Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

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 Effects 2. Loscil: Equivalent 2 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky 3. Dead Quiet: The Sorceress (Artoffact Records Sampler, 2019) Artoffact 4. Black Mountain: High Rise (Destroyer, 2019) Jagjaguwar 5. Elobrian Sunrise: With You (SVMMER SVN: Volvme 7, 2019) Svnset Waves 6. Owen Pallett: Chorale (In Conflict, 2014) Domino/Secret City 7. Lissie: Everywhere I Go (Why You Runnin' EP, 2009) Fat Possum 8. Wilson Tanner: My Gull (II, 2019) Efficient Space 9. Megamall: First Floor Apartment (Demos, 2019) self-released 10. Nice Apple: Are You Still There (This Time Nice Apple is Au

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/Pantera 2. Project Pablo: Low Wings (Low Wings EP, 2018) Verdicchio 3. Bon Iver: Sh'Diah (i,i 2019) Jagjaguwar 4. Roxy Music: Main Thing (Avalon, 1982) EG/Polydor 5. Bonus Points: Jet Skis & Gelato (2018) self-released 6. Rick Ross: Summer Reign [w.Summer Walker] (Port of Miami 2, 2019) Epic/Maybach 7. Beatchild & The Slakadeliqs: The Only Difference [Dirty Soul mix, w.Justin Nozuka] (The Only Difference single, 2019) BBE 8. Sleep: The Sciences (The Sciences, 2018) Third Man 9. Blanck Mass: House vs. House (Animated Violence Mild, 2019) Sacred Bones 10. Electric Youth: Arawa (Memory Emotion, 2

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) Atlantic 2. Nick Storring: Nothing Seems to Rhyme (Gardens, 2014) Scissor Tail 3. The National: Quiet Light [w.Eve Owen] (I Am Easy to Find, 2019) 4AD 4. Orville Peck: Roses are Failing (Pony, 2019) Sub Pop 5. Dixie's Death Pool: Coco Dame (Twilight, Sound Mountain, 2017) Leisure Thief 6. Tonk: Silt (2019) self-released 7. Sylvia Wrath: Dog Song (2019) self-released 8. Luvoon: Pineapple (Lonely God, 2019) self-released 9. Biawanna: Take You Back (2018) self-released 10. Michel Colombier: Sunday (Michel Colombier, 1979) Chrysalis 11. Jay Som: Superbike (Anak Ko, 2019) Polyvinyl 12. Vivian Girls: Damaged (Vivian Girls, 2008) Mauled by Tigers 13. Bogdan Raczynski: 220 s3d (Rave 'till You C

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) Jiaolong 2. C.Diab: Young Hums (Beacons, 2014) self-released 3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Bosses Hang (Luciferian Towers, 2017) Constellation 4. Teen Daze: Perfect Day for a Swim (SVMMER SVN: Volume 7, 2018) SVNSET WAVES 5. Chris-a-Riffic: I Was Around Before Any of You Were Born (Treats, 2019) self-released 6. Snail Mail: Heat Wave (Lush, 2018) Matador 7. Bonus Points: Nine to Five (Eventide, 2018) self-released 8. HMLT: Lost [w.Kei-Li] (Need You, 2019) Urbnet 9. Doomsquad: Aimless (Let Yourself Be Seen, 2019) Bella Union 10. Cassius: Summer (Dreams, 2019) Caroline 11. Lizzo: Boys (Boys sing

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/Columbia 2. Segue: Deep Current (The Island, 2019) Silent Season 3. Potatohead People: Single Life [w.Bunnie] (2019) Bastard Jazz 4. Jody Glenham: War on This World (2019) self-released 5. The Meters: Funky Miracle (Look-Ka Py Py, 1969) Josie 6. The Meters: Look-Ka Py Py (Look-Ka Py Py, 1969) Josie 7. The Neville Brothers: Voodoo (Yellow Moon, 1989) A&M 8. The Meters: Here Comes the Meter Man (The Meters, 1969) Josie 9. Purple Mountains: All My Happiness is Gone (Purple Mountains, 2019) Drag City 10. Silver Jews: Trains Across the Sea (Live on WFMU, 2008) WFMU 11. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Riparian (2016) Western Vinyl 12. Colte

