Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

Delayed three days and filling in for Thunderbird Radio Hell, this episode profiles Clint Mansell's score to the 2015 film adaptation of JG Ballard's High-Rise and pauses to remember a few acts associated with the LA label 100% Silk who died in the Oakland warehouse fire. 1. Golden Donna: Secrets (Seedy Approach EP, 2015) CGI 2. Cherushii: No Doubt in My Mind (2014) 100% Silk 3. Cherushii: Sunburst in My Sequencer (House Disco Boogie & Other Oddities, 2016) Easy Bay 4. Cherushii: Everything is in Colour (Memory of Water, 2015) 100% Silk 5. Nackt: Attract Mode, Pt 1 (Live at Waveformless, 2016) self-released 6. Nackt & CM-4: Priority (2016) self-released 7. Them Are Us Too: Us Now (Remain, 2015) Dais 8. Morgan Greenwood: Naleigh (Winter, 2011) self-released 9. Burial: Young Death (Young Death 12", 2016) Hyperdub 10. A Tribe Called Quest: Dis Generation [w.Busta Rhymes] (We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, 2016) Epic 11. Partli Cloudi: Dark Medication (Two Moron Ever Nose, 2013) Arachnidiscs 12. A

2016 has kept busy as we commemorate the profound influences of Leonard Cohen (1938-2016) and Sharon Jones (1956-2016). We also touch upon some upcoming events, like the Vancouver Big Joy Music Festival and some film screenings. 1. Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows (I'm Your Man, 1988) Columbia 2. Gran Am: Anima (2016) self-released 3. Gran Am: Exercise H8 (2016) self-released 4. Kensington Gore: De Apoteeker (Kensington Gore, 2013) Tinker 5. Kensington Gore: Hyborian Witch (Kensington Gore, 2013) Tinker 6. Jean Jacques Perrey: Gossipo Perpetuo (Mood Indigo, 1970) Vanguard 7. Perrey & Kingsley: Baroque Hoedown (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations, 1967) Vanguard 8. Angel Rada: Panico a Las 5am (Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions of a Latin American Earth: Venezuelan Experimental Rock in the 1970s, 2016) Soul Jazz 9. The Beta Band: Dry the Rain (The Three EPs, 1998) Astralwerks 10. Black Mountain: Line Them All Up (IV, 2016) Jagjaguwar 11. Elka: Fairbeat (Chants, 2016) 1080p 12. Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song (Songs of Leonard

gak spent 10 days in Maui as the world changed substantially. He couldn't predict the future so bear with some Hawaiian influences as travel themes abound. Alfred Newman's score to 1970's Airport & Elmer Bernstein's silly music from 1980's Airport! 1. Cartoon Planet Band: Brak's Hawaiian Vacation (Space Ghost's Surf & Turf, 1998) Rhino 2. Anthony Child: The Chief (Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle: Volume 1, 2015) Editions Mego 3. Leonard Cohen: Democracy (The Future, 1992) Columbia 4. Randy Newman: I'm Dreaming (I'm Dreaming single, 2012) Nonesuch 5. Luke Vibert & BJ Cole: Fly Hawaii (Stop the Panic, 2000) Cooking Vinyl/Law&Auder 6. Blue Hawaii: Get Happy (Get Happy, 2014) self-released 7. No Joy: Hawaii (Ghost Blonde, 2010) Mexican Summer 8. Atomic 7: Hawaii Kai x2 (...Something for the Girl with Everything, 2007) Eleganza 9. Tuns: Mind Over Matter (Tuns, 2016) Royal Mountain 10. Sloan: In the Movies (Pretty Together, 2001) Murderecords 11. The Blue Hawaiians: Quiet Surf (Sway, 1998) Pascal 12. Royal

