Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

gak's back from watching the solar eclipse in Tennessee, so he has a bit of country, leading towards the diverse soundtrack from Robert Altman's 1975 satire Nashville. Vancouver band Palm Oil take over for the first half hour with plenty of punk and hardcore to go along with stories of odd venues for shows and travel tips, leading up to their appearance at this year's Victory Square Block Party. 1. Bob Kulick, Eric Singer & David Glen Eisley: Sweet Victory (Spongebob Squarepants: The Yellow Album, 2005) Nick 2. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Hi-Hats Bring the Hiss (Void Beats/Invocation Trex, 2016) Duophonic 3. Sex Church: Drifter (Flowers, 2015) Limited Appeal 4. Shameover: Already Gone (Shameover demo, 2016) self-released 5. Shameover: Cougar (Shameover demo, 2016) self-released 6. No Goods: Stray (Buzzer 12", 2017) Kingfisher Bluez 7. Daphne: Baby Blue (Love Story of a Starfckr, 2017) self-released 8. Collagen: Horrendous Fucking Nightmare/Erasing Space (#1 Demo 15', 2015) self-released 9. Six Brew Bantha: Th

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has had a playful effect on pop culture, so this summery episode takes on the themes from the original 1960s series, the 2015 film adaptation and other quirky songs tied to that spy agency. 1. The Orb: Little Fluffy Clouds (The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, 1991) Big Life 2. Do Make Say Think: As Far as the Eye Can See (Stubborn Persistent Illusions, 2017) Constellation 3. Swans: Reeling the Liars In (My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, 2010) Young God 4. Beck: Black Tambourine (Guero, 2005) Interscope 5. Keith Mansfield: City Limits (Impact, 1976) KPM 6. case/lang/viers: Blue Fires (case/lang/viers, 2016) Anti- 7. Sean Nicholas Savage: Inner Natural World (Magnificent Fist, 2016) Arbutus 8. Dead Ghosts: Tea Swamp Rumble (Can't Get No, 2013) Burger 9. Sylvan Esso: Die Young (What Now, 2017) Loma Vista 10. Mew: Start (No More Stories EP, 2009) Sony 11. Sianspheric: Childrenrunningthroughovergrowntallgrass (The Sound of the Colour of the Sun, 2001) Sonic Unyon 12. Va

Originally intended to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday but lined up nicely with both BC Day and the end to Pride Week in Vancouver, this episode goes into the weird fringes of a forgotten genre: Canadian disco! Montreal was a hotbed of disco in the late seventies and upon the global collapse, somehow the Canadian sound kept going. Amongst cheery & cheesy songs, we look at music from the 2011 film Funkytown which portrayed the Montreal disco scene. We also have a spaghetti western cover and an instructional piece on skating. Turn on the siren! 1. Suzy Q: Tonight [Rafael Cancian re-edit] (2014) self-released 2. Kébekélektrik: Mirage (Kébekélektrik, 1977) Les Disques Direction 3. France Joli: Come to Me [edit] (Come to Me 12", 1979) TGO/Prelude/Ariola 4. Vera: Take Me to the Bridge (Take Me to the Bridge, 1980) Rio 5. Freddie James: Everybody Get Up and Boogie [instrumental] (Get Up and Boogie, 1979) Unidisc/Warner Bros 6. Pierre Perpall: Oui C'est Dans la Danse (Danser, 1978) Solo 7. Patsy Gallant: Sugar Dad

