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CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.
Episodes
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XHM #303 - "Speedboat to salvation" (2016 March 14)
Sir George Martin (1926-2016) had a profound influence on music due to his time producing the Beatles, so in honour of his life, we profile some of his novelty…
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XHM #302 - "Black belt on barstools" (2016 March 07)
Celebrating 40 years breathing air, gak takes some time to catch up on Black History Month (February, he's late) whilst anticipating International Women's Day…
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XHM #301 - "The prettiest week of our lives" (2016 February 29)
It's Leap Day for CITR's 2016 edition of the Fundrive! As part of our Oscar recap, we put the spotlight on Howard Shore's score to the winner of the Best…
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XHM #300! "No word on what happened to the labyrinth codpiece" (2016 February 22)
The 88th Academy Awards are handed out this Sunday (February 28) so since we heard all the nominated scores, it's time for all the original songs that were…
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XHM #299 - "Department of external affairs" (2016 February 15)
Not only do we have the 5th and final nominee for Best Original Score, Carter Burwell's Carol, Vancouver band Milk stops by and plays a live set. There's a…
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XHM #298 - "Take me to the other riverside" (2016 February 08)
Oscar season continues with the 4th nominated soundtrack nominated for Best Original Score: Thomas Newman's music for Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. We'll…
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XHM #297 - "On-ramp to the border" (2016 February 01)
Our 3rd Oscar profile on this extended episode looks at Jóhann Jóhannsson's music from Sicaro, up for a Best Score Award amongst others. We also have…
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EPISODE 296: "GAK STRIKES BACK" (2016 January 25)
Oscar season continues with a profile on John Williams' latest addition to the Star Wars saga: The Force Awakens. As a bonus, there's also his score from the…
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XHM #295 - "GR8FUL" (2016 January 18)
Nicely timed for my 8th anniversary on air here at CITR, it's Oscar season! So here's the Oscar-nominated (and Golden Globe-winning) score from Ennio Morricone…
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24 Hrs of Radio Art - "War of the Worlds" by Sara Lapsley
Bonus episode: I couldn't come up with anything for this year's celebration of art's birthday, but I did appear on Sara Lapsley's adaptation of H.G. Wells "War…
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XHM #294 - "Resilience under shifting stars" (2016 January 11)
The film won 3 Golden Globes this past Sunday but its score is ineligible for an Oscar due to "too many composers". We look at The Revenant and some music from…
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XHM #293 - "To every corner of the earth" (2016 January 04)
To kick off a new year, it's time to listen to Disasterpeace. Along with his music from the recent indie horror film It Follows, there will be his chiptune…
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XHM #292 - "A festive fifteen, riding eternal, all shiny & chrome" (2015 December 21)
Our annual year-in-review episode, taking songs that defined the past twelve months, along with the score to the key film of 2015 -- Mad Max: Fury Road, as…
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XHM #291 - "Bubblegum Beethoven" (2015 December 14)
Now time for a personal favourite: Vince Guaraldi and his music from not just A Charlie Brown Christmas, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but other…
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EPISODE 290: "TOSHI STATION BLUES" (2015 December 07)
It is a time of impatience. Years of waiting for a profile on the legendary JOHN WILLIAMS and his music from the 1977 film STAR WARS is finally rescued from…
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XHM #289 - "Kites in a hurricane" (2015 November 30)
Let's go on about the mechanism and touch upon Bonds new (Spectre) and Bonds old (From Russia with Love). Plus the Big Joy Festival and Mint Records'…
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XHM #288 - "Shaking the stick of justice" (2015 November 23)
Do I look like I sailed through space on a synthi-biscuit? Judge Dredd is our theme, as we dish out bits from released scores from Alan Silvestri and Paul…
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XHM #287 - "Picking up the pieces and building a new puzzle" (2015 November 16)
There have been better weeks. As unplanned go, along with what has happened in Paris, Baghdad, Lebanon, Egypt & Kenya this week, this partially improvised show…
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XHM #286 - "Bore worms & the comfy chair" (2015 November 09)
FLASH! AH AH! Queen's bombastic score to the 1980 cheesy cult adaptation of Flash Gordon finally gets its due. Prepare the rocket sleds! Freddie Mercury and…
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XHM #285 - "Failure to brunch" (2015 November 02)
