Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

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 Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto. This supersized episode also dissects New Order's Blue Monday and mourns David Bowie (1947-2016) -- expect a longer profile later once I get more sleep than this long show. 1. David Bowie: The Man Who Sold the World (The Man Who Sold the World, 1970) Mercury 2. Shiro Sagisu: Heisoku no Kakudai (The End of Evangelion OST, 1997) Starchild 3. Concubine: Luxend (Concubine, 2015) self-released 4. The Automatic Message: Perihelion (Dnepr_Vancouver 1.0, 2015) Reclaim Your City 5. Kurt Inder: Bathtime (Soft Things, 2015) self-released 6. Dimitri from Paris & DJ Rocca: Disco Shake (Disco Shake single, 2014) Hell Yeah 7. Kraftwerk: Uranium (Radio-Activity, 1975) Kling Klang/EMI/Capitol ** remastered 2009 8. Klein & MBO: Dirty Talk (First, 1981) Zanza/25 West 9. Sylvester: You Make Me Feel [Mighty Real, original 12"] (Step II, 1978)

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 score from the 2012 indie video game FEZ. Hello 2016, goodbye Lemmy (& Scott & JB). 1. CITR: A Date That Will Live in Infamy (SUB Pop, 1963) CITR 2. Radiohead: Spectre (2015) unreleased 3. AT/NU: Subsurface [extended mix] (PSI Grove, 2014) 1080p 4. DJ Shadow: Swerve (2015) Liquid Amber [forthcoming release] 5. Teen Daze: Célébrer (2015) self-released 6. Deichkind: Happy New Fear (Victoria OST, 2015) Erased Tapes 7. Majical Cloudz: Downtown (Are You Alone? 2015) Matador 8. Young Galaxy: Body (Falsework, 2015) Paper Bag 9. Motoko: Light is Body (Inner Life EP, 2014) Illuminated Paths 10. Halcyon: Your Love In My Heart (Your Love In My Heart, 2015) self-released 11. Neon Indian: The Glitzy Hive (VEGA INTL. Night School, 2015) Mom + Pop/Transgressive 12. Eli Muro: Pursuit (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 13. Hawkwind: Motorhead (King

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 composed by Junkie XL. What a lovely year. 1. The Chemical Brothers: Go [w.Q-Tip] (Born in the Echoes, 2015) Virgin EMI/Astralwerks 2. Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld: The Rest of Us (Never Were the Way She Was, 2015) Constellation 3. Beck: Dreams (Dreams single, 2015) Capitol/Fonograf 4. Grimes: Artangels (Art Angels, 2015) 4AD 5. Ladyfrnd: Adieu [Farewell instrumental] (Farewell EP, 2015) Hybridity 6. Laberge: Don't You (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 7. Cafe Lanai: Lanai (Paradise EP, 2015) Hybridity 8. Antoni Maiovvi & Umberto: Bonethugs (Law Unit, 2015) Death Waltz 9. Jamie xx: Gosh (In Colour, 2015) Young Turks 10. Hot Chip: Need You Now (Why Make Sense?, 2015) Domino 11. Johnny Jewel: Underwater (Lost River OST, 2015) Italians Do It Better 12. Tame Impala: The Moment (Currents, 2015) Interscope 13. Braids: Miniskirt (Deep in

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 Peanuts media, including other TV specials and film. Plenty of melodic jazz for the young at heart, whether you were a Snoopy fan or not. There are other Christmas songs to counterprogram against your usual mainstream selection. "Who cares about money?!? This is ART, you blockhead! This is great music I'm playing, and playing great music is an art! Do you hear me? An art! ART! ART! ART! ART! ART!" --Schroeder 1. Oscar the Grouch: I Hate Christmas (Merry Christmas from Sesame Street, 1975) Sesame Street 2. Vince Guaraldi Trio: Christmas Time is Here [instrumental] (A Charlie Brown Christmas: Expanded Edition, 1965) Fantasy 3. Phoenix: Alone on Christmas Day [w.Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzmann, Buster Poindexter & Paul Shaffer] (Alone on Christmas Day single, 2015) Glassnote 4. The Beatles: 1965 (The Beatles' Third Christmas Record, 1965) Lyntone 5. Bria

