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PODCAST

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.

tv & film

All Episodes

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XHM #465 - "Life's inexhaustible well" (2019 July 22)

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2019/07/23

Prepare for a mystical journey as we listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's and Richard Horowitz's music from Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film The Sheltering Sky, along with other African and freakily ambient sounds.1. Johnny Clegg & Savuka: Asimbonanga [Mandela] (Third World Child, 1987) Capitol/EMI2. Loscil: Iona (Sea Island, 2014) Kranky3. Karen O & Danger Mouse: Turn the Light (Lux Prima, 2019) 30th Century/BMG4. Economics: Deviations (The Wastes, 2014) self-released5. La Tromba: Calaba Calabao (La Tromba,

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124:26

XHM #464 - "Let's go walk on lunar landscapes" (2019...

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2019/07/16

In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, we'll profile music from recent films, TV series & documentaries tied the first moon landing, primarily focusing on Justin Hurwitz's score to the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man and Matt Morton's music from the documentary Apollo 11 along with many a lunar-inspired song to fuel your moon daze. gak thinks he's a theremin, which makes a lot of sense when thought about.Do you love the moon because it's up in the sky?1. David Bowie & John

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123:56

XHM #463 - "These violent delights" (2019 July 08)

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2019/07/09

With the recent death of director Franco Zeffirelli (1923-2019), we'll profile Nino Rota's score from the notorious 1968 film adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. gak's back from a week in Nelson BC and brings road tested tunes and makes as much sense as usual.Defy these stars!I. Thom Yorke: Last I Heard [He Was Circling the Drain] (Anima, 2019) XLII. Sarah Davachi: Perfumes II (Pale Bloom, 2019) W.25thIII. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Crime Pays (Bandana, 2019) ESGN/Keep Cool/Madlib Invazion/RCAIV. Sault: Let

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123:29

XHM #462 - "Break out the coney burgers, Old Dutch &...

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2019/07/02

Normally, gak spends Canada Day in Thunder Bay but this year, he brings the sounds of the Lakehead to you! Profile is on Bruce Peninsula's & Chris Thornborrow's score to the 2015 film Sleeping Giant, filmed & set on Lake Superior. Let'er rip, boys. Give'r!1. Louise Burns: Just Walk Away (2019) Light Organ 2. Pugs & Crows: The Treatment [2016 August 19] (Fishbowl Sessions: Live From CITR/Discorder 2015/16, 2016) CITR3. Hey Ocean! Big Blue Wave (Is, 2013) Nettwerk4. Devours: Amethyst (Dignity mixtape,

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122:57

XHM #461 - "We turn our camera on" (2019 June 24)

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2019/06/25

Herbie Hancock performs at this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival, so amongst other performers, we'll profile his score to the 1966 thriller Blow-Up. We also pay tribute to French Touch musician & producer Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi (1967-2019).1. Cassius: Don't Let Me Be [w.Owlle] (Dreems, 2019) Caroline2. Motorbass: Ezio (Pansoul, 1996) Different/PIAS France3. Cassius: La Mouche (1999, 1999) Virgin4. Wayne Shorter: Oriental Folk Song [La Funk Mob remix] (Blue Note Revisited, 2004) Blue

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123:19

XHM #460 - "Treaties in good faith" (2019 June 17)

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2019/06/18

With National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we profile nêhiyawak's score to the 2017 documentary ôtênaw. We also have the 1st Vancouver International Jazz Festival preview and a sportsdesk update. gak's travels caught up with him planning this odd episode.1. Rascalz: Northern Touch [w.Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, Choclair & Checkmate, A Tribe Called Red Remix w.Black Bear] (Northern Touch single, 2018) Sony Canada2. John Williams: Theme from Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park OST, 1991) MCA3

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XHM #459 - "Premiere planeteers" (2019 June 10)

