explosion 18. Magdalena Bay: Chaeri (Mercurial World, 2021) Luminelle 19. Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen: Like I Used To (2021) Jagjaguwar 20. Oneohtrix Point Never: Where Does Time Go (Returnal, 2010) Editions Mego 21. Linda November: Galaxy Glue (The Incredible Shrinking Woman OST, 1981) Universal 22. Andrew Powell & Alan Parsons: Wedding Music (Ladyhawke OST, 1985) GNP Crescendo 23. Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton & Davis Sanborn: The Jumper/Rog & Riggs Confrontation (Lethal Weapon OST, 2002) Bacchus Media Group 24. John Williams: Growing Up (Superman OST: Remastered & Expanded, 1978) Warner Archives/Rhino 25. John Williams: Crime of the Century (Superman OST: Remastered & Expanded, 1978) Warner Archives/Rhino 26. John Williams: Finale and End Title March (Superman OST: Remastered & Expanded, 1978) Warner Archives/Rhino 27. The Lyndhurst Orchestra, Gavin Greenaway, Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard: Duduk of the North (Gladiator OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2020) Decca 28. Graeme Revell & Tim Simeonec: Believe in Angels (The Crow score, 1994) Varèse Sarabande 29. Djivan Gasparyan: I Will Not Be Sad in This World (I Will Not Be Sad in This World, 1989) Opal 30. Grant Green: Now's the Time (Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's, 2018) Resonance [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/20/20212 hours, 5 minutes, 40 seconds
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XHM #565 - "Listen as if you were being told a secret" (2021 July 12)

Jon Hassell (1937-2021) was a trumpetter and composer of what he called "fourth world" music. Along with his own evocative pieces, we'll hear some of his contributions to scores by Ry Cooder and Peter Gabriel. 1. Talking Heads: Houses in Motion [edit] (Remain in Light, 1981) Sire 2. Kalte: Stenothermic (Morphology, 2020) self-released 3. Virginia Wing: Moon Turn Tides (private LIFE, 2021) Fire 4. Jennifer Castle: Monarch Season (Monarch Season, 2020) Paradise of Bachelors 5. Paradise Cinema: Liberté (Paradise Cinema, 2020) Gondwana 6. Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band: Red Champs (Banned, 2021) Flemish Eye/ANTI- 7. Tennyson: Face the Night (Different Water, 2019) self-released 8. Divide and Dissolve: Mental Gymnastics (Gas Lit, 2021) Invada 9. LOONY: Ours (Soft Thing EP, 2021) AWAL 10. Janette King: Cool Me Down [w.DijahSB] (What We Lost, 2021) Hot Tramp 11. Hélène Vogelsinger: Reminiscence (Reminiscence, 2021) Modularfield 12. Yu Su: Touch-Me-Not (Yellow River Blue, 2021) bié 13. Hannah Peel: Patterned Formation (Fir Wave, 2021) My Own Pleasure 14. Eli Keszler: Rot Summer Smoothes (Icons, 2021) LuckyMe 15. CR Gillespie: In Soft Water (Tracings in Honey, 2021) Séance Centre 16. Brian Eno & Jon Hassell: Delta Rain Dream (Fourth World: Volume 1 - Possible Musics, 1980) Editions EG/Polydor 17. Brian Eno: Decline and Fall [from O Nome Da Morte] (Film Music 1976-2020, 2020) Opal/UMC 18. Jon Hassell: Blues Nile (Vernal Equinox, 1978) Lovely Music Ltd. 19. Jon Hassell: Gift of Fire (Fourth World: Volume 2 - Dream Theory in Malaya, 1981) Editions EG 20. Terry Riley: In the Summer (Le Secret de la Vie OST, 1974) Philips 21. Jon Hassell: Ndeya (Listening to Pictures: Pentimento Volume 1, 2018) Ndeya 22. Jon Hassell: Moons of Titan (Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2, 2020) Ndeya 23. Ry Cooder: Don't Even Know She Got One [Echoplex mix] (The End of Violence OST, 1997) Outpost 24. Jon Hassell, Gregg Arreguin, Jamie Muhoberac & Peter Freeman: Amsterdam Blue [Cortege] (The Million Dollar Hotel OST, 2000) Island/Interscope 25. Ry Cooder: You Think It's On Now (Trespass OST, 1993) Sire/Warner Bros 26. Peter Gabriel: Sketchpad with Trumpet and Voice (Birdy OST, 1985) Charisma/Virgin 27. Peter Gabriel: Passion [w.Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan] (Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, 1989) Geffen 28. Hymns57: Hireath (Torschlusspanik, 2021) Élan Vital 29. Bang on a Can All-Stars: Louis Andriessen's Hout (Gigantic Dancing Human Machine, 2003) Cantaloupe Grazie Fellini! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/13/20212 hours, 10 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #564 - "This glitchy recital" (2021 July 05)

It's July and this week, we'll profile Gazelle Twin's score to the film Nocturne, part of the Amazon series Welcome to the Blumhouse. Most of the selected songs are odd and jolty. -01- KPT: Absolution (Obliterate, 2021) Give/Take -02- B.Michaael: A Part of Heat (A Part of Heat, 2021) self-released -03- Fleck E.S.C: Responsible Grown Up (Responsible Grown Up, 2021) Woodwork -04- Acid Youth: Citrus (Citrus EP, 2021) self-released -05- Sébastien Guérive: Omega II (Omega Point, 2021) Atypeek -06- djb: Fruit Passage (Blue-Green/Fruit Passage, 2021) Datafruits -07- CFCF: Life is Perfecto (Memoryland, 2021) BGM -08- Faust: Läuft... Heisst das es läuft oder es kommt bald... Läuft (Faust IV, 1973) Virgin -09- Emissive: Constellation of Friends (City of Rooms EP, 2021) self-released -10- Disclosure: Etran [w.Etran Finatawa] (Energy [deluxe edition], 2020) Island -11- Vladislav Delay: Raaha (Rakka II, 2021) self-released -12- Morwell: Delirium (Souls, 2021) self-released -13- Alessandro Cortini: Lo Specchio (Scuro Chiaro, 2021) Mute -14- Bogdan Raczynski: Net Assets (Debt EP, 2020) Unknown to the Unknown -15- Gong Gong III: Some Kind of Demon [Yu Su remix] (Phantom Rhythm Remixed, 2021) Wharf Cat/bié -16- Kuma: Your Red Sky at Night (How to Shoot Somebody Who Outdrew You, 2021) Soundtracking the Void -17- G.E.S: Hipinterval 1 & 2 (V/A Test Pressing III: Muscut XX, 2020) Muscut -18- Taabu: Ooey Gooey [w.Haviah Mighty] (Bellows, 2021) self-released -19- Gazelle Twin aka "Trash Generation": History (Cyberpunk 2077: Radio, Volume 2 OST, 2020) Lakeshore -20- Paul Leonard-Morgan: Trouble Finds Trouble (Cyberpunk 2077: Original Game Score, 2020) CD Projekt Red -21- Gazelle Twin: Moira's Sacrifice (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -22- Gazelle Twin: The Book (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -23- Gazelle Twin: Invocation (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -24- Gazelle Twin: Assurance (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -25- Gazelle Twin: Golden Light (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -26- Gazelle Twin: Unflesh (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -27- Gazelle Twin: Juliet's Sacrifice (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -28- Gazelle Twin: Vivian's Fall (Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne OST, 2020) Invada -29- Gazelle Twin & NYX: Folly (Deep England, 2021) NYX Collective -30- Arve Henriksen: Biding Time (The Timeless Nowhere, 2019) Rune Grammofon [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/6/20212 hours, 21 seconds
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XHM #563 - "To all the bowling alleys and donut shoppes I've loved before" (2021 June 28)

Good day, eh? With Canada Day this week, this episode's topic is the Great White North as we profile Bob & Doug McKenzie and the soundtrack to the 1983 SCTV offshoot film Strange Brew. Comedy abounds, both intentional and otherwise. 1A. Combustible Edison: Strange Brew (Four Rooms OST, 1995) WEA/Elektra 2A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Welcome to Our Radio Show (Guest DJs, 1980) KZAP 3A. Eugene Mirman, Holly Schlesinger, Nora Smith, Loren Bouchard, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux & Bob's Burgers: Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! (The Bob's Burgers Music Album, 2017) Sub Pop 4A. Claude Desjardins & Eric Robertson: When the World Began (Canada: A People's History OST, 2000) CBC 5A. Joseph C Krause: I Need a Garbage Man in My Life [w.Stashu] (Iztac, 2020) Bumbleplex 6A. The Cosmopolitans: Wild Moose Party ([How to Keep Your] Husband Happy 7", 1980) Shake 7A. Johnny "Big Moose" Walker: Moose Huntin' (Rambling Woman, 1970) BluesWay 8A. Scrambled Debutante: Self-Loathing Love Song (King Kitty Kitty Meow Meow, 2012) self-released 9A. Joe Walsh: Waffle Stomp (Fast Times at Ridgemont High OST, 1982) Full Moon/Asylum 10A. Jacob Shea: Canadian Black Bears (Seven Worlds One Planet OST: Expanded, 2020) Silva Screen 11A. Julien Baker: Heatwave (Little Oblivions, 2021) Matador 12A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: A Word from Our Sponsor (Guest DJs, 1980) KZAP 13A. Cherlene: Danger Zone [w.Kenny Loggins] (Cherlene: Songs from the TV Series Archer, 2014) FX Networks 14A. Antón García Abril: Cataratas Virginia (El Hombre y la Tierra: Banda Sonora Original de la Serie de TVE, 1974) Sello Discográfico RTVE 15A. Japanese Breakfast: Be Sweet (Jubilee, 2021) Dead Oceans 16A. Shonen Knife: Eat It (Dr Demento Covered in Punk, 2018) Demented Punk/Caf Muzeck 17A. Lenny Breau: Toronto (Five O'Clock Bells, 1979) Adelphi 18A. The Linda Lindas: Claudia Kishi (2020) self-released 19A. Les Shirley: Korben Dallas (Les Shirley, 2019) self-released20A. Gia Margaret: Lakes (Mia Gargaret, 2020) Dalliance/Orindal 21A. Suzanne Ciani: Summer (Liberator single, 2014) Cache Cache 22A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Empties (Guest DJs, 1980) KZAP 23A. Slay-52's: Raining Lobsters (2020) self-released 24A. Dan Golding: Claude Debussy's Préludes - Book 1, L. 117: Minstrels (Untitled Goose Game OST, 2020) Iam8bit 25A.Rochelle Jordan: Dancing Elephants (Play with the Changes, 2021) Young Art 26A. Charlotte Fabro: Let Me Be That One for You (2020) Asiatic 27A. Sunnesther: Hymns to This Fucking World (Anthology of Experimental Music from Mexico, 2020) Unexplained Sounds 28A. Ellen McIlwaine: Higher Ground (The Real Ellen McIlwaine, 1975) Kot'Ai 29A. Willie Dunn: O Canada! (Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology, 2021) Light in the Attic 30A. Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog: Maple Leaf Rage (Hope, 2021) Yellowbird 31A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: To Our Loyal Listeners (Guest DJs, 1980) KZAP 32A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Take Off (The Great White North Album, 1981) Anthem 33A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Lower 48/Geddy Lee (BBC Rock Hour Special, 1982) London Wavelength 34A. Deltron 3030: National Movie Review (Deltron 3030, 2000) 75 Ark/Tommy Boy 35A. Charles Fox: Bob Broke Your Beer (Strange Brew [score], 1983) promo 36A. Charles Fox: No Brakes (Strange Brew [score], 1983) promo 37A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: This Isn't Our Second Album (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem38A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Welcome to Our Movie/Space Mutants (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem39A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Mutants of 2051 II (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem40A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: I Didn't Do It, You Knob (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem41A. Charles Fox: Intermission (Strange Brew [score], 1983) promo 42A. Ian Thomas, Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem43A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: I Did It, You Knob (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem44A. Cory Weeds: Find and Dandy (The Many Deeds of Cory Weeds, 2010) Cellar Live 45A. Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra: We Travel the Spaceways (When Sun Comes Out, 1963) El Saturn 46A. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Show's Over/New Theme II (Guest DJs, 1980) KZAP It's a beauty in its own way. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/29/20212 hours, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #562 - "Little moccasins to the sky" (2021 June 21)

June 21 is Indigenous Peoples' Day, along with the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, we spend a good portion of this episode honour those who lived first on hallowed grounds, which has added relevance this year in light of the continued horrors that Canada's residential schools have wrought on countless generations. We profile BC Smith's soundtrack to the 1998 film Smoke Signals and preview the now partially live Vancouver International Jazz Festival. 1. Nadjiwan: The Ghosts We Leave Behind (Star Nation, 2021) Heading North 2. Deborah Martin & Jill Haley: Indian Heaven (The Silence of Grace, 2021) Spotted Peccary 3. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: TMZ (Born Deadly EP, 2020) self-released 4. Erica Dee: Smile [Greazu$ & Sinistarr remix] (The 12 Days of Bass Coast, 2015) Bass Coast 5. Limbs of the Stars: Film Song (Heartwarmongering, 2013) Offseason 6. Willie Dunn: Louis Riel (Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology, 2021) Light in the Attic 7. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: I Pity the Country (Theory of Ice, 2021) You've Changed 8. Kinnie Starr: Over the Water/Gandlee Sah Isdii (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria 9. Zoongide'ewin: Bleached Wavves (Bleached Wavves, 2020) Paper Bag 10. Madisyn Whajne: Summer Love (Save Our Hearts, 2020) Summer Love11. John Oliver & Stefan Östersjö: Mountain Spirits (Isolation Journal, 2020) self-released 12. Status/Non-Status: Genocidio (1, 2, 3, 4, 500 Years EP, 2021) You've Changed/Grizzlar 13. TJ Felix: I Used to Pick Berries Here with My Mom (I Used to Pick Berries EP, 2021) self-released 14. Sinikka Langeland: Kantele Prayer I & II (Wolf Rune, 2021) ECM 15. Gájanas: Hušša Sisa/Into the Racket (Cihkkojuvvon/Hidden, 2021) Bafe's Factory/Nordic Notes 16. Iskwé: Interlude [Stars mix] (The Stars EP, 2021) self-released 17. Mark Dwane: Solstice Ritual (The Monuments of Mars, 1988) Orbian 18. Vanille: Solstice (Soleil '96, 2021) Bonbonbon/Return to Analog 19. St Vincent: The Melting of the Sun (Daddy's Home, 2021) Loma Vista 20. Brian Bennett: Solstice (Voyage: A Journey into Discoid Funk [expanded edition], 2021) Cherry Red 21. Lorde: Solar Power (2021) Universal New Zealand 22. Ulali: All My Relations (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 23. Faraji Heritage Experiment: Solstice (Mwili, 2021) Cascade 24. BC Smith: Fry Bread (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 25. BC Smith: Hippy Arnold (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 26. BC Smith: Breaking Bottles (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 27. BC Smith: Charles Bronson (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 28. BC Smith: Victor's Run Suit (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 29. BC Smith & Ulali Wahjeeleh-Yihm: Forgive Our Fathers Suite (Smoke Signals OST, 1998) TVT Soundtrax 30. Chris McCann: Will, Pt VIII (Will, 2019) self-released 31. Blue Moon Marquee: Hard Times Hit Parade (Bare Knuckles & Brawn, 2019) Folc 32. Jill Barber: Le Monde est Beau (Entre Nous, 2020) Outside Music 33. François Houle 4: Big Time Felter (Recoder, 2020) Songlines 34. Cat Toren: Soul (Spiritual Jazz 13: Now! Part 1 - Modern Sounds for the 21st Century, 2021) Jazzman This settler tried. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/22/20212 hours, 8 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #561 - "Dressed to kill in a dress that kills" (2021 June 14)

The score to the 2018 British horror In Fabric was done by Cavern of Anti-Matter and it came out last year, so we'll finally do our overdue profile on that Stereolab-adjacent score amongst other odd tunes. We also talk about Vancouver's Music Waste Festival, the band Sparks, musician Joni Sadler, actor Charles Grodin and electronic pioneer Joel Chadabe. 1. The Chemical Brothers: The Darkness That You Fear [HAAi remix] (The Darkness That You Fear single, 2021) Virgin EMI 2. Sam Shalabi & Stefan Christoff: Vardar River Song (Rodina, 2013) Howl! 3. Sparks: Barbecutie (Kimono My House [21st Century Editions], 1974) Island 4. Sparks: iPhone (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, 2020) BMG 5. Nennen: Harbour (Alcrete split cassette, 2014) Misery Loves Co 6. Lungbutter: Health (Mands split cassette, 2014) Misery Loves Co 7. Yoo Doo Right: A Certain Sense of Disenchantment (Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose, 2021) Mothland 8. Autotelia: Floating Island of the Gods (I, 2020) Rocket Recordings 9. Linkwood & Other Lands: Shapes (Face the Facts, 2020) Athens of the North 10. Joe Raposo: Piggy's Fantasy ["Miss Piggy"] (The Great Muppet Caper OST, 1981) Atlantic 11. Danny Elfman: Main Titles (Midnight Run OST, 1988) MCA 12. Kylie V: A Story If You Want It (Big Blue, 2021) self-released 13. Tonk: Horse Knowledge (Songs to Glorify the Peasant and his Tractor, 2020) self-released 14. Emily A Sprague: Horizon (Hill, Flower, Fog, 2020) Plancha 15. ADULT. Have I Started at the End (Perception is/as/of Deception, 2020) Dais 16. Hildegard: Jour 3 (Hildegard, 2021) Chivi Chivi 17. Light Blending In: Sitting Under the Cedar Tree (The Prettiest Flowers Have the Sharpest Thorns, 2021) Midwest Collective 18. Nicholas Krgovich: Burst-Neighbourhood Song (This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille, 2021) Tin Angel 19. N0V3L. STRANGER (Non-Fiction, 2021) Meat Machine 20. Colin Stetson: Peaches! (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan21. Erika de Casier: Someone to Chill With (Sensational, 2021) 4AD 22. Virginia Wing: 99 North (private LIFE, 2021) Fire 23. Bobby Krlic: Hårga, Collapsing (Midsommar OST, 2019) Milan 24. Leon Vynehall: An Exhale (Rare, Forever, 2021) Ninja Tune 25. ISOLA. Ischia [Main mix] (EP1, 2020) Godmode 26. Cat Toren's Human Kind: Garment of Destiny (Scintillating Beauty, 2020) Panoramic 27. Stereolab: Heavenly Van Halen [Pinball] (ABC Music: Radio 1 Sessions, 2002) Strangefruit 28. Stereolab: Household Names (Switched On: Volume 4 - Electrically Possessed, 2021) Duophonic/Warp 29. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Melody in High Feedback Tones (Void Beats/Invocation Trex, 2016) Duophonic30. Cavern of Anti-Matter: The Dress Perspective [demonstration] (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic31. Cavern of Anti-Matter: ZinZan's Avec Moi (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic32. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Night Fabric (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic33. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Metric 36 (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic34. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Mannequin Mass (In Fabric OST, 2020) Duophonic35. Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty: Awakenings (Visions, 2020) Mr Bongo 36. Joel Chadabe: Blues Mix (Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964-1969, 2019) Waveshaper Media Addendum: Charles Grodin's singing voice was dubbed in The Great Muppet Caper. I need to find him singing somewhere truly. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/15/20212 hours, 9 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #560 - "For thee the poet of beguilement sings" (2021 June 07)

The actor Dame Diana Rigg (1938-2020) was mostly known for her work in the British spy TV series The Avengers but she ruled the roost in George Lazenby's only film as James Bond as we profile Sir John Barry's score to the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Plenty of other secret agent film songs zip by in what likely sounds like the coolest party I'll never escape from. 001 Bell Orchestre: Opening (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 002 Shirley Bassey: The Liquidator (The Liquidator OST, 1965) MGM 003 Nimh & Rapoon: Melancholy's Bow (Post-Folk Lore: Volume 1, 2020) Winter-Light 004 Lloyd Price & The Dukes: Oo-Ee Baby (Chee-Koo Baby 7", 1954) Specialty 005 Wilson Pickett: Land of 1000 Dances (The Exciting Wilson Pickett, 1966) Atlantic 006 Spy-Fi: Reid's Situation (Music for Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes - Volume 1: The Thigh Who Loved Me, 2003) self-released 007 The Kingsmen: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (How to Stuff a Wild Bikini OST, 1965) Wand/Reo 008 Meiko Kaji: Urami Bushi (Kill Bill OST: Volume 2, 2004) A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner 009 The Carnations: Scorpion (Scorpion 7", 1961) Tilt 010 PONY: Chokecherry (TV Baby, 2021) Take This to Heart 011 The Tragically Hip: Reformed Baptist Blues (Saskadelphia EP, 2021) Universal 012 Laika & The Cosmonauts: Circumstantial Evidence (Absurdistan, 1997) Evidence/Warner Finland/Yep Roc 013 Gord Downie: Hotel Worth [acoustic] (Away is Mine, 2020) Arts & Crafts 014 Vildã: Haavoittuvaisille (Vildaluodda, 2019) Bafe's Factory/Nordic Notes/Sibelius Academy 015 Claire Rousay: Discrete [The Market] (A Softer Focus, 2021) American Dreams 016 Beautify Junkyards: Dupla Exposição (Cosmorama, 2021) Ghost Box 017 Austra: Risk It (HiRUDiN, 2020) Domino 018 Abraham Fogg: Le Vol des Sorcières (Metamorphosis 7", 2021) self-released 019 Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Fire at Static Valley (G_d's Pee at State's End! 2021) Constellation 020 Land of Talk: A/B Futures ([Indistinct Conversations], 2020) Saddle Creek 021 Cal Tjader: Shoshana (Gozame! Pero Ya..., 1980) Concord Jazz Picante 022 Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club (Chemtrails Over the Country Club, 2021) Polydor/Interscope 023 Ada Lea: Woman, Here (Woman, Here EP, 2020) Saddle Creek 024 TuneTown: Layla Tov (Entering Utopia, 2021) Three Pines 025 Iskwé: Breaking Down [Stars mix] (The Stars EP, 2021) self-released 026 BJ Thomas: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, 1969) Scepter 027 John Barry & His Orchestra: A Man Alone (The Ipcress File OST, 1965) CBS/Decca 028 The Walker Brothers: Deadlier Than the Male (Deadlier Than the Male 7", 1966) Philips 029 Vikki Carr: The Silencers (The Silencers OST, 1966) RCA Victor 030 Elliott Fisher: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Bang! Bang! Bang!, 1966) Capitol 031 Pizzicato Five: Twiggy Twiggy [Twiggy vs. James Bond] (Made in USA, 1994) Matador 032 Laurie Johnson: Avengers Tag (The Music of Laurie Johnson Volume 1: The Avengers, 2007) Edsel 033 Sons of Kemet: In Remembrance of Those Fallen (Black to the Future, 2021) Impulse! 034 Louis Armstrong: We Have All the Time in the World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 035 John Barry: Try (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 036 John Barry: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 037 John Barry: Gumbold's Safe (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 038 John Barry: Bobsled Chase (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 039 John Barry: Sir Hillary's Night Out [Who Will Buy My Yesterdays?] (On Her Majesty's Secret Service OST, 1969) United Artists 040 Curtis Fuller's Quintet: Twelve Inch (Blues-ette, 1959) Savoy Hopefully the final mix sounds OK. My computer acted very oddly during some parts of recording so pardon any LOUD then mumbly bits. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/8/20212 hours, 12 minutes, 55 seconds
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XHM #559 - "Each like is validation" (2021 May 31)

Laurel Halo scored the 2018 experimental documentary Possessed, which came out as a soundtrack last year, so this week profiles this wild electronic composer. We also talk Laurie Anderson, the Beats in Space radio show and eulogize Yoshi Wada and Franco Battiato. 1. Laurie Anderson: Big Science (Big Science, 1982) Warner Bros 2. Loscil: Lines (Faults, Coasts, Lines, 2020) self-released 3. Tornado Wallace: Desperate Pleasures (BIS: 001-020, 2016) Beats in Space 4. Anna: Systems Breaking Down [dance version] (Systems Breaking Down 12", 1982) RCA 5. Yoshi Wada: Untitled (International Friendship, 1983) Syncord/De Fabriek 6. Franco Battiato: No U Turn (Clic, 1974) Island 7. Modeselektor: Social Distancing [FJAAK remix] (Social Distancing 12", 2021) Monkeytown 8. Sunroof: 30.5.19 (Electronic Music Improvisation: Volume 1, 2021) Parallel Series/Mute 9. Burial: Dark Gethsemane (Shock Power of Love EP, 2021) Keysound 10. Madlib: Road of the Lonely Ones (Sound Ancestors, 2021) Madlib Invazion 11. Kiefer: Superhero (Between Days EP, 2021) Stones Throw 12. Cygnets: Greyscale (Swan Songs, 2021) self-released 13. Ghost Twin: Blue Sunshine (Love Songs for End Times, 2021) Artoffact 14. Max Richter: Psychogeography (Voices 2, 2021) Decca 15. Andy Stott: Never the Right Time (Never the Right Time, 2021) Modern Love 16. Plains Apparition: Phantom Phone Calls (Asylum, 2021) Special Series 17. Yards: Train Came from Kalbajar (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 18. Mary Garnett Edwards: Face a Reality (White Lightning, 2020) self-released 19. Cowboy Junkies: The Possessed (Ghosts, 2020) Latent Recordings 20. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Possessed (Stranger Things: Hallowe'en Sounds from the Upside Down, 2018) Lakeshore/Invada 21. Fly Pan Am: Grid/Wall (Frontera, 2021) Constellation 22. Laurel Halo: Hot Style (MF Compilation Part One, 2020) Mother's Finest 23. St Vincent: Young Lover [Laurel Halo remix] (Nina Kraviz presents Masseduction Rewired, 2019) Loma Vista 24. Laurel Halo: Hyphae (Possessed OST, 2020) The Vinyl Factory 25. Laurel Halo: Lead (Possessed OST, 2020) The Vinyl Factory 26. Laurel Halo: Rome Theme II (Possessed OST, 2020) The Vinyl Factory 27. Laurel Halo: Zeljava (Possessed OST, 2020) The Vinyl Factory 28. Jim Williams: Possessor (Possessor OST, 2020) Death Waltz 29. Ilmiliekki Quartet: O Superman (Land of Real Men, 2019) We Jazz I may have said "Chic" instead of "Clic" for the album name. Quality control at 1am is Job 1 here at XHQ. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/1/20212 hours, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #558 - "Amusing regal birdsong" (2021 May 24)

For your Victoria Day transmission, we pay tribute to the Spanish composer Antón García Abril (1933-2021) with selections from his score from the film Texas Adios and the TV series El Hombre Y La Tierra. We also remember Bay City Roller Les McKeown, actor Helen McCrory, singers Anita Lane & Fredi and astronaut Michael Collins. 1. Bay City Rollers: Ain't It Strange (Rollin', 1974) Bell 2. Connect_icut: Even More Like Space, Pt. III (Even More Like Space, 2021) CSAF 3. Helen McCrory: "There's Only One Thing..." (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC 4. Jehnny Beth: I'm the Man (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC 5. Helen McCrory: "A Woman of Substance..." (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC 6. PJ Harvey: Red Right Hand (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC 7. Helen McCrory: "It's In Our Gypsy Blood..." (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC 8. Barry Adamson: Suck on the Honey of Love (Moss Side Story, 1988) Mute 9. Anita Lane: The World's a Girl (Dirty Pearl, 1993) Mute 10. Nick Cave & Anita Lane: Bedazzled (The World's a Girl single, 1995) Mute 11. Bocce: Michael Collins (Disambiguation, 2010) Dadmobile 12. Marianne Faithfull & Warren Ellis: The Bridge of Sighs (She Walks in Beauty, 2021) Panta Rei/BMG 13. Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz: Lake Girls (Jooj Two, 2021) Mint 14. Dieter Reith: Transmitter (Love and Fantasy, 1978) Intercord/ShowUp15. Folk Fredi: Roskisdyykkarin Balladi (Fredi ja Kivikasvot, 1966) Rytmi 16. Télex: Euro-vision [remastered] (This is Télex, 2021) Mute 17. Bullion: Cinema Down (We Had a Good Time EP, 2020) Deek 18. Iceage: Vendetta (Seek Shelter, 2021) Mexican Summer 19. JayWood: Creeps (Some Days EP, 2021) Captured Tracks/Royal Mountain 20. Yves Jarvis: Ambrosia (Sundry Rock Song Stock, 2020) Flemish Eye/Anti- 21. Billie Nomates: Petrol Fumes (Emergency Telephone EP, 2021) Invada 22. Dumb: Pizza Slice (Pizza Punks split 7" w.Tough Age, 2021) Mint 23. Tommy Guerrero: Mysterious Frequencies (Sunshine Radio, 2021) Too Good 24. Dorothea Paas: Anything Can't Happen (Anything Can't Happen, 2021) Telephone Explosion 25. Paul Jacobs: Most Delicious Drink (Pink Dogs on the Green Grass, 2021) Blow the Fuse 26. Nathan Shubert: Birds in Victoria Park [51.539°, -0.038°] (Field Recordings: Volume 1, 2019) self-released 27. The Go! Team: World Remember Me Now (Get Up Sequences: Part One, 2021) Memphis Industries 28. Chad VanGaalen: Golden Pear (The World's Most Stressed Out Gardener, 2021) Sub Pop/Flemish Eye 29. The Luvmenauts: Extravehicular Activity (Extravehicular Activity EP, 2021) Do Right! Music 30. Don Powell: Texas, Goodbye [main titles] (Texas, Adios OST, 1966) Quartet 31. Antón García Abril: Fight (Texas, Adios OST, 1966) Quartet 32. Antón García Abril: Sundown (Texas, Adios OST, 1966) Quartet 33. Antón García Abril: Fiesta (Texas, Adios OST, 1966) Quartet 34. Antón García Abril: La Agonía del Lobezno (El Hombre y la Tierra: Banda Sonora Original de la Serie de TVE, 1974) Sello Discográfico RTVE 35. Antón García Abril: La Gran Batida (El Hombre y la Tierra: Banda Sonora Original de la Serie de TVE, 1974) Sello Discográfico RTVE 36. Antón García Abril: La Sequía (El Hombre y la Tierra: Banda Sonora Original de la Serie de TVE, 1974) Sello Discográfico RTVE 37. Antón García Abril: El Jaguar y el Tapir (El Hombre y la Tierra: Banda Sonora Original de la Serie de TVE, 1974) Sello Discográfico RTVE 38. Marcello Giombini: Seli [instrumental] (4... 3... 2... 1... Morte: Perry Rhodan OST, 2001) Dagored 39. Les Sœurs Boulay: Antigone (2021) self-released Chirp. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/25/20212 hours, 37 seconds
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XHM #557 - "You only think that you can never go down the drain, but..." (2021 May 17)

gak missed 24 Hours of Radio Art earlier this year, so with a 17th landing on a Monday at long last, experience 2 hours of experimental music along with some kitchen appliance silliness. 0. gak: interview with the dishwasher (2021) self-released [in para//e/ with] /. The Avalanches: Star Song.IMG (We Will Always Love You, 2020) Modular 2a. Robert Filliou: Whispered History of Art [excerpt] (Fluxus Anthology: 30th Anniversary 1962-1992, 1980) Slowscan2b. Antonio Russolo: Luigi Russolo's Corale [1921] (Die Kunst Der Geräusche, 2000) WERGO 3. Kinnie Starr: Proprioception [DlaYah'algaang] (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria 4. The Brandeis University Chamber Chorus: Alvin Lucier's North American Time Capsule 1967 (Extended Voices, 1968) Odyssey 5. David Greenfield & JJ Brunel: Unknown Song / (Fire & Water/Ecoutez Vos Murs OST [outtakes], 1983) Edsel 6. Faulty Machine Recordings Service: 2013-05-21 @ Barrington Hills, IL - Mower and Birdsong (Faulty Machine Recordings Service: December 2020, 2021) Faulty Machine 7. Francis Theberge: The Burial of William B Pt./// (The Burial of William B, 2021) Adventurous Music 8. Mika Vainio: Movement 1 (Last Live, 2021) Mego/Cave12 9. Carmen Villain: Things That Are Solid (Sketch for Winter /X: Perlita, 2021) Geographic North TEN Sylvia Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg & Julian Sartorius: Quarantina (Lockdown, 2021) Clean Feed //. Off World: Impulse Controller [pre-dub] (Corona Borealis Longplay Singles series 2020-2021, 2021) Constellation /2. Astasie-Abasie: Steam Room in Buitenzorg (Molecular Gamelan, 2021) Shame File /3. Phew, John Duncan & Kondo Tatsuo: Backfire (Backfire of Joy, 2021) Black Truffle /4. Fernando Vigueras: Trazo (Anthology of Experimental Music from Mexico, 2020) Unexplained Sounds Group /5. Sleepy Gonzales: Pit of Despair (Pit of Despair, 2020) self-released /6. Ennio Morricone: Un Tempo Infinito (Un Uomo da Rispettare: Colonna Originale del Film, 1972) CBS /7. Gia Margaret: Body (Mia Gargaret, 2020) Dallaince/Orindal FIN Boards of Canada: /nter/ude - "Get a Shot of Protection, The Swine Flu Shot" (Societas X Tape, 2019) NTS Radio LOPPU [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/18/20212 hours, 9 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #556 - "00:00:00ish" (2021 May 10)

Along with a preview of this year's Vancouver Doxa Documentary Film Festival, we pay tribute to the French director Bertrand Tavernier (1941-2021) and we feature some of the jazzy sounds from his 1986 film 'Round Midnight. 1. Squid: Documentary Filmmaker (Bright Green Field, 2021) Warp 2. Laurie Spiegel: Three Modal Pieces - III. A Myth [1983] (Obsolete Systems, 2001) Electronic Music Foundation 3. Laurie Spiegel: A Folk Study (The Expanding Universe, 2012) Unseen Worlds 4. Daphne Oram: Ursa Major [Sun mix, 1962] (The Oram Tapes: Volume 1, 2011) Young Americans 5. Daphne Oram: Eton (The Oram Tapes: Volume 1, 2011) Young Americans 6. Delia Derbyshire: Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO (BBC Radiophonic Music, 1968) Society of Sound Music/Bowers & Wilkins/Real World 7. Pauline Oliveros: Alien Bog [excerpt] (Music from Mills, 1986) Mills College 8. Suzanne Ciani: A Sonic Womb Pt.4 (A Sonic Womb: Live Buchla Performance at Lapsus, 2020) Lapsus 9. Fanny: Borrowed Time (Fanny Hill, 1972) Reprise 10. X-Ray Spex: I am a Poseur (Germfree Adolescents, 1978) EMI 11. Thomas Bangalter: Spinal Scratch (Spinal Scratch 12", 1996) Roulé 12:00. CFCF: Self Service 1999 (Memoryland, 2021) BGM Solutions 13. Todd Edwards: You're Sorry [extended mix] (You're Sorry Extended Mixes, 2019) Defected 14. Sébastien Guérive: Omega V (Omega Point, 2021) Atypeek 15. Rochelle Jordan: Broken Steel [w.Farrah Fawx] (Play with the Changes, 2021) Young Art 16. Postmoderndisco: Begin Again (2021) self-released 17. Jimi Tenor: Espoo (Deep Sound Learning 1993-2000, 2021) Bureau B 18. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra: Movement I (Promises, 2021) Luaka Bop 19. Joseph Shabason: Life with My Grandparents (The Fellowship, 2021) Western Vinyl/Telephone Explosion 20. Charlie Parker: Laura (Bird OST, 1988) Columbia/CBS 21. The Oscar Peterson Trio: Blues of the Prairies (Canadiana Suite, 1964) Limelight 22. Thelonius Monk: Round Midnight (Genius of Modern Music, 1951) Blue Note 23. Herbie Hancock: Chan's Song [Never Said] ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 24. Herbie Hancock: Bérangére's Nightmare ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 25. Herbie Hancock: The Peacocks ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 26. Herbie Hancock: Still Time ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) 27. Dexter Gordon: Body and Soul ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 28. Dexter Gordon: How Long Has This Been Going On? [w.Lonette McKee] ('Round Midnight OST, 1986) Columbia/CBS 29. Dexter Gordon: Tivoli (Other Side of Round Midnight OST, 1986) Blue Note 30. The Cosmic Range: New Latitudes (New Latitudes, 2016) Idée Fixe [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/11/20212 hours, 5 minutes, 18 seconds
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XHM #555 - "Fun fact: a temporary inconvenience isn't the same as oppression" (2021 May 03)

With the Oscars done, we focus on smaller films. In this mostly electropop episode, we profile Electric Youth & Pilotpriest's score to the 2020 Canadian scifi horror Come True. 1. The Conet Project: 555 Konec (The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations, 1997) Irdial 2. Electric Youth: Modern Fears [Pilotpriest Come True version] (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 3. Pilotpriest: Forgiven (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 4. Digital Underground: Same Song (This is an EP Release, 1991) Tommy Boy FIVE. Aaliyah & DMX: Come Back in One Piece (Romeo Must Die OST, 2000) Blackground 6. Augustus Pablo: 555 Dub St (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown, 1976) Clocktower 7. Basside: NYC2MIA [SOPHIE remix] (Fuck It Up EP, 2021) Sorry 8. SOPHIE: Unisil (2021) Numbers 9. ZULI: Where Do You Go (All Caps 12", 2021) UIQ 10. OMAAR: Traib (Drum Temple, 2021) NAAFI 11. Bicep: Sundial (Isles, 2021) Ninja Tune 12. Steve Moore: At the Edge of Perception (Analog Sensitivity, 2021) Be With/KPM Main Series 13. The Juan MacLean: I Can't Explain [Alinka remix] (I Can't Explain single, 2021) Me Me Me 14. Julia Daigle: Fille Convoitée (Le Coin Plié EP [remastered], 2021) Lisbon Lux FIFTEEN. Prins Thomas: Træns 5 (Træns, 2020) Running Back 16. Sandra: Hi Hi Hi [Boys' Shorts High edit] (2020) self-released 17. The Jones Girls: Nights Over Egypt (Get as Much Love as You Can, 1982) Philadelphia International 18. Akira Kosemura: Asymptote (88 Keys, 2021) Schole 19. John Carpenter: Weeping Ghost (Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, 2021) Sacred Bones 20. Daniel Avery: Think About What You Love [Jas Shaw remix] (2021) self-released 21. Pilotpriest: Begin (Best Served Cold OST, 2002) self-released 22. Pilotpriest: Title (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 23. Pilotpriest: Watching (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 24. Pilotpriest: Nothing (Come True OST, 2021) Milan TWENTY-FIVE. Electric Youth & Pilotpriest: Coelocanth (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 26. Electric Youth: Prologue (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 27. Electric Youth: The Seeker (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 28. Electric Youth: Don't Know Her (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 29. Electric Youth: Lost Girl (Come True OST, 2021) Milan 30. Antenes: PBX-555 (L.I.E.S. presents Music for Shut Ins, 2013) Delsin 31. Digital Underground: The Humpty Dance (Sex Packets, 1990) Tommy Boy/TNT At least one of you likes your oatmeal lumpy. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/4/20212 hours, 1 minute, 33 seconds
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XHM #554 - "We all could live in the same van down by the river" (2021 April 26)

Oscar season is over and gak gambled on the right film in the short turnaround to airtime. In honour of its Best Picture win during the 93rd Academy Awards, we profile Chloé Zhao's film Nomadland along with the Oscar winning score to Soul and the best original song from Judas & The Black Messiah. 1. Kamasi Washington: Announcement (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 2. Nomadland Cast: On the Road Again (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 3. Ludovico Einaudi, Redi Hasa & Federico Mecozzi: Day 3 - Low Mist (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 4. Jon Batiste: Collard Greens & Cornbread Strut (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 5. Jon Batiste: Celestial Spaces in Blue (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 6. Jon Batiste: Spiritual Connection (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 7. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Portal/The Hall of Everything (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 8. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Ship Chase (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 9. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Enjoy Every Minute (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 10. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Earthbound (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 11. Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws: Academy Awards (California Suite OST, 1978) CBS/Columbia 12. H.E.R: Fight for You (Judas & the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album, 2021) RCA 13. Russell Louder: Cost of Living (Humor, 2021) Lisbon Lux 14. Yu Su: Futuro (Yellow River Blue, 2021) bié 15. Kylie V: Natural (Big Blue, 2021) self-released 16. Chersea: I Can't Be You (Fishbowl Sessions: Live from CiTR/Discorder 2020, 2020) CITR 17. Irena & Vojtech Havlovi: Velvet Wings of Serenity (Melodies in the Sand, 2021) Melody as Truth 18. Aiko Tomi: Star Fall (For the Love, 2021) self-released 19. No Joy: Fish (Motherhood, 2020) Joyful Noise/Hand Drawn Dracula 20. Tor: Nomad (Drum Therapy, 2012) Loci 21. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: A Military Alphabet [five eyes all blind]/Job's Lament/First of the Last Glaciers/where we break how we shine [ROCKETS FOR MARY] (G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!, 2021) Constellation 22. Boards of Canada: Oscar See Through Red Eye (The Campfire Headphase, 2005) music70/Warp 23. Beyond Humans & Automatisme: Zeitgeist (Zeitgeist, 2021) Force Inc./Mille Plateaux 24. Gang Gang Dance: Nomad for Love [Cannibal] (God's Money, 2005) The Social Registry 25. Ólafur Arnalds: Epilogue (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 26. Paul Winer: Next to the Track Blues (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 27. Tay Strathairn: Dave's Song (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 28. Cat Clifford: Drifting Away I Go (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 29. Ludovico Einaudi, Redi Hasa & Federico Mecozzi: Petricor (Nomadland OST, 2021) Decca Classics 30. yMusic: Missy Mazzoli's Ecstatic Science (Ecstatic Science, 2020) New Amsterdam 31. Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio: Ride Home (Nomad, 2020) Skirl [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/27/20212 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds
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XHM #553 - "Who's got spirit?" (2021 April 19)

For our 5th & final Oscar nominees profile, we listen once more to Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross with their nominated score from the Pixar film Soul. We also hear the final nominated song from the film The Life Ahead. We also pay tribute to War bassist BB Dickerson, actors George Segal & Jessica Walter and Blue Peter singer Paul Humphrey. 1. Sharon Musgrave: Giving You Everything [radio edit] (Jewelweed Part 1 EP, 2021) Zosar 2. War: The World is a Ghetto [disco instrumental mix] (The World is a Ghetto 12", 1980) MCA 3. War: River Niger [edit] (Platinum Jazz, 1977) Blue Note/United Artists 4. George Segal & Canadian Brass: Strummin' with George (Basin Street, 1987) FM/CBS 5. Quincy Jones: Hot Rock Theme [w.the Don Elliott Voices] (The Hot Rock OST, 1972) Atlantic/Prophesy 6. Richard Burton & George Segal: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf [Pt. 2, excerpt] (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? OST, 1966) Warner Bros 7. Barbra Streisand & George Segal: The Warmup [excerpt] (The Owl and the Pussycat: Comedy Highlights & Music from the Soundtrack, 1970) Columbia 8. Blood, Sweat & Tears: The Confrontation [music cue #1] (The Owl and the Pussycat: Comedy Highlights & Music from the Soundtrack, 1970) Columbia 9. David Schwartz: Motherboy (At Long Last: Music and Songs from Arrested Development, 2013) Varèse Sarabande 10. David Schwartz: She Winked (At Long Last: Music and Songs from Arrested Development, 2013) Varèse Sarabande 11. Blue Peter: Up to You [instrumental] (Up to You 12", 1982) Ready 12. Blue Peter: Radio Silence (Radio Silence, 1980) Ready 13. Godett: Right Places [w.Sarah Bourdon] (2021) self-released 14. Hymns57: Time Slips (Torschlusspanik, 2021) Élan Vital 15. Clara Hill: Lonely Glow (Pendulous Moon [deluxe edition], 2021) Atjazz 16. Yunjin Claire Lee: Underwater Arcade (2020) self-released 17. All is Well & Martin Iveson: Cosmos [Prins Thomas Diskomiks] (Cosmos 12", 2021) Internasjonal 18. Lost Girls: Losing Something (Mennekekollektivet, 2021) Smalltown Supersound 19. Kieran Smyth & Mingjia Chen: Avocado Sock (Everything is Going to Be Okay, 2020) self-released 20. Ariel Marx: Interference (Luthier, 2020) Node 21? Julien Baker: Hardline (Little Oblivions, 2021) Matador 22! Cowboy Junkies: [You Don't Get to] Do It Again (Ghosts, 2020) Latent Recordings 23. Andrea Viscardi: Diaries (Phono EP, 2021) Phono Klavier Ltd 24. Sofia Kourtesis: Nicolas (Fresia Magdalena EP, 2021) Technicolour 25. Bell Orchestre: Colour Fields (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 26. Ghstalt: Hum Tune (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 27. Laura Pausini: Io Sì [Seen] (Io Sì from “The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé)” EP [bonus version], 2021) Atlantic/Warner Italy 28. Lalah Hathaway & Robert Glasper: Show Me Your Soul (Mr Soul! OST, 2018) promo 29. Jon Batiste: Movement 11' (We Are, 2021) Verve 30. Jon Batiste: Tell the Truth (We Are, 2021) Verve 31. Jon Batiste: Apex Wedge (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 32. Jon Batiste: Cristo Redentor (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 33. Jon Batiste: Looking at Life (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 34. Jon Batiste: Fruit of the Vine (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 35. Jon Batiste: The Epic Conversationalist/Born to Play (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 36. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Pursuit/Terry's World (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 37. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: The Great Beyond (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 38. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Terry Time Too (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 39. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Escape/Inside 22 (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 40. Chris Pattishall: Aries (Zodiac, 2021) self-released 41. Sarah Vaughan: Misty (Vaughan and Violins, 1959) Mercury Good luck to all the nominees! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/20/20212 hours, 11 minutes, 13 seconds
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XHM #552 - "Building Rosebud" (2021 April 12)

Part 4 of our annual Oscar music profile for your April listening, focusing on Trent Reznor's & Atticus Ross' nominated score from Mank along with the nominated song from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. gak thinks like he's over his non-Covid cold but it sure doesn't sound like it. Roll sound, speed! 1. Dry Cleaning: Strong Feelings (New Long Leg, 2021) 4AD 2. Heiki: April Dub (Dub Town, 2021) Paper+Sound 3. White Ring: I Need a Way (Show Me Heaven, 2021) Rocket Girl 4. Special Interest: Don't Kiss Me in Public (The Passion of, 2020) Thrilling Living/Night School 5. India Jordan: Rave City (For You 12", 2020) Local Action 6. Jayda G: Both of Us [Jayda G Sunset Bliss mix] (Both of Us/Are U Down 12", 2020) Ninja Tune/JMG 7. Syngja: Monster Trucks (Lang Amma, 2016) self-released 8. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Chip Truck (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 9. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: Break Up (Theory of Ice, 2021) You've Changed 10. Willie Dunn: Charlie (Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology, 2021) Light in the Attic 11. Barry Adamson: Everything Happens to Me (Moss Side Story, 1989) Mute 12. Takara Araki: Deserve (Deserve single, 2020) self-released 13. Piirainen Blom Company: Äpärän Laulu/Bastard's Path (Matka/The Path, 2020) Bafe's Factory 14. Patrick Kilpatrick: Fauna & Fowl (Kilpatrick 1, 2021) self-released 15. Hannah Peel: Emergence in Nature (Fir Wave, 2021) My Own Pleasure 16. Nick Storring: Tonight There'll Be No Distance Between Us (My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell, 2020) Orange Milk 17. Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: Marine Radio (Spinner [expanded edition], 2020) All Saints 18. Ghédalia Tazartès: Casimodo Tango (Diasporas, 1979) Cobalt 19. Annabelle Chvostek: Belleville Rendez-Vous (String of Pearls, 2021) MQGV 20. Nils Frahm: O I End (Graz, 2021) Erased Tapes 21. Sacha Baron Cohen & the Warren G Hardings Band: Wuhan Flu (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Music from the Original Amazon Movie 7", 2020) Amazon Studios 22. Will Ferrell & My Marianne: Husavik [My Hometown] (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga OST, 2020) Arista 23. Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws: Beverly Hills (California Suite OST, 1978) CBS/Columbia 24. 12 Rounds: Shine On (2009) unreleased 25. Joel McNeely & Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Bernard Herrmann's Prelude (Citizen Kane OST, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 26. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: San Simeon Waltz (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 27. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Welcome to Victorville (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 28. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: A Fool's Paradise (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 29. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: In Your Arms Again (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 30. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Scenes from Election Night (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 31. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Look at What We Did (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 32. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Picture Frame (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 33. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: All This Time [Happily Ever After] (Mank OST, 2020) Netflix/The Null Corporation 34. TuneTown: Flood, Deluge (Entering Utopia, 2021) Three Pines Hack! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/13/20212 hours, 10 minutes, 26 seconds
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XHM #551 - "Delivering the first edition of history and the future" (2021 April 05)