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) 4AD 2. Vangelis: Wounded Animals (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination: Definitive Edition, 1982) Tyrell 3. Vangelis: Roy Pushes a Nail through His Hand (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination [Japanese tracks], 1982) Tyrell 4. Vangelis: Tears in Rain [w.Rutger Hauer] (Blade Runner OST, 1994) EastWest/Atlantic 5. Vangelis: The Prodigal Son Brings Death (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination: Definitive Edition, 1982) Tyrell 6. Holly Herndon: Crawler (Proto, 2019) 4AD 7. Childish Gambino: Summertime Magic (Summer Pack EP, 2018) Wolf+Rothstein/Liberator Music/RCA 8. Bonus Points: Summer Romance (Lost i

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/Mercury 2. 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 Whammy 4. Kylie V: Strathcona (Lotus Eater, 2018) self-released 5. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Old Melody (Keyboard Fantasies, 2017) Invisible City/Seance Centre 6. Non La: Yr Man (Demos, 2019) self-released 7. The Trolls: Power Strangers (Treasure Mountain EP, 2017) self-released 8. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Exit from Vince Lombardi High School (Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham, 1991) Jet Pac/Cargo 9. Biawanna: Chances [w.Des Hume] (2019) self-rel

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/EMI 2. Loscil: Iona (Sea Island, 2014) Kranky 3. Karen O & Danger Mouse: Turn the Light (Lux Prima, 2019) 30th Century/BMG 4. Economics: Deviations (The Wastes, 2014) self-released 5. La Tromba: Calaba Calabao (La Tromba, 1982) Producciones Fonograficas Felito 6. Spectres: Daniel (Utopia, 2019) Artoffact 7. Slight: Spirit School (Spirit School/Tasting, 2014) self-released 8. 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 Child 10. BEA1991: I See Trouble (Brand New Adult, 2019) self-released 11. Carmen Villain: Observable Future (Both Lines Will Be Blue, 2019) Smalltown Supersound 12. Lea Bertucci: De

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) Parlophone 2. 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 & Crafts 4. Moon: One Thousand Natural Shocks (Moon, 2014) Bruised Tongue 5. Steve Dawson: Bugscuffle (Lucky Hand, 2018) Factor 6. Supermoon: Night Division (Playland, 2016) Mint 7. Kellarissa: Satellites are Spinning (Moon of Neptune, 2011) Mint 8. Moonwood: Olympus Monsters (Trans Martian Express, 201

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) XL II. Sarah Davachi: Perfumes II (Pale Bloom, 2019) W.25th III. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Crime Pays (Bandana, 2019) ESGN/Keep Cool/Madlib Invazion/RCA IV. Sault: Let Me Go (5, 2019) Forever Living Originals V. Quantic: Orquídea [w.Sly5thAve] (Atlantic Oscillations, 2019) Tru Thoughts VI. Squid: Houseplants (2019) Practise Music VII. Mannequin Pussy: Drunk II (Patience, 2019) Epitaph VIII. Emil Richards: Ruby [July] (New Sound Element "Stones", 1967) UNI IX. Possum: The Hills (Space Grade Assembly, 2019) Garment District X. Black Mountain: Horns Arising (Destroyer, 2019) Jagjaguwar XI. Window: Ytopi [w.Temple Volant] (Strands/Immersed, 2014) Crash Symbols XII. Jons: Shor

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) CITR 3. Hey Ocean! Big Blue Wave (Is, 2013) Nettwerk 4. Devours: Amethyst (Dignity mixtape, 2013) self-released 5. Zak: Roulette Russe (Zak, 1979) Disques Intérim 6. Necking: Daddy Issues (Meditation Tape, 2017) self-released 7. Partner: Angels from Ontario (In Search of Lost Time, 2017) You've Changed 8. Ramzi: Crépuscule (Houti Kush, 2015) 1080p 9. Jo Passed: Rage (Out EP, 2016) self-released 10. Kappa Chow: Jump (Kappa Chow, 2016) Big Tomato 11. Kid Koala & Money Mark: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Funkungfusion, 1998) Ninja Tune 12. Lydia Ainsworth: Can You Find Her Place (Phantom Forest, 2019) self

