originally aired 2-4am January 17, 2006 on CFMU
Still? Yes goddamnit. This guy is nuts. Part 3 of the 111 album countdown.. and we all know the significance of 111 divided by 3! (not particularly anything, but absence is as important as presence). and Heeeeere we go!
62: Deerhoof – The Runners Four (Spirit Ditties Of No Tone)
A sprawling, strange collection of lopsided, loopy somewhat psychedelic indie rock. With 20+ tracks to choose from there’s a lot of variety.
61: Danger Doom – The Mouse and the Mask (A.T.H.F.)
Danger Mouse and MF Doom team up with Adult Swim to create a rather interesting collection of raps about immature adult cartoons. Dark and layered yet spare production and MF Doom’s weathered sounding raps create a murky atmosphere and the Adult Swim samples make it rather demented. Cool.
60: Yann Tiersen – Les Retrouvailles (Kala)
A collection of sparkling and gentle decidedly French sounding melodies from the man who brought us the Amelie soundtrack. Guest spots from Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Stuart Staples (Tindersticks) give a few of the finest songs of the year, and the rest of the album is infinitely listenable, if a little repetitive
59: Cuff The Duke – Cuff The Duke (I Really Want To Help You)
Oshawa natives deliver a highly enjoyable album of countryrockbluegrass. A simple album, and not even deceptively simple: You’ve got your catchy hooks, jangly instrumentation, and lyrics about the travails of working class life. An album for the common people.
58: Calla – Collisions (So Far, So What)
New album is fortunately much less aimless than previous offerings. There’s louder guitars and more straightforward melodies, and it’s all pretty bleak. Most of the music ends up being processed into a haunting, uneasy delivery. Quite good, but doesn’t fully realize its potential.
57: The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers (Mornings Eleven)
British popsters recall the days of the shiny pop tunes of the sixties where harmonizing voices lament the complexity of relationships. Simple, but delightful.
56: Røyksopp – The Understanding (Someone Like Me)
Follow up to 2001’s spectacular Melody AM sees this Norwegian production duo straying away from ethereal chill-out to more traditional Euro Electro, or something. They definitely know their way around a pair of synthesizers and the result is lovely. The live show is definitely notable.
55: Gorillaz – Demon Days (O Green World)
The animated dudes are back with another album, and it is just as fun and eccentric as their first. The formula remains basically the same – hip hop and alternative and rock all filtered together into a batch of catchy, danceable tunes.
54: Depeche Mode – Playing the Angel (A Pain that I’m Used to)
A comeback of sorts for these dudes who are primarily associated with 80s nu-wave movement. They sound like themselves, and may be accused of rehashing, but they are pretty near the top of their game. The electronic beats sound manufactured and vicious as they should, matching David Gahan’s voice perfectly.
53: Sage Francis – A Healthy Distrust (Agony in Her Body)
Some very fine hip hop from the Sage. Songs both political and personal generally communicate an atmosphere of anxiety, mostly thanks to Sage’s voice and lyrics (there’s some awesome lines in here). The production is fittingly dark, lurking in the dark streets and slamming us with intensity as required.
52: Cristian Vogel – Station 55 (Neon Underground)
Electronic pioneer monsieur Vogel operates on his own terms, and it’s rather hard to place him in any specific category. As is often not the case on full length electronic releases, there’s a huge amount of variety here and a healthy dose of bizarre, dark, infectious and jazzy productions.
51: The Boy Least Likely To – The Best Party Ever (Be Gentle With Me)
A rather lurvely little collection of unabashedly hyperhappy indie-pop. “I’m happy ‘cause I’m stupid.” Well, we’re happy you’re stupid then, because my day is made that little bit more bearable by your chirpy, chipperness-inducing melodies.
50: The Books – Lost And Safe (An Animated Description Of Mr. Maps.)
A more conventional album from one of the least conventional groups going. Some melody and sometimes logical lyrics get added to the reversed guitars and mangled samples from here, there and everywhere. For some reason all these strange sounds sound really excellent together, and this is certainly a highly unique album.
