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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
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #243 - "Surrender to the relentless holiday rhythms" (2014 December 15)
Yuletide is upon us yet again, so for this annual festive tradition, it's time to curl up around the fire and listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to 1983's…
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XHM #242 - "Hail all ye travellers of yonder spaceways" (2014 December 08)
Man I'm jet lagged. Manila is far away fun but busy. Godspeed, Gregory Gan & 4'33". You brought a lot of otherwise unheard music on air. 1. Astro Screamer…
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XHM #241 - "As she wished" (2014 November 24)
Hopefully this show can appear. Next week: XHM will be pre-empted for 24 Hours of Student Power. Folk Oasis airs 8-10pm Pacific Wednesday nights on CITR: 101.9…
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XHM CCXL - "The Gan man can" (2014 November 17)
Mahubay. I'm in Manila. This playlist looks awesome. Gregory Gan's 4'33" - Experiments in Happiness is regularly heard before my show on CITR: Mondays 6-7pm…
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XHM #239 - "Busting up that sound barrier" (2014 November 10)
Happy Remembrance Day! We'll have fill-ins until I'm back from Manila but podcasting will continue. T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2: 1. Mutwawa: Lamashtu Pazuzu (Lamashtu…
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XHM #238 - "Right man, right time, wrong speed" (2014 November 03)
Life is surface noise. Aloha. 1. The Big Ben Hawaiian Band: Honolulu (On the Beach at Waikiki, 1963) Fiesta/Columbia 2. The Big Ben Hawaiian Band: Paradise (On…
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Room 237 at the Exploding Head Motel - "Dull boys & willful boys" (2014 October 27)
All work and no play; that's me. And a reminder: the numbers don't always add up. Here's Johnny! 1. Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind: Main Title from The Shining…
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XHM #236 - "Seeking a radio transmitter for speaking to God" (2014 October 20)
Indiana Jones! Going back to 1981 for John Williams' score to the 1st film in the series: Raiders of the Lost Ark. We also profile newish music-related films…
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XHM #235 - "Head full of stuffing" (2014 October 13)
Along with some longform electronica, Prairie punk & visiting acts, this episode will give you a taste of ham between the ears for your mind to enjoy. 1. Mas…
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XHM #234 - "If only to be designed as beautifully as initially figured" (2014 October 06)
The punctuation that represents my mind state during this monitoring/reporting episode is the interrobang. Other punctuation marks may also represent the…
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XHM #233 - "The earth dons its cloudy blanket and rotates as it's told" (2014 September 29)
A modest break from the all electronic episodes as of late as post punk, full-on punk and other gazy sounds seep in on this grey autumn day. 1. The Juan…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
Folk Oasis [fill-in] - "Fall's hope" (2014 September 24)
The emphasis with this episode will be purely the music as the host bit off more than he could chew and went for gusto. Mayor gusto! Folk Oasis airs 8-10pm…
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XHM #232 - "Dinosaur motorcycle nirvana" (2014 September 22)
We also celebrate 10 years of Hyperdub and the upset victory of Tanya Tagaq's Polaris Music Prize which happened mid-show. 1. Aphex Twin: Minipops 67 [120.2…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #231 - "Call 01100101101 for your automated concierge" (2014 September 15)
He's yesterday news! He's lousy! He stinks! He's all jacks, no aces! 1. Tiga: Bugatti (Bugatti single, 2014) Turbo 2. Hieroglyphic Being: [untitled] (Imaginary…
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Synaptic Sandwich [fill-in] - "The robots' own galaxy" (2014 September 13)
Synaptic Sandwich has been on CITR for as long as there has been electricity in the air. I first heard about them in 1997. How old is everyone? 01 Negativland…
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XHM CCXXX - "Sentenced to sentience" (2014 September 08)
WELCOME TO ARBORIA. 1. Giorgio Moroder: Giorgio's Theme (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2014) Williams Street 2. Nightwave: Grinder (Grinder 12", 2014) Heka Trax…
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XHM #229 - "Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses" (2014 September 01)
Originally, I had plan to look more extensively at Walter Murch's mind-melting sound design for the film, but timing and misplacing my DVD made this difficult…
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XHM #228 - "The age of selfie fulfillment" (2014 August 25)
The dogs days are about to leave us, much like the blackberries and potentially the wasps. The giants spiders and corn await. This episode feels like it's…
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XHM #227 - "Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! Your fearful trip is done" (2014 August 18)
Depression is a messy old fog to get stuck in; it's sad to hear that Williams couldn't cope his demons especially in light of the recent diagnosis of early…
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XHM #226 - "Heaven up in Harlem" (2014 August 11)
I'm still processing the shocking news of the apparent suicide by comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014) so give me a week to sort out a tribute. 1. Kid Koala…
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XHM #225 - "Forecast calls for a 30% chance of frognado" (2014 August 04)
Hopefully you're able to take advantage of the summer weather appropriately. Watch out for other things falling from the sky, mind you. 1. Jon Brion: WDKK…
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XHM #224 - "Once there was a July crisis" (2014 July 28)
I listened to over 6 hours of music from the First World War for this episode; the music hall style is quite jaunty, which makes for an interesting contrast to…
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XHM #223 - "Pilgrims in an unholy land" (2014 July 21)
The 19-year old version of gak would be very pleased with this episode. Another 19 years later, here we are, still pleased as punch. Still has his hair too…
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XHM #222 - "Six string summer stretch" (2014 July 14)
It's always a blast to have a visitor in the studio; James aspires to have his own show at CITR some day and I'm sure he'll represent Brummie nicely. All…