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) Caroline 2. Motorbass: Ezio (Pansoul, 1996) Different/PIAS France 3. Cassius: La Mouche (1999, 1999) Virgin 4. Wayne Shorter: Oriental Folk Song [La Funk Mob remix] (Blue Note Revisited, 2004) Blue Note 5. La Chatte Rouge: Affaires a Faire/Bargains Galore (Super Discount, 1997) Disques Solid/Different 6. Cat Power: Cherokee (Sun, 2012) Matador 7. Hot Chip: No God (A Bath Full of Ecstasy, 2019) Domino 8. Digitalism: Zdarlight (Zdarlight single, 2005) Kitsuné/Virgin 9. Mamarudegyal: Puttin' On (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 10. Lucinda Williams: Lake Charles (Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998) Mercury 11. I-LP-ON: Poble Dub (Äänet, 2018) Editions Mego 12. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turr

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 Canada 2. John Williams: Theme from Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park OST, 1991) MCA 3. Kardinal Offishall: Raptors Playoff Anthem (2019) self-released 4. General Genius: Raptorfoot (2019) self-released 5. Sarah Davachi: Perfumes III (Pale Bloom, 2019) W.25th 6. Snotty Nose Rez Kids: The Warriors (Tiny House Warriors: Volume 1, 2018) Tiny House Warriors 7. Wu-Tang Clan: Protect Ya Neck [bloody version] (Legend of the Wu-Tang, 2004) BMG Heritage 8. El Michels Affair: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' to Fuck Wit (Return to the 37th Chamber, 2017) Big Crown 9. Jamila Woods: Sun Ra [w.theMIND & Jasminfire] (Legac

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-released 2. Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld: The Sun Roars into View (Never Were the Way She Was, 2015) Constellation 3. Dumb: Columbo (Club Nites, 2019) Mint 4. Girlsnails: Bovine Eclipse (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 5. Vainio & Vigroux: Le Souterrain (Peau Froide Léger Soleil, 2015) Cosmo Rhythmatic 6. L7: Riding with a Movie Star (Hungry for Stink, 1994) Slash/Reprise 7. Palm Oil: Mr Moneybags (Last Time, 2019) self-released 8. The Budos Band: Spider Web, Pt. 1 (V, 2019) Daptone 9. Jayda G: Unifying the Centre [Abstract] (Significant Changes, 2019) Ninja Tune 10. Biawanna: Care (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 11. Qasim Naqvi: Mrs 2E (Teenages, 2019) Erased

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 Better 2. Annie Lennox: Parnassius Apollo (Lepidoptera EP, 2019) self-released 3. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 4. Garbage Dreams: Backlash (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 5. Dimir Standard: Thoughtseize (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 6. Primp: Outside (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 7. Debt: Popular Music (Music Waste 25 Sampler Pack, 2019) Music Waste 8. Piero Umiliani: Discomania [Lele Sacchi re-edit] (2018) XLR8R 9. Operators: Days (Radiant Dawn, 2019) Last Gang 10. Pat Lok: Mar Vista (Hold On Let Go, 2017) Maison Kitsuné 11. Takashi Kokubo: A Dre

With a Criterion remaster out imminently, it's time to get back into the world of David Lynch and his first collaboration with composer Angelo Badalamenti for the 1986 classic Blue Velvet. 1. Yu Su: Little Birds, Moonbath [w.Michelle Helene Mackenzie] (Roll with the Punches EP, 2019) Second Circle 2. Project Pablo: Without Knowing (Low Wings EP, 2018) Verdicchio Music Publishing 3. Jon Spencer: Trash Can (Spencer Sings the Hits! 2018) In the Red/Shove 4. Priests: YouTube Sartre (The Seduction of Kansas, 2019) Sister Polygon 5. The Huaraches: Breakfast of Challengers (Curl Up with the Huaraches, 2018) Huarecords 6. TV Sets: Your Voice on Tape (2019) self-released 7. Men I Trust: Norton Commander/All We Need (2019) self-released 8. Benjamin Fröhlich: How Much are They (Lagasta: 10 Year Anniversary Compilation, 2019) Lagasta 9. Efrim Manuel Menuck & Kevin Doria: We Will (...are Sing Sinck Sing, 2019) Constellation 10. Esther Grey: Night Calls (Buttermilk 7", 2013) Little Room Labs/Label Fantastic! 11. Nine Inch