With the new world order underway, somehow turning Monday into Thursday, gak takes a little vacation, leaving a Boogie Nights profile for you, prerecorded before the earth died screaming. Disco on! 1. Lovage: Ladies Love Chest Rockwell (Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By, 2001) 75 Ark 2. Count Floyd: Treat Her Like a Lady (Count Floyd, 1982) RCA 3. Sound Experience: JP Walk (Boogie Nights 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture, 1976) Capitol 4. Paul: Shine Sweet Freedom (I Love You, 2009) self-released 5. Fluence: Need ur Love (2015) self-released 6. Brian Bennett: Disco Fever (Sunny Sides, 1978) Bruton 7. Bells & Whistles: Toes [G&H, Jozif Let Her Out remix] (Hands EP, 2015) Desert Hearts 8. Shit Robot: We Got a Love [w.Reggie Watts, Paul Woolford dub] (We Got a Love: Paul Woolford Remixes, 2013) DFA 9. Perrey & Kingsley: Carousel of the Planets (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations, 1971) Vanguard 10. Minimal Violence: Girl Talk (Night Gym 12", 2016) 1080p 11. TRS-80: Arnold Palmer (Mr Kickass, 20

October's over, so we break from horror mayhem to the minimal menacing sounds of Nick Cave & Warren Ellis. Those bad seeds get a double dip profile: 2014's Far From Men and 2016's Hell or High Water. 1. Tanya Tagaq: Aorta (Retribution, 2016) Six Shooter 2. Gaps & Spaces: Oration (Synoptic Optiks, 2015) self-released 3. Charles Bradley: Ain't It a Sin (Changes, 2016) Dunham/Daptone 4. Sturgill Simpson: Keep It Between the Lines (A Sailor's Guide to Earth, 2016) Atlantic 5. Chico Arnez: Night Train (The New Sounds of Chico Arnez, 1972) Contour 6. Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm: Rocket 88 (Rocket 88 7", 1951) Chess 7. Pigmeat Markham: Here Comes the Judge (Here Comes the Judge 7", 1968) Chess 8. Marc Ribot: Bataille (Scelsi Morning, 2003) Tzadik 9. Miya Folick: Pet Body (Pet Body single, 2016) self-released 10. Angel Olsen: Shut Up Kiss Me (My Woman, 2016) Jagjaguwar 11. Shooting Guns: Spy in the Sky (Wolfcop OST, 2014) Riding Easy/One Way Static/Cinecoup 12. Wolfcow: Nothing to Forgive (Codie's Rodeo, 2016)

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. Boo! 1. Howard Hallis: Haunted Bela (2007) self-released 2. Secret Pyramid: Move Through Night (Movements of Night, 2013) Students Of Decay 3. L'Anthologie: Station A (Oméga, 2012) Broak 4. Werewolves Beware: Eye Spy (Werewolves Beware EP, 2016) 599182 5. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Photos in the Woods (Stranger Things: Volume 1, 2016) Lakeshore 6. Tangerine Dream: Theme from Stranger Things (2016) self-released 7. Johnny Jewel: The Goddess of Gore [w.Rob Zabrecky] (Lost River OST, 2015) Italians Do It Better 8. Keith Emerson: The Possession (At the Movies, 2014) Castle 9. Marie Davidson: Naive to the Bone (Adieux au Dancefloor, 2016) Cititrax 10. Essaie Pas: Demain est Une Autre Nuit (Demain est Une Autre Nuit, 2016) DFA 11. Disasterpeace: Relay (It Follows OST, 20

Our annual Hallowe'en theme for the month of October continues with one of the creepiest films of all time: 1982's The Thing, directed by John Carpenter and scored by Ennio Morricone. This episode features all instrumental tracks to be that much more unnerving, so beware of your neighbhours as the temperature plunges. 1. Pan Sonic: -25 (Kulma, 1996) Mute/Blast First 2. Pan Sonic: Mutaattori/Mutator (Kesto 234.48:4, 2004) Mute/Blast First 3. Offworld: Extraction (1, 2016) Constellation 4. Wellington Sanipe: Introvert (Lasso, 2016) self-released 5. Antoni Maiovvi & Umberto: Icebox (Law Unit, 2015) Death Waltz Originals 6. Babel: Martialis III (Martialis, 2015) Arachnidiscs 7. Donato Dozzy: Personal Rock (The Loud Silence, 2015) Further 8. Fatima al Qadiri: Blood Moon (Brute, 2016) Hyperdub 9. Corinthian: Suffering (Eurozone Ghost, 2016) Deep Sea Mining Syndicate 10. Noire: The Sound of the Void (The Tracks of the Hunted EP, 2016) self-released 11. Mike Vickers: Homing Nucleus (Happy Machine: Standard Music Lib