Let's dip into the vinyl vault with the 2015 Record Store Day treat that is the synth soundtrack to 1980's Shogun Assassin, the weird mish-mash of the first two of the six Japanese films as part of the Lone Wolf and Cub story. 1. GZA: Liquid Swords (Liquid Swords, 1995) Geffen 2. Shogun: Gazing at Your Face Reflecting the Beauty of the Moon (The End, 2013) self-released 3. DJ Shadow: Systematic [w.Nas] (The Mountain Has Fallen EP, 2017) Reconstruction Problems/Mass Appeal 4. A$AP Ferg: Hungry Ham [w.Skrillex & Crystal Caines] (Always Strive and Propser, 2016) A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds/RCA 5. Spliff Jacksun: New Ancient Discoveries (An·ti·quar·i·an·ism, 2014) self-released 6. Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE. (DAMN. 2017) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope 7. Danger Mouse: Chase Me [w.Run The Jewels & Big Boi] (Baby Driver OST, 2017) 30th Century/Columbia 8. DJ Krush: Kemuri (Strictly Turntablized, 1994) Mo'Wax 9. dvsn: Don't Choose (2017) OVO Sound/Warner Bros 10. So Loki: Rebelution (2015) self-released 11. Smileswith

Atmospheres galore as we profile A Winged Victory for the Sullen, a project that features two talents big in the ambient world: Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lids). Primary focus will be on their score to the 2016 French thriller In the Shadow of Iris, amongst other pieces. 1. Bruno Nicolai: The Bloody Iris (Perche Quelle Strane Gocce di Sangue Sul Corpo di Jennifer? Colonna Sonora Originale, 1972) Digitmovies 2. DJDS: Trees on Fire [w.Amber Mark & Marco McKinnis] (Trees on Fire single, 2017) Loma Vista/Concord 3. Autechre: feed1 (elseq 1–5, 2016) Warp 4. Ghostly Kisses: Garden (What You See EP, 2017) self-released 5. Yaeji: Passionfruit [Drake rework] (2017) self-released 6. Robert T: Cirrus 001 (Cirrus, 2015) self-released 7. Chances: Shine (Shine single, 2017) Outloud 8. Stefana Fratila: Dancing (Dancing single, 2017) Young Botanist 9. Pearson Sound: Glass Eye (Pearson Sound, 2015) Hessle Audio 10. You'll Never Get to Heaven: To Be Fair (Images, 2017) Yellow K 11. Joseph Shabason: Aytch

Admist some folky and hardcore vibes, this highly loopy episode looks at some of the scorework from American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. The main focus will be on his soundtrack to the animated TV specials from the 1990s tied to Gary Larson's comic The Far Side. 1. Julian Nott: Wallace & Gromit (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit OST, 2005) Varèse Sarabande 2. Badbadnotgood: Sustain (III, 2014) Innovative Leisure/Pirates Blend 3. Bob Dylan: To Be Alone with You (Nashville Skyline, 1969) Columbia 4. José González: Open Book (Vestiges & Claws, 2015) Mute 5. Elvis Bossa Nova: An American Trilogy (Hi I'm Elvia Bossa Nova! 2009) self-released 6. Alex Cuba: Yo Sé Quién Soy (Lo Único Constante, 2017) Caracol/Fontana North 7. Martha Wainwright: Around the Bend (Goodnight City, 2016) Cadence 8. Andrea Bettger, Kathryn Oraas, Osmond Chiu & Anne-Marie Guedon: Waltz of Wing and Claw [The Raven Conspiracy, 2nd Movement] (Musicworks 126, 2016) Musicworks 9. Waxahatchee: Breathless (Ivy Tripp, 2015) Wichita 10. Angel Olsen: Int

With new material being teased by Nine Inch Nails, it's time to catch up on recent scorework by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Patriots Day and Before the Flood. gak then also accounts for what DIDN'T happen last week. 0. Wayne & Shuster: Frontier Psychiatrist (The Radio Years: The Best of the Best, 2003) Scenario 1. She-Devils: Hey Boy (She-Devils, 2017) Secretly Canadian 2. Loscil: Drained Lake (Monument Builders, 2016) Kranky 3. The Avalanches: Since I Left You [Stereolab remix] (Since I Left You promo, 2001) Modular/XL/Elektra 4. The Avalanches: Livin' Underwater is Somethin' Wild (Wildflower, 2016) Modular/Astralwerks 5. Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier: Teen Tonic (Les Jerks Électroniques de la Messe pour le Temps Présent et Musiques Concrètes pour Maurice Béjart, 1967) Philips 6. Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier: Psyché Rock (Les Jerks Électroniques de la Messe pour le Temps Présent et Musiques Concrètes pour Maurice Béjart, 1967) Philips 7. Liars: Cred Woes (TFCF, 2017) Mute 8. Amon Tobin: Creature 3 (E

