Best Bread Head Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #32- "Big Legged Women, Spiked Ovaltine and Shortnin' Free Bread" 1:20:40

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Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some choice records from the stacks. Early country, western swing, jazz, rockabilly, Mexican string band music, blues and old time music. We’re going to hit it all in this episode. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a r…

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Episode #31- Rockabilly, Country, Bluegrass & Old Time Records: “Too Many Taverns, Faulty Excuses & Good ‘Ol Mexican Beans” 1:09:24

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Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite country style records. Early country, bluegrass, hillbilly, western swing, rockabilly, and old time music. We’re going to hit it all in this episode. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over …

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Mama's Song: Happy Mothers Day!

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The Horse - Cliff Nobles Moon Rappin' - Brother Jack McDuff A Ra - Joao Donato Egyptian Reggae - Jonathan Richman Fuguei Na Escola - Teta Lando Children of Jah Jah - Chantells Mama's Song - Nicky Thomas Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff Sunshine Star - Open Sky Unit Cubano Chant - El Chicano Mabala - Yahoos Rocksteady - Aretha Franklin Make Me Yours - Phyllis …

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Ready? Go Freedom Sounds!

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Top Ranking Dub - Ja Man Allstars Up Above the Rocks - Ray Bryant Lowdown Popcorn - James Brown Mean Man - Betty Harris I Shall Sing - Judy Mowatt Samba Arawak - Guadaloupe Reflexions El Dia De Mi Suerte - Willie Colon La Bamba - El Jarocho Meringue Mondey - Remy Mondey Elegua - Gina Martin Osebo Anyame Ankye Me - Atakora Manu Ranjani - T.K. Ramamo…

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Freedom Sounds: A Channel You Can Trust

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Eduduwa - Sonny Okuson Get Up Stand Up - The Chequers Believe in Yourself - Peter Barclay Rainy Night in Portland - Watty Burnett Small Axe - Wailers Silly Dub - Dennis Bovell and Janet Kay Reggae Merengue - Tommy McCook Get Involved - George Jackson Uncle George - Steel Pulse Scarlett Mine - Harry Beckett Cortejo dos Reis Negros - Grupo Um Melô Da…

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Episode #30- Good Records “Disagreeable Situations, The Trouble With Whiskey, and Knockin' Around a Jug" 1:16:27

1+ y ago1:16:27

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Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite records across a variety of records from the African American tradition. Just good records covering the blues, jazz, gospel and early rock n’ roll. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at…

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Freedom Sounds on the Radio Waves!!!

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Totally Together - Jackie Mittoo Ain't No Love - Jimmy and the Inspirations Never Found a Girl - Eddie Floyd Nabu Corfa - Dorothy Ashby Dandou Kodjo - Akofa Akoussah The Beloved Date - Baligh Hamdi La Coladera - Freh Kodja La Pata y El Pato - Climaco Sarmiento Shabazz - Rhoda Scott Trio Acid Rock - Funkees The Hump - Patrice Rushen Tears of Love - …

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KFSR on KBCS: Un Debut Feliz!

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Countdown Freedom Sounds - Skatalites It's Your Thing - Cold Grits Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba Midnight Confession- Phyllis Dillon It's Raining - Irma Thomas Iko Iko - Dixie Cups En Guantanamo - Abelardo Barroso Montuneando - La Lupe and Mongo Spirit of Love - Eddie Palmieri Orere Elejigbo - Lijadu Sisters Struggles - Christy I Like to Say It - Stell…

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Freedom Sounds on The Reggae Party!

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First Cut is the Deepest - Norma Frazer My Ambition - Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping Version - Marcia Griffiths Sitting in the Park - Hortense Ellis Can I Change My Mind - Alton Ellis Ram Jam - Jackie Mittoo Lazy Bones - Jackie Mittoo Ghost Town - Specials Ramble - Rico Rodriguez Sufferation - Justin Hinds and the Dominoes Live Wire - Gladiator…

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XHM #639 - "Born to be a lion" (2023 March 06) 2:03:10

1+ y ago2:03:10

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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 o…

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XHM #638 - "The only percussion comes in the form of ammunation" (2023 February 27) 2:04:17

1+ y ago2:04:17

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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 Escapin…

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XHM #637 - "A portrait of the artist as a young man playing with UFOs & dinosaurs" (2023 February 20) 2:03:15

1+ y ago2:03:15

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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. Des…

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From the KFSR ARCHIVE: Pulling you into the Future (From the Past)