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2019/06/11

Super eclectic episode as we profile Colin Stetson's score to the Hulu series The First. Ties into recent interpretations of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 along with a tribute to Dr John (1941-2019). WOLFMAN GAK sneaks in and there's an update from the Exploding Sports Desk.1. Holy Data: Everything Changes (2018) self-released2. Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld: The Sun Roars into View (Never Were the Way She Was, 2015) Constellation3. Dumb: Columbo (Club Nites, 2019) Mint4. Girlsnails: Bovine

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XHM #458 - "Radio club: vice-choirmaster" (2019 June 03)

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2019/06/04

As summer approaches the northern hemisphere, let's embrace the extracurricular aspect of life by listening to music from Wes Anderson's 1998 breakout film Rushmore. We also pay tribute to Roky Erickson (1947-2019) & Leon Redbone (1949-2019) and profile Vancouver's 25th Music Waste festival. gak saves Latin.1. Chromatics: Shadow (Shadow 12", 2015) Italians Do It Better2. Annie Lennox: Parnassius Apollo (Lepidoptera EP, 2019) self-released3. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (Music Waste 25 Sampler

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XHM #457 - "FTS, PBR" (2019 May 27)

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2019/05/28

With a Criterion remaster out imminently, it's time to get back into the world of David Lynch and his first collaboration with composer Angelo Badalamenti for the 1986 classic Blue Velvet.1. Yu Su: Little Birds, Moonbath [w.Michelle Helene Mackenzie] (Roll with the Punches EP, 2019) Second Circle2. Project Pablo: Without Knowing (Low Wings EP, 2018) Verdicchio Music Publishing3. Jon Spencer: Trash Can (Spencer Sings the Hits! 2018) In the Red/Shove4. Priests: YouTube Sartre (The Seduction of Kansas,

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XHM #456 - "Lost lake" (2019 May 20)

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2019/05/21

For your Victoria Day programming, we offer James Holden's electronic score to the recent documentary A Cambodian Spring -- a story about a protest against eviction and the destruction of a lake in Phnom Penh.1. RIAA: Holiday Inn Cambodia (Sounds for the Sun-Set, 2005) self-released2. Marja Ahti: Coastal Inversion (Vegetal Negatives, 2019) Hallow Ground3. Death: You're a Prisoner (For the Whole World to See, 2009) Drag City4. Pan Sonic & Keiji Haino: I Wonder If We Have Become Wiser than Gods by

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123:09

XHM #454 - "Assemble, testify, preserve" (2019 May 06)

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2019/05/07

To pay tribute to the actor Bruno Ganz (1941-2019), it's high time to profile a favourite film he appears in: Wim Wender's 1987 classic Wings of Desire. Score by Jürgen Knieper & music from a lot of the then-Berlin scene. gak also wails on behalf of Peter Mayhew (1944-2019).Punch it Chewie!1. Minimal Violence: InDreams (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune2. Sarah Davachi: Untitled [live in Portland] (LateNightTales: Floating Points, 2019) LateNightTales3. Toolshed: Wookie Boots (Relapse, 2007)

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XHM #453 - "24 lies a second" (2019 April 29)

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2019/04/30

gak's back as he profiles the directory Stanley Donen (1924-2019). Primary focus will be on his 1963 film Charade, scored by the legendary Henry Mancini, but we'll have songs from musicals On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Damn Yankees! gak also momentarily thinks he's a preacher, repeatedly.Now open up your hymnal.1. Sound Ideas: French City Ambience with Notre Dame Cathedral Bells Ringing Out (France Sound Effects, 2014) Hot Ideas2. Paul Kandel & Chorus: The

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XHM #452 - "What the flerken" (2019 April 15)

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2019/04/16

As everyone gears up for Easter and then Avengers: Endgame, it's time to profile Pinar Toprak's score to the most recent Marvel film, Captain Marvel. gak starts out soothing before the usual mischief creeps back in like a cat.1. The Chemical Brothers: Free Yourself (No Geography, 2019) Virgin EMI2. Joseph Shabason: 1517 (Anne EP, 2019) Western Vinyl3. Jayda G: Sunshine in the Valley [w.Alexa Dash] (Significant Changes, 2019) Ninja Tune4. Kaytranada: Dysfunctional [w.VanJess] (Dysfunctional single,