gak's back and he has Vancouver band Failing playing live along with an interview. Some of his European travels come to the fray, primarily Portugal. Not much…
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XHM #284 - "Only whispers in these dreams" (2015 October 19)
A prerecorded episode originally for a Seattle trip, but aired two weeks later once I headed to Europe. However, most of the timing is preserved for…
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XHM #283 - "Cops & snakes" (2015 October 12)
gak's back, though briefly, with a profile on John Carpenter, including his music from his 1976 film Assault on Precinct 13 and his collaboration with Alan…
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XHM #282 - "Imperial system" (2015 September 28)
gak dips into the vinyl vault to share Ryuichi Sakamoto's half to the score to the 1987 film The Last Emperor. There's also some songs from Sakamoto's original…
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XHM #280 - "The lift, the float & the kite" (2015 September 14)
Back in full force and somewhat well-rested. 1. DJ Raff: Latino & Proud (Latino & Proud, 2011) Nacional 2. The Horace Silver Quintet: Sighin' and Cryin' (Song…
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XHM #279 - "Foot through the floor and mind into a new plane of existence" (2015 September 07)
Maybe too many Fernet & Cokes at the Devils Point for stripper karaoke? Pardon all the technological problems at the beginning; looks like a cable died and…
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XHM #278 - "Behave for the bellhop" (2015 August 31)
There was a Brazilian dude watching the show, occasionally sharing baseball score updates. 1. Beach House: Sparks (Depression Cherry, 2015) Sub Pop 2. Infamous…
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XHM #277 - "Absolute madness at its very best" (2015 August 24)
It was a sin not to play "It's a Sin", ironically. 1. CITR Promo: Sounds New in '62 (S.U.B. Pop, 2015) CITR 2. Action Bronson: Terry (Mr Wonderful, 2015)…
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XHM #276 - "Patched together in my secret laboratory" (2015 August 17)
Studio A is undergoing some modest renovations to spruce it up after ironing out some inaugural kinks. My work in Studio B is more proof of concept for newer…
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XHM #275 - "Building up all the yesterdays." (2015 August 10)
Many tweets from Detroit techno fans. I will approach this genre from another angle soon, folks. 1. George Fenton & Ken Freeman: Fanfare for Tomorrow…
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XHM #274 - "Vagrant adoption" (2015 August 03)
1. The Walker Brothers: Once Upon a Summertime (Images, 1967) Philips 2. Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett: Dimensions (Her OST, 2013) unreleased 3. The Ballantynes…
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XHM #273 - "Impatient generations refuse no sugar" (2015 July 27)
Whither Car2go... 1. Negativland: Time Zones (Escape from Noise, 1987) Seeland/SST 2. White Moustache Talk: A (White Moustache Talk, 2010) E-Tron 3. Cluster…
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XHM #272 - "Lynchian nature documentary in pseudo-Detroit" (2015 July 20)
Synths galore. 1. Jamie XX: Stranger in a Room [w.Oliver Sim] (In Colour, 2015) Young Turks/XL 2. Plastikman: Explore (EX: Performed live at the Guggenheim…
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XHM #271 - "Two hours live in heaven" (2015 July 13)
I'm so tired but I did OK, maybe. Figuring out the new studio still but what fun. 1. Sparks: The No. 1 Song in Heaven (No. 1 in Heaven, 1979) Elektra/Virgin 2…
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XHM #270 - "Zuul not here, only Jim" (2015 July 06)
Jim Burnett is one of the rotating hosts for CITR's Code Blue, airing Saturdays from 3-5pm Pacific. One day, I will play the blues for an entire show. Email…
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XHM #269 - "More than a little chaos" (2015 June 29)
Through this episode, you can smell the drywall dust and our smoggy summer. The new concrete smell is kinda gone but the paint fumes are long done thankfully…
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XHM #268 - "Nothing is true/everything is permitted" (2015 June 22)
Marking the end of an era as CITR leaves its home in SUB. So many things already packed and placed into boxes; so many other things finally exposed to the eyes…
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XHM #267 - "The cleansing power of summer's rituals" (2015 June 15)
Along with a birthday shout out to my bro, there's another memorial for a family cat and all manners of disturbing music. 1. Radio Promo for Together Brothers…
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XHM #266 - "In the age of blossoms, remember these vanished hours" (2015 June 08)
YOU PEOPLE CLOGGED UP THE UBC ROADS TO PAY TO SEE THE LONG ISLAND MEDIUM AND HAVE HER MESS WITH YOUR BELIEFS???? 1. No Joy: Moon in My Mouth (More Faithful…
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XHM #265 - "I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow" (2015 June 01)
1. Badly Drawn Boy: The Shining [The Avalanches' Good Word for the Weekend remix] (Once Around the Block EP, 2000) XL 2. Azeda Booth: Well [Refined & Set in…
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XHM #264 - "Hang ten, you're busted!" (2015 May 25)