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 the clutches of obscurity by the rogue music dealer KORGA IKTHU aboard the scrappy starship C.I.T.R. However, after some distracting asteroids and related audio material, the ship overheats as Korga plots a controlled crash into an uncharted sound system... 1. The London Symphony Orchestra: 20th Century Fox Fanfare [conductor: John Williams] (Star Wars: A New Hope OST, 1997) Sony Classical 2. Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live Together (Why Can't We Live Together, 1972) Glades 3. Boha: Aired Out (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 4. Erykah Badu: Hotline Bling [But You Caint Use My Phone remix] (But You Caint Use My Phone mixtape, 2015) Motown/Control Freaq 5. Joni Mitchell: The Jungle Line (The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975) Asylum 6. Karl Fousek: Isotopies 7 (Relative Position of Figures, 2014) Phinery 7. Todd Terje: Inspector Norse (I

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' Ridiculously Early Christmas Party this weekend. Let me be the author of all your pain and then scribble some happy doodles in the margins. 1. David Arnold & Natacha Atlas: From Russia with Love (Shaken & Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, 1997) East West 2. OKPK: Blacklight (2010, 2013) Low Indigo 3. OKPK: Twinned [live] (2015) self-released 4. Panabrite: Equinox (Illumination, 2012) Under the Spire 5. Midden: SVBEEQV [excerpt] (SVBEEQV, 2015) self-released 6. Sarah Davachi: Codex (Qualities of Bodies Permanent, 2015) Constellation Tatsu 7. Renny Wilson: Youngsters (Punk Explosion/Extension, 2015) Mint 8. Butter City Poster Boys: How to End (Live at 247, 2014) self-released 9. Uptights: Edge of the Earth (Edge of the Earth 7", 2014) self-released 10. Fake Tears: Night Box (Nightshifting, 2015) Mint 11. Nancy Leticia: I Like Your Fake Rose Tattoo (Lo

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 Leonard-Morgan and unreleased ones from Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow. gak also plays a bad ukulele badly; he should feel bad. These are your new laws: 1. Fink Bros: Mutants in Mega City One [Mutie mix] (Mutants In Mega-City One 12", 1985) Zarjazz 2. Tim Hecker: Apondalifa (Norberg single, 2015) Room40 3. Tim Hecker: Prism (Virgins, 2013) Kranky/Paperbag 4. Tim Hecker & Aidan Baker: Gallery of the Invisible Woman XI (Fantasma Parastasie, 2008) Alien8 5. Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin: Whole Earth Tascam (Instrumental Tourist, 2012) Software Recording Co. 6. Oneohtrix Point Never: Rush (2013) unreleased 7. Oneohtrix Point Never & AG Cook: Bubs (2014) unreleased 8. James Ferraro: Baby Mitsubishi (Sushi, 2012) Hippos in Tanks 9. Choses Sauvages: Laura (Japanese Jazz, 2015) self-released 10. Jay Arner: Surf Don't Sink (Jay Arner, 2013) Mint 11. Pye Corner Audio:

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 looks at Allen Toussaint (1938-2015) and a score half-done earlier this week: Fumio Hayasaka's music from The Seven Samurai. 1. Panda Bear: Untying the Knot (Mr Noah EP, 2014) Domino 2. Suuns & Jerusalem in My Heart: 2amoutu I7tirakan (Suuns & Jerusalem in My Heart, 2015) Secretly Canadian 3. Eagles of Death Metal: Save a Prayer (Zipper Down, 2015) Univeral Music Enterprises/T-Boy 4. Humans: Dub Paris (Noontide, 2015) Hybridity 5. Jonathan Richman: Give Paris One More Chance (Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow, 2001) Vapour 6. YlangYlang: Assombrir (Mutualism, 2015) Illuminated Paths 7. Irma Thomas: Ruler of My Heart (Ruler of My Heart 7", 1963) Minit 8. Ernie K-Doe: Here Come the Girls (Ernie K-Doe, 1972) Janus 9. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: Whipped Cream (Whipped Cream & Other Delights, 1965) A&M 10. Lee Dorsey: Everything I Do Gonh