Part 3 of our annual Oscar music profile for your April listening, focusing on James Newton Howard's nominated score from News of the World along with the nominated song from The Trial of the Chicago 7. We also pay tribute to synthesizer pioneer Malcolm Cecil, musician/cartoonist Gary Leib and welcome a weird baseball season. 1. World News: Descenending (Descenending single, 2021) Safe Sounds 2. Tonto's Expanding Head Band: Bittersweet (Tonto Rides Again, 1996) Viceroy Vintage 3. Tonto's Expanding Head Band: Cybernaut (Zero Time, 1971) Embryo 4. Rubber Rodeo: She Had to Go (Rubber Rodeo EP, 1982) Eat 5. SUSS: Mojave (High Line, 2019) Northern Spy 6. Smoke: Hank Aaron (Heaven on a Popsicle Stick, 1994) Long Play 7. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Baseball Canto (Live at the Poetry Centre, 2003) The Poetry Centre of Chicago 8. Nick Schofield: Ambient Architect (Glass Gallery, 2021) Backward 9. Styrofoam Winos: Roygbiv (Styrofoam Winos, 2021) Sophomore Lounge 10. Le Couleur: Comme une Fin du Monde (Concorde, 2020) Lisbon Lux 11. Harold Budd, Bill Nelson & Fila Brazillia: The Airless Time (Three White Roses & A Budd, 2002) Twentythree 12. Dani Nash: Lady, Lover (Dani Nash, 2021) Vicory Pool 13. Whitehorse: I Wanna Make Promises [That I Can't Keep] (Modern Love, 2021) Six Shooter 14. Howard Givens & Craig Padilla: Prana [excerpt] (Free Ambient Electronic Sampler 34, 2021) Spotted Peccary 15. Louise Burns: Just Walk Away [dub] (Silhouettes, 2020) Light Organ 16. Lucy Dacus: Thumbs (2021) Matador 17. Cecil Wary: World News (World News, 1977) Editions Montparnasse 2000 18. Kristen Roos: Interactive Phrase (Universal Synthesizer Interface: Volume I, 2021) Hotham Sound 19. Tuuletar: Vetten Vuoro/Turn of the Tide (Vetten Vuoro, 2021) Bafe's Factory 20. Colin Fisher: Zero Experience (Reflections of the Invisible World, 2021) Halocline Trance 21. Abraham Marder: Green (Green: An Original Song from the Motion Picture "Sound of Metal", 2021) Nonesuch 22. Celeste: Hear My Voice (The Trial of the Chicago 7 OST, 2020) Varèse Sarabande 23. Daniel Pemberton: The Trial (The Trial of the Chicago 7 OST, 2020) Varèse Sarabande 24. James Newton Howard: The Road to Dallas (News of the World OST, 2020) Back Lot 25. James Newton Howard: Dime Mountain (News of the World OST, 2020) Back Lot 26. James Newton Howard: Erath County (News of the World OST, 2020) Back Lot 27. James Newton Howard: Johanna Returns Home (News of the World OST, 2020) Back Lot 28. Yusef Lateef: Quarantine (The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef, 1960) Riverside 29. Elvin Jones: Fantazm (Dear John C, 1965) Impulse! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/6/20212 hours, 1 minute, 43 seconds
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XHM #550 - "Cruise the trees for American gold" (2021 March 29)

Part two of our annual Oscar music profile is here, focusing on Terence Blanchard's nominated score from Spike Lee's latest film Da 5 Bloods along with the nominated song from One Night in Miami... We also pay tribute to jazz bassist Paul Jackson, French producer Jean Pierre Masseira & the recent shooting in Boulder, Colorado. 1. The Headhunters: God Made Me Funky [w.The Pointer Sisters] (Survival of the Fittest, 1975) Arista 2. Emissive: Sunset Yellow (City of Rooms EP, 2021) self-released 3. Emmylou Harris: From Boulder to Birmingham [live] (Unearthed, Volume 7: Rocky Mountain Time, 2019) Aquarium Drunkard 4. Wilco: A Shot in the Arm [live, Boulder Theatre 1999 November 01] (Summerteeth [deluxe edition], 2020) Rhino FIVE. Dave Grusin: The Colorado Trail (Discovered Again!, 1976) Sheffield Lab 6. Battle of Santiago: Protest (Queen and Judgement, 2020) Made with Pencil Crayons 7. Eunice Keitan: Standing with You (2020) self-released 8. Cal Tjader: Oran (Soul Burst, 1966) Verve 9. Human Egg: Feeling on My Mind (Human Egg, 1978) Lizard 10. Orient Express: Abdullah Dollar (Inch Allah 12", 1983) Volpone 11. Elias Rahbani: Dance of Maria (Mosaic of the Orient: Näi, Buzuk & Guitar, 1972) Parlophone/Voix De L'Orient 12. Kaytranada: Culture [w.Teedra Moses] (Bubba, 2019) RCA 13. U.S. Girls: State House [It's a Man's World] (Heavy Light, 2020) 4AD 14. Ela Minus: Let Them Have the Internet (Acts of Rebellion, 2020) Domino FIFTEEN. Amalia: Luv Within (2020) Putobumbon 16. Aluna: Don't Hit My Line (Renaissance, 2020) Mad Decent 17. Mort Garson: Dragonfly (Music from Patch Cord Productions, 2020) Sacred Bones 18. Charlotte Fabro: Energy (2020) Asiatic 19. Alexia Avina: Falling Starts (Unearth, 2020) Topshelf 20. Joshua Crumbly: New Rock Thingy (Rise, 2020) Open Book 21. Janelle Monáe: Turntables (Turntables from the Amazon Original Movie "All In: The Fight for Democracy" single, 2020) Bad Boy/WEA 22. Leslie Odom Jr: Speak Now (One Night in Miami... OST, 2021) ABKCO 23. Terence Blanchard: Salah Time (One Night in Miami... OST, 2021) ABKCO 24. Terence Blanchard: Brother, What is Going On? (One Night in Miami... OST, 2021) ABKCO TWENTY-FIVE. Terence Blanchard: Otis and Tien Have Dinner (Da 5 Bloods OST, 2020) Milan 26. Terence Blanchard: MLK Assassinated (Da 5 Bloods OST, 2020) Milan 27. Terence Blanchard: Finding the Gold (Da 5 Bloods OST, 2020) Milan 28. Terence Blanchard: The VC are Back (Da 5 Bloods OST, 2020) Milan 29. Terence Blanchard: Paul and Norman (Da 5 Bloods OST, 2020) Milan 30. Larnell Lewis: No Access (Relive the Moment, 2021) self-released 31. Herbie Hancock: The Traitor (Man-Child, 1975) Columbia [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/30/20212 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #549 - "Our Korean song" (2021 March 22)

The nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced last monday, so over the next five weeks, we'll do our annual profile on the nominees for Best Original Score & Song. First up in our Oscar business: Minari & Judas and the Black Messiah. (Pardon any odd tonal shifts between dialogue and songs.)1. Beck: Hollywood Freaks (Midnite Vultures, 1999) DGC 2. Khotin: Dream Mentor (Dream Mentor EP, 2020) Public Release 3. Yaphet Kotto: Have You Ever Seen the Blues (Have You Ever Seen the Blues 7", 1967) Chisa 4. Ann Reinking: There'll Be Some Changes Made (All That Jazz OST, 1979) Casablanca 5. Yu Su: Melaleuca [at Night] (Yellow River Blue, 2021) bié 6. YUF-O: Rebuild, Recharge (You Eff Ohh, 2021) Superconscious 7. Colored Music: Heartbeat (Colored Music, 1981) Better Days 8. Ryuichi Sakamoto: ff (async, 2017) Commons 9. Taeyeon: LOL (Purpose: The 2nd Album, 2019) SM Entertainment 10. Hye-Jin Park: Like This (How Can I EP, 2020) Ninja Tune 11. A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Every Solstice & Equinox (Invisible Cities/Le Città Invisibili, 2021) Artificial Pine Arch Manufacturing12. Scary Bear Soundtrack: Pyongyang (Boomerang Kids 12", 2019) self-released 13. The Besnard Lakes: Feuds with Guns (The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, 2021) Full Time Hobby 14. Ben Lukas Boysen: Venia (Mirage, 2020) Erased Tapes 15. Jody Glenham: Flowers (Mood Rock, 2020) Kingfisher Bluez 16. Freelove Fenner: LED Museum (The Punishment Zone, 2021) Moone 17. Oplen: O (O-P-L-E-N, 2021) ohm2recordings/Luftrum 18. Menahan Street Band: The Starchaser (The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, 2021) Dunham/Daptone 19. Bell Orchestre: Nature That's It That's All (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 20. Mark Isham, Quelle Chris & Chris Keys: Rooftop (Judas & the Black Messiah OST, 2021) WaterTower 21. H.E.R: Fight for You (Judas & the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album, 2021) RCA 22. Travis Scott: The Plan (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 23. Ludwig Göransson: Posterity (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 24. Emile Mosseri: Intro (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 25. Emile Mosseri: Grandma Picked a Good Spot (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 26. Emile Mosseri: Birdslingers (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 27. Emile Mosseri: Minari Suite (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 28. Emile Mosseri: Paul's Antiphony (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 29. Emile Mosseri: Rain Song [w.Ye-Ri Han] (Minari OST, 2021) Milan 30. Oscar Peterson: Whisper Not (Live in Chicago, 1961) Verve 31. Maria Schneider Orchestra: Sputnik (Data Lords, 2020) ArtistShare [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/23/20212 hours, 39 seconds
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XHM #548 - "The robots that rocked" (2021 March 15)

As Daft Punk have broken up, we pay tribute to the humans behind the masks with selections from their 28 year career, including their work from the films Tron: Legacy and Electroma. Remixes, covers, samples & only one bad French vocoder attempt: the back half of this episode shows their prowess as they became a force in pop culture. 01. Breakwater: Release the Beast (Splashdown, 1980) Arista 02. Heiki: Recovery (Dub Town, 2021) Paper+Sound 03. Bernice: Big Mato (Eau de Bonjourno, 2021) Telephone Explosion/Figureight 04. Laura Lefebvre: Flashback (2021) self-released 05. Kiefer: Cute (Bridges EP, 2019) Stones Throw 06. Russell Louder: Hello Stranger (Humour, 2021) Lisbon Lux 07. Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu: Worst Comes to Worst [Morgan Geist remix] (Worst Comes to Worst single, 2021) Ninja Tune 08. Sébastien Guérive: Bellatrix (Omega Point, 2021) Atypeek/The Orchard 09. JWM83: Saguaro (Forest City Series: Volume 4, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 10. Ólafur Arnalds: Back to the Sky [w.JFDR] (Some Kind of Peace, 2020) Mercury KX 11. Chromeo: 'Roni Got Me Stressed Out [instrumental] (Quarantine Casanova, 2020) self-released 12. Brijean: Wifi Beach (Feelings, 2021) Ghostly International 13. Wizerdz: Dwarf Punk (Wizerdz EP, 2010) self-released 14. Daft Punk: Indo Silver Club (Homework, 1996) Virgin/Soma Quality Recordings 15. Daft Punk: Rollin' & Scratchin' [Chilly Gonzales Rework] (Pianist Envy, 2010) self-released 16. Daft Punk: Face to Face [w.Todd Edwards] (Discovery, 2001) Virgin 17. Daft Punk: Horizon (Random Access Memories [Japanese edition], 2013) Columbia/Sony 18. Daft Punk: Around the World/Harder Better Stronger Faster [live] (Alive 2007, 2007) Virgin 19. The Weeknd: I Feel It Coming [w.Daft Punk] (Starboy, 2016) XO/Republic 20. Daft Punk: Sea of Simulation (Tron Legacy OST: The Complete Edition, 2020) Walt Disney 21. Daft Punk: Derezzed [NTEIBINT remix] (2010) self-released 22. Daft Punk: End of Line [Photek remix] (Tron Legacy: Reconfigured, 2011) Walt Disney 23. Daft Punk: Outlands, Pt. II (Tron Legacy OST: The Complete Edition, 2020) Walt Disney 24. Arcade Fire: Put Your Money on Me (Everything Now, 2017) Sonovox 25. Charlotte Gainsbourg: Rest (Rest, 2017) Because Music 26. Brian Eno: In Dark Trees (Another Green World, 1975) Island 27. Linda Perhacs: If You Were My Man [demo] (Parallelograms, 1970) Kapp 28. Thomas Bangalter: The End (Irréversible OST, 2003) Roulé/Thrive29. Howard Shore: Quarantine (The Aviator OST, 2004) Decca/UMG 30. Le Knight Club: Boogie Shell (Boogie Shell 12", 1999) Crydamoure [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/16/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
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XHM #547 - "She floats, she persists" (2021 March 08)

Monday marks International Women's Day, so for our 7th installment of all-ambient episodes, the future will be all female too. 1. Emily A Sprague: Water Memory Poem (Water Memory/Mount Vision, 2019) Rvng Intl. 2. Chika Asamoto: Obsession (Gypsy Moon, 1988) Columbia 3. Pauline Anna Strom: Spatial Spectre (Spectre, 1984) Trans-Millenia Consort Recordings 4. Pauline Anna Strom: The Eighteen Beautiful Memories (Angel Tears in Sunlight, 2021) Rvng Intl. 5. Mary Lattimore: Thirty Tulips (Silver Ladders, 2020) Ghostly International 6. Mary Lattimore: Chop on the Climbout (Silver Ladders, 2020) Ghostly International 7. Carmen Villain: Light in Phases (Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita, 2021) Geographic North 8. Sarah Davachi: Live in San Francisco [excerpt] (Figures in Open Air, 2020) Late Music 9. Ana Roxanne: A Study in Vastness (Because of a Flower, 2020) Kranky 10. Gia Margaret: INWIW (Mia Gargaret, 2020) Dalliance/Orindal 11. Eve Parker Finley: Meditation #2 (Chrysalia, 2020) Coax/Florafone 12. Adrianne Lenker: Mostly Chimes (Songs & Instrumentals, 2020) 4AD 13. Sleepy Gonzales: Marmalade (Some Jams to Spice Up Your Quarantine, 2020) self-released 14. x/o: Memories (Cocoon Egg, 2017) Quantum Natives 15. Geneva Skeen: For the Foreseeable Future (Double Bind, 2020) Room40 [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/9/20212 hours, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #546 - "Whippet good" (2021 March 01)

Ringo the greyhound recently crossed the rainbow bridge so in that good boy's honour, we have Ennio Morricone's scores from the 1965 spaghetti westerns A Pistol for Ringo and The Return of Ringo. 1. Lorne Greene: Ringo (Welcome to the Ponderosa, 1964) RCA Victor 2. Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: The Flowers in My Parents' Yard (Florence, 2021) Idée Fixe 3. Akron/Family: Onward, Trainstop, Bookmark (Franny & The Portal to the Fractal Universe of Positive Vibrations, 2003) self-released 4. Alicia Clara: Hazemaze (Outsider/Unusual EP, 2021) Hot Tramp 5. Daft Punk: Make Love (Human After All, 2005) Virgin 6. Fat Boys: Fat Boys Scratch (The Fat Boys are Back, 1985) Sutra 7. The Supremes: Automatically Sunshine (Floy Joy, 1972) Motown 8. The Shacks: Rain [instrumental] (The Shacks EP: Instrumentals, 2016) Big Crown 9. Freelove Fenner: Shoulder Season (The Punishment Zone, 2021) Moone 10. Sun June: Everything I Had (Somewhere, 2021) Run for Cover 11. Fatima al Qadiri: Oubliette (Brute, 2016) Hyperdub 12. Jennifer Castle: Purple Highway (Monarch Season, 2020) Paradise of Bachelors 13. Vanille: Nouvelle Vague (Soleil '96, 2021) Bonbonbon/Return to Analog 14. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Mecca (Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook, 1993) Cargo 15. Charley Pride: Where Do I Put Her Memory (Burger & Fries/When I Stop Leaving, 1978) RCA Victor 16. Viagra Boys: In Spite of Ourselves [w.Amy Taylor] (Welfare Jazz, 2021) Year0001 17. Motoko: Song for the Garden Cat (Inner Life EP, 2014) Illuminated Paths 18. Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams: Plastic Bouquet (Plastic Bouquet, 2020) New West/Caroline 19. Apollo Ghosts: Everyday Life (Local Delivery Only, 2020) self-released 20. Joy Guerilla: Million Dollar Neighbourhood (2020) self-released 21. Calpurnia: Greyhound (Scout EP, 2018) Royal Mountain/Transgressive 22. Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Dog (No Escape Except Peace, 1971) S Press 23. The George Martin Orchestra: Ringo's Theme [This Boy] (Ringo's Theme 7", 1964) United Artists 24. Ringo Starr: It Don't Come Easy (It Don't Come Easy 7", 1971) Apple/Capitol 25. The Dead Milkmen: Ringo Buys a Rifle (Beelzebubba, 1988) Restless 26. Ennio Morricone: The Wait (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 27. Ennio Morricone: Angel Face [main titles, w.Maurizio Graf] (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 28. Ennio Morricone: Messico Eroico (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 29. Ennio Morricone: Bamba Bambina (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 30. Ennio Morricone: Hesitating Rag #2 (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 31. Ennio Morricone: Il Ritorno di Ringo [Violenza] (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 32. Ennio Morricone: Il Ritorno di Ringo [Mariachi #1] (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 33. Ennio Morricone: Barnaba's Bamba (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 34. Ennio Morricone: The Funeral (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 35. Ennio Morricone: Il Ritorno di Ringo [main titles, w.Maurizio Graf] (Una Pistola Per Ringo/Il Ritorno di Ringo: Colonne Sonore Originali dei Film, 1980) RCA/GDM 36. Barbara Dennerlein: Spain (Orgelspiele, 1984) BEBAB 37. Muriel Grossmann: African Call (Quiet Earth, 2020) RR Gems [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/2/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
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XHM #545 - "All the world was his stage" (2021 February 22)

In honour of the Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (1929-2021), we feature music from some of his films, including The Sound of Music, The Silent Partner, The Man Who Would Be King, An American Tail, The Insider, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Beginners, All the Money in the World and Knives Out. 1. Stereolab: Dimension M2 (Electrically Possessed: Switched On Volume 4, 2021) Duophonic UHF/Warp 2. Nick Holder: Hustler's Groove (From Within, 1999) NRK Sound Division 3. Dismasters: Smalltime Hustler (And Then Some, 1989) Sure Delight 4. Simian Mobile Disco: Hustler [w.Char Johnson] (Attack Decay Sustain Release, 2007) 5. Thomas Newman: Scumbag Like Me (The People vs Larry Flynt OST, 1996) Angel/EMI 6. Ormiston: Rebel (2021) Lisbon Lux 7. Men I Trust: Tides (2021) self-released 8. Off World: Decamp (2, 2017) Constellation 9. Stereo Total: Holiday Innn (Juke-Box Alarm, 1998) Bungalow/Bobsled/Kill Rock Stars 10. Small Sins: 510s (Volume II, 2021) Arts & Crafts 11. Nick Schofield: Garden Court (Glass Gallery, 2021) Backward Music 12. Kylie V: 510 (Big Blue, 2021) self-released 13. Helena Deland: Someone New (Someone New, 2020) Luminelle 14. Suzanne Ciani: A Sonic Womb, Pt. 2 [live, excerpt] (A Sonic Womb: Live Buchla Performance at Lapsus, 2020) Lapsus 15. DJB: Blue Green (Blue Green/Fruit Passage, 2021) Datafruits 16. Propulse: Corium (Digiform EP, 2021) A Person Disguised as People 17. Fatima Yamaha: Happy Hour at Hayek's (Spontaneous Order, 2020) Magnetron 18. Potatohead People: Kettle Boiling [w.Bunnie] (Mellow Fantasy, 2020) Bastard Jazz 19. Gimgigam: Dunia Kuu [w.Takara Araki] (Strange Night Tour, 2020) Local Visions 20. Ariel Marx: Diapason (Luthier, 2020) Node 21. New Fries: Mt Tambora (Is the Idea of Us, 2020) Telephone Explosion 22. Pantayo: Divine (Pantayo, 2020) Telephone Explosion 23. Mute Duo: Red-Winged Blackbirds (Lapse in Passage, 2020) American Dreams 24. Cassandra Jenkins: Hard Drive (An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, 2021) Ba Da Bing! 25. Sarah Neufeld: Stories (Detritus, 2021) Paper Bag 26. Nathan Johnson: Harlan's Plan (Knives Out OST, 2019) Mondo 27. Bill Lee & Charmian Carr: Edelweiss (The Sound of Music OST: 50th Anniversary Edition, 2015) RCA Victor 28. Christopher Plummer & Phillip Glasser: Never Say Never (An American Tail OST [expanded], 1986) MCA/Sony 29. Daniel Pemberton: To Be a Getty [extended] (All the Money in the World OST [expanded], 2017) Sony Classical 30. Maurice Jarre: Dravot's Farewell [Minstrel Boy, w.Sean Connery & Michael Caine] (The Man Who Would Be King OST, 1975) Capitol 31. Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke: Dawn of the Truth (The Insider OST, 1999) Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax 32. Jan Garbarek: Rites [special edit] (The Insider OST, 1999) Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax 33. Brian Reitzell, Dave Palmer & Roger Neill: 1955 (Beginners OST, 2011) Relativity/Silva Screen 34. Cliff Eidelman: Overture (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country OST, 1991) MCA 35. Oscar Peterson: Theme for Susannah (The Silent Partner OST, 1979) Pablo Today 36. Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco: Cúcala (Tremendo Caché, 1975) Vaya/Fania [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/23/20212 hours, 6 minutes, 47 seconds
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XHM #544 - "The lives of our days" (2021 February 15)

It's Family Day here in BC so this hodge-podge of an episode is mostly in honour of director Michael Apted (1941-2021) and music from his films Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorky Park & The World is Not Enough. 1. Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams: Without Us [Theme from Family Ties] (Television's Greatest Hits - Volume 6: Remote Control, 1996) TVT 2. The Animals: It's My Life (It's My Life 7", 1965) Columbia 3. Anthéne: Winter (Warmth, 2017) self-released 4. SOPHIE: Immaterial (Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, 2018) Transgressive 5. SOPHIE & Shygirl [aka Clockwork Venus]: Slime (Cyberpunk 2077: Radio - Volume 1 OST, 2020) Lakeshore 6. Marcin Przybylowicz: Close Probing (Cyberpunk 2077: Original Score, 2020) CD Projekt Red 7. Vince Staples: Yeah Right (Big Fish Theory, 2017) Def Jam 8. People Under the Stairs: The Double K Show (O.S.T, 2002) OM 9. Gohj-ji: Calm (Gohj-ji's Groove Tape Pt.3, 2020) self-released 10. Princess Demeny: New York Grief (New York Grief 7", 2021) Séance Centre 11. Delerium: Keyless Door [w.Azure Ray] (Music Box Opera, 2012) Nettwerk 12. Connect_icut: This is Not a Radio (Dodecapentaton, 2021) CSAF 13. Laverne: 90s (Lack of Vocation, 2020) Lamp Tapes 14. Sleuth: Flowers (Gold, 2020) Jigsaw 15. Johnny_ripper: Family (L'espirit D'escalier, 2012) self-released 16. Austra: Your Family (Hirudin, 2020) Domino 17. Alicia Clara: Stones Like Eyes (Outsider/Unusual, 2021) Hot Tramp 18. Jung Jae Il: The Family is Busy (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan 19. Tele Novella: Technicolour Town (Merlynn Belle, 2021) Kill Rock Stars 20. Cactus Lee: Locked Up in Lockhart (Texas Music Forever, 2021) 709 Recording Co 21. Greg Andersen: Returning Home (Tomomi on the Farm OST, 2021) self-released 22. Peach & Quiet: Shoreline After a Storm (Just Beyond the Shine, 2021) self-released 23. Monotones: What Would I Do (What Would I Do 7", 1964) Pye 24. Maurice Jarre: Gorillas in the Mist (Gorillas in the Mist: The Adventure of Dian Fossey OST, 1988) MCA 25. Loretta Lynn: Don't Come Home a-Drinkin' [with Lovin' on Your Mind] (Don't Come Home a-Drinkin', 1967) Decca 26. Sissy Spacek: One's on the Way (Coal Miner's Daughter OST, 1980) MCA 27. James Horner: The Sable Shed [film version] (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 28. James Horner: No Faces (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 29. James Horner: Irina's Theme (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 30. James Horner: Farewell at the Airport [film version] (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 31. David Arnold: Body Double (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 32. Garbage: The World is Not Enough (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 33. David Arnold: Access Denied (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 34. David Arnold: Welcome to Baku (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 35. David Arnold: Elektra's Theme (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 36. Scott Walker: Only Myself to Blame (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 37. David Arnold: Submarine #1 (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 38. Chick Corea: Crystal Silence (Return to Forever, 1972) ECM Big thanks to all who donated during CITR's 2021 Fundrive! It's not too late to still chip in: https://citr.ca/donate [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/16/20212 hours, 2 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #544 - "The lives of our days" (2021 February 15)

It's Family Day here in BC so this hodge-podge of an episode is mostly in honour of director Michael Apted (1941-2021) and music from his films Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorky Park & The World is Not Enough. 1. Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams: Without Us [Theme from Family Ties] (Television's Greatest Hits - Volume 6: Remote Control, 1996) TVT 2. The Animals: It's My Life (It's My Life 7", 1965) Columbia 3. Anthéne: Winter (Warmth, 2017) self-released 4. SOPHIE: Immaterial (Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, 2018) Transgressive 5. SOPHIE & Shygirl [aka Clockwork Venus]: Slime (Cyberpunk 2077: Radio - Volume 1 OST, 2020) Lakeshore 6. Marcin Przybylowicz: Close Probing (Cyberpunk 2077: Original Score, 2020) CD Projekt Red 7. Vince Staples: Yeah Right (Big Fish Theory, 2017) Def Jam 8. People Under the Stairs: The Double K Show (O.S.T, 2002) OM 9. Gohj-ji: Calm (Gohj-ji's Groove Tape Pt.3, 2020) self-released 10. Princess Demeny: New York Grief (New York Grief 7", 2021) Séance Centre 11. Delerium: Keyless Door [w.Azure Ray] (Music Box Opera, 2012) Nettwerk 12. Connect_icut: This is Not a Radio (Dodecapentaton, 2021) CSAF 13. Laverne: 90s (Lack of Vocation, 2020) Lamp Tapes 14. Sleuth: Flowers (Gold, 2020) Jigsaw 15. Johnny_ripper: Family (L'espirit D'escalier, 2012) self-released 16. Austra: Your Family (Hirudin, 2020) Domino 17. Alicia Clara: Stones Like Eyes (Outsider/Unusual, 2021) Hot Tramp 18. Jung Jae Il: The Family is Busy (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan 19. Tele Novella: Technicolour Town (Merlynn Belle, 2021) Kill Rock Stars 20. Cactus Lee: Locked Up in Lockhart (Texas Music Forever, 2021) 709 Recording Co 21. Greg Andersen: Returning Home (Tomomi on the Farm OST, 2021) self-released 22. Peach & Quiet: Shoreline After a Storm (Just Beyond the Shine, 2021) self-released 23. Monotones: What Would I Do (What Would I Do 7", 1964) Pye 24. Maurice Jarre: Gorillas in the Mist (Gorillas in the Mist: The Adventure of Dian Fossey OST, 1988) MCA 25. Loretta Lynn: Don't Come Home a-Drinkin' [with Lovin' on Your Mind] (Don't Come Home a-Drinkin', 1967) Decca 26. Sissy Spacek: One's on the Way (Coal Miner's Daughter OST, 1980) MCA 27. James Horner: The Sable Shed [film version] (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 28. James Horner: No Faces (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 29. James Horner: Irina's Theme (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 30. James Horner: Farewell at the Airport [film version] (Gorky Park OST, 1983) Varèse Sarabande 31. David Arnold: Body Double (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 32. Garbage: The World is Not Enough (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 33. David Arnold: Access Denied (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 34. David Arnold: Welcome to Baku (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 35. David Arnold: Elektra's Theme (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 36. Scott Walker: Only Myself to Blame (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 37. David Arnold: Submarine #1 (The World is Not Enough OST, 1999) MCA/Radioactive 38. Chick Corea: Crystal Silence (Return to Forever, 1972) ECM Big thanks to all who donated during CITR's 2021 Fundrive! It's not too late to still chip in: https://citr.ca/donate [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/16/20212 hours, 37 minutes, 52 seconds
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XHM #543 - "A fistful of the good, the fun & the drive" (2021 February 08)

Fundrive 2021! CITR's annual fundraiser needs your help to keep the airwaves and devices humming with unique programming -- https://citr.ca/donate This episode profiles Ennio Morricone's music from Sergio Leone's spaghetti western epics that make up the Dollars Trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. 1. Delia Darbyshire: Door to Door (BBC Radiophonic Music, 1968) BBC 2. Donna Summer: On the Radio (Foxes OST, 1980) Casablanca 3. T Gowdy: Depse (Therapy with Colour, 2020) Constellation 4. Tor: Foxglove (Oasis Sky, 2021) Eleuthera 5. Yu Su: Xiu (Yellow River Blue, 2021) bié 6. Teen Daze: Glacial Lake (Breathing Tides EP, 2021) self-released 7. ZDBT: Elastic [w.Prado & Slim Media Player] (Elastic EP, 2021) Specials Worldwide 8. Soulwax: Empty Dancefloor (2020) Deewee 9. David Lindup: The Zodiac (Flamboyant Themes: Volume IV, 1970) KPM 10. Basement Jaxx: Cish Cash [w.Siouxsie Sioux] (Kish Kash, 2003) XL 11. D.O.A: Thirteen (1978, 2019) Sudden Death 12. C Diab: Infernal District (White Whale, 2020) Injazero 13. Lucinda Williams: Runnin' Down a Dream (Lu's Jukebox, Volume 1: Runnin' Down a Dream - A Tribute to Tom Petty, 2020) Highway 20 14. HAIM: I've Been Down (Women in Music Pt III, 2020) Columbia 15. Hollan Holmes: Transmitter (Ambient Electronic Sampler 34, 2021) Spotted Peccary 16. Thanya Iyer: Bring Back That Which is Kind to You (Kind, 2020) Topshelf 17. Graftician: Brightside [2016 September 27] (Fishbowl Sessions: Live from CITR/Discorder - 2015/16, 2016) CITR 18. The Golden Age of Wrestling: Nevada (Tombstone Piledriver, 2020) Inky 19. Yasmin Williams: Swift Breeze (Urban Driftwood, 2021) Spinster 20. Woody Guthrie: Pastures of Plenty (Bound for Glory, 1956) Folkways 21. David Moufang: Sergio Leone's Wet Dream (Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations in the House & Techno Age - 1993-1997, 2020) Music from Memory 22. Ennio Morricone: Per un Pugno di Dollari [No. 2] (A Fistful of Dollars OST, 1967) RCA Victor 23. Ennio Morricone: Quasi Morto (A Fistful of Dollars OST, 1967) RCA Victor 24. Ennio Morricone: Consuelo Baxter (A Fistful of Dollars OST, 1967) RCA Victor 25. Ennio Morricone: L'inseguimento (A Fistful of Dollars OST, 1967) RCA Victor 26. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Selections from A Fistful of Dollars (Satyricon, Portland OR: November 19, 1994) self-released 27. Ennio Morricone: Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu [Sequence #3] (For a Few Dollars More OST, 1966) RCA 28. Ennio Morricone: La Resa Dei Conti (For a Few Dollars More OST, 1966) RCA29. Ennio Morricone: Il Vizio di Uccidere (For a Few Dollars More OST, 1966) RCA30. Ennio Morricone: Goodbye Colonel [from For a Few Dollars More, Shrift mix] (Cinematic: Classic Film Music Remixed, 2007) Six Degrees 31. Ennio Morricone: Il Triello/The Trio (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly OST, 1967) United Artists 32. Hugo Montenegro: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (The Best of Hugo Montenegro, 1969) RCA Victor 33. Rita Coolidge: Money (The Pursuit of DB Cooper OST, 1981) Polydor 34. Sydney Torch & the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra: Gong Crash (The Prisoner 50th Anniversary Edition: Original Soundtrack & Library Music, 2018) Network Please donate what you can and thank you in advance if you make a pledge to keep local, alternative & independent media going during these pandemic times. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/9/20211 hour, 58 minutes, 25 seconds
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XHM #542 - "Mild metamorphosis" (2021 February 01)

In honour of Black History Month and all sorts of other political pageantry, this mostly jazzy episode profiles Kamasi Washington's score to the 2020 Netflix Documentary on Michelle Obama: Becoming. 1. Norah Jones: American Anthem (The War: A Ken Burns Film OST, 2007) Legacy 2. Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio: Nomad (Nomad, 2020) Skirl 3. Fucked Up: Year of the Ox (Year of the Ox 12", 2010) Merge 4. Gerry Weil: The Bull's Problem (The Message, 1971) Mercury 5. Junia-T: Complicated [w.Adam Bomb] (Studio Monk, 2020) Pirates Blend 6. HMLT: Bedroom [w.Joyia] (Need You, 2019) Urbnet 7. Holy Hive: Ice Dreaming [instrumental] (Harping: Instrumentals, 2020) Big Crown 8. Westside Gunn & Benny the Butcher: Nerve of You [w.Armani Caesar] (Conflicted OST, 2021) Griselda/Black Soprano Family 9. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee: Message II [Survival] (Message II 12", 1982) Sugar Hill 10. Joy Guerrilla: The Park is Closed (2020) self-released 11. Jerry Cook Quartet: Walk in the Park (Walk in the Park, 2020) Cellar 12. Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty: Through the Looking Glass (Visions, 2020) Mr Bongo 13. Moe Koffman: Syrinx (Master Session, 1973) GRT 14. Peripheral Vision: Brooklyn's Bearded (Irrational Revelation & Mutual Humiliation, 2020) self-released 15. Will Bonness: Bullet with Butterfly Wings (Change of Plans, 2020) self-released 16. The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Charles Matthew Hallelujah (Time Further Out, 1961) Columbia/Legacy 17. Ma Rainey: Booze & Blues (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, 1924) Yazoo 18. Viola Davis & Branford Marsalis: Those Dogs of Mine (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom OST, 2020) Milan 19. Branford Marsalis: The Story of Memphis Green (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom OST, 2020) Milan 20. Ajoyo: Invitation (War Chant, 2020) Shems 21. Siya Makuzeni Sextet: Out of This World [single version] (New Horizons: Young Stars of South African Jazz, 2020) Afrosynth 22. Kamasi Washington: Perspective (Harmony of Difference EP, 2017) Young Turks 23. Kamasi Washington: Take in the Story (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 24. Kamasi Washington: Song for Fraser (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 25. Kamasi Washington: Provocation (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 26. Kamasi Washington: Looking Forward (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 27. Kamasi Washington: Southside V.2 (Becoming OST, 2020) Young Turks 28. Yusef Lateef: Sister Mamie (Spiritual Jazz XII: Esoteric, Modal & Progressive Jazz from the Impulse! Label 1962-75, 1964) Jazzman 29. Kamasi Washington: Change of the Guard (The Epic, 2015) Brainfeeder CITR Fundrive 2021 runs from February 4-12! Please chip in a few dollars at https://citr.ca/donate [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/2/20212 hours, 9 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #541 - "L'esprit gallique (2021 January 25)

As a new dawn rises, we pay tribute to the French composer Claude Bolling (1930-2020) and listen to selections from his scores to Borsalino, California Suite & Le Magnifique. 1, Jim Heath: Theme from Commander in Chief (Commander in Chief OST, 2005) ABC 2. Blackalicious: Paragraph President (Blazing Arrow, 2002) Quannum/MCA/Mahogany Sun 3. Markus Floats: Forward Always (Third Album, 2020) Constellation 4. Len Barry: 1-2-3 (1-2-3, 1965) Decca/MCA/Brunswick 5. The Ronettes: You, Baby (...presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica, 1964) Philles/London 6. The Free Association: Code 46 (Music from the film Code 46, 2004) Koch/Commotion 7. Bernardino Femminielli: L'amour Avec Moi [Cosmo Vitelli remix] (L'amour Avec Moi: Cosmo Vitelli Remixes, 2020) I'm A Cliché 8. Smerz: Because (Okey EP, 2017) XL 9. Brian Eno: Designer Piano (RAMS OST, 2020) UMC/Opal 10. K+D: Johnson (1995, 2020) G-Stone 11. Boards of Canada: Aquarius [7" version] (Aquarius 7", 1998) Skam12. Darshan Ambient: He Lamented His Thoughtless Acts (Ambient Electronic Sampler 34, 2021) Spotted Peccary 13. Wax Tailor: Never Forget (The Shadow of Their Suns, 2021) Lab'Oratoire 14. Beautify Junkyards: Reverie (Cosmorama, 2021) Ghost Box 15. Loscil: Sous Marin (Stases, 2006) One 16. Myd & Mac DeMarco: Moving Men (2020) Ed Banger 17. Larry June & Harry Fraud: Orange Juice in Vancouver [w.Jay Worthy] (Keep Going, 2020) Freeminded/SRCSCHL 18. Jennifer Castle: Theory Rest (Monarch Season, 2020) Paradise of Bachelors 19. Adrianne Lenker: Anything (Songs & Instrumentals, 2020) 4AD 20. Grimes: Life in the Vivid Dream (Art Angels, 2015) 4AD 21. Gene Rodemich's Orchestra: Snowflake [from Greenwich Village Follies] (Snowflake 10", 1921) Brunswick 22. Good Sad Happy Bad: Shades (Shades, 2020) Textile 23. Theresa Andersson: January (Street Parade, 2012) Basin Street 24. Anthéne & Andrew Tasselmyer: Progressions, Pt 2 (Progressions, 2020) Constellation Tatsu 25. TV Freaks: Capital Eye (People, 2020) Schizophrenic 26. Crack Cloud: Something's Gotta Give (Pain Olympics, 2020) Meat Machine 27. Jex Opolis: Opivoid (Net Worth, 2020) Good Timin' 28. P'tit Belliveau: Les Bateaux dans la Baie (Greatest Hits: Volume 1, 2020) Bonsound 29. Yumi Zouma: Lie Like You Want Me Back [alternate version] (Truth or Consequences: Alternate Versions, 2020) Polyvinyl30. Claude Bolling: Mexican Paradise [film version] (Le Magnifique: Bande Original du Film, 1973) Polydor 31. Michèle Bach: Prends-Moi Matelot (Borsalino OST, 1970) Paramount 32. Claude Bolling: Générique (Borsalino OST, 1970) Paramount 33. Claude Bolling: Roch Attaque (Borsalino & Co OST, 1974) Galloway 34. Claude Bolling: Full Speed (Stereo Ultra, 1998) Big Cheese 35. Claude Bolling: California (California Suite OST, 1978) CBS/Columbia 36. Claude Bolling: Love Theme from California Suite (California Suite OST, 1978) CBS/Columbia 37. Claude Bolling: Pop Mod (Le Magnifique: Bande Original du Film, 1973) Polydor 38. Melissa Kacalanos & Andy: Scottish Branle, France 1588/Robert Burns' My Heart is in the Highlands (Tunes from a Strange Land/Robert Burn's 250th Anniversary, 2007/2009) Librivox [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/26/20212 hours, 31 minutes, 57 seconds
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XHM #540 - "Unbeaten bishops to the bakery" (2021 January 18)

On this Dr Martin Luther King Jr day, we zigzag over to Iceland with Frank Hall's score to the 2017 film I Remember You based on the recent release of that soundtrack. We'll have other Icelandic classical for you along with a bit of noise since I skipped this year's 24 Hours of Radio Art. 1. Public Enemy: By the Time I Get to Arizona (Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, 1991) Def Jam/Columbia 2. Khotin: Digital Field Trip (Dream Mentor EP, 2020) Public Release 3. Noah Creshevsky: Strategic Defense Initiative (Reanimator, 2018) Orange Milk 4. Sväng: Minä Yksin Kuljen (In Trad We Trust, 2020) Galileo 5. Children of Bodom: Hatebreeder (Hatebreeder, 1999) Spinefarm/Toy's Factory/Svart 6. lié: All Night Long (You Want It Real, 2020) Mint 7. Ryan Hemsworth: Nashville (Ever New, 2020) Ever New 8. Like a Motorcycle: Sick Children (Dead Broke, 2020) Known Accomplice 9. Sweeping Promises: Hunger for a Way Out (Hunger for a Way Out, 2020) Feel It 10. Owen Pallett: Horse Shit (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 11. Art Noir: Thorns and Lilies [radio edit] (Poems of an Extinct Species, 2021) Aenaos 12. Le Couleur: Silenzio (Concorde, 2020) Lisbon Lux 13. Ennio Morricone: Il Grande Silenzio [Restless] (Il Grande Silenzio: Dalla Colonna Sonore Originale del Film, 1968) Parade 14. Staplin: Celluloid [w.April March] (Neon Shades, 2020) Velvetica 15. Blue Hawaii: Where are the Keys??? (Under 1 House mixtape, 2020) Arbutus16. Jon Hassell: Reykjavik (Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2, 2020) Ndeya/Warp 17. Julianna Barwick: Inspirit (Healing is a Miracle, 2020) Ninja Tune 18. Sarah Davachi: Play the Ghost (Cantus, Descant, 2020) Late Music 19. Anthéne: Inflorescence (Collide, 2020) Home Normal 20. Sigur Rós with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen & María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Alföður Orkar (Odin's Raven Magic, 2020) Krúnk 21. Will Ferrell & My Marianne: Húsavík (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga OST, 2020) Arista 22. Ólafur Arnalds: Ypsilon (Re:member, 2018) Mercury KX 23. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Overcast (Without Sinking, 2009) Touch 24. Valgeir Sigurðsson: The Mountain Road (The County OST, 2020) Bedroom Community 25. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Convoy (Sicario OST, 2015) Varèse Sarabande26. Frank Hall: Benni (I Remember You OST, 2020) Cold Spring 27. Frank Hall: Bernodus II (I Remember You OST, 2020) Cold Spring 28. Frank Hall: Móðir mín í kví kví (I Remember You OST, 2020) Cold Spring 29. Frank Hall: Hvalstöðin (I Remember You OST, 2020) Cold Spring 30. Dr Martin Luther King Jr: We Shall Overcome (We Shall Overcome, 2000) Speechworks 31. Nina Simone: Why? [The King of Love is Dead] ('Nuff Said!, 1968) RCA Victor [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/19/20212 hours, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
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XHM #539 - "You won't be lost if you just build a home here" (2021 January 11)

gak marks his 13th anniversary at CITR with one wary eye from last week's autogolpe at the US Capitol. Our profile: Jon Batiste's jazzy songs and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' electronic score to the recent Pixar film Soul. We also tackle the music from the controversial video game Cyberpunk 2077 amidst talk of sedition, treason, Boba Fett & Chuck Yeager. 1. Johnny Cash: Thirteen (American Recordings, 1994) American 2. EbE404: Death Cult in the Rose Garden (Tedium & Loss, 2020) Give/Take 3. Baddd Spellah vs MC Chris: Fett's Vette [The Good, the Baddd & the Ugly remix] (2004) self-released 4. Supergenius: A Bobadelic Relic (Star Wars Breakbeats, 1998) Suckadelic 5. John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra: The Departure of Boba Fett (Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology, 1993) 20th Century Fox 6. Electric Youth: Thirteen (Memory Emotion, 2019) self-released 7. Trust: Capitol (Joyland, 2014) Arts & Crafts 8. James Newton Howard: Entering the Capitol (The Hunger Games: Original Score, 2012) Universal Republic 9. Maarja Nuut & Ruum: World Inverted (World Inverted, 2020) Õunaviks 10. Whodini: Magic's Wand [original 12" mix] (Magic's Wand 12", 1982) Jive 11? The Souljazz Orchestra: Insurrection (Freedom No Go Die, 2006) Do Right! 12. Lido Pimienta: Resisto y Ya (Miss Colombia, 2020) Anti- 13! Angel Olsen: [New Love] Cassette (Whole New Mess, 2020) Jagjaguwar 14. Sepehr: Coup D'etat (Shaytoon, 2020) Dark Entries 15. Grimes: Delicate Weapon [as Lizzy Wizzy] (Cyberpunk 2077, Radio: Volume 2, 2020) Lakeshore16. Run the Jewels: No Save Point [as Yankee & The Brave] (Cyberpunk 2077, Radio: Volume 1, 2020) Lakeshore 17. PT Adamczyk: You Shall Never Have to Forgive Me Again (Cyberpunk 2077: Original Score, 2020) CD Projekt Red 18. Krief: Man About Lies (Chemical Trance, 2020) Indica 19. Michaëlle Richer: Osti (Fâcheuse Tendance, 2019) self-released 20. Bill Conti: Yeager & the F104 (The Right Stuff OST, 1983) Warner Bros 21. Wallgrin: Slice in the Mouth (2020) self-released 22. Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams: I'm Unfamiliar (Plastic Bouquet, 2020) New West 23. B.Michaael: Black Mountain, Silver Life (White Rooms, Glass Bells, 2020) Thjanks 24. DB Armitage: Old Bones (2020) Give/Take 25. Leila: Melodicore (Like Weather [remastered], 2020) Modern Love/Thank U 26. Sharon van Etten: [untitled] (To the People of the Land: Carrizo/Comecrudo Solidarity Compilation, 2020) Keeled Scales 27. Kamilita: Can U (Killer Diller, 2020) Sister 9 28. Nine Inch Nails: Your New Normal (Ghosts VI: Locusts, 2020) The Null Corporation29. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Glassy Eyes (Mank OST [extras edition], 2020) The Null Corporation 30. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: The Great Before/U Seminar (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 31. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Terry Time (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 32. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Epiphany (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 33. Jon Batiste: Born to Play (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 34. Jon Batiste: Bigger Than Us (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 35. Jon Batiste: Space Maker (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney 36. JD Allen: 13 (Barracoon, 2019) Savant 37. Jon Batiste: It's All Right (Soul OST, 2020) Walt Disney Hyvää nimipäivää Kari! [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/12/20212 hours, 7 minutes, 41 seconds
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XHM #538 - "Once upon a time in the midwest" (2021 January 04)

