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Composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) led a long life in jazz but he touched at least upon one film score: 1992's Glengarry Glen Ross. Amidst some sax, we run amok across various genres, like we normally do. 1. Funkadelic: I Wanna Know if It's Good to You? (Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow, 1970) Westbound 2. Booker T & the MGs: Melting Pot (Melting Pot, 1971) Stax 3. The Ex-Boyfriends: Pushing the Darkness (Painless Bleeding, 2003) Catch & Release 4. The Saints: Know Your Product (Eternally Yours, 1978) Harvest/Sire 5. Earl Hooker: Two Bugs in a Rug (The Genius of Earl Hooker, 1967) Cuca 6. Tennis: Let's Make a Mistake Tonight (Pollen, 2023) Mututall Detrimental 7. Tei Shi: Grip (Bad Premonition EP, 2022) The Orchard 8. John Schroeder: Theme from Rififi (Gangster Movie Vibrations, 1972) Polydor 9. They Might be Giants: If Day for Winnipeg (Book, 2021) Idlewild 10. Dawn Pemberton: Don't Waste Your Time (Say Somethin', 2014) Do Right! Music 11. Walter Wanderley: Kee-Ka-Roo

Composer Gerald Fried (1928-2023) had a long, diverse career in music; tackling both film & television. In his honour, we'll tackle as much as we can with a focus mostly on his soundtrack to the 1977 miniseries Roots. Beware the Pon Farr. 1. Operating Theatre: Spring is Coming with a Strawberry in the Mouth (Spring is Coming with a Strawberry in the Mouth/Rapid Eye Movements, 2023) Allchival 2. Squid in Chains: Spring Will Come (Sirens of Kyiv [remastered], 2022) Earsay 3. Braxe & Falcon: Step by Step [w.Panda Bear] (Step by Step EP, 2022) Smugglers Way 4. Gorillaz: New Gold [w.Tame Impala & Booty Brown] (Cracker Island, 2023) Parlophone 5. rRoxymore: Fragmented Dreams (Perpetual Now, 2022) Smalltown Supersound 6. The Chemical Brothers: No Reason (2023) EMI/Virgin 7. Second Layer: Courts or Wars (Flesh as Property EP, 1979) Tortch 8. Mi'ens: Nu11 Set (Future Child, 2020) Kill Rock Stars 9. Die Mannequin: Orson Wells + 2012 (Hard Core Logo II OST, 2011) Warner 10. [dialogue] Shotgun a Few Beers (FU

Spring in North America means baseball! As the major league season starts and the minor leagues do so later this week, we'll look at music from the various adaptations of A League of Our Own: the 1992 film and the 2022 series. The Exploding Head Sports Desk interrupted a few times amidst other sports talk. 1. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Taiso (Technodelic, 2019) Alfa 2. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Participation Mystique (B-2 Unit, 1980) Alfa 3. Musica Intima, Ariel Barnes & Owen Underhill: Jocelyn Morlock's Exaudi (Into Light, 2010) ATMA Classique 4 . Gabor Szabo: Serena (Femme Fatale, 1981) Hungaroton/Mambo 5. 100 gecs: 757 (10 000 Gecs, 2023) Atlantic/Big Beat 6. Fucked Up: Broken Little Boys (One Day, 2023) Merge/One Day 7. Vince Guaraldi: At the Store (It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! 1974) High Top 8. Poolblood: Twinkie (Mole, 2023) Next Door 9. Co-op: Notional Joyride (Reward System, 2023) self-released 10. Plains Apparition: Shelving the Doubt (Late to the Afterthoughts, 2023) Dorveille 11. Comment

In light of radio station business happening at the same time as airtime, we'll have a pre-recorded episode that marks Part 10 of our all-ambient series, featuring recent ambient works and rereleases. 1. Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau: Dusk Bells (Valo Siroutuu, 2022) Beacon Sound 2. Roman Angelos: Foghorns (Music for Underwater Supermarkets, 2022) Happy Robot/Cargo 3. Bryozone: Ambiency (Eye of Delirious, 2023) Muscut 4. Nico Georis: A Rainbow in Curved Air (A Rainbow in Curved Air, 2022) Spiritual Pajamas 5. prOphecy Sun: Sanctuary Lullaby (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 6. Michael Red: Respect [Buffalo] (Gateways, 2022) Hotham Sound 7. Kuma: This is What Happens at the End of Time (Buy the Tools You Need with Time, 2022) self-released 8. Afternoon Bike Ride: Musubi (Glossover, 2023) Friends of Friends 9. Anthony Tan: Endlessnessnessness (Susurrus, 2023) Gengseng 10. Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti: A Calm & Elegant Utopia (Music for a Cosmic Garden, 2023) WRWTFWW 11. PJS: Pyramids [Labyrinths] (Time? 20