Hallowe'en month continues as we get gothic with the songs and score from 1994's The Crow. We remain both arch and subliminal. 1. Chromatics: Ceremony [w.Ida No] (Cherry, 2016) Italians Do It Better 2. Connect_icut: Fading Twice (Crows & Kittiwakes Wheel & Come Again, 2013) Aagoo/REV. Labs 3. The Gothic Archies: Crows (The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2006) Nonesuch 4. Brian Eno & Rick Holland: Breath of Crows (Drums Between the Bells, 2011) Warp 5. Thomas Newman: Crows Klinik (Spectre OST, 2015) Decca 6. Colleen Rennison: My Crow (See the Sky About to Rain, 2014) Black Hen 7. Shelleyan Orphan: Shatter (Century Flower, 1989) Rough Trade/Columbia 8. John McCabe: Fear in the Night (The Hammer Film Music Collection: Volume 2, 1999) GDI 9. Astro Screamer: Deep Haunts (Escapes EP, 2015) self-released 10. Ancient Babes: What Mean Expendable [12" version] (My Cool Music, 2015) self-released 11. Ancient Babes: RIP Maury Garner (My Cool Music, 2015) self-released 12. TRACES: Crystal Cle

As the Vancouver International Film Festival winds down on this Thanksgiving day, October continues with our horror theme by focusing on the ever creepy atonal sounds from the 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Perfect music for carving your harvest meal. 1. John Larroquette: Opening Narration (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre OST, 1974) Assaultmyears 2. Buffalo Daughter: What's the Trouble with My Silver Turkey? (New Rock, 1998) Grand Royal 3. Offworld: Choral Hatch (1, 2016) Constellation 4. Parallel Pyres: Cold Turkey (Horse Year, 2015) self-released 5. Flying Lotus: Turkey Dog Coma (You're Dead!, 2014) Warp 6. Quincy Jones & Jose Feliciano: Ole Turkey Buzzard [instrumental] (MacKenna's Gold OST, 1969) RCA Victor 7. Cibo Matto: Know Your Chicken (Viva! La Woman, 1996) Warner Bros 8. Kero Kero Bonito: Chicken (2015) self-released 9. Moss Harvest: Dusk, Shrouded in Fog (Moments of Inertia, 2015) Aught Void 10. GLOSS: Give Violence a Chance (Trans Day of Revenge EP, 2016) Total Negativity/Nervous Nelly/Pansy Twist

Our annual month of Hallowe'en-inspired music starts up with the black comic musical Little Shop of Horrors, primarily from its 1986 film adaptation. We also continue talking about the Vancouver International Film Festival along with touching upon the return of New Forms Festival. 1. Dead Ghosts: Girl Across the Street (Dead Ghosts, 2010) Burger 2. V Vecker Ensemble: In the Tower [Side A] (In the Tower, 2012) Majorly 3. Crosss: Witching Hour (Obsidian Spectre, 2013) Telephone Explosion 4. Hayden: Stem (Everything I Long For: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2016) Hardwood 5. Hayden: Assignment in Space (Everything I Long For: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2016) Hardwood 6. Vangelis: Sunlight (Rosetta, 2016) Decca 7. RAMZi: Anima [w.Hashman Deejay] (For Haku, 2016) RVNG Intl 8. Pye Corner Audio: Transformative State (Statis, 2016) Ghost Box 9. Kara-Lis Coverdale: Saps /h (Aftertouches, 2015) Sacred Phrases 10. Secret Pyramid: Depths (Movements of Night, 2013) Students Of Decay 11. Untold: Nightmare [original mix] (Night