We've made it into 2021! gak digs up old plans from an episode devoted to Carter Burwell's score to the Coen Brothers' 1996 classic Fargo and its weird spiritual successor, 2015's Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter with a soundtrack by The Octopus Project. Wintry topics arise but we'll avoid the Minnesota accent. 1. Calamine: Theme from Sealab 2021 (Sealab 2021 OST, 2001) Adult Swim 2. AG Cook: 2021 (7G, 2020) PC Music 3. Sunaïra: Snow Leopard (Naï, 2020) self-released 4. Vampire Weekend: 2021 (Father of the Bride, 2019) Spring Snow/Columbia 5. Don Ellis: Moon Zero Two (The Hammer Film Music Collection: Volume 1, 1998) GDI 6. Marco Beltrami: All Together Now (A Quiet Place OST, 2018) Milan 7. KMD: Peachfuzz (Mr Hood, 1991) Elektra 8. Madvillain: Accordion (Madvillainy, 2004) Stones Throw 9. Metal Fingers: Bergamot Wild (Special Herbs: Volumes 3 & 4, 2003) Nature Sounds/Metal Face 10. JJ Doom: GMO [w.Beth Gibbons] (Key to the Kuffs, 2012) Lex 11. Ennio Morricone: Fondati Timori [from La Smagliatura] (Morricone Segreto, 2020) Universal/Decca 12. Ennio Morricone: And Afterwards? (Mission to Mars OST, 2000) Hollywood 13. Pauline Anna Strom: Virgin Ice (Trans-Millenia Music, 2017) Rnvg Intl. 14. Mr Oizo: Freezing Out [w.Peaches] (All Wet, 2016) Because/Ed Banger 15. Brad Fiedel: Send It Out (Johnny Mnemonic OST, 1995) Columbia 16. AM Static: Glaciers (A Life Well Lived, 2014) self-released 17. Marker Starling: High January (High January, 2020) Tin Angel 18. Takashi Toyoda: Snow (Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, 2019) Light in the Attic 19. Stereolab: The Flower Called Nowhere (Dots & Loops [expanded edition], 2019) Duophonic/Warp TWENTY... Language Arts: Luckiness (Able Island, 2015) MapleMusic TWENTY-ONE! Rachel Portman: Winter Thaw (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic 22. Tanya Tagaq: Snowblind (Toothsayer EP, 2019) Six Shooter 23. Kelly Lee Owens: Melt! (Inner Song, 2020) Smalltown Supersound 24. Vangelis: Theme from Antartica (Antarctica: Music from Koreyoshi Kurahara's Film, 1983) Polydor 25. Prince Innocence: Cold (2014) self-released 26. The Courtneys: Minnesota (II, 2017) Flying Nun 27. CFCF: Blanketed in Snow a Place Returned (Radiance & Submission, 2015) Driftless/Plancha 28. Fargo: Talks We Used to Have (I See It Now, 1969) RCA Victor 29. Jeff Russo: Benmidji, MN [Main Theme] (Fargo: An Original MGM/FXP Television Series, 2014) Sony Classical/Music on Vinyl 30. Jeff Russo: The Long Road Home [Paint Cans] (Fargo: An Original MGM/FXP Television Series, 2014) Sony Classical/Music on Vinyl 31. Carter Burwell: Fargo, North Dakota (Fargo & Barton Fink OST, 1996) TVT Soundtrax 32. Carter Burwell: Rubbernecking (Fargo & Barton Fink OST, 1996) TVT Soundtrax 33. Carter Burwell: Safe Keeping (Fargo & Barton Fink OST, 1996) TVT Soundtrax 34. Mathias Eick: Fargo (Midwest, 2015) ECM 35. The Octopus Project: Into the Cave/Main Theme (Kumiko the Treasure Hunter OST, 2015) Robot High School/Illuminated Paths 36. The Octopus Project: A Plan (Kumiko the Treasure Hunter OST, 2015) Robot High School/Illuminated Paths 37. The Octopus Project: Ice (Kumiko the Treasure Hunter OST, 2015) Robot High School/Illuminated Paths 38. Babe Rainbow: Minnesota Winter (Music for 1 Piano, 2 Pianos & More Pianos, 2014) 1080p 39. Leonard Cohen: Last Year's Man (Songs of Love and Hate, 1971) Columbia/CBS [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/5/20211 hour, 59 minutes, 57 seconds
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XHM #537 - "Please scream inside your heart" (2020 December 28)

With 2020 almost in hindsight, we review the year with songs that represent this difficult time along with a profile on Ludwig Göransson's score to the Christopher Nolan film Tenet, which is indicative of the struggles faced by many over the past twelve months. 01. The Avalanches: Ghost Story [w.Orono] (We Will Always Love You, 2020) Modular 02. Gorillaz: Strange Timez [w.Robert Smith] (The Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, 2020) Parlophone/Warner 03. Sarah Davachi: Praha (Qualities of Bodies Permanent, 2020) Constellation Tatsu 04. Magik Markers: Hymn for 2020 (2020, 2020) Drag City 05. Avenue Beat: F2020 [remix, w.Jessie Reyez] (2020) Big Machine/Island 06. Klaus Dead: 2020 (2020, 2020) FUSELab 07. Backxwash: God has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (God has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It, 2020) self-released 08. Anderson.Paak: Lockdown [radio edit] (Lockdown Remix Bundle EP, 2020) Aftermath 09. Zombi: First Flower (2020, 2020) Relapse 10. Thundercat: Dragonball Durag (It Is What It Is, 2020) Brainfeeder 11. Run the Jewels: Ju$t [w.Pharrell Williams & Zach de la Rocha] (RTJ4, 2020) BMG 12. The Future Sound of London: Amid the Overwhelm (Cascade 2020, 2020) fsoldigital.com 13. Megan Thee Stallion: Savage Remix [w.Beyoncé] (Savage 12", 2020) 300 Entertainment 14. Sault: Stop Dem (untitled [Black Is], 2020) Forever Living Originals 15. Tenderlonious: Covid Blues (Quaratena, 2020) 22a 16. Orville Peck: Legends Never Die [w.Shania Twain] (Show Pony EP, 2020) Columbia 17. Tough Age: Anti-Anxiety Exercises (Which Way Am I?, 2020) Mint 18. William Basinski: Please, This Shit Has Got to Stop (Lamentations, 2020) Temporary Residence 19. The Weather Station: Robber (Robber/Better Now single, 2020) Fat Possum/Next Door TWENTY! Sleepy Gonzales: Slow Apocalpse (Slow Apocalpse, 2020) Light Organ TWENTY-one. Jacaszek: The Zone (Music for Film, 2020) Ghostly International TWENTY-two. Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020) Epic/Clean Slate TWENTY-three. Jessy Lanza: Over and Over (All the Time, 2020) Hyperdub TWENTY-four. Ólafur Arnalds: Woven Song (Some Kind of Peace, 2020) Mercury KX TWENTY-five. Bon Iver: PDLIF (2020) Jagjaguwar TWENTY-six. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: River Dreams (Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, 2020) Transgressive TWENTY-seven. Paradise Cinema: Possible Futures (Paradise Cinema, 2020) Gondwana TWENTY-eight. Colin Stetson: The War Show (The War Show OST, 2020) Milan TWENTY-nine. Ludwig Göransson: A Mandalorian and a Jedi (The Mandalorian: Season 2, Volume 2 [Chapters 13-16] OST, 2020) Walt Disney 30. Ludwig Göransson: Open the Door (The Mandalorian: Season 2, Volume 2 [Chapters 13-16] OST, 2020) Walt Disney 31. Ludwig Göransson: Foils (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 32. Ludwig Göransson: Trucks in Place (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 33. Ludwig Göransson: Inversion (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 34. Ludwig Göransson: Fast Cars (Tenet OST, 2020) WaterTower 35. Maria Schneider Orchestra: Braided Together (Data Lords, 2020) ArtistShare 36. The Avalanches: Weightless (We Will Always Love You, 2020) Modular 37. The Go! Team: Look Outside [A New Year's Coming] (Lost Christmas: A Festive Memphis Industries Selection Box, 2020) Memphis Industries Time travellers: focus on visiting January and February for this year, unless you masks and cask-strength booze. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/29/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #536 - "Don we now are plague apparel" (2020 December 21)

Our annual tradition regarding Yuletide numbers that you won't hear anywhere else continues -- it's our counter-Christmas carol episode! That said, with a rotten year almost kicked to the curb, this episode profiles the music from the 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story along with hymns from the dead and newish solstice music. BESURETODRINKYOUROVALTINE: 1. Driptapes: Intro (A Very Merry Dripsmas, 2015) Driptapes 2. Phoebe Bridgers: If We Make It Through December (If We Make It Through December EP, 2020) Dead Oceans 3. Lindstrøm: Little Drummer Boy (Little Drummer Boy single, 2020) Smalltown Supersound 4. Charley Pride: Christmas in My Home Town (Christmas in My Home Town [expanded edition], 1998) BMG 5. John Prine: Everything is Cool (A John Prine Christmas, 1993) Oh Boy 6. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: Snowfall (Mysterious Skin OST, 2005) Commotion/Rykodisc 7. Mazzy Star: Flowers in December (Among My Swan, 1996) Capitol 8. Cristina: Things Fall Apart (Sleep It Off, 1984) Mercury/Ze 9. Orchestra Diretta Da Gian Mario Guarino: Prese?pe (Christmas in Italy/Natale in Italia, 1965) Capitol X. Johnny Nash: The Borning Day (Prince of Peace, 1969) Jad/Major Minor 11. The Maytals: Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas 7", 1974) Jaguar 12. Khruangbin: Christmas Time is Here (Christmas Time is Here 7", 2020) Dead Oceans 13. Forever Rising: Covid Christmas (Wild Xmas with Bomarr: Volume 12, 2020) self-released 14. Vincent S Green: Santa Got Covid (2020) self-released 15. Roger & Brian Eno: Wintergreen (Mixing Colours, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon 16. US Girls: Santa Stay Home (2020) 4AD 17. Jenn Grant: Downtown Christmas Eve (Forever on Christmas Eve, 2020) Leovela 18. Droni Mitchell: Teach Your Feet to Fly (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XII, 2020) The Line of Best Fit 19. Kristian Noel Pedersen: Everything's the Same [Except It Isn't] (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XII, 2020) The Line of Best Fit XX. Piqsiq: Qimuksiq/Dogsled Ride (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XI, 2019) The Line of Best Fit 21. Jon Neher & Michael Scott Dawson: The Young Winter (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada 10, 2018) The Line of Best Fit 22. Leon Redbone: Kitty Cats' Christmas (Christmas Island, 1988) August 23. Pom Poms: Christmas Postcard [Wish You Were Here] (Make the Holidays Bright: Volume 1, 2020) MAKE 24. Joanna Brouk: Winter Chimes (The Space Between, 2019) Hummingbird 25. Julia Jacklin: Baby Jesus is Nobody's Baby Now (2020) self-released 26. Kathleen Edwards: It's Christmastime [Let's Just Survive] (2019) Dualtone 27. Doubletooth: Little Drummer Boy (All I Want for Christmas is My Doubletooth, 2020) Backward Music 28. Jody Glenham: Christmas List [alternate version] (Melt EP, 2020) self-released 29. Neil Young: Star of Bethlehem (Homegrown, 2020) Reprise XXX. Alexandre Desplat: Christmas Breakfast (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical 31. Alex Babineau: First Christmas Alone (The Chvrch of Santa, 2018) Friends Friends Friends 32. Michael Dumont: Thank God the Year is Finally Over (Electric Boogaloo, 2011) Friends Friends Friends 33. Duke Pearson: Wassail Song (Merry Ole Soul, 1969) Blue Note 34. Judy Collins, Jonas Fjeld & Chatham County Line: River (Winter Stories, 2019) Cleopatra/Wildflower 35. Noah Reid: Neverending December (Gemini, 2020) self-released 36. Cheryl Duvall: Anna Höstman's Late Winter [for the Left Hand] (Harbour, 2020) Redshift 37. Carl Zittrer & Paul Zaza: Sleigh Bells (A Christmas Story OST, 1983) TCM/Rhino Movie Music 38. Carl Zittrer & Paul Zaza: Ralphie's Brilliant Idea (A Christmas Story OST, 1983) TCM/Rhino Movie Music 39. Carl Zittrer & Paul Zaza: The Bumpus Hounds Make Their Rounds (A Christmas Story OST, 1983) TCM/Rhino Movie Music XL. Gary Peacock: December Greenwings (December Poems, 1979) ECM 41. Hugh Fraser: Winter's Here! (Bonehenge! 2004) Boathouse 42. Driptapes: Outro (A Very Merry Dripsmas, 2015) Driptapes At one point, the working playlist was over 3 days worth of music. Clearly, Christmas can be contained. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/22/20202 hours, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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XHM #535 - "Specific sound world" (2020 December 14)

Composer Harold Budd (1936-2020) created super minimal music, so in his tribute, we return again to our all-ambient well with plenty of his music, including his scores from the recent HBO series I Know This Much is True and the 2014 film White Bird in a Blizzard (co-scored by Robin Guthrie of The Cocteau Twins). 1. Robert G Hamilton & The Frankford High School A Cappella Choir: El Yivneh Hagalil/The Lord Will Build Galilee (The Frankford High School A Cappella Choir Sings '61-'62, 1962) Acoustic Arts Recording Studios 2. John Klein at the Console of the Carillon Americana: Hanukkah Song (Around the World on a Carillon, 1959) Columbia 3. Loscil: Coasts (Faults, Coasts, Lines, 2020) self-released 4. Echo Collective: Respire (The See Within, 2020) 7k! 5. Anthéne & Andrew Tasselmyer: Progressions, Pt 6 (Progressions, 2020) Constellation Tatsu 6. Kinnie Starr: Rivers Move Fast/Gandlee Kwah Gusdlaang (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria 7. Kinnie Starr: All I See/'Waadluwaan Hl Kinggang (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria 8. Blank Banshee: Batteries [Not Included] (Gaia, 2020) Hologram Bay 9. Emily A Sprague: Mirror (Hill, Flower, Fog, 2020) Plancha 10. Museum of No Art: Form and Focus (Museum of No Art, 2020) Séance Centre 11. Kalte: Stochastic Resonance (Morphology, 2020) self-released 12. John Jeffrey: Pacific Calm (Passage, 2020) Jean Sandwich/Volante Discos 13. Lucy Gooch: There is a Space in Between (Rushing EP, 2020) Past Inside the Present 14. 1-CV Rhythms: Geese Fly By [w.Kantele] (2020) self-released 15. Anna von Hausswolff: Outside the Gate [for Bruna] (All Thoughts Fly, 2020) Southern Lord 16. Brian Eno: Through Hollow Lands [for Harold Budd] (Before and After Science, 1977) Polydor 17. Brian Eno & Harold Budd: The Plateaux of Mirror (Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror, 1980) Editions EG 18. Harold Budd & Brian Eno: The Pearl (The Pearl, 1984) Editions EG 19. Harold Budd: Madrigals of the Rose Angel - Rosetti Noise/The Crystal Garden and a Coda (The Pavilion of Dreams, 1978) Obscure 20. Harold Budd & Cocteau Twins: Memory Gongs (The Moon and the Melodies, 1986) 4AD 21. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: Curious (White Bird in a Blizzard OST, 2014) Lakeshore22. Harold Budd: Lament for Eve (White Bird in a Blizzard OST, 2014) Lakeshore 23. Harold Budd: As Long as I Can Hold My Breath (Avalon Sutra, 2004) Samadhisound 24. Harold Budd: The Serpent [in Quicksilver] (I Know This Much is True: Music from the HBO Series, 2020) All Saints 25. Harold Budd: To the Falls (I Know This Much is True: Music from the HBO Series, 2020) All Saints 26. Harold Budd: A Sidelong Glance from My Round Nerfertiti (I Know This Much is True: Music from the HBO Series, 2020) All Saints 27. Harold Budd: Down the Slopes to the Meadow (I Know This Much is True: Music from the HBO Series, 2020) All Saints 28. Mary Lattimore: Sometimes He's in My Dreams (Silver Ladders, 2020) Ghostly International [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/15/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 14 seconds
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XHM #534 - "Half dad, half risked" (2020 December 07)

As we enter the final month in a bizarre year, we profile Mychael & Jeff Danna's score to the recent Pixar film Onward. 1. Pharoah Overlord: Tomorrow's Sun (6, 2020) Rocket 2. Tom Holkenborg/Junkie XL: Immortan's Citadel [extended] (Mad Max: Fury Road OST, 2015) WaterTower 3. Brian May: Rampage of the Toecutter (Mad Max OST, 1980) Varèse Sarabande 4. Wendy Carlos: Theme from A Clockwork Orange [Beethoviana] (A Clockwork Orange: Complete Original Score, 1972) Columbia 5. John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra: Darth Vader's Death (Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology, 1993) Arista 6. Andrew Weatherall: Unknown Plunderer (Unknown Plunderer/End Times Sound 12", 2020) ByrdOut 7. Daniel Avery: Lone Swordsman (Dusting for Smoke single, 2020) self-released 8. NWIII: 2020 (2020, 2020) Fuselab 9. Buscabulla: NTE [Jonti remix] (Regresa Remix, 2020) Ribbon 10. Disclosure: Tondo [w.Eko Roosevelt] (Energy, 2020) Island/Universal 11. Blanck Mass: Descent (Calm with Horses OST, 2020) Invada 12. Susanna & The Magical Orchestra: Subdivisions (3, 2009) Rune Grammofon 13. CFCF: Subdivisions (Liquid Colours, 2019) BGM Solutions/Plancha 14. Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: Lockdown (Spinner: Expanded Edition, 2020) All Saints 15. Flora Yin-Wong: Martyrr (Holy Palm, 2020) Modern Love 16. The Chemical Brothers: Got to Keep On (No Geography, 2019) Astralwerks/Virgin EMI 17. Emily A Sprague: Moon View (Hill, Flower, Fog, 2020) self-released/Plancha 18. Actors: Love U More (2020) Artoffact 19. Les Dales Hawerchuk: Dale Hawerchuk (Les Dales Hawerchuk, 2005) C4 20. Minor Science: Spoken and Unspoken (Second Language, 2020) Whities 21. Waxahatchee: Fire (Saint Cloud, 2020) Merge 22. Maybe Babs: Doorstep (2020) self-released 23. The Caretaker: Loss of Want Back There (Everywhere, An Empty Bliss, 2019) History Always Favours the Winners 24. Rina Sawayama: Bad Friend (Sawayama, 2020) Dirty Hit 25. US Girls: Overtime (Heavy Light, 2020) 4AD 26. Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt Duo: A New Arrival (The Discipline of Assent, 2020) El Paraiso 27. Dirty Projectors: On and Ever Onward [w.Björk] (Mount Wittenberg Orca, 2010) Domino 28. Community Theatre: Onward and Upward (Northern Register, 2014) You've Changed/Headless Owl 29. John Barry: Onward Christian Spacemen (Beat for Beatniks & Beat Girls, 1963) Connoisseur Collection 30. Mychael & Jeff Danna: The World was Full of Wonder (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 31. Mychael & Jeff Danna: New Ian (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 32. Mychael & Jeff Danna: The Spell (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 33. Mychael & Jeff Danna: Driving Test (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 34. Mychael & Jeff Danna: Dance Fight (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 35. Mychael & Jeff Danna: Sacrifice (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 36. Mychael & Jeff Danna: Led Us to Our Victory! (Onward OST, 2020) Walt Disney/Pixar 37. Donald Byrd: Onward 'til Morning (Caricatures, 1976) Blue Note 38. Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty: Black Magic (Visions, 2020) Mr Bongo [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/8/20201 hour, 59 minutes, 43 seconds
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XHM #533 - "Wild is the man" (2020 November 30)

Kinnie Starr's soundtrack to the 2018 Haida Gwaii supernatural film Edge of the Knife is finally available, so that'll be our profile along with a wide array of wild music. Huu 'laagan, haala kaats’ii. 1. Quakers: Electrify (Quakers II: The Next Wave, 2020) Stones Throw 2. Quakers: A Myth [w.Sageinfinite] (Quakers II: The Next Wave, 2020) Stones Throw 3. Badge Époque Ensemble: Birds Fly through Ancient Ruins (Self Help, 2020) Telephone Explosion 4. New Order: Touched by the Hand of God [7" edit] (Salvation OST, 1987) Factory 5. Víctor Hugo Morales: Diego Maradona's Goal of the Century (World Cup Quarterfinal: Argentina vs. England, 1986) ATC 6. SebastiAn: Sober [w.Bakar] (Thirst, 2019) Ed Banger 7. The Electric Blues Company: Our Day Will Come (Music from Patch Cord Productions, 2020) Sacred Bones 8. Jimi Tenor: 128 Cosmic Rock (Aulos, 2020) Philophon 9. Timo Kaukolampi, Tuomo Puranen & Maria's Choir: Herran Joukot Sure Eivät (Maria's Paradise OST, 2020) Svart 10. Ludwig Göransson: Mando is Back (The Mandalorian OST: Season 2 - Volume 1 [Chapters 9-12], 2020) Walt Disney 11. VIRE: Con Fiction (Loyal Invasions, 2020) self-released 12. KONE: Wash Your Hands (Solip Cystic Mystic, 2014) self-released 13. Call Super: Every Mouth Teeth Missing (Every Mouth Teeth Missing, 2020) Incienso 14. Autechre: si00 (SIGN, 2020) Warp 15. Jacques Greene: For Love (Dawn Chorus, 2019) LuckyMe 16. Nosaj Thing: Pressure Points (No Mind EP, 2020) LuckyMe 17. Thaïs: Boréal (Paradis Artificiels, 2020) Troublemakers 18. Ana Roxanne: Camille (Because of a Flower, 2020) Kranky 19. Nils Frahm: Ode (LateNightTales: Hot Chip, 2020) LateNightTales 20. Nick Cave: Euthanasia (Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandria Palace, 2020) Bad Seed 21. Helen Reddy: Angie Baby (Free & Easy, 1974) Capitol 22. Faex Optim: Amber Lance (Strange Selectors, 2020) Werra Foxma 23. Grimes & i_o: Violence (Miss Anthropocene, 2020) Crystal Math/4AD 24. Loraine James: Nothing [w.Lila Tirando a Violeta] (Nothing EP, 2020) Hyperdub 25. Sarah Harmer, Bry Webb & Jim Guthrie: Longhouse [Gwaii Haanas, BC, edit] (National Parks Project, 2011) FilmCan/Last Gang 26. Kinnie Starr: Breathe Harder/Gaganjuu hl Gusdlaa (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria 27. Kinnie Starr: Light Comes In/Xuhltla'algaang (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria28. Kinnie Starr: Run Run Run/Gadhlaa Gadhlaa Gadlaa (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria29. Kinnie Starr: Back out to the Water/Hawan kas'aagaang (Edge of the Knife/SGaawaay K’uuna OST, 2020) Apopria30. Khotin: WEM Lagoon Jump (Finds You Well, 2020) Ghostly International 31. Jaga Jazzist: Tomita (Pyramid, 2020) Brainfeeder [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/1/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second
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XHM #532 - "Celebrities in jeopardy" (2020 November 23)

Actor Sean Connery (1930-2020) and game show host Alex Trebek (1940-2020) leaving our plane of existence so close apart feels cruel, particularly in this bizarre year, so along with some Jeopardy hijinx, we'll profile a mix of James Bond music, focusing primarily on 1971's Diamonds are Forever as scored by the legendary John Barry. 001 Sean Connery & Michael Kamen: Prologue (Highlander OST, 1986) Cimmerian 002 Absolutely Free: Beneath the Air (Absolutely Free. 2014) Lefse 003 John Jeffrey: Leaving Franklin (Passage, 2020) Jean Sandwich/Volante Discos 004 Billie Eilish: No Time to Die (No Time to Die single, 2020) Darkroom/Interscope 005 Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Commercial Outakes (Jeopardy!, 1988?) Sony 006 "Weird Al" Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy [w.Don Pardo] ("Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, 1984) Rock 'n' Roll 007 The Greatest Hit Machine: Jeopardy (Ultimate Game Show Theme Music, 2009) Ultimate Party Music 008 Haviah Mighty: Atlantic (2020) self-released 009 Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Blooper (Jeopardy!, 2011?) Sony 010 DJ Screw, D One, Chris Ward, AD & Big Floyd: Freestyle [Sittin' on Top of the World] (Diary of the Originator Chapter 324: Dusk 2 Dawn, 1996) Screwed Up 011 Anna von Hausswolff: Entering (All Thoughts Fly, 2020) Southern Lord 012 Louise Burns: Clowns [Odile Myrtil remix] (Silhouettes, 2020) Light Organ 013 Blue Hawaii: Sparkle (Open Reduction Internal Fixation, 2020) Arbutus 014 The Luvmenauts: I Ain't Your Daddy (Presenting..., 2013) Boogaloo 015 Le Couleur: Concorde (Concorde, 2020) Lisbon Lux 016 Men I Trust: Lucky Sue (2020) self-released 017 Museum of No Art: Eternal Explorer (Museum of No Art, 2020) Séance Centre 018 Teen Daze: Looking West (Late Summer Compilation: Volume 10 - Part II, 2020) Lagasta 019 Will Farrell & Darrell Hammond: Celebrity Jeopardy "An Album Cover" (Saturday Night Live, 2000) Broadway Video 020 The Brooks: Nebula [intro] (Any Day Now, 2020) Duprince/Underdog 021 B.Michaael: Raaange (White Rooms, Glass Bells, 2020) Thjanks 022 Sault: I Just Want to Dance (Untitled [Rise], 2020) Forever Living Originals 023 Trailer: Zardoz (Exploitation Radio Spots, 2012) Funky Frolic 024 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Keep On Looking [Kenny Dope remix] (Daptone Records Remixed, 2007) Scion 025 Santo & Johnny: Goldfinger (Goldfinger 7", 1964) Canadian American 026 Honor Blackman: Men Will Deceive You (Everything I've Got, 1964) Decca 027 Trailer: You Only Live Twice (Exploitation Radio Spots, 2012) Funky Frolic 028 The Postmarks: You Only Live Twice (By the Numbers, 2008) Unfiltered 029 Byron Lee & The Dragonaires: Jamaican Rock (Dr No OST, 2015) The Soundtrack Factory 030 Tom Jones: Thunderball (Thunderball OST, 1965) United Artists 031 Arctic Monkeys: Diamonds are Forever (All the Rage, 2008) Domino 032 John Barry: 007 Theme (From Russia with Love OST: 50th Anniversary, 1963) Harkit 033 John Barry: Gunbarrel and Manhunt (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 034 John Barry: Tiffany Case (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 035 John Barry: Double Jeopardy (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 036 John Barry: Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 037 John Barry: 007 and Counting (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 038 Shirley Bassey: Diamonds are Forever [reprise] (Diamonds are Forever: Expanded Score, 2003) Capitol/EMI 039 Roland Alphonso & The Studio One Orchestra: From Russia with Love (Studio One 007: Licensed to Ska, 2020) Soul Jazz 040 Norah Jones: Hurts to be Alone (Pick Me Up off the Floor, 2020) Blue Note This feels close in spirit to the old XHM mixtapes of the 1990s. The game remains afoot. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/24/20202 hours, 5 seconds
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XHM #531 - "Now you've got a friend in the anxiety business" (2020 November 16)

Long promised but finally up for inspection: Daniel Lopatin's score to the Safdie Brothers' tense 2019 film Uncut Gems, along with new music from his Oneohtrix Point Never project amongst mostly electronic jams. 1. McFadden & Whitehead: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now [Klaves edit] (La.Ga.Sta Late Summer Compilation: Volume 5, 2015) Lagasta 2. Automatisme: Transport 1 (Momentform Accumulations, 2016) Constellation 3. Pop Smoke: Dior (Meet the Woo, 2019) Victor Victor/Republic 4. Moka Only: Airport Square (It Can Do, 2020) Urbnet 5. Moka Only: Do It Again (It Can Do, 2020) Urbnet 6. Lifelike: Roma [extended mix] (Italo Disco single, 2019) Future Disco 7. Kenny "Jammin" Jason: Can U Dance [w.Fast Eddie Smith] (Can U Dance 12", 1987) DJ International 8. Company B: Fascinated [radio edit] (Fascinated 12", 1986) The Summer 9. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Who I am & Why I am Where I am (The Kid, 2017) Western Vinyl 10. Jayda G: Both of Us (Both of Us/Are U Down 12", 2020) Ninja Tune/JMG 11. Ela Minus: N19 5NF (Acts of Rebellion, 2020) Domino 12. Formula Vee: I am Sequenced (Dispersal, 2020) Mule 13. Hye-Jin Park: Can You [Galcher Lustwerk remix] (Can You single, 2020) Ninja Tune 14. Actress: Leaves Against the Sky (Karma & Desire, 2020) Ninja Tune 15. Fatima al Qadiri: Suñu Khalis (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan 16. Prince Innocence: Blue Star (Blue Star EP, 2019) self-released 17. Braids: Eclipse [Ashley] (Shadow Offering, 2020) Secret City 18. K-Lone: Yelli (Cape Cira, 2020) Wisdom Teeth 19. Siouxsie & the Banshees: Happy House (Kaleidoscope, 1980) Polydor/PVC 20. The Weeknd: Save Your Tears [OPN remix] (After Hours: Deluxe Edition, 2020) Republic 21. Oneohtrix Point Never: The Whether Channel (Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, 2020) Warp 22. Oneohtrix Point Never: No Nightmares [w.The Weeknd] (Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, 2020) Warp 23. Chuck Person: B3 (Eccojams: Volume 1, 2010) The Curatorial Club 24. Daniel Lopatin: The Bet Hits (Uncut Gems OST, 2019) Warp 25. Daniel Lopatin: The Ballad of Howie Bling (Uncut Gems OST, 2019) Warp 26. Daniel Lopatin: Windows (Uncut Gems OST, 2019) Warp 27. Daniel Lopatin: The Blade (Uncut Gems OST, 2019) Warp 28. Daniel Lopatin: Mohegan Suite (Uncut Gems OST, 2019) Warp 29. José Padilla: Solito (So Many Colours, 2015) International Feel 30. Diana Krall: Autumn in New York (This Dream of You, 2020) Verve Can U B-lieve all D letters N this episode? [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/17/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 20 seconds
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XHM #530 - "Floating in our present limbo" (2020 November 09)

This will be Part V of our all-ambient series, designed to put pause to frantic stress and allow for deeper reflection. We pay tribute to minimalist composer & performer Jon Gibson (1940-2020) amongst other languid pieces. 1. Shida Shahabi: Prolog (Lake on Fire, 2020) Fat Cat 2. Sea Oleena: Calvisius (Weaving a Basket, 2020) self-released 3. Jessica Moss: Opened Ending (Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series 2020-2021, 2020) Constellation 4. Brian Eno: Harmonic Guitar (RAMS OST, 2020) UMC/Opal/Film First 5. Alexia Avina: Synth Jam (Unearth, 2020) Lost Maps/Top Shelf 6. Paradise Cinema: Utopia (Paradise Cinema, 2020) Gondwana 7. Anthéne: Versus (Collide, 2020) Home Normal 8. Chris Russell: Destiny (Destiny, 2020) Spotted Peccary 9. Sarah Davachi: Live at Western Front (Ever New, 2020) Ever New 10. Mike Hodsall: Germany (Atmospheres: Music for Films that Don't Exist, 2020) self-released 11. Formula Vee: Breeze Bitten (Dispersal, 2020) Mule 12. Drew Whiting: As Brightness is Smeared into Memory (In Lights Starkly Different, 2020) Innova 13. AJNA: Paralysis (Oracular, 2020) Cyclic Law 14. Silent Vigils: Munhitsu (Wake, 2020) Home Normal 15. Lawrence English: The Only Way Out is In (Field Recordings from the Zone, 2020) Boomkat Editions 16. AL-90: 2020 (2020, 2020) Fuselab 17. KMRU: Solace (Peel, 2020) Editions Migo 18. Hotspring: Obit for Sunshade (Obit for Sunshade, 2020) Mood Hut 19. Jon Gibson: Cycles (Two Solo Pieces, 1977) Chatham Square 20. Mary Lattimore: Silver Ladders (Silver Ladders, 2020) Ghostly International 21. Joan Atherton, Clare Hayes, Ian Rathbone & Judith Herbert: Arvo Pärt's Fratres (The Fruit of Silence at Truro Cathedral, 2019) BBC [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/10/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds
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XHM #529 - "Unmerciful but entertaining" (2020 November 02)

Gladiator screened in theatres in 2020 and in honour of its 20th anniversary, we'll profile Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's score from that sword & sandals revival. We also big adieu to Spencer Davis, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver & JR White upon discussions of elections just passed and looming. I. Sam Spence & John Facenda: The Autumn Wind (The Power & The Glory: NFL Films, 1997) Tommy Boy II. The Replacements: Election Day (Pleased to Meet Me [deluxe edition, remastered], 2020) Sire/Rhino III. Steven Legget: November (Bathhouse, 2018) Firecracker IV. Resistance Revival Chorus: All You Fascists Bound to Lose [w.Rhiannon Giddens] (This Joy, 2020) Righteous Babes V. Neil Young: Lookin' for a Leader 2020 (The Times EP, 2020) Reprise VI. Man Meets Bear: Honey Locust (Waagaaskingaa, 2014) Label Fantastic! VII. Country Westerns: It's Not Easy (Country Westerns, 2020) Fat Possum VIII. Girls: Honey Bunny (Father, Son, Holy Ghost, 2011) True Panther IX. Suzanne Ciani: Quartz Monzonite (Music for Denali EP, 2020) Finders Keepers X. The Spencer Davis Group: Gimme Some Lovin' (Gimme Some Lovin', 1967) Stone/United Artists XI. Jerry Jeff Walker: Old Five and Dimers Like Me (It's a Good Night for Singin', 1976) MCA XII. The Gladiators: More (The Gladiators 7", 1963) La Voix De Son Maître/Magic XIII. Rufus Wainwright: You Ain't Big (Unfollow the Rules, 2020) BMG XIV. Colter Wall: Western Swing & Waltzes (Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs, 2020) Thirty Tigers/La Honda XV. Adrian Utley & Will Gregory: Autumn (Arcadia OST, 2018) Invada XVI. Malin Pettersen: Arkansas (Wildhorse, 2020) Die With Your Boots On XVII. Jessy Yasmeen: Come Dance (2020) BERT/TCBYML XVIII. Luca Forcucci: E [w.Cara Stacey, Mpho Molikeng] (Alternate African Reality: Electronic, Electroacoustic & Experimental Music from Africa and the Diaspora, 2020) Syrphe XIX. Magik Markers: Machine (Isolated from Exterior Time: 2020, 2020) Draft City XX. Pantayo: V V V [They Lie] (Pantayo, 2020) Telephone Explosion XXI. Numün: Tranceport (Voyage au Soleil, 2020) Musique Impossible XXII. Jessy Lanza: Ice Creamy (All the Time, 2020) Hyperdub XXIII. Good Sad Happy Bad: Do It (Shades, 2020) Textile XXIV. Ennio Morricone, Alessandro Alessandroni & I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni: Sonny (La Banda J & S: Cronaca Criminale del Far West [Colonna Sonora Originale du Film, remastered], 2020) CAM XXV. Ennio Morricone, Alessandro Alessandroni & I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni: Macchie Solari [versione singolo] (Morricone Segreto, 2020) CAM Sugar/Decca XXVI. Shabaka & The Ancestors: Beast Too Spoke of Suffering (We are Sent Here by History, 2020) Impulse! XXVII. Sarah Davachi: Still Lives (Cantus, Descant, 2020) Late Music XXVIII. Yves Jarvis: Epitome (Sundry Rock Song Stock, 2020) Copyright Contol XXIX. Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: Sun in the Kitchen (Philadelphia, 2020) Idée Fixe XXX. Essendon Airport: Entrance of the Gladiators (Palimpsest, 1982) Innocent/Chapter XXXI. Aluna & Kaytranada: The Recipe [w.Roma] (Renaissance, 2020) Mad Decent XXXII. Phoenix Pagliacci: Everyday [w. LordQuest & Junia-T] (Ars Amatoria, 2016) self-released XXXIII. Alex North: Gladiators Fight to the Death (Spartacus OST, 1960) Varèse Sarabande Club XXXIV. Potatohead People & De La Soul: Baby Got Work [w.Posdnuos & Kapok] (Mellow Fantasy, 2020) Bastard Jazz XXXV. Gorillaz: Désolé [w.Fatoumata Diawara] (The Song Machine, Season 1: Strange Timez, 2020) Parlophone/Warner XXXVI. Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard: I'm Maximus Decimus Denirius (Gladiator: Complete Score, 2000) Promo XXXVII. Lisa Gerrard, Gavin Greenaway & The Lyndhurst Orchestra: Sorrow (Gladiator OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2020) Decca XXXVIII. Lisa Gerrard, Gavin Greenaway & The Lyndhurst Orchestra: Elysium (Gladiator OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2020) Decca XXXIX. Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer, Gavin Greenaway & The Lyndhurst Orchestra: The Slave Who Became a Gladiator [w.Oliver Reed & Russell Crowe] (Gladiator OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2020) Decca XL. Hans Zimmer, Gavin Greenaway & The Lyndhurst Orchestra: The Gladiator Waltz [w.Russell Crowe] (Gladiator OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2020) Decca XLI. Keith Jarrett: Long Time Gone [but Not Withdrawn] (Life Between the Exit Signs, 1968) Vortex XLII. Keith Jarrett: For You & Me (Restoration Ruin, 1968) Vortex [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/3/20202 hours, 12 minutes, 56 seconds
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XHM #528 - "Zuul not here, only g-g-g-gak" (2020 October 26)

If there's something strange this All Hallow's Eve, who you gonna call? Elmer Bernstein and his score to the original 1984 Ghostbusters highlights the final lap of our horrible October. 1. Anna Homler & Steve Moshier + F/X: Oo Nu Dah (Breadwoman & Other Tales, 2015) RVNG Intl 2. Ray Parker Jr vs Neil Cicierega: Bustin' (Mouth Moods, 2015) self-released 3. Mark Banning: Lunar Eclipse [excerpt] (I am the Centre: Private Issue New Age in America 1950-1990, 1987) Light in the Attic 4. Japan: Ghosts (Tin Drum, 1981) Virgin 5. Music for Evenings: Afraid of Ghosts [Not Afraid to Die] (Twitch & Gloam: Dark Sounds from the Pacific Northwest, 2013) Flat Field6. Kurt Swinghammer: Mostly Ghostly (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction Studios 7. Backxwash: Black Magic [w.Ada Rook] (God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It, 2020) self-released 8. Run the Jewels: Goonies vs. ET (RTJ4, 2020) self-released 9. OGRE Sound: Cheap & Fast (The Rise of the Synths OST, 2020) Lakeshore 10. Jeff Bridges & Keefus Ciancia: Sleep. Dream. Wakeup. (Sleeping Tapes, 2015) Squarespace 11. Maya Hawke: So Long (Blush, 2020) Mom + Pop/Secret Sun 12. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Code Red (Stranger Things 3 OST, 2019) Invada/Lakeshore 13. Angel Deradoorian: Mask of Yesterday (Find the Sun, 2020) Anti- 14. Abe Vigoda: We Have to Mask (Crush, 2010) Bella Union/Post Present Medium 15. Tenderlonious: Mask Up/Glove Up (Quarantena, 2020) 22a 16. Helena Deland: Pale (Someone New, 2020) Luminelle 17. Braids: Upheaval II (Shadow Offering, 2020) Secret City 18. x/o: Incubator, Chamber of Thoughts (Cocoon Egg, 2017) Quantum Natives 19. Linaire: No Part of Me Ever Dies (Linaire, 2020) self-released 20. Zoongide'ewin: Landscapes (Bleached Wavves, 2020) Paper Bag 21. Graeme Miller & Steve Shill: Beat Frequency Oscillator (The Carrier Frequency: Original 1984 Stage Production Score, 2020) Finders Keepers 22. Metz: Blind Youth Industrial Park (Atlas Vending, 2020) Sub Pop 23. Phoebe Bridgers: Hallowe'en (Punisher, 2020) Dead Oceans 24. Vladislav Delay, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare: 528 (500-Push-Up, 2020) Sub Rosa 25. Devours: Curmudgeon (Iconoclast, 2019) Artoffact 26. Aversions: Unreal City (demo, 2019) self-released 27. Pharmakon: Spit It Out (Devour, 2019) Sacred Bones 28. Lucrecia Dalt: Coaticue S. (No Era Sólida, 2020) RVNG Intl 29. Tanya Tagaq: Sivulivinivut (Retribution, 2016) Six Shooter 30. Ennio Morricone: The Ghost (Hamlet OST, 1990) Virgin 31. Ladytron: Evil (Light & Magic, 2002) Telstar 32. Real Life: Send Me an Angel (Rad OST, 1986) MCA/Curb 33. Elmer Bernstein: Dana's Theme (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 34. Elmer Bernstein: Library (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 35. Elmer Bernstein: Plan (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 36. Elmer Bernstein: Fridge and Sign (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 37. Elmer Bernstein: News (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 38. Elmer Bernstein: Trap (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 39. Elmer Bernstein: Mr. Stay Puft (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 40. Elmer Bernstein: Zuul Part 2 (Ghostbusters OST, 2019) Arista 41. Bruno & Paolo: A Howling Duet (Bruno & Paolo Sing!, 2019) self-released 42. Laura Branigan: Hot Night (Self Control, 2020) Atlantic/Cherry Pop [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/27/20202 hours, 1 minute, 46 seconds
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XHM #527 - "Caught with the tapes in our hands" (2020 October 19)

As our annual horror month continues, we'll profile two film scores from independent films that came out in 2020: Carla Patullo's Porno and Jim Williams' Possessed. 1. Suuns: Pray (Fiction EP, 2020) Secret City/Joyful Noise 2. Blakkr Nið: Shadow Jumper (The Shadow Man, 2016) self-released 3. Dhidalah: Neuer Typ (Threshold, 2019) Guruguru Brain 4. Boris: Anti-Gone (NO, 2020) Fangs Anal Satan 5. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Sand (Mandy OST, 2018) Lakeshore/Invada 6. Secret Fun Club: I Was a Teenage Werewolf [w.Carrie Gillespie Feller] (Really Bad Music For Really Bad People: The Cramps as Heard Through the Meat Grinder of Three One G, 2020) 31G 7. Lard: Forkboy (Natural Born Killers OST, 1994) Nothing/Interscope 8. Ennio Morricone: Astrazione con Ritmo (Il Serpente: Colonna Sonora Originale del Film, 1973) General Music/Dagored 9. Frankie & The Witch Fingers: Activate (Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters..., 2020) Greenway/The Reverberation Appreciation Society 10. Tough Age: Penny Current Suppression Ring (Which Way Am I? 2020) Mint 11. The Budos Band: Dusterado (Long in the Tooth, 2020) Daptone 12. El Michels Affair: Dhuaan (Dhuaan 7", 2020) Big Crown 13. Actors: Face Meets Glass (It Will Come to You, 2018) Artoffact 14. Giancarlo Barigozzi & Fabio Fabor: Devil's Foundry (Synthetronics, 1976) Music Scene 15. Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu: Lead Sister (Renegade Breakdown, 2020) Ninja Tune/Bonsound 16. Kelly Lee Owens: Corner of My Sky [w.John Cale] (Inner Song, 2020) Smalltown Supersound 17. Anthéne & Andrew Tasselmyer: Progressions Pt. 8 (Progressions, 2020) Constellation Tatsu 18. Joni Void & Jerry Quickley: Doom mooD (2020) self-released 19. Pussy Galore: Ventilator Blues (Exile on Main Street, 1986) Shove/The Peace Killers 20. Joseph Shabason: Smokestack (Aytche, 2017) Western Vinyl 21. Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog: Who Was That Masked Man? (What I Did on My Long Vacation, 2020) Northern Spy 22. Otto: Wash Your Hands (Clam Day, 2020) PLZ Make It Ruins 23. Borgar Magnason: In to the Wild (Space is the Plaice, 2018) Pussyfoot 24. Carla Patullo: The Theatre is Yours (Porno OST, 2020) Lakeshore/Fangoria 25. Carla Patullo: Don't Lose Your Edge (Porno OST, 2020) Lakeshore/Fangoria 26. Carla Patullo: Oh, My (Porno OST, 2020) Lakeshore/Fangoria 27. Carla Patullo: Who's There? (Porno OST, 2020) Lakeshore/Fangoria 28. Carla Patullo: You Wicked Demon (Porno OST, 2020) Lakeshore/Fangoria 29. Jim Williams: Skin After Successive Skin (Possessor OST, 2020) Lakeshore 30. Jim Williams: The Cry of a Mistaken Soul (Possessor OST, 2020) Lakeshore 31. Jim Williams: Friction and Shallow (Possessor OST, 2020) Lakeshore 32. Jim Williams: Symptoms of Disease (Possessor OST, 2020) Lakeshore 33. Jim Williams: The Owned Cannot have a Soul (Possessor OST, 2020) Lakeshore 34. Colin Stetson: The Colour (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan 35. Grant Green: Dracula (Green is Beautiful, 1970) Blue Note [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/20/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
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XHM #526 - "We are who we eat" (2020 October 12)

For Canadian Thanksgiving, have dinner with your neighbour as we profile Damon Albarn & Michael Nyman's score to the 1999 cannibal western Ravenous. We also pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen, Johnny Nash & Mac Davis amongst other horrors. Gobble gobble! 1. Tire Swing Co: Thanksgiving (Time Away, 2015) self-released 2. Loscil: Sea Island Murders (Sea Island, 2014) Kranky 3. Louder than Death: Spicy Chicken (Stop und Fick Dich! 2019) In the Red 4. L'infonie: Q-Bec BBQ (Q-Bec My Love OST, 1970) Tir Groupé/Polydor? 5. Edward & Alex Van Halen: Respect the Wind (Twister OST, 1996) Warner Bros 6. Van Halen: Unchained (Fair Warning, 1981) Warner Bros 7. The Bird & The Bee: Runnin' with the Devil (Interpreting the Masters, Volume 2 - A Tribute to Van Halen, 2020) Release Me 8. El Ten Eleven: I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They are Cool (These Promises are Being Videotaped, 2008) Fake Label/Gnome/North Pole 9. Johnny Nash: Guava Jelly (I Can See Clearly Now, 1972) CBS/Epic 10. John Randolph Marr: Hello LA, Bye-Bye Birmingham (John Randolph Marr, 1970) Warner Bros 11. Galt MacDermot: Cathedral (Woman is Sweeter OST, 1969) Kilmarnock 12. Bat for Lashes: The Hunger (Lost Girls, 2019) self-released/Awal 13. Lysandre: Perséphone (Maison-Dieu EP, 2020) Chivi Chivi 14. Paul Zaza: Gravy Boat Man (Zaza, 1977) Baby Grand 15. Mi'ens: French Disko (Future Child, 2020) Kill Rock Stars 16. Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher (Punisher, 2020) Dead Oceans 17. Valium Aggelein: Here Comes the Black Moon (Black Moon, 2020) Numero Group 18. Brigid Dawson & The Mothers Network: Is the Season for New Incarnations (Ballet of Apes, 2020) Castle Face 19. Jess Williamson: Sorceress (Sorceress, 2020) Mexican Summer 20. Mica Levi: Interlude 2 (Delete Beach EP, 2017) DDS 21. Alondra Galopa: El Sonido del Silencio (2020) self-released 22. Zola Jesus: Veka (Okovi, 2017) Sacred Bones 23. Elysia Crampton: Secret Ravine (Orcorara 2010, 2020) Pan 24. Destroyer: The Raven (Have We Met, 2020) Merge/Dead Oceans 25. Devours: Ravenous (21st & Main, 2014) self-released 26. Michael Nyman & Michael Nyman Band: The Engine Turns (War Work: Eight Songs with Film, 2015) self-released 27. Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn: Hail Columbia (Ravenous OST, 1999) Virgin/EMI 28. Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn: Colqhoun's Story (Ravenous OST, 1999) Virgin/EMI 29. Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn: Stranger at the Window (Ravenous OST, 1999) Virgin/EMI 30. Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn: Let's Go Kill that Bastard (Ravenous OST, 1999) Virgin/EMI 31. Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn: Cannibal Fantasy (Ravenous OST, 1999) Virgin/EMI 32. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Buttercorn Lady (Buttercorn Lady, 1966) Limelight/Mercury 33. Blur: Music is My Radar (The Best of Blur, 2000) EMI/Food/Parlophone Shout out to all you turkeys out [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/13/20202 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds
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XHM #525 - "These hearts & minds spill out everywhere" (2020 October 05)