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 Montserrat Caballé: Barcelona (Barcelona, 1988) Polydor/Hollywood Project Pablo: Always (I Want to Believe 12", 2015) 1080p Barcelona: Pasion (Extremo Nihilismo en Barcelona 12", 2015) La Vida Es Un Mus Hinds: Chili Town (Leave Me Alone, 2016) Mom + Pop Victor Angelo & Gom de Abadim: Xota dos 28 Puntos (Victor Angelo) self-released The Barcelona Pavilion: Masters of Our Feelings (It's Because of the Barcelona Pavilion, 2005) Blocks I'm from Barcelona: Barcelona Loves You (Let Me Introduce My Friends, 2006) Mute/Dolores Juan Garcia Esquivel: Walk to the Bull Ring (See It in Sound, 1960) Rarity Jenn Grant: Barcelona (Compostela, 2014) Outside Peter Sellers & Britt Ekland: Girl from Barcelona (The Bobo OST, 1967) Warner Bros Alfonso Santisteban: Torremolinos Soul (Spanish Moog, 1975) CAM Sixto Rodriguez: Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour (Coming from Reality, 19

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 soundtrack work this time, I'm afraid but picture this as its score to a film-to-be. Failing: https://failing.bandcamp.com/ 1. Watermelon: Fog (Cassette, 2013) Green Burrito 2. Brian Eno & Harold Budd: Failing Light (Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror, 1980) EG 3. Failing, live on Exploding Head Movies, CITR a. Hate Sex b. Vessels c. New New d. Cradle of Light e. Greatest Gift f. Song 2 [Death to Will Kendrick] g. Shampton h. Gold Palms i. DTWK j. Neil Young Cover k. Colours l. Boys 4. The Walkmen: Lisbon (Lisbon, 2010) Fat Possum/Bella Union 5. Fuck Buttons: The Lisbon Maru (Tarot Sport, 2009) ATP 6. Amália Rodrigues: Maria Lisboa (Amália Rodrigues, 1960) Columbia 7. Teresa & Thilo's Combo: Lisboa á Noite (Jet Society: Eighteenth Street Lounge Soundtracks, 1999) ESL 8. INTERVIEW w.FAILING 9. Dirty Beaches: Casino Lisboa (Drifters/Love is the Devil, 2

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 Hallowe'en, looking at the music from the films of Wes Craven (1939-2015) - Charles Bernstein's synth work for A Nightmare on Elm Street and an early Marco Beltrami orchestral score for the original Scream. More or Les: Time & Space (Bigger on the Inside: A Time Traveller's Mixtape, 2013) self-released L'Anthologie: Renaître Encore (Oméga, 2012) Broak Kendrick Lamar: The Blacker the Berry (To Pimp a Butterfly, 2015) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope Doomstarks: Lively Hood (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2015) Williams Street Adamennon: Pralaya (Altaj split EP, 2015) Boring Machines Battles: Summer Simmer (La Di Da Di, 2015) Warp Battles: My Machines [w.Gary Numan] (Gloss Drop, 2011) Warp Piramide di Sangue: Aperti Alle Sette (Sette, 2014) Boring Machines Peaches: Bodyline [w.Nick Zinner] (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2015) Williams Street Angel Olsen: Forgiven/Forgotte

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 Howarth for 1981's Escape from New York. Sinister synthesizers synchronize. Destroyer: Midnight Meet the Rain (Poison Season, 2015) Merge/Dead Oceans Dirty Beaches: Landscapes in the Mist (Drifters/Love is the Devil, 2013) Zoo Music Gang of Four: I Found That Essence Rare (Entertainment!, 1979) EMI/Warner Bros Viet Cong: Silhouettes (Viet Cong, 2015) Jagjaguwar/Flemish Eye Alan Hawkshaw: Strangeways (The Road Forward, 1977) KPM Saint Pepsi: Skylar Spence (Hit Vibes, 2013) Keats//Collective Trust: This Ready Flesh (TRST, 2012) Arts & Crafts Antoni Maiovvi & Umberto: Taxidermy (Law Unit, 2015) Death Waltz Originals Noir & Philippe Charbonneau: The Egg Steam (The Analog Teeth Stew, 2010) Etron-Re BEAK> Dursley (+, 2014) Invada Pearson Sound: Gristle (Pearson Sound, 2015) Hessle Audio Spastic Joy: Lebensborn (God's Lover, 2011) Clan Destine Police des Moeurs:

