Hello everyone,

I’m back from a whirlwind trip out of town to celebrate the marriage of two amazing friends — it was such a nice (albeit quick) getaway before the zaniness of the funding drive fully kicks off. We are now T-2 days until the drive begins, and everyone around here is super pumped for what’s in store! Check out the note below for more details, and keep an eye on our website, Facebook, and twitter pages for updates as they come. It’s gonna be a big one!

xo
joni

:::WHAT’S UP AT CKUT:::
Funding drive is what’s up, obviously. You already knew that. But let us make it extra-easy by giving you a special guide to follow along with… We recommend you start by coming out to Art Lounge tomorrow for a very special night with some of Montreal’s finest beatmakers courtesy of the excellent Lo Signal crew. Reading this from afar? Not to worry — we’ll be streaming that event live on ckut.ca from 8pm – midnight EST, so you can enjoy these fine electronic jammers no matter where you are. On Friday, we’re back at it with our official funding drive kickoff party at Le Ritz with Tamayugé, Dominique Alexander Moskos, Strangerfamiliar, the XX Files, and the Jazz Amnesty Sound System. This stacked lineup spans everything from the most ear-bending experimental sounds to expertly crafted pop tunes to dancefloor-friendly grooves so regardless of your personal taste, we’ve got you covered. Help us kick off the funding drive in style AND celebrate our 30th birthday on the FM dial at this fine gig — and don’t forget to donate online to help ensure CKUT keeps pushing the boundaries of radio for many years to come.

:::CHARTS:::
ckut top 30 – october 17, 2017
1. pierre kwenders – makanda at the end of space, the beginning of time – bonsound CC *
2. cold specks