In a horrible year, it's time for our usual horror month in anticipation of Hallowe'en. We'll profile the Canadian composer Paul Zaza and his scores to the 1981 slasher film My Bloody Valentine and the 1988 sci-fi horror The Brain. Be somewhat afraid! 1. Sault: Fearless (untitled [Rise], 2020) Forever Living Originals 2. Xander Harris: I Want More than Just Blood [High Heels mix] (I Want More than Just Blood, 2011) 100% Silk 3. Staplin: Starlight [w.Halo Maud] (Neon Shades, 2020) Velvetica 4. Caribou: Never Come Back (Suddenly, 2020) City Slang/Merge 5. Oneohtrix Point Never: Auto & Allo (Drive Time Suite, 2020) Warp 6. Freak Heat Waves: I'm Zapped (Zap the Planet, 2020) Telephone Explosion 7. Cindy Lee: Plastic Raincoat (What's Tonight to Eternity, 2020) W.25th 8. Hudson Mohawke: Bloody Marshmallow (Airborne Lard, 2020) Warp 9. Vanille: Fleur (2020) self-released 10. Ryan Playground: Stars are Blind (2020) self-released 11. Anna von Hausswolff: Theatre of Nature (All Thoughts Fly, 2020) Southern Lord 12. Molchat Doma: Sudno [Boris Ryzhy] (Etazhi, 2018) Sacred Bones/Detriti 13. Laibach: Krvava Gruda/Plodna Zemlja (Bremenmarsch: Live at Schlachthof 12.10.1987, 2020) MIG 14. Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson & Rutger Hoedemaekers: Examining the Body (Trapped OST, 2019) Milan 15. Charles Webster: The Spell [w.Ingrid Chavez, Burial mix] (The Spell EP, 2020) Dimension 16. AGF: Joy is Boring Too [Nils-Aslak Valkeap] (Kuuntele, 2020) AGF Produktion 17. Ben Lukas Boysen: Medela (Mirage, 2020) Erased Tapes 18. Paul Zaza: Brainwaves (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 19. Paul Zaza: Mind Over Matter (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 20. Paul Zaza: Running Through the Hallways (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 21. Paul Zaza: Brain Dead...at Last! (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 22. Paul Zaza: Right Now (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 23. Paul Zaza: The Brain [closing credits] (The Brain OST, 2020) Terror Vision 24. Paul Zaza: Pickaxe Implement Suite (My Bloody Valentine OST, 2020) Waxwork 25. Steve Grossman: Haresah (Some Shapes to Come, 1974) PM 26. My Bloody Valentine: Soon [The Andrew Weatherall remix] (Glider remixes 12", 1990) Creation [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/6/20201 hour, 57 minutes, 7 seconds
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XHM #524 - "We used to go outside and interact with people" (2020 September 28)

Actress Linda Manz (1961-2020) had a short varied career but she debuted in Terrence Malick's 1978 film Days of Heaven, so we'll hear selections from the dearly departed Ennio Morricone's score. We also review some of the recent Emmy winners and continue on with a look at the 39th Vancouver International Film Festival. 1. Primal Scream: Kill All Hippies (XTRMNTR, 2000) Creation/Astralwerks/Epic 2. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Slow Dance (Keyboard Fantasies, 2017) Invisible City/Seance Centre 3. Sarah Davachi: Ruminant (Cantus, Descant, 2020) Late Music 4. Mychael Danna: Mrs Ginsburg (On the Basis of Sex OST, 2018) Masterworks 5. Mychael Danna: Go On, Professor Ginsburg (On the Basis of Sex OST, 2018) Masterworks 6. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: How the West was Really Won (The Watchmen Volume 1: Music from the HBO Series, 2019) The Null Corporation 7. Ludwig Göransson: The Baby (The Mandalorian: Chapter 8 OST, 2019) Walt Disney 8. Terence Blanchard: Gotta Go (Harriet OST, 2019) Back Lot 9. The Robert Glasper Experiment & Me'Shell Ndegéocello: The Consequences of Jealousy (Black Radio, 2012) Blue Note 10. Pantayo: Heto Na (Pantayo, 2020) Telephone Explosion 11. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: Architecture (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon 12. The Emotions: Best of My Love (Rejoice, 1977) Columbia 13. Mort Garson: I Know You Libra (Signs of the Zodiac: Libra, 1969) A&M 14. Sign Libra: Sea of Tranquility (Sea to Sea, 2020) RVNG Intl. 15. Hannah Georgas: Punching Bag (All That Emotion, 2020) Arts & Crafts/Brassland 16. Le Couleur: Silhouette (Concorde, 2020) Lisbon Lux 17. Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: Like Organza (Spinner [expanded edition], 2020) Gyroscope/All Saints/Caroline 18. Laura Lefebvre: Baby (2020) self-released 19. Juliette Gréco: Sous le ciel de Paris (Juliette Gréco, 1951) Decca 20. Sam Prekop: September Remember (Comma, 2020) Thrill Jockey 21. The Innocence Mission: On Your Side (See You Tomorrow, 2020) Thérèse/Bella Union 22. The Weather Station: You & I [on the Other Side of the World] (You Turn Me On... I'm a Radio: 15 Songs Inspired By the Genius of Joni Mitchell, 2019) Mojo 23. William Tyler: With News about Heaven (New Vanitas, 2020) self-released 24. Ada Lea: Perfect World (Woman, Here EP, 2020) Saddle Creek 25. Jenn Grant: Paradise (Paradise, 2017) Outside Music/Ba Da Bing! 26. Bob James: Indian Summer (Once Upon a Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions, 2020) Resonance 27. Fleet Foxes: I'm Not My Season (Shore, 2020) self-released 28. John Prine: When I Get to Heaven (The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018) Oh Boy 29. Leo Kottke: Enderlin (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 30. The Pointed Sticks: Out of Luck (Perfect Youth, 1980) Quintessence 31. Linda Manz: We Used to Do Things (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 32. Ry Cooder: Paris, Texas (Paris, Texas OST, 1995) Warner Bros 33. Ennio Morricone: The Return (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 34. Ennio Morricone: Ashes & Dust (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 35. Ennio Morricone: 5m2 - Insect Noises with Main Theme (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 36. Ennio Morricone: The Father & The Girl [theme 18, piano version] (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 37. Ennio Morricone: 9m1 - The Locusts and Fire (Days of Heaven OST [extended edition], 2011) Film Score Monthly 38. Bill Evans: The Shadow of Your Smile (Further Conversations with Myself, 1967) Verve 39. Abbey Lincoln: The World is Falling Down (The World is Falling Down, 1990) Verve Subvert normality. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/29/20202 hours, 10 minutes, 3 seconds
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XHM #523 - "Not even half of a half of a man he was" (2020 September 21)

In light of even stranger times, this episode looks at the songs from the mockumentary Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. We also touch upon the 2nd Record Store Day of 2020 and preview the Vancouver International Film Festival which starts this week in its virtual version. 1. LA Priest: Black Smoke (Gene, 2020) Domino 2. Tangerine Dream: Cold Smoke (Electronic Meditation, 1970) Ohr 3. Thanya Iyer: Let the Smoke Clear (Kind, 2020) Top Shelf 4. Haviah Mighty: Smoke [w.Clairmont the Second] (13th Floor, 2019) self-released 5. Ian William Craig: The Smokefallen (Red Sun Through Smoke, 2020) Fatcat 6. Jess Williamson: Smoke (Sorceress, 2020) Mexican Summer 7. Toots & the Maytals: Funky Kingston (Funky Kingston, 1973) Dragon/Mango 8. Mudies All-Stars: Lorna's Dance (500% Dynamite, 2001) Soul Jazz 9. Jody Glenham: Friday Night Lights (Mood Rock, 2020) Summer Witch 10. Kaytranada: Oh No [w.Estelle] (Bubba, 2019) RCA 11. Kaytranada: September 21 (Bubba, 2019) RCA 12. Michael J Lewis: Edwina's Theme [from Theatre of Blood] (Orchestral Film Music: The First Twenty-Five Years 1969-1994, 1995) Pens Dinas 13. Joe Raposo: Lady Holiday (The Great Muppet Caper OST, 1981) Atlantic 14. The Laurie Johnson Orchestra: Main Theme from The Avengers (This is Cult Fiction, 1995) Circa 15. Mirabelle: Don't Forget to Breathe (Late Bloomer, 2020) Simone 16. Sharon Van Etten: I Told You Everything (Remind Me Tomorrow, 2019) Jagjaguwar 17. Bobbi Humphrey: Jasper County Man (Blacks & Blues, 1974) Blue Note 18. Bobbie Gentry: Mississippi Delta [alternate take] (The Delta Sweete [deluxe edition], 2020) UMC/Capitol 19. Orville Peck: No Glory in the West (Show Pony EP, 2020) Columbia 20. Amina Claudine Myers: 3/4's of 4/4 (Freedom, Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-1982, 1980) Soul Jazz 21. Pottery: Texas Drums Pt I & II (Welcome to Bobby's Motel, 2020) Royal Mountain/Partisan 22. Wham! vs. Slayer: Tropicana Death Ensemble (2019) self-released 23. Francine Kay: Book I, Movement XII - Minstrels [Modere] (Claude Debussy's Preludes for Piano: Books I & II, 1993) Audio Ideas 24. David Holmes: Lyman Zerga [dialogue] (Ocean's 11 OST, 2001) Warner Sunset 25. Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner: Phil (2000 and Thirteen, 1973) Warner Bros 26. Alex Zhang Hungtai: Open Country (Ever New, 2020) Ever New 27. Kyle Kinane: Defender (Trampoline in a Ditch, 2020) 800 Pound Gorilla 28. John C Reilly: My Son John (Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, 2006) ANTI- 29. Bill Frisell: Spanish Ladies (Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, 2006) ANTI- 30. John C Reilly & Angela Correa: Let's Duet (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story OST, 2007) Columbia 31. John C Reilly: Black Sheep (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story OST, 2007) Columbia 32. John C Reilly: Walk Hard (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story OST, 2007) Columbia 33. Suzanne Ciani: The First Wave - Birth of Venus (Seven Waves, 1982) Finnadar 34. Mikis Theodorakis: Theme from Serpico (Serpico OST, 2020) Wewantsounds 35. Mikis Theodorakis: Meeting in the Park (Serpico OST, 2020) Wewantsounds 36. Keith Oxman: Two Cigarettes in the Dark (Two Cigarettes in the Dark, 2020) Capri 37. Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Autumn Leaves (Tokyo '96, 1998) ECM [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/22/20202 hours, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
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XHM #522 - "A gilded phoenix moves" (2020 September 14)

We profile only some of the music associated with film composer Johnny Mandel (1925-2020), along with paying tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, Silver Apples' Simeon Coxe, Kool & the Gang's Ronald Bell & jazz bassist Gary Peacock as autumn looms. 1. Ludwig Göransson: A King's Sunset [w.Baaba Maal] (Black Panther OST, 2018) Interscope 2. Ludwig Göransson: Wake Up T'Challa (Black Panther OST, 2018) Interscope 3. Kendrick Lamar: Black Panther (Black Panther: The Album, 2018) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope 4. Khalid, Swae Lee & Badbadnotgood: The Ways (Black Panther: The Album, 2018) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope 5. Byard Lancaster: Drummers from Ibadan (Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993, 2020) Strut 6. St. Panther: These Days (These Days EP, 2020) Nice Life/How So 7. Orkestra Mendoza: Boogaloo Arizona [w.Amparo Sánchez] (Curandero, 2020) Glitterbeat 8. Kool & The Gang: Summer Madness (Light of Worlds, 1974) De-Lite 9. Kool & The Gang: Hollywood Swinging (Wild and Peaceful, 1973) De-Lite 10. Piper: Hot Sand (Pacific Breeze: Volume 2 - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986, 2020) Light in the Attic 11. Toshifumi Hinata: Broken Belief (Story, 1987) Alfa 12. Yaeji & Nappy Nina: Money Can't Buy (What We Drew mixtape, 2020) XL/Beat 13. Junia-T: Make It [w.Faiza] (Studio Monk, 2020) Pirates Blend 14. Khotin: Ivory Tower (Finds You Well, 2020) Ghostly International 15. Run the Jewels: Ooh La La [w.Greg Nice & DJ Premier] (RTJ4, 2020) self-released 16. Busty & The Bass: Out of Love [w.Macy Gray] (Eddie, 2020) Arts & Crafts 17. Luis Bacalov: Montreal Non Stop (Poliziotteschi Graffiti, 2005) GDM 18. Silver Apples: Oscillations (Silver Apples, 1968) Kapp 19. The 13th Floor Elevators: Levitation (Easter Everywhere, 1967) International Artists 20. Nathan Shubert: A Beacon, A Pulse (When You Take Off Your Shoes, 2019) Bigo & Twigetti 21. Chemtrails: Slag Heap Deity 1 (The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable, 2020) PNKSLM 22. The Ballantynes: The Railtown Abbey (Singles Cassette, 2016) La-Ti-Da 23. Cal Tjader: Soul Sauce/Guacha Guaro (Soul Sauce, 1965) Verve 24. Kellarissa/Larissa Löyvä: A Woman of Substance (Song Game, 2020) self-released 25. Lucky: We'll Find Time Somewhere (We'll Find the Time EP, 2020) self-released 26. Daniela Casa: Mescalito (I Sentri del Mondo: Dall'Alasca Alla Terra del Fuoco, 1974) Panda 27. No Joy: Four (Motherhood, 2020) Joyful Noise/Hand Drawn Dracula 28. Cots: Disturbing Body (2020) self-released 29. Bill Evans: Emily (Further Conversations with Myself, 1967) Verve 30. The Crackling: Suicide is Painless [Theme from M*A*S*H] (Mary Magdalene, 2013) File Under: Music 31. Sam Fletcher: Sure as You're Born (Harper OST, 1966) Mainstream 32. Johnny Mandel: Magnus Cum Louder (Harper OST, 1966) Mainstream 33. Johnny Mandel: Main Title (Escape to Witch Mountain OST, 2015) Intrada 34. Johnny Mandel: At the Window/The Bathroom [w.Sharon Acker] (Point Blank OST, 2002) Film Score Monthly 35. Johnny Mandel: The Russians are Coming... The Russians are Coming [end title] (The Russians are Coming... The Russians are Coming OST, 2011) United Artists 36. Hilly Michaels: Something on Your Mind (Caddyshack OST, 1980) Columbia 37. Kenny Loggins: I'm Alright (Caddyshack OST, 1980) Columbia 38. Paul Bley: Ictus (Turns, 1987) Savoy Jazz 39. Gary Peacock: So Green (Shift in the Wind, 1981) ECM [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/15/20202 hours, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
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XHM #521 - "Pastoral prelude" (2020 September 07)

Part four of our all-ambient adventure seriess with recent quiet music along with a couple West Coast gems from 2011 in the lead-up to a strange school year. 1. Suzanne Ciani: Denali (Music for Denali EP, 2020) Finders Keepers 2. Joanna Brouk: Golden Cloud Layers (The Space Between, 1981) Hummingbird 3. Channelers: The Depth of Rest (The Depth of Rest, 2019) Inner Islands 4. Corey Fuller: Sanctuary (Sanctuary, 2020) self-released 5. Huerta: Plant Memory (Junipero, 2020) Voyage 6. NNGM: Metz Get Lost [Finding Home in the Blank City] (2020) Norman Milk 7. Loscil: Stave Peak (Coast/Range/Arc, 2011) Glacial Movements 8. X41: Shiretoko (2011) basic_sounds 9. Ennio Morricone: Mesa Verde (Sonorizzazioni: Ecologia, 1983) Cinevox [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/8/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 29 seconds
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XHM #520 - "Would we want to live forever?" (2020 August 31)

We profile filmmaker Alan Parker (1944-2020) and music from his wide variety of song-centric films, including Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, Fame, Birdy, The Commitments & Mississippi Burning. And with the end of summer looming, we also touch upon the 2020 edition of Vancouver's Victory Square Block Party, now a Watch Party in light of Covid-19. 1. Ghia: What's Your Voodoo (You Won't Sleep on My Pillow 7", 1991) Mikado 2. Teen Daze: Ocean Floor (Bioluminescence, 2019) Flora 3. Dumb: Fugue (Club Nites, 2019) Mint 4. Bedwetters Anonymous: Dog (R.U. Experiencing Discomfort, 2019) self-released 5. Non La: Explained (demos, 2019) self-released 6. Kardias Quing: Make It Last (2020) self-released 7. Turunesh: Peninsula Fantasy (Coastal Cider, 2019) self-released 8. Tor: Cymbol (Blue Book, 2016) Loci 9. Plexiglass: Car Tapes (demos, 2020) self-released 10. Laverne: Augustus (2020) self-released 11. Vladislav Delay, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare: 520 (500-Push-Up, 2020) Sub Rosa 12. Bully: Where to Start (Sugaregg, 2020) Sub Pop 13. Land of Talk: Look to You (Indistinct Conversations, 2020) Saddle Creek 14. The Ventures: He Never Came Back (The Ventures in Space, 1964) Dolton 15. Jockstrap: Robert [w.Injury Reserve] (Wicked City EP, 2020) Warp 16. The Cosmopolitans: (How to Keep Your) Husband Happy (Husband Happy 7", 1980) Shake 17. Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom: Summertime (B-3 Blues & Grooves, 1993) Bullseye Blues 18. Orville Peck: Summertime (Show Pony EP, 2020) Columbia 19. Nêhiyawak: Kisiskâciwanisîpiy Pêyak (Nipiy, 2019) Arts & Crafts 20. Beat Market: Elastic (All Good, 2018) Lisbon Lux 21. Woolworm: Let Me Wear the Mask (Awe, 2019) Mint 22. Justin Townes Earle: Am I That Lonely Tonight? (Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, 2012) Bloodshot 23. Hand Habits: Albatross (Lagniappe Sessions, 2019) Aquarium Drunkard 24. Foonyap: Free & Easy Wandering (2020) self-released 25. Logan & Nathan: Stumble (The Happening, 2020) Fallen Tree 26. Badbadnotgood: Triangle (III, 2014) Innovative Leisure 27. Billie Eilish: My Future (2020) Darkroom/Interscope 28. Krief: Line Stepper (Chemical Trance, 2020) Indica/Rock Ridge 29. Giorgio Moroder: The Wheel (Midnight Express OST, 1978) Casablanca 30. Chris Bennett: Theme from Midnight Express (Midnight Express OST, 1978) Casablanca 31. Paul Williams: So You Wanna Be a Boxer (Bugsy Malone OST, 1976) Polydor/RSO 32. Michael Gore: Out Here on My Own [instrumental] (Fame OST, 1980) RSO/Rhino 33. Irene Cara: Fame (Fame OST, 1980) RSO/Rhino 34. The Commitments: Destination Anywhere (The Commitments OST, 1991) MCA 35. Peter Gabriel: The Heat [from the Rhythm of the Heat] (Birdy OST, 1985) Charisma/Virgin 36. Mahalia Jackson: Take My Hand, Precious Lord (Mississippi Burning OST, 1989) Antilles/Island 37. Trevor Jones: Requiem for Three Young Men (Mississippi Burning OST, 1989) Antilles/Island 38. Jimmy Smith: Root Down [and Get It] (Root Down: Jimmy Smith Live!, 1972) Verve 39. Stone Alliance: Sweetie Pie (Stone Alliance, 1976) PM [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/1/20202 hours, 11 minutes, 54 seconds
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XHM #519 - "Preciouses cargoes & second breakfasts" (2020 August 24)

Actor Ian Holm (1931-2020) will be our throughline for this episode as we finally tackle The Lord of the Rings with cues from Howard Shore's score from the first film in the trilogy: 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring. We also continue with our Polaris Prize preview, eulogise American politician John Lewis (1940-2020) and look over the first part of the 2020 edition of Record Store Day with an Ennio Morricone repressing. 1. Ennio Morricone: Un Sursaut (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds 2. Fifth of Heaven: Just a Little More (Rainer Trueby presents Soulgliding, 2020) BBE 3. Kassian: Hackney Tenor (China White VA, 2020) China White 4. Hypnotone: Dream Beam (Hypnotone, 1990) Creation 5. Primal Scream: Don't Fight It, Feel It (Screamdelica, 1991) Creation/Sire 6. AceMo: Mind Cave (Mind Jungle, 2020) self-released 7. Rina Sawayama: Dynasty (Sawayama, 2020) Dirty Hit 8. Lou Canon: Aurelie (Audomatic Body, 2020) Paper Bag 9. Jaga Jazzist: Apex (Pyramid, 2020) Brainfeeder 10. Thanya Iyer: Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I Was (Kind, 2020) Top Shelf 11. Jessy Lanza: Lick in Heaven (All the Time, 2020) Hyperdub 12. Disclosure: Expressing What Matters (Energy [deluxe edition], 2020) Island13. Róisín Murphy: Incapable (Róisín Machine, 2020) Skint14. Jessie Reyez: Dope (Before Love Came to Kill Us, 2020) Island/FMLY 15. Phost: Rainbow Body (Solidarity, 2020) self-released 16. Max Richter, KiKi Layne, Mari Samuelsen & Robert Ziegler: All Human Beings, Pt. 1 (Voices, 2020) Decca 17. John Lewis: Speech at the March on Washington [excerpt] (Freedom March On Washington: August 28, 1963) 20th Century Fox 18. Jason Moran: Final Speech (Selma OST, 2015) Paramount 19. Mourning (a) Blkstar: Sense of an Ending (The Cycle, 2020) Don Giovanni 20. Run-DMC: Jam-Master Jay (Run-DMC, 1984) Profile 21. Markus Floats: Moving (Third Album, 2020) Constellation 22. Sault: Wildfires (Untitled/Black Is, 2020) Forever Living Originals 23. Mirepoix: Ben (Moon in Taurus, 2020) self-released 24. Lalo Schifrin: Main Titles (Enter the Dragon OST, 1973) Warner Bros 25. Black Dresses: Bloom (Love and Affection for Stupid Little Bitches, 2019) Blacksquares 26. Zoongide'ewin: Brokenhead (Bleached Wavves, 2020) Paper Bag 27. Jerry Goldsmith, Lionel Newman & The National Philharmonic Orchestra: The Droid (Alien OST, 1979) 20th Century Fox 28. Richard Harvey & Ian Holm: Glorious Leader Napoleon! [Squealer's Song] (Animal Farm OST, 1999) Varèse Sarabande 29. Leonard Nimoy: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, 1967) Dot 30. Howard Shore: Bag End [w.Ian McKellen] (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST [complete recordings], 2001) Reprise 31. Howard Shore: Farewell Dear Bilbo (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST, [complete recordings] 2001) Reprise 32. Howard Shore: Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe [w.Ian Holm, Dominic Monaghan & Billy Boyd] (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST [complete recordings], 2001) Reprise 33. Howard Shore: The Passing of the Elves [w.Plan 9] (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST [complete recordings], 2001) Reprise 34. Enya: May It Be (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST [complete recordings], 2001) Reprise 35. Ennio Morricone: Minaccia Telefonata No. 1 (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds 36. Ennio Morricone: Peur Sur la Ville (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds 37. Ennio Morricone: Mannequins (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds 38. Ennio Morricone: À L'Angle D'une Rue de la Périphérie (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds 39. Ennio Morricone: Dénouement (Peur Sur la Ville: Bande Originale du Film, 2020) Wewantsounds ** I FORGOT TO SAY THIS WAS IN THE BACKGROUND 40. Diahann Carroll & The André Previn Trio: Summertime (Porgy and Bess, 1959) United Artists The world has changed. [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/25/20202 hours, 7 minutes, 55 seconds
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XHM #518 - "Fluid shinrin-yoku" (2020 August 17)

Part 3 of our all-ambient adventures here to help counter any anxiety with Covid-19 resurgence, election tampering, port explosions or threats to public & private figures. Let's all step into the forest of our mind and listen to nature anew. 1. Julianna Barwick: Healing is a Miracle (Healing is a Miracle, 2020) Ninja Tune 2. Museum of No Art: Three Years Later [The Formation of a New Animal] (Museum of No Art, 2020) Séance Centre 3. Museum of No Art: Minimal Default on a Clear Blue Day (Museum of No Art, 2020) Séance Centre 4. Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini: Stills (Illusion of Time, 2020) Mute/Phantasy 5. Loscil: Faults (Faults, Coasts, Lines, 2020) self-released 6. El-P: Walking in to a Dream (Capone OST, 2020) Milan 7. Laraaji: Meditation No. 1 (Ambient 3: Day of Radiance, 1980) Editions EG 8. Nicolás Jaar: Menysid (Cenizas, 2020) Other People 9. Meteoric Twin: Yul/Wind (Éeya EP, 2020) self-released 10. Patrick Holland: Soaked (Reality Picture, 2020) Verdicchio 11. Aphex Twin: [untitled] "Stone in Focus" (Selected Ambient Works Volume II [vinyl version], 1994) Warp/Sire 12. Tim Hecker: Up Red Bull Creek (Love Streams, 2016) 4AD 13. Nils Frahm: No Step On Wing (Empty, 2020) Erased Tapes 14. Light Blending In: Thought Processing (Last Word, 2018) Downpour Spirit 15. Plains Apparition & Sangam: Other Life (Aperture 10", 2020) Infinito Audio Network 16. H Takahashi: Körper (Raum, 2017) Where to Now? 17. Hiroshi Yoshimura: Feet (Green [remastered], 2020) Light in the Attic 18. Kaoru Inoue: Wave Introduction (Oto no Wa: Selected Sounds of Japan 1988-2018, 2020) Music for Dreams 19. x/o: Reflection Lake (2020) self-released 20. Forrest Fang: Ancient Machines (Ancient Machines, 2019) Projekt 21. Sigur Rós: The Silence of Animals/The Truth is It Wanted to Cave In (Variations on Darkness, 2019) Krúnk 22. Jonas Munk: Resonance (Minimum Resistance, 2020) Azure Vista 23. Sarah Rothenberg: Erik Satie's Gnossienne No. 4 (Rothko Chapel, 2015) ECM New Series 24. gak: Sakinaw Loon (2020) self-released [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/18/20202 hours, 7 minutes, 30 seconds
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XHM #517 - "Partially tubular" (2020 August 10)

With summer in full heat, this episode acts as a reprieve of sorts from current events to include a good portion devoted to surf music! We'll profile The Sandal's score to the seminal 1966 film The Endless Summer, feature some Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet live tracks and covers and other reverb-heavy waveridin' tunes. The first half of the show feels more like the drive out of the city towards the beach as we pay tribute to Emmit Rhodes and Malik B from The Roots along with our continued 2020 Polaris Prize preview. Cowabunga y'all. 1 - Poolside: Around the Sun [w.Amo Amo] (Low Season, 2020) Pacific Standard 2 - Sandro Perri: Soft Landing (Soft Landing, 2019) Constellation 3 - Tough Age: Repose (Which Way Am I?, 2020) Mint 4 - Jody Glenham: The Sound (Mood Rock, 2020) self-released 5 - Ennio Morricone: Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto [Finale Stereo mix] (Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto: Colonna Sonora Originale, 1970) Cinevox 6 - The Palace Guard: All Night Long (All Night Long 7", 1965) Orange-Empire 7 - Emitt Rhodes: Golden Child of God (Mirror, 1971) ABC/Dunhill 8 - Daniela Casa: Ricreazione (Ricordi D'Infanza, 1975) Flirt 9 - The Roots: 100% Dundee (Things Fall Apart, 1999) MCA 10 - Witch Prophet: Musa (DNA Activation, 2020) Heart Lake 11 - Bent Fabric: Alley Cat (Alley Cat, 1962) ATCO 12 - Lianne La Havas: Bittersweet (Lianne La Havas, 2020) Warner Bros 13 - The Golden Age of Wrestling: I Know What You Did Next Summer (Tombstone Piledriver, 2020) Inky 14 - Combustible Edison: Spy vs. Spy (I, Swinger, 1994) Sub Pop 15 - Language Arts: Sprout (Lemon/Lime, 2020) forthcoming! 16 - Strap: High Heat (Strap, 2020) self-released 17 - Roy Clark: Golden Slippers (The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark, 1963) Capitol 18 - Cruel Sport: July (Shoelaces, 2017) self-released 19 - Pale Red: Sun Sets in a Different Place (In the Pink EP, 2020) self-released 20 - The Mighty Swells: Stampede (Off the Top with The Mighty Swells!, 2015) Swamp Fly 21 - Dizzy: Sunflower (The Sun and Her Scorch, 2020) Communion 22 - Champion Lawnmower: Mean Fast One (Babies, 2017) self-released 23 - Nova Flares: Ghost Only Wishes (Nova Flares, 2018) self-released 24 - Takeshi Terauchi & The Bunnies: Let's Go Boogaloo (Nippon Guitars: Instrumental Surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974, 1968) Big Beat 25 - Clover Honey: Dirty Honey (Go Horse Go, 2000) Lance Rock 26 - Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars: [Dance with the] Surfin' Band (Deuces, T's, Roadsters & Drums [expanded], 1963) RCA Victor 27 - The Cougars: Saturday Nite at the Duck Pond (Saturday Nite with the Cougars 7", 1963) Parlophone 28 - Huevos Rancheros: Rocket to Nowhere (Endsville!, 1993) C/Z 29 - The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Pine Beetle Express (Ramble On, 2012) Mint 30 - The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Giddy Up Surfboard (2020) self-released 31 - Los Straitjackets: Dancing with the Stars/Sex & The City [medley] (Channel Surfing EP, 2019) Yep Roc 32 - The Metalunas: Plastics for 500, Igor (Instrumentals of Terror!, 2002) Rip 33 - Korean Jeans: Our Weapons are Useless (Savvy Show Stoppers, 2016) Single Action Rider 34 - Man or Astro-man? A Saucerful of Secrets (Made from Technetium, 2012) Touch & Go 35 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Misty/D.Tour [live] (Brave New Waves: Live from the CBC Montreal Cafeteria, 1993?) CBC 36 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Aunt's Invasion [live] (Brave New Waves: Live from the CBC Montreal Cafeteria, 1993?) CBC 37 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Cuts [live, excerpt] (Brave New Waves: Live from the CBC Montreal Cafeteria, 1993?) CBC 38 - The Sandals: Scrambler (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 39 - The Sandals: 6-Pak (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 40 - The Sandals: Theme from The Endless Summer (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 41 - The Sandals: Decoy (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 42 - The Sandals: Wild as the Sea (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 43 - The Sandals: Trailing (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer OST, 1966) World Pacific 44 - Gary Hoey: La Rosa Negra (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer II OST, 1994) Reprise 45 - Gary Hoey: Shake & Stomp Pt.II (Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer II OST, 1994) Reprise [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/11/20202 hours, 9 minutes, 32 seconds
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XHM #171 [REDUX & EDITED] - "il Maestro, sezione due" (2020 August 03)

This encore presentation of what originally aired 2013 June 17 is devoted to two film scores by the now late great composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): 1966's The Battle of Algiers and 1967's Death Rides a Horse. Some edits made based on time and relevance but there are bonus 2020 elements bookending this repeat. Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20130617/ 1. White Poppy: Green & Growing (Drifter's Gold, 2013) Constellation 2. gak: XHM #171 - il Maestro, sezione due [edited] (Exploding Head Movies, 2013) CITR 3. Yo-Yo Ma & Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra: Main Theme from Casualities of War (Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone, 2004) Sony Classical [email protected] twitter.com/hundredaire https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies
8/4/20202 hours, 2 minutes, 36 seconds
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XHM #516 - "Vivacious vivarium" (2020 July 27)

It's Pride Week in Vancouver, so amongst other LGBTQ+ gems both new and old, we'll profile Owen Pallett's score to the recent Hulu documentary Spaceship Earth. Raise all the colours! 1. Kym Mazelle: Young Hearts Run Free (Romeo + Juliet OST, 1996) Capitol 2. Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom: Relevée [Carl Craig remix] (Relevée Remixes, 2006) DFA 3. Arca: Nonbinary (KiCK i, 2020) XL 4. Rae Spoon: Do Whatever the Heck You Want (Bodiesofwater, 2018) Coax 5. Your Gay Thoughts: Aperol Spritz (SVMMER SVN: VOLVME 4, 2016) Svnset Waves 6. Backxwash: Redemption [w.Will Owen Bennett] (God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It, 2020) self-released 7. Shamir: On My Own (Shamir, 2020) self-released 8. FaltyDL: New Lover (Flechazo EP, 2019) Studio Barnhus 9. Christine & the Queens: People, I've Been Sad (La Vita Nuova EP, 2020) Because Music 10. Lido Pimienta: Nada [w.Li Saumet] (Miss Colombia, 2020) ANTI- 11. Cabrini-Greens and Cornbread: Stomps & Shouts [Jamie 3:26 Basement edit w.Braxton Holmes] (A Taste of Chicago 12", 2020) BBE 12. Cœur De Pirate: Dans la Nuit [avec Loud] (En Cas de Tempête, Ce Jardin Sera Fermé, 2018) Dare to Care 13. Ariane Moffatt: Nostalgie des Jours Qui Tombent (22h22, 2015) Simone 14. M83: De Sperme et D'eau Fraiche (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M83 15. Lesley Gore: 98.6/Lazy Day (98.6/Lazy Day 7", 1969) Mercury 16. Tab Hunter: [I'll be With You in] Apple Blossom Time (My Only Love 7", 1959) Warner Bros 17. Queen: In the Death Cell [Love Theme reprise] (Flash Gordon OST: Remastered Deluxe Edition, 2011) Hollywood 18. Steve Elgin: Don't Leave Your Lover Lying Around [Dear] (Don't Leave Your Lover Lying Around [Dear] 7", 1974) Dawn 19. Patrick Haggerty: Gay Bar Blues (Blackberry Rose and Other Songs and Sorrows from Lavender Country, 2019) Lavender Country 20. Patrick Cowley: Somebody to Love Tonight (Muscle Up, 2015) Dark Entries/Honey Soundsystem 21. Rufus Wainwright: Damsel in Distress (Unfollow the Rules, 2020) BMG 22. Pete Gardner & the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast: Gettin' Bi (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Volume 2 OST, 2016) WaterTower 23. The Gaynighters: Jungle Call (Jungle Call 7", 1958) Young Artists 24. Lungbutter: Vile (Extractor EP, 2014) self-released 25. Divorcer: My Beautiful [Coin Laundry] (Debt Jubilee, 2019) No Sun/Comfortable on a Tightrope 26. Bonus Points: Zero Sugar (2020) self-released 27. Scott Thompson & Joe Sealy: I'm Gay (Brain Candy OST, 1996) Matador 28. Pet Shop Boys: It Couldn't Happen Here (Actually, 1987) Parlophone 29. Pet Shop Boys: Beautiful Launderette (My Beautiful Laundrette EP, 2020) x2 30. Owen Pallett: Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Heartland, 2010) Domino 31. Owen Pallett: Perseverance of the Saints (Island, 2020) Secret City 32. Owen Pallett: Heraclitus (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 33. Owen Pallett: Mount Analogue (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 34. Owen Pallett: Celestial Navigation (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 35. Owen Pallett: Daughters of the New Age (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 36. Owen Pallett: Spaceship Earth (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 37. Owen Pallett: Oxygen Levels Falling (Spaceship Earth OST, 2020) NEON 38. William Basinski: Hymns of Oblivion (Hymns of Oblivion, 2020) self-released [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/28/20202 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds
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XHM #515 - "Do vampire bats have nipples?" (2020 July 20)

The vast array of films by the director Joel Schumacher (1939-2020) will be our profile for this colourful episode, primarily focusing on St Elmo's Fire & The Lost Boys but we'll touch upon early films he worked costumes on like Car Wash and then latter insanity like the 1990s Batman films. 1. Uilab: St Elmo's Fire [radio edit] (Fires EP, 1997) Duophonic Super 45s 2. Active Surplus: Yaye (Active Surplus 12", 2020) Pacific Rhythm 3. Jody Glenham: Barely Alive (Mood Rock, 2020) FORTHCOMING! 4. Annie: American Cars (Dark Hearts, 2020) Annie Melody 5. Monokle: 2020 (2020, 2020) Fuselab 6. Lou Canon: Ancient Chamber (Audomatic Body, 2020) Paper Bag 7. U.S. Girls: 4 American Dollars (Heavy Light, 2020) 4AD 8. Dixie's Death Pool: The Balance of Life is Restored (Twilight, Sound Mountain, 2017) Leisure Thief 9. HAIM: 3AM (Women in Music Pt III, 2020) Columbia 10. Ariel Pink: One Summer Night (Pom Pom, 2014) 4AD 11. Simona Castricum: GNC City (Panic/Desire 12", 2020) Trans-Brunswick Express 12. Pop Smoke: Yea Yea (Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, 2020) Victor Victor/Republic 13. Injury Reserve: Jailbreak the Tesla [w.Aminé] (Injury Reserve, 2019) Loma Vista/Concord 14. Santa Cruz: Daylight (Daylight, 1985) Skylight 15. Thundercat: Black Qualls [w.Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino] (It is What It Is, 2020) Brainfeeder 16. Hye-Jin Park: No (How Can I EP, 2020) Ninja Tune 17. Sepehr: Contamination (Shaytoon, 2020) Dark Entries 18. 79.5: My Dream (Dear Sunny..., 2020) Big Crown 19. Fairport Convention: Chelsea Morning (Fairport Convention, 1968) Polydor 20. Fairport Convention: Portfolio (Fairport Convention, 1968) Polydor 21. SNFU: Money Matters (...and No One Else Wanted to Play, 1985) BYO 22. Japandroids: Younger Us [live] (Massey Fucking Hall, 2020) ANTI- 23. The Hastings Street Jazz Experience: 81st Street (Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-1982, 1976) Soul Jazz 24. Ennio Morricone & Alessandro Alessandroni: Tema Italiano (Il Clan dei Siciliani: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 2020) Decca 25. Ennio Morricone: Duello nel Texas Pt. 18 (Duello nel Texas: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 2020) CAM 26. James Newton Howard: Reflections in the Evening (Flatliners OST, 1990) promo 27. The Courtneys: Lost Boys (II, 2017) Flying Nun 28. Dum Dum Girls: Lost Boys and Girls Club (Too True, 2014) Sub Pop 29. Thomas Newman: They're Coming (The Lost Boys OST, 1987) Atlantic 30. Gerard McMann: Cry Little Sister [Theme from The Lost Boys] (The Lost Boys OST, 1987) Atlantic 31. U2: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me [The Gotham Experience remix w.Gavin Friday & Régine Chassagne] (Experience + Innocence: Live in Berlin 2018, 2020) U2/Universal 32. Rose Royce: Righteous Rhythm (Car Wash OST, 1976) MCA 33. Rose Royce: Car Wash (Car Wash OST, 1976) MCA 34. John Parr: St Elmo's Fire/Man in Motion (St Elmo's Fire OST, 1985) Atlantic 35. David Foster: Love Theme from St Elmo's Fire [instrumental] (St Elmo's Fire OST, 1985) Atlantic 36. Vera Lynn & Arthur Young: We'll Meet Again (We'll Meet Again 10", 1939) Decca [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/21/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
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XHM #514 - "il Maestro per sempre" (2020 July 13)

The moment I've dreaded for years has come to pass: Ennio Morricone è morte (1928-2020). In honour of this prolific composer, this episode revives a lost podcast segment about a concert review from Dublin circa 2017 and some of his famous pieces performed that wondrous night. We also dig into his non-film work involving il Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza and strange little covers. Mourn not, for his life was long and epic.1. Humans: Ennio (Noontide, 2015) Hybridity 2. Cheryl Duvall: Anna Höstman's Yellow Bird (Harbour, 2020) Redshift 3. Mountain Man: Through My Sails (Lagniappe Session, 2018) Aquarium Drunkard 4. Wax Machine: Mysty Mountain (Earthsong of Silence, 2020) Beyond Beyond is Beyond 5. Ramzi: Birdz Attack (Phobiza "Dia": Volume 1, 2016) Total Stasis 6. The New Pornographers: Darling Shade (Whiteout Conditions, 2017) Dine Alone/Collected Works/Concord 7. Lido Pimienta: La Capacidad (La Papessa, 2016) self-released 8. Animal Collective: Piggy Knows (Bridge to Quiet EP, 2020) Domino 9. Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore: In Cedars (Ghost Forests, 2018) Three Lobed 10. Beverly Glenn Copeland: La Vita (Primal Prayer, 2019) ORG 11. Kaada/Patton: Black Albino (Bacteria Cult, 2016) Ipecac 12. The Heliocentrics: Burning Wood Ship (Infinity of Now, 2020) Madlib Invazion 13. Hyukoh: Flat Dog (Through Love, 2020) Dooroodooroo 14. Lawrence Arabia: Legends (The Sparrow, 2012) Spunk 15. The Canadian Opera Company: Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (Opera Fare 3, 2001) EMI 16. Edda dell'Orso & Ennio Morricone: Le Due Stagioni Della Vita [Main Theme, alternate version] (Al Cinema con... Edda dell'Orso, 2002) Hexacord 17. Yo-Yo Ma & Ennio Morricone: The Falls [from The Mission] (Plays Ennio Morricone, 2004) Sony Classical 18. Ennio Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1989) DRG 19. Ennio Morricone: Chi Mai (Maddalena: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1971) General Music/GDM 20. Ennio Morricone: Baarìa (Baarìa: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 2009) Silva Screen 21. Ennio Morricone: L'uomo dell'Armonica (C'era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1970) RCA 22. Ennio Morricone: Croce D'amore (Metti Una Sera a Cena: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) Cinevox 23. Ennio Morricone: Metti, Una Sera a Cena (Metti Una Sera a Cena: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) Cinevox 24. Ennio Morricone: L'estasi dell'oro (Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1966) EMI/Capitol 25. il Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Folle Folle (Crime and Dissonance, 1971) Ipecac 26. Ennio Morricone & Solisti e Orchestre del Cinema Italiano: Immagini del Tempo [from L'Alibi] (The Bossa Nova and Samba Soundtracks, 2010) Kind of Blue 27. il Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Quasar (The Feed-Back, 1970) Schema 28. il Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Soup (Nuova Consonanza, 1975) Cinevox 29. Ennio Morricone: L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock (The Hateful Eight OST, 2015) Decca/Third Man 30. Mina: Se Telefonando (Studio Uno '66, 1966) Rifi/UA International 31. kd lang: Love Affair (Twister OST, 1996) Warner Bros 32. John Zorn: Giu La Testa [from Duck You Sucker!] (The Big Gundown, 1986) Nonesuch 33. Southill Soiree Ensemble: Rabbia e Tarantella (Southill Soiree #2, 2018) self-released Grazie Ennio. Prepare for some massive show retooling around this profound [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/14/20202 hours, 10 minutes, 49 seconds
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XHM #513 - "Lucid in recline" (2020 July 06)

In light of anxious times, we have another all-ambient episode to help ease your worried soul.I. Nine Inch Nails: Together (Ghosts V: Together, 2020) The Null Corporation II. Tim Hecker: In the Fog II (Ravedeath 1972, 2011) Kranky III. Loscil: Ryou-Un Maru (Adrift, 2020) self-released IV. Code Abi: Carry Effort [w.Light Blending In] (Desperate Cycle, 2018) Downpour Spirit V. Emissive: Ontario Space Pt. I (Ontario Space, 2020) self-released VI. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Remembering (The Mosaic of Transformation, 2020) Ghostly International VII. Emily A Sprague: A Lake (Water Memory/Mount Vision, 2019) Rvng Intl. VIII. Blanck Mass: Weakling Flier (Blanck Mass, 2011) Rock Action IX. Brian Eno: I Dormienti (I Dormienti, 1999) Opal X. Canada Effervescent: Shoretroopa (Ridin' America, 2017) Constellation Tatsu XI. Sheila Chandra: Sacred Stones (Weaving My Ancestors' Voices, 1992) Real World/Virgin Canada [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/7/20202 hours, 2 minutes, 33 seconds
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XHM #512 - "Where pine and maples grow" (2020 June 29)

With Canada Day approaching as British Columbia enters Phase 3 of the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of a road trip seems more possible. Therefore, we profile the 1996 mockumentary Hard Core Logo and its wild roots tied to Vancouver punk and the Hard Rock Miners.1. Cygnets: Run with Us (2014) self-released 2. Active Surplus: Ambrosia (Active Surplus 12", 2020) Pacific Rhythm 3. TOPS: Colder & Closer [Patrick Holland remix] (2020) self-released 4. Josiah Everhart: Dead Moons (Yearn in Years, 2020) self-released 5. Colin Wylie: Surf Wawa (That's Good, 2019) self-released 6. Sault: Bow [w.Michael Kiwanuka] (Untitled/Black Is, 2020) Forever Living Originals 7. Algiers: The Underside of Power (The Underside of Power, 2017) Matador 8. Richard Ryder & the 8th Wonder: Phase III (Phase III 7", 1972) Y'Blood 9. Marques Martin: Hailey (2020) self-released 10. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges: Midnight (Texas Sun EP, 2020) Dead Oceans/Columbia/Night Time Stories 11. x/o: Aeon (Solidarity, 2020) self-released 12. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Hollywood (Ghosteen, 2019) Ghosteen 13. Methods Body: Claimed Events Pt.1 - Rubble in One Corner (Methods Body, 2020) Beacon Sound/New Amsterdam 14. Jehnny Beth: I'm the Man (To Love is to Live, 2020) 20L07 Music 15. Half Waif: Nest (Probable Depths, 2015) Cascine 16. Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini: At First Sight (Illusion of Time, 2020) Phantasy Sound/Mute 17. Cult Babies: Not a Holiday (Not a Holiday, 2020) self-released 18. Mirepoix: Dex (Moon in Taurus, 2020) self-released 19. Menahan Street Band: Driftwood (The Crossing, 2012) Dunham/Daptone 20. Mission of Burma: Academy Fight Song (Signals, Calls & Marches [remastered], 1980) Matador 21. Palm Oil: Sweet & Salty (Last Time, 2019) self-released 22. Cortico: Storm (Aeolia, 2019) self-released 23. The Subhumans: Oh Canaduh (Death to the Sickoids 7", 1978) self-released 24. Modernettes: Barbra (Teen City EP, 1980) Quintessence 25. Neil Chotem: Saskatoon (Live au El Casino, 1979) CBS 26. Hugh Dillon & Swamp Baby: Sonic Reducer (Hard Core Logo OST, 1998) Velvel/Reel Sounds 27. Hugh Dillon & Swamp Baby: One Foot in the Gutter (Hard Core Logo OST, 1998) Velvel/Reel Sounds 28. Electric Flag: Movie Music [improvisation] (Old Glory: The Best of Electric Flag, 1995) Legacy/Columbia 29. Rusty: Let's Break Robert Out of Jail (A Tribute to Hard Core Logo, 1996) BMG Music 30. Kinnie Starr: The Big Bush Party After School (A Tribute to Hard Core Logo, 1996) BMG Music 31. Mike Hodsall: The Loon (Atmospheres: Music for Films That Don't Exist, 2020) self-released 32. Hard Rock Miners: Nothing Beats the Rodeo (The Final Frontier, 1992) Einstein Brothers 33. Hard Rock Miners: Black & Blue (Rock'n Roll Welfare, 1995) Hypnotic 34. Jacob Shea: North America - Canadian Lynx (Seven Worlds One Planet OST [expanded], 2020) Silva Screen 35. Cub: Who the Hell Do You Think You Are? (A Tribute to Hard Core Logo, 1996) BMG Music [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/30/20202 hours, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
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XHM #511 - "The swimming instructor seems kinda grim" (2020 June 22)

