Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

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. Orchestr

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 (Ed

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) Invad

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 (

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!, 201

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

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

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

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 Field 6. 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

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' Possessor. 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

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

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

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 Glas

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 Th

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-L

Part four of our all-ambient adventure series, featuring recent quiet music along with a couple West Coast gems from 2011 in the lead-up to what looks like 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 radiofreegak@gmail.com twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies

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 Sta

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. Th

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] "St

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