Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

gak's in Utah for work & fun so this episode way off the active podcast feed from 10 years ago dives into spoken word with a spotlight on Ken Nordine (1920-2019) back when he was alive and still doing radio beat poetry. 00. gak & Gregory Gan yak it up 01. Potatohead People: Pete Sakes (Mellowtunes EP, 2012) Jellyfish 02. Calamalka: Auterzonik (Shredders Dub, 2006) Plug Research 03. Tom Waits: What's He Building in There? (Mule Variations, 1999) Anti- 04. E-men: In the Movie Now [w.Nicole Blackman] (2004) ? 05. Connect_icut: Carrion Pecking (Crows & Kittiwakes Wheel & Come Again, 2013) Rev.Lab/Aagoo 06. Howie B: Take Your Partner by the Hand [w.Robbie Robertson] (Turn the Dark Off, 1997) Polydor 07. King Missile: Detachable Penis (Happy Hour, 1992) Atlantic 08. Keith Mansfield: Extravaganza (Love's Themes, 1976) KPM 09. National Lampoon: Deteriorata (Radio Dinner, 1972) Blue Thumb/MCA 10. John Cooper Clarke: Beasley Street (Snap, Crackle & Bop, 1980) Epic 11. Kyle Bobby Dunn: Sedentary II (Fragment

Actress Cindy Morgan (1954-2023) provided a partial impetus to look at the world of Tron again and we'll combine Wendy Carlos' score from the 1982 original with Daft Punk's 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy as we project the future of this cult series. RUN * 10 Chaka Khan: Fate (What Cha' Gonna Do for Me, 1981) Warner Bros 20 Canadian Electronic Ensemble: Whale Oil (Canadian Electronic Ensemble, 2019) Artoffact 30 Françoise Hardy: Comment Te Dire Adieu (Comment Te Dire Adieu, 1968) Vogue 40 The Pack A.D: Teenage Crime (Positive Thinking, 2016) Cadence 50 Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements: Stolen Bells (Rain on the Road, 2024) Thrill Jockey 60 Debby Friday: To the Dancefloor (2024) Sub Pop 70 Devours: XY (2024) Surviving the Game 80 Light Blending In: Nostalgia (Enter the Void 2 Mix, 2022) Lunar Light Guardians 90 Tess Roby: Up 2 Me (Ideas of Space, 2022) Ssurroundss 100 Jessica Pratt: Get Your Head Out (Here in the Pitch, 2024) City Slang 110 Ben Chatwin: Dolmen (Verdigris, 2024) Dis-nter 120 Cindy Lee:

Roger Corman (1926-2024) was a trailblazer in producing & occasionally directing American independent cinema, so we'll touch upon only a handful of cues from films that came from his studios. 01. Ramones: Rock'n Roll High School (Rock'n Roll High School OST, 1979) Sire/Warner Bros 02. Yoo Doo Right: The Failure of Stiff, Tired Friends (A Murmur, Boundless to the East, 2022) Mothland 03. The Sherman Brothers: One Man Band (Mary Poppins OST: Special Edition, 2014) Disney 04. Richard M Sherman: Let's Go Fly a Kite [pre-demo] (Saving Mr Banks OST, 2013) Disney 05. The Sherman Brothers: The Fundamental Element (Bedknobs & Broomsticks OST, 1971) Disney 06. Duane Eddy: Rebel Rouser (Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel, 1958) Jamie 07. Sadies: Translucent Sparrow (Favourite Colours, 2004) Outside Music 08. Pokey Lafarge: One You, One Me (Rhumba Country, 2024) New West 09. Gordon Grdina: Oddly Enough (Oddly Enough: The Music of Tim Berne, 2022) Attaboygirl 10. Beak> Windmill Hill (>>>>, 2024) Invada 11. Shell