In honour of saxophonist, arranger and composer Lennie Niehaus (1929-2020), we'll profile some of his music associated with Clint Eastwood's films, such as City Heat, The Bridges of Madison County and Unforgiven. Plenty of new music abounds too in this summery episode.1. Bruce Peninsula: Summertime (No Earthly Sound, 2020) self-released2. Bloto: Mady (Erozje, 2020) Astigmatic3. Wyatt Waddell: Fight! (2020) Rosebud/ONErpm4. Constantines: Call Me Out (2020) self-released5. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Giddy Up Surfboard (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2020) self-released6. Apollo Ghosts: Late Night Vietnamese Restaurant (Local Delivery Only, 2020) self-released7. Dead Ghosts: Swiping Hubcaps (Automatic Changer, 2020) Burger8. Hodge: The World is New Again (Shadows in Blue, 2020) Houndstooth9. The Pointer Sisters: How Long/Betcha Got a Chick on the Side (Steppin', 1975) ABC/Blue Thumb10. The Avalanches: Running Red Lights [w.Rivers Cuomo & Pink Siifu] (2020) Universal Australia11. Nicola Cruz: Levanta Muertos (Fuego Nuevo, 2020) Optimo12. Kelly Fraser: Immamiit (Sedna, 2017) Hitmakerz13. Jeremy Dutcher: Nipuwoltin (Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, 2018) self-released14. Steve Moore: Primitive Neural Pathways (Primitive Neural Pathways, 2010) Static Caravan/Dangerous Ape15. Space Afrika: dairyday4 (hybtwibt?, 2020) self-released16. Kate NV: Not Not Not (Room for the Moon, 2020) Rvng Intl.17. Lena Willikens: Neue Obakel (Dekmantel Best of 2018, 2018) Dekmantel18. Chromeo: Clorox Wipe (Quarantine Casanova, 2020) self-released19. Gwenno: Hi a Skoellyas Liv a Dhagrow (Le Kov, 2018) Heavenly20. Funki Porcini: Boredom Never Looked So Good (Boredom Never Looked So Good, 2020) self-released21. Braids: Young Buck (Shadow Offering, 2020) Secret City22. Niemi: Silta (Spiraalit/Spirals, 2020) Bafe's Factory/Nordic Notes23. Laurel Halo: Melt (14 Tracks: Ambient Zeitgeist, 2014) Boomkat24. Phoebe Bridgers: Kyoto (Punisher, 2020) Dead Oceans25. Mimico: New Haze (Hi-Action, 2019) Hand Drawn Dracula26. Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop27. Nap Eyes: When I Struck Out on My Own (Snapshot of a Beginner, 2020) Jagjaguwar28. Madeline Kenney: Cut Me Off (Perfect Shapes, 2018) Carpark29. Ingrid Laubrock & Kris Davis: Elephant in the Room (Blood Moon, 2020) Intakt30. Stan Kenton & His Orchestra: The Peanut Vendor (Milestones, 1955) Capitol31. The Lennie Niehaus Octet: With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair (Zounds! 1958) Contemporary32. Clint Eastwood: Claudia's Theme #8 (Unforgiven OST, 1992) Varèse Sarabande33. Lennie Niehaus: Pony for the Lady (Unforgiven OST, 1992) Varèse Sarabande34. Lennie Niehaus: Love Theme (The Bridges of Madison County OST, 1995) Malpaso35. Lennie Niehaus: Theme Variation #2 (The Bridges of Madison County OST, 1995) Malpaso36. Lennie Niehaus: Diner Fight (City Heat OST, 2015) Warner Bros37. Charlie Parker: Parker's Mood (Bird OST, 1988) Columbia38. Jeff Parker & The New Breed: Fusion Swirl (Suite for Max Brown, 2020) Nonesuch/International Anthem39. Hugh Fraser: Island Man (Bonehenge! 2004) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/23/20202 hours, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
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XHM #510 - "Cosmic alpaca paddock" (2020 June 15)

Summer is soon upon us so let's finally listen to Colin Stetson's score to the recent HP Lovecraft adaptation Colour Out of Space as we get unsettled with unspeakable horrors amongst plenty of saxophones, pianos and other newish music. We also touch upon the virtual 2020 edition of the Vancouver DOXA Documentary Film Festival, running June 18-26 (https://www.doxafestival.ca/) when not pretending that we're on some other farm.1. Young Galaxy: Title Fight (demo, 2020) self-released 2. Ricardo Villalobos: Dexter (Alcachofa, 2003) Playhouse 3. Ricardo Villalobos: Dexter [2 Lone Swordsmen mix] (Fabric 19: Andrew Weatherall, 2004) Fabric 4. Ty: Don't Watch That [Knickers, Y Fronts & Jockstraps] (Closer, 2006) Big Dada 5. Jacaszek: The Iron Bridge (Music for Film, 2020) Ghostly International 6. Moka Only: Handclap Shadack (It Can Do, 2020) Urbnet 7. James Blake: Mile High [w.Metro Boomin & Travis Scott] (Assume Form, 2019) Polydor 8. Nicolas Jaar: Vanish (Cenizas, 2020) Other People 9. Against All Logic: Illusions of Shameless Abundance [w.Lydia Lunch] (Illusions of Shameless Abundance EP, 2020) Other People 10. Debby Friday: Fatal (Death Drive EP, 2019) Deathbomb Arc 11. Fatima al Qadiri: Power (Brute, 2016) Hyperdub 12. Disclosure: Ecstasy (Ecstasy EP, 2020) Island 13. JARV IS...: House Music All Night Long (Beyond the Pale, 2020) Rough Trade 14. John Carroll Kirby: Blueberry Beads (My Garden, 2020) Stones Throw 15. OXZ: Fall in the Night (Along Ago: 1981-1989, 2020) Captured Tracks 16. White Poppy: Sedation Song (Paradise Gardens, 2020) Not Not Fun 17. Woolworm: Without Will (Awe, 2019) Mint 18. The Caretaker: Sudden Time Regression into Isolation [excerpt] (Everywhere at the End of Time: Stage 5, 2018) History Always Favours the Winners 19. Forever: Diving Bell Blue (Close to the Flame EP, 2020) Cascine 20. The Fatbirds: Leaving Tonight (2020) self-released 21. Atlanta Chamber Players: Peter van Zandt Lane's Piano Quartet "The Longitude Problem", 3rd Movement - New Cartography (New Cartography, 2019) Innova 22. Hayley Williams: Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris (Petals for Armour, 2020) Atlantic 23. Elizabeth Leslie: You Don't Know Me (Brave Animal EP, 2020) Von Luftkiss 24. Aki Rissanen: Love Song (Art in Motion, 2019) Edition 25. Wood River: Future Fun (More Than I Can See, 2020) Yellowbird 26. Owen Pallett: A Bloody Morning (Island, 2020) Secret City 27. Max de Wardener: The Sky Has a Film (Music for Detuned Pianos, 2020) Village Green 28. Stark Reality: On Being Black (Acting, Thinking, Feeling + Rollercoaster Ride, 2013) Now-Again 29. Alabaster DePlume: Visit Croatia (To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Volume 1, 2020) International Anthem/Total Refreshment Centre/Lost Map 30. Drew Whiting: Ötzi [excerpt] (In Lights Starkly Different, 2020) Innova 31. Lee Konitz & Billy Bauer: Duet for Saxophone & Guitar (Yesterdays 10", 1951) Prestige 32. Greys: Colour Out of Space (Warm Shadows, 2016) Carpark 33. Colin Stetson: Forest Fire (Barkskins: National Geographic Original Series OST, 2020) Milan 34. Colin Stetson: West of Arkham (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan 35. Colin Stetson: Dinner's Ready (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan 36. Colin Stetson: City Hall (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan 37. Colin Stetson: It Burns (HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space OST, 2020) Waxwork/Sony Classical/Milan 38. Yaroslav Likhachev Quartet: The Fifth Mode (Crumbling, 2020) JazzHausMusik 39. Ornette Coleman: Sleep Talk (Of Human Feelings, 1979) Antilles [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/16/20202 hours, 6 minutes, 9 seconds
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XHM #509 - "Change always comes from the outside" (2020 June 08)

As humanity's true face reveals itself anew, this riotous episode profiles El-P's score from the 2020 film Capone as we then dip back to 1987 with a classic companion: Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to The Untouchables. Support everyone's right to protest and rest in peace, Big Floyd.1. The Dears: Summer of Protest (Protest EP, 2002) MapleMusic 2. AceMoMa: Start the Riot (A New Dawn, 2020) Haus of Altr 3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: The Dead Flag Blues (F# A# Infinity, 1997) Constellation 4. Philip Glass: Protest [Jóhann Jóhannsson remix] (Rework: Philip Glass Remixed, 2012) Kora/Orange Mountain/Ernest Jenning 5. Childish Gambino: Riot ("Awaken, My Love!", 2016) Glassnote 6. Broken Social Scene: Protest Song (Hug of Thunder, 2017) Arts & Crafts 7. Aesop Rock: Riot Riot (Bushwick OST, 2017) Lakeshore 8. Wynnm: The Feeling You Get When You Watch the News (2020) TCBYML 9. Siouxsie & The Banshees: Cities in Dust (Tinderbox, 1986) Wonderland/Polydor/Geffen 10. Martin Phipps & Ruth Barrett: Riot (Harry Brown OST, 2009) Pale Blue 11. Emma Goldman: Code Produced Passion (Meditations in Affinity|Solicitude, 2020) The Ghost is Clear 12. Divorcer: Newborn (Debt Jubilee, 2019) No Sun/Comfortable on a Tightrope 13. David Holmes: Incite a Riot (Bow Down to the Exit Sign, 2000) Go! Beat 14. Emissive: Mirror Maze (Ontario Space, 2019) self-released 15. Biawanna: You & Me (2019) self-released 16. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: On the Road (Primal Prayer, 2019) ORG Music 17. Haviah Mighty: Fugazi (13th Floor, 2019) self-released 18. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist: Frank Lucas [w.Benny the Butcher] (Alfredo, 2020) ESGN/ALC 19. CFCF: Shepherd Plays his Jew's Harp [epilogue] (Blowing Up the Workshop 48, 2020) self-released 20. Run the Jewels: Walking in the Snow (RTJ4, 2020) self-released 21. Company Flow: Population Control (Funcrusher Plus, 1997) Rawkus 22. El-P: How to Serve Man (Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3, 2010) Gold Dust Media 23. El-P: Italy Theme (Capone OST, 2020) Milan 24. El-P: By Car and by Boat (Capone OST, 2020) Milan 25. El-P: Still a Family... Assassin! (Capone OST, 2020) Milan 26. El-P: This is Al That's Left (Capone OST, 2020) Milan 27. Ennio Morricone: The Strength of the Righteous [main title] (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 28. Ennio Morricone: Al Capone (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 29. Ennio Morricone: Four Friends (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 30. Ennio Morricone: Courthouse Chase (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 31. Ennio Morricone: False Alarm (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 32. Ennio Morricone: Machine Gun Lullaby (The Untouchables OST, 1987) A&M 33. DJ Screw: Big Floyd Freestyle [MIA X-Party Don't Stop] (Diary of the Orginator Chapter 68: Tre World, 2004) Screwed Up "Make sure when your shift is over you go home alive."[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/9/20202 hours, 8 minutes, 50 seconds
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XHM #508 - "Rhythm done gone'n gotcha" (2020 June 01)

With the recent death of drummer Tony Allen (1940-2020), this episode will mostly focus on the genre closely associated with him and the legendary Fela Kuti: Afrobeat. We'll hop around parts of Africa for this pretty funky show, eulogizing also jazz drummer James Cobb & singer Betty Wright.1. The Souljazz Orchestra: Serve & Protect (Solidarity, 2012) Strut 2. Patrick Holland: Simstim (Simstim EP, 2020) Verdicchio 3. Betty Wright: Where is the Love (Danger High Voltage, 1974) Alston/RCA 4. Sault: Masterpiece (5, 2019) Forever Living Originals 5. 1-CV Rhythms: YanValu Drumming (2018) self-released 6. Kaytranada: The Worst in Me [w.Tinashe] (Bubba, 2019) RCA 7. Sade: Kiss of Life [Kaytranada edit] (2019) self-released 8. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Harmonium Odyssey (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat 9. Adewolf: Danger (2020) self-released 10. Amaria Hamadalher: Tamidtine (Music from Saharan WhatsApp 05, 2020) Sahel Sounds 11. RAMZi: Majestic Zouk (Phobiza Dia: Volume 1, 2016) Total Statis 12. Ludwig Göransson: Wakanda Origins (Black Panther: Original Score, 2018) Hollywood 13. Soda Mama Fall: Cheixou Na (Taïf ak Baïla, 2020) Awesome Tapes from Africa 14. Cast: Afrika Will Be Saved [live] (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom OST, 2013) Decca/Universal 15. Galt MacDermot & His Mid-Manhattan Rhythm Section: Alive in Dar-Es-Salaam (Shapes of Rhythm, 1966) Kilmarnock 16. Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi: Baayo (Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu - Somalia 1972-1991, 2019) Analog Africa 17. Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Je'nwi Teni/Don't Gag Me (The Visitor OST, 2008) Varèse Sarabande 18. Manu Dibango: Dikalo (Dikalo 7", 1973) Philips 19. Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Water No Get Enemy (Expensive Shit, 1975) Soundworkshop/Editions Makossa 20. Tony Allen: Asiko [In a Silent Mix, Motor City Drum Ensemble remix] (Dekmantel: Best of 2018, 2018) Dekmantel 21. Tony Allen Hits with the Africa 70: Jealousy (Jealousy/Progress, 1975) Soundworkshop/Strut 22. Tony Allen & Jeff Mills: On the Run (Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, 2018) Blue Note/Decca 23. Tony Allen: Switch (Secret Agent, 2010) World Circuit/Nonesuch 24. Tony Allen, Ugochi & Chicago Afrobeat Project: White Rhino (What Goes Up, 2017) self-released 25. Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen: Celia's Walk (Inspiration Information: Volume 4, 2009) Strut 26. Keleketla & Coldcut: Future Toyi Toyi [edit, w.DJ Mabheko, Tony Allen, Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne, Soundz of the South & Afla Sackey] (Keleketla!, 2020) Ninja Tune 27. Gorillaz: How Far? [w.Tony Allen & Skepta] (How Far single, 2020) Parlophone 28. Miles Davis: So What (Kind of Blue, 1959) Columbia 29. The Souljazz Orchestra: Mista President (Freedom No Go Die, 2006) Do Right! [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/2/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
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XHM #507 - "Embrace the association field" (2020 May 25)

In honour of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider (1947-2020), we'll provide a mostly German rock-inspired episode featuring more of their earlier psych-out jams before the robots took over. Call it krautrock, kosmische musik, what-you-will...this is the late-1960s/early-1970s sound from West Germany that had the driving motorik beat.1. Joy Division: Isolation (Closer, 1980) Factory 2. Local Talent: Higienópolis (Higienópolis, 2019) self-released 3. Mirepoix: Chamomile (Moon in Taurus, 2020) self-released 4. Tough Age: Unclean (Shame, 2017) Mint 5. Afrodeutsche: Phase Two (Josey in Space, 2020) Beats in Space 6. Castle If: Audio (Zwei Hände: Part 1, 2012) self-released 7. Moon: One Thousand Natural Shocks (Moon, 2015) self-released 8. BEAK> Backwell (Couple in a Hole OST, 2016) Invada 9. Faith Healer: Light of Loving (Try :-), 2017) Mint 10. No Joy: Last Boss (Pastel & Pass Out EP, 2013) Mexican Summer 11. Trees Speak: Soul Sequencer (Ohms, 2020) Soul Jazz 12. Yo La Tengo: Ohm (Fade, 2013) Matador 13. The Hoa Hoa's: Falling in Love is for Young People (Psych Pop from Toronto, 2013) Optical Sounds 14. CAN: Bring Me Coffee or Tea (Tago Mago, 1971) United Artists 15. Faust: Krautrock (Faust IV, 1973) Virgin 16. Neu! Neuschnee (Neu! 2, 1973) Brain/United Artists 17. Kellarissa: Hall of Mirrors (Superstar EP, 2008) self-released 18. Stereo Total: Tour de France (Baby Ouh! 2010) Disko B/Kill Rock Stars 19. Popol Vuh: Aguirre (In the Gardens of Pharao/Aguirre, 1983) Celestial Harmonies 20. Organisation: Milk Rock (Tone Float, 1970) RCA Victor 21. Kraftwerk: Tongebirge (Ralf und Florian, 1973) Philips 22. Kraftwerk: K2 [Ruckzuck] (K4: Bremen Radio 1971, 2017) bootleg 23. The Bad Plus: The Robots (It's Hard, 2016) Okeh 24. Kraftwerk: Tanzmusik (Unearthed Volume 7: Rocky Mountain Time, 2019) Aquarium Drunkard 25. Kraftwerk: Morgenspaziergang (Autobahn [German version, remastered], 2009) Kling Klang/EMI/Parlophone 26. Kraftwerk: Franz Schubert (Trans Europa Express [remastered], 2009) Kling Klang/EMI/Parlophone 27. David Bowie: V-2 Schneider [remastered] (A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982, 2017) Parlophone [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/26/20202 hours, 6 minutes, 40 seconds
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XHM #506 - "Silent spa" (2020 May 18)

For an irregular Victoria Day long weekend in the midst of a pandemic, it's all ambient episode to help soothe your souls with an immersive impulse of long-form drones. Relax and let the gentle sounds wash all over you.1. 1-CV Rhythms: Scanlon Frog (2020) self-released2. Roger & Brian Eno: Rose Quartz (Mixing Colours, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon3. Stars of the Lid: The Lonely People [are Getting Lonelier] (The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, 2001) Kranky4. Dirty Beaches: Pacific Ocean (Stateless, 2014) Zoo5. Lee Gamble: Girl Drop (Ambient Zeitgeist, 2014) Boomkat6. Judith Tripp: Li Sun [from Windscape] (I am the Centre: Private Issue New Age in America: 1950-1990, 1983) Light in the Attic7. Astrid Sonne: 00000 [edit] (Human Lines, 2018) Escho8. Heiki: Government Island (Sauna Porch Recordings Co, 2011) Paper+Sound9. Biosphere: Poa Alpina (Substrata, 1997) Origo10. Joanna Brouk: The Space Between (The Space Between, 1981) Hummingbird/Numero Group11. Octo Octa: My Body is Beautiful (Resonant Body, 2019) T4T LUV NRG12. Sleepy Gonzales: My Insides Feel Like Glowing Honey (2019) self-released13. Malibu: Tilting on Windmills [excerpt] (One Life 12", 2019) Joyful Noise14. Windy & Carl: Will I See the Dawn (Allegiance & Conviction, 2020) Kranky15. Blanket Swimming: Appear Nightly in White Seats Among Blooming Space [excerpt] (Starlooms in Flashes of Reddening Ends, 2020) Pantheophania16. Valiska: Numbers 1 (Numbers, 2019) Trouble in Utopia17. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: The Memories Returning (Mysterious Skin OST, 2005) Commotion/Rykodisc18. Mike Hodsall: Contemplative Forest (Atmospheres: Music for Films that Don't Exist, 2020) self-released19. Jonas Munk: Shadows (Minimum Resistance, 2020) Azure Vista20. Moby: God Moving Over the Face of the Waters [excerpt] (Heat OST, 1995) Warner Bros21. gak: Pacific Spirit Frogs (2020) self-releasedHopefully numbers stations can be comforting for you to listen to -- zero zero zero zero zero...I also might've said "world" instead of "waters" based on a weird Gracenote entry. All vocals recorded after midnight so my dulcet tones may be drowsier than [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/19/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
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XHM #505 - "No lyin' lasso here" (2020 May 11)

With Mother's Day in mind, we profile music associated with the DC superhero Wonder Woman, including Rupert Gregson-Williams' score to the 2017 film adaptation. We also pay tribute to Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, disco pioneer Hamilton Bohannon and actor Irrfan Khan. 1. Bon Iver: Hey, Ma (i,i, 2019) Jagjaguwar2. Quiet Orchestra: The Pandemic Has a Woman's Face (Quiet Orchestra, 2007) Vosotros3. Lucy Dacus: My Mother & I (2019 EP, 2019) Matador4. SebastiAn: Pleasant [w.Charlotte Gainsbourg] (Thirst, 2019) Ed Banger5. Tony Allen: Hustler (Jealousy, 1975) Soundworkshop6. Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela: Slow Bones (Rejoice, 2020) World Circuit7. Bohannon: South African Man (Keep on Dancin', 1974) Dakar8. Bohannon: The Groove I Feel (Dance Your Ass Off, 1976) Dakar9. Kraftwerk: Computerwelt (Computerwelt, 1981) Kling Klang/EMI/Capitol10. Florian Schneider & Dan Lacksman: Stop Plastic Pollution (2015) Parley for the Ocean11. Softcoresoft: Eternal Present (Solidarity, 2020) self-released12. Nervous Operator: Care and Control (Solidarity, 2020) self-released13. Minimal Violence: Innocents (Solidarity, 2020) self-released14. T Gowdy: Up CTRL (Therapy with Colour, 2020) Constellation15. Yu Su: Watermelon Woman [edit] (Watermelon Woman single, 2019) Technicolour16. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino: I'm God (Instrumental Relics, 2020) self-released17. Myke Weiskopf: International Geophysical Year (Faulty Machine Recordings Service: March 2020, 2020) self-released18. Wares: Living Proof (Survival, 2020) Mint19. Austra: All I Wanted (Hirudin, 2020) Domino20. Jane Weaver: Elements [loops variation] (Loops in the Secret Society, 2019) Fire21. Pale Red: Body of Water (In the Pink EP, 2020) self-released22. Eleanor Friedberger: The River (2020) self-released23. AR Rahman: Mausam & Escape (Slumdog Millionaire OST, 2008) Interscope24. AR Rahman: Ringa Ringa [w.Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun] (Slumdog Millionaire OST, 2008) Interscope25. Mychael Danna: Tiger Training (Life of Pi OST, 2012) Sony Classical26. Mychael Danna: The Island (Life of Pi OST, 2012) SonyClassical27. [unknown artist] Theme from Wonder Woman (Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3: 70s & 80s, 1996) TVT28. Lawrence Hilton Jacobs: Wonder Woman (Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, 1978) ABC29. JD Hall: Wonder Woman [instrumental] (Wonder Woman 12", 1981) Sunfire30. Rupert Gregson-Williams: Fausta (Wonder Woman OST, 2017) WaterTower31. Rupert Gregson-Williams: Hell Hath No Fury (Wonder Woman OST, 2017) WaterTower32. Rupert Gregson-Williams: Action Reaction (Wonder Woman OST, 2017) WaterTower33. Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL: Is She with You? (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice OST, 2016) WaterTower34. The Wonderland Band: Wonder Woman Disco [American version] (Wonder Woman Disco 12", 1978) RS [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/12/20202 hours, 2 minutes, 3 seconds
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XHM #504 - "The HMS Arctic Spring Sensation" (2020 May 04)

After some more high-concept episodes, this low-key affair features some of the music from the AMC horror series The Terror, primarily by Marcus Fjellström. We also touch upon Jedi Day, Nova Scotia and recently deceased musicians including Vaughan Mason, Mike Huckaby & Tony Allen as quarantine time continues.1. John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra: 20th Century Fox Fanfare (Star Wars OST, 1977) 2. Roscoe Lee Browne & Cast: Intro (The Story of Star Wars, 1977) 20th Century Fox3. Supergenius: I Got a Bad Feeling About This (Star Wars Breakbeats, 1998) Suckadelic4. Meco: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band [12" disco mix] (1977) Millennium/RCA5. Ludwig Göransson: Back for Beskar (The Mandalorian: Chapter 1 OST, 2019) Walt Disney6. John Williams: Final Saber Duel (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney7. John Williams: The Rise of Skywalker (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney8. Sloan: The N.S. (Between the Bridges, 1999) Murderecords9. Ram Hoss: Scotia (Nova/Scotia 7", 2013) self-released10. The High Llamas: HiBall Nova Scotia (Cold & Bouncy, 1998) V2/Alpaca Park11. Vaughan Mason & Crew: Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll [12" special disco remix] (Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll, 1980) Brunswick12. Mark Anthony & Lyte Speed: I'm Just a Boogie Roller (Stone Crush: Memphis Modern Soul 1977-1987, 1982) Light in the Attic13. Mike Huckaby: Wavetable No.9 (My Life with the Wave 12", 2007) SYNTH14. Yaeji: Waking Up Down (What We Drew mixtape, 2020) XL/Beat15. Ferguson Neville: Disdancing [Closer to the Edit] (2020) self-released16. Minor Science: Balconies (Second Language, 2020) Whities17. Hag Face: Baby Doomers (Shearing Pinx split cassette, 2014) Isolated Now Waves18. Cygnets: The Mask (Isolator, 2014) self-released19. Luciano Illuminati: Pandemic (Terra Vision 2020, 2020) self-released20. Future Star: I Miss Everything/Song for Quarantimes (2020) self-released21. White Poppy: Hawk (Paradise Gardens, 2020) Not Not Fun22. Jehnny Beth & Johnny Hostile: War Requiem (XY Chelsea OST, 2019) Pop Noire23. Be Afraid: Automatic Worry (Remember Fun, 2020) self-released24. Wut: Groceries (Now, 2020) self-released25. Ajna: The Unknown (Oracular, 2020) Cyclic Law26. Kaytranada: What You Need [w.Charlotte Day Wilson] (Bubba, 2020) RCA27. Dead Can Dance: The Host of Seraphim (The Serpent's Egg [remastered], 1988) 4AD28. Nine Inch Nails: The Worriment Waltz (Ghosts VI: Locusts, 2020) The Null Corporation29. Tanya Tagaq: Fracking (Animism, 2014) Six Shooter30. Lustmørd: Goetia (The Word as Power, 2013) Blackest Ever Black 31. Marcus Fjellström: LM-118 (Library Music 1, 2011) Kafkagarden32. Marcus Fjellström: The Eroding [Fairytale Music 3] (Air Texture: Volume II, 2012) Air Texture33. Marcus Fjellström: Tenebrous (Schattenspieler, 2010) Miasmah34. Loscil: Brohm Ridge (Coast/Range/Arc, 2011) Glacial Movements35. Ingram Marshall: Gambuh I (The Fragility Cycles, 1979) IBU36. Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers: No Discrimation (No Discrimination, 1979) Grandstar/Afro StrutEpisode 504 for 5/04/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
5/5/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 14 seconds
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XHM #503 - "Truly the lord was in this place" (2020 April 27)

In tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020), this episode is mostly classical as we profile some of the best known works the Polish composer wrote that also appeared in films like The Exorcist, The Shining & Twin Peaks to name only a few. We other eulogize actress Honor Blackman (1925-2020), actor Brian Dennehy (1938-2020) and musician Ryo Kawasaki (1947-2020) with selections from Rachel Mahon's album devoted to Canadian organ music.1. Beach Bunny: April (Honeymoon, 2020) Mom + Pop2. Markus Floats: And (Third Album, 2020) Constellation3. Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra: The Avengers [Series 2 & 3 theme] (TV Sound & Image: British Television, Film and Library Composers 1956-80, 1961) Soul Jazz 4. Honor Blackman & Patrick MacNee: Let's Keep It Friendly (Kinky Boots 7", 1964) Decca5. John Barry: Pussy Galore's Flying Circus (Goldfinger OST, 1964) EMI6. Sean Connery & Honor Blackman: Bond & Pussy (Goldfinger OST, 1964) EMI7. John Barry: Teasing the Korean (Goldfinger OST, 1964) EMI8. Jon Hassell: Toucan Ocean (Vernal Equinox [remastered], 2020) Ndeya9. Ryo Kawasaki: Hawaiian Caravan [excerpt] (Featuring Concierto de Aranjuez, 1982) Philips10. Ryo Kawasaki: Escena/Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo (Featuring Concierto de Aranjuez, 1982) Philips11. Sylvia Wrath: Dog Song [deluxe edition] (2020) self-released12. Myriam Gendron: Threnody (Not So Deep as a Well, 2014) Feeding Tube/Mama Bird13. Michael Giacchino: Main Theme (Ratatouille OST, 2007) Walt Disney14. Patton Oswalt: Beautiful People and a Bridge Troll (Werewolves & Lollipops, 2007) Sub Pop15. Alvin Lucier & The Brandeis University Chamber Chorus: Pauline Oliveros' Sound Patterns (Extended Voices, 1968) Odyssey16. Dominik Scherrer & Natasha Khan: Aigra (Requiem OST, 2018) Dubois17. Ida Toninato: Avant Les Forêts (We Become Giants, 2020) Dragon's Eye18. Sarah Neufeld: From Our Animal (The Ridge, 2016) Paper Bag19. Rachel Mahon: Ruth Watson Henderson's Chromatic Partita [variation 8] (Canadian Organ Music: On the Organ of Coventry Cathedral, 2020) Delphian20. Rachel Mahon: Healey Willan's Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue - Pt. I Introduction (Canadian Organ Music: On the Organ of Coventry Cathedral, 2020) Delphian21. Rachel Mahon: Rachel Laurin's Organ Symphony No. 1, Opus 36 - Pt. IV Toccata (Canadian Organ Music: On the Organ of Coventry Cathedral, 2020) Delphian22. Atom String Quartet: Krzysztof Penderecki's Suite per Violincello Solo - Pt. VII Scherzo (Penderecki, 2019) Filharmonia23. Krzysztof Penderecki & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: De Natura Sonoris I [for orchestra] (Matrix 5: Penderecki, 1994) EMI Classics24. Andrzej Markowski & Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra: De Natura Sonoris II (Kosmogonia, 1971) Polskie Nagrania Muza25. Andrzej Markowski, Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra & Choir: 2nd Movement, The Resurrection of Christ - Pt V. Kanon Paschy [Piesn 8] (Utrenja, 1972) Polskie Nagrania Muza26. Krzysztof Penderecki & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: The Dream of Jacob [for orchestra] (Matrix 5: Penderecki, 1994) EMI Classics 27. Leonard Slatkin & The National Philharmonic Orchestra: Krzysztof Penderecki's Kanon for Orchestra & Tape (The Exorcist OST, 1974) Warner Bros28. Antoni Wit & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 3, 4th Movement - Passacaglia [allegro moderato] (Shutter Island OST, 2010) Rhino29. Krzysztof Penderecki & London Philharmonic Orchestra: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima [for 52 strings] (Penderecki: Horn & Violin Concertos, 2020) LPO30. Krzysztof Penderecki & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: Emanationene [for 2 string orchestras] (Matrix 17, 1995) EMI Classics 31. Antoni Wit, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra: Pt. IV Tuba Mirum (Penderecki: A Polish Requiem, 1987) Polskie Nagrania [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/28/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #502 - "Sch-let's sing along!" (2020 April 20)

Though Adam Schlesinger (1967-2020) was best known as being a member of Fountains of Wayne, he parlayed his songwriting prowess into film & television routinely. In his honour, we'll profile his music from the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and films like that Thing You Do and Music & Lyrics. It's also 420/2020 so we'll start under a green cloud.1. Frank Ocean: Dear April [Justice remix] (Dear April + Cayendo single, 2020) Blonded2. johnny_ripper: Stoner (Epilogue OST, 2014) self-released3. King Krule: Stoned Again (Man Alive! 2020) True Panther/XL/MatadorFOUR. Zuzu's Petals: Smokin' Weed (The Fire Breathing Dragon, 2013) self-released5. Reverend Horton Heat: Marijuana (Smoke'em If You Got'em, 1991) Sub Pop6. Special Costello: Ivory Wallet (Stoner Nights, 2013) self-released7. Babe Rainbow x Wavves: Weed Demon [Surf-Step edit] (Shaved mixtape, 2010) Rico Uno/Fader8. Merlune: Yellowstoned (Yellowstoned EP, 2007) Dusted Wax9. Kruder & Dorfmeister: Deep Shit Pt. 1 & 2 (G-Stoned EP, 1993) G-Stone/Quango10. Jex Opolis: Doing Nothing (Net Worth, 2020) Good Timin'11. Tulip Tiger: Weed Podcast (Your Muse Follows Me, 2019) Give/Take12. Purity Ring: Femia (Womb, 2020) 4AD13. Strap: Tears in Our Eyes (Strap, 2020) self-released14. Jacaszek: Twelve Years (Music for Film, 2020) Ghostly International15. Tops: I Feel Alive (I Feel Alive, 2020) Musique TOPS16. Ron Sexsmith: Spring of the Following Year (Hermitage, 2020) Warner17. Prefuse 73: Fountains of Spring (Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian, 2009) Warp18. Fiona Apple: Shameika (Fetch the Bolt Cutters, 2020) Epic19. Jody Glenham: Talking Out Loud (2020) self-releasedTWENTY. Chromatics: The Eleventh Hour (Kill for Love, 2012) Italians Do It Better21. The Pack AD: It's Okay (It Was Fun While It Lasted, 2020) Fontana North22. Psychic Ills: Midnight Moon (Hazed Dream, 2011) Sacred Bones23. Psychic Ills: Western Metaphor (One Track Mind, 2012) Sacred Bones24. Parkas: Isolation Pay (You Should Have Killed Us When You Had the Chance, 2010) Saved by Radio25. Jale: Wash My Hands (Closed EP, 1995) Murderecords26. Badbadnotgood: Limit to Your Love (BBN02, 2012) self-released27. Fountains of Wayne: Sense Into You (Traffic and Weather [Japan Tour edition], 2007) Virgin28. Ivy: Never Do That Again (Apartment Life, 1997) Atlantic29. The Saturn 5: Voyage Around the Moon (That Thing You Do OST, 1996) Play-Tone/Epic Soundtrax30. The Wonders: That Thing You Do! (That Thing You Do OST, 1996) Play-Tone/Epic Soundtrax31. Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore: Way Back into Love [demo version] (Music & Lyrics OST, 2007) Warner Sunset/Atlantic32. Cap'n Geech & The Shrimp Back Shooters: Shrimp Shack (That Thing You Do OST, 1996) Play-Tone/Epic Soundtrax33. Adam Schlesinger & Stephen M Gold: I'm Just a Girl in Love [demo] (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2 OST, 2017) WaterTower34. Rachel Bloom & Vincent Rodriguez III: West Covina [2nd reprise] (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Volume 2 OST, 2016) WaterTower35. Rachel Bloom: You Stupid Bitch (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season: Season 1 - Volume 2 OST, 2016) WaterTower36. Rachel Bloom: The Math of Love Triangles (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2 OST, 2017) WaterTower37. Adam Schlesinger: The End of the Movie [demo] (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 3 OST, 2018) WaterTower38. Del Paxton: Time to Blow (That Thing You Do OST, 1996) Play-Tone/Epic Soundtrax39. Miles Davis: Israel (Birth of the Cool, 1949) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/21/20202 hours, 50 seconds
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XHM #501 - "Selected vespers from a hidden hymnal" [UNAIRED] (2020 April 13)

With Easter in the unorthodox tradition this weekend, this rogue gospel episode profiles music from the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar along with excerpts from Monty Python's The Life of Brian. Now please rise for our opening hymn.1:1 Yves Tumor: Gospel for a New Century (Heaven to a Tortured Mind, 2020) Warp1:2 Joseph Shabason: West of Heaven (Anne EP, 2019) Western Vinyl2:1 Priests: Jesus' Son (The Seduction of Kansas, 2019) Sister Polygon2:2 Konig: "Jesus Wept" [w.Graham] (Puberty, 2015) Yellow K2:3 Jale: Jesus Loves Me (Closed EP, 1995) Murderecords2:4 Flying V Temple: Hymne (Temple Volant, 2013) God Athletics3:1 Banshee Beat: Sister of Faith/Sister of Change (Le Sucre du Sang, 2014) Alright Tapes3:2 The Choir Practice: Believe in Something (The Choir Practice, 2007) Mint3:3 A Winged Victory for the Sullen: A Minor Fifth is Made of Phantoms (The Undivided Five, 2019) Ninja Tune3:4 Storc: Lord (II, 2019) Birdface3:5 John Oswald: Power (69 Plunderphonics 96, 2001) Fony/Seeland3:6 Phil Western: Passover (DAT Hell: A Collection of Mental Breakdowns Behind the Yellow Door 1988-1996, 2008) The Record Company4:1 Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus: Krzysztof Penderecki's Passio Et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam, Pars II - 23. Erat Autem Fere Hora Sexta [conductor: Henryk Czyz] (Penderecki Volume 1: St Luke's Passion, 1989) Polskie Nagrania Muza4:2 The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir: II. Zmartwychwstanie/The Resurrection Of Christ, Part I. Ewangelia Wg Sw. Mateusza XXVIII, 1-6 [conductor: Andrzej Markowski] (Krzysztof Penderecki's Utrenja, 1972) Polskie Nagrania Muza4:3 Carlo: Redemption (Carlo, 2018) self-released5:1 Hal Willner: What a Friend We Have in Jesus Revisited (Whoops I'm an Indian, 1998) Pussyfoot5:2 Bob & Doug McKenzie: Elron McKenzie (Great White North, 1981) Anthem5:3 Watermelon: Holy Water (Cassette, 2013) Green Burrito5:4 John Prine: Jesus, the Missing Years (The Missing Years, 1991) Oh Boy5:5 The Wailin' Jennys: Old Churchyard (Fifteen, 2017) Red House5:6 Roy Ayers Ubiquity: I Don't Know How to Love Him (He's Coming, 1972) Polydor6:1 Beacon Hill First Baptist Choir: Hold to God's Unchanging Hand (Kearney Barton: Architect of the Northwest Sound, 2020) Light in the Attic6:2 Appalachian Road Show: Hardship, Hope and the Enduring Spirit of Appalachia (Tribulation, 2020) New Day6:3 Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens: Bound for the Promised Land (Cold World, 2014) Daptone6:4 Stefano Bollani: The Last Supper (Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar, 2020) Alobar6:5 Mother McCollum: When I Take My Vacation in Heaven (When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel: 1926-1936, 2014) Tompkins Square6:6 Big Mama Thornton: Sing Out for Jesus (Vanishing Point OST, 1971) A&M/Amos6:7 Galt MacDermot: Merry-Go-Round (Woman is Sweeter OST, 1969) Kilmarnock 7:1 Herman Harris & The Voices of Faith, Hope & Love: Give Yourself to Jesus (A Change in My Life 7", 1977) VFHL7:2 The Gospel Echoes: I Claim Jesus (Sinners Run to Jesus 7", ????) Tone7:3 Henagar - Union Sacred Harp Convention: Schenectady, 192 (Awake, My Soul OST, 2008) Awake7:4 The Hellen Hollins Singers: Consolation [Nicolas Jaar edit] (2014) self-released7:5 Yvonne Elliman: I Don't Know How to Love Him (Yvonne Elliman, 1972) Decca/Polydor7:6 Johnny Keating: Jesus Christ Superstar (The Sound Gallery: Volume 1, 1995) Scamp8:1 Andrew Lloyd Webber: Heaven on Their Minds (Jesus Christ Superstar OST, 1973) MCA8:2 Andrew Lloyd Webber: King Herod's Song (Jesus Christ Superstar OST, 1973) MCA8:3 Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Crucifixion (Jesus Christ Superstar OST, 1973) MCA8:4 Andrew Lloyd Webber: John 19:41 (Jesus Christ Superstar OST, 1973) MCA9:1 Monty Python: Brian Song [continued] (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner Bros9:2 Monty Python: Brian's Prophecy (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner Bros9:3 Monty Python: The Hermit (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner Bros9:4 Monty Python: He's Not the Messiah (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner Bros9:5 Monty Python: Nisus Wettus (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner Bros9:6 Bobby Krlic: The End (Almost Holy OST, 2016) Sacred Bones9:7 Monty Python: Look on the Bright Side of Life (The Life of Brian OST, 1979) Warner BrosThis ends the lesson.Whatever and ever, [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/14/20202 hours, 1 minute, 22 seconds
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XHM N° 500! - "Crop rotations spanning half a thousand acres" (2020 April 06)

Quarantine time continues as the pandemic persists, so this odd bifurcated episode goes acoustic at first with a profile on William Tyler's score to the 2020 film First Cow, then goes into the usual sprawl before settling on Blanck Mass' soundtrack to Calm with Horses. We also eulogize Kenny Rogers, Jan Howard, Cirstina, Manu Dibango and Bill Withers. Stay safe & sane, y'all!1. Constantines & Feist: Islands in the Stream (Islands in the Stream 7", 2008) Arts & Crafts2. No Shoes & One Sock: Solar Gazing (Ruins, 2020) self-released3. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition: Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town (Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town, 1969) Reprise4. Jan Howard: What Time Tomorrow (The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974, 2019) Bear Family5. Lizzy Hoyt: Jubilee Reel (New Lady on the Prairie, 2014) self-released6. John Prine: Angel from Montgomery (John Prine, 1971) Atlantic7. Kassi Valazza: Cayuse (Dear Dead Days, 2019) self-released8. Fireside Collective: Night Sky from Here (Elements, 2020) Mountain Home9. JJ Voss: Farmer's Song [w.Charlie Major, Patricia Conroy & Mike Plume] (Come Along with Me, 2020) self-released10. Shotgun Jimmie: Skype Date (Everything Everything, 2013) You've Changed11. Alabaster DePlume: Whisky Story Time (To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals - Volume 1, 2020) International Anthem/Total Refreshment Centre/Lost Map12. Tonk: Horse Knowledge (Songs to Glorify the Peasant & His Tractor, 2020) self-released13. Salt House: Fire Light (Huam, 2020) Hudson14. Mute Duo: Past Musculature Plains (Lapse in Passage, 2020) American Dreams15. Basia Bulat: Homesick (Are You in Love? 2020) Secret City16. Carla Bruni: Quelqu'un M'a Dit (Quelqu'un M'a Dit, 2009) Naïve17. Mark Godfrey Quintet: Forty Minutes or More (Square Peg, 2020) self-released18. William Tyler: An Opening (First Cow OST, 2020) Merge19. William Tyler: The Separation (First Cow OST, 2020) Merge20. William Tyler: A Closing (First Cow OST, 2020) Merge///21. Cristina: What's a Girl to Do? (Sleep It Off, 1984) ZE22. Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa (Soul Makossa, 1972) Atlantic23. Manu Dibango: New Bell (Soul Makossa, 1972) Atlantic24. Lush: 500 (Lovelife, 1996) 4AD25. Sloan: 500 Up (Smeared, 1992) Geffen26. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Plastics for 500, Bob (Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook, 2016) Yep Roc27. Ghostface Killah: Daytona 500 (Ironman, 1996) Razor Sharp/Epic Street28. Run the Jewels: Yankee & The Brave (Episode 4 single, 2020) Jewel Runners29. Helena Hauff: Piece of Pleasure (Discreet Desires, 2015) Werk Discs/Ninja Tune30. Witch Prophet: Tesfay (DNA Activation, 2020) Heart Lake31. Joanne Pollock: Stockholm City (2020) self-released32. Roger & Brian Eno: Spring Frost (Mixing Colours, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon33. Destroyer: Cue Synthesizer (Have We Met, 2020) Merge34. Lightning Dust: Competitive Depression [w.Dan Bejar] (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl35. Atom String Quartet: Krzysztof Penderecki's Prelude for Solo Clarinet B-flat (Penderecki, 2019) Filharmonia36. Blanck Mass: The Devers (Calm with Horses OST, 2020) Invada37. Blanck Mass: Loyal Skins (Calm with Horses OST, 2020) Invada38. Blanck Mass: Credits (Calm with Horses OST, 2020) Invada39. Bill Withers: Lonely Street, Lonely Town (Still Bill, 1972) SussexD stands for Delightful, Dangerous, Drafty and [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
4/7/20202 hours, 40 seconds
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XHM #499 - "Fight corroded values" (2020 March 30)

Self-isolation continues, so this prerecorded episode focuses on the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with his score to the 2013 film Prisoners and then the posthumous score to his own directoral film Last and First Men with Yair Elazar Glatman.1. Björk: Jóga (Homogenic, 1997) One Little Indian2. Khotin: Piano Theme (Rhythms of the Pacific: Volume 4, 2020) Pacific Rhythm3. Harley Small: Covid-19 (2020) self-released4. Howard Moon [aka Julian Barratt]: Isolation (The Mighty Boosh OST, 2005) BBC5. Angelo Badalamenti: Wash Your Hands (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch6. Chromeo: Nice 'n' Clean (Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is Awesome, 2009) Filter US7. Strap: Quiet Advice (Strap, 2020) self-released8. Frozen Rabbit: Isolate Now (26 000, 2005) Dehausset9. Cult Babies: Buried Alive (Not a Holiday, 2020) self-released10. War Baby: Never Marigold (You are Not Here, 2020) Bummer/Kingfisher Bluez11. Flying Hórses: Isolation (Reverie, 2019) Bonsound12. Lucky: Better Alone (We'll Find the Time, 2020) self-released13. We are the City: Killer B-Side Music (RIP, 2020) Sinnbus14. Basic House: Denial as Method (The Isolatarium OST, 2013) Digitalis15. CFCF: Tampopo (Blowing up the Workshop 48, 2020) self-released16. Sarah Davachi: First Triad (Horæ, 2020) self-released17. Max de Wardener: Deranged Landscape (Music for Detuned Pianos, 2020) Village Green18. Lætitia Sadier Source Ensemble: Deep Background (Find Me Finding You, 2017) Drag City19. Louise Burns: Sky [Every Album Needs a Ballad] (Portraits, 2019) Light Organ20. Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler: I Only Have Eyes for You (Ghostly Swim 2, 2014) Williams Street21. Shopping: All or Nothing (All or Nothing, 2020) FatCat22. Westerman: Think I'll Stay (Your Hero is Not Dead, 2020) Partisan23. Tim Hecker: is a Rose Petal of the Dying Crimson Light (Konoyo, 2018) Kranky/Sunblind24. Kælan Mikla: Gandreið (Nótt eftir Nótt, 2018) Artoffact25. Sólveig Matthildur: Tómas (Constantly in Love, 2019) Artoffact26. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Sálfræðingur (Englabörn, 2002) Touch27. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Following Keller (Prisoners OST, 2013) NTOV/Cobraside28. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Through Falling Snow (Prisoners OST, 2013) NTOV/Cobraside29. Jóhann Jóhannsson: The Snakes (Prisoners OST, 2013) NTOV/Cobraside30. Echo Collective: Low (Jóhann Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon31. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: A Minor Astronomical Event (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon32. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: Childhood/Land of the Youth (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon33. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: The Sun (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon34. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: The Last Office of Humanity (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon35. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: The Last Men (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon36. Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman: Epilogue (Last and First Men OST, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon37. John Coltrane: Fifth House (Coltrane Jazz, 1961) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/31/20202 hours, 40 seconds
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XHM #498 - "La nouvelle danse macabre" (2020 March 23)