In the wake of the recent National Indigenous Day and leading towards the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation, it's high time to tune our ears to the music from our First Nations since they've been around this land for myriads of years. The Indigenous music scene has become very front-of-mind as of late, so we'll have modern selections plus some vintage cuts, all with powerful voices that aren't heard regularly in the mainstream. 1. Miss Christie Lee: Experience (2011) self-released 2. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani: Closed Circuit (FRKWYS Volume 13: Sunergy, 2016) RVNG INTL 3. Mobb Deep: Survival of the Fittest (The Infamous, 1995) Loud/RCA 4. Sunday Brunch: Midsummer Night (Midsummer 12", 1999) Svek 5. Children of Alice: Invocation of a Midsummer Reverie (Children of Alice, 2017) Warp 6. Diana: Born Again (Perpetual Surrender, 2013) Paper Bag/Jagjaguwar 7. !!!: Must Be the Moon (Myth Takes, 2007) Warp 8. Thievery Corporation: Saudade (Saudade, 2014) Eighteenth Street Lounge 9. Thievery Cor

In honour of our chum Adam West (1928-2017), we enter the 1960s world of Batman with music from Neal Hefti & a disguised Sun Ra. We also talk about the ever-delayed Berlin, also previewing some acts in this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival and announce the winner of our Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds giveaway! 1. Neal Hefti: Batman Theme & Intro (Television's Greatest Hits of the '50s & '60s, 1986) TVT 2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Anthrocene (Skeleton Tree, 2016) Bad Seed 3. The McGowan Family Band: What About Batman? (Ruckus, 2003) self-released 4. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Wide Lovely Eyes (Push the Sky Away, 2013) Bad Seed 5. The Bootleggers: Burnin' Hell [w.Nick Cave] (Lawless OST, 2012) Sony Classical 6. Corinthian: New History (Eurozone Ghost, 2016) Deep Sea Mining Syndicate 7. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Life on Mars (Mars: Original Series OST, 2016) Milan 8. Seu Jorge: Life on Mars? (The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, 2006) Hollywood 9. Antibalas: Out with the New, In with the True (Government

A tribute to Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017), the stylish British actor and humanitarian who most famously played James Bond through the 1970s and 1980s. Along with a sample of some of the music from his 007 Bond films, we'll listen to selections from 2 of his television series: The Saint and The Persuaders. 001 Gang Starr: B.Y.S. (Daily Operation, 1992) Chrysalis 002 Craig Aalders: el8dEra 3m (Musicworks 127, 2017) Musicworks 003 Washed Out: Get Lost (Get Lost single, 2017) Stones Throw/Arts & Crafts 004 Eli Muro: Untangling (Untangling single, 2017) 584159 005 Khotin: New Window (New Tab, 2017) self-released 006 Lydia Ainsworth: Ricochet (Darling of the Afterglow, 2017) Arbutus/Bella Union 007 Soft Serve: Pat's Pub Open Blues Jam (Trap Door EP, 2017) 593522 008 Soft Serve: Whisper in the Wind (Trap Door EP, 2017) 593522 009 Moonface & Siinai: Prairie Boy (My Best Human Face, 2016) Jagjaguwar 010 Timber Timbre: Grifting (Sincerely Future Pollution, 2017) City Slang 011 Timber Timbre: Skin Tone (Sincerely Futur