49: Edan – Beauty and The Beat (Rock and Roll)
Edan reminds us of the classic hip hop of the mid or even nearly 90s. A more organic production style, though it’s very layered and a little bit psychedelic. For some reason I feel this album should be tie-dyed.
48: Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better With (Walk Away)
Sophomore release from the indie bozos that split the world in half in 2004. They progress somewhat with fuller productions, and some (more accurately one) slower ballads (done quite well, too), but the formula remains largely intact; but it’s a rather infectious and successful formula so that’s no reason to complain.
47: Architecture In Helsinki – In Case We Die (Do The Whirlwind)
At times goofy, but incredibly tight little bits of pop. There’s a couple songs on here that just won’t get out of your head, even if you beat it with a stick (your head I mean). Horns, synths, even sitars, guitars and sound effects create a sort of carnival atmosphere like an incredibly colourful acid trip.
46: Animal Collective – Feels (Banshee Beat)
More acid! Yay! I think they call this psychfolk. A bit like an acoustic Four Tet with lyrics; all sprawling, textured, untraditionally structured bits of this and that. It’s all quite complex and compelling and these guys clearly have leet skill; I just can’t quite get it to give me an emotional connection
45: The Eels – Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (Railroad Man)
A double album from the band that managed one mainstream hit. Remember Novocaine for the Soul? This is a really wonderful listen. Not all the songs are gems, but there’s 33 of them and there’s a whole wealth of interesting things to discover; from country, to happy pop, to folky approaches, and yet it all hangs together pretty well.
44: Black Mountain – Black Mountain (Druganaut)
Gritty bluesrock from Jupiter. Actually it’s from British Columbia (that’s where I’m from!) This album is one I often enjoyed significantly while listening to and then forgot about until a few months later when I would appreciate it again. An intriguingly different collection of songs.
43: Fiery Furnaces – EP (Sing For Me)
Not exactly sure this fits my own criteria for inclusion, but I put it on back in February and after so long one can’t cut it. This is a sort of collection of odds and ends from the Fiery Furnaces previous, overlong albums. I find this concise picture of their unique sense of melody and arrangement much more listenable than their rather overwhelming LPs. And 40 minutes sure ain’t bad for an EP.
42: Broken Social Scene – Broken Social Scene (Superconnected)
Hotly anticipated followup to 2002’s You Forgot It In People. There’s some awesome guitars and tunes here no doubt, and I find it more immediately accessible than their aforementioned hypemachine, but it is lacking some of its subtlety. The barrage of 50 odd instruments can be a bit overwhelming, but there’s some wicked songs at the core.
41: The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan (Take, Take, Take)
A radical departure from Elephant. When you’re one of current popular music’s most well regarded guitar players, recording an album largely on marimba and piano is a … well, Jack White thing to do. It works quite well, though. Their signature style remains intact, but it’s lovely to see it from a rather different angle.
40: The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday (Stevie Nix)
Badass dirty guitar rock backs half-sung tirades about growing up and being a part of the music scene. Clever lyrics and quite excellent music combine for a rather unconventional but engaging and really quite awesome experience.
XX: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – B-Sides And Rarities (Right Now Im A Roaming)
This ain’t in the countdown but it’s a worthy mention. Hey, 3 CDs for the price of one is not shabby in the least.
… to be continued…
originally aired 2-4am January 10, 2006 on CFMU
The second part of our tiny little downcounting of musical albumens.
87: Menomena – Under an Hour (Flour)
A set of three extended tracks created for a dance performance. Repeating arrangements weave in and out, build, denoue, and make for great listening
86: Kate Bush – Aerial (Somewhere in Between)
Kate’s first album in 12 years is a double one, though it could fit on one CD. Exhibits the fanciful, lush, dark atmosphere of her best work, but more restrained and not quite as sharp.
85: Ladytron – Witching Hour (Destroy Everything You Touch)
Hard-hitting, brooding electro, a little bit gothy. Gets a bit repetitive after a while, but a very worthy effort.
84: Roots Manuva – Awfully Deep (colossal insight)
One of hip-hop’s best and most distinctive voices comes out with a pessimistic, worried album tinged with techy elements of the booming UK garage scene.
83: Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money (Egowar)
Pygmy children locate whistles, helium, and a variety of drums and crunchy things. The result is somehow very appealing (at least to these ears). Psychedelic, insane and a little bit spastic.
82: Busdriver – Fear Of A Black Tangent (Reheated Pop!)
Extra-speedy rapper Busdriver delivers a disc of cynical rhymes backed with loopy, chirpy production. If you can decipher what he’s saying there’s good stuff in there!
81: The Kills – No Wow (No Wow)
Grimy guitar rock with male and female lead voices. A little reminiscent of Damon-favourite PJ Harvey.
80: Out Hud – Let Us Never Speak of it Again (How Long)
Sharing some members with !!! (and that’s what you get when you capitalize the number of albums in this here countdown), Out Hud delivers an album of whacky indie disco psych techno riddled with some excellent songnames.
79: Serena Maneesh – Serena Maneesh (Selina’s Melodie Fountain)
Murky guitar rock that drones at times and sometimes learns to fly—in an anthemic, epic sort of way. M83 for those who like to rawk? No. But I just name-dropped, so I am elite.
78: Matias Aguayo – Are You Really Lost (De Papel featuring Max Turner)
Some goshdarn excellent micro-house. Subtle in its way, it creeps along with a steady rhythm and buries itself inside you.
77: Kelley Polar – Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens (Here in the Night)
The Junior Boys have already spawned an Imitator! Monsieur Kelley, though delivers great variety on this disc, expertly crafted productions back succulent and surprisingly complex pop cherries, crooned over with a sweet voice.
76: Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (Extraordinary Machine)
Caused a little bit of controversy when Fiona abandoned producer Jon Brion for . No one can definitively decide which version is better, but they’re both good. It sounds a little bit out of its time but it all fits together quite beautifully.
75: The Drones – Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By (Baby²)
Australian band delivers longest album title of countdown! One of best also! Manly, dense and dirty rock and roll. Grrr.
74: Richard Hawley – Coles Corner (Just Like The Rain)
Some lovely and warm tunes involving lush instruments and melodies, with Richard’s pleasant croon to make you smile. This is an album you can play for your parents. Good, old fashioned songcraft.
73: Cage – Hell’s Winter (Stripes)
Chris Palko’s troubled life gets the focus on his album. Cage explores how his abusive, heroin-addicted father, violent upbringing, and time in a mental institution (etc) made him who he is. Dark stuff, finely produced by Def Jux regulars like Blockhead. And Eminem thought he had it bad…
72: Buck 65 – This Right Here is (Bandits)
Canadian rapper’s big label debut collects some of his previous tracks and some new ones and re-jigs them for a theoretically larger audience. That audience includes me, so I won’t complain about any of that selling out crap. He could almost come from the south, probably the most un-urban hiphop I’ve run into.
71: esem – scateren (dispehrse)
A free web-release that breaks from traditional albumic conventions. Beautiful electronic ambient music of various types.
70: Blackalicious – The Craft (Ego Sonic Wardrums)
Independent hip-hop’s flagship (Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel) delivers their third album, and it’s a much more polished affair. More consistent in sound than previous offerings and therefore less noticeable, but expertly put together and there’s some delicious offerings within.
69: Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow (Chinese Children)
Sad-voiced Devendra delivers another long, dusty album of folky songs, sometimes Mexicanally affected, sometimes straight ahead strum. He knows how to write some fine lyrics and tunes.
68: Thee Silver Mt. ZionMemorial Orchestra& Tra-La-La Band – Horses in the Sky (Mountains Made of Steam)
The ex-Godspeed You Black Emperor side project (too big to be a side project now, i’faith) delivers number 4. Unfortunately a step down from other albums, but brilliant, moving and honest nonetheless, if you can get used to Efrim’s voice (cause oh boy does he like to sing now!) Still no substitute for their mindboggling live show.
67: Castanets – First Light’s Freeze (A Song is Not The Song Of The World)
Unique spare electronic indie folk rock… or something. Clackety beats, building atmospheres of organic sounding synths create the bed for dramaric dual-voiced lyrics.
66: John Vanderslice – Pixel Revolt (trance manual)
Following up Cellar Door with another album of pleasantly catchy often beautiful melodies, a variety of narrative lyrics and extremely eclectic instrumentation.
65: Okkervil River – Black Sheep Boy (For Real)
Ragged voiced folk-rock. I don’t want to say emo, but this guy doesn’t sound happy. He still manages for some excellent lyrics and a true emotional punch now and then. It often gets pretty intense.
64: Caribou – The Milk Of Human Kindness (Yeti)
Formerly Manitoba, Dan Snaith (a Dundas native!) doesn’t let Handsome Dick cramp his style, delivering a superb set of wild and psychedelic songs that stretch the mind with sounds you’ve never heard before.
63: Iron & Wine – Woman King EP (In My Lady’s House)
Sam Beam presents a collection of 6 songs backed by his unique and utterly wondful voice. The arrangements are much expanded from the simple palette of his sparser previous offerings, now offering various layers of rattling and dinging, but still in that dusty back forty sort of way.
..to be continued..
not originally aired on CFMU, thanks to last-minute crappy-ass computer crashes.
The first part of a rather ambitious and perhaps deranged countdown.
111: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – The Proposition Original Soundtrack (The Proposition #1)
Atmospheric, at times pretty and others creepy as Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (a violinist who has worked with Cave on several albums) are so good at. It has a real character, and though I haven’t seen the movie yet, it builds a mood quite clearly and effectively on its own.
110: Maxïmo Park – A Certain Trigger (Acrobat)
Another in the parade of British nu-wave seemingly cashing in on the success of Franz Ferdinand. This is a cut above the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs and The Bravery, though. Maximo Park take the sound and make it theirs.
109: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl (Shuffle your Feet)
A huge departure for the band; turning from somber and gritty guitar-rock to gospel-tinged blues. Good to see a band progressing somehow, but this one was close. At first I hated it, but the craft is there and I eventually found myself actually wanting to listen to the album.
108: Why? – Elephant Eye Lash (Crushed Bones)
An intriguing blend of indie rock and indie hip hop. Valuable, if only for the interesting sound it exudes, but listenable beyond that as well. Worth a listen.
107: Boards Of Canada – The Campfire Headphase (Satellite Anthem Icarus)
Ambient electronicery by Scotland’s famed duo. Can feel a bit repetitive and uninspired at times, but there’s some beautiful stuff going on here.
106: Metamatics – 3 Jak and Dive (vlokal)
Glitchy ambience almost in the style of BoC.
105: Jason Collett – Idols of Exile (Fire)
Folk rock from the lead singer of Broken Social Scene. Pleasing to the ears, and some brilliant melodies.
104: Xiu Xiu – La Foret (Ale)
Eerie minmalist and sometimes hard to listen to rock. Lead singer sounds pretty bent out of shape sometimes. A difficult listen, but let it weasel its way in and you may well find something valueable.
103: Lemon Jelly – 64-95 (’64 aka Go)
A bit of a departure for the group. Each song uses a sample from the year in the title. Sounds a little more traditional than previous Lemon Jelly offerings, but at the same time mature and accomplished. The DVD that comes with videos for every track is a treat.
102: Pendulum – Hold Your Colour (Fasten Your Seltbelt Feat. The Freestylers)
Wicked drum and bass from Australia. Shades of Apollo 440. A ripping good time.
101: Thomas Brinkmann – Lucky Hands (THIRTY2)
Delicate ambience. Sounds both natural and heavily computerized at the same time. Beautiful and subtle.
100: Ry Cooder – Chavez Ravine (Poor Man’s Shangri-La)
A concept album from the veteran performer about the destruction of the titular community, a sort of commemoration of their unique way of life. Many different styles and very rich, Chavez Ravine has a lot to offer and it’s definitely one I feel would place a higher given some more time to sink in.
99: M83 – Before the Dawn Heals Us (Teen Angst)
Bombastic synthesizer anthems. If you excuse how seriously it seems to take itself, very fun and at times profoundly beautiful.
98: The Clientele – Strange Geometry (Since K Got Over Me)
Gentle guitar rock. Not much else to say. Quite well crafted.
97: Espers – The Weed Tree (Rosemary Lane)
Medieval sounding psychfolk covers of everything from traditional ballads to Blue Oyster Cult, and an original.
96: The Lucksmiths – Warmer Corners (A Hiccup in Your Happiness)
Sunshine and simple catchy pop melodies.
95: The Rosebuds – Birds Make Good Neighbors (Hold hands and fight)
Not so different from Warmer Corners, a little more airy and straightforward.
94: Common – Be (Testify)
Straightforward but certainly high quality hip hop from one of the genres notables.
93: Stephen Malkmus – Face The Truth (I’ve Hardly Been)
Fun, catchy all-over-the-place light indie rock.
92: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (Details Of The War)
Nice arrangements. Get a new singer.
91: Keith Fullerton Whitman – Multiples (Stereo Music for Acoustic Guitar, etc – Part One)
Nice experimental ambience. Surprisingly complex and easy on the ears though it sounds strangely mathematical.
90: The Herbaliser – Take London (Song for Mary)
Hiphop, reggae, soul and electronica flounce together in this rather lovely bit of music. Electronic music played on live instruments.
89: Of Montreal – The Sunlandic Twins (The Party’s Crashing Us)
No Satanic Panic in the Attic, but there’s certainly some delicious gems here. Fantastic as a quantitative judgement (as in, the realms of fantasy), but not so much as previous offerings, and much more disco involved.
88: Robyn – Robyn (Be Mine!)
A variety of styles and speeds, but all well-crafted electropop as always seems to be big in Europe.
..to be continued next week..
A rather enjoyable collection of tunes from the first (short) half of the second season of the radio show. I basically started with the first episode cause it was ridiculously good, having been built from a half year’s backlog of songs, then added from there. Goodness! Me!
- The Constantines – Hotline Operator (from Tournament Of Hearts)
- Mew – Special (from And The Glass Handed Kites)
- The National – Karen (from Alligator)
- Yann Tiersen – A Secret Place (from Les Retrouvailles)
- Castanets – No Voice Was Raised (from First Light’s Freeze)
- Go-Betweens – Statue (from Oceans Apart)
- The Books – An Owl With Knees (from Lost and Safe)
- Busdriver – Happiness’s (Unit Of Measurement) (from Fear Of A Black Tangent)
- Out Hud – Its For You (from Let Us Never Speak of It Again)
- Roisin Murphy – Night Of The Dancing Flame (from Ruby Blue)
- The Magic Numbers – Love’s A Game (from The Magic Numbers)
- The Boy Least Likely To – Hugging My Grudge (from The Best Party Ever)
- Camille – La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs (from Le Fil)
- Andrew Bird – Sovay (from The Mysterious Production Of Eggs)
- Cuff The Duke – No Sleep, No Heat (from Cuff The Duke)
- Sons And Daughters – Dance Me In (from The Repulsion Box)
- The Mountain Goats – Lion’s Teeth (from The Sunset Tree)
- Jason Collett – We All Lose One Another (from Idols Of Exile)
- The Decemberists – On The Bus Mall (from Picaresque)
- The Rosebuds – Blue Bird (from Birds Make Good Neighbors)
A collection of some songs with a sort of delicate drive to ’em. Dare I say sensual? Well, sure. That would apply to most music wouldn’t it?
There was a bit of bum track in it originally, so two years later or so I took it upon myself to redo it slightly (tracks 8 and 9 are the additions)
- Massive Attack – Protection
- Thomas Brinkmann – Margins
- Luomo – The Present Lover
- Neneh Cherry – Move With Me (Dub)
- Herbert – It’s Only
- Under Byen – Kyst
- Pale 3 – Just Another Day (feat. 12 Rounds)
- Marsmobil – Astralbody
- Metallic Falcons – Airships
- Talk Talk – Inheritance
- Röyksopp – Sparks
- Twine – Kalea Morning
- Sub Sub – Past
- Yo La Tengo – Our Way to Fall
- Max Richter – On The Nature of Daylight
originally aired 2-4am December 13, 2005 on CFMU
The holiday special. Christmas, X-mas, triple x-mas, sex-mas, axe-mas, kwanza, chanuckhkha, you know.. whichever bastes your turkey.
2 am
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Stagger Lee / Murder Ballads (1996)
the national / abel / alligator (2005)
Nada Surf / Paper Boats / Let Go (2002)
Yann Tiersen / A secret place / Les Retrouvailles (2005)
Augie March / This Train / Strange Bird (2002)
Sigur Rós / Hoppipolla / Takk (2005)
Pnau / Super Giants / Again (2003)
Vitalic / The Past / Ok Cowboy (2005)
Under Byen / Kyst / Kyst (1999)
Bell Orchestre / Salvatore Amato / Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (2005)
PJ Harvey / The Slow Drug / Uh Huh Her (2004)
3 am
Luomo / The Present Lover / The Present Lover (2003)
Neneh Cherry / Move With Me (Dub) / Until The End Of The World (1991)
Herbert / It’s Only / Bodily Functions (2001)
Twine / Girl Song / Twine (2003)
M. Ward / Four Hours In Washington / Transistor Radio (2005)
The Mountain Goats / Pale Green Things / The Sunset Tree (2005)
Wilco / Hell Is Chrome / A Ghost Is Born (2004)
The Wrens / Happy / The Meadowlands (2003)
Iron & Wine / Passing Afternoon / Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
Calexico / Sunken Waltz / Feast of Wire (2003)
Iron & Wine | Calexico / 16, Maybe Less / In the Reins (2005)
4 am
Elbow / The Everthere / Leaders Of The Free World (2005)
Thank you to all who listened to a even a minute or two of the first half of the second season. I’ll be back in the new year with the top 111 albums of 2005
originally aired 2-4am December 6, 2005 on CFMU
Tonight! All is music pertaining to scoring the movement of picture or body.
2 am
Vangelis / Prologue And Main Titles / Blade Runner (Esper Edition) (1982)
Peter Gabriel / The Feeling Begins / The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988)
Pale 3 / The Roof, The Escape (Feat. Michael Brook) / Der Krieger Und Die Kaiserin (2000)
Samuel Barber / Adagio For Strings / Platoon (1986)
Sigur Rós / Yfirum / Englar Alheimsins (2000)
Clint Mansell / Lux Aeterna / Requiem For A Dream (2000)
Hans Zimmer / Duduk Of The North / Gladiator: More Music (2000)
Christopher Franke / The War / In The Beginning (1998)
Christopher Franke / Severed Dreams / Volume 2: Messages From Earth (1997)
Rob D / Clubbed to Death / The Matrix (1999)
3 am
The Dust Brothers / Who Is Tyler Durden? / Fight Club (1999)
Philip Glass / Koyaanisqatsi / Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke / Tempest / The Insider (1999)
Nick Cave / A Prison In The Desert / Ghosts Of The Civil Dead (1989)
Ennio Morricone / La Resa Dei Conti / For A Few Dollars More (1973)
Astor Piazzola / “Introduccion” From Suite Punta Del Este / 12 Monkeys (2000)
Yann Tiersen / La Valse d’Amélie / Amelie (2001)
Menomena / Water / Under An Hour (2005)
Edward Shearmur / Grand Central / K-Pax (2001)
Vangelis / Memories Of Green / Blade Runner (1994)
Clannad / Harry’s Game / Harry’s Game (1982)
4 am
Beethoven / Adagio Cantabile (Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’) / The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
originally aired 2-4am November 29, 2005 on CFMU
2 am
Thomas Brinkmann / Margins / Lucky Hands (2005)
Mirah / Cold Cold Water / Advisory Committee (2001)
Augie March / Brundisium / Strange Bird (2002)
Cuff the Duke / No Sleep, No Heat / Cuff the Duke (2005)
The Deadly Snakes / Work / Porcella (2005)
Iron and Wine | Calexico / History of Lovers / In The Reins (2005)
Andrew Bird / Way Out West / The Swimming Hour (2001)
Tindersticks / Rented Rooms / Curtains (1997)
The Cardigans / In the Round / Super Extra Gravity (2005)
Mazarin / Another One Goes By / We’re Already There (2005)
Fiery Furnaces / Sing for Me / EP (2005)
Dubstar / Not Once, Not Ever / Disgraceful (1995)
3 am
Saint Etienne / Milk Bottle Symphony / Tales from Turnpike House (2005)
Broken Social Scene / Hotel / Broken Social Scene (2005)
Animal Collective / Grass / Feels (2005)
Richard Hawley / Born Under A Bad Sign / Coles Corner (2005)
Underworld / Jal to Tokyo / Lovely Broken Thing (2005)
Cristian Vogel / The Time Lock / Station 55 (2005)
Isolée / Pictureloved / Wearemonster (2005)
Okkervil River / Black / Black Sheep Boy (2005)
Belle & Sebastian / Like Dylan in the Movies / If You’re Feeling Sinister (1996)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Sunday’s Slave / Tender Prey (1987)
Vashti Bunyan / Wayward / Lookaftering (2005)
Espers / Dead King / the Weed Tree (2005)
Laura Veirs / Through the Glow / Year of Meteors (2005)
4 am
Bonnie Prince Billy / I See a Darkness / I See a Darkness (1999)
originally aired 2-4am November 22, 2005 on CFMU
2 am
Rob Porter / The Designated Patient / Henry V (2005)
Saul Williams / Act III Scene 2 (Shakesphere) / Saul Williams (2004)
Radiohead / I Will / Hail To The Thief (2003)
Arcade Fire w. David Bowie / Wake Up / Fashion Rocks (2005)
Sleater-Kinney / Faraway / One Beat (2002)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Shake the Sheets / Shake the Sheets (2004)
U2 / Bullet The Blue Sky (live in Dublin and London) / Wembley Nights/Zoo Europa (1993)
Sage Francis / Gunz Yo / A Healthy Distrust (2005)
Manic Street Preachers / Ifwhiteamericacouldtellthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart / The Holy Bible (1994)
Elbow / Leaders Of The Free World / Leaders Of The Free World (2005)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Hiding All Away / Abattoir Blues (2004)
System Of A Down / B.Y.O.B. / Mezmerize (2005)
Outkast / War / Speakerboxxx (2003)
3 am
Cage / Grand ‘ol Party Crash (ft. Jello Biafra) / Hell’s Winter (2005)
Sigur Rós / (the Pop Song) / ( ) (2002)
Lyrics Born / The Last Trumpet (ft. Lateef the Truthspeaker) / Later That Day… (2003)
Lifesavas / Resist / Spirit in Stone (2003)
Kanye West / Jesus Walks / College Dropout (2004)
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra la la Band / God Bless Our Dead Marines / Horses in the Sky (2005)
Super Furry Animals / Liberty Belle / Phantom Power (2003)
The Decemberists / The Legionnaire’s Lament / Castaways and Cutouts (2002)
Devendra Banhart / Heard somebody say / Cripple Crow (2005)
4 am
Our Ugly Army (Mark Grayson Lenover) / Henry V / Whenever Shots Are Fired (2005)
Thanks to Marco for dropping by. Thanks to everyone involved with Henry V. And thanks to everyone who has come to see it.
originally aired 2-4am November 15, 2005 on CFMU
2 am
Omar Faruk Tekbilek / Shashkin (Hefner Remix) (2001)
µ-ziq / Swan Vesta / Tango N’ Vectiff (1993)
Rae & Christian / Divine Sounds / Northern Sulphuric Soul (2004)
Common / I Am Music / Electric Circus (2002)
Blackalicious / Give It To You / The Craft (2005)
M83 / Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun / Before the Dawn Heals Us (2005)
Andrew Bird / Why? / The Swimming Hour (2001)
Andrew Bird / I / Weather Systems (2003)
Andrew Bird / Skin is, My / The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005)
A Camp / The Oddness of the Lord / A Camp (2001)
3 am
Modest Mouse / Tiny Cities Made of Ashes / The Moon And Antarctica (2000)
Sun Kil Moon / Salvador Sanchez / Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003)
Swayzak / Sob 1 / Dirty Dancing (2002)
Camille / La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs / Le Fil (2005)
Buck 65 / Corrugated Tin Facade / Secret House Against The World (2005)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / We Came Along This Road / No More Shall We Part (2001)
Sufjan Stevens / John Wayne Gacy, Jr / Illinois (2005)
Bird York / In the Deep / The Velvet Hour (2005)
Patrick Wolf / This Weather / Wind In The Wires (2005)
Røyksopp / What Else Is There? / The Understanding (2005)
Pale 3 / Just Another Day (feat. 12 Rounds) / Der Krieger und Die Kaiserin OST (2001)
Jason Collett / We All Lose One Another / Idols of Exile (2005)
originally aired 2-4am November 8, 2005 on CFMU
2 am
Doves / The Storm / Some Cities (2005)
Massive Attack ft. Dot Allison / Aftersun / Danny the Dog (promo) (2005)
Depeche Mode / Precious / Playing the Angel (2005)
Mew / Special (Radio Mix) / And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)
Death From Above 1979 / Black History Month (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix) / Romance Bloody Romance (2005)
The Hold Steady / Killer Parties / … Almost Killed Me (2004)
Serena Maneesh / Drain Cosmetics / Serena Maneesh (2005)
Pulp / This Is Hardcore / This Is Hardcore (1998)
The Constantines / Love in Fear / Tournament of Hearts (2005)
Calla / Swagger / Collisions (2005)
Saul Williams / African Student Movement / Saul Williams (2004)
Herbert / The Audience / Bodily Functions (2001)
3 am
Menomena / Strongest Man in the World / I am the Fun Blame Monster (2003)
John Cale / Paris 1919 / Paris 1919 (1973)
Dirty Three / The Zither Player / Cinder (2005)
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis / The Rider Song / The Proposition – OST (2005)
Sons And Daughters / Dance Me In / The Repulsion Box (2005)
Super Furry Animals / Zoom / Love Kraft (2005)
Hybrid / If I Survive / Wide Angle (2000)
Coldcut / Autumn Leaves (Irresistable Force mix) (1999)
Handsome Boy Modeling School / Sunshine (Groove Armada Sunset Dub) (2000)
Death Cab For Cutie / Summer Skin / Plans (2005)
Keren Ann / Ending song / Not Going Anywhere (2003)
originally aired 2-4am November 1, 2005 on CFMU
(mp3)
2 am
Amon Tobin | Four Ton Mantis | Supermodified (2000)
Portishead | Cowboys | Portishead (1997)
Massive Attack vs Mad Professor | Bumper Ball Dub (karmacoma) | No Protection (1995)
Tricky | Bury the Evidence | Blow Back (2001)
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Anger | Discord (1998)
Primal Scream | Pills | Xtrmntr (2000)
Chris Vrenna | Duchess | American McGee’s Alice (2001)
Aim | Demonique | Cold Water Music (2001)
RJD2 | The Horror | Deadringer (2002)
Plastikman | Ask Yourself | Closer (2003)
Orbital | P.E.T.R.O.L. | In Sides (1996)
3 am
Luke Vibert | Acidisco | YosepH (2003)
Evil Nine | Crooked (Feat. Aesop Rock) | You Can Be Special Too (2004)
Plump DJ’s | Creep Show | Eargasm (2003)
Delerium | Fragments of Fear | Morpheus (1989)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | From Her to Eternity | From Her to Eternity (1984)
El-P | Deep Space 9mm | Fantastic Damage (2002)
Ministry | Every Day Is Halloween | Every Day Is Halloween (1984)
Bauhaus | Bela Lugosi’s Dead | Bela Lugosi’s Dead (1979)
Unicorns | Tuff Ghost | Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? (2003)