gak's back from New York so as he dug through films set in the Big Apple, he opted for a Puerto Rican flair with the 1993 film Carlito's Way. For Vancouverites, Music Waste is this weekend so we also spotlight some of the local acts performing in this long-running festival. 01. Eli Escobar: NY So Hi (Up All Night 12", 2014) Night People NYC 02. Shabason & Gunning: Measures of Fog (Ample Habitat, 2024) Séance Centre 03. David Sanborn: Anything You Want (Hideaway, 1979) Warner Bros 04. David Sanborn: Day Dream (Glengarry Glen Ross OST, 1992) Elektra 05. David Sanborn, Eric Clapton & Michael Kamen: The Weapon (Lethal Weapon OST, 1987) Warner Bros 06. Apollo Ghosts: Sunset Over IKEA (Amethyst, 2024) You've Changed 07. Be Afraid: ICBC (The End Looks Like Prosperity, 2023) Kingfisher Bluez 08. Sleuth: Somewhere Fast (Gold, 2020) Lost Sound Tapes/Jigsaw 09. Jackson Ramsey: Sneak (Tropical Drone, 2024) Fanta 10. La Lune: Despondent (Disparity 12", 2024) Kingfisher Bluez 11. Future Star: Judgement Card (Wh

This pre-recorded episode goes more new age than ambient, so consider this Part 14.5 of our sorta soothing & serene sounding series, mostly in a Greek vein as we profile some of the soundtrack work of Yanni. 0.1 Nathan Shubert: Maybe Borealis (2024) self-released 0.2 Terre Thaemlitz: Tranquilizer [excerpt] (Tranquilizer: 30th Anniversary Restored & Expanded Edition, 2024) Comatonse 0.3 Richard Bégin: Lavrador (Lavrador, 2024) Reverse Alignment 0.4 Greg Andersen: Open Skies (Another World: Music from Tomomi on the Farm, 2021) self-released 0.5 Li Yilei: Conch, Soap & Whistle (Nonage, 2024) Métron 0.6 Field Works: By the Woods, We Say (Maples, Ash & Oaks: Cedars Instrumentals, 2021) Temporary Residence 0.7 Emily A Sprague: Woven (Hill, Flower, Fog, 2020) Rvng Intl 0.8 Iasos: Lueena Coast (Inter-dimensional Music, 1975) Unity 0.9 Iasos: Angel Play (Inter-dimensional Music, 1975) Unity 1.0 Iasos: Crystal Petals (Inter-dimensional Music, 1975) Unity 1.1 Sussan Deihim & Richard Horowitz: Desert Equati

For your Victoria Day (or Whit Monday) enjoyment, we profile Montreal's CFCF and his score to the 2022 Canadian queer indie film You Can Live Forever. 01. Thundercat: Thousand Knives (A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back, 2022) Milan 02. Ryuichi Sakamoto: 20220214 (12, 2023) Commmons/Milan 03. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Behind the Mask (Solid State Survivor, 1980) Alfa 04. Juicy Fruits: Jenny wa Gokigen Naname (Drink!, 1980) Blow Up 05. Peter Berring & Brian Griffiths: Goku's Curse (Dragonball OST [USA Edition], 1996) Super Tracks Music Group 06. Peter Berring & Brian Griffiths: Main Title (Dragonball OST [USA Edition], 1996) Super Tracks Music Group 07. The Visitors: Theme from The Wild Angels [w.Barbara] (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol 08. Davie Allen & the Arrows: Blue's Theme (The Wild Angels OST, 1966) Tower/Capitol 09. Bry Webb: Modern Mind (Run with Me, 2023) Idée Fixe 10. Ride: Chrome Waves (Going Blank Again, 1992) Creation/Sire/Reprise 11. Iasos: Formentera Sunset C

Amidst a profile on some of Steve Albini's (1962-2024) recording work and tributes to other recently deceased folks, we profile an interesting collaboration between Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs & experimental musician Dean Hurley for the 2023 sci-fi film Divinity. 01. Shellac: Canada (Live at Cat's Cradle, Carrboro: August 30, 2006) self-released 02. Sunn O))): Novæ (Life Metal, 2019) Southern Lord 03. Pixies: Cactus (Surfer Rosa, 1988) 4AD 04. PJ Harvey: 50ft Queenie (Rid of Me, 1993) Island 05. Ben Frost: Meg Ryan Eyez (The Centre Cannot Hold, 2017) Mute 06. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Fortune Telling Chicken (Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook, 1993) Cargo/Jetpac 07. Metz: Drained Lake (Strange Peace, 2017) Sub Pop/Royal Mountain 08. Dirty Three: Authentic Celestial Music (Ocean Songs, 2015) Touch & Go 09. Joanna Newsom: Cosmia (Ys, 2006) Drag City 10. Sussan Deihim & Richard Horowitz: Got Away (Desert Equations: Azax Attra, 1986) Crammed Discs 11. Richard Horowitz & Niza