The 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival starts this Thursday so along with some descriptors of the films in the 35th edition, we profile Jerry Goldsmith's score to the 1997 film LA Confidential, directed and co-written by Curtis Hanson (1945-2016). Let's see what you got, boyo. 1. Dean Martin: Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Powder Your Face With Sunshine 10", 1948) Capitol 2. Force Fields: Fallonsscraph (Subtle Hanky 7", 2014) Noyes 3. Preoccupations: Anxiety (Preoccupations, 2016) Flemish Eye/Jagjaguwar 4. The Stooges: No Fun [original John Cale mix] (The Stooges [Collector's edition], 2010) Elektra 5. Badbadnotgood: Lavender [w.Kaytranada] (IV, 2016) Innovative Leisure/Arts & Crafts 6. Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson: Monster Reveal [from "Lavender"] (Film Music, 2016) self-released 7. Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson: Flight (Never Were the Way She Was, 2015) Constellation 8. Tommy Guerrero: Falling Awake (Soul Food Taqueria, 2003) Mo'wax 9. Andy Shauf: Early to the Party (The Party, 2016) Arts & Craf

Along with the recent Mercury and Polaris Prize winners, there's news of Wawa Ontario, inventor Don Buchla (1937-2016) and the comic actor Gene Wilder (1933-2016). For the latter, we profile music from two of the films he appeared in: 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and 1974's Young Frankenstein. gak also hopes for fencing carnage but is sorely disappointed (but not sore). 1. John Morris: Sting Two (Young Frankenstein OST, 1975) ABC 2. Buckethead: Pure Imagination (Giant Robot, 1994) Sony 3. Sarah Davachi: Praha (Qualities of Bodies Permanent, 2015) Constellation Tatsu 4. Suzanne Ciani: The Fourth Wave "Wind in the Sea" (Seven Waves, 1982) Finnadar/Private Music 5. Alessandro Cortini: Dormiveglia (Risveglio, 2015) Hospital Productions 6. Alessandro Cortini: Rispetto (Risveglio, 2015) Hospital Productions 7. Skepta: Text Me Back (Konnichiwa, 2016) Boys Better Know 8. Blood Orange: High Street [w.Skepta] (Cupid Deluxe, 2013) Domino 9. Para Palabras: Fallout (Landing, 2016) A Person Disguised as Peo

The story of a grieving couple retreating into a forest to mourn a loss and being consumed by nature. 2015's Couple in a Hole is profiled, featuring a score by Bristol's BEAK>. We also talk Victoria's Rifflandia Festival this weekend, the end of summer and plenty of new(ish) music. 1. Prince Buster: One Step Beyond (Al Capone 7", 1964) Blue Beat 2. Donato Dozzy: Techtresor (That Fab, 2016) Spazio Disponibile 3. Badbadnotgood: In Your Eyes [w.Charlotte Day Wilson] (IV, 2016) Innovative Leisure/Arts & Crafts 4. Holy Fuck: Tom Tom (Congrats, 2016) Innovative Leisure/Last Gang 5. Mike & Rich: Eggy Toast (Expert Knob Twiddlers, 2016) Planet Mu 6. Vesuvio Solo: Don't Leave Me in the Dark (Don't Leave Me in the Dark, 2016) Atelier Ciseaux 7. Sigur Ros: Óveður (Óveður single, 2016) XL 8. Kutcorners: Dreamflower (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 9. Lost Creatures: Leave Me Alone (demo, 2016) self-released 10. Loon: Dance (Threads, 2016) self-released 11. The Durutti Column: Sketch for Summer (T

He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) fought in the ring and fought in real life against many misdeeds, so we'll do a simple profile on that complex man, with material from the 1996' documentary When We Were Kings amongst other stuff. 1. Sam Spence & John Facenda: A Season Awaits (The Power and the Glory: Music & Voices of NFL Films, 1998) Tommy Boy 2. Cee Lo Green: Pimps Don't Cry [w.Eva Mendes] (The Other Guys OST, 2010) Columbia 3. Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band: Last Bongo in Belgium (Bongo Rock, 1973) Pride 4. The Go! Team: The Scene Between [w.The London African Gospel Choir] (The Scene Between, 2015) Memphis Industries 5. Sinkane: Omdurman (Mean Love, 2014) City Slang 6. Dick Hyman: Time is Tight (The Age Of Electronicus, 1969) Command 7. Chandra: Subways (Transportation 12", 1980) Go Go 8. The Avalanches: Subways (Wildflower, 2016) Astralwerks 9. The Beastie Boys: Sabrosa (Ill Communication, 1994) Capitol 10. Orlando Gloom: Hang In Life (An Evening with O