As the reality of Covid-19 forces CITR to move away from live programming, this prerecorded episode profiles the actor Max von Sydow (1929-2010) and scores from the two films he received Oscar nominations for: Pelle the Conqueror and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.1. The Chemical Brothers: We've Got to Try (No Geography, 2019) Virgin EMI2. Kalte: Offworld (2019) self-released3. Zero 7: The Colour of Spring [w.Only Girl] (EP3 12", 2015) Make4. Hilary Woods: Orange Tree (Birthmarks, 2020) Sacred Bones5. Four Tet: Something in the Sadness (Sixteen Oceans, 2020) Text6. Rolemodel: Room for Silence [Nailbiter remix] (2020) self-released7. Patrick Holland: Up to You (2019) self-released8. Project Pablo: Intro (Come to Canada You Will Like It, 2018) Verdicchio9. Pelada: Ten Cuidado (No Hay 7", 2016) Mind10. Tennis: I'll Haunt You (Swimmer, 2020) Mutually Detrimental11. Mike Simonetti: Midnight or Late Afternoon (Mike Feel Love 12", 2017) 2MR 12. Yumi Zouma: Right Track/Wrong Man (Truth or Consequences, 2020) Polyvinyl13. Jale: Again (Brave New Waves Sessions, 2017) CBC/Artoffact14. The New All Girl Orchestra & Céleste Ensemble: Youp...Youp...Youp (Thèmes & Mélodies: Volume 8, ????) Celeste15. Porridge Radio: Sweet (Every Bad, 2020) Secretly Canadian16. Lion Babe: Jump Hi [w.Childish Gambino] (Jump Hi Remixes, 2015) Universal Music17. The True Underground Sound of Rome: Secret Doctrine (Secret Doctrine 12", 1991) Male18. Beabadoobee: I Wish I was Stephen Malkmus (Space Cadet 12", 2019) Dirty Hit19. Stephen Malkmus: Shadowbanned (Traditional Techniques, 2020) Matador20. Arve Henriksen: Patient Zero (The Timeless Nowhere, 2019) Rune Grammofon21. Cindy Lee: What's Tonight to Eternity (What's Tonight to Eternity, 2020) W.25th22. Caveboy: Up in Flames (Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark, 2020) self-released23. Identity Theft: Reconnaissance Peak (Reconnaissance, 2017) Treue um Treue24. Metz: Dirty Shirt (Automat, 2019) Sub Pop25. Revlon 9: The Seventh Seal (Revlon 9 EP, 2001) self-released26. Nai Bonet: The Seventh Veil (Jelly Belly 7", 1966) Karate27. Scott Walker: Seventh Seal (Scott 4, 1969) Philips/Fontana28. Bob & Doug McKenzie: The Game [film dialogue] (The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie in Strange Brew, 1983) Anthem29. Ernesto Cervini: Wandering (Tetrahedron, 2020) Anzic30. Stefan Nilsson: Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror OST, 1988) Milan 31. Stefan Nilsson: Eriko Haevn (Pelle the Conqueror OST, 1988) Milan32. Stefan Nilsson: Det Nye Land (Pelle the Conqueror OST, 1988) Milan33. Alexandre Desplat: Listening to the Messages (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close OST, 2011) Watertower34. Alexandre Desplat: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close OST, 2011) Watertower35. Alexandre Desplat: The Renter's Story (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close OST, 2011) Watertower36. Alexandre Desplat: Nothing Fits (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close OST, 2011) Watertower37. Alexandre Desplat: The Renter Leaves (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close OST, 2011) Watertower38. Shabaka & the Ancestors: Run, the Darkness Will Pass (We are Sent Here by History, 2020) Impulse!39. McCoy Tyner Trio: Inception (Inception, 1962) Impulse!Keep your hands and ears [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/24/20201 hour, 59 minutes, 32 seconds
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XHM #497 - "Enter the self-isolation chamber" (2020 March 16)

For the final live episode of Exploding Head Movies -- at least for the next little while as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold and self-isolation is finally explored in North America -- we profile the Brazilian producer Amon Tobin and his early + recent techno work, including some video game music and art installation pieces. 1. Deltron 3030: Virus (Deltron 3030, 2000) 75 Ark2. Marja Ahti: Chora (Vegetal Negatives, 2019) Hallow Ground3. Nazar: Bunker [w.Shannen SP] (Guerilla, 2020) Hyperdub4. Minimal Violence: Virus Prophecy (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune5. Cliff Martinez: Affected Cities (Contagion OST, 2011) Watertower6. A Tribe Called Red: The Virus [w.Chippewa Travellers & Saul Williams] (We are the Halluci Nation, 2016) Radicalized/Pirates Blend7. Machinefiend: The Virus (Divider, 2015) Darkness Hides8. Patrick Doyle: Inhaling the Virus (Rise of the Planet of the Apes OST, 2011) Varèse Sarabande9. Throbbing Gristle: What a Day (20 Jazz Funk Greats, 1979) Industrial10. Adult. Silent Property [excerpt] (The Forgotten Sounds Of Tomorrow.™, 2000) Ersatz Audio11. The Suicide of Western Culture: Dysplasia [Fairmont & Undo remix] (Long Live Death! Down With Intelligence! 2016) El Segell del Primavera12. The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You [w.Blood Orange] (2020) Modular13. Adria Kain: Kainthem (Reverse Psychology EP, 2016) Pineapple Dreams14. Laurel Halo: The Sick Mind (Raw Silk Uncut Wood, 2018) Latency15. Kelly Lee Owens: Throwing Lines (Kelly Lee Owens, 2017) Smalltown Supersound16. Georgia: Move Systems [Georgia vs Stella Mozgawa Drum version] (Georgia, 2015) Domino17. Aurora Halal: Eternal Blue [Wata Igarashi Crossing remix] (Liquiddity EP, 2019) Mutual Dreaming18. Amon Tobin: Sordid (Permutation, 1998) Ninja Tune19. Amon Tobin: Fooling Alright (Fear in a Handful of Dust, 2019) Nomark20. Amon Tobin: Long Stories (Long Stories, 2019) Nomark21. Amon Tobin: The Lighthouse (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory OST, 2005) Ninja Tune22. Amon Tobin: El Cargo (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory OST, 2005) Ninja Tune23. Amon Tobin: Ruthless [reprise] (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory OST, 2005) Ninja Tune24. Amon Tobin: Hokkaido (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory OST, 2005) Ninja Tune25. Amon Tobin: Creature 1 (Electronic Music for the Sydney Opera House, 2017) self-released26. Amon Tobin: Creature 7 (Electronic Music for the Sydney Opera House, 2017) self-released27. Amon Tobin: Creature 10 (Electronic Music for the Sydney Opera House, 2017) self-released28. Jacques Kuba Séguin: Première Neige/You're Not Alone (Migrations, 2019) Odd Sound29. The Chemical Brothers: Life Is Sweet [Daft Punk remix] (Life is Sweet single, 1995) Virgin Stay healthy, stay away from others, stay clean & stay safe. We'll prerecord what we can for the next few weeks or until normality decides to return from Exploding Headquarters; otherwise, prepare for some classic episodes live on air or just on your podcast [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-moviesSee you in some way soon.2020 smells.
3/17/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 44 seconds
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XHM #496 - "Everyone thrashin' a Thracian" (2020 March 09)

With the recent death of the actor Kirk Douglas, we profile Alex North's score to the 1960 epic Spartacus along with some songs from the 1954 film adaptation of 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea. We also pay tribute to legendary producer Andrew Weatherall & upcoming rapper Pop Smoke amongst other material as gak gets older and occasionally wiser.1. Primal Scream: Movin' on Up (Screamadelica, 1991) Creation/Sire2. The Future Sound of London: Papua New Guinea [Andrew Weatherall mix] (Papua New Guinea 12", 1992) Jumpin' & Pumpin'3. The Sabres of Paradise: Smokebelch II [Beatless mix] (Sabresonic, 1993) Warp4. Andrew Weatherall: Between Stations (Qualia, 2017) Höga Nord Rekords5. Two Lone Swordsmen: Glide By Shooting (Swimming Not Skimming EP, 1996) Emossions Audio Output6. A Tribe Called Red: Land Back [w.Boogey the Beat & Chippewa Travellers] (2020) self-released7. Southpacific: Depths (2020) self-released8. Years: 44 (Years, 2009) Arts & Crafts9. Isobel Campbell: The National Bird of India (There is No Other..., 2020) Cooking VinylX. Soccer Mommy: Night Swimming (Colour Theory, 2020) Caroline Internationa/Loma Vista11. Kiefer: Island (Bridges EP, 2019) Stones Throw12. Julien Baker: Everybody Lost Somebody (Terrible Thrills: Volume 3 #3, 2019) RCA13. Auras: Spiritual Weapon (Psych Pop from Toronto, 2013) Optical Sounds14. Mirth: Wanger (First Borne, 1977) Dapah15. Born at Midnite: Born at Midnite [Every Time] (Born at Midnite 7", 2020) Arbutus16. TNGHT: Gimme Summn (II, 2019) Warp17. Indreba: Harps & Dreams (2015) self-released18. Caribou: You & I (Suddenly, 2020) Merge/City Slang19. Badge Époque Ensemble: Zealous Child [w.Dorothea Paas] (Nature, Man & Woman 12", 2019) Telephone ExplosionXX. Ikonika: Sahara Michael (5: Five Years of Hyperdub, 2009) Hyperdub21. Pop Smoke: Welcome to the Party [w.Nicki Manaj, remix] (Welcome to the Party single, 2019) Universal22. Black Party: 4am in NY (Endless Summer, 2019) Wolf + Rothstein/RCA23. Galt MacDermot: Tango (Woman is Sweeter OST, 1969) Kilmarnock24. Anna Karina: Roller Girl (Bande Originale de la Comédie Musicale Anna 7", 1967) Philips25. Kirk Douglas: A Whale of a Tale [single version] (20 000 Leagues Under the Sea OST, 1954) Disney/Intrada26. Paul J Smith: Main Title - Captain Nemo's Theme (20 000 Leagues Under the Sea OST, 2011) Disney/Intrada27. Alex North: Overture (Spartacus OST, 1960) Varèse Sarabande Club28. Alex North: Blue Shadows and Purple Hills (Spartacus OST, 1960) Varèse Sarabande Club29. Alex North: Camp at Night [mono] (Spartacus OST, 1960) Varèse Sarabande ClubXXX. Alex North: Goodbye, My Life, My Love - End Title (Spartacus OST, 1960) Varèse Sarabande Club31. Regina Carter: Spartacus Love Theme (Spartacus OST, 2010) Varèse Sarabande Club32. Kirk Douglas: And The Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter (20 000 Leagues Under the Sea OST, 1954) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/10/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 44 seconds
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XHM #495 - "She wore Dakar noir" (2020 March 02)

With International Women's Day coming this Sunday, this all-female episode has a profile on Fatima Al Qadiri's score to the 2019 film Atlantics. 1. Basia Bulat: Your Girl (Are You in Love?, 2020) Secret City2. Cherushii: In Defence of Colours (Queen of Cups 12", 2013) 100% Silk3. Forever: Blur (Close to the Flame EP, 2020) Cascine4. Biawanna: Partner in Crime (2019) self-released5. CEP: Pupil (Drawing the Target Around the Arrow, 2017) Pannonica6. Opal: Fell from the Sun (Early Recordings, 1989) Rough Trade7. Mazzy Star: Still (Still EP, 2018) Rhymes of an Hour8. PJ Harvey: Descending (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada9. Mecca Normal: Man Thinks "Woman" (International Hip Swing, 1993) K10. Brutal Poodle: Broadcast (Demo for Music Waste, 2017) self-released11. White Ring: For Rotation (Chaind: Volume 2 - Flooded, 2019) self-released12. Jorja Chalmers: Human Again (Human Again, 2019) Italians Do It Better13. Lightning Dust: Joanna (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl14. Wendy Carlos: Title Music from Woundings (Rediscovering Lost Scores: Volume 2, 2005) East Side Digital15. Sylvia Wrath: Be Mine (Saint Catherine, 2015) self-released16. Sleepy Gonzales: Abandoned Amusement Park (Mellowtrauma 10", 2019) Light Organ17. Rachel Portman: Cincinnati Streets (Beloved OST, 1998) Epic18. Champion Lawnmower: I Can Slinky (Champion Lawnmower, 2019) self-released19. Garbage Dreams: Backlash (Demonstrations, 2018) self-released20. Pinar Toprak: Learning the Truth (Captain Marvel OST, 2019) Hollywood21. Charlotte Adigéry: Cursed and Cussed (Zandoli EP, 2019) Deewee/PIAS22. Activity: Calls Your Name (Unmask Whoever, 2019) Western Vinyl23. Sarah Davachi: Sybil (Thousands of Eyes in the Dark, 2019) Ghostly International24. Villaelvin: Ettiquette Stomp (Headroof, 2020) Hakuna Kulala25. Minimal Violence: New Hard Catch (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune26. Mica Levi: Monos (Monos OST, 2019) Invada27. Ikonika: Cryo (Aerotropolis, 2013) Hyperdub28. Fatima Al Qadiri: Filth (HyperSwim, 2019) Williams Street29. Fatima Al Qadiri: Star-Spangled (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2014) Williams Street30. Fatima Al Qadiri: Souleiman's Theme (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan Music31. Fatima Al Qadiri: Yelwa Procession (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan Music32. Fatima Al Qadiri: Qasida - Sunset Fever 1 (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan Music33. Fatima Al Qadiri: Boys in the Mirror (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan Music34. Fatima Al Qadiri: Body Double (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan Music35. Fatima Al Qadiri: Syrat (Atlantics OST, 2019) Éditions Milan [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
3/3/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #494 - "Un fais-do-do avec pas gris-gris" (2020 February 24)

Break out the pancakes and beads; we finally have a Mardi Gras episode for y'all! After a little summary of live music in Vancouver, we dive deep into Cajun country with a festive time out based on the sounds of Louisiana, winding up with a profile on some of the tunes from the 1986 film The Big Easy. Laissez les bon temps rouler!1. Bob James: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Two, 1975) CTI2. Éric Normand: Baron Samedi (Mattempa, 2016) Tour de Bras3. Lié: Digging in the Desert (You Want It Real, 2020) Mint4. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (demo, 2018) self-released5. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Lonesome Rambler (Vista Cruiser Country Squire, 2008) Mint6. Be Afraid: Rumble (One More Year, 2017) self-released7. Princess Apparently: Drip (Demo/lition, 2018) self-released8. Aphex Twin: Pancake Lizard [Peel session] (Peel Session 2 12", 2019) Warp9. Woolworm: Might as Well (Awe, 2019) Mint10. Andy Shauf: Things I Do (The Neon Skyline, 2020) Anti-/Arts & Crafts11. Dream Dior: The Colour Red (2014) self-released12. Thundercat: Bus in These Streets (Drunk, 2017) Brainfeeder13. Tim and Eric: Rolo Tony [uncut] (Awesome Record, Great Songs: Volume 1, 2008) Williams Street14. Henry Mancini: Come to the Mardi Gras/Não Tenho Lágrimas (The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini, 1965) RCA Victor15. Butterflywingtip: My Heart (Luxurious Pet, 2020) True Zoo16. Ja'Net DuBois: Movin' on Up [The Theme from The Jeffersons] (Queen of the Highway, 1980) Som Livre17. The Spotnicks: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Saturday Night Music, 1978) Mariann International18. Bobbi Humphrey: Please Set Me at Ease (Fancy Dancer, 1975) Blue Note19. Clara Engel: Skywalk to Crescent Town (The Bethlehem Tapes, 2016) Amok20. Nathan Davis: Mardi Gras (If, 1976) Tomorrow International21. Big Freedia: N.O. Bounce (Just Be Free, 2014) Queen Diva22. Allumette: G2/Acadie Country (Auberge du Soufre, 2018) self-released 23. Allen Toussaint & The Meters: Outtake 1 (Studio Outtakes 7", 2005) SansuSwampFuzz24. Boco: Runnin' the Mardi Gras (Running the Mardi Gras 7", 1972) Laughing Eye25. The Balfa Brothers: La Danse de Mardi Gras (Beasts of the Southern Wild OST, 2012) Thirty3 and a 3rd26. Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin: Once There was a Hushpuppy (Beasts of the Southern Wild OST, 2012) Thirty3 and a 3rd27. Professor Longhair: Go to the Mardi Gras (The London Concert, 1981) JSP28. Dr John: Mardi Gras Day (Remedies, 1970) ATCO29. Mark Isham: Mundt in the Crib (Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans OST, 2009) unreleased30. The Dixie Cups: Iko Iko (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles31. Terrance Simien & The Mallet Playboys: Oh Yeh Ya! (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles32. Dejan's Olympia Brass Band: Mardi Gras in New Orleans & Tuba Fats (Mardi Gras 77 7", 1977) self-released33. Dewey Balfa: Pine Grove Blues (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles34. Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis Band: Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/AntillesC'est si [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/25/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 28 seconds
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XHM #493 - "I'm carrying a gold shovel, so yes" (2020 February 17)

It's Black History Month, so with the film award season ending earlier that usual this year, we can finally have a timely funky episode with a long overdue profile on Isaac Hayes' score to the 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft! Can you dig it?1. Red Circle: Red Blood Blues (Petrified, 2019) self-released2. Ted Quinlan: Cheticamp (Absolutely Dreaming, 2019) self-released3. Sudan Archives: Glorious (Athena, 2019) Stones Throw4. Alicia Clara: Closing Time at the Gates (2020) Interstreet 5. Kronos Quartet: Terry Riley's The Electron Cyclotron Frequency Parlour (Sun Rings, 2019) Nonesuch6. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges: C-Side (Texas Sun EP, 2020) Dead Oceans/Columbia/Night Time Stories7. Antibalas: Fist of Flowers (Fu Chronicles, 2020) Daptone8. K-Rec: Jealous (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound9. Funk Schwey: Summertime (Sh'qweyla single, 2014) self-released10. The Slakadeliqs: The Other Side of Tomorrow (The Other Side of Tomorrow, 2012) Do Right!11. Badbadnotgood: Boogie No. 69 (Velvet 7", 2014) Innovative Leisure12. The Ballantynes: I Believe (Dark Drives Life Signs, 2015) La Ti Da13. AM Static: Break Out (A Life Well Lived, 2014) self-released14. Bobbi Humphrey: Spanish Harlem (Flute-In, 1971) Blue Note15. The Soul Motivators: Do the Damn Thing (Do the Damn Thing, 2020) Do Right!16. Dawn Pemberton: What I Got (Say Somethin', 2014) Do Right!17. Jimmy Smith: Blues for 3+1 (Bluesmith, 1972) Verve18. Lafayette Afro Rock Band: Hihache (Soul Makossa, 1973) Editions Makossa19. Marsha Hunt's 22: [Oh, No! Not!] The Beast Day (The Beast Day 7", 1973) Vertigo20. Richard Davis: Dealin' (Dealin', 1974) Muse21. Aretha Franklin: Rock Steady (Young, Gifted & Black, 1972) Atlantic22. The New Birth: Never Can Say Goodbye (Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing, 1971) RCA Victor 23. Generation Gap: Family Affair (Plays Shaft, 1972) RCA Camden24. Miguel de Deus: Black Soul Brothers (Black Soul Brothers, 1977) Underground25. [radio promo] Shaft (Super Bad Super Black, Can Y'all Dig That? Radio Spots from Blaxploitation, 2003) Waste Management26. The Mighty Showstoppers: Shaft in Africa (Poly-Tones split 7", 2011) Freestyle27. Isaac Hayes: Soulsville [film version] (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise28. Isaac Hayes: Walk from Regio's [film version] (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise29. Isaac Hayes: Ellie's Love Theme [film version] (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise30. Isaac Hayes: Bumpy's Lament [reprise, film version] (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise31. Isaac Hayes: Shaft's Pain (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise32. Isaac Hayes: Theme from Shaft (Shaft OST, 2019) Craft/Enterprise33. Donald Byrd: Xibaba (Electric Byrd, 1970) Blue Note34. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Nansi Imali (The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, 1985) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/18/20202 hours, 7 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #492 - "Trickle-down ethnographics" (2020 February 10)

Fundrive 2020 is here at CITR, as is our Oscar recap! After weeks of profiling the nominated scores & songs, we listen to the winners along with Jung Jae Il's soundtrack to the 92nd Academy Awards best picture Parasite. 1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: Smile (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower2. Jung Jae Il: Conciliation I (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan3. Segue: Sunrise over Malaspina (The Island, 2019) Silent Season4. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Arthur Comes to Sophie (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower5. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Hiding in the Fridge (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower6. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Escape from the Train (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower7. Elton John & Taron Egerton: [I'm Gonna] Love Me Again (Rocketman OST, 2019) Virgin EMI/Interscope8. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: That's Life (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower9. Luke Lalonde: Winners & Losers (The Perpetual Optimist, 2019) Paper Bag10. The Jets: Crush on You (The Jets, 1986) MCA11. Thomas Newman: Trench to Yorks (1917 OST, 2019) Sony Classical12. Sigh: Dusty Rose (Images, 2019) self-released13. Devours: Garnet Graves (Iconoclast, 2019) Artoffact14. Neil Chotem: Mazukra en La Mineur [Opus 67, No. 4] (Vers L'infini, 1978) Kébec-Disc15. Bella Roces: Not Easy [w.Ill Boy] (2019) self-released16. KCAR: Make It Easy (2019) self-released17. Perrey & Kingsley: Baroque Hoedown (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music from Way Out, 1967) Vanguard18. Wolf Parade: Forest Green (Thin Mind, 2020) Sub Pop/Royal Mountain19. Storc: Defeatist at Play (II, 2019) Birdface20. Gershon Kingsley: Popcorn (At Home with the Groovebox, 2000) Grand Royal21. Magdalena Bay: How to Get Physical (How to Get Physical EP, 2020) Luminelle22. Cassius: Walking in the Sunshine [w.Owlle] (Dreams, 2019) Caroline23. Clams Casino: Cupidwing (Moon Trip Radio, 2019) self-released24. Prince: Wouldn't You Love to Love Me? (Originals, 2019) NPG/Warner Bros25. David Bowie: Valentine's Day (The Next Day, 2013) ISO/Columbia26. Maya Beiser, Evan Ziporyn & Ambient Orchestra: I Can't Give Everything Away (Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar, 2020) Islandia27. Kleerup: With Every Heartbeat [w.Robyn] (Kleerup, 2008) Virgin28. Riz Ortolani: The Roaring Twenties (Beat at Cinecittà - Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema: Volume 1, 1971) Crippled Dick Hot Wax29. Jung Jae Il: Opening (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan30. Jung Jae Il: Camping (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan31. Jung Jae Il: Water, Ocean Again (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan32. Jung Jae Il: Blood and Sword (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan33. Jung Jae Il: The Belt of Faith (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan34. Garbage: #1 Crush (Romeo + Juliet OST, 1995) CapitolPlease donate to keep helping us provide an alternative voice to niche groups: http://citr.ca/donate or call +1.604.822.8648 (between 1-9pm PST)[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/11/20202 hours, 2 minutes, 30 seconds
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XHM #491 - "Casualties & causalities" (2020 February 03)

The 92nd Academy Awards will be handed out next Sunday, so for our fourth chapter on the 2020 Oscars, we have profiles on nominated scores that we've profiled already: Hildur Guðnadóttir's Joker & John Williams' The Rise of Skywalker. We also share a nominated song from Breakthrough and pay tribute to composer Joel Vandroogenbroeck, guitarist Andy Gill, actor Danny Aiello & basketball player Kobe Bryant.1. Mickey & the Soul Generation: Football (Football 7", 1969) Maxwell2. The Good, The Bad & The Queen: Merrie Land (Merrie Land, 2018) Studio 133. Project Pablo: Wildest Way to Go (Low Wings 12", 2018) Verdicchio4. Shaquille O'Neal: 3 X's Dope [w.Sonja Blade & Kobe Bryant] (Respect, 1998) T.W.IsM.5. Domo Genesis: Shaq Carried Kobe [w.Phonte Coleman] (Aren't U Glad You're U, 2018) OFWGKTA6. Maurice Jarre: High Fever (Jacob's Ladder OST, 1990) Varèse Sarabande7. U.N.K.L.E: Rabbit in Your Headlights [w.Thom Yorke] (Psyence Fiction, 1998) Mo Wax8. Gang of Four: Natural's Not in It (Entertainment! 1979) EMI/Warner Bros9. Joel Vandroogenbroeck: Sign from Space (Biomechanoïd, 1980) Coloursound10. Adewolf: Technicolour Suede (Ipharoah EP, 2019) Jungle 3ribe11. Robby Pedersen: Seaplane (Business Casual EP, 2019) self-released12. Unknown Mobile: Ravers Sojourn (Daucile Moon, 2019) Pacific Rhythm13. Art D'ecco: Who is It Now? (Trespasser, 2018) Paper Bag14. Destroyer: The Television Music Supervisor (Have We Met, 2020) Merge15. Kettenkarussell: Just for a Second (Powder in Space, 2019) Beats in Space16. Tee-Tahs: Rat Babe (Buzzkill, 2014) self-released17. Possum: Control (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment District18. Aurora Halal: Liquiddity (Liquiddity EP, 2019) Mutual Dreaming19. Scott Bomar: Recording Comedy (Dolemite is My Name OST, 2019) Milan20. Matt Morton: Countdown (Apollo 11 OST, 2019) Milan21. Marcelo Zarvos: Frozen Waters/Miracle at the Lake (Breakthrough: Original Score, 2019) Fox Music22. Chrissy Metz: I'm Standing with You (Breakthrough OST, 2019) Mercury23. Taylor Swift: Beautiful Ghosts (Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2019) Polydor/Republic24. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Evacuation (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon25. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Following Sophie (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower26. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Meeting Bruce Wayne (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower27. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Bathroom Dance (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower28. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Call Me Joker (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower29. John Williams: Falcon Fight (The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney30. John Williams: Rescue (The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney31. John Williams: The Rise of Skywalker (The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney32. Audrey Ochoa: Groundhog Day [Battery Poacher remix] (Frankenhorn, 2020) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
2/4/20202 hours, 4 minutes, 50 seconds
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XHM #490 - "Divorce corps" (2020 January 27)

It's Week 3 of our annual Oscar profiles as we hear Randy Newman's nominated score to Marriage Story. Newman also has a nomination for best original song for Toy Story 4, so we'll hear that along with a nominated song from Frozen 2. We also music from Parasite & Motherless Brooklyn and eulogize actress Anna Karina (1940-2019), singer-songwriter Norma Tanega (1939-2019) & comedian Terry Jones (1942-2020).1. Algiers: There is No Year (There is No Year, 2020) Matador2. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Intemporel (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat3. Fucked Up: Year of the Rat (Year of the Rat 12", 2009) What's your Rupture?4. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Rat Creek (Vista Cruiser Country Squire, 2008) Mint5. The Walkmen: The Rat (Bows + Arrows, 2004) Record Collection6. Juice Box: Rat Therapy (Tetra Pak, 2015) Fan Club7. The Righteous Brothers Band: Rat Race (Rat Race 7", 1966) Verve8. Anna Karina & Jean-Paul Belmondo: Ma Ligne de Chance (Pierrot Le Fou: Bande Originale du Film, 1965) Universal France9. Norma Tanega: You're Dead (Walkin' My Cat Named Dog, 1966) New Voice10. The Joint: Rat Race (Schwabing Affairs, 2004) Diggler11. Terry Jones: Link (Monty Python: Live at Drury Lane, 1974) Charisma12. Ivor Slaney: Desperation (De Wolfe Music presents: Music from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 2017) De Wolfe Music13. Terry Jones: I'm So Worried (Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album, 1980) Charisma/Arista14. David Lindup Big Band: Superformance (Impact and Action, 1967) KPM15. Co-op: Second View (2nd View, 2017) Gary Cassettes16. Storc: Me & My Bowflex (II, 2019) Birdface17. Ikonika: Primer (Hyperswim, 2019) Williams Street18. Munya: Benjamin (Meet, 2019) Luminelle19. Biawanna: Young & in Love (2018) self-released20. Benoît Honoré Pioulard & Sean Curtis Patrick: Leadale (Avocationals, 2019) Beacon Sound21. Scott & Charlene's Wedding: Back in the Corner (When in Rome Carpe Diem 12", 2019) Bedroom Suck22. The Hidden Cameras: Ban Marriage (The Smell of Our Own, 2003) Rough Trade/Evil Evil23. Wynton Marsalis, Isaiah J. Thompson, Jerry Weldon, Joe Farnsworth & Russell Hall: Daily Battles (Motherless Brooklyn OST, 2019) WaterTower24. Jennifer Lopez: I Luh Ya Papi [w.French Montana] (A.K.A, 2014) Capitol25. Jung Jaeil & Choi Woo Shik: A Glass of Soju (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan26. Christophe Beck: The Northuldra (Frozen 2 OST, 2019) Disney27. Idina Menzel: Into the Unknown (Frozen 2 OST, 2019) Disney28. Randy Newman: I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away (Toy Story 4 OST, 2019) Disney29. Randy Newman: Separate Lives (Marriage Story OST, 2019) Lakeshore30. Randy Newman: Sgt. Pepper Shoelaces (Marriage Story OST, 2019) Lakeshore31. Randy Newman: What I Love About Nicole (Marriage Story OST, 2019) Lakeshore32. Randy Newman: What I Love About Charlie (Marriage Story OST, 2019) Lakeshore33. Randy Newman: Shouting and Shopping (Marriage Story OST, 2019) Lakeshore34. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Auschwitz-Birkenau (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA35. Chet Baker: While My Lady Sleeps [take 10] (The Legendary Riverside Albums, 2019) Craft/RiversideGung hay fat [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/28/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
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XHM #489 - "Through trenches & minefields" (2020 January 20)

Part 2 of our 92nd Academy Awards profile looks at Thomas Newman's nominated score from 1917 along with Cynthia Erivo's nominated song from Harriet. We also pay tribute to trumpeter Jack Sheldon (1931-2019) amongst old & new tunes.1. Holy Fuck: Luxe [w.Alexis Taylor] (Deleter, 2020) Last Gang2. Jayda G: Stanley's Got Down [No Parking on the DF, Honey Dijon remix instrumental] (Significant Changes: Remixes 12", 2019) Ninja Tune3. Georgia: Never Let You Go (Seeking Thrills, 2020) Domino4. Matty: Butter (Déjàvu, 2018) self-released5. Plains Apparition: Out of Focus (Encrypt, 2019) self-released6. Daniel Caesar: Entropy (Case Study 01, 2019) Golden Child7. Emma Frank: I Thought (Come Back, 2019) Justin Time8. Project Pablo: Boingo Myth (Sofware EP, 2019) Verdicchio Music Publishing9. Pat Lok & Party Pupils: From the Back [w.Dances with White Girls] (Corazón EP, 2019) Kitsuné10. Electric Youth: Memory Emotion (Memory Emotion, 2019) self-released11. Woolworm: Soon (Awe, 2019) Mint12. Haviah Mighty: Wishy Washy [w.Omega Mighty] (13th Floor, 2019) self-released13. Chromatics: Closer to Grey (Closer to Grey, 2019) Italians Do It Better14. Kent Nagano & Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal: Short Ride on a Fast Machine (The John Adams Album, 2019) Decca15. Better Oblivion Community Centre: Sleepwalkin' (Better Oblivion Community Centre, 2019) Dead Oceans16. Nilüfer Yanya: Warning (Miss Universe, 2019) ATO/PIAS17. Nilüfer Yanya: Tears (Miss Universe, 2019) ATO/PIAS18. Thomas Newman: Define Dancing (WALL-E OST, 2008) Disney19. Michael Crawford: Put on Your Sunday Clothes [excerpt] (Hello Dolly! OST, 1969) 20th Century Fox20. Mac Miller: That's on Me (Circles, 2020) Warner21. Terence Blanchard: The Railroad Starts (Harriet OST, 2019) Back Lot22. Cynthia Erivo: Stand Up (Harriet OST, 2019) Back Lot23. Maya Angelou: Harriet Tubman (from The Freedom Archives)24. Sons of Kemet: My Queen is Harriet Tubman (Your Queen is a Reptile, 2019) Impulse!25. Jessie Buckley: Glasgow [No Place Like Home] (Wild Rose OST, 2019) Island 26. Peerless Quartette: We Don't Want the Bacon [What We Want is a Piece of the Rhine] (Songs of World War I: Original Recordings 1914-1926, 1918) Take Two27. Lopez & Hamilton's Kings of Harmony Orchestra: Peggy (split 10" with The All Star Trio, 1920) Edison28. Thomas Newman: Fly By/German Trench (1917 OST, 2019) Sony Classical29. Thomas Newman: Buried/Run from Bunker (1917 OST, 2019) Sony Classical30. Thomas Newman: Bridge to Lockhouse (1917 OST, 2019) Sony Classical31. Thomas Newman: Devons to MacKenzie (1917 OST, 2019) Sony Classical32. Jack Sheldon: The Merv Griffin Show Theme [aka Merv's Theme] (Escape, 1984) TAV33. Jerry Fielding: Run Buddy Run Theme (Run Buddy Run OST, 1966) Warner Bros34. Johnny Mandel: Main Title (The Sandpiper OST, 1965) Mercury35. Jack Sheldon: Conjunction Junction (Grammar Rock, 1996) Kid Rhino36. Jack Sheldon & The Simpsons: The Day the Violence Died [medley] (Songs in the Key of Springfield, 1997) Rhino37. Tom Waits & Ensemble Orchestra: The Tango/Circus Girl [conductor: Bob Alcivar] (One from the Heart OST, 1982) CBS/Columbia38. Tom Waits: Candy Apple Red (One from the Heart OST, 1982) CBS/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/21/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 47 seconds
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2020: 24 Hours of Radio Art [Hours 19 & 20] - "Vox magna maioris est viventem" (2020 January 17)

With the recent death of poet John Giorno, gak returns to 24 Hours of Radio Art with a tribute to his landmark yet accessible Dial-a-Poem service. In lieu of having a series of landlines connected to answering machines, we will parallelize the experience by having multiple poems read simultaneously as additional orders are barked via megaphone. "A circus of verse for the normal adverse!" Prepare for the transmundane or assemble the show yourself with occasional noise announcements.Channel A:A1\ Vladimir Mayakovsky: Listen (Russian Futurism, 1920) A2\ John Giorno: I Resigned Myself to Being Here (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry Systems A3\ Ken Nordine: Roger (Word Jazz, 1957) Dot A4\ The New Verbal Workshop: Ben Johnston’s Visions and Spels [side 1] (Sonnets of Desolation/Visions and Spels, 1984) Composers RecordingsA5\ Lydia Lunch: What It Is [w.Clint Ruin] (Better an Old Demon than a New God, 1984) Giorno Poetry SystemsA6\ bpNichol: Not What the Siren Sang but What the Frag Ment (borders/bp, 1967) Coach House PressA7\ John Giorno: Vajra Kisses (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1972) Giorno Poetry SystemsA8\ Joni Void: No Reply [interruption] (Mise en Abyme, 2019) ConstellationA9\ Vladimir Mayakovsky: Hymn to Judge (Russian Futurism, 1920) AA\ Diane di Prima: Revolutionary Letters Nos. 7, 13, 16, 49 (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1972) Giorno Poetry SystemsAB\ Rev. A.W. Nix: Going to Hell & Who Cares (When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926-1936, 2014) Tompkins SquareAC\ John Giorno: excerpt from Subduing Demons in America (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Biting off the Tongue of a Corpse, 1966) Giorno Poetry SystemsAD\ Brian Eno & David Byrne: Mea Culpa (My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 1981) Sire/PolydorAE\ Chicks on Speed: Pana Rip-Off (The Re-Releases of the Un-Releases, 2000) KAF\ Pan Sonic: The Whore of Babylon (The Fire This Time, 2002) Hidden ArtAG\ VVV: Outrage for the Frontpage (Endless, 1998) Blaste FirstAH\ John Giorno: Grasping at Emptiness (Big Ego, 1978) Giorno Poetry SystemsAI\ Efdemin: The Sound House (New Atlantis, 2019) Ost GutAJ\ Laurie Anderson: The Cloud (Heart of a Dog OST, 2015) NonesuchAK\ Scott Walker: Buzzers (The Drift, 2006) 4ADAL\ V.D.B. Joel: Robot Voices (Video Games & Data Movements, 1987) ColoursoundAM\ Christian Bök: Valuvëula (Recorded Live at SUNY Buffalo, 2000) UB Buffalo PoeticsAN\ The Ken Nordine Group: Six Commercials in Search of a Client (Words We Live By Flexi Disc, 1970?) Eva-Tone AO\ John Giorno: Suicide Sutra (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1973) Giorno Poetry SystemsAP\ Vladimir Mayakovsky: Navy Love (Russian Futurism, 1920) Channel 2:B1\ Mona da Vinci: The Sacred Wood of Art: The Last Supper of Mona da Vinci (Big Ego, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsB2\ Bernadette Mayer: excerpt from Studying Hunger (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1973) Giorno Poetry SystemsB3\ Anne Waldman: Plutonium Ode & Skin Meat Bones (The Nova Convention, 1978) Giorno Poetry SystemsB4\ Larry Wendt: How to Cook a Duck (Big Ego, 1976) Giorno Poetry SystemsB5\ Otis Brown: Boneless Chicken (Big Ego, 1977) Giorno Poetry SystemsB6\ Daniela Gioseffi: Eggs (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsB7\ Charles Amirkhanian: Mushrooms [for John Cage] (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsB8\ John Cage: Mushroom Haiku [excerpt from Silence] (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1972) Giorno Poetry SystemsB9\ Anne Waldman: Some Small Fires (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1975) Giorno Poetry Systems BA\ Denise Levertov: Life at War (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Dial-a-Poem Poets: Biting off the Tongue of a Corpse, 1966) Giorno Poetry SystemsBB\ William S Burroughs: What Washington, What Orders (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsBC\ Allen Ginsberg: I’m a Victim of Telephones (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1968) Giorno Poetry SystemsBD\ Bernadette Mayer: These Stories about After the Revolution (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1970) Giorno Poetry SystemsBE\ Diane Wakoski: Exorcism (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1970) Giorno Poetry SystemsWELL\ Didi Susan Dubelyew: Who Needs Exercise (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsBF\ Kathy Acker: I Was Walking Down the Street (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsBG\ Maureen Owen: Body Rush (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsBH\Patti Smith: Parade (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry Systems BI\ Robin Messing: 3 Subway Poems [from “Temporary Worker”] (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsBJ\ Taylor Mead: Motorcycles (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1969) Giorno Poetry SystemsBK\ Anne Waldman: Fast Speaking Woman (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1973) Giorno Poetry SystemsBL\ Erica Huggins: For a Woman (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1972) Giorno Poetry SystemsBM\ Eileen Myles: Lorna & Vicki (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsBN\ Denise Levertov: Woman Alone/Homage to Pavese (Big Ego, 1977) Giorno Poetry SystemsBO\ Barbara Bang: So Fine (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsPU\ Sylvia Plath: Daddy (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1962) Giorno Poetry SystemsBP\ Susan Howe: There is No Good on Earth and Sin is But a Name (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1976) Giorno Poetry SystemsBQ\ Rochelle Kraut: New Born Sleep (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsBR\ Jack Spicer: excerpt from Billy the Kid (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1965) Giorno Poetry SystemsBRR\ Rochelle Owens: excerpt from The Joe Chronicles Pt. 2 (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1976) Giorno Poetry SystemsBRRR\ Diane di Prima: Ave (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Dial-a-Poem Poets: Biting off the Tongue of a Corpse, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsBS\ Anne Waldman: Light & Shadow (Big Ego, 1974) Giorno Poetry SystemsNOBS\ Helen Adam: Cheerless Junkie Song (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Dial-a-Poem Poets: Biting off the Tongue of a Corpse, 1975) Giorno Poetry SystemsBT\ Leonore Kandel: Kali (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1965) Giorno Poetry SystemsBU\ Eileen Myles: Tuesday Brightness (Big Ego, 1977) Giorno Poetry SystemsBV\ Clark Coolidge: excerpt from Dews (Dial-a-Poem Poets: Disconnected, 1969) Giorno Poetry SystemsBW\ Joanne Kyger: In All This Everyday (Giorno Poetry Systems: Totally Corrupt 1976, 1976) Giorno Poetry SystemsBX\ Kathleen Cleaver: excerpt from Fillmore East speech (The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1968) Giorno Poetry SystemsBY\ Laurie Anderson: For Electronic Dogs/Structuralist Filmmaking/Drums (You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, 1993) Giorno Poetry SystemsTHE\ Regina Beck: Message from Confucius (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsWAY\ Beth Anderson: I Can’t Stand It (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry SystemsChannel 3:C1\ Parry Music Library: Test Tone (The Christmas Season 2, 1985) Parry MusicC2\ Jean Eichelberger Ivey: Pinball (Electronic Music, 1967) FolkwaysC3\ Donato Dozzy: 12H.12 (12H, 2019) Presto!?C4\ Kalte: Periglacial Zones (Covalencies, 2018) self-releasedC5\ Marja Ahti: Symbiogenesis (Vegetal Negatives, 2019) Hallow GroundC6\ Sunn O))) Aurora (Life Metal, 2019) Southern LordC7\ Kim Gordon, Bill Nace, Steve Gunn & John Truscinski: Sound for Andy Warhol’s Kiss (Kiss OST, 2019) The Andy Warhol Museum C8\ Sofie Birch: Myg (Island Alchemy, 2019) Constellation TatsuChannel 4:D1\ gak - introD2\ gak - segue 1D3\ gak - segue 2D4\ gak - segue 3D5\ gak - Chris Banks' The Book of the Dead for DummiesD6\ gak - John Degen's To You, Who Gave Me Directions in Greenwich VillageD7\ gak - Adrienne Gruber's PushD8\ gak - Aaron Kreuter's Cousinage: A Meet CuteD9\ gak - Steve McOrmond's The Epistermology of BalloonsDA\ gak - segue 4DB\ gak - Alessandra Naccarato's HomesteadDC\ gak - Lisa Richter's Theory of Loneliness [After Mark Doty]DD\ gak - [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/18/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 43 seconds
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XiiHM #488 - "A dozen wee eggs" (2020 January 13)

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning so gak celebrates his twelfth anniversary on air at CITR, Oscar season begins proper. We'll profile Alexander Desplat's nominated score to Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women along with a nominated song from Rocketman. We'll also have tributes to Carroll Spinney, René Auberjonois & Neil Peart.1. Hans Zimmer: Main Title (12 Years a Slave: Score, 2013) Columbia2. Alan Silvestri: Trumpet Fanfare (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo3. The Pointer Sisters: Pinball Number Count [DJ Food re-edit] (C is for Cookie 12", 2003) Ninja Tune4. Yu Su: Tipu's Tiger (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle5. Oscar the Grouch: I Love Trash (The Sesame Street Book & Record, 1970) Columbia6. Buffy Sainte-Marie & Big Bird: Different People, Different Ways (Sesame Street, 1977) Sesame Street7. CFCF: Re-Utopia (Liquid Colours, 2019) BGM Solutions8. René Auberjonois: Les Poissons (The Little Mermaid OST, 1989) Walt Disney9. Dennis McCarthy: Main Titles [Seasons 1-3] (Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Collection, 2013) La-La LandX? The Bad Plus: Tom Sawyer (Prog, 2007) Heads Up International/Do the Math11. Selina Martin: The Spirit of Radio (Disaster Fantasies, 2010) self-releasedTWELVE! Rush: YYZ (Moving Pictures, 1981) Anthem13. Montréal Guitare Trio: Tom Sawyer (Der Prinz, 2014) Analekta14. BEA1991: Philip (Brand New Adult, 2019) self-released15. Trentemøller: The Dream [w.Low] (Lost, 2013) In My Room16. Matthew Cardinal: Jan 8th (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada 10, 2018) The Line of Best Fit17. Laura Barrett: Humble Fawn (Paper Bag Records Winter Sampler, 2019) Paper Bag18. The Postmarks: Pinball Number Count (By the Numbers, 2008) Unfiltered19. André Perry: J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronzé [Pte. III du Ode a L'affaire, Direction: Walter Boudreau] (L'Infonie, 1969) Tir Groupé/Polydor20. Storc: Join Us (II, 2019) Birdface21. Necking: Rover (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint22. Miguel Angel Fuster: Polvo Lunar (Venezuela 70, 2016) Soul Jazz23. Róisín Murphy: Narcissus (2019) Skint24. Elton John & Taron Egerton: [I'm Gonna] Love Me Again (Rocketman OST, 2019) Virgin EMI/Interscope25. Octo Octa: Deep Connections (Resonant Body, 2019) T4T LUV NRG26. Elton John & Lebo M: Never Too Late (The Lion King OST, 2019) Walt Disney27. Beyoncé: Spirit (The Lion King OST, 2019) Walt Disney 28. Malibu: One Life (One Life 12", 2019) Joyful Noise29. Alexandre Desplat: Little Women (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical30. Alexandre Desplat: The Beach (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical31. Alexandre Desplat: Telegram (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical32. Alexandre Desplat: Snow in the Garden (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical33. Alexandre Desplat: Dr March's Daughters (Little Women OST, 2019) Sony Classical34. The Neil Cowley Trio: Pinball Number Count (Displaced, 2006) Hide [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/14/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 31 seconds
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XHM #487 - "I fashioned a marimba out of all their helmets" (2020 January 06)

For our first profile for the year 2020, we'll re-enter the Lucasfilm universe by listening to John Williams' final score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We'll also hear cues from Ludwig Göransson's recent work from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and pay tribute to Diahann Carroll, Neil Innes, Allee Willis, Kelly Fraser & Gershon Kingsley.MMXX begins!1. Christophe Beck: Angel of Verdun [main titles] (Edge of Tomorrow OST, 2014) WaterTower2. Segue: Galaxies (The Island, 2019) Silent Season3. Faith Healer: 2020 [extended mix] (2020) self-released4. Ross from Friends: Epiphany (Epiphany 12", 2019) Brainfeeder5. Dialect: Waterfront Epiphany (Gowanus Drifts EP, 2015) 1080p6. Paul Whiteman & His Ambassador Orchestra: Whispering (Whispering 10", 1920) Victor Talking Machine Company7. Gershon Kingsley: Hey, Hey (Music to Moog By, 1969) Audio Fidelity8. Perrey & Kingsley: Pioneers of the Stars (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations, 1967) Vanguard9. Kelly Fraser, Marc Meriläinen & Aqqalu Berthelsen: Rebound Girl [radio edit] (Rebound Girl single, 2019) self-released10. Earth, Wind & Fire: Star (I Am, 1979) Columbia/ARC11. Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore: Between Two Worlds (Ghost Forests, 2018) Three Lobed12. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: I'm Gonna Bring a Watermelon to My Girl Tonight (My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies 7", 1966) Parlophone13. The Rutles: Cheese and Onions (The Rutles, 1978) Warner Bros14. Astrolope: Adventure (Spaceboi, 2017) Plutoid15. Tough Age: Waiting Here (2020) Mint16. Miss June: Twitch (Bad Luck Party, 2019) Frenchkiss17. Barker: Paradise Engineering (Utility, 2019) Ostgut Ton18. Caribou: Home (You & I, 2019) City Slang/Merge19. Jubilee: Mami [w.Maluca] (Call for Location, 2019) MixpakTWENTY. Odonis Odonis: Transmission from the Moon (Hard Boiled Soft Boiled, 2014) BuzzTWENTY-one. Kacy & Clayton: Spare Me Over One More Year (Carrying On, 2019) New West22. Jale: Nine Years Now (Closed EP, 1995) Murderecords23. Steve Moore: Aldebran Exchange (Light Echoes, 2012) Cuneiform24. Weyes Blood: Andromeda (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop25. YlangYlang: Oh Moon (Am I Being Overdramatic?, 2014) Ailanthus26. Osamu Shoji: Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars, 1978) Warner Bros27. Wordburglar: The Mos Eisley Rap Show (The Mos Eisley Rap Show EP, 2019) Props Dept28. Billy Dee Williams: A Taste of Honey (Let's Misbehave, 1961) Prestige/Lively Arts29. Kevin Kiner & David Glen Russell: Everyone Fighting (Star Wars: The Clone Wars OST, 2011) Walt Disney30. Ludwig Göransson: The Mandalorian (The Mandalorian: Chapter 1 OST, 2019) Walt Disney31. Ludwig Göransson: Sacrifice (The Mandalorian: Chapter 8 OST, 2019) Walt Disney32. John Williams: Prologue (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney33. John Williams: Anthem of Evil (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney34. John Williams: Approaching the Throne (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt Disney35. John Williams: The Force is With You (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker OST, 2019) Walt [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
1/7/20202 hours, 3 minutes, 27 seconds
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XHM #486 - "Ten-four, dinosaur" (2019 December 30)

