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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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124:51

XHM #243 - "Surrender to the relentless holiday...

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2014/12/16

Yuletide is upon us yet again, so for this annual festive tradition, it's time to curl up around the fire and listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to 1983's Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. Not so much on the informative chatter, but you did get a guest appearance from Val Cormier, hostess of the Folk Oasis (Wed 8-10pm on CITR.ca Pacific).And for the rest of this Festivus:::1. KITT the Amazing Car of Tomorrow: A Knightrider Christmas (A Knightrider Christmas 7", 1983) MCA2. Wooden Shjips: O Tannenbaum

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123:13

XHM #242 - "Hail all ye travellers of yonder...

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2014/12/09

Man I'm jet lagged. Manila is far away fun but busy.Godspeed, Gregory Gan & 4'33". You brought a lot of otherwise unheard music on air.1. Astro Screamer: Escapes (Astro Screamer EP, 2014) self-released2. Sun Ra: Intergalactic Motion (Outer Spaceways Incorporated, 1968) Black Lion3. Sonar Quartett: Marc Sabat's Euler Lattice Spiral Scenery for String Quartet [Movements 1 & 2] (The Theory of Happiness OST, 2010) self-released4. Busta Rhymes: Turn It Up/Fire It Up [remix, instrumental] (Turn It Up/Fire

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118:43

XHM #241 - "As she wished" (2014 November 24)

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2014/11/25

Hopefully this show can appear. Next week: XHM will be pre-empted for 24 Hours of Student Power.Folk Oasis airs 8-10pm Pacific Wednesday nights on CITR: 101.9 FM in Vancouver or http://www.citr.caFollow Val: http://twitter.com/folkoasisThe songs, so I was eventually told by the DJ Land robot:Hotdog - Manila (Greatest Hits)Seelenluft feat. Michael Smith - Manila (Ewan Pearson remix)Mongo Santamaria - Manila (Our Man In Havana)Boz Scaggs - Mixed Up Shook Up Girl (Memphis)Mark Knopfler - The Cliffs of

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119:22

XHM CCXL - "The Gan man can" (2014 November 17)

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2014/11/18

Mahubay. I'm in Manila. This playlist looks awesome.Gregory Gan's 4'33" - Experiments in Happiness is regularly heard before my show on CITR: Mondays 6-7pm Pacific. His show is on Twitter: @CITR_433, along with the website: http://www.theoryofhappiness.com/p/433.htmlMichael Nyman - Opening Theme (The Man with the Movie Camera (soundtrack))RZA - Opening Theme (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack))Alain Goraguer (La Planete Sauvage) - Deshominisation (The Fantastic Planet (soundtrack))Nick

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124:14

XHM #239 - "Busting up that sound barrier" (2014...

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2014/11/11

Happy Remembrance Day! We'll have fill-ins until I'm back from Manila but podcasting will continue.T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2:1. Mutwawa: Lamashtu Pazuzu (Lamashtu Pazuzu, 2012) Chaotic Noise Productions2. Dan Galway: Latest Triumphs (Human Feelings CD-R, 2012) self-released3. Vinyl Williams: Higher Worlds (Lemniscate, 2012) No Pain In Pop/Salonislam4. Maria Minerva: Galaxy (Histrionic, 2014) Not Not Fun5. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: Galaxy Fall Out (Warp Back to Earth 66/99, 1998) Bungalow6. Moon: Apollo

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122:38

XHM #238 - "Right man, right time, wrong speed" (2014...

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2014/11/04

Life is surface noise. Aloha.1. The Big Ben Hawaiian Band: Honolulu (On the Beach at Waikiki, 1963) Fiesta/Columbia2. The Big Ben Hawaiian Band: Paradise (On the Beach at Waikiki, 1963) Fiesta/Columbia3. The Big Ben Hawaiian Band: On the Beach at Waikiki (On the Beach at Waikiki, 1963) Fiesta/Columbia4. Ladies K: Waikiki (Punch-Drunk Love OST, 2002) Nonesuch5. Masha Qrella: Hawaii (Analogies, 2012) Morr Music6. Alien Porno Midgets: Waikiki Beach 0 (The High Altitude Porno Waikiki Beach Alien

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121:43

Room 237 at the Exploding Head Motel - "Dull boys &...

