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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 #345 - "Serialized star signs" (2017 January 09)

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2017/01/10

Expanding upon a score that appeared several years ago as part of a composer profile, we've got David Shire's music from 2007's Zodiac. Along with some of the songs from the actual soundtrack, we'll also touch upon the astrological zodiac and then tip our hat to George Michael and Debbie Reynolds.File under "crunchy".1. The Johnny Mann Singers: The Sound of the City (Zodiac: Songs from the Motion Picture, 1955) Lakeshore2. The Zodiac: Capricorn - The Uncapricious Climber (Cosmic Sounds, 1967)

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EPISODE 344: "FATES OF OUR FATHERS" (2017 January 02)

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2017/01/03

2016 was a dark time for the listening republic. As we look back at the force spirits created in the final weeks of that year, we primarily profile two Star Wars-related scores: the recent independent story Rogue One with music by Michael Giacchino and the final part of the original trilogy, 1983's Return of the Jedi with its score by John Williams.I. John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra: 20th Century Fox Fanfare with CinemaScope Extension (Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack

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XHM #343 - "Increasingly so, heaven is a place far...

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2016/12/20

Hineni, hineni. For the final episode of 2016, we look back at the year in music with some of the representative songs. Fitting for the weird year, we also profile scores from 3 of this year's Black Mirror TV/Netflix series.1. David Bowie: Lazarus [radio edit] (Blackstar, 2016) ISO/Columbia2. Elka: Luxere (Chants, 2016) 1080p3. Diana Boss & Elle Wolf: West Coast (West Coast EP, 2016) Groundwerk 4. Jessy Lanza: Never Enough (Oh No, 2016) Hyperdub5. Project Pablo: Warm Priority (Priorities EP, 2016)

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XHM #342 - "Shuffling down the chimney" (2016...

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2016/12/13

Our annual counter-carol episode, devoted to (mostly) lesser known holiday music to yuletide your way through the very overplayed tunes you hear elsewhere. Most of the focus at the end is tied to soul through the Chess and Daptone labels but there's a folky melancholy air to this year's proceedings.1. LCD Soundsystem: Christmas Will Break Your Heart (2015) DFA2. Venetian Snares: Decembers (Traditional Synthesizer Music, 2016) Timesig/Planet Mu3. Greg Lake: I Believe in Father Christmas (1975)

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XHM #341 - "Architecture as memorial" (2016 December 08)

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2016/12/09

Delayed three days and filling in for Thunderbird Radio Hell, this episode profiles Clint Mansell's score to the 2015 film adaptation of JG Ballard's High-Rise and pauses to remember a few acts associated with the LA label 100% Silk who died in the Oakland warehouse fire.1. Golden Donna: Secrets (Seedy Approach EP, 2015) CGI2. Cherushii: No Doubt in My Mind (2014) 100% Silk3. Cherushii: Sunburst in My Sequencer (House Disco Boogie & Other Oddities, 2016) Easy Bay4. Cherushii: Everything is in Colour

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XHM #340 - "The good guys lost" (2016 November 28)

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2016/11/29

2016 has kept busy as we commemorate the profound influences of Leonard Cohen (1938-2016) and Sharon Jones (1956-2016). We also touch upon some upcoming events, like the Vancouver Big Joy Music Festival and some film screenings.1. Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows (I'm Your Man, 1988) Columbia2. Gran Am: Anima (2016) self-released3. Gran Am: Exercise H8 (2016) self-released4. Kensington Gore: De Apoteeker (Kensington Gore, 2013) Tinker5. Kensington Gore: Hyborian Witch (Kensington Gore, 2013) Tinker6

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XHM #339 - "You are now free to move about the...

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2016/11/22

gak spent 10 days in Maui as the world changed substantially. He couldn't predict the future so bear with some Hawaiian influences as travel themes abound. Alfred Newman's score to 1970's Airport & Elmer Bernstein's silly music from 1980's Airport!1. Cartoon Planet Band: Brak's Hawaiian Vacation (Space Ghost's Surf & Turf, 1998) Rhino2. Anthony Child: The Chief (Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle: Volume 1, 2015) Editions Mego3. Leonard Cohen: Democracy (The Future, 1992) Columbia4. Randy

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XHM #338 - "Do angels live in our town?" (2016...