In honour of the character actor M. Emmet Walsh (1935-2024), we profile Carter Burwell's score from perhaps Walsh's largest role (and the Coen Brothers' debut): 1984's Blood Simple in this deceptively neo-noir styled episode. 01. Clarence "Frogman" Henry & Paul Gayten: Ain't Got No Home (Ain't Got No Home 7", 1956) Argo 02. Bell Orchestre: Making Time (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 03. The Spinners: Ghetto Child (Spinners, 1973) Atlantic 04. David Soul: Silver Lady (Playing to an Audience of One, 1977) Private Stock 05. Flight 426: Theme from Starsky & Hutch (High Octane Hammond, 2013) CDBaby 06. The Mission: Wasteland (God's Own Medicine, 1986) Mercury 07. Total Chroma: Mind in Statis [w.Carrellee] (Lapland, 2023) Negative Gain 08. The Go! Team: Junior Kickstart (Thunder, Lightning, Strike, 2004) Memphis Industries 09. The Go! Team: Gemini (Get Up Sequences Part Two, 2023) Memphis Industries 10. Tei Shi: QQ [Quédate Queriéndome] (Valerie, 2024) The Orchard 11. Thiago Desant: Rainfall to Desert

gak's back after a fortnight in a swamp with a profile on the Toronto band Absolutely Free and their score to the 2016 independent film Two Cares Due None. 01. Count Floyd: The Gory Story of Duane & Debbie (Count Floyd 12", 1982) RCA 02. Ian William Craig: Blue Suit Glitch (Music for Magnesium_173 OST, 2022) FatCat 03. Pierre Kwenders: No No No [w.Vanyfox] (No No No Remixes, 2023) Arts & Crafts 04. mk.gee: Candy (Two Star & the Dream Police, 2024) R&R 05. Blank Banshee: Trojan Horse (4D, 2023) Hologram Bay 06. Annie-Claude Deschênes: Culinary Security (Les Manières de Table, 2024) Italians Do It Better 07. 47soul: Run [w.the Synaptik & Tamer Nafar] (Semitics, 2020) Cooking Vinyl 08. Ataraxia: I Ching (The Unexplained: Electronic Musical Impressions of the Occult, 1975) RCA Victor 09. Cindy Lee: Lockstepp (Diamond Jubilee, 2024) Realistik Studios 10. Dream/Loss: Seconds (Lower Ground, 2024) self-released/Thankless 11. ilkae: Muoviset Pilvet (Primer, 2013) Eerik Inpuj 12. Wallgrin: Arrow to the Win

gak's back from staring at things blocking the sun so the genres shift to mostly folk as we profile Jim Williams' songs from the soundtrack to the 2013 film A Field in England. 01. Waxahatchee: Right Back to It (Tigers Blood, 2024) Anti- 02. Amanda Whiting: Facing the Sun (The Liminality of Her, 2024) First Word 03. Rhiannon Giddens: Wrong Kind of Right (You're the One, 2023) Nonesuch 04. Rhiannon Giddens: Mountain Hymn (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 05. Daniel Lanois, Daryl Johnson, Joseph Maize, Darryl Hatcher & Rhiannon Giddens: Moonlight (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 06. Leyla McCalla: Scaled to Survive (Sun Without the Heat, 2024) Anti- 07. José Gonzalez: Head On (Local Valley, 2021) City Slang/Mute 08. Thievery Corporation: Saudade (Saudade, 2014) Eighteenth Street Lounge 09. Chastity Belt: Tethered (Live Laugh Love, 2024) Suicide Squeeze 10. Jenn Grant: Hello Everyone [Ceasefire Now] (2024) self-released 11.