From a numerical perspective, we bid adieu to the 2010s with a modest selection of some of the defining songs from the decade about to pass. Though attempts were made to wedge in multiple previously unprofiled soundtracks, we'll focus mostly on one: Jonny Greenwood's score to the 2018 film You Were Never Really Here.1. Robyn: Dancing on My Own (Body Talk Pt. 1, 2010) Konichiwa2. Kalte: Vostok Station (Phages, 2019) self-released3. Frank Ocean: Sweet Life (channel Orange, 2012) Island/Def Jam4. Kendrick Lamar: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (good kid, mAAd city, 2012) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope5. Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto: 0322 (Flumina, 2011) Touch6. YG: FDT [w.Nipsey Hussle] (Still Brazy, 2016) 4Hunnid/CTE/Def Jam7. Beyoncé: Formation (Lemonade, 2016) Parkwood/Columbia8. Gabe Knox: The Tomorrow People (EP: B, 2017) Aumega9. Marie Davidson: La Chambre Intérieure (Working Class Woman, 2018) Ninja TuneTEN! Tegan & Sara: Don't Believe the Things They Tell You [They Lie] (Hey, I'm Just Like You, 2019) Sire11. DJ Spinn: Opioids (HyperSwim, 2019) Williams Street/Hyperdub12. Burial: Subtemple (Tunes 2011-2019, 2017) Hyperdub13. Fetty Wap: Trap Queen (Fetty Wap, 2015) RGF/30014. Plains Apparition: Decade's Trace (Encrypt, 2019) self-released15. Chromatics: Whispers in the Hall (Closer to Grey, 2019) Italians Do It Better16. Blue Hawaii: Can We Go Back (Open Reduction Internal Fixation, 2019) Arbutus17. Colin Stetson, Rebecca Foon & Amanda Lo: The End (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection18. Lana Del Rey: Venice Bitch (Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2019) Polydor/Interscope19. Louise Burns: Cry (Portraits, 2019) Light OrganTWENTY! Anthony Genn & Martin Slattery: Ballad of Polly Grey (Peaky Blinders OST, 2019) UMC21. Nils Frahm: Says (Spaces, 2013) Erased Tapes22. Kaytranada & Kali Uchis: 10% (Bubba, 2019) RCA23. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Life on Mars? (Watchmen Volume 3: Music from the HBO Series, 2019) The Null Corporation24. Jonny Greenwood: Nina Through Glass (You Were Never Really Here OST, 2018) Lakeshore25. Jonny Greenwood: Dark Streets (You Were Never Really Here OST, 2018) Lakeshore26. Jonny Greenwood: Joe's Drive (You Were Never Really Here OST, 2018) Lakeshore27. Gagarin: Hogmanay [First Foot mix] (2019) XLR8R28. Alain J Leroux: Auld Lang Syne (The Christmas Season 2, 1985) Parry Music29. David Bowie: I Can't Give Everything Away (Blackstar/?, 2016) ISO/Columbia/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-moviesPrepare for those twenties to roar!-30-
12/31/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #243 [REDUX] - "Surrender to the relentless holiday rhythms" (2019 December 23)

This Christmas episode originally aired 2014 December 15, devoted to the then-rerelease of Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie before his far-too-sudden death.Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20141215/[email protected]/hundredairehttps://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies
12/24/20192 hours, 25 seconds
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XHM #485 - "Spaghetti & syrup in my stocking" (2019 December 16)

As per tradition, it's time for our annual alternative Yuletide episode! Consider this your festival prescription to escape the carols that you are being bludgeoned to senselessness elsewhere. Our counter-Christmas programming primarily focuses on John Debney & Leon Redbone's music from the 2003 modern holiday classic Elf, so now you can know Santa too.1. Ray Conniff: Holiday Greetings 1 (Holiday Greetings Voice Tracks 7", 1966) Columbia2. Wordburglar: My Christmas Catalogue Number (2019) Props Dept3. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Winter Astral (Keyboard Fantasies, 2017) Invisible City/Seance Centre4. The Beatles: The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record (1969) Lytone5. Marvin Gaye: I Want to Come Home for Christmas (You're the Man, 2019) Motown/Universal6. Andrew Bird: Christmas is Coming (Hark! EP, 2019) Loma Vista7. Phoebe Bridgers: Christmas Song [w.Jackson Browne] (2018) self-released8. Kathleen Edwards: It Must Have Been Love (2013) New Rounder9. Joshua Van Tassel: Winter (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada: Volume 10, 2018) The Line of Best FitX. Kashka: It's Winter Now (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada: Volume 10, 2018) The Line of Best Fit11. Beatrice Deer: Quviasuvvik Nallutimmi (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada: Volume 10, 2018) The Line of Best Fit12. Bleu Nuit: Les Automobiles (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada: Volume 10, 2018) The Line of Best Fit13. Shitlord Fuckerman: Looks Likes It's About to Be a [Cyber] Christmas (Email Me a Holiday Spirit, 2017) self-released14. Winston Tong: The Twelve Days of Christmas (Chantons Noël: Ghosts of Christmas Past, 2007) Les Disques Du Crépuscule15. Phil Western & Tim Hill: The Machine Elves (Dark Features, 2001) The Record Company/Artoffact16. Kellarissa: My Mother's Motherland (We're Mest, 2019) self-released17. Molly Burch: What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas? (The Molly Burch Christmas Album, 2019) Captured Tracks18. The Ramsey Lewis Trio: Egg Nog (More Sounds of Christmas, 1964) Argo19. Negativland: Melt the North Pole (True False, 2019) SeelandXX. Oscar the Grouch: I Hate Christmas (A Sesame Street Christmas, 1995) Sesame Street21. Kenny Burrell: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas, 1966) Cadet22. Jack Scott: There's Trouble Brewin' (There's Trouble Brewin' 7", 1963) Groove23. Lucy Dacus: Last Christmas (2019 EP, 2019) Matador 24. Bill Thomson: Jesu Bambino (Merry Christmas featuring the Yamaha Electone EX-1, 1985?) Skylake25. Purple Mountains: Snow is Falling in Manhattan (Purple Mountains, 2019) Drag City26. HAIM: If It Be Your Will (Hanukkah+, 2019) Verve Forecast27. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Santa Claus (Sicario: Day of the Soldado OST, 2018) Varèse Sarabande28. Alexandre Desplat: Christmas Morning (Little Women OST, 2019) Music on Vinyl29. Anna Höstman & Cheryl Duvall: Late Winter (Harbour, 2019) RedshiftXXX. John Debney & The Hollywood Studio Symphony: Main Title (Elf score, 2003) Varèse Sarabande31. John Debney & The Hollywood Studio Symphony: Attack of the Little People (Elf score, 2003) Varèse Sarabande32. Leon Redbone: Christmas Island (Elf OST, 2003) New Line33. Chet Baker & the Carmel Strings: The Christmas Song (Quietly There, 1966) World Pacific34. Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel: Baby It's Cold Outside (Elf OST, 2003) New [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/17/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
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XHM #484 - "Evicting time" (2019 December 09)

With the year drawing to a close, it's time to summarize the past twelve months; in lieu of a best-of/festive playlist, consider this simply a review. Main soundtrack profile will be on Emile Mosseri's The Last Black Man in San Francisco but we also tackle unprofiled music from Motherless Brooklyn and Us amongst other recent faves. 1. Matias Aguayo: 2019 (Support Alien Invasion, 2019) Cómeme/Crammed Discs2. Loscil: Equivalent 1 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky3. Minimal Violence: InDreams [Cardopusher remix] (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune4. Powder: New Tribe (Powder in Space, 2019) Beats in Space5. Kornél Kovács: Szombat (Stockholm Marathon, 2019) Studio Barnhus6. Thom Yorke: Dawn Chorus (Anima, 2019) XL7. Jacques Greene: Distance (Dawn Chorus, 2019) LuckyMe8. Kaytranada: Dysfunctional [instrumental] (Dysfunctional single, 2019) RCA9. Lizzo: Juice (Cuz I Love You, 2019) Nice Life/Atlantic10. Tame Impala: Patience (Patience single, 2019) Modular11. Plains Apparition: Decade's Trace [Cryosauna remix] (Encrypt, 2019) self-released12. Big Thief: Terminal Paradise (U.F.O.F, 2019) 4AD13. Aldous Harding: The Barrel (Designer, 2019) 4AD/Flying Nun14. Apollo Ghosts: Forest Wallpaper (Living Memory, 2019) self-released15. Dumb: Submission (Club Nites, 2019) Mint16. Necking: Drag Me Out (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint17. Pat Lok: Lite Feet (Corazón EP, 2019) Kitsuné18. Billie Eilish: When the Party's Over (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2019) Darkroom/InterscopeNINETEEN. Kim Gordon: Sketch Artist (No Home Record, 2019) MatadorTWENTY. Tim Hecker: Is but a Simulated Blur (Anoyo, 2019) Kranky21. DJ Shadow: Rocket Fuel [w.De La Soul] (Our Pathetic Age, 2019) Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber22. Thom Yorke: Daily Battles [w.Flea] (Motherless Brooklyn OST, 2019) WaterTower23. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Gallery (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon24. Michael Abels: Anthem (Us OST, 2019) Back Lot25. Mica Levi: Mensajero (Monos OST, 2019) Invada26. Mark Korven: Swab Dog Swab/Seagull/Winslow's Story (The Lighthouse OST, 2019) Sacred Bones27. Bobby Krlic: The Blessing (Midsommar OST, 2019) Milan28. Emile Mosseri: King Jimmie (The Last Black Man in San Francisco OST, 2019) Lakeshore29. Emile Mosseri: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (The Last Black Man in San Francisco OST, 2019) Lakeshore30. Emile Mosseri: You're Not Better Than Us (The Last Black Man in San Francisco OST, 2019) Lakeshore31. Emile Mosseri: Driving Home with Stolen Treasures (The Last Black Man in San Francisco OST, 2019) Lakeshore32. Daniel Pemberton: Fire It Up (Motherless Brooklyn: Original Score, 2019) WaterTower33. Daniel Pemberton: Woman In Blue [End Credits w.Wynton Marsalis, Willie Jones III, Philip Norris, Isaiah J. Thompson & Ted Nash] (Motherless Brooklyn OST, 2019) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/10/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
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XHM #483 - "Opta ardua pennis astra sequi" (2019 December 02)

As winter sets in the northern hemisphere, it's time to think of colder places, like space. James Gray's film Ad Astra will be profiled, scored primarily by Max Richter with some assistance from Lorne Balfe. We also try to tackle as much of the Vancouver concert scene in advance of Christmas, the end of the year and the end of the decade (for some).1. Blue Hawaii: Prepare for Flight (Tenderness, 2017) Arbutus2. Public Service Broadcasting: E.V.A (The Race for Space, 2015) Test Card3. Segue: Mirage (The Island, 2019) Silent Season4. Laurel Halo: Crush (Hyperswim, 2019) Hyperdub/Williams Street5. Goldie: Angel (Timeless, 1995) Metalheadz/FFRR6. K-X-P: Nimetön Tie, Pt. 3 (IV, 2019) Svart7. KLP: Heater (Giver, 2019) Cereus8. The Chemical Brothers: Out of Control [The Avalanches' Surrender to Love mix] (2019) Virgin9. Vangelis: Memories of Green & Blade Runner Blues [film edit] (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination [Japanese tracks], 1982) Tyrell10. Doomsquad: The Last Two Palm Trees in LA (Let Yourself Be Seen, 2019) Bella Union11. Kedr Livanskiy: Sky Kisses (Your Need, 2019) 2MR12. Es: Aavehuminaa [Katjalle] (Kaikkeuden Kauneus ja Käsittämättömyys, 2004) Fonal13. French Vanilla: Friendly Fire (How Am I Not Myself? 2019) Danger Collective14. Sigh: Pretty Furious (Images, 2019) self-released15. Jean Robitaille: The Mask (Funkytown OST, 2010) Island/Def Jam16. Dead Soft: Maybe (Dead Soft, 2014) Infinity Cat/Kingfisher Bluez17. Corridor: L'entrée du portail (Le voyage éternel, 2015) L'Oeil du Tigre/Citrus City18. Teen Daze: Near (Bioluminescence, 2019) Flora19. Nêhiyawak: Fences (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released20. Lee Fields & the Expressions: Two Faces (It Rains Love, 2019) Big Crown21. Ludwig Göransson: Face to Face (The Mandalorian: Chapter 1 OST, 2019) Disney22. HMLT: Stay [w.Joyla & KEI-LI] (Need You, 2019) Urbnet23. BEA1991: I'm a Goldmine [w.Devonte Hynes] (Brand New Adult, 2019) self-released24. Brian Eno: The Secret Place (Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks [extended version], 2019) UMC25. Angel Olsen: Lark (All Mirrors, 2019) Jagjaguwar26. Lorne Balfe: Trip to Neptune (Ad Astra OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon27. Max Richter: To the Stars (Ad Astra OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon28. Max Richter: Ex Luna Scientia/Requiem (Ad Astra OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon29. Max Richter: Forced Entry (Ad Astra OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon30. Max Richter: Event Horizon (Ad Astra OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon31. Saariselkä: Into the Wind (The Ground Our Sky, 2019) Temporary [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
12/3/20192 hours, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #482 - "Senator Foghorn Seagull" (2019 November 25)

Batten down the hatches, crew! This boat lists towards Mark Korven's score to the 2019 film The Lighthouse so all hands on deck as we weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! O and there are sports updates, cap'n.1. Spirit of the West: Save This House (Save This House, 1990) WEA2. Jacques Greene: Say Nothing (3024 FYE3 12", 2019) 30243. Sudan Archives: Iceland Moss (Athena, 2019) Stones Throw4. Moon Duo: Eye 2 Eye (Stars are the Light, 2019) Sacred Bones5. William Gum-Boot & Lawrence Wiffin: Psychic (Synthetic Music, 1978) Auvidis6. Necking: Boss (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint7. Woolworm: Hold the Bow (Awe, 2019) Mint8. Malibu: Lost at Sea (One Life 12", 2019) Joyful Noise9. Frankiie: Compare (Forget Your Head, 2019) Paper Bag10. Rachael Dadd: Connected to the Rock (Flux, 2019) Memphis Industries11. Lindstrøm: As If No One is Here (On a Clear Day I Can See You Forever, 2019) Smalltown Supersound12. Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron: Belief Pt.2 (Lost Wisdom Pt.2, 2019) P.W. Elverum & Sun13. Leonard Cohen: It's Torn (Thanks for the Dance, 2019) Columbia14. Mana: Myopia for the Future (Seven Steps Behind, 2019) Hyperdub15. Pelada: Habla Tu Verdad (Movimiento Para Cambio, 2019) Pan16. Combo Chimbita: Revelación [Candela] (Ahomale, 2019) Epitaph17. Drifting in Silence: Darkwithin (Away, 2019) Labile18. Clipping. Blood of the Fang (There Existed an Addiction to Blood, 2019) Sub Pop19. DJ Shadow: C.O.N.F.O.R.M. [w.Gift of Gab, Lateef The Truth Speaker & Infamous Taz] (Our Pathetic Age, 2019) Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber20. DJ Shadow: Slingblade (Our Pathetic Age, 2019) Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber21. Galcher Lustwerk: Cig Angel (Information, 2019) Ghostly International22. Thom Yorke: Traffic (ANIMA, 2019) XL23. Hiro Kone: Submerged Dragon (A Fossil Beings to Bray, 2019) Dais24. Andy Stott: Collapse (It Should Be Us, 2019) Modern Love25. Mark Korven: A Witch Stole Sam (The Witch OST, 2016) Milan26. Plains Apparition: Wake of Debris (Encrypt, 2019) self-released/Pure Life27. Mark Korven: Cistern/Old on Lens (The Lighthouse OST, 2019) Sacred Bones28. Mark Korven: Curse Your Name/Dirty Weather (The Lighthouse OST, 2019) Sacred Bones29. Mark Korven: The Sea King's Fury (The Lighthouse OST, 2019) Sacred Bones30. Mark Korven: Why'd Ya Spill Yer Beans? (The Lighthouse OST, 2019) Sacred Bones31. Miles Perkin Quartet: It Takes its Toll (The Point in Question, 2019) Clean Feed32. Erika Eigen: I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper (A Clockwork Orange OST, 1971) Warner Bros33. Dinah Washington: Why Can't You Behave? (Dinah Washington Sings, 1963) Mercury/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/26/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 46 seconds
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XHM #481 - "Mayhem like radiation" (2019 November 18)

Cellist & composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has had a busy 2019, so we'll profile some of her recent scorework, primarily from the recent Batman film Joker and the HBO historical drama Chernobyl.1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: The Live! with Murray Franklin Theme (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower2. Negativland: Limbo (True False, 2019) Seeland3. LOUVER: C-A6 (Carbon-Arc EP, 2019) A Person Disguised as People4. Don Cherry: I Walk (Disco Not Disco: Leftfield Disco Classics from the New York Underground [remastered], 2019) Strut 5. Sleater-Kinney: Love (The Centre Won't Hold, 2019) Mom + Pop6. Patrick Cowley: Before Original Sin (Mechanical Fantasy Box, 2019) Dark Entries7. The Cinematic Orchestra: Wait for Now [w.Tawiah] (Wait for Now single, 2019) Ninja Tune8. TNGHT: Serpent (II, 2019) Warp/LuckyMe9. Clams Casino: Rune (Moon Trip Radio, 2019) self-released10. Eugene Mirman: America is Better than Abortion (God is a Twelve-Year Old Boy with Asperger's, 2009) Sub Pop11. Eugene Mirman, H Jon Benjamin & John Roberts: Da Ding Ding (The Bob's Burgers Music Album, 2017) Sub Pop12. SebastiAn: Handcuffed to a Parking Metre [w.Sparks] (Thirst, 2019) Ed Banger13. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Hoola Hoop (The Serpent's Mouth, 2018) Big Crown14. Loscil: Equivalent 5 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky15. Luvgoon: Blue (Lonely God, 2019) self-released16. Ollie: Life in Balance (Steel City Records 113, 2012) Steel City17. Sturgill Simpson: Sing Along (Sound & Fury, 2019) Elektra18. Possum: Party Jam (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment District19. Vinnie Rogers: Flash Flood (Dreams of Love 7", 1962) Duel20. Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party: Allarme Pesci Palla [Non è una Fake News] (Semo Solo Scemi, 2019) Contempo21. MOSFETT: Hand Sanitizer Cocktail (Roswell, 2014) Napkin22. Humans: It Follows (Dead Shack OST, 2018) Lakeshore23. The King Khan Experience: Come Levitate with Me (Turkey Ride, 2019) Ernest Jenning/Khannibalism24. Dumb: Magistrate (Seeing Green, 2018) Mint25. Evil Madness: Buona Fortuna Alla Fatica Dello Schiavo (Demoni Paradiso, 2008) 12 Tónar26. Sightlines: [We Don't Have to be] Friends Forever (Love Ethic EP, 2018) Double Lunch27. Suuns: X-ALT (Felt, 2018) Secretly Canadian28. The Fabulous Jokers: Saturnus (Lowbrow Volume 5: Moontan Lotion, 1966) Music for Maniacs29. Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir & Ólafur Björn Ólafsson: Playing with Ball (White Black Boy OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon30. Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers: Trapped (Trapped OST, 2019) Milan31. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Unveiled (Without Sinking, 2009) Touch32. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Defeated Clown (Joker OST, 2019) WaterTower33. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Penny Taken to the Hospital (Joker OST, 2019) WaterTower34. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Subway (Joker OST, 2019) WaterTower35. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Attack (Sicario: Day of the Soldado OST, 2018) Varèse Sarabande36. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Waiting for the Engineer (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon37. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Gallery (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon38. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Líður [Chernobyl version] (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon39. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Vichnaya Pamyat (Chernobyl OST, 2019) Deutsche Grammophon40. Leon Redbone: If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven (Double Time, 1977) Warner [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/19/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
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XHM #480 - "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire" (2019 November 11)

In honour of Remembrance Day, we go back to 1993 to cover the stark effects of war as we profile John Williams' score to Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Schindler's List.1. The Avalanches: Saturday Night Inside Out [w.David Berman & Father John Misty] (Wildflower, 2016) Astralwerks2. Devours: Avalon (Avalon EP, 2015) self-released3. Lightning Dust: 3AM/100 Degrees (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl4. Necking: Go Getter (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint5. Colleen: November (A Flame My Love, A Frequency, 2017) Thrill Jockey6. Woolworm: Awe (Awe, 2019) Mint7. Destroyer: Crimson Tide (Have We Met, 2020) Merge/Dead Oceans8. Marcello Giombini: November (Synthomania, 1973) CAM9. Blue Hawaii: Still I Miss U (Open Reduction Internal Fixation, 2019) Arbutus10. Otha: I'm on Top (2018) self-released11. Psychic Health: Cathedral (Psychic Health, 2015) Time No Place12. Tigerwing: Open Air (Overflow EP, 2019) self-released13. Algiers: Hymn for an Average Man (The Underside of Power, 2017) Matador14. Montag: Une tête dans une boîte (Habiter le mouvement: Musique originale du film, 2019) self-released15. Tinariwen: Tenere Maloulat [w.Warren Ellis] (Amadjar, 2019) Wedge16. Mdou Moctar: Kamane Tarhanin (Ilana: The Creator, 2018) Sahel Sounds17. Anna: Remembrance [Main mix] (Kompakt: Total 19, 2019) Kompakt18. Michael Stipe: Your Capricious Soul (2019) self-released19. R.E.M: Fascinating (2019) Craft Recordings20. Orbital: Bagpipe Style (Style 12", 1999) FFRR21. Anna Meredith: Calion (Fibs, 2019) Moshi Moshi22. White Ring: Leprosy (Gate of Grief, 2018) Rocket Girl23. John Williams: Remembrances (The Missouri Breaks OST, 1976) United Artists24. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Jewish Town [Krakow Ghetto, Winter 1941] (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA25. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Immolation [With Our Lives, We Give Life] (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA26. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Theme from Schindler's List [reprise] (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA27. The Li-Ron Herzeliya Children's Choir Tel Aviv: Oyfn Pripetshok [conductor: Ronit Shapira] (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA28. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: I Could Have Done More (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA29. The Ramat Gan Chamber Choir Tel Aviv: Yeroushalaim Chel Zahav [Jerusalem Of Gold, conductor: Hana Tzur] (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA30. Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Remembrances (Schindler's List OST, 1993) MCA31. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Poppies (Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age, 2019) Craft [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/12/20192 hours, 5 minutes, 49 seconds
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XHM #479 - "High-wire Charleston slippage" (2019 November 04)

gak's back from Europe and quite jetlagged. In honour of one of the countries he visited, we profile the music from the German television series Babylon Berlin. Let the music be awesome for you as your host learns to get out of the damn way.1. The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: Stars and Rockets [David Holmes mix] (Come Get It I Got It, 2002) 13 Amp2. Kim Gordon: Air Bnb (No Home Record, 2019) Matador3. Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan: I (New Rain Duets, 2019) Three Lobed4. Stereolab: Italian Shoes Continuum (Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic5. Charlotte Crow: Statue of David (Surrealist Bedroom, 2015) self-released6. Vangelis: Theme from 'De Nuremberg a Nuremberg' (De Nuremberg a Nuremberg OST, 1989) Off World7. Sleepy Gonzales: Sinking (The Joy of Painting, 2018) self-released8. The Babe Rainbow: Supermoon (Double Rainbow, 2018) 30th Century9. Apollo Ghosts: Hannibal's Alps (Living Memory, 2019) self-released10. Oblomov: Carson City (Demos, 2019) self-released11. Bruce McCulloch: Daddy's on the Drink (Shame-Based Man, 1995) Atlantic12. Richard Reed Parry: The Fiddlers Play (Quiet River of Dust - Volume 2: That Side of the River, 2019) Anti-13. The Ballantynes: Alive (Alive/Blood Brothers single, 2019) La-Ti-Da14. The National: Hairpin Turns (I am Easy to Find, 2019) 4AD15. Motorbass: Fabulous (Pansoul, 1996) Different/PIAS France16. Lifelike: Italo Disco [extended mix] (Italo Disco single, 2019) 17. Kapote: Delino Italiano (Late Summer Compilation: Volume 9, 2019) Lagasta18. Eddie C: Berlina (Green Space, 2019) Endless Flight19. Amon Tobin: Velvet Owl (Fear in a Handful of Dust, 2019) Nomark20. In Mirrors: Escape from Berlin (Escape from Berlin, 2017) Italians Do It Better21. Colin Stetson: Denise Paints (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection22. Lotte Lenya: Pirate Jenny from 'The Threepenny Opera' (September Songs: Music of Kurt Weill, 1997) Sony23. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: Bitter Sweet (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG24. Bryan Ferry: Sign of the Times (Bitter-Sweet, 2018) BMG25. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Babylon Berlin (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG26. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Hetzjagd (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG27. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Fuge (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG28. Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer: Space Out (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG29. Severija: Zu Asche, Zu Staub [Psycho Nikoros] (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG30. Moka Efti Orchestra: Boeser Zwilling (Babylon Berlin OST, 2017) BMG31. Julie London: Bye Bye Blackbird (Julie, 1958) LibertyFabulous [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
11/5/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 24 seconds
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XHM #336 [REDUX] - "Lupine hominoid" (2019 Hallowe'en)

As a bonus to recent podcast listeners, this Hallowe'en episode from 2016, set to re-air in 2019 but didn't due to technical issues, is available. "WOLFMAN GAK guesthosts this All Hallowed Eve episode as regular host gak is asleep somewhere. All manners of spooky sounds from this raspy-voiced legend of radio as he overpowers all procedures, though he ran low on whiskey and throat lozenges."Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20161031/
11/1/20192 hours, 56 seconds
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XHM #478 - "Hormones & heavy artillery" (2019 October 21)

gak's on the road for work so this prerecorded episode features Mica Levi's eerie score to the 2019 South American film Sonos. Not horror in concept but totally in sound. Plenty of Thom Yorke here too since he plays in Vancouver the night this airs on the radio.1. Sloan: Money City Maniacs (Navy Blues, 1998) Murderecords2. Concubine: Decenter (2018, 2018) self-released3. Thom Yorke: Not the News (ANIMA, 2019) XL4. Thom Yorke: The7th7th7th7thson (Suspiria OST [unreleased material], 2019)XL5. Thom Yorke: The Universe is Indifferent (Suspiria OST, 2018) XL6. Jeremy Dutcher: Qonute (Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, 2018) self-released7. Sampha: Treasure (Beautiful Boy OST, 2018) Warner Bros8. Blank Banshee: Fluid (Metamorphosis, 2019) Hologram Bay9. Danny Brown: Belly of the Beast [w.Obongjayar] (uknowhatimsayin¿, 2019) WarpX. XXXTentacion: Moonlight (?, 2018) Bad Vibes Forever11. Plains Apparition: Orb Levitation (Encrypt, 2019) self-released12. Velvet Negroni: Wine Green (Neon Brown, 2019) 4AD13. Sink Ya Teeth: Freak 4 the Kick (Sink Ya Teeth, 2018) Hey Buffalo14. PRG/M: Mefite (Radiant Fields EP [digital version], 2019) Midgar15. Haviah Mighty: In Women Colour (13th Floor, 2019) self-released16. Rosalía: Dio$ No$ Libre del Dinero (Fucking Money Man single, 2019) Columbia17. Massive Attack: Risingson [Setting Sun Dub Two] (Massive Attack v. Mad Professor Part II - Mezzanine Remix Tapes 1998, 2019) UMC/Virgin EMI18. Curses: This is the Day (Lagasta 10 Years Anniversary Compilation, 2019) Lagasta19. Unknown Mobile: Medicine Man (Daucile Moon, 2019) Pacific Rhythm20. Gazelle Twin: Cutting into Flesh (The Virtues OST, 2019) Invada21. Loscil: Equivalent 3 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky22. Jump Source: Radiant Shift (JS01 12", 2019) self-released23. Aphex Twin: "Spots" (Selected Ambient Works: Volume 2, 1994) Warp24. Minor Pieces: Grace (The Heavy Steps of Dreaming, 2019) FatCat25. Psychic Pollution: Existential Response Test (AI Existential Intelligence Report, 2016) Eat Glass26. Mica Levi: Andrew Void (Under the Skin OST, 2014) Milan/Rough Trade27. cEvin kEy: Coma (Artoffact Records, 2019) Artoffact28. Mica Levi: Delete Beach [Japanese version] (Delete Beach EP, 2017) DDS29. Mica Levi: Interlude 2 (Delete Beach EP, 2017) DDS30. Mica Levi: Guerreros (Monos OST, 2019) Invada31. Mica Levi: Lobo y Lady (Monos OST, 2019) Invada32. Mica Levi: Aullido (Monos OST, 2019) Invada33. Mica Levi: Solos (Monos OST, 2019) Invada34. Mica Levi: Sin Radio (Monos OST, 2019) Invada35. Mica Levi: Helicoptero (Monos OST, 2019) Invada36. Mono: Silent Fight, Sleeping Dawn (Hymn to the Immortal Wind, 2019) Human Highway/Conspiracy/Temporary Residence37. Radiohead: Ill Wind (Ill Wind single, 2016) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/22/20192 hours, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
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XHM #477 - "A gritty Teen Wolf (minus Gritty)" (2019 October 14)

On this Canadian Thanksgiving episode, we continue with our October horror theme by delving into some of the music tied to the teenage werewolf film series Ginger Snaps. Keep your turkeys safe outdoors; gobble gobble!1. Stereolab: Brakhage (Dots and Loops: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic2. Yu Su: Words without Sound (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle3. Little Eva: Let's Turkey Trot (Let's Turkey Trot 7", 1963) Dimension4. The King Khan Experience: Turkey Ride (Turkey Ride, 2019) Ernest Jenning/Khannibalism5. Angelo Badalamenti: Deer Meadow Shuffle (Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series OST, 2017) Rhino6. Bloodstone: Natural High (Jackie Brown OST, 1997) Maverick/A Band Apart7. Robert Forster & Tiny Lister Jr: Dialogue - "Catch a Movie" (Jackie Brown, 1997) A Band Apart8. Graham Bond Organization: Harmonica (There's a Bond Between Us, 1965) Columbia9. Graham Bond Organization: Camels & Elephants (There's a Bond Between Us, 1965) Columbia10. Gladys Knight & The Pips: Mr Welfare Man (Claudine OST, 1974) Buddah11. Big Thief: Cattails (UFOF, 2019) 4AD12. Kid Koala: Shielded (Music to Draw to: Io, 2019) Arts & Crafts13. (Sandy) Alex G: Bad Man (House of Sugar, 2019) Domino14. Cat Power: In Your Face (Wanderer, 2018) Domino15. Ken Nordine & His Kinsmen: Strollin' Spooks (Hot Sake 7", 1958) Dot16. Blue Hawaii: Trust (Open Reduction Internal Fixation, 2019) Arbutus17. Jenny Hval: Lions [w.Vivian Wang] (The Practice of Love, 2019) Sacred Bones18. Tijuana Bibles: Wheelchair Werewolf (Fists of Fury, 2004) Trophy19. Matty: How Can He Be (Déjàvu, 2018) Matty Unlimited20. Minor Pieces: Shipbreaking [excerpt] (The Heavy Steps of Dreaming, 2019) FatCat21. Possum: Tusk (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment District22. Hutch Davie & His Honky Tonkers: Gwendolyn and the Werewolf (In the Mood 7", 1958) ATCO23. Lightning Dust: Devoted To (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl24. Doomsquad: Emma (Let Yourself Be Seen, 2019) Bella Union25. Guitar Wolf: Planet of the Wolves (Planet of the Wolves, 1997) Kioon/Matador26. The Battles: Lycanthropy (The Good Jacket presents Vancouver Special, 2000) Mint27. Dr John: Loop Garoo (Remedies, 1970) ATCO28. Lee Kristofferson: Night of the Werewolf (Dinner with Drac 7", 1977) Thrust/Chiswick29. Godhead: Inside You (Ginger Snaps OST, 2000) Roadrunner Arcade30. Hatebreed: Burial for the Living (Ginger Snaps OST, 2000) Roadrunner Arcade31. Junkie XL: Love Like a Razorblade [excerpt] (Big Sounds of the Drags, 1999) Roadrunner32. Mike Shields: Ginger Snaps Theme [long version] (Ginger Snaps, 2000) unreleased33. Kurt Swinghammer: Beneath the Skin (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction34. Kurt Swinghammer: Leapin' Werewolves (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction35. Kurt Swinghammer: Welcome Home Waltz (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction36. Kurt Swinghammer: Institutional Green (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction37. Kurt Swinghammer: Purple Drug (Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed OST, 2004) Reaction38. Stereolab: Old Lungs (Emperor Tomato Ketchup: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic[ABRUPT END HA]Sorry Flyers [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/15/20192 hours, 31 seconds
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XHM #476 - "Destiny offers no escape" (2019 October 07)

The return of October means the month long dive into horror film scores! We kick things off with some vintage spooky sounds via Hans Erdmann's partially recovered music from FW Murnau's 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror paired with a metafictional account of that film shoot from Dan Jones' score to 2001's Shadow of the Vampire. We conclude our Vancouver International Film Festival profile and offer our usual mix of live music in town, new releases & eulogies as gak fights off the flu.1. Public Enemy: Fight the Power [radio edit] (Do the Right Thing OST, 1989) Motown2. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Outside (Bird Box: Original Score [abridged web edition], 2018) self-released3. Ride: R.I.D.E. (This is Not a Safe Place, 2019) Wichita/PIAS4. PUP: Full Blown Meltdown (Morbid Stuff, 2019) Little Dipper/Rise5. Apollo Ghosts: Western Red Cedar (Living Memory, 2019) self-released6. Oh Sees: The Daily Heavy (Face Stabber, 2019) Castle Face7. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Fireflies (Ghosteen, 2019) Bad Seed8. LOUVER: c-a14 (Carbon-Arc EP, 2019) A Person Disguised as People9. Clairo: Impossible [w.Danielle Haim] (Immunity, 2019) Fader Label10. Chris-a-riffic: Sylvie (Post-Season, 2018) self-released11. Kris Davis: Sympodial Sunflower (Diatom Ribbons, 2019) Pyroclastic12. Zach Fanta: The Ballad of Howard the Duck [Side B] (I Ain't tha 1, 2019) Fanta13. The Muffs: Ethyl My Love [live] (Lee's Palace: August 30, 1995) CBC14. Shiken Hanzo: Autumn Bridge (Jingasa EP, 2018) self-released15. Angel Olsen: All Mirrors (All Mirrors, 2019) Jagjaguwar16. Bleached: Hard to Kill (Don't You Think You've Had Enough? 2019) Dead Oceans17. Lea Bertucci: Wind Piece (Resonant Field, 2019) NNA Tapes18. Chromatics: Twist the Knife (Closer to Grey, 2019) Italians Do It Better19. Mauno: Vampire (Really Well, 2019) Tin Angel20. Muslimgauze: Druse [Pan Sonic remix] (Occupied Territories, 2013) Staalplaat21. JPEGMAFIA: Free the Frail [w.Helena Durand] (All My Heroes are Cornballs, 2019) self-released22. Lydia Lunch: Solo Mystico (Matrikamantra, 1997) Atavistic/Crippled Dick Hot Wax!23. Kara-Lis Coverdale: A476 (A480, 2014) Constellation24. Tanya Tagaq: Submerged (Toothsayer, 2019) Six Shooter25. Popol Vuh: Die Nacht Der Himmel (Nosferatu OST, 1979) Brain26. Gillian B. Anderson & Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Nosferatu Departs in Coffin/Hutter Escapes (Hans Erdmann's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror OST, 1995) RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics27. Gillian B. Anderson & Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Knock Chased by Mob (Hans Erdmann's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror OST, 1995) RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics28. Gillian B. Anderson & Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Sleeping Wisborg/Ellen & Hutter's Themes (Hans Erdmann's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror OST, 1995) RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics29. Dan Jones: Going to Sleep (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Pacific Time30. Dan Jones: A Street in Weimar (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Pacific Time31. Dialogue: "A Fitful Night" (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Lions Gate32. Dan Jones: The Light of the Sun (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Pacific Time33. Dan Jones: Meet Count Orlok (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Pacific Time34. Dialogue: "Flutter Your Eyelids" (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Lions Gate35. Dan Jones: Title Music (Shadow of the Vampire OST, 2001) Pacific Time36. Jonathan Richman: Vampiresa Mujer (Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow, 2001) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/8/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 48 seconds
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XHM #475 - "Fried sauerkraut & relevant radio" (2019 September 30)

Change of plans as we dive into the meta-radio found on Quentin Tarantino's 9th film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, harkening back to when the hippie dream ended. We also continue with our Vancouver International Film Festival synopses and other autumn goings-on.1. Syd Dale: Ready for Action [The Illustrated Man advert] (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia2. Lana Del Rey: The Greatest (Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2019) Polydor/Interscope3. Olivier Latry: JS Bach's Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079 - Ricercare a 6 (Bach to the Future, 2019) La Dolce Volta4. Serge Gainsbourg: Scenic Railway (Gainsbourg Confidentiel, 1963) Philips5. Maukku: Meeting gak (2013) self-released6. The Soul Investigators: Rag Doll Pt. 1 [w.Nicole Willis] (Fat Slice o'Funk, 2006) Invada7. Robotalco: Bubble Rhodes (Callisto, 2019) 100% Silk8. Danny Brown: Dirty Laundry (uknowhatimsayin¿, 2019) Warp9. Ice Cube: My Summer Vacation (Death Certificate, 1991) Lench Mob/Priority10. Quantic: September Blues (Atlantic Oscillations, 2019) Tru Thoughts11. Snoh Aalegra: Toronto (Ugh Those Feels Again, 2019) ARTium12. Scarlet & The Beast: Emerald Green (2019) self-released13. Loscil: Equivalent 8 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky14. Lydia Ainsworth: Green is the Colour (Phantom Forest, 2019) self-released15. Frankiie: Dream Reader (Forget Your Head, 2019) Paper Bag16. Cliff Martinez: Starlight Cantina (Too Old to Die Young: Music from the Original TV Series, 2019) Milan17. Tallies: Easy Enough (Tallies, 2019) Kanine/Fear of Missing Out18. YEP: Grub [demo] (Sport EP, 2019) Cuchabata19. Atoll: Ikik Pt. 1 (Ancient Code EP, 2017) Mama20. Mauno: Half It (Really Well, 2019) Tin Angel21. Sylvia Wrath: Saint Catherine (Saint Catherine, 2015) self-released22. Deodato: Skyscrapers (Brazil USA 70: Brazilian Music in the USA in the 1970s, 2019) Soul Jazz23. Maneater: Actors (Maneater, 2017) self-released24. Nice Apple: Favourite City (This Time Nice Apple is Auto-Cathecting, 2019) Hidden Bay25. Goblin: La Via Della Droga (La Via Della Droga OST, 1977) AMS26. Necking: No Playtime (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint27. Un Blonde: As Just (Part of Us Both 7", 2015) Craft Singles28. Kronos Quartet: Terry Riley's Hero Danger (Sun Rings, 2019) Nonesuch29. Steven Wright: Home of Rock (Reservoir Dogs OST, 1992) MCA30. The Jim Carroll Band: It's Too Late (Catholic Boy, 1980) ATCO31. Weeping Bong Band: Pattern of a Platitude (II, 2019) Feeding Tube32. The Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia33. KHJ: Mug Root Beer advert (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia34. The Village Callers: Hector (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia35. Hugo Montenegro: Theme from The FBI (Come Spy with Me, 1966) RCA Victor36. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Circle Game (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia37. Harold E Weed/Dana Classic Fragrances: Suddenly/Heaven Sent advert (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia38. KHJ: Los Angeles Weather Report (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia39. I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni: Dinamite Jim [English version] (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia40. Bernard Herrmann & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The Killing [conductor: Elmer Bernstein] (Torn Curtain: The Unused Score, 1977) Warner Bros41. Maurice Jarre: Miss Lily Langtry [from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean] (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia42. Pharmakon: Homeostasis (Devour, 2019) Sacred [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
10/1/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 57 seconds
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XHM #474 - "I can feel the air from a far-off sigh" (2019 September 23)

Autumn's picking up steam as the Vancouver International Film Festival starts this week, New Forms Festival happens over the weekend and so many acts in town. Main profile will be on PJ Harvey's recent soundtrack work for All About Eve & The Virtues.1. Haviah Mighty: Bag Up (13th Floor, 2019) self-released2. Watering: Tall Basser (Songs, 2015) self-released3. Nitzer Ebb: Let Your Body Learn (That Total Age, 1987) Mute/Geffen/Warner Bros4. Minimal Violence: June Anthem (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour5. Jade Statues: in ur eyes i see so much more (2014) self-released6. Aurora Halal: Fattal 22 (Liquiddity, 2019) Mutual Dreaming7. D. Tiffany: Tiffany Sway (D. Tiffany, 2014) 1080p8. Phil Western: Shallow Breathing (No Love Lost, 2018) self-released9. Nilüfer Yanya: Baby Blu (Miss Universe, 2019) ATO/PIAS10. Vampire Weekend: Harmony Hall (Father of the Bride, 2019) Columbia11. Blaine L Reininger: Autumn Shore (The Godfather of Odd: A Hardy Fox Tribute, 2019) Klanggalerie12. Cigarettes After Sex: Heavenly (2019) Partisan13. Louise Burns: Young Mopes (Young Mopes, 2017) Light Organ14. Kurt Marble: White Hair (Notes, 2015) self-released15. Fly Pan Am: Distance Dealer (C'est ça, 2019) Constellation16. The Cars: Candy-O (Candy-O, 1979) Elektra17. Ólafur Arnalds: Film Credits (Living Room Songs, 2011) Erased Tapes18. RJD2: Through the Walls [w.Ric Ocasek] (Through the Walls 7", 2004) Definitive Jux19. Romeo Void: Never Say Never (Benefactor, 1982) Columbia20. Colin Stetson: Memory and Ambition (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection21. Rich Aucoin: The Mind (Release, 2019) Haven Sounds22. Hal: Extremis [w.Gillian Anderson] (Extremis single, 1997) Virgin23. PJ Harvey: Becoming (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada24. PJ Harvey: The Sandman [w.Gillian Anderson] (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada25. PJ Harvey: Ascending (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada26. PJ Harvey: The Moth [w.The Moth] (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada27. PJ Harvey: Submerge (The Virtues OST, 2019) Invada28. PJ Harvey: Prayer (The Virtues OST, 2019) Invada29. PJ Harvey: The Lonely Wolf (The Virtues OST, 2019) Invada30. Aphex Twin: Gwely Mernans (The Virtues OST, 2019) Invada31. PJ Harvey: The Crowded Cell (The Virtues OST, 2019) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/24/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 9 seconds
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XHM #473 - "il Maestro, sezione quattro: keep your lovin' brother happy" (2019 September 16)

It's been a while since we've had a profile on the seminal film scorer Ennio Morricone. Let's go back fifty years to Sergio Leone's genre-definite Western, 1969's Once Upon a Time in the West. We also pay tribute to Austin's Daniel Johnston (1961-2019) and preview some of the bands playing on UBC campus for free & live on CITR this week. gak thinks you have two horses too many for this show (bang bang).What is real?1. Hot Chip: Melody of Love (A Bath Full of Ecstasy, 2019) Domino2. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Le Temps Spiral (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat3. Daniel Johnston: Walking the Cow (Hi, How Are You, 1983) self-released/Stress/Homestead4. Daniel Johnston: True Love Will Find You in the End (Retired Boxer, 1984) Stress5. Flying Lotus: Takashi (Spontaneous/Takashi 12", 2019) Warp6. Men I Trust: Days Go By (Oncle Jazz, 2019) self-released7. Sigh: Magpie (Images, 2019) self-released8. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Sixty Seconds to What? (Avanti, 2003) Mint9. Harley Small: Apartments (2019) self-released10. Parlour Panther: Closer (2019) self-released11. The Souljazz Orchestra: Charlie Foxtrot (Chaos Theories, 2019) Strut12. Jay Som: Anak Ko (Anak Ko, 2019) Polyvinyl13. Fontaines DC: Big (Dogrel, 2019) Partisan14. The Huaraches: Pasghetti Terrors (Curl Up with the Huaraches, 2018) Huarecords15. Ada Lea: Just One, Please (What We Say in Private, 2019) Saddle Creek16. Sir Babygirl: Cheerleader (Crush on Me, 2019) Father/Daughter17. Francis Lai: Imagine [Retreat version] (The Bobo OST, 1967) Warner Bros18. Mauno: Reeling II (Really Well, 2019) Tin Angel19. Lungbutter: Flat White (Honey, 2019) Constellation20. Ethan Wilson: Peripheral Drift (SVMMER SVN: VOLVME 7, 2019) Svnset Waves21. Ghost Funk Orchestra: Modern Scene (A Song for Paul, 2019) Colemine/Karma Chief22. French Vanilla: Real or Not (How Am I Not Myself? 2019) Danger Collective23. Project Pablo: Nanana (Come to Canada You Will Like It, 2018) Verdicchio Music Publishing24. Iggy Pop: Les Feuilles Mortes (Préliminaires, 2009) Astralwerks25. Caterina Valente & Silvio Francesco: Babalu (Olé Caterina, 1957) Decca26. Profondo Rosso: Morricone Revisited (Homecooking with Friends, 2006) Nove Code27. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Velvet Muscles (Westbeth Theatre Centre: May 10, 1996) self-released28. Ennio Morricone: Dies Irae Psichedelio (Escalation OST, 1968) Digitmovies29. Ennio Morricone: A Silhouette of Doom (Navajo Joe OST, 1967) United Artists30. Ennio Morricone: Frank and the Boy (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor31. Ennio Morricone: The Tavern #1 [album version] (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor32. Ennio Morricone: The Track to Frank (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor33. Ennio Morricone: The Transgression (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor34. Ennio Morricone: Face to Face (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor35. Ennio Morricone: Come Back Some Day [w.Edda dell'Orso] (C'Era Una Volta Il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor36. Yo-Yo Ma & the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra: Sergio Leone Suite - Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West (Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone, 2004) Sony Classical37. Daniel Johnston: Some Things Last a Long Time (1990, 1990) Shimmy DiscI swear I'll stitch together sezione tre from 2017 once I sort out what to remove topically and what to keep of my memories of seeing Morricone [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/17/20191 hour, 59 minutes, 42 seconds
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XHM #472 - "Only drawn that way" (2019 September 09)