Time for the queen of the galaxy as we profile the soundtrack to 1968's scifi romp Barbarella. Along with some influences from the film, there's a look at the forthcoming Victory Square Block Party, presented in part by CITR. 1. Radio Spot 2 (Barbarella OST, 1968) Dynovoice/Stateside 2. Project Pablo & Wolfey: Duatang (Jervis Pump Station 12", 2016) Church 3. Brian Protheroe: Fly Now (Pinball, 1974) Chyrsalis 4. Swim Team: Freedom/Constraint (Freedom/Constraint, 2015) self-released 5. Milk: Standards (Late Bloomer EP, 2016) self-released 6. David Holmes: I Love Art...Really! (Selections From Ocean's Twelve OST promo, 2005) Warner Bros 7. Jody Glenham: Forever the Affair (Dreamer EP, 2014) self-released 8. So Loki: Lil Ma [remix] (Supermanic mixtape, 2016) self-released 9. Money Mark: Use Your Head/Use a Sua Cabeca (Red Hot + Rio, 1996) Verve 10. Kaytranada: Glowed Up [w.Anderson.Paak] (99.9%, 2016) XL 11. Sixto Rodriguez: Jane S Piddy (Cold Fact, 1970) Sussex 12. Peter Bjorn & John: Sitar Folks (Writer's Blo

The Department of Energy would like a word with you in private. Netflix's first season of Stranger Things truly struck a nerve this summer with 1980's nostalgia, so we'll profile Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein's synth-heavy score from the series, along with other sinister sounds from the show. Get your waffles ready. 1. Wooden Wives: Gone with the Wind (Workers! Strike Down These Enemies of Victory, 2015) Sharktooth 2. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Void Beat (Void Beats/Invocation Trex, 2016) Duophonic 3. Black Mountain: Florian Saucer Attack (IV, 2016) Jagjaguwar 4. Flying Saucer Attack: Make Me Dream (Flying Saucer Attack, 1994) FSA/VHF 5. Pye Corner Audio: Bulk Erase (The Black Mist EP, 2014) Front And Follow 6. Amy Casper: Gave You My All (Down by the River EP, 2016) self-released 7. Helena Deland: Baby (Drawing Room, 2016) self-released 8. Ned Milligan: Cotillon Cross (Continental Burns, 2016) Florabelle 9. Dada Centauri: 2C (II, 2013) Unit Structure Sound Recordings 10. Actors: Crosses (Bury me single, 2016) self

Hop aboard the X-1 as we profile JG Thirlwell, some of his work from Foetus along with his score to the Cartoon Network series The Venture Brothers, including music off the recently released 2nd volume. Go Team Venture! 1. Grimes: Medieval Warfare (Suicide Squad OST, 2016) Atlantic/Warner Bros 2. Loner: Crab Park (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 3. Eli Muro: Orphan's Son [w.Meghan Eliza] (Dreamtime Hunter EP, 2014) Jellyfish 4. Akanak: Catch (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 5. Walls: Urals (Urals, 2015) Ecstatic 6. Spurz: Ornate Reflex (2015) Symbols 7. Kuhrye-oo: Air Days [w.Evy Jane] (2014) Uno 8. Paulo J Ferreira Lopes: Eventualidade (Feeze, 2013) Atrito-Afeito 9. VIRE: One After the Other (SURRENDER_EP, 2015) self-released 10. Gold Panda: Brazil (Half of Where You Live, 2013) Ghostly International 11. Ninos du Brasil: Legios de Cupins (Novos Misterios, 2014) Hospital 12. Spliff Jacksun: Emerald Formations (Antiquarianism, 2014) self-released 13. Strongbad & C