It's Part 14 of our all-ambient series and we circle back to some of the noteworthy releases from 2023 aside from some astronomical business. Astronomical business meant hopes to have this in time for the solar eclipse so you have to schedule your own sun blocker for maximum enjoyment. 01 - Transponder: Totality (Empire of the Eclipse, 2024) Synphaera 02 - Talk West: Abode (Black Coral Sprig, 2023) Scissor Tail 03 - Wata Igarashi: Subterranean Life (Agartha, 2023) Kompakt 04 - Midden: Subterrane (Nothing New Under the Sun, 2023) Bent Window 05 - RL Huber: Illusion (Animam Edere EP, 2023) self-released 06 - Meg Mulhearn & Belly Full of Stars: Saros (Conjunctions, 2023) Fallen Moon 07 - IKSRE & anthéne: Falling Stars (Seasons Shifting, 2023) anthéne 08 - Kilometre Club: After All, It is Well [w.The Goodnight Project] (Open Skies, 2023) Imaginary North 09 - Mount Shrine: Unradiant Approach (Lost Loops Collection, 2023) Cryo Chamber 10 - Sebby Kowal: Another Day (Formations, 2023) Lontano 11 - Rudy Ad

Based on recent legislation from the governments of North Karelia (Finland) & Northwestern Ontario (Canada), we've had to viciously & suddenly change formats, so it's mostly blistering guitars with a metal focus going forward now. Who'd've thought the first of the month would've wrought this? 01! Tenacious D: The Metal (The Pick of Destiny, 2006) Epic 02! Dhidalah: Jovian Sky (Threshold, 2019) Guruguru 03! Fucked Up: Quality Second [Orbital] (Cops 7", 2023) self-released 04! Palm Oil: Garden Sheers (Palm Oil, 2017) self-released 05! Greasebeast: Lacrimosa (Moncton Isn't So Bad, 2015) Stay in Touch 06! Health: Children of Sorrow (Rat Wars, 2023) Loma Vista 07! Los Straitjackets: The Wild Mouse (The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets, 2009) Yep Roc 08! Flint: Mouser (Brof Ken Piano EP, 2013) Pint-Sized 09! Ahna: Pull the Trigger (Perpetual Warfare, 2015) Neanderthal Stench/Choking Hazard 10! Elysium Echoes: Ozymandius (Vancouver Metal Compilation: Volume I, 2016) Vancouver Metal Compilation 11!

It's time to return to the spice as we listen to Hans Zimmer's score to Dune: Part Two from director Denis Villeneuve. Along with other sonic inspirations from Frank Herbert's novels, we also profile a documentary about a failed adaptation: 2013's Jodorowsky's Dune with music by Kurt Stenzel. 01. Hot Chip: Freakout/Release (Freakout/Release, 2022) Domino 02. Klaus Schulze: Frank Herbert (X: Sechs Musikalische Biographien, 1990) Brain 03. Shubostar & Terr: Brave New World (2024) DGTL 04. Elkka: Make Me (Prism of Pleasure, 2024) Ninja Tune 05. Wands of the Minor Arcana: Dirge of the Druid King (Into the Gloaming Isle, 2023) self-released 06. Marie Davidson: Y.A.A.M. (2024) Deewee 07. Bolis Pupul: Kowloon (Letter to Yu, 2024) Deewee 08. Fatima al Qadiri: Mojik [Your Waves] (Gumar EP, 2023) Hyperdub 09. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown: Fentanyl Tester (Scaring the Hoes, 2023) AWAL/Peggy 10. The Last Poets: On the Subway (The Last Poets, 1970) Douglas 11. Jake Ferguson & Malcolm Cotto: Dune (Emotions Run Dry,