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2014/10/28

All work and no play; that's me. And a reminder: the numbers don't always add up.Here's Johnny!1. Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind: Main Title from The Shining (The Shining OST, 1980) Warner Bros2X Wizard of: Face I (Face/Skeleton, 2014) Digitalis3X Gold Zebra: Love, French, Better (Gold Zebra, 2014) Visage Musique4. Cosmetics: Soft Skin (Olympia... Plus, 2013) Captured Tracks5. Castle If: Intro (Zwei Hande: Part 1, 2012) self-released6. Willa: Stay the Night (Stay the Night, 2014) Nettwerk7X Vogue

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118:36

XHM #236 - "Seeking a radio transmitter for speaking...

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2014/10/21

Indiana Jones! Going back to 1981 for John Williams' score to the 1st film in the series: Raiders of the Lost Ark. We also profile newish music-related films, bands playing in Vancouver and the start of Shindig! 1. Paul Revere & the Raiders: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Midnight Ride, 1966) Columbia2. Jeff Healey: Indiana (Adventures in Jazzland, 2004) Stony Plain/Healeyophonic3. Dada Plan: Long May the Enemy Run (A Dada Plan is Here, 2014) self-released4, Crystal Castles: Birds (II, 2010)

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120:58

XHM #235 - "Head full of stuffing" (2014 October 13)

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2014/10/14

Along with some longform electronica, Prairie punk & visiting acts, this episode will give you a taste of ham between the ears for your mind to enjoy.1. Mas Ysa: Why (Worth EP, 2014) Downtown2. Machinedrum: Rise N Fall (Vapor City, 2013) Ninja Tune3. 22:22: Tap Dance (Travel Music EP, 2012) East Van Digital4. Eli Muro: Dreamtime Hunter (Dreamtime Hunter EP, 2014) Jellyfish5. Mind Dynamics: Praise Hi (Precision Instruments, 2013) 1080p6. Perfume Advert: Lampers (Tulpa, 2013) 1080p7. Cloudface:

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124:45

XHM #234 - "If only to be designed as beautifully as...

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2014/10/07

The punctuation that represents my mind state during this monitoring/reporting episode is the interrobang. Other punctuation marks may also represent the creative words dispensed at the various computers responsible for certain logging functions.OH BOY! RADIO SHOP TALK! TELL ME MORE ABOUT SOCAN!0. {SOMETHING THE AUTO DJ WANTED TO PLAY FROM BIRDY NAM NAM!? WHY??}1. Thom Yorke: A Brain in a Bottle (Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, 2014) self-released2. Kensington Gore: Brother Raymond (Kensington Gore, 2013)

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119:45

XHM #233 - "The earth dons its cloudy blanket and...

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2014/09/30

A modest break from the all electronic episodes as of late as post punk, full-on punk and other gazy sounds seep in on this grey autumn day.1. The Juan Maclean: A Place Called Space (In a Dream, 2014) DFA2. The Field: Comenius Garden (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2012) Williams Street3. Programm: Like the Sun (Discovery Series 1: Field Trip split, 2014) Scion Sessions4. Cat Power: Sun (Sun, 2012) Matador5. My Bloody Valentine: Is This and Yes (mbv, 2013) self-released6. YACHT: Plastic Soul (Plastic

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190:16

Folk Oasis [fill-in] - "Fall's hope" (2014 September 24)

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2014/09/25

The emphasis with this episode will be purely the music as the host bit off more than he could chew and went for gusto. Mayor gusto!Folk Oasis airs 8-10pm Pacific Wednesday nights on CITR: 101.9 FM in Vancouver or http://www.citr.caFollow Val: http://twitter.com/folkoasisSexy in Van City airs 10-11pm Pacific after Folk Oasis on the same frequency. This episode does not constitute the usual topics covered in her show, though promised one day will be a porno soundtrack-themed episode once I figure out

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122:45

XHM #232 - "Dinosaur motorcycle nirvana" (2014...

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2014/09/23

We also celebrate 10 years of Hyperdub and the upset victory of Tanya Tagaq's Polaris Music Prize which happened mid-show.1. Aphex Twin: Minipops 67 [120.2, Source Field mix] (Syro, 2014) Warp2. YlangYlang: Temporary Opalescent Death (Blossom, 2014) Lava Church3. Kode9: Xingfu Lu (Hyperdub 10.1, 2014) Hyperdub4. DJ Spinn: All My Teklife (Hyperdub 10.1, 2014) Hyperdub5. DJ Rashad & Gant-Man: Acid Life (Hyperdub 10.1, 2014) Hyperdub6. HolloH: Laying Awake (HolloH EP, 2014) Rare Beef7. Evy Jane: Closer

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119:53

XHM #231 - "Call 01100101101 for your automated...