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2016/11/17

With the new world order underway, somehow turning Monday into Thursday, gak takes a little vacation, leaving a Boogie Nights profile for you, prerecorded before the earth died screaming. Disco on!1. Lovage: Ladies Love Chest Rockwell (Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By, 2001) 75 Ark2. Count Floyd: Treat Her Like a Lady (Count Floyd, 1982) RCA3. Sound Experience: JP Walk (Boogie Nights 2: More Music from the Original Motion Picture, 1976) Capitol4. Paul: Shine Sweet Freedom (I Love You,

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XHM #337 - "Don't mess with Western Sahara & Eastern...

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2016/11/08

October's over, so we break from horror mayhem to the minimal menacing sounds of Nick Cave & Warren Ellis. Those bad seeds get a double dip profile: 2014's Far From Men and 2016's Hell or High Water.1. Tanya Tagaq: Aorta (Retribution, 2016) Six Shooter2. Gaps & Spaces: Oration (Synoptic Optiks, 2015) self-released3. Charles Bradley: Ain't It a Sin (Changes, 2016) Dunham/Daptone4. Sturgill Simpson: Keep It Between the Lines (A Sailor's Guide to Earth, 2016) Atlantic5. Chico Arnez: Night Train (The

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XHM #336 - "Lupine hominoid" (2016 October 31)

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2016/11/01

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.Boo!1. Howard Hallis: Haunted Bela (2007) self-released2. Secret Pyramid: Move Through Night (Movements of Night, 2013) Students Of Decay3. L'Anthologie: Station A (Oméga, 2012) Broak4. Werewolves Beware: Eye Spy (Werewolves Beware EP, 2016) 5991825. Kyle

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XHM #335 - "Antarctic changelings" (2016 October 24)

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2016/10/25

Our annual Hallowe'en theme for the month of October continues with one of the creepiest films of all time: 1982's The Thing, directed by John Carpenter and scored by Ennio Morricone. This episode features all instrumental tracks to be that much more unnerving, so beware of your neighbhours as the temperature plunges.1. Pan Sonic: -25 (Kulma, 1996) Mute/Blast First2. Pan Sonic: Mutaattori/Mutator (Kesto 234.48:4, 2004) Mute/Blast First3. Offworld: Extraction (1, 2016) Constellation4. Wellington

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XHM #334 - "Buildings burn like true love" (2016...

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2016/10/18

Hallowe'en month continues as we get gothic with the songs and score from 1994's The Crow. We remain both arch and subliminal.1. Chromatics: Ceremony [w.Ida No] (Cherry, 2016) Italians Do It Better2. Connect_icut: Fading Twice (Crows & Kittiwakes Wheel & Come Again, 2013) Aagoo/REV. Labs3. The Gothic Archies: Crows (The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2006) Nonesuch4. Brian Eno & Rick Holland: Breath of Crows (Drums Between the Bells, 2011) Warp5. Thomas Newman: Crows

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XHM #333 - "Over the hill to terror's house" (2016...

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2016/10/11

As the Vancouver International Film Festival winds down on this Thanksgiving day, October continues with our horror theme by focusing on the ever creepy atonal sounds from the 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Perfect music for carving your harvest meal.1. John Larroquette: Opening Narration (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre OST, 1974) Assaultmyears2. Buffalo Daughter: What's the Trouble with My Silver Turkey? (New Rock, 1998) Grand Royal3. Offworld: Choral Hatch (1, 2016) Constellation4. Parallel Pyres:

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XHM #332 - "Bloody horticulture" (2016 October 03)

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2016/10/04

Our annual month of Hallowe'en-inspired music starts up with the black comic musical Little Shop of Horrors, primarily from its 1986 film adaptation. We also continue talking about the Vancouver International Film Festival along with touching upon the return of New Forms Festival.1. Dead Ghosts: Girl Across the Street (Dead Ghosts, 2010) Burger2. V Vecker Ensemble: In the Tower [Side A] (In the Tower, 2012) Majorly3. Crosss: Witching Hour (Obsidian Spectre, 2013) Telephone Explosion4. Hayden: Stem

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XHM #331 - "Off the record, on the QT & very...