A long overdue memorial to two greats in the Finnish avantgarde music scene: Erkki Kurenniemi (1941-2017) ja Mika Vainio (1963-2017). Both relied on homemade electronics to come up with weird sounds. Vainio was one half of Pan (a) Sonic. We have two scores from Vainio ja Pan Sonic: Mannerlaatta and Atomin Paluu. We also touch upon the upcoming Music Waste festival in Vancouver: June 1-4. 1/ Björk: Headphones [Ø remix] (Telegram, 1997) One Little Indian 2/ Anthéne: Open Air (Permanence, 2016) Cathedral Transmissions 3/ Sarah Davachi: For Voice (All My Circles Run, 2017) Students Of Decay 4/ Sp3ct3rs: Hemiptera (We Lost Our Way, 2016) Dog Park 5/ Big Evil: Electrical Fire (Applebine, 2016) Postmodern 6/ Maneater: Waste (Demos, 2016) self-released 7/ Devours: Freddy Krueger Honeymoon Suite [2016 June 14] (Fishbowl Sessions: Live From CiTR/Discorder 2015/16, 2016) CITR 8/ Tommy Tone: Instrumental (Fax Me a Brain, 2015) Trashtronix 9/ Bing & Ruth: Starwood Choker (No Home of the Mind, 2017) 4AD 10/ Erkki Kurennie

For your Victoria Day episode, we get some rocks out as we tackle the recent news about Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell (1964-2017) with a profile on some of his music from the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles (plus Paul Westerberg's material). We also finally get a long overdue tribute to director Jonathan Demme (1944-2017) along with some of the acts visiting Vancouver this week. 1. LCD Soundsystem: Call the Police (Call the Police/American Dream single, 2017) DFA/Columbia 2. Concubine: Apocalypse Disco (Concubine, 2014) self-released 3. Q Lazzarus: Goodbye Horses (Goodbye Horses single, 1991) All Nations/Garvey 4. Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place [Naive Melody, live] (Stop Making Sense OST: Special New Edition, 1999) Sire/EMI 5. Joanna Brouk: Aurora (Hearing Music, 2016) Numero Group 6. Father John Misty: Pure Comedy (Pure Comedy, 2017) Sub Pop 7. Foxygen: On Lankershim (Hang, 2017) Jagjaguwar 8. Bonobo: Antenna (The North Borders, 2013) Ninja Tune 9. Girlpool: Emily (Before the World was Big, 2015)

With the return of David Lynch's seminal TV series next Sunday, we have so much music tied to Twin Peaks. Amidst covers, influences & news about associated events, profiles will include Angelo Badalamenti's score to the film prequel, 1992's Fire Walk with Me, and Johnny Jewel's possible co-score from his new solo album Windswept. The owls are not what they seem. 1. Too Many Zooz: Flightning (Brasshouse Volume 1: Survival of the Flyest EP, 2014) self-released 2. Sarah Davachi: For Strings (All My Circles Run, 2017) Students of Decay 3. Ginla: Apophenia (Ginla, 2017) Terrible 4. Etherlands: Violet Eye ([untitled], 2016) Cereal Bowl 5. Tornado Wallace: Desperate Pleasures (BIS: 001-020, 2016) Beats in Space 6. Electric Youth: Another Story (Innerworld: Deluxe Edition, 2014) Last Gang 7. Exit Someone: Johnny & Mary ([demo], 2016) self-released 8. Prom Queen: Stranger Peaks (2016) self-released 9. Caity Fisher: Life of the Party (Party Games, 2016) self-released 10. The New Creation: Eternity Ahead (Troubled, 197