A weirder episode than usual as we pay tribute to creator/director Garry Marshall (1934-2016), focusing on his sitcoms from the 1970s: Happy Days and one of its spinoffs, Laverne & Shirley. 1. Jim Haas: Theme from Happy Days (Happy Days OST, 1975) ABC 2. Memoryhouse: Knife in the Water (Soft Hate, 2016) Beko/self-released 3. Project Pablo: Beaubien Dream (Beaubien Dream, 2016) SOBO 4. Zomby x Burial: Sweetz (Sweetz 10", 2016) Hyperdub 5. Le Roi Crocodile: Summer with You (JPN 2006, 2015) self-released 6. Lewis: Summer's Moon (L'Amour, 2014) Light in the Attic 7. Bibio: A Mineral Love (A Mineral Love, 2016) Warp 8. Quilt: Hissing My Plea (Plaza, 2016) Mexican Summer 9. Gerhard Heinz: Cheaters Theme [from "Die Sage des Todes/Bloody Moon"] (Classic Soundtrack Series: Vol 1 & 2, 1981) JMP 10. She-Devils: Come (She-Devils EP, 2015) self-released 11. Esther Grey: Buttermilk (Buttermilk 7", 2013) Label Fantastic/Little Room Labs 12. Anatole: Nova (LA/Tu es Des Notres, 2016) Pantoum/La Palette 13. Renny Wilson: Fasc

With the Rio Olympics starting in a few days, it's time for a biannual tradition with Brazilian music, profiling Luis Bonfa & Antonio Carlos Jobim's groundbreaking score to the 1959 film Black Orpheus. 1. Funk 'n Lata & Ivo Meirelles: Sambadrone (Red Hot & Rio, 1996) Antilles/Verve 2. Tor: Let Me Down (Drum Therapy, 2012) Loci 3. Tim Hecker: Violet Monumental I (Love Streams, 2016) 4AD/Paper Bag 4. Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra: Einojuhani Rautavaara's Symphony No 7, Movement II - Molto Allegro [conductor: Leif Segerstam] (Angel of Light, 1996) Ondine 5. Sarah Neufeld: From Our Animal (The Ridge, 2016) Constellation 6. Kaytranada: Despite the Weather (99.9%, 2016) XL 7. Brazilian Money: Can't Make Up Your Mind (Brazilian Money, 2014) Psychic Handshake 8. The Silver Skeleton Band: Silver Samba (Snake Highs, 2013) self-released 9. Tamba Trio: Tamba (Tamba Trio, 1962) Philips/Fontana 10. Julie Doiron: Can't Make It No More (So Many Days, 2012) Aporia 11. Tough Age: Summer Samba (Tough Age plays Cub's Hot Dog

This episode is to be played at maximum volume. With Pride Week in effect, we got our act together and stitched together a long-overdue profile on Todd Hayne's 1998 glam rock ode Velvet Goldmine, a little late to honour David Bowie but this is for the fans. We also look at the life of Alan Vega (1938-2016) as we don feather boas. 1. Prince: Controversy [single version] (Controversy, 1981) Warner Bros 2. Jeremy Greenspan & Borys: But Wait There's More (But Wait There's More single, 2016) Jiaolong 3. Alan Vega: Speedway (Alan Vega, 1980) PVC/ZE/Celluloid 4. VVV: Red Lights Down (Endless, 1998) Blast First 5. Sunn O))) & Pan Sonic: Che (Che 10", 2009) Blast First Petite 6. Primal Scream: Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne (Diamonds Fur Coat Champagne 10", 2008) Blast First Petite 7. Lydia Lunch: Frankie Teardrop (Frankie Teardrop 10", 2008) Blast First Petite 8. Waxlimbs: Trains (World Makers, 2013) self-released 9. Bruce Springsteen: State Trooper (Nebraska, 1982) Columbia 10. Devon Welsh: Me and Alan Vega (2016) s