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 band Yellow Magic Orchestra and references to the 34th annual Vancouver International Film Festival. If you haven't visited CITR's website recently, it's been updated massively. www.citr.ca - this show even has its own page now! www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/ Pardon the raspy voice; 'tis sore throat season. Yesterday, the voice was deeper. Not so much here... 1. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Ongaku (Naughty Boys, 1983) Alfa 2. Simian Mobile Disco: Tangents (Whorl, 2014) ANTI- 3. Hank Williams: Howlin' at the Moon (Howlin' at the Moon single, 1951) MGM 4. Hank Williams: Long Gone Lonesome Blues (Long Gone Lonesome Blues single, 1950) MGM 5. Howard Shore: End of Lust (Se7en OST, 1995) Concorde 6. Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans: Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer (Counterfeit Blues, 2014) New West 7. Tobias Jesso Jr: Can We Still Be Friends (

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 for My Father [reissue], 1989) Blue Note 3. Neon Indian: Annie (VEGA INTL. Night School, 2015) Mom + Pop/Transgressive 4. Onra: We Ridin' (Fundamentals, 2015) All City 5. Onra: I Wanna Go Back (Chinoiseries, 2007) Favourite 6. Pure Bathing Culture: Pendulum (Moon Tides, 2013) Partisan 7. Dâm-Funk: Acting [w.Ariel Pink] (Invite the Light, 2015) Stones Throw 8. Electronic Concept Orchestra: Grazin' in the Grass (Moog Groove, 1969) Limelight/Mercury 9. Cœur de Pirate: Golden Baby (Blonde, 2011) Grosse Boîte 10. The Dears: Heartless Romantic (End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, 2000) Grenadine 11. Georges Chatelain & Hervé Roy: La Parade du Départ (Un Tour de France, 1970) Tele Music 12. Chad VanGaalen: Lila (Shrink Dust, 2014) Sub Pop 13. Hayden: All in One Move (Skyscraper National Park, 2001) Badman/Hardwood 14. Ferrante & Teicher: Quiet Village (Golden P

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 some inputs settings are overzealous. Sounded cool but highly unintended. 1. Loretta Lynn: Portland Oregon [w.Jack White] (Van Lear Rose, 2004) Interscope 2. Blues Control: Tangiers (Local Flavour, 2009) Siltbreeze 3. Hermetic: Portlandish [Jay Arner remix] (Survival EP, 2012) self-released 4. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone: Jeane, If You're Ever in Portland (Twinkle Echo, 2003) Tomlab 5. Stereolab: Percolations (Aluminum Tunes, 1995) Duophonic 6. Weird Al Yankovic: Dare to Be Stupid (Dare to Be Stupid, 1985) Rock'n Roll/Scotti Brothers 7. Primus: Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (Tales from the Punchbowl, 1995) Interscope/Prawn Song 8. Teen Daze: Paradiso (Paradiso EP [European Tour], 2014) self-released 9. Teen Daze: Morning World (Morning World, 2015) Paper Bag 10. Caribou Vibration Ensemble: Sun (CVE Live 2011, 2015) self-released 11. Air: Cosmic Trip (Le

There was a Brazilian dude watching the show, occasionally sharing baseball score updates. 1. Beach House: Sparks (Depression Cherry, 2015) Sub Pop 2. Infamous Boogieman: Systeme (Boogieman, 2015) ASL Singles Club 3. Braids: Sore Eyes (Deep in the Iris, 2015) Arbutus/Flemish Eye 4. Ladyfrnd: Strange Days (Farewell EP, 2015) Hybridity 5. Napoleon: Moogie Wonderland (Moogie Wonderland EP, 2015) Secret Life 6. Tennyson: For You (Tennysongs, 2015) self-released 7. AM Static: Sum (A Life Well Lived, 2014) self-released 8. Martin Denny: Exotica (Forbidden Island, 1958) Liberty 9. Valet: Clouds [Recycle Culture Magellanic mix] (2015) self-released 10. Supermoon: Grounded (Comet Lovejoy, 2015) Alarum 11. Henry Mancini & His Orchestra: Guararé [Cumbieras] (The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini, 1965) RCA 12. Brave Shores: Surfs Up (Brave Shores, 2014) Universal Music Canada 13. Fake Tears: 14 Storeys (Nightshifting, 2015) Mint 14. Angelo Badalamenti: Haunting & Heartbreaking (Lost Highway OST, 1997) Nothing/Interscope 15.