As noted earlier, the songwriter Burt Bachrach (1928-2023) passed away, so we'll dip our toes in some of his famous songs from films such as Casino Royale, Arthur and others, ranging from covers to Broadway bits. This show becomes more easy listening as it goes; this is not by design. 01. Chaim Topol & John Williams: If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 02. Sarah Davachi: Hall of Mirrors (Two Sisters, 2022) Late Music 03. Napoleon XIV: They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! (They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!, 1966) Warner Bros 04. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns: Don't You Just Know It [glitchy] (Rocking Pneumonia, 1957) Grand Prix 05. Park Jiha: Nightfall Dancer (The Gleam, 2022) Tak:til/Glitterbeat 06. Bobby Caldwell: Never Give Up (Night of the Comet OST, 1984) Macola 07. Pointer Sisters: Slow Hand (Black & White, 1981) Planet/RCA 08. Richard "Groove" Holmes: Red Onion (New Groove, 1974) Groove Merchant 09. Weyes Blood: God Tu

Oscar season is over, so as we pay tribute to the big winners from the 95th Academy Awards handed out last night, we profile some of Hildur Guðnadóttir's ineligible yet impressive music from the 2022 film Tár. Here are the winners for Best Original Playlist: 1. John Williams: Timpani Fanfare (Fiddler on the Roof OST: 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition, 2021) La-La Land 2. Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bhairava: Naatu Naatu [w.MM Keeravani] (RRR OST, 2022) Super Cassette Industries/Lahari 3. Laraaji & Badbadnotgood: Unfolding [Momentum 73, Ron Trent remix] (2022) XL/Innovative Leisure 4. Son Lux: Evelyn All at Once (Everything Everywhere All at Once OST, 2022) A24 5. Volker Bertelmann: Last Combat (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 6. Volker Bertelmann: All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front OST, 2022) Netflix 7. Devo: Supercop (Supercop OST, 1996) Interscope 8. Kiefer & Braxton Cook: U Already Know (U Already Know EP, 2022) Stones Throw 9. Angelo Badalamenti: The

For Week 6 of our annual Oscars profile, this pre-recorded episode focuses on the nominees for Best Original Song. We'll hear songs from the films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tell It Like a Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, RRR and Everything Everywhere All at Once. We'll also hear some songs that missed the cut whilst gak celebrates some birthday or other from far away. 1. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Happy Birthday (Smile OST, 2022) Paramount 2. Neil Young: Old Man [live] (Harvest: 50th Anniversary Edition, 1972) Reprise 3. Josefin Runsteen: Banyan, Scene V - Air (Hana: Three Bodies OST, 2021) Pacaya 4. tomandandy: Opening (47 Metres Down OST, 2017) Lakeshore 5. Marco Beltrami: 47 Comes a Knocking (Hitman: Agent 47 OST, 2015) La-La Land 6. Ilan Eshkeri: 47 Ronin (47 Ronin OST, 2013) Varèse Sarabande 7. Akira Ifukube: Main Title (47 Ronin OST, 1962) Toho 8. Joe Hahn & Alec Puro: Blade Prophecy (Blade of the 47 Ronin OST, 2022) Back Lot Music 9. Maarja Nuut & Ruum: We Get Older (World Inverted, 2020) Õunav

Oscar season continues with the 5th and final of the best original score nominees: Volker Bertelmann's music from All Quiet on the Western Front. 1. The Zombies: Butcher's Tale [Western Front 1914] (Odessey and Oracle, 1968) CBS/Date 2. In Mirrors: An Introduction (Only Time Will Tell: Leopard B-sides, 2022) self-released 3. Big Thief: Time Escaping (Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, 2022) 4AD 4. Khotin: Computer Break [Late mix] (Release Spirit, 2023) Khotin Industries 5. Sigur Rós: Áss Hinn Hvíti [w.Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen & María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir] (Odin's Raven Magic, 2020) Krúnk 6. Little Shalimar: Same Damn Thing [w.Ghostface Killah, Boldy James & eXquire] (Rubble Kings: The Album, 2016) Mass Appeal 7. Jasmyn: Blank Paper (In the Wild, 2022) Anti- 8. Eli Muro: Wishbringer (Wishbringer, 2022) Jellyfish 9. Quasi: Queen of Ears (Breaking the Balls of History, 2023) Sub Pop 10. Viagra Boys: Ain't No Thief (Cave World, 2022) Year0001 11. Nicolas Godin: Destroy and

It's Week 4 of our annual Oscars profile so for your Family Day programming, we'll hear cues from John Williams' nominated score from Steven Spielberg's pseudo-autobiographical film The Fabelmans. We also embrace Carnaval, Mardi Gras and the start to Lent as we acknowledge the recently deceased, one year of Ukraine's invasion and other news. 1. Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra: Carnival in Rio [w.Lucille Ball] (Babalu, 1996) RCA/BMG 2. Andy Ash: Carnival de L'Spirit (Carnival de L'Spirit 12", 2008) Stilove4music 3. De La Soul: Eye Know (3 Feet High and Rising, 1989) Tommy Boy/London 4. Three Dog Night: The Family of Man (Harmony, 1971) ABC/Dunhill 5. Three Dog Night: King Solomon's Mines (Suitable for Framing, 1969) ABC/Dunhill 6. Barry McGuire: Puff the Magic Dragon (Star Folk featuring Members of the New Christy Minstrels, 1965) Sparton/Surrey 7. Juliette Gréco: Strip-Tease (Le Cinéma de Serge Gainsbourg, 2015) Decca 8. Alain Goraguer: Ten et Medor/Ten et Tiwa (La Planète Sauvage OST, 1973) Pathé 9. Ger