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Pushing you forward in these times, Helping you see the vast open spaces in the mind... (Beatriz Ferryra Synth Echo Overlap) Freedom Journey - Karl Bryan Nabu Corfa - Dorothy Ashby Trying Times - Jerry Jones What a Happy Day - Burning Spear Real Rock - Wailing Souls Acid - Funkees Naam - Christie Azuma and Uppers International El Pito - Joe Cuba La…

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XHM #636 - "These talkies are the path to sin" (2023 February 13) 2:01:23

1+ y ago2:01:23

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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…

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XHM #635 - "Be in love with nothing but the bagel" (2023 February 06) 2:02:01

1+ y ago2:02:01

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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: Hel…

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XHM #634 - "Bread vans & miniature donkeys" (2023 January 30) 2:06:01

1+ y ago2:06:01

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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 …

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Episode #29- Good Records:“Fiddle Bust-downs, Fair Warnings and Gully Jumpers” 1:16:10

1+ y ago1:16:10

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Episode #29. Just Good Records. “Fiddle Bustdowns, Fair Warnings and Gully Jumpers” Enjoy a nice selection of records across a variety of styles. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. Also, go take a visit to the show's new website olddingyjukebox.com and have a look around. Thanks for listen…

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KFSR RE-BROADCAST: Returning to that Unfinished Part - Your Audio Rocket

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When there's work to be done before the setting sun... (Dolphy vs. Owls vw. Hafiz Cemal Bey) El Cencerro Shingaling - Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz Sebastiana - Gal Costa Mi Son Maracaibo - Rene Touzet y su Orchestra Taieiras - Ely Camargo I Come From Jamaica - Chris Powell and his Five Blue Flames The Wailer - Sonny Cox I Don't Know How (Don't Walk A…

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XHM #633 - "Kung fu Cantopop" (2023 January 23) 2:01:02

1+ y ago2:01:02

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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 (Laborandu…

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24 Hours of Radio Art: Hours 11 & 12 - "koillinen, kaakko, lounas & luode" (2023 January 17) 1:59:57

1+ y ago1:59:57

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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, geor…

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XHM #632 - "The crystal owls are totally what they seem" (2023 January 16) 2:04:46

1+ y ago2:04:46

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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)…

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XHM #631 - "Only feels like it's raining forever" (2023 January 09) 1:57:23

1+ y ago1:57:23

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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,…

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XHM #630 - "Rogue zero" (2023 January 02) 2:13:01

1+ y ago2:13:01

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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 Beg…

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Que Vida e Essa: A Fargo Brazil Side B

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Que Vida e Essa - Wal Santana Garota de Copacabana - Edson Frederico Flor de Maracuja - Gal Costa Nago - Trio Mocoto Morre o Burro Fica o Homem - Jorge Ben A Ra - Joao Donato Maita - Doris Monteiro Nortista Quatrocentao - Jackson do Pandeiro Repique Reza Forte - Padre Miguel Pescador - Carimbo Canarinho de Marapanim Cravo e Canela - Milton Nascimen…

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XHM #629 - "Eight lights to hold you" (2022 December 22 & 26) 2:02:52

1+ y ago2:02:52

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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 fi…

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XHM #628 - "The Christmas is coming from inside the house" (2022 December 12) 2:03:32

1+ y ago2:03:32

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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 utterl…

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XHM #627 - "This is the excuse that we're making" (2022 December 05) 2:04:43

1+ y ago2:04:43

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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 …

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Essa E Pra Tocar No Radio: A Fargo Brazil Side A

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Shouts to Matt Fargo, Godfather of KFSR! Ponteio - Sivuca Pra Oxala - Alma Brasileira Cidadao Da Mata - Baianos & Novos Caetanos Take it Easy My Brother Charlie - Som Tres Americana Latina - Osmar Milito Kirie - Georgette Roda - Elis Regina Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser - Quarteto Em Cy Sebastiana - Gal Costa Sai do Sereno - Gilberto and Gal Barato Total…

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XHM #626 - "From badges to badgers, we got it all" (2022 November 28) 2:02:42

1+ y ago2:02:42

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Finally breaking free of all the horror, we pivot to parody performer Weird Al Yankovic. Not only do we listen to selections from his new "autobiography" Weird, we go back to 1989's UHF. We also prepare you for the 2022 Shindig Finale in Vancouver as CITR's battle of the bands wraps up this Friday. 1. Diedrich Bader: You Don't Know Anything (Weird:…

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XHM #625 - "Print me a pilot, architect me an atmosphere" (2022 November 21) 2:03:26