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2014/09/16

He's yesterday news! He's lousy! He stinks! He's all jacks, no aces!1. Tiga: Bugatti (Bugatti single, 2014) Turbo2. Hieroglyphic Being: [untitled] (Imaginary Soundscapes, 2013) + + +3. Juilliard String Quartet: Morton Subotnick's A Fluttering of Wings [excerpt from The Double Life of Amphibians] (Ascent Into Air, 1984) Nonesuch4. Exception Error D000: Sidewinder Servo [for Morton Subotnick] (Abort, Fail or Reboot?, 1994) self-released5. Caribou: Subotnick (The Milk of Human Kindness, 2005)

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129:14

Synaptic Sandwich [fill-in] - "The robots' own...

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2014/09/14

Synaptic Sandwich has been on CITR for as long as there has been electricity in the air. I first heard about them in 1997. How old is everyone?01 Negativland: Right Might (It's All In Your Head, 2014) Seeland02 Caustic Window: Airflow (Caustic Window test pressing, 1994) unreleased Rephlex03 Burns: Teknique (Teknique EP, 2009) 211204 Ryme: Bak Den (Bak Den EP, 2014) Boysnoize05 Untold: Peaky ({unclassified}, 2011) Williams Street06 Daedelus: At Attentions (Drown Out, 2013) Anticon07 A G Cook:

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122:28

XHM CCXXX - "Sentenced to sentience" (2014 September 08)

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2014/09/09

WELCOME TO ARBORIA.1. Giorgio Moroder: Giorgio's Theme (Adult Swim Singles Program, 2014) Williams Street2. Nightwave: Grinder (Grinder 12", 2014) Heka Trax3. The Bug: Void [w.Liz Harris] (Angels & Devils, 2014) Ninja Tune4. The Gaslamp Killer: Anything Worse (My Troubled Mind EP, 2009) Brainfeeder5. Flying Lotus: The Nightcaller (Until the Quiet Comes, 2012) Brainfeeder6. No UFO's: Midas on the Flat Screen (MPC Tracks: Volume 2, 2014) Nice Up International7. Fuck Buttons: Sentients (Slow Focus,

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118:07

XHM #229 - "Blessings of the state, blessings of the...

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2014/09/02

Originally, I had plan to look more extensively at Walter Murch's mind-melting sound design for the film, but timing and misplacing my DVD made this difficult. If you haven't watched THX-1138 with the isolated score (in other word, with most actor dialogue removed), it's a brilliant listen.What's wrong? Are you now or have you ever been? 1. Lalo Schifrin: Logo/Be Happy Again [Jingle of the Future] (THX 1138 OST, 2003) Film Score Monthly2. The New Pornographers: Dancehall Domine (Brill Bruisers,

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121:44

XHM #228 - "The age of selfie fulfillment" (2014...

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2014/08/26

The dogs days are about to leave us, much like the blackberries and potentially the wasps. The giants spiders and corn await. This episode feels like it's tripping over its feet at times, yet charging full steam ahead, champing at the bit. More metaphors need to be mixed here, like a house of cards lined up like dominos in prepartion of checkmate.Let's get on with it.1. Got a Girl: There's a Revolution (I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now, 2014) Bulk2. Duo 505: Wenig (Late, 2004) Morr3

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121:44

XHM #227 - "Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! Your...

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2014/08/19

Depression is a messy old fog to get stuck in; it's sad to hear that Williams couldn't cope his demons especially in light of the recent diagnosis of early onset Parkinson's. If you feel this way, you are not alone and don't be afraid to ask for help.1. The Almighty Rhombus: Fluorescent (Lucid Living, 2014) Cosmic Daves Record Factory2. Arbutus: Canadian Synesthesia (Bedroom Safari, 2014) Vague3. Alvvays: Adult Diversion (Alvvays, 2014) Polyvinyl4. Monomyth: Patsy (Saturnalia Regalia!, 2014) Mint5

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121:59

XHM #226 - "Heaven up in Harlem" (2014 August 11)

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2014/08/12

I'm still processing the shocking news of the apparent suicide by comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014) so give me a week to sort out a tribute.1. Kid Koala: Radio Nufonia (Some of My Best Friends are DJs, 2003) Ninja Tune2. Gorillaz: Cloud of Unknowing [w.Bobby Womack & Sinfonia ViVA] (Plastic Beach, 2010) EMIIII Sing Leaf: Navajo Missile (Lonely Star, 2014) self-released4. Chromeo: Sexy Socialite (White Women, 2014) Last Gang5. Badbadnotgood: Can't Leave the Night (III, 2014) Innovative

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