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) Atlantic/Vice 3. Herbie Hancock: Death Wish [Main Title] (Death Wish OST, 1974) Columbia 4. FKA twigs: Figure 8 (M3LL155X EP, 2015) Young Turks 5. Teen Daze: Than (A World Away, 2015) Plancha 6. Nancy Leticia: Ur Pocket Mirror is Too Big (Love Dream EP, 2015) Noise Collector 7. Giorgio Moroder: Tears (Son of my Father, 1972) Hansa 8. DJ Shadow: Organ Donor [Extended Overhaul] (Endtroducing...Excessive Ephemera, 2005) Island/Universal 9. Germ Class: Complex Glow ([cassette?], 2015) Night People 10. Tamaryn: Cranekiss (Cranekiss, 2015) Mexican Summer 11. Midnight Movies: Time of Year (Strange Design EP, 2003) Leftwing 12. Dead Land: Opium Clouds (Death Has Made Its Peace with Me, 2014) self-released 13. Thee Oh Sees: Web (Mutilator Defeated at Last, 2015) Castle Face 14. Bovine Eyes: Close Distance (Permanent Damage, 2013) Flange Patrol 15. Azul y Negro: Mar

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 types of show transitions or different types of shows. I have no idea how my voice sounds. YOU'RE ALIVE! I'M ALIVE! 1. Death from Above 1979: Right On, Frankenstein! (The Physical World, 2014) Last Gang/Warner Bros 2. Ando Laj: Croyance Fausse (Miriam Transmission, 2014) Hacktivism 3. Shad: Rose Garden [w.Lisa Lobsinger] (TSOL, 2010) Black Box/Decon 4. Liz Anderson: [All My Friends are Gonna Be] Strangers (Strangers, 1966) RCA Victor 5. Elvis Bossa Nova: I Can't Help Falling in Love with You (Hi I'm Elvis Bossa Nova! 2009) self-released 6. Charlie Louvin: Just Between the Two of Us (Less and Less and I Don't Love You Anymore, 1965) Capitol 7. Lynn Anderson: Rose Garden (Rose Garden, 1970) Columbia 8. Ferrante & Teicher: Lady Love (In a Soulful Mood, 1974) United Artists 9. Shawn Mrazek Lives! First in the Lake (2014) Kingfisher Bluez 10. Red Panda: Eve

Many tweets from Detroit techno fans. I will approach this genre from another angle soon, folks. 1. George Fenton & Ken Freeman: Fanfare for Tomorrow (Handplayed by Robots, 1980) KPM 2. Electric Youth: Tomorrow (Innerworld, 2014) Secretly Canadian 3. Auk: Tomorrow Morning (Absolution EP, 2014) Thoughtless 4. Vials: Slow Season (Chrysalis EP, 2015) self-released 5. Waxlimbs: Yourself Open [w.Isabella Davis] (Coldform, 2015) Plutoid 6. Harry Forbes: Tomorrow's Achievements (Tomorrow's Achievements: Parry Music Library 1976-86, 2012) Public Information 7. The Number Line: New Crown (2015) self-released 8. Jessy Lanza: Fuck Diamond [Bambounou remix] (You Never Show Your Love EP, 2015) Hyperdub 9. Bing & Ruth: TWTGA (Tomorrow was the Golden Age, 2014) RVNG Intl 10. CFCF: Part 1 - Departure (The Colours of Life, 2015) 1080p 11. Ramzi: A Jungle 4 Ramzix 2 (Upload Leaves: Delete Fragment mixtape, 2014) Singapore Sling Tapes 12. Thievery Corporation: Tomorrow (The Mirror Conspiracy, 2000) ESL/4AD 13. Jacques Greene: