Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

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

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] (J

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. H

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)

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.

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 Pro

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) Jell

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 "autobiographical" film 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 O

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

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) Earsa

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. L

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) Ipec

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 Tilto

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 Li

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] (

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: Dea

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 some Polaris Prize nominee catch-up -- along with a Waiting for Godot moment for a winner that happened well after airtime -- recent Emmy news and other things going wrong around the world in this dense episode. Giddy up, go pony! Regular podcast subscribers: yes, there are 2 missing episodes based on numbering. The station logging server ran out of memory and the appropriate people who regularly look at it were away so down the road, expect a hybridized Ep. 615 + 616 fusion that tries to replicate both chaotic transmissions. What you hear! 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 C

In honour of director Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022), we'll profile music from two of his best known films: 1981's Das Boot and 1984's The Neverending Story. We also survey what's left of August as school starts to return. [Podcasts are currently unavailable so bear with us until the server can sort itself out.] 1. Gaten Matarazzo: Never Ending Story (Stranger Things 3: Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series, 2019) Lakeshore/Invada 2. Kuma: Spahn (Buy the Tools You Need with Time, 2022) self-released 3. Q Lazzarus: Goodbye Horses (2013) All Nations/Garvey 4. Yves Tumor: Jackie (The Asymptotical World EP, 2021) Warp 5. Moat Bells: Missed Cues (Forest City Series: Volume 5, 2022) A Person Disguised as People 6. Kamikaze Nurse: Never Better (Stimuloso, 2022) Mint 7. Megamall: Two Faced [live] (Fishbowl Sessions: Live from CITR/Discorder, 2020) CITR 8. Light Blending In: Fire & Air (2022) self-released 9. Shad: Work [w.Skratch Bastid] (TAO, 2021) Secret City 10. Ouri: Fonction Naturelle (Frame of

This week, we profile Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough's score to Robert Egger's Viking-inspired 2022 film The Northman. MP3 forthcoming, pending a good old fashioned podcast server technical investigation. 1. Folklore ensemble of the village of Krivonosovka: Picking Berries in the Forest [Summer Berry Picking song] (Ukrainian Music: Anthology of Folk Music, 2011) Melodiya 2. Biosphere: Transfigured Express (Shortwave Memories, 2022) Biophon 3. Four Tops: Standing in the Shadows of Love (Reach Out, 1967) Motown 4. Lamont Dozier: The Picture Will Never Change (Love and Beauty, 1974) Invictus 5. Lamont Dozier: Blue Sky and Silver Bird (Black Bach, 1974) ABC 6. Teenage Head: Bonerack (Hard Core Logo, 1996) BMG Music 7. Mdou Moctar: Chismiten (Afrique Victime, 2021) Matador 8. Allumette: Cuvette (Auberge du Soufre, 2018) self-released 9. Warpaint: Champion (Radiate Like This, 2022) Virgin 10. Lido Pimienta: Para Transcribir [Sol] (Miss Colombia, 2020) Anti- 11. Alessandro Cortini: Corri (Scuro

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. And is there a weird crackle in the audio? Also yes and also sigh. Technology isn't infallible but people are looking into the latter; I have to find rarer and rarer iPods since I don't trust modern things that rely on streaming. [NOT A HAIKU] 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: Diamon