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2016/09/27

The 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival starts this Thursday so along with some descriptors of the films in the 35th edition, we profile Jerry Goldsmith's score to the 1997 film LA Confidential, directed and co-written by Curtis Hanson (1945-2016).Let's see what you got, boyo.1. Dean Martin: Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Powder Your Face With Sunshine 10", 1948) Capitol2. Force Fields: Fallonsscraph (Subtle Hanky 7", 2014) Noyes3. Preoccupations: Anxiety (Preoccupations, 2016) Flemish

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XHM #330 - "With wonderful deathless ditties" (2016...

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2016/09/20

Along with the recent Mercury and Polaris Prize winners, there's news of Wawa Ontario, inventor Don Buchla (1937-2016) and the comic actor Gene Wilder (1933-2016). For the latter, we profile music from two of the films he appeared in: 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and 1974's Young Frankenstein. gak also hopes for fencing carnage but is sorely disappointed (but not sore).1. John Morris: Sting Two (Young Frankenstein OST, 1975) ABC 2. Buckethead: Pure Imagination (Giant Robot, 1994)

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XHM #329 - "No talking foxes" (2016 September 12)

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2016/09/13

The story of a grieving couple retreating into a forest to mourn a loss and being consumed by nature. 2015's Couple in a Hole is profiled, featuring a score by Bristol's BEAK>. We also talk Victoria's Rifflandia Festival this weekend, the end of summer and plenty of new(ish) music. 1. Prince Buster: One Step Beyond (Al Capone 7", 1964) Blue Beat2. Donato Dozzy: Techtresor (That Fab, 2016) Spazio Disponibile3. Badbadnotgood: In Your Eyes [w.Charlotte Day Wilson] (IV, 2016) Innovative Leisure/Arts &

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XHM #328 - "An astronaut of boxing" (2016 September 05)

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2016/09/06

He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) fought in the ring and fought in real life against many misdeeds, so we'll do a simple profile on that complex man, with material from the 1996' documentary When We Were Kings amongst other stuff. 1. Sam Spence & John Facenda: A Season Awaits (The Power and the Glory: Music & Voices of NFL Films, 1998) Tommy Boy2. Cee Lo Green: Pimps Don't Cry [w.Eva Mendes] (The Other Guys OST, 2010) Columbia3. Michael Viner's Incredible

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XHM #327 - "Astronavigatrix" (2016 August 29)

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2016/08/30

Time for the queen of the galaxy as we profile the soundtrack to 1968's scifi romp Barbarella. Along with some influences from the film, there's a look at the forthcoming Victory Square Block Party, presented in part by CITR.1. Radio Spot 2 (Barbarella OST, 1968) Dynovoice/Stateside2. Project Pablo & Wolfey: Duatang (Jervis Pump Station 12", 2016) Church3. Brian Protheroe: Fly Now (Pinball, 1974) Chyrsalis4. Swim Team: Freedom/Constraint (Freedom/Constraint, 2015) self-released5. Milk: Standards

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XHM #326 - "Monsters are for coffee & contemplation"...

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2016/08/23

The Department of Energy would like a word with you in private. Netflix's first season of Stranger Things truly struck a nerve this summer with 1980's nostalgia, so we'll profile Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein's synth-heavy score from the series, along with other sinister sounds from the show. Get your waffles ready.1. Wooden Wives: Gone with the Wind (Workers! Strike Down These Enemies of Victory, 2015) Sharktooth2. Cavern of Anti-Matter: Void Beat (Void Beats/Invocation Trex, 2016) Duophonic3. Black

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