Award season is over so we play catch up with recent news as look at the Canadian director Norman Jewison (1926-2024) and cues from his groundbreaking films, focusing mostly on 1987's Moonstruck with music by Dick Hyman. 01. John Cale: Moonstruck [Nico's Song] (Mercy, 2023) Domino 02. Gerald Fried: The Discotheque Affair (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series: Volume 1, 2002) Film Score Monthly 03. Apollo Ghosts: Karaoke (Local Delivery Only, 2020) self-released 04. Molly Sarlé: Human (Karaoke Angel, 2019) Partisan 05. Kilometre Club: Springtime Bloom [Centre of Attention rework] (Open Skies rework single, 2023) Imaginary North 06. Mary Timony: Looking for the Sun (Untame the Tiger, 2024) Merge 07. Mannequin Pussy: I Got Heaven (I Got Heaven, 2024) Epitaph 08. CFCF: Bridge (You Can Live Forever OST, 2023) self-released 09. De Flore: Encore un Peu (Encore un Peu EP, 2024) self-released 10. Cœur de Pirate: C'était Salement Romantique [reprise] (2023) Bravo Musique 11. Mort Garson: Love is a Garden (Jour

Our 7th & final part of our our annual Oscars profiles as award season draws to a close as we talk about who won! The 96th Academy Awards were handed out last night and amongst the winners, we hear selections from Joe Hisaishi's score from the Best Animated Feature from Studio Ghibli: The Boy and the Heron. 01. Benny Sings: Movie Star (Young Hearts, 2023) Stones Throw 02. Richard Bégin: Mouvements Cycloniques des Regions Temperees (IDIL Music Award 2024, 2024) Unexplained Sounds Group 03. Ludwig Göransson: Oppenheimer (Oppenheimer OST, 2023) Back Lot 04. Billie Eilish: What Was I Made For? (Barbie the Album: Best Weekend Ever Edition, 2023) Atlantic 05. Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt: What Was I Made For? [epilogue] (Barbie OST, 2023) Waxwork/WaterTower 06. Jerskin Fendrix: Bella II (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 07. Laura Karpman: Winner (American Fiction OST, 2023) Sony 08. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: P.I.M.P. (55, 2016) Truth & Soul 09. Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky & Roisee: Am I Dreaming (Spider-Man: Acros

Our 6th part of our annual Oscars profiles does another check-in on Ludwig Göransson's Academy Award nominated score to Oppenheimer. 01. Oppenheimer Analysis: Men in White Coats (New Mexico, 1982) Minimal Waves 02. Osmanthus: Bloom (Between Seasons, 2024) self-released 03. Parliament: I Call My Baby Pussycat (Osmium, 1970) Invictus 04. Marlena Shaw: Liberation Conversation (The Spice of Life, 1969) Cadet 05. Chronotype Project: Arctic Spring (Free Ambient Electronic Sampler 37, 2024) Spotted Peccary 06. Silent Servant: M-87 (In Memoriam, 2023) Tresor 07. The Soft Moon: Dead Love (The Soft Moon, 2010) Captured Tracks 08. James Horner: Main Titles from 48 HRS (48 HRS OST, 1982) Intrada 09. Lætitia Sadier: Don't Forget You're Mine (Rooting for Love, 2024) Drag City/Duophonic Super 45s 10. Modern Cosmology [Lætitia Sadier & and Mombojó]: Making Something (What Will You Grow Now? 2023) Duophonic Super 45s 11. William Tyler: Pisces Backwards (New Vanitas, 2020) Merge 12. Parlour Panther: Chosen Fam (

The 1st of our two repeat profiles is in the cards for the 5th part of our annual Oscar profile as we hear different cues from the late Robbie Robertson's nominated score to Killers of the Flower Moon. We hear additional indigenous voices too amongst others who have recently left us. The time has come. 1. A.S.O: My Baby's Got It Out for Me (A.S.O, 2023) Low Lying 2. Anthony Davis, James Newton & Abdul Wadud: After You Said Yes (I've Known Rivers, 1982) Gramavision 3. Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper: Elvis is Everywhere (Bo-Day-Shus!!! 1987) Enigma 4. The Dead Milkmen: Punk Rock Girl (Beelzebubba, 1988) Enigma 5. Flat Duo Jets: Madagascar (Flat Duo Jets, 1989) Dog Gone 6. MC5: Borderline (Kick Out the Jams, 1969) Elektra 7. John Oswald: Mother (69 Plunderphonics 96, 2001) Fony/Seeland 8. Blush to the Snow: Shift 06 (Shift, 2024) Not Yet Remembered 9. Apollo Ghosts: Fake Nurse (Amethyst EP, 2024) You've Changed 10. The Smile: Friend of a Friend (Wall of Eyes, 2024) XL 11. Armando Trovaioli: Oscar is the

