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Exploding Head Movies

CiTR & Discorder Magazine

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.

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XHM #484 - "Evicting time" (2019 December 09)

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2019/12/10

With the year drawing to a close, it's time to summarize the past twelve months; in lieu of a best-of/festive playlist, consider this simply a review. Main soundtrack profile will be on Emile Mosseri's The Last Black Man in San Francisco but we also tackle unprofiled music from Motherless Brooklyn and Us amongst other recent faves. 1. Matias Aguayo: 2019 (Support Alien Invasion, 2019) Cómeme/Crammed Discs2. Loscil: Equivalent 1 (Equivalents, 2019) Kranky3. Minimal Violence: InDreams [Cardopusher

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122:05

XHM #483 - "Opta ardua pennis astra sequi" (2019...

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2019/12/03

As winter sets in the northern hemisphere, it's time to think of colder places, like space. James Gray's film Ad Astra will be profiled, scored primarily by Max Richter with some assistance from Lorne Balfe. We also try to tackle as much of the Vancouver concert scene in advance of Christmas, the end of the year and the end of the decade (for some).1. Blue Hawaii: Prepare for Flight (Tenderness, 2017) Arbutus2. Public Service Broadcasting: E.V.A (The Race for Space, 2015) Test Card3. Segue: Mirage

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XHM #482 - "Senator Foghorn Seagull" (2019 November 25)

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2019/11/26

Batten down the hatches, crew! This boat lists towards Mark Korven's score to the 2019 film The Lighthouse so all hands on deck as we weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! O and there are sports updates, cap'n.1. Spirit of the West: Save This House (Save This House, 1990) WEA2. Jacques Greene: Say Nothing (3024 FYE3 12", 2019) 30243. Sudan Archives: Iceland Moss (Athena, 2019) Stones Throw4. Moon Duo: Eye 2 Eye (Stars are the Light, 2019) Sacred Bones5. William Gum-Boot & Lawrence Wiffin: Psychic

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XHM #481 - "Mayhem like radiation" (2019 November 18)

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2019/11/19

Cellist & composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has had a busy 2019, so we'll profile some of her recent scorework, primarily from the recent Batman film Joker and the HBO historical drama Chernobyl.1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: The Live! with Murray Franklin Theme (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower2. Negativland: Limbo (True False, 2019) Seeland3. LOUVER: C-A6 (Carbon-Arc EP, 2019) A Person Disguised as People4. Don Cherry: I Walk (Disco Not Disco: Leftfield

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125:49

XHM #480 - "Whoever saves one life, saves the world...

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2019/11/12

In honour of Remembrance Day, we go back to 1993 to cover the stark effects of war as we profile John Williams' score to Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Schindler's List.1. The Avalanches: Saturday Night Inside Out [w.David Berman & Father John Misty] (Wildflower, 2016) Astralwerks2. Devours: Avalon (Avalon EP, 2015) self-released3. Lightning Dust: 3AM/100 Degrees (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl4. Necking: Go Getter (Cut Your Teeth, 2019) Mint5. Colleen: November (A Flame My Love, A Frequency, 2017)

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XHM #479 - "High-wire Charleston slippage" (2019...

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2019/11/05

gak's back from Europe and quite jetlagged. In honour of one of the countries he visited, we profile the music from the German television series Babylon Berlin. Let the music be awesome for you as your host learns to get out of the damn way.1. The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: Stars and Rockets [David Holmes mix] (Come Get It I Got It, 2002) 13 Amp2. Kim Gordon: Air Bnb (No Home Record, 2019) Matador3. Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan: I (New Rain Duets, 2019) Three Lobed4. Stereolab: Italian Shoes

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XHM #336 [REDUX] - "Lupine hominoid" (2019 Hallowe'en)

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2019/11/01

As a bonus to recent podcast listeners, this Hallowe'en episode from 2016, set to re-air in 2019 but didn't due to technical issues, is available. "WOLFMAN GAK guesthosts this All Hallowed Eve episode as regular host gak is asleep somewhere. All manners of spooky sounds from this raspy-voiced legend of radio as he overpowers all procedures, though he ran low on whiskey and throat lozenges."Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20161031/

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XHM #478 - "Hormones & heavy artillery" (2019 October...

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2019/10/22

gak's on the road for work so this prerecorded episode features Mica Levi's eerie score to the 2019 South American film Sonos. Not horror in concept but totally in sound. Plenty of Thom Yorke here too since he plays in Vancouver the night this airs on the radio.1. Sloan: Money City Maniacs (Navy Blues, 1998) Murderecords2. Concubine: Decenter (2018, 2018) self-released3. Thom Yorke: Not the News (ANIMA, 2019) XL4. Thom Yorke: The7th7th7th7thson (Suspiria OST [unreleased material], 2019)XL5. Thom

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XHM #477 - "A gritty Teen Wolf (minus Gritty)" (2019...

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2019/10/15

On this Canadian Thanksgiving episode, we continue with our October horror theme by delving into some of the music tied to the teenage werewolf film series Ginger Snaps. Keep your turkeys safe outdoors; gobble gobble!1. Stereolab: Brakhage (Dots and Loops: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic2. Yu Su: Words without Sound (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle3. Little Eva: Let's Turkey Trot (Let's Turkey Trot 7", 1963) Dimension4. The King Khan Experience: Turkey Ride (Turkey Ride, 2019)

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XHM #476 - "Destiny offers no escape" (2019 October 07)

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2019/10/08

The return of October means the month long dive into horror film scores! We kick things off with some vintage spooky sounds via Hans Erdmann's partially recovered music from FW Murnau's 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror paired with a metafictional account of that film shoot from Dan Jones' score to 2001's Shadow of the Vampire. We conclude our Vancouver International Film Festival profile and offer our usual mix of live music in town, new releases & eulogies as gak fights off the flu.1

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XHM #475 - "Fried sauerkraut & relevant radio" (2019...

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2019/10/01

Change of plans as we dive into the meta-radio found on Quentin Tarantino's 9th film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, harkening back to when the hippie dream ended. We also continue with our Vancouver International Film Festival synopses and other autumn goings-on.1. Syd Dale: Ready for Action [The Illustrated Man advert] (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST, 2019) Sony/Columbia2. Lana Del Rey: The Greatest (Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2019) Polydor/Interscope3. Olivier Latry: JS Bach's

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XHM #474 - "I can feel the air from a far-off sigh"...

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2019/09/24

Autumn's picking up steam as the Vancouver International Film Festival starts this week, New Forms Festival happens over the weekend and so many acts in town. Main profile will be on PJ Harvey's recent soundtrack work for All About Eve & The Virtues.1. Haviah Mighty: Bag Up (13th Floor, 2019) self-released2. Watering: Tall Basser (Songs, 2015) self-released3. Nitzer Ebb: Let Your Body Learn (That Total Age, 1987) Mute/Geffen/Warner Bros4. Minimal Violence: June Anthem (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour5

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XHM #473 - "il Maestro, sezione quattro: keep your...

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2019/09/17

It's been a while since we've had a profile on the seminal film scorer Ennio Morricone. Let's go back fifty years to Sergio Leone's genre-definite Western, 1969's Once Upon a Time in the West. We also pay tribute to Austin's Daniel Johnston (1961-2019) and preview some of the bands playing on UBC campus for free & live on CITR this week. gak thinks you have two horses too many for this show (bang bang).What is real?1. Hot Chip: Melody of Love (A Bath Full of Ecstasy, 2019) Domino2. Sarah Davachi &

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XHM #472 - "Only drawn that way" (2019 September 09)

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2019/09/10

The legendary animator Richard Williams (1933-2019) worked on many films during his career but he made his mark with the mixed-live action 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Along with Alan Silvestri's noir yet cartoony score, we'll highlight some acts playing in town this week, including those at the Westward Music Festival, amongst other new songs & end of summer vibes.1. Mr Merlot: Love's Going to Get You Again (City Sex: Volume 2, 2019) Smooth Effects2. Loscil: Equivalent 2 (Equivalents, 2019)

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XHM #471 - "Drive around in flashy cars & act all...

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2019/09/03

The unofficial end to summer ties into Labour Day as the start to a new school year is nigh. Let's pretend it's still a carefree time with jetboats and tropical freedom as we dig into Jan Hammer's glorious synth score to the 1980s Miami Vice series.No Lambos with learners here; gak is a professional grade driver and he'll guide you along these stops this episode:1. Exposé: Point of No Return (Exposure, 1987) Arista/Pantera2. Project Pablo: Low Wings (Low Wings EP, 2018) Verdicchio 3. Bon Iver:

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XHM #470 - "Feral maternity ward" (2019 August 26)

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2019/08/27

In honour of actor Peter Fonda (1940-2019), we hop on our choppers & go back fifty years to his New Hollywood defining film: 1969's Easy Rider. We also touch upon soundtracks from other films of his: The Wild Angels, Race with the Devil, The Trip & The Limey.1. Aretha Franklin: The Weight (This Girl's in Love with You, 1970) Atlantic2. Nick Storring: Nothing Seems to Rhyme (Gardens, 2014) Scissor Tail3. The National: Quiet Light [w.Eve Owen] (I Am Easy to Find, 2019) 4AD4. Orville Peck: Roses are

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XHM #469 - "Como as rodas não voam" (2019 August 19)

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2019/08/20

With the recent passing of bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto (1931-2019), it's time for our semi-regular Brazilian-theme episode. This time around, we'll go all over the map and amongst the soothing guitars and scorching sambas, we'll share some songs from the Tropa de Elite film series amongst other imaginary movies. gak attempts to isolate all growing disasters to little good.1. Daphni: Sizzling (Sizzling EP, 2019) Jiaolong2. C.Diab: Young Hums (Beacons, 2014) self-released3. Godspeed You! Black

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XHM #468 - "Baby's venom spite" (2019 August 12)

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2019/08/13

With the recent passing of the Nobel & Pulitzer prize winning author Toni Morrison (1931-2019), we'll profile Rachel Portman's score to the 1999 film adaptation of the novel Beloved. We'll also tip our hats to The Meters' Art Neville (1937-2019) & Silver Jews' David Berman (1967-2019).1. Beyoncé, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly & Nija: My Power (The Lion King: The Gift, 2019) Parkwood/Columbia2. Segue: Deep Current (The Island, 2019) Silent Season3. Potatohead People: Single Life [w.Bunnie] (2019)

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XHM #467 - “The little frogs & crayfish aren't the...

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2019/08/06

It’s a civic holiday on Canada, marking the middle of the North American summer. Very appropriate to scare you with Bobby Krlic’s score to Ari Aster’s horror film Midsommar. We also pay tribute to actor Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) and composers Michael Colgrass (1932-2019) & Bob Johnston (1926-2019). gak also comes in hot from Tofino and it shows.1. Deerhunter: Death in Midsummer (Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared, 2019) 4AD2. Vangelis: Wounded Animals (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination:

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XHM #466 - "Glitter + sparkle" (2019 July 29)

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2019/07/30

For Pride Week in Vancouver, this episode is all LGBTQIA2S+, whether based on performer or subject matter. Main profiles will be on M83's score to the recent French queer thriller Knife + Heart, Coil's rereleased soundtrack to The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex, some Wendy Carlos and more.1. Dusty Springfield: That's The Kind of Love I've Got for You [extended version] (It Begins Again, 1978) United Artists/Mercury2. Emily A Sprague: Water Memory 1 (Water Memory/Mount Vision, 2019) RVNG Intl.3

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