Recent travels through Prague allowed me a chance to experience legendary Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi in concert, so in honour of that and Asian Heritage Month, we dive into Studio Ghibli with at least one major Hayao Miyazaki film: 2001's Spirited Away. 1. Flash Palace: Group (Ceiling All, 2014) self-released 2. Tanya Tagaq: Nacreous (Retribution, 2016) Six Shooter 3. Max Richter: Europe, After the Rain (Memoryhouse, 2003) Late Junction/Fatcat 4. Max Richter: The Twins/Prague (Memoryhouse, 2003) Late Junction/Fatcat 5. Brian Eno: Prague (The Shutov Assembly: Expanded, 2014) All Saints 6. Tomas Dvorak: The End/Prague Radio (Machinarium OST, 2009) Amanita Design 7. Hermetic: We Ought to Be in Pictures (Civilized City, 2012) self-released 8. U2: Exit (The Joshua Tree, 1987) Island 9. U2: Race Against Time (The Joshua Tree: Deluxe Edition, 2017) Island/Interscope/Universal 10. Joe Goddard: Home (Electric Lines, 2017) Greco-Roman/Domino 11. Young Galaxy: Stay for Real (2017) Plus1 12. Colin Stetson: In the Cl

gak's back, direct into your earholes, with a long-awaited profile on songwriter/game show producer/host/spy(?) Chuck Barris (1929-2017), subject of George Clooney's directoral debut, 2003's Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. We also have a special live guest in the first hour: Louise Burns! 1. Elmer Bernstein: Mayday (Airplane! OST: Limited Edition, 2009) La-La Land 2. Sébastien Tellier: Mayday (My God is Blue, 2012) Record Makers 3. Mi'ens: Dewey Decibel System (Challenger 10", 2016) Kingfisher Bluez 4. Lydia Ainsworth: Afterglow (Darling of the Afterglow, 2017) Bella Union/Arbutus 5. Future Islands: Beauty of the Road (The Far Field, 2017) 4AD 6. Mort Garson: Walk to Grange Hall (Didn't You Hear? OST, 1970) Custom Fidelity 7. Louise Burns: Who's the Madman (Live at CITR, 2017) CITR ** I MAY HAVE THE SONG ORDER WRONG. IRONY: I WROTE OUT THEIR SETLIST 8. Louise Burns: Downtown Lights (Live at CITR, 2017) CITR 9. Louise Burns: Pharaoh (Live at CITR, 2017) CITR 10. Louise Burns: Strange Weather (Live at CITR,

gak had a last minute business trip to Europe arise, so he's mixed and matched a few plans together and opted for a profile on British/German composer Max Richter and his eclectic mix of electroacoustic and neo-classical music, including some film score work. Happy belated Easter! 1. TOPS: Petals (Sugar at the Gate, 2017) Arbutus 2. Fatima Yamaha: What's a Girl to Do (A Girl Between Two Worlds 12", 2015) D1 3. Goldfrapp: Anymore (Silver Eye, 2017) Mute 4. Ramzi: Phobiza (Phobiza "Dia": Volume 1 [12"], 2016) Total Stasis 5. Giorgio Moroder: Chase [Theatre of Delays remix] (2012) self-released 6. Dirty Projectors: Keep Your Name (Dirty Projectors, 2017) Domino 7. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Sad Turtles (Double Happiness OST, 1996) Malofilm 8. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Burnt (Double Happiness OST, 1996) Malofilm 9. Franco Micalizzi: Running to the Airport (Violence: Colonna Sonora Originale Tratta Dal Film, 1977) Cometa Edizioni Musicali 10. Jon and Roy: Moonrise (By My Side, 2014) self-released 11.

Lining up almost nicely with the 37th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Apollo 13 mission, we listen to selections from James Horner's score to the 1995 film adaptation. Amongst its stars was actor Bill Paxton (1955-2017), who was also active in music. We also pay tribute to Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930-2017) and one of his most important instruments, the TR-808. 1. Bruce Haack: Mara's Moon (The Electronic Album for Children, 1969) Dimension 5/King/Mississippi 2. Hashim: Al-Naafiysh/The Soul (Al-Naafiysh 12", 1983) Cutting 3. Cybotron: Clear (Enter, 1983) Fantasy 4. A Guy Called Gerald: Voodoo Ray [Original 12" mix] (Voodoo Ray 12", 1988) Rham!/Warlock 5. Charanjit Singh: Raga Bhairavi (Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, 1983) His Master's Voice/Bombay Connection 6. DMX Krew: End of the Night (Nu Romantix, 1998) Rephlex 7. Addison Groove: Footcrab (Footcrab 12", 2010) Swamp 81 8. Walton: 808 Vybzin (Walton EP, 2011) Hyperdub 9. Junior Boys: C'mon Baby (Big Black Coat, 2016) City Slang 10. T