1+ y ago2:03:26

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We're overdue on a listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto so we'll mostly focus on his score to the Netflix anime series Exception amongst other experimental/classical music from 2022. 1. Dixia Sirong: Qatarsea [XLR8R edit] (Di Er EP, 2016) Inner Balance 2. Loscil: Still (The Sails Pt. 1, 2022) Frond 3. Okay Kaya: In Regards to Your Tweet (SAP, 2022) Jagjaguwa…

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XHM #624 - "Typewriters count as technology" (2022 November 14) 2:02:01

1+ y ago2:02:01

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This mostly moody episode focuses on Blanck Mass' score to the 2021 film Ted K, detailing the life of the feared Unabomber. We also pay tribute to Nik Turner of Hawkwind, queer country pioneer Patrick Haggerty, singer Gal Costa, rapper Takeoff from Migos and composer Norm Chambers. 1. Hawkwind: Master of the Universe (In Search of Space, 1971) Unit…

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Episode #28- Good Records: "Reefer Headed Men, Puissant Manes and Crumbling Walls" 1:16:12

2y ago1:16:12

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Episode #28. Good Records. Enjoy a nice selection of records across a variety of styles. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. Also, go take a visit to the show's new website olddingyjukebox.com and have a look around. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the show. “Reefer Headed Men, Pu…

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XHM #623 - "The amusement park in the void" (2022 November 07) 2:04:02

2y ago2:04:02

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Alex G's score to the 2021 horror film We're All Going to the World's Fair sorta extends our usual Hallowe'en October theme a bit but the emphasis here is more on indie rock. We also pay tribute to Rodney Graham and Mimi Parker. 1. Sparks: Pacific Standard Time (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, 2020) BMG 2. Offseason: Snakedriver (2022) self-released 3. …

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Everybody Needs Version: Jamaican Classic Covers Side C

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(Here Comes the Version Bosssss) Village Caller/Village Soul - Lennie Hibbert Everybody Needs Love - Temptations/Slim Smith Mama - Jo Ann Campbell/Heptones Barbados/Forest Gate Rock - Charlie Parker/Lester Sterling Keep on Moving - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Ten to One - Impressions/Cornell Campbell Never Let Me Go - Impressions/Joe White My…

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XHM # 622 - "Invincible in viscera" (2022 October 31) 2:01:01

2y ago2:01:01

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Hallowe'en is here as we get vampiric with music by Tara Busch for the 2021 film Jakob's Wife along with music from a recent Italian tribute album to the original Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. We also talk about the year and film 1922 in this mostly very goth synth episode. Guest host: the ghost of Bobby "Boris" Pickett. 1. Anna Preston: Vampire GF…

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A (Jamaican) Version Uprising: Side B

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(This Station Rules the Nation with VERSION) The World Needs Love - Tommy McCook Love Uprising - Chi-Lites/Delroy Wilson Dancin' Mood - Tams/Delroy Wilson/Jackie Mittoo Ain't No Love - Eddie Floyd/Jimmy&Inspirations Get The Money - Mongo Santamaria/Skatalites Put Yourself in My Place - The Elgins/Ken Lazarus Walk On By - Dionne Warwick/St. Andrews …

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A (Jamaican) Version I Can Feel: Side A

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Jamaican Version Classics and Their Counterparts! (June Vs. Tape Echo Chorus) In The Rain - Ernest Ranglin/Dramatics Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis/Alton Ellis Sitting in the Park - Billy Stewart/Hortense Ellis Are you Sure? - Silvertones/Staple Singers I Don't Know - Violinaires/Junior Byles It's Alright - Ken Parker/Sam Cooke Am I The Same G…

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XHM #621 - "Extraterrestial influencer" (2022 October 17) 2:00:00

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Lucrecia Dalt is a Colombian composer based in Berlin who plays with a lot of eclectic elements. It's primarily dark electronics, which is highlighted by her score to the 2021 film The Seed, which is this week's profile amidst the slow creep to Hallowe'en horror. 1. Vesa-Matti Loiri: Väinämöisen Laulu (Eino Leino 1, 1978) Gold Disc/Flamingo/Fazer 2…

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XHM #620 - "From the back of the fridge" [RESCUED 615 + 616] (2022 October 10) 2:00:36

2y ago2:00:36

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For your Thanksgiving episode, you get some leftovers. gak's on the road but after August's podcast server outage, he's dug up two lost episodes (615 + 616 from August 2022) and mashed them together into an odd pre-recorded hybrid so podcast listeners can enjoy a condensed version of profiles tied to The Northman, Das Boot & The Neverending Story w…

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XHM #619 - "Unidentified flying horse" (2022 October 03) 2:04:02

2y ago2:04:02

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October primarily means a horror month in the lead to Hallowe'en but with the Vancouver International Film Festival bringing Michael Abels to town for a talk, we'll profile his score to Jordan Peele's latest scary film Nope. We'll also do the usual film listings, tributes to the recently deceases, acts in town and some Iranian noise in support of p…