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XHM 451°F - "Cooking the books" (2018 April 08)

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2019/04/09

Looking at the numbers, our profile is on François Truffaut's 1966 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 dystopic novel Fahrenheit 451. Keep the fires at bay! gak's back and the CITR Sports Desk comes up with breaking numbers at the end.1. Hot Chip: Hungry Child (A Bath Full of Ecstasy, 2019) Domino2. Majeure: Unimara (Union of Worlds, 2015) Constellation Tatsu3. 2 Chainz: Threat 2 Society (Rap or Go to the League, 2019) Gamebread/Def Jam4. Nipsey Hussle: Victory Lap [w.Stacy Barthe] (Victory Lap,

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122:48

XHM #450 - "Y'all be gettin' older but this show...

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2019/04/02

For your April Fools Day episode, instead of pulling the wool over your eyes, you'll just receive various manners of strange music. Tributes will be paid to singer Andre Williams (1936-2019), director Agnès Varda (1929-2019) and singer/producer Scott Walker (1943-2019). Guest host this week: GAK WOODERSON, after regular host gak said those mean things about hippies bathing last week. Not all right, all right? All right!1. Mort Garson: I've Been Over the Rainbow (The Wozard of Iz, 1968) A&M2

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XHM #449 - "Hippie dalliance" (2019 March 25)

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2019/03/26

Last week's profile was on Valley of the Dolls so this all psychedelic episode is its spiritual sequel as we profile music from the 1970 satire Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (director: Russ Meyer! writer: Roger Ebert!). We also pay tribute to Monkee Peter Tork (1942-2019) in this show that harkens back to another old CITR show that ran from 2007 to 2014: Stereoscopic Redoubt.1. Keith Mansfield: Funky Fanfare (Beat Incidental, 1969) KPM 2. Black Mountain: Future Shade (Destroyer, 2019) Jagjaguwar3

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XHM #448 - "March on the twos and fours" (2019 March 18)

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2019/03/19

More eulogies for you as we pay tribute to the German-American composer André Previn (1929-2019) and his varied approach to music. We'll hear selections from his scores to the films Bad Day at Black Rock and Valley of the Dolls as we also mark the lives of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis, Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine & surf guitarist Dick Dale.1. André Previn: Main Title (Cause for Alarm! OST, 1951) Rhino2. Mark Hollis: The Gift (Mark Hollis, 1998) Polydor3. White Moustache Talk: B (White Moustache

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XHM #447 - "Encore un fuzz" (2019 March 11)

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2019/03/12

Award season and Fundrive are over, so it's catch-up time with the recently deceased. Primary profile is on the French composer Michel Legrand (1932-2019) and his music from the epic musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and his score from the recently completed Orson Welles' film The Other Side of the Wind. We also pay tribute to actor Luke Perry, drummer Sara Romweber & regular soul singer James Ingram.1. John E Davis: Theme from Beverly Hills 90210 (Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready,

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XHM #446 - "Stupendous contributions!" (2019 March 04)

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2019/03/05

CITR Fundrive 2019 is on! We're celebrating over 80 years on air and we need your help to make new milestones for our double ruby jubilee. We'll profile Michael Giacchino's scores from The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel amongst other gems. Donate today or up until March 15! http://www.citr.ca/donate1. Theresa Andersson: Ruby (Street Parade, 2012) Basin Street2. Haruomi Hosono: Talking (Watering a Flower, 1984) Fuyuki-sha3. Sylvan Esso: Radio (What Now, 2017) Loma Vista4. The B-52s: Legal Tender

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XHM #445 - "Don't forget the musician in the back...

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2019/02/26

The 91st Academy Awards were handed out yesterday and plenty of surprise winners this time. Along with the winning score to Black Panther and the winning song from A Star is Born, expect some Queen in light of the success of Bohemian Rhapsody. Prepare also for some Don Shirley due to the contentious Best Picture win for Green Book and some of the period Mexican music from other big winner Roma. Also buckle in as gak loses command of every language, particularly English.1. William Shatner: Bohemian

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