The legendary animator Richard Williams (1933-2019) worked on many films during his career but he made his mark with the mixed-live action 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Along with Alan Silvestri's noir yet cartoony score, we'll highlight some acts playing in town this week, including those at the Westward Music Festival, amongst other new songs & end of summer vibes.1. Mr Merlot: Love's Going to Get You Again (City Sex: Volume 2, 2019) Smooth Effects2. Loscil: Equivalent 2 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky3. Dead Quiet: The Sorceress (Artoffact Records Sampler, 2019) Artoffact4. Black Mountain: High Rise (Destroyer, 2019) Jagjaguwar5. Elobrian Sunrise: With You (SVMMER SVN: Volvme 7, 2019) Svnset Waves6. Owen Pallett: Chorale (In Conflict, 2014) Domino/Secret City7. Lissie: Everywhere I Go (Why You Runnin' EP, 2009) Fat Possum8. Wilson Tanner: My Gull (II, 2019) Efficient Space9. Megamall: First Floor Apartment (Demos, 2019) self-released10. Nice Apple: Are You Still There (This Time Nice Apple is Auto-Cathecting, 2019) Hidden Bay11. Carlo: Florida Keys (Carlo, 2018) self-released12. Nancy Pants: Apple (Total Nancy Pants, 2014) self-released13. Sandro Perri: Wrong About the Rain (Soft Landing, 2019) Constellation14. Cassius: Calliope (Dreams, 2019) Caroline15. Nina Kraviz: I Want You (stranno stranno. neobjatno, 2019) Trip16. CFCF: Exercise 5 [September] (Exercises, 2012) Paper Bag17. Unknown Mobile: A Windless March Ouest [w.CFCF] (Daucile Moon, 2019) Pacific Rhythm18. E.A. Sprague: The Last Days of Summer (The Last Days of Summer, 2012) self-released19. Aldous Harding: Weight of the Planets (Designer, 2019) 4AD/Flying Nun20. NISE: Too (SVMMER SVN: Volvme 7, 2019) Svnset Waves21. mabanua: Call on Me [w.Chara, KNXWLEDGE remix] (Call on Me 7", 2019) Origami22. YACHT: Downtown Dancing (Chain Tripping, 2019) DFA23. The Juan Maclean: Time Out of Joint (Zombies in Miami split 12", 2019) Cin Cin24. Doug Katsaros: The Tick Theme (Spoon! The Original Music from the Original Animated "The Tick", 2019) Wild Circle25. Charles Fleischer: The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down [Roger's Song] (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo26. James Horner: Tummy Trouble (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo27. Alan Silvestri: Hollywood 1947 (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo28. Alan Silvestri: Got Ya, Kid (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo29. Alan Silvestri: The Kick/The Climbing (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo30. Alan Silvestri: The Gag Factory (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo31. Jack Meskill, Charles O'Flynn & Max Rich: Smile Darn Ya Smile (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo32. Bruce Broughton: Rollercoaster Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo33. Alan Silvestri: Hungarian Rhapsody [Dueling Pianos] (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/MondoThat's not all [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-moviesNo wait, yes it is...
9/10/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
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XHM #471 - "Drive around in flashy cars & act all moody" (2019 September 02)

The unofficial end to summer ties into Labour Day as the start to a new school year is nigh. Let's pretend it's still a carefree time with jetboats and tropical freedom as we dig into Jan Hammer's glorious synth score to the 1980s Miami Vice series.No Lambos with learners here; gak is a professional grade driver and he'll guide you along these stops this episode:1. Exposé: Point of No Return (Exposure, 1987) Arista/Pantera2. Project Pablo: Low Wings (Low Wings EP, 2018) Verdicchio 3. Bon Iver: Sh'Diah (i,i 2019) Jagjaguwar4. Roxy Music: Main Thing (Avalon, 1982) EG/Polydor5. Bonus Points: Jet Skis & Gelato (2018) self-released6. Rick Ross: Summer Reign [w.Summer Walker] (Port of Miami 2, 2019) Epic/Maybach7. Beatchild & The Slakadeliqs: The Only Difference [Dirty Soul mix, w.Justin Nozuka] (The Only Difference single, 2019) BBE8. Sleep: The Sciences (The Sciences, 2018) Third Man9. Blanck Mass: House vs. House (Animated Violence Mild, 2019) Sacred Bones10. Electric Youth: Arawa (Memory Emotion, 2019) Last Gang11. Kara-Lis Coverdale: A480 (A480, 2014) Constellation Tatsu12. Rich Aucoin: The Other (Release, 2019) Haven Sounds13. Elrichman: Cool Shade of a Palm (Young Healthy & Wonderful, 2014) Pleasence14. Tigerwing: Overflow (Overflow/Open Air EP, 2019) self-released15. Foreign Diplomats: City Luv (Monami, 2019) Indica16. Ocean City Defender: The Nature of Things (The Young Person's Guide to Modern Fashion & Etiquette, 2013) self-released17. Jasper Byrne: Hotline [Analogue mix] (Hotline Miami OST, 2013) Devolver/Dennaton/Laced18. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: In the Image (Primal Prayer, 2019) ORG19. Chromeo: Lost on the Way Home [w.Solange] (White Women, 2014) Last Gang20. Zombies in Miami: Orient Express (Lagasta 10 Year Anniversary Compilation, 2019) La.ga.sta21. Lana Del Rey: Mariners Apartment Complex (Norman Fucking Rockwell!, 2019) Polydor/Interscope22. Air Miami: The Event Horizon (Me. Me. Me, 1995) 4AD/Teenbeat/Warner Bros23. Get a Room! Under the Vice (STC: Volume 2 12", 2009) Small Time Cuts24. Diane Tell: Miami (En Flèche, 1980) Polydor/Disc'Az25. Ariane Moffatt: Miami (22h22, 2015) Simone26. Jan Hammer: Candy (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection OST, 2002) One Way/Red Gate27. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Crockett's Theme (The Serpent's Mouth, 2018) Big Crown28. Jan Hammer: Lombard Trial (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection OST, 2002) One Way/Red Gate29. Jan Hammer: Clues (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection OST, 2002) One Way/Red Gate30. Jan Hammer: Miami Vice Theme (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection OST, 2002) One Way/Red Gate31. Jan Hammer: The Trial and The Search (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection OST, 2002) One Way/Red Gate32. Giorgio Moroder: Utopia - Me Giorgio (From Here to Eternity, 1977) Oasis/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
9/3/20192 hours, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
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XHM #470 - "Feral maternity ward" (2019 August 26)

In honour of actor Peter Fonda (1940-2019), we hop on our choppers & go back fifty years to his New Hollywood defining film: 1969's Easy Rider. We also touch upon soundtracks from other films of his: The Wild Angels, Race with the Devil, The Trip & The Limey.1. Aretha Franklin: The Weight (This Girl's in Love with You, 1970) Atlantic2. Nick Storring: Nothing Seems to Rhyme (Gardens, 2014) Scissor Tail3. The National: Quiet Light [w.Eve Owen] (I Am Easy to Find, 2019) 4AD4. Orville Peck: Roses are Failing (Pony, 2019) Sub Pop5. Dixie's Death Pool: Coco Dame (Twilight, Sound Mountain, 2017) Leisure Thief6. Tonk: Silt (2019) self-released7. Sylvia Wrath: Dog Song (2019) self-released8. Luvoon: Pineapple (Lonely God, 2019) self-released9. Biawanna: Take You Back (2018) self-released10. Michel Colombier: Sunday (Michel Colombier, 1979) Chrysalis11. Jay Som: Superbike (Anak Ko, 2019) Polyvinyl12. Vivian Girls: Damaged (Vivian Girls, 2008) Mauled by Tigers13. Bogdan Raczynski: 220 s3d (Rave 'till You Cry, 2019) Disciples14. Sheer Mag: Steel Sharpens Steel (A Distant Call, 2019) Wilsuns RC15. Necking: Still Exist (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint16. Quantic: Motivic Retrograde (Atlantic Oscillations, 2019) Tru Thoughts17. Sleater-Kinney: Can't Go On (The Centre Won't Hold, 2019) Mom & Pop18. Seratones: Power (Power, 2019) New West19. Plains Apparition: Aimless (Encrypt, 2019) self-released20. Rae Spoon: I Can't Sleep [w.Becky Black] (Mental Health, 2019) Coax21. French Vanilla: Suddenly (How Am I Not Myself? 2019) Danger Collective22. Gregory Taylor: Emissary [Utusan] (Retinue, 2019) Palace of Lights23. Jesse MacCormack: Give a Chance (Now, 2019) Secret City24. Peter Fonda: November Night (Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968, 2009) Rhino 25. Cliff Martinez: Steady On (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros26. Hedge & Donna: She Said She Said (Evolution, 1971) Polydor27. Fairport Convention: The Ballad of Easy Rider (No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology, 2000) A&M 28. The Electric Flag: Flash, Bam, Pow (The Trip OST, 1967) Sidewalk29. The Byrds: Wasn't Born to Follow (Easy Rider OST, 1969) ABC/Dunhill/Reprise30. Roger McGuinn: It's All Right, Ma [I'm Only Bleeding] (Easy Rider OST, 1969) ABC/Dunhill/Reprise31. Leonard Rosenman: Main Title to Race with the Devil (Making Love/Race with the Devil OST, 2017) Intrada32. Davie Allan & The Arrows: Blue's Theme (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol33. The Visitors: Theme from The Wild Angels [w.Barbara] (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol34. Davie Allan & The Arrows: The Lonely Rider (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol35. Davie Allan & The Arrows: The Unknown Rider (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol36. Primal Scream: Loaded (Screamadelica, 1991) Creation/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/27/20192 hours, 2 minutes, 58 seconds
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XHM #469 - "Como as rodas não voam" (2019 August 19)

With the recent passing of bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto (1931-2019), it's time for our semi-regular Brazilian-theme episode. This time around, we'll go all over the map and amongst the soothing guitars and scorching sambas, we'll share some songs from the Tropa de Elite film series amongst other imaginary movies. gak attempts to isolate all growing disasters to little good.1. Daphni: Sizzling (Sizzling EP, 2019) Jiaolong2. C.Diab: Young Hums (Beacons, 2014) self-released3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Bosses Hang (Luciferian Towers, 2017) Constellation4. Teen Daze: Perfect Day for a Swim (SVMMER SVN: Volume 7, 2018) SVNSET WAVES5. Chris-a-Riffic: I Was Around Before Any of You Were Born (Treats, 2019) self-released6. Snail Mail: Heat Wave (Lush, 2018) Matador7. Bonus Points: Nine to Five (Eventide, 2018) self-released8. HMLT: Lost [w.Kei-Li] (Need You, 2019) Urbnet9. Doomsquad: Aimless (Let Yourself Be Seen, 2019) Bella Union10. Cassius: Summer (Dreams, 2019) Caroline11. Lizzo: Boys (Boys single, 2018) Atlantic12. The Souljazz Orchestra: Cartão Postal (Solidarity, 2012) Strut13. RAMZi: Brazili (Pèze-Piton, 2017) 12th Isle14. Gilles Rivard: Ça Va, Ça Va Brazilia (En Couleurs, 1981) Kébec-Disc15. Bonde Do Rolê: Pucko (Tropical/Bacanal, 2012) Mad Decent16. Camarão: Xaxando com Garibaldi (The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie: 1964-1974, 2018) Analog Africa17. Marcos Valle: Parabéns [Dança do Daniel] (Parabéns 12", 2003) Far Out18. Pete Dunaway: Supermarket (Pete Dunaway, 1974) Som Livre19. Tamba Trio: Mania de Maria (Avanço, 1963) Philips20. João Gilberto: É Luxo Só (Chega de Saudade, 1959) Odeon/Atlantic21. Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Vivo Sonhando (Getz/Gilberto, 1964) Verve22. Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete: The Girl from Ipanema (From All Sides, 1964) Fantasy23. Bebel Gilberto: Sem Contenção (Tanto Tempo, 2000) Ziriguiboom24. Bruno Capinan: Equivoco (Real, 2019) self-released25. Ivan Teixeira: Abundance (Allayer Project One, 2019) Heart Dance26. MC Júnior & MC Leonardo: Nossa Bandeira [w.Bateria da Rocinha] (Tropa de Elite OST, 2007) EMI27. Leci Brandao: Zé do Caroço (Tropa de Elite 2 OST, 2010) EMI28. Luiz Bonfá & Antonio Carlos Jobim: O Nosso Amor [tambourine & accordion version] (Black Orpheus OST, 1959) Epic/Fontana29. Carmen Miranda: South American Way (The South American Way, 1940) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/20/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
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XHM #468 - "Baby's venom spite" (2019 August 12)

With the recent passing of the Nobel & Pulitzer prize winning author Toni Morrison (1931-2019), we'll profile Rachel Portman's score to the 1999 film adaptation of the novel Beloved. We'll also tip our hats to The Meters' Art Neville (1937-2019) & Silver Jews' David Berman (1967-2019).1. Beyoncé, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly & Nija: My Power (The Lion King: The Gift, 2019) Parkwood/Columbia2. Segue: Deep Current (The Island, 2019) Silent Season3. Potatohead People: Single Life [w.Bunnie] (2019) Bastard Jazz4. Jody Glenham: War on This World (2019) self-released5. The Meters: Funky Miracle (Look-Ka Py Py, 1969) Josie6. The Meters: Look-Ka Py Py (Look-Ka Py Py, 1969) Josie 7. The Neville Brothers: Voodoo (Yellow Moon, 1989) A&M8. The Meters: Here Comes the Meter Man (The Meters, 1969) Josie9. Purple Mountains: All My Happiness is Gone (Purple Mountains, 2019) Drag City10. Silver Jews: Trains Across the Sea (Live on WFMU, 2008) WFMU11. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Riparian (2016) Western Vinyl12. Colter Wall: Manitoba Man (Songs of the Plains, 2018) Young Mary's/Thirty Tigers13. Weyes Blood: Picture Me Better (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop14. Labelle: Block Maloya (Digital Kabar: Electronic Maloya from La Réunion since 1980, 2019) Infiné15. Bon Iver: Holyfields (i,i 2019) Jagjaguwar16. Electric Youth: The Life (Memory Emotion, 2019) Watts Arcade/Last Gang17. !!!: Pardon My Freedom [Maurice Felton instrumental mix] (Louden Up Now [bonus disc], 2004) Touch & Go/Warp18. Daniel Caesar: Restore the Feeling [w.Sean Leon & Jacob Collier] (Case Study 01, 2019) Golden Child19. Vampire Weekend: Sunflower [w.Steve Lacy] (Father of the Bride, 2019) Columbia20. Stelvio Cipriani: La Polizia Sta a Guardare (La Polizia Chiede Aiuto/La Polizia Sta a Guardare/La Polizia Ha Le Mani Legate: Selected Themes from the Original Soundtracks, 1973) Chris' Soundtrack Corner21. Battles: Titanium 2 Step [w. Sal Principato] (Juice B Crypts, 2019) Warp22. The New Pornographers: Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile (In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, 2019) Collected Work/Concord23. Marc-e: Seeds of Faith (2019) self-released24. Yu Su: The Ultimate Which Manages the World (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle25. La Troupe Makandal: Vaccines (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic26. Rachel Portman: Attic (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic27. Oumou Sangaré: Love Your Heart (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic28. The African Children's Choir: Uhuru (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic29. La Troupe Makandal: Bluestone Road (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic30. Rachel Portman: No More Running (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic31. Rachel Portman: Denver and Baby Suggs (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic32. Rachel Portman: Housefits (Beloved OST, 1999) Epic33. Rachel Portman: You Your Best Thing (Beloved OST, 1999) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/13/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 5 seconds
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XHM #467 - “The little frogs & crayfish aren't the only ones that should be worried” (2019 August 05)

It’s a civic holiday on Canada, marking the middle of the North American summer. Very appropriate to scare you with Bobby Krlic’s score to Ari Aster’s horror film Midsommar. We also pay tribute to actor Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) and composers Michael Colgrass (1932-2019) & Bob Johnston (1926-2019). gak also comes in hot from Tofino and it shows.1. Deerhunter: Death in Midsummer (Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared, 2019) 4AD2. Vangelis: Wounded Animals (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination: Definitive Edition, 1982) Tyrell3. Vangelis: Roy Pushes a Nail through His Hand (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination [Japanese tracks], 1982) Tyrell4. Vangelis: Tears in Rain [w.Rutger Hauer] (Blade Runner OST, 1994) EastWest/Atlantic5. Vangelis: The Prodigal Son Brings Death (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination: Definitive Edition, 1982) Tyrell6. Holly Herndon: Crawler (Proto, 2019) 4AD7. Childish Gambino: Summertime Magic (Summer Pack EP, 2018) Wolf+Rothstein/Liberator Music/RCA8. Bonus Points: Summer Romance (Lost in the Tropics, 2017) self-released9. HAIM: Summer Girl (2019) Polydor10. The Trolls: Summer Song (Treasure Mountain EP, 2017) self-released11. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Starcourt (Stranger Things 3 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Invada12. Mauno: Summertime (Really Well, 2019) Tin Angel13. The Courtneys: Delivery Boy (The Courtneys, 2013) Hockey Dad/Burger/Gnar Tapes14. Valiska: A Denseness of Trees (Shifts, 2013) Unit Structure Sound Recordings15. Necking: Big Mouth (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint16. Dorothea Paas: Climbing (Calm Your Body Down EP, 2015) self-released17. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Hack Sat Zoom (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat18. Ada Lea: Wild Heart (What We Say in Private, 2019) Saddle Creek19. Hedningarna: Räven/Foxwoman (Trä, 1994) Silence/Northside20. Samuli Kemppi: Cekis (Stockholm_Helsinki 1.0 12”, 2016) Reclaim Your City21. The Haxan Cloak: Miste (Excavation, 2013) Tri Angle22. Bobby Krlic: Coursing (Almost Holy OST, 2016) Sacred Bones23. Emily A Sprague: Synth 1 (Water Memory/Mount Vision, 2019) RVNG Intl.24. Bobby Krlic: Gassed (Midsommar OST, 2019) Milan25. Bobby Krlic: Hålsingland (Midsommar OST, 2019) Milan26. Bobby Krlic: The House That Hårga Built (Midsommar OST, 2019) Milan27. Bertram Turetzky: Ben Johnston’s Casta Bertram (The Contemporary Contrabass, 1970) Nonesuch28. The Boston Modern Orchesta Project: Michael Colgrass’ Letter from Mozart (Side by Side, 2019) BMOP [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
8/6/20192 hours, 2 minutes, 42 seconds
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XHM #466 - "Glitter + sparkle" (2019 July 29)

For Pride Week in Vancouver, this episode is all LGBTQIA2S+, whether based on performer or subject matter. Main profiles will be on M83's score to the recent French queer thriller Knife + Heart, Coil's rereleased soundtrack to The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex, some Wendy Carlos and more.1. Dusty Springfield: That's The Kind of Love I've Got for You [extended version] (It Begins Again, 1978) United Artists/Mercury2. Emily A Sprague: Water Memory 1 (Water Memory/Mount Vision, 2019) RVNG Intl.3. Florist: Today I'll Have You Around (Emily Alone, 2019) Double Double Whammy4. Kylie V: Strathcona (Lotus Eater, 2018) self-released5. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Old Melody (Keyboard Fantasies, 2017) Invisible City/Seance Centre6. Non La: Yr Man (Demos, 2019) self-released7. The Trolls: Power Strangers (Treasure Mountain EP, 2017) self-released8. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Exit from Vince Lombardi High School (Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham, 1991) Jet Pac/Cargo9. Biawanna: Chances [w.Des Hume] (2019) self-releasedX! Troye Sivan & Jónsi: Revelation (Boy Erased OST, 2018) Back Lot11. Kaytranada: Dysfunctional [instrumental] (Dysfunctional single, 2019) RCA12. The Hidden Cameras: Gay Goth Scene (Age, 2014) Evil Evil13. Austra: I Don't Care [I'm a Man] (Olympia, 2013) Domino14. William Basinski: Cascade [excerpt] (Cascade, 2015) 206215. The Magnetic Fields: '93 Me and Fred and Dave and Ted (50 Song Memoir, 2017) Nonesuch16. Orville Peck: Queen of the Rodeo (Pony, 2019) Sub Pop17. Arca: Thievery (Xen, 2014) Mute18. Perfume Genius: Die 4 U (No Shape, 2017) Matador19. Jeremy Dutcher: Essuwonike (Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, 2018) self-releasedXX! Ziibiwan: Your Last Steps (2019) self-released21. Danny Elfman: Gay Rights Now (Milk OST, 2008) Decca22. Carter Burwell: Lovers (Carol OST, 2015) Varèse Sarabande23. Wendy Carlos: Lightcycle Games [from Tron] (Rediscovering Lost Scores: Volume 2, 2005) East Side Digital24. Wendy Carlos: Return to the Morgue [from Split Second] (Rediscovering Lost Scores: Volume 2, 2005) East Side Digital25. Coil: Nasa-Arab 2 (The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex +2, 2019) Musique Pour La Danse26. Coil: Theme from Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex (The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex +2, 2019) Musique Pour La Danse27. M83: Un Couteau Dans Le Cœur (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M8328. M83: Detective Rachid (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M8329. M83: Vision Finale (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M83XXX! Malaria! Thrash Me (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M8331. Jefre Cantu-Ledesma: Love's Refrain (Knife + Heart OST, 2019) M8332. Lauren Flax & Kim Ann Foxman: Pleasure Principle [Lauren Flax revision] (Lagasta 10 Year Anniversary Compilation, 2019) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/30/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 33 seconds
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XHM #465 - "Life's inexhaustible well" (2019 July 22)

Prepare for a mystical journey as we listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's and Richard Horowitz's music from Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film The Sheltering Sky, along with other African and freakily ambient sounds.1. Johnny Clegg & Savuka: Asimbonanga [Mandela] (Third World Child, 1987) Capitol/EMI2. Loscil: Iona (Sea Island, 2014) Kranky3. Karen O & Danger Mouse: Turn the Light (Lux Prima, 2019) 30th Century/BMG4. Economics: Deviations (The Wastes, 2014) self-released5. La Tromba: Calaba Calabao (La Tromba, 1982) Producciones Fonograficas Felito6. Spectres: Daniel (Utopia, 2019) Artoffact7. Slight: Spirit School (Spirit School/Tasting, 2014) self-released8. Hiroshi Yoshimura: Dance PM (Wave Notation 1: Music for Nine Postcards, 1982) Sound Process/Empire of Signs (2017)9. Daniel Caesar: Complexities (Case Study 01, 2019) Golden Child10. BEA1991: I See Trouble (Brand New Adult, 2019) self-released11. Carmen Villain: Observable Future (Both Lines Will Be Blue, 2019) Smalltown Supersound12. Lea Bertucci: Deliquesence (Resonant Field, 2019) NNA Tapes13. Mana: Risk Taking (Seven Steps Behind, 2019) Hyperdub14. Francis Bebey: Binta Madiallo (Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984, 2014) Born Bad15. Doomsquad: Let It Go (Let Yourself Be Seen, 2019) Bella Union16. Rosalía: Milionària (Fucking Money Man single, 2019) Columbia17. Robert Ælous Myers: Sadhana Environment [Dreems Natürliche Liebe remix] (Talisman, 2019) Origin Peoples18. Fémina: Agradezco (Perlas & Conchas, 2019) self-released19. Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Desfinado [Off Key] (Getz/Gilberto, 1964) Verve20. Akira Ito: Praying for Mother/Earth, Pt. 1 (Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, 2018) Light in the Attic21. Richard Reed Parry: Cups in the Ocean (Quiet River of Dust - Volume 2: That Side of the River, 2019) Secret City22. Big Thief: Open Desert (U.F.O.F, 2019) 4AD23. Brian Eno: Clear Desert Night (Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks [extended version], 2019) UMC24. Naama: Happy Bus Ride (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin25. Tengger: Kyrie (Spiritual 2, 2019) Beyond Beyond is Beyond26. Richard Horowitz: Marnia's Tent (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin27. Richard Horowitz: Night Train (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin28. Ryuichi Sakamoto: On the Hill (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin29. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Cemetery (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin30. Ryuichi Sakamoto: The Sheltering Sky Theme [piano version] (The Sheltering Sky OST, 1990) Virgin31. Seamus Blake: Guardians of the Heart Machine (Guardians of the Heart Machine, 2019) Whirlwind [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/23/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 23 seconds
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XHM #464 - "Let's go walk on lunar landscapes" (2019 July 15)

In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, we'll profile music from recent films, TV series & documentaries tied the first moon landing, primarily focusing on Justin Hurwitz's score to the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man and Matt Morton's music from the documentary Apollo 11 along with many a lunar-inspired song to fuel your moon daze. gak thinks he's a theremin, which makes a lot of sense when thought about.Do you love the moon because it's up in the sky?1. David Bowie & John Hutchinson: Space Oddity (The Mercury Demos, 2019) Parlophone2. Secret Pyramid: A Dream on Third (Two Shadows Collide, 2017) Ba Da Bing!3. Kid Koala & Trixie Whitley: Diamond Heart (Music to Draw to: Io, 2019) Arts & Crafts4. Moon: One Thousand Natural Shocks (Moon, 2014) Bruised Tongue5. Steve Dawson: Bugscuffle (Lucky Hand, 2018) Factor6. Supermoon: Night Division (Playland, 2016) Mint7. Kellarissa: Satellites are Spinning (Moon of Neptune, 2011) Mint8. Moonwood: Olympus Monsters (Trans Martian Express, 2012) Pleasence9. Alaskalaska: Moon (The Dots, 2019) Marathon Artists10. Teen Daze: An Ocean on the Moon (Bioluminescence, 2019) FloraDi[XI]e's Death Pool: Footprints in the Sea of Tranquility (Twin Galaxies, 2014) Leisure Thief12. Amon Tobin: On a Hilltop Sat the Moon (Fear in a Handful of Dust, 2019) Nomark13. Eve Maret: Sound of Space Between (No More Running [deluxe edition], 2019) Banana Tapes14. Ian William Craig: And Therefore the Moonlight (Thresholder, 2018) 13070115. The Small Glories: Long Long Moon (Assiniboine & the Red, 2019) Red House16. Flora Purim: Moon Dreams (Soul Jazz Records presents Brazil USA 70: Brazilian Music in the USA in the 1970s, 2019) Soul Jazz17. Brian Eno: Understars (Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks, 1983) EG18. Les Baxter: Lunar Rhapsody [w.Dr Samuel J Hoffman] (Music Out of the Moon: Music Unusual Featuring the Theremin - Themes by Harry Revel, 1947) Capitol19. Julian Hurwitz & Leon Bridges: Whitey on the Moon (First Man OST, 2018) Back Lot Music20. Julian Hurwitz: Crater (First Man OST, 2018) Back Lot Music21. Julian Hurwitz: Apollo 11 Launch (First Man OST, 2018) Back Lot Music22. Julian Hurwitz: The Landing (First Man OST, 2018) Back Lot Music23. Julian Hurwitz: End Credits (First Man OST, 2018) Back Lot Music24. Matt Morton: Liftoff and Staging (Apollo 11 OST, 2019) Milan25. Matt Morton: Powered Descent (Apollo 11 OST, 2019) Milan26. Michael Kamen: From the Earth to the Moon Theme (From the Earth to the Moon OST, 1998) Epic Soundtrax27. Chris Roe: Tranquility Base (Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo OST, 2019) Plaza Mayor28. James Everingham: The Eagle Has Landed (Apollo: Missions to the Moon - National Geographic Documentary Films Soundtrack, 2019) Milan29. Alexander Bornstein: Dark Side of the Moon (First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8 OST, 2019) Notefornote30. The B-52's: There's a Moon in the Sky [It's Called the Moon] (The B-52's, 1979) Warner BrosGot a quad laser; it will amaze [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/16/20192 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds
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XHM #463 - "These violent delights" (2019 July 08)

With the recent death of director Franco Zeffirelli (1923-2019), we'll profile Nino Rota's score from the notorious 1968 film adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. gak's back from a week in Nelson BC and brings road tested tunes and makes as much sense as usual.Defy these stars!I. Thom Yorke: Last I Heard [He Was Circling the Drain] (Anima, 2019) XLII. Sarah Davachi: Perfumes II (Pale Bloom, 2019) W.25thIII. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Crime Pays (Bandana, 2019) ESGN/Keep Cool/Madlib Invazion/RCAIV. Sault: Let Me Go (5, 2019) Forever Living OriginalsV. Quantic: Orquídea [w.Sly5thAve] (Atlantic Oscillations, 2019) Tru ThoughtsVI. Squid: Houseplants (2019) Practise MusicVII. Mannequin Pussy: Drunk II (Patience, 2019) Epitaph VIII. Emil Richards: Ruby [July] (New Sound Element "Stones", 1967) UNIIX. Possum: The Hills (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment DistrictX. Black Mountain: Horns Arising (Destroyer, 2019) JagjaguwarXI. Window: Ytopi [w.Temple Volant] (Strands/Immersed, 2014) Crash SymbolsXII. Jons: Short Swim (Short Swim/Long Interior, 2015) Craft SinglesXIII. Mac DeMarco: Blue Boy (Salad Days, 2014) Captured TracksXIV. The Juan Maclean: Everywhere at Once (Time Out of Joint split single w.Zombies in Miami, 2019) Cin CinXV. The Juan Maclean: Get Down [with My Love] (2014) DFAXVI. Jane Weaver: Arrows [loop variation] (Loops in the Secret Society, 2019) FireXVII. Carlo: John Steele (Carlo, 2018) self-releasedXVIII. Reid Jamieson: Take Heart [Elbow Room] (The Kennedy Suite, 2013) Latent RecordingsXIX. Kate Bush: Delius [Song of Summer] (Never for Ever, 1980) EMIXX. The Huaraches: The Spy Reprogramming Ctte. (Curl Up with the Huaraches, 2018) HuarecordsXXI. Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem: C’est Normal (Je Ne Connais Pas Cet Homme, 1973) SaravahXXII. Káryyn: Ambets Gorav (The Quanta Series, 2019) MuteXXIII. Ennio Morricone: Hamlet [version 1] (Hamlet OST, 1990) VirginXXIV. Daphni: Romeo (Sizzling EP, 2019) JiaolongXXV. Peter Nero: Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet/A Time for Us (Midnight Cowboy, 1969) ColumbiaXXVI. Nino Rota: Prologue and Fanfare for the Prince (Romeo and Juliet OST, 1968) CapitolXXVII. Nino Rota: Juliet (Romeo and Juliet OST, 1968) CapitolXXVIII. Nino Rota: What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks (Romeo and Juliet OST, 1968) CapitolXXIX. Nino Rota: What is a Youth [w.Glen Weston] (Romeo and Juliet OST, 1968) CapitolXXX. Maurice Jarre: Jesus of Nazareth Suite (The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection, 2000) Silva ScreenXXXI. Quindon Tarver: Everybody’s Free [to Feel Good] (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet OST, 1996) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/9/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
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XHM #462 - "Break out the coney burgers, Old Dutch & persians" (2019 July 01)

Normally, gak spends Canada Day in Thunder Bay but this year, he brings the sounds of the Lakehead to you! Profile is on Bruce Peninsula's & Chris Thornborrow's score to the 2015 film Sleeping Giant, filmed & set on Lake Superior. Let'er rip, boys. Give'r!1. Louise Burns: Just Walk Away (2019) Light Organ 2. Pugs & Crows: The Treatment [2016 August 19] (Fishbowl Sessions: Live From CITR/Discorder 2015/16, 2016) CITR3. Hey Ocean! Big Blue Wave (Is, 2013) Nettwerk4. Devours: Amethyst (Dignity mixtape, 2013) self-released5. Zak: Roulette Russe (Zak, 1979) Disques Intérim6. Necking: Daddy Issues (Meditation Tape, 2017) self-released7. Partner: Angels from Ontario (In Search of Lost Time, 2017) You've Changed8. Ramzi: Crépuscule (Houti Kush, 2015) 1080p9. Jo Passed: Rage (Out EP, 2016) self-released10. Kappa Chow: Jump (Kappa Chow, 2016) Big Tomato11. Kid Koala & Money Mark: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Funkungfusion, 1998) Ninja Tune12. Lydia Ainsworth: Can You Find Her Place (Phantom Forest, 2019) self-released13. The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir: Highway (1985-1995, 2000) Tycoon14. Carlo: Carlo's Crush (Carlo, 2018) self-released15. Brutal Poodle: Summer of '89 (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste16. Lungbutter: Solar (Honey, 2019) Constellation17. Badge Époque Ensemble: You Can Build a Palace or You Can Please People (Badge Époque Ensemble, 2019) Telephone Explosion18. BB & the Guns: I Killed My Baby in Mexico (Psych Pop 2, 2014) Optical Sounds19. Petra Glynt: Of This Land (Of This Land EP, 2013) Healing Power20. Project Pablo: Just a Thought (Come to Canada You Will Like It, 2018) Verdicchio Music Publishing21. Colter Wall: Saskatchewan in 1881 (Songs of the Plains, 2018) Young Mary's Record Co.22. Tariq: Coquihalla (Telegrams, 2019) Tonic23. Colin Stetson, Rebecca Foon & Amanda Lo: Diane (The First: Volume 1 OST, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection 24. Jeremy Dutcher: 'kotuwossomikhal (Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, 2018) self-released25. Tanya Tagaq: Toothsayer (Toothsayer, 2019) Six Shooter26. Colin Stetson: Relapse (The First: Volume 1 OST, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection27. Hugh Le Caine: Short Presentation of the 1948 Sackbut "The Sackbut Blues" followed by a Noisome Pestilence (An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music: Volume 3, 2017) Sub Rosa28. Bobby Curtola: Aladdin (Mr Personality, 1962) Tartan/Del-Fi29. Paul Shaffer: Theme from The Late Show with David Letterman (Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready, 1996) TVT30. Sam Roberts: An American Draft Dodger in Thunder Bay (Chemical City, 2006) Cordova Bay/Universal 31. Parkas: Wildlife Reservations (Now This is Fighting, 2003) Endearing32. Galt MacDermot: Ed & Digger (Cotton Comes to Harlem OST, 1970) United Artists33. Bruce Peninsula: Don't Wake the Giant (Sleeping Giant OST, 2016) Bruce Trail34. Bruce Peninsula: The Heist (Sleeping Giant OST, 2016) Bruce Trail35. Chris Thornborrow: Moth & Telescope (Sleeping Giant OST, 2016) Bruce Trail36. Chris Thornborrow: Arriving at Todd's Cliff (Sleeping Giant OST, 2016) Bruce Trail37. Chris Thornborrow: Adams Fault (Sleeping Giant OST, 2016) Bruce Trail38. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Born in Ontario (Psychedelic Pill, 2012) Reprise807 [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
7/2/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 29 seconds
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XHM #461 - "We turn our camera on" (2019 June 24)

Herbie Hancock performs at this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival, so amongst other performers, we'll profile his score to the 1966 thriller Blow-Up. We also pay tribute to French Touch musician & producer Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi (1967-2019).1. Cassius: Don't Let Me Be [w.Owlle] (Dreems, 2019) Caroline2. Motorbass: Ezio (Pansoul, 1996) Different/PIAS France3. Cassius: La Mouche (1999, 1999) Virgin4. Wayne Shorter: Oriental Folk Song [La Funk Mob remix] (Blue Note Revisited, 2004) Blue Note5. La Chatte Rouge: Affaires a Faire/Bargains Galore (Super Discount, 1997) Disques Solid/Different6. Cat Power: Cherokee (Sun, 2012) Matador7. Hot Chip: No God (A Bath Full of Ecstasy, 2019) Domino8. Digitalism: Zdarlight (Zdarlight single, 2005) Kitsuné/Virgin9. Mamarudegyal: Puttin' On (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste10. Lucinda Williams: Lake Charles (Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998) Mercury11. I-LP-ON: Poble Dub (Äänet, 2018) Editions Mego12. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: Ten Thousand Voices (There is No Other, 2019) Nonesuch13. Big Thief: Century (U.F.O.F, 2019) 4AD14. Blank Banshee: Web (Metamorphsis EP, 2019) Hologram Bay15. Teen Daze: Longing (Bioluminescence, 2019) Flora16. Yu Su: Of Yesterday [instrumental] (Roll With the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle17. Joni Void: Cinetrauma (Mise en Abyme, 2019) Constellation18. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Ever New (Keyboard Fantasies, 1986) Atlast19. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson: Back Home (Winter in America, 1998) Strata-East20. Potatohead People: Mellowtune (Mellowtunes EP, 2012) Jellyfish Recordings21. Thus Owls: Black Matter (Black Matter, 2015) Secret City22. We Just Stole a Car: The Sixth Time We Met (Chat Tambour, 2013) MUNT23. Gordon Grdina, Kenton Loewen, Benoît Delbecq & François Houle: Broken World (Ghost Lights, 2017) Songlines24. Herbie Hancock: Bring Down the Birds (Blow-Up OST, 1996) MGM25. Herbie Hancock: The Naked Camera (Blow-Up OST, 1996) MGM26. Herbie Hancock: The Thief (Blow-Up OST, 1996) MGM27. Herbie Hancock: Curiosity (Blow-Up OST, 1996) MGM28. Herbie Hancock: Thomas Studies Photos (Blow-Up OST, 1996) MGM29. Deee-Lite: Groove is in the Heart (World Clique, 1990) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/25/20192 hours, 2 minutes, 57 seconds
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XHM #460 - "Treaties in good faith" (2019 June 17)

With National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we profile nêhiyawak's score to the 2017 documentary ôtênaw. We also have the 1st Vancouver International Jazz Festival preview and a sportsdesk update. gak's travels caught up with him planning this odd episode.1. Rascalz: Northern Touch [w.Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, Choclair & Checkmate, A Tribe Called Red Remix w.Black Bear] (Northern Touch single, 2018) Sony Canada2. John Williams: Theme from Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park OST, 1991) MCA3. Kardinal Offishall: Raptors Playoff Anthem (2019) self-released4. General Genius: Raptorfoot (2019) self-released5. Sarah Davachi: Perfumes III (Pale Bloom, 2019) W.25th6. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: The Warriors (Tiny House Warriors: Volume 1, 2018) Tiny House Warriors7. Wu-Tang Clan: Protect Ya Neck [bloody version] (Legend of the Wu-Tang, 2004) BMG Heritage8. El Michels Affair: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' to Fuck Wit (Return to the 37th Chamber, 2017) Big Crown9. Jamila Woods: Sun Ra [w.theMIND & Jasminfire] (Legacy! Legacy!, 2019) Jagjaguwar/Closed Sessions10. Too Many Zooz: Noda (F Note EP, 2014) self-released11. Five Alarm Funk: Interlude (Anything is Possible, 2010) self-released12. Cherushii: Indigo Wave [w.Golden Donna] (Starlight Express EP, 2015) self-released13. 79.5: Terrorize My Heart [disco dub 45rpm mix] (Terrorize My Heart 12", 2018) Big Crown14. Tom Trago: Shutters [extended 12" mix] (Horse Meat Disco III, 2011) Strut15. Dadweed: Big Empty (I Dreamt I Was Running, 2018) Honey Pomelo Forever16. Laverne: Talk Show (Yarrow, 2018) self-released17. Giacomelli: Kundalini Timeshares (Weather Calculator, 2017) self-released18. Nilüfer Yanya: Paradise (Miss Universe, 2019) ATO/PIAS19. Partner: Everybody Knows (In Search of Lost Time, 2017) You've Changed20. Get the Blessing: Cellophant (Bristopia, 2018) Kartel Music Group21. The Ballantynes: Downtown (2018) La-Ti-Da22. Combo Chimbita: Santo Fuerte (Ahomale, 2019) Anti-23. Broadcast: Tears in the Typing Pool (Tender Buttons, 2003) Warp24. Bernard Parmegiani: Image de Marque Extrait (Mémoire Magnetique: Vol. 1 [Compilation De Bandes Magnétiques Inédites 1966-1990], 2018) Transversales Disques25. Faith Healer: Such a Gemini (Try :-), 2017) Mint26. Priests: Ice Cream (The Seduction of Kansas, 2019) Sister Polygon27. Jonny Greenwood: Playground [bass clarinet] (You Were Never Really Here OST, 2018) Lakeshore28. Tumasi Quissa: Iyagaaluit (Better Times/Meilleurs Jours, 1981) Boot/Gold29. Ziibiwan: Wanishindis [w.Jeremy Dutcher] (Mayagi Mashkawizii, 2016) self-released30. Nêhiyawak: Mahihkan Suite (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released31. Nêhiyawak: Pehonan (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released32. Nêhiyawak: Storm (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released33. Nêhiyawak: Signed Patrick [Property] (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released34. Nêhiyawak: Old North Trail Suite (Ôtênaw OST, 2017) self-released35. Miles Davis: Rouge (Birth of the Cool, 1949) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/18/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
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XHM #459 - "Premiere planeteers" (2019 June 10)

Super eclectic episode as we profile Colin Stetson's score to the Hulu series The First. Ties into recent interpretations of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 along with a tribute to Dr John (1941-2019). WOLFMAN GAK sneaks in and there's an update from the Exploding Sports Desk.1. Holy Data: Everything Changes (2018) self-released2. Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld: The Sun Roars into View (Never Were the Way She Was, 2015) Constellation3. Dumb: Columbo (Club Nites, 2019) Mint4. Girlsnails: Bovine Eclipse (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste5. Vainio & Vigroux: Le Souterrain (Peau Froide Léger Soleil, 2015) Cosmo Rhythmatic6. L7: Riding with a Movie Star (Hungry for Stink, 1994) Slash/Reprise7. Palm Oil: Mr Moneybags (Last Time, 2019) self-released8. The Budos Band: Spider Web, Pt. 1 (V, 2019) Daptone9. Jayda G: Unifying the Centre [Abstract] (Significant Changes, 2019) Ninja Tune10. Biawanna: Care (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste11. Qasim Naqvi: Mrs 2E (Teenages, 2019) Erased Tapes12. Ladytron: Paper Highways (Ladytron, 2019) self-released13. Es: Puutarhaan Laskeutuu Höyhen (Kaikkeuden Kauneus ja Käsittämättömyys, 2004) K-RAA-K³/Fonal14. Hiromasa Suzuki: Ame No Iwayado (Rock Joint Biwa/Kumikyoku Furukotohumi, 1972) RCA/Sony Japan15. Megamall: Two-Faced (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste16. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan: Yandere (Dirt, 2018) Paper Bag17. Vessel: Prihatin (N O I S E, 2016) William Street18. Minimal Violence: Persuasive Behaviour (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune19. Bogdan Raczynski: 318 22T7 (Rave 'till You Cry, 2019) Disciples20. Miles Perkin Quartet: Sdreaming (The Point in Question, 2019) Clean Feed21. Joy Williams: Canary (Front Porch, 2019) Sensibility22. Tariq: Radio Song (Telegrams, 2019) Tonic23. Dr John: Honey Dripper (Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981) Clean Cuts24. Dr John the Night Tripper: Mama Roux (Gris-Gris, 1968) ATCO25. Dr Teeth & The Electric Mayhem: Can You Picture That? (The Muppet Movie OST, 1979) Atlantic/Jim Henson/Walt Disney26. Adrian Utley & Will Gregory: Industry (Arcadia OST, 2018) Invada27. Beth Gibbons & The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Movement II - Lento e Largo/Tranquillissimo [conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, 2019) Domino28. Colin Stetson: Movement III - Semplice [excerpt] (Sorrow: A Reimagining of Górecki's 3rd Symphony, 2016) 52HZ29. Colin Stetson: Control Room (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection30. Colin Stetson: Fallout (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection31. Colin Stetson: Stories (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection32. Colin Stetson: Into Every Corner of the Night (The First OST: Volume 1, 2018) New Deal/Record Collection33. Theon Cross: Activate [w.Moses Boyd & Nubya Garcia] (Fyah, 2019) Gearbox34. John Coltrane: Untitled Original 11383 [take 1] (Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album, 2018) [email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/11/20192 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
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XHM #458 - "Radio club: vice-choirmaster" (2019 June 03)

As summer approaches the northern hemisphere, let's embrace the extracurricular aspect of life by listening to music from Wes Anderson's 1998 breakout film Rushmore. We also pay tribute to Roky Erickson (1947-2019) & Leon Redbone (1949-2019) and profile Vancouver's 25th Music Waste festival. gak saves Latin.1. Chromatics: Shadow (Shadow 12", 2015) Italians Do It Better2. Annie Lennox: Parnassius Apollo (Lepidoptera EP, 2019) self-released3. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste4. Garbage Dreams: Backlash (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste5. Dimir Standard: Thoughtseize (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste6. Primp: Outside (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste7. Debt: Popular Music (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste8. Piero Umiliani: Discomania [Lele Sacchi re-edit] (2018) XLR8R9. Operators: Days (Radiant Dawn, 2019) Last Gang10. Pat Lok: Mar Vista (Hold On Let Go, 2017) Maison Kitsuné 11. Takashi Kokubo: A Dream Sails Out to Sea [Scene 3] (Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, 2018) Light in the Attic12. Partner: Long and McQuade (Saturday the 14th EP, 2019) Father/Daughter13. Weyes Blood: Something to Believe (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop14. NHK yx Koyxen: Universal Gesture (Parallel Tempo EP, 2018) -OUS15. Broken Social Scene: 1972 (Let's Try the After: Volume 1 EP, 2019) Arts & Crafts16. Big Thief: UFOF (UFOF, 2019) 4AD17. Rimer London: Do Easy (Dekmantel Best of 2018, 2018) Dekmantel18. Charlotte Cornfield: June (The Shape of Your Name, 2019) Next Door19. Pottery: Hank Williams (No. 1, 2019) Royal Mountain/Partisan20. Hans Zimmer: My Best Enemy (Rush OST, 2013) Sony Classical/WaterTower21. Holy Hive: Oh I Miss Her So (Harping EP, 2019) Big Crown22. Please: Still Dreaming (Seeing Stars, 1969) Acme23. The 13th Floor Elevators: Levitation [instrumental] (Easter Everywhere, 1967) International Artists24. The 13th Floor Elevators: Reverberation [Doubt] (The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators, 1966) International Artists25. Roky Erickson: Starry Eyes [w.Lou Ann Barton] (All That May Do My Rhyme, 1995) Trance Syndicate26. Jade: Paper Man (Chains and Black Exhaust, 2002) Memphix27. Leon Redbone: Theme from Mr Belvedere (Television's Greatest Hits: Volume 6 - Remote Control, 1996) TVT28. Leon Redbone: Lazybones (On the Track, 1975) Warner Bros29. White Poppy: Mermaids (Natural Phenomena, 2015) Not Not Fun30. The Creation: Making Time (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State31. Mark Mothersbaugh: Hardest Geometry Problem in the World (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State32. The Kinks: Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State33. Mark Mothersbaugh: Kite Flying Society (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State34. Chad & Jeremy: A Summer Song (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State35. Zoot Sims: Blinuet (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/Inner-State36. The Faces: Ooh La La (Rushmore OST, 1999) London/[email protected]/hundredairewww.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies
6/4/20192 hours, 5 minutes, 19 seconds