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XHM #618 - "Tout ce dont tu as besoin c'est d'une fille et d'un flingue" (2022 September 26) 2:05:23

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In tribute to French new wave director Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022), we hear an array of music from his definitive Nouvelle Vague films from the 1960s. We also mark the upcoming National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, finally hear the 2022 Polaris Prize winner and prepare for the 41st annual Vancouver International Film Festival starting later this…

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XHM #617 - "Carrying on with the penny royalty" (2022 September 19) 2:04:41

2y ago2:04:41

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With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), we pay tribute to her as a person whilst wondering what a monarchy means in the 21st century. We'll profile Alexandre Desplat's score to the 2006 film The Queen as we juggle other queens amongst the usual round of other topics, including Polaris Prize nominee (and winner) catch-up, recent Emmy new…

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A Crystal Blue Mental Forecast: KFSR Rocking Time

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(U Roy) Welcome New Warmth - Michel Sardaby Otinku - Modern Sound Quintet Dragon Special - Thomas Phale Grazin' in the Grass - Hugh Masekela Evening Time - Jackie Mittoo Ya Yi Ki - Johnny Colon Spiraling Prism - Herbie Hancock Chove Chuva/Mas Que Nada - Samba Soul Relax - Painel de Controle Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser - Quarteto Em Cy Lucia Aoko - D.O.…

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Episode #27- Folklorist Alan Lomax and his Southern Journey 1959-60 1:23:19

2y ago1:23:19

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This episode examines the field recordings made by Alan Lomax during his 1959-60 visits to the American South collecting American vernacular music styles found in the region. Episode also includes a partial examination of the Lomax's recordings made for the Library of Congress including those of Leadbelly and Jelly Roll Morton. Support the Show.…

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XHM #614 - "Only lost in the sauce if it's marinara" (2022 August 15) 2:03:01

2y ago2:03:01

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Wanna hear a story? As late summer soldiers forth in the northern hemisphere, we'll profile Mica Levi's beguiling score to the 2020 Twitter-based film Zola. We also pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Jim Seals from Seals & Crofts and play catch-up on the 2022 Polaris Prize nominees. Are there weird starts to songs and gaps in others? Why yes, sigh.…

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Loves Shines Brighter! Let's Fly Away Together...

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(For Your Enjoyment: Brion Lion) Africa is Home (remx) - Joe Mensah Wiggle Waggle - Herbie Hancock Fly Away - A.G.B. (All Girls Band) Bra - Cymande Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden/Whitehead Break in the Road - Betty Harris Wreck Up Version - Leroy Smart/Tubby's Loves Shines Brighter - Culture Shine the Light on Me - Roy Ellis Love Light (Shinin…

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XHM #613 - "Open hailing frequencies" (2022 August 07) 2:03:34

2y ago2:03:34

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In honour of the actress Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022), we'll deep into the first two Star Trek films and their scores by Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner. We also have various summer songs also in mind as we juggle technology and astronomy simultaneously. 1. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Black Holes (Great White North, 1981) Anthem 2. Meco: Star Trek Medley…

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XHM #612 - "SYNTH CRIMES" (2022 August 01) 2:02:43

2y ago2:02:43

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For your civic holiday in Canada, BC Day specifically here in Vancouver, this episodes goes 80s chirpiness with selections from Harold Faltermeyer's soundtracks to Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch and a bit of Top Gun. Dollar days are upon us, pray tell. 01. Sally Shapiro: Holiday (Italians Do It Better, 2021) Italians Do It Better 02. Arushi Jain: Under …

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XHM #611 - "Every week, the actual horror" (2022 July 25) 2:02:01

2y ago2:02:01

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Plan B galore as gak deals with substantial home music library problems, so we'll dig up Francis & Carmine Coppola's score to the 1979 epic war film Apocalypse Now and the unused David Shire score that was released a couple years ago. Let's all head up river with our grocery list. 1. UNKLE: UNKLE Main Title Theme (Psyence Fiction, 1998) Mo'Wax/Lond…

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A Deep Summer Mix!

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(Scratch Greetings) The World Needs Love - Tommy McCook and Supersonics Ruffles - Victor Boa My Desire - Johnny Clarke Lonely Feeling - Gaylettes The Hump - Patrice Rushen Blind Man Can See It - James Brown Always There - Willie Bobo A.I.E. (a mwana) - Lafayette Afro Rock Band Hi-Life (remix) - Wally Badarou La Danza de Los Mirlos - Afrosound Vaman…

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