It's Family Day in parts of Canada, so for our 4th part of our annual Oscars profile, we not only hear selections from John Williams' nominated score to Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny, but we also circle back through the rest of his music from the adventure film series. gak is jet lagged from all the red lines that pop up on the map as he flew a lot last week. 0.1 Ray Anthony: Holiday (Programming Aids 7", 1964) Capitol 0.2 Lol Tolhurst, Budgie & Jacknife Lee: Los Angeles [w.James Murphy] (Los Angeles, 2023) PIAS 0.3 Biliana Voutchkova: Biliana (Looking for Daniel, 2023) Unsounds 0.4 Kool & the Gang: Ladies' Night (Ladies' Night, 1979) De-Lite 0.5 The Isley Brothers: Fight the Power (The Heat is On, 1975) T-Neck/Epic 0.6 Cold Grits: It's Your Thing (1969) ATCO 0.7 Tokyo Police Club: Bambi (Champ: 10th Anniversary Edition, 2021) Mom+Pop/Dine Alone/Memphis Industries 0.8 boygenius: Not Strong Enough (The Record, 2023) Interscope 0.9 The Bill McBirnie Trio: Yes Indeed! (Find Your Place, 2013) Ext

For the 3rd part of our annual Oscars profile, we listen to selections from Laura Karpman's nominated score to American Fiction. We also touch upon the lunar new year, acts playing in Vancouver and actor/director Carl Weathers (1948-2024). Thanks again to everyone who donated to 2024 Fundrive! 01. Beth Gibbons: Floating on a Moment (Lives Outgrown, 2024) Domino 02. Matty: Yessss (Arkive, 2021) Voice Recordings 03. Joseph Koo: The Way of the Dragon [w.Mike Remedios] (Way of the Dragon OST, 1972) Tam 04. Mort Garson: Western Dragon Pt 1 (Journey to the Moon and Beyond, 2023) Sacred Bones 05. Allison Burik: Be the Dragon (Realm, 2024) self-released 06. Feist: Borrow Trouble (Multitudes, 2023) Polydor 07. The Rural Alberta Advantage: Our Youth (The Rise & The Fall, 2023) Saddle Creek 08. Castle If: Rabbit Hole (Darknet EP, 2023) self-released 09. Gilla Band: Backwash (Most Normal, 2022) Rough Trade 10. Pottery: Smooth Operator (No. 1, 2019) Royal Mountain 11. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Touchdown (Th

Part II of our annual Oscars profile collides with CITR's main annual event: FUNDRIVE so we'll hop along the themes of weddings and Las Vegas as we hear from the 5 nominees for Best Original Song along with some that missed the cut. Visit https://donatetocitr.ca today and pledge to Fundrive 2024 and tell'em Exploding Head Movies sent ya! Say it as we hover ahead on bended knee: YES! 01. Tom Petty: Love is a Long Road (Full Moon Fever, 1989) MCA 02. Pender Street Steppers: The Glass City (The Glass City 12", 2015) Mood Hut 03. Junior Boys: Yes II (Waiting Game, 2022) City Slang 04. Daphni: Yes I Know (Jiaolong, 2012) Merge 05. Connect_icut: Yes! Darkness (Dodecapentaton, 2021) CSAF 06. Clark: Wedding (Sus Dog, 2023) Throttle 07. Land of Talk: Marry It (Performances, 2023) Saddle Creek 08. Tommy Buick: Wedding March (A Ukrainian Wedding, 1964?) V 09. Jessy Lanza: Casino Niagara (Love Halluciation, 2023) Hyperdub 10. Jackie Lynn: Casino Queen (Jacqueline, 2020) Drag City 11. Trees Speak: Amnesia Tr