For your Victoria Day programming, we offer James Holden's electronic score to the recent documentary A Cambodian Spring -- a story about a protest against eviction and the destruction of a lake in Phnom Penh. 1. RIAA: Holiday Inn Cambodia (Sounds for the Sun-Set, 2005) self-released 2. Marja Ahti: Coastal Inversion (Vegetal Negatives, 2019) Hallow Ground 3. Death: You're a Prisoner (For the Whole World to See, 2009) Drag City 4. Pan Sonic & Keiji Haino: I Wonder If We Have Become Wiser than Gods by Making Worse What Already is (In the Studio, 2010) Blast First Petite 5. Keiji Haino: Tozakariwashinai (Tokyo Flashback PSF: Psychedelic Speed Freaks, 2019) Black Editions 6. Only a Visitor: Technicolour Education (Technicolour Education, 2018) self-released 7. Odonis Odonis: Eraser (No Pop, 2017) Telephone Explosion 8. Plaid: Maru (Maru/Recall single, 2019) Warp 9. Chevalier Avant Garde: Young (Psych Pop 2, 2014) Optical Sounds 10. Joni Void: Non-Dit [w.N Nao] (Mise en Abyme, 2019) Constellation 11. Canada Effer

In honour of the director John Singleton (1968-2019), the back half of this episode will go hip hop as we profile music from his two biggest films: 1991's Boyz N the Hood and 1993's Poetic Justice. The front half covers the usual mish-mash of new tunes and people playing music live in front of other people. 1. Grey Reverend & The Cinematic Orchestra: Zero One/This Fantasy (To Believe, 2019) Ninja Tune/Domino 2. Kara-Lis Coverdale: Moments in Love (Grafts 12", 2017) Boomkat 3. Black Mountain: Licensed to Drive (Destroyer, 2019) Jagjaguwar 4. Neil Young: Are You Ready for the Country? (Harvest, 1972) Reprise 5. Project Pablo: Just a Thought (Come to Canada You Will Like It, 2018) Verdicchio Music Publishing 6. Julia Jacklin: Body (Crushing, 2019) Polyvinyl 7. Weyes Blood: A Lot's Gonna Change (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop 8. Teen Daze: Drifts (Bioluminescence, 2019) Flora 9. Jock Tears: Bad Boyz (Bad Boys, 2018) Inky 10. Apollo Ghosts: Late Night Chinese Restaurants (Hastings Sunrise, 2008) self-released 11.

To pay tribute to the actor Bruno Ganz (1941-2019), it's high time to profile a favourite film he appears in: Wim Wender's 1987 classic Wings of Desire. Score by Jürgen Knieper & music from a lot of the then-Berlin scene. gak also wails on behalf of Peter Mayhew (1944-2019). Punch it Chewie! 1. Minimal Violence: InDreams (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune 2. Sarah Davachi: Untitled [live in Portland] (LateNightTales: Floating Points, 2019) LateNightTales 3. Toolshed: Wookie Boots (Relapse, 2007) Dehsloot 4. Supergenius: Let the Wookie Win (Star Wars Breakbeats, 1998) Suckadelic 5. John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra: Wookie Prisoner/Detention Block Ambush (Star Wars: A New Hope OST, 1997) Sony Classical 6. Teen Daze: Spring (Bioluminescence, 2019) Flora 7. Stereolab: French Disco [demo] (Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic/Warp 8. Children of Alice: Rite of the Maypole/An Unruly Procession (Children of Alice, 2017) Warp 9. Tallies: Beat the

gak's back as he profiles the directory Stanley Donen (1924-2019). Primary focus will be on his 1963 film Charade, scored by the legendary Henry Mancini, but we'll have songs from musicals On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Damn Yankees! gak also momentarily thinks he's a preacher, repeatedly. Now open up your hymnal. 1. Sound Ideas: French City Ambience with Notre Dame Cathedral Bells Ringing Out (France Sound Effects, 2014) Hot Ideas 2. Paul Kandel & Chorus: The Bells of Notre Dame [reprise] (The Hunchback of Notre Dame OST, 1996) Walt Disney 3. Olivier Latry: JS Bach's Fantasie G-Moll [BWV 542] (Bach to the Future, 2019) La Dolce Volta 4. Aldous Harding: Fixture Picture (Designer, 2019) 4AD/Flying Nun 5. Weyes Blood: Movies (Titanic Rising, 2019) Sub Pop 6. The Wonderland Philharmonic: Assassin with Son (Shogun Assassin OST, 1980) Baby Cart 7. Partner: Fun for Everyone [Minions] (Saturday the 14th EP, 2019) You've Changed 8. Broken Social Scene: Boyfriends (Let's Try th