In light of recent news, we preempt previous plans and give a long tribute to composer Alessandro Alessandroni (1925-2017). We'll cover a lot of his scores for film & TV, along with collaborations with other legends of the Italian soundtrack industry. 1. The Mighty Bop: Thème 357 (La Yellow 357, 1996) Yellow Productions 2. New Fries: JZ III [Absolutely Free remix] (2017) XLR8R 3. Aldous Harding: Horizon (Party, 2017) 4AD/Flying Nun 4. Whitney: No Woman (Light Upon the Lake, 2016) Secretly Canadian 5. Bill Frisell: Brother (Nashville, 1997) Elektra/Nonesuch 6. Dengue Fever: Cardboard Castles (The Deepest Lake, 2015) Tuk Tuk 7. River Tiber: Green in Blue (Indigo, 2016) self-released 8. Lesley Barber: Manchester Minimalist Piano & Strings (Manchester by the Sea OST, 2016) Milan 9. Persons: Whole New Life (Persons, 2016) HAVN 10. Ramzi: Male Heya (Phobiza "Noite" Volume 2, 2017) Mood Hut 11. Mark Templeton & Kyle Armstrong: Side B [excerpt] (Extensions, 2014) Graphical 12. Mitski: Thursday Girl (Puberty 2, 2016)

Continuing with a recent political thread, I finally found a copy of David Shire's minimalist score to the 1976 political film All the President's Men, which follows the Watergate break-in to President Nixon's fall. Thoughts of spring are also shared in this prerecorded episode. 1. Tinariwen: Ténéré Tàqqàl (Elwan, 2017) Anti- 2. Cruel Boyz: Umeqo Emagqomini [dub mix] (Gqom Oh! The Sound of Durban: Volume 1, 2016) Gqom Oh! 3. Earth Boys: Spring Fling (Welcome 2 Earth 12", 2015) 1080p 4. Biosphere: Spring Fever (Touch 25, 2006) Touch 5. Edd Kalehoff: Spring Waltz (The Price is Right Music Library, 1976) Score Productions 6. Late Spring: It is My Bod (Invisible, 2016) Agony Klub 7. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Dewy Drops of Spring (Dim the Lights Chill the Ham, 2016) Yep Roc 8. Tom Waits: You Can Never Hold Back Spring (Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, 2006) Anti- 9. Cherushii: Spring Fever (Nobody's Fool EP, 2015) self-released 10. Children of Alice: The Harbinger of Spring (Children of Alice, 2017) W

With our present dystopia slowly unfolding, it's high time to look into the film adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, which features 2 scores - one by the Eurythmics and another by Dominic Muldowney. We also cover Chuck Berry (1926-2017) and cats. Fundrive 2017 continues on, though the phone are now silent, so please donate online: www.citr.ca/donate ONE. Dominic Muldowney: Was There Ever a Time (Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Music of Oceania, 1999) Airstrip One Company 2. Killing Joke: Eighties (Night Time, 1985) EG 3. Project Pablo & Wolfey: Jervis Pump Station (Jervis Pump Station EP, 2016) Church 4. Chuck Berry: Club Nitty Gritty (Club Nitty Gritty 7", 1966) Mercury 5. Chuck Berry: You Can Never Tell (St Louis to Liverpool, 1964) Chess 6. Mi'ens: Ja Baar (Challenger 10", 2016) Kingfisher Bluez 7. Japandroids: No Known Drink or Drug (Near to the Wild Heart of Life, 2017) Anti-/Arts & Crafts 8. Muddy Waters: Tom Cat (Electric Mud, 1968) Cadet Concept/Chess NINE. Pulsar Music Ltd: Cat Theme (Stroboscopica Volume