Our Oscars profile continue with Justin Hurwitz's nominated original score from Babylon. We also talk about earthquakes, many a live event in Vancouver this week -- including Hotham Sound's Drop Cities 2-day hoedown -- and a weird blend of jazz age remixes and what Babylon is. Thanks to everyone who donated to Fundrive 2023! 1. Altin Gün: Yali Yali (Âlem, 2021) self-released 2. Ted Quinlan: Babylon (Absolutely Dreaming, 2019) self-released 3. Kit Sebastian: Yeter (Melodi, 2021) Mr Bongo 4. Káryyn: Aleppo (The Quanta Series, 2019) Mute 5. Idlefon: After the Quake (Anthology of Persian Experimental Music, 2019) Unexplained Sounds Group 6. Wesli: Ba Li Va Li [remix] (Tradisyon, 2022) Cumbancha 7. Ian & Sylvia: Nancy Whiskey [live] (The Lost Tapes, 2019) Stony Plain 8. Numün: Lighter (Book of Beyond, 2023) Shimmy Disc 9. The Clean: Billy Two (Boodle Boodle Boodle EP, 1981) Flying Nun 10. Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz: Thorns in the Laws of Attraction (Jooj Two, 2021) Mint 11. The Budos Band: Renegade (

We press on in the multiverse of Oscar nominees for the 95th Academy Awards with a redux on Son Lux's nominated score to Everything Everywhere All at Once along with a nominated song featuring Mitski & David Byrne. Fundrive 2023 is on! Visit http://citr.ca/donate to help CITR upgrade its transmission tower and FM antenna. 1. Shakespears Sister: Hello [Turn Your Radio On] (Hormonally Yours [remastered & expanded], 2021) London 2. Vangelis: Intergalactic Radio Station (Direct, 1988) Arista 3. Barrett Strong: Money [That's What I Want] (Money 7", 1959) Tamla 4. The Garrys: Bury Me with My Money (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey 5. Ennio Morricone: Money Orgy (Danger: Diabolik OST, 1968) Sycodelic/Blow Out 6. Pierre Kwenders: Sahara (José Louis and the Paradox of Love, 2022) Arts & Crafts 7. Jackson Ramsey: Simple Sample (Youngness, 2022) self-released 8. Angelo Badalamenti: Mysteries of Love [Organ 3] (Blue Velvet OST: The Deluxe Edition, 1986) Varèse Sarabande 9. Underpass: On the Radio (Deluxe In

The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards were announced last week so it's the start to our annual Oscars profile! We'll kick off with Carter Burwell's nominated score to the film The Banshees of Inisherin as we mix the usual tributes and newish songs, though there'll be a spot of vintage Irish folk to further confuse the fields. CITR Fundrive 2023 starts this week! Go to www.citr.ca/donate already! 1. Clannad: Theme from Harry's Game (Magical Ring, 1983) RCA 2. Sophie Kauer & the London Symphony Orchestra: Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - IV. Allegro [conductor: Natalie Murray Beale] (Tár OST, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon 3. The Stranglers: No More Heroes (No More Heroes, 1977) United Artists/A&M 4. Robert Gordon: It's Only Make Believe (Rock Billy Boogie, 1979) RCA 5. Earth, Wind & Fire: Rock That! (I Am, 1979) ARC/Columbia 6. Renée Geyer Band: Largesse (Sun, 1972) RCA 7. Joyce Bryant: Runnin' Wild (Runnin' Wild, 1954) Epic 8. Kronos Quartet: Marquee Moon (Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniver

The Year of the Rabbit is upon us, so amongst some bunny related songs, we'll have tributes to guitarist Jeff Beck, singer David Crosby and Hong Kong composer Joseph Koo (1931-2023) as we profile some of his action film soundtracks. 1. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Mr Rabbit It Is (Utopia OST, 2013) Silva Screen/Kudos 2. Phil Western: Rabbits (Laborandum, 2012) Rustblade 3. Bad Waitress: Rabbit Hole (No Taste, 2021) Royal Mountain 4. Ambre McLean: Run Rabbit (Me, 2014) Northwood 5. Matthew Dear: Bunny's Interlude (Bunny, 2018) Ghostly International 6. Isabella Summers: Bunny (Physical: Season 1 - Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack, 2021) Lakeshore 7. Al Stewart: Year of the Cat (Year of the Cat, 1976) RCA Victor 8. The Yardbirds: Psycho Daisies (Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 7", 1966) Columbia 9. Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero (Truth, 1968) Columbia 10. The Byrds: It Happens Every Day (The Limey OST, 1999) Flash Cut 11. David Crosby: Rodriguez for a Night (For Free, 2021) BMG 12. The Byrds: Stranger in

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