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Interviews & performances of 2013 // Underground Sounds

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Tonight is special. Digging into the archives of Underground Sounds, we’re airing some of the best interviews and in-studio performances from the last year.

Listen out for live jams from the likes of Sean Nicholas SavageHolyoakFolly & the HunterJames Irwin and Ari Swan. Keeping the the conversation lively, we’re rekindling special interviews with ValleysHow SadSocalledMavo and oh-so-many more.

Thanks to all our listeners for a great 2013, CKUT wishes you a very happy New Year. Check out the Underground Sounds year-end list here and don’t miss the Music Department’s Top 100 of 2013.

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CKUT’s BEST OF 2013

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And here it is!  Sink your teeth into our TOP 100 OF 2013.

1. colin stetson – new history warfare volume 3: to see more light – constellation CC
2. saltland – i thought it was us but it was all of us – constellation CC
3. wolf eyes – no answer-lower floor – de stijl
4. braids – flourish/perish – flemish eye CC
5. blue hawaii – untogether – arbutus CC
6. jen reimer & max stein – st. urbain underpass/square victoria metro – noisy kitchen
7. esmerine – dalmark – constellation CC
8. valleys – are you going to stand there and talk weird all night? – kanine CC
9. ought – more than any other day – self-released CC
10. ubt – ego orientation – psychic handshake CC
11. suuns – images du futur – secret city CC
12. un – un – self-released CC
13. a tribe called red – nation II nation – pirates blend CC
14. jerusalem in my heart – mo7it al-mo7it – constellation CC
15. michael feuerstack – tambourine death bed – forward music group CC
16. land of kush – the big mango – constellation CC
17. fire moss – realize your desires – self-released CC
18. pan-american – cloud room, glass room – kranky
19. jenny hval – innocence is kinky – rune grammofon
20. monomyth – king, does this not please you? (behold the power) – self-released CC
21. stefan christoff & osama shalabi – rodina – howl! arts collective CC
22. nouveau zodiaque – nouveau zodiaque EP – self-released CC
23. chelsea light moving – chelsea light moving – matador
24. v/a – fixture records comp – fixture CC
25. grouper – the man who died in his boat – kranky
26. cinema l’amour – limitations – self-released CC
27. astral gunk – astral gunk – self-released CC
28. chevalier avant guard – resurrection machine – fixture CC
29. sarah neufeld – hero brother – constellation CC
30. crosss – obsidian spectre – telephone explosion CC
31. ruff talons – ruff stuff EP – self-released CC
32. r. stevie moore – personal appeal – care in the community
33. le fruit vert – passiflore – los discos enfantasme CC
34. matana roberts – coin coin chapter two: mississippi moonchile – constellation
35. aidan baker – already drowning – gizeh CC
36. godspeed you! black emperor – ‘allelujah! don’t bend! ascend! – constellation
37. u.s. girls – free advice column – last gang CC
38. saxsyndrum – future circus – self-released CC
39. les momies de palerme – les momies dans les pins – los discos enfantasmes CC
40. v/a – craft singles vol. 3 & 4 – craft records CC
41. iceage – you’re nothing – matador
42. hair police – mercurial rites – type
43. ramzi – dezombi – los discos enfantasme CC
44. marie davidson – marie davidson – holodeck CC
45. choeur maha – songs from silence – self-released CC
46. tv freaks – tv freaks – self-released CC
47. zomes – time was – thrill jockey
48. galaxius mons – galaxius mons – kinnta CC
49. oneohtrix point never – r plus seven – editions mego
50. tim hecker – virgins – paper bag CC
51. orchestre poly-rythmo de cotonou – the skeletal essences of voodoo funk – analog africa
52, boards of canada – tomorrow’s harvest – warp
53. julianna barwick – nepenthe – dead oceans
54. alexandre st-onge – viorupeeeihean – oral CC
55. v/a – double mono – aagoo
56. richard youngs – summer through my mind – ba da bing
57. v/a – citr pop alliance volume 3 – citr/mint CC
58. nymph – new millennium prayer – northern spy
59. slight – melodion EP – self-released CC
60. borbetomagus – zurich – agaric
61. body/head – coming apart – matador
62. aun – alpha heaven – denali
63. highest order – if it’s real – idee fixe CC
64. v/a – dans la rue: inspire – self-released CC
65. kurt vile – wakin on a pretty daze – matador
66. brazilian money – old bones: rarities, misfits, and loose teeth – self-released CC
67. diana – perpetual surrender – paper bag CC
68. construction & destruction – dark lark – self-released CC
69. merzbow/richard pinhas/wolf eyes – live at victoriaville – victo
70. chrissy zebby tembo & the ngozi family – my ancestors – normal
71. lee ranaldo & the dust – last night on earth – matador
72. you yourself & i – the treacle well – self-released CC
73. sapat – l&n b/w payne hollow stomp – hank the herald angel
74. open relationship – poochy – self-released CC
75. burro – tangerine rising – U.S.S.R. CC
76. charles bradley – victim of love – daptone
77. farthest south – omens and talismans – farsouth west records
78. hsy – hsy – buzz CC
79. jon hopkins – immunity – domino
80. ross birdwise – frame drag – los discos enfantasme CC
81. sam egan/buildings and mountains – split 12″ – owl records
82. richard pinhas – desolation row – cuneiform
83. lightning dust – fantasy – jagjaguwar CC
84. montag – phases – carpark CC
85. julia kent – character – leaf
86. city of salt – towers open fire – majmua music
87. v/a – rat king vol. 2 – killer haze CC
88. pawa up first – missing time – dare to care CC
89. black host – life in the sugar candle mines – northern spy
90. mouthbreathers – stone soup – killer haze CC
91. speedy ortiz – major arcana – carpark
92. bruce gilbert & BAW – diluvial – touch
93. kurvi tasch/the knows – split cassette – self-released CC
94. chelsea wolfe – pain is beauty – sargent house
95. v/a – psych pop from toronto – optical sounds CC
96. zs – grain – northern spy
97. brahja waldman’s quartet – cosmic brahja/closer to the tones – howl arts CC
98. yamantaka//sonic titan – uzu – paper bag CC
99. spontaneous music ensemble – challenge – emanem
100. besnard lakes – until in excess, imperceptible ufo – outside CC

 

CKUT’s Best of 2013: LOUD

 

And now, from CKUT volunteer Gary Worsley, our year-end LOUD list!

Keep tuned for the Music Dept’s Top 100 of 2013!

carcass – surgical steel – nuclear blast
iceage – you’re nothing – matador
var – no one dances quite like my brothers – sacred bones
vemod – venter på stormene – terratur possessions
uncle acid and the deadbeats – mind control – rise above
trash talk – 119 – of
verglas – satanism juvenile – tour de garde CC
converge – all we love we leave behind – epitaph
akitsa / ash pool – ripped from death, forced to live and die again -tour de garde CC
darkthrone – underground resistance – peaceville

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CKUT’s Best of 2013: Underground Sounds

Those who dig local music (and we know there are a lot of you) will be especially interested in checking out this year-end list from Underground Sounds‘ Nick Schofield. Here are his picks for the best albums of 2013:

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Brahja Waldman – Cosmic Brahjas/Closer to the Tones
Sarah Neufeld – Hero Brother
Majical Cloudz – Impersonator
Osama Shalabi & Stefan Christoff &  – родина (rodina)
Suuns – Image Du Futur

CKUT’s Best of 2013: Modular Systems

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Winding down and rolling out another best-of list from Modular Systems host Cyan!
erika – hexagonal cloud – interdimensional transmissions
ikonika – aerotropolis – hyperdub
tm404 – tm404 – kontra musik
aun – alpha heaven – denovali
autechre – exai – warp
citofono – gyrophare/myocarde/spyrographe/pythagore – citofono.bandcamp.com CC
shawn rudiman – monolithic soul – detroit techno militia
omar s – thank you for letting me be myself – fxhe
ceephax acid crew – cro magnox – wémè records
ddd/mtsp – ddd/mtsp – fur trade recordings CC
jessy lanza – pull my hair back – hyperdub CC
u-ziq – chewed corners – planet mu
basic soul unit – motional response – still music CC
graze – edges – new kanada CC
dean blunt – redeemer – hippos in tanks/world music
various – skweee in a dancehall – ancient robot CC
asolaar – obliterate – metaphysik
fade runner – starwatcher ep – tiburoni CC
naw – subnatural symbolic synthesis – pertin_nce CC
marina rosenfeld – P.A./hard love – room40
x41 – kamchatka – basic sounds CC
the haxan cloak – excavation – tri-angle
dopplereffekt – tetrahymena ep – leisure system

Big News from Venus

Tune in to Venus today for a very special episode of everyone’s favourite feminist radio show: we’re bidding farewell to Anna and Catherine, who have been an essential part of the Venus collective for 13 years and 10 years, respectively. They’re a big part of the reason Venus has gained such an amazing local following (remember that time when they snagged the “best radio show” title?), and their dedication to CKUT both in the studio and on the streets is truly next-level.

But fear not – although Anna and Catherine and orbiting off to other creative projects, the collective is still full of other kickass folks who will continue bringing you all the best of feminist words & sounds every Thursday afternoon.

Don’t miss Venus, today & every Thursday from 12-2pm on ckut.ca.

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CKUT’s Best of 2013: Jazz Amuck Edition

As 2013 comes to a close, we’ve asked CKUT programmers for their favourite albums of the year. Be sure to check back over the next week for more best-of lists from show hosts and a top 100 chart reflecting the whole year’s worth of programming courtesy of us here in the music department.

To kick things off John B, host of long-running program Jazz Amuck, gives us the lowdown on his picks of 2013:

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20 jazz amuck faves for 2013

matana roberts – coin coin chapter 2: mississippi moonchilde – constellation
taylor ho bynum sextet & 7-tette – navigation – firehouse 12
william parker – wood flute songs: anthology – aum fidelity
tim berne’s snakeoil – shadow man – ecm
harris eisenstadt – golden state – songlines CC
roscoe mitchell (tyshawn sorey + hugh ragin) – roscoe mitchell – wide hive
land of kush – big mango – constellation CC
mary halvorson 6tet – illusionary sea – firehouse 12
craig taborn trio – chants – ecm
black host – life in the sugar candle mines – northern spy
mike ladd & vijay iyer – holding it down: the veteran’s dream project – pi recordings
endangered blood  – work your magic – skirl
kaze – tornado – circum libra
mostly other people do the killing – slippery rock – hot cup
steve coleman and five elements – functional arrhythmias – pi
fred ho & quincy saul – the music of cal massey… – mutable music
nicole mitchell’s ice crystal – aquarius – delmark
marty ehrlich large ensemble – a trumpet in the  morning – new world records
martin/lozano/lewis/wiens/duncan – at canterbury – barnyard CC
thomas chapin quartet – never let me go – playscape

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CKUT TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE CHARTS::: December 17, 2013

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Where did the year go? Here we are, last charts of 2013. I’ll also be sending out a bonus year-end top 100 before the week’s out – and don’t forget to check the music blog (music.ckut.ca) for plenty of 2013 favourites from CKUT programmers.

Please note that I will be out of the office from December 23rd until January 2nd. Charts and other music biz will resume in the new year.

Have a safe & happy holiday season from all at CKUT.

xo
joni

ckut top 30 – december 17, 2013
tim hecker – virgins – paper bag CC
freelove fenner – do not affect a breezy manner – fixture CC
v/a – angola 2: hypnosis, distortions, & other sonic innovations 1969-1978 – analog africa
le fruit vert – passiflore – los discos enfantasme CC
yamantaka//sonic titan – uzu – paper bag CC  Continue reading

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Filthy Haanz + Passovah Holiday Jam // Underground Sounds

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Tune in to Underground Sounds 8-10pm for a fresh dose of local Montreal music.

Your host Nick Schofield shares his favourite albums and tracks from 2013. Plus, in-studio sessions galore. First up is Filthy Haanz from Club Roll records. Later in the show we’ll be hearing from some of the folks performing at the 4th Annual Passovah Holiday Jam, like Tamara Sandor and Ohara.

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CKUT TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE CHARTS::: December 10, 2013

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Hi radio,

Had a really rad weekend playing some shows in Ontario, crammed into a giant SUV with seven amazing friends and a whole bunch of gear. Tours are fun, even the short ones. Back in Montreal, we’re all hunkering down in the wake of a big snowfall, coming up with year-end lists and revisiting favourite albums from the past year — tell me, what did you dig most in 2013?

xo
joni

ckut top 30 – december 10, 2013
freelove fenner – do not affect a breezy manner – fixture CC
dog day – fade out – fundog CC
le fruit vert – passiflore – los discos enfantasme CC
yamantaka//sonic titan – uzu – paper bag CC
v/a – howl live – howl! arts CC Continue reading