Somehow, I had not come up with an episode like this before -- as I mention on-air, this could be a typical show for me back in 1995 if I had a radio program…
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XHM #263 - "Plastic palace person" (2015 May 18)
We'll save the weirder Scott Walker when it's time for more time -- longer songs. RIP BB. 1. Wild Beasts: New Life (Present Tense, 2014) Domino 2. No Shoes &…
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XHM #262 - "Seductive & supportive" (2015 May 11)
With certain musicians, I can do more cross-generational profiles. Barry is one of them, maintain character throughout various genres. 1. Jacco Gardner: Find…
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XHM #261 - "Robots lounging in expensive pads" (2015 May 04)
Keyboard repairs: Brad Winter Playlist supervision: Sarah Cordingly Breaker of shit: your host, gak. 1. Supergenius: Intro (Star Wars Breakbeats, 1998)…
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XHM CCLX - "Red sea stroll" (2015 April 27)
Hey pharoah, let my music go! 1. Ferrante & Teicher: Exodus (Golden Piano Hits, 1961) United Artists 2. Francis Coppieters: Piano in Transit (Piano…
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XHM #259 - "Butterfly in her eyes" (2015 April 20)
Apologies for the streamlined talking; I'm catching mistakes galore as I keep talking. Errata to follow. 1. Trentemøller: Main Theme to Halt and Catch Fire…
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XHM #258 - "It's boring being rich; let's play in the cold water instead" (2015 April 13)
RIP Anita Ekberg (1931-2015) -- You were a fine Swede. 1. The Free Association: Salut la Dolce Vita, Pt 1 (Come Get It I Got It, 2002) 13 Amp 2. Loscil: En…
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XHM #257 - "Drumsticks, extra crispy & bloody" (2015 April 06)
Happy Easter and/or Passover! 1. Los Echo: Bold Fire [Wolfh23rt remix] (Bold Fire EP, 2014) self-released 2. Badbadnotgood: Eyes Closed (III, 2014) Innovative…
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XHM #252 [RE-ORDERED] - "Dump truck gliding like a cloud" (2015 February 23/March 30)
Let's see if this works this time. Originally set for air a month ago, but played in the wrong order. 1. Tangerine Dream: Betrayal [theme from Sorcerer]…
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XHM #256 - "Motto panukeiku" (2015 March 23)
I may not be a do-gooder, but I done good now and then. Podcasts will be getting slowly asynchronous as repairs are made, so caveat emptor. Under these paving…
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XHM #254 - "The landlord said nothing about a black goo room" (2015 March 09)
And regardless of the calendar, we should celebrate of International Women's Day every day. 1. Luscious Jackson: Under Your Skin (Fever In Fever Out, 1996)…
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XHM #253 - "The intrisic value of generosity" (2015 March 02)
Donate now! http://citr.ca/fundrive Or call in: +1.604.822.8648 during regular broadcast hours. 1. National Association of Broadcasters: Theatre of My Mind…
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XHM #251 - "Pastoral love & other dinner troughs" (2015 February 16)
Your companion paint-by-numbers foolscap should arrive by the time you download this. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will be issued in Hollywood this Sunday…
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XHM N° 250 - "Breaking hearts and breaking codes" (2015 February 09)
Thanks again to Chris Anthony and Leonardo Coelho for visiting. 1. Matmos: Messages from the Unseen World [w.David Tibet] (For Alan Turing EP, 2006) Vague…
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XHM #249 - "Another lobby boy [with apple]" (2015 February 02)
Happy woodchuck day! Hope spring arrives soon below but remains winter in the mountains. Gotta ski. 1. The Runaways: Cherry Bomb (The Runaways, 1976) Mercury…
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XHM #248 - "Once upon a time, we entered a black hole" (2015 January 26)
Love that pipe organ. 1. Astrowind: Lost and Found on the Moon (Fresh Wind in the Valley of Dreams, 2008) Musica Excentrica/Silent Flow/Fluttery 2. Loscil…
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XHM #247 - "Once upon a time, we created a black hole" (2015 January 19)
Naturally, I thought about including "Everything is Awesome" from The Lego Movie but it's Martin Luther King Junior Day in the States, so there's only one way…
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XHM #246 - "Defending your grateful village in the war of sound" (2015 January 12)
Who knew I could make it this far. Based on life outside radio, I'm lucky I don't fall asleep during th-ZZZZZzzzz... Happy something to ye? 1. Brian Eno: Seven…
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XHM #245 - "We all know what's in the box" (2015 January 05)
Hello 2015! I'm so excited for this episode; I can't wait for you to hear it. Then maybe wear it on a T-shirt. 1. Alan Silvestri: Main Title from Back to the…
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XHM #244 - "Feeling good on a Monday" (2014 December 29)
2014 has been ready to be kicked to the curb for so long. What a weird year; bring on 2015. Here's the festive forty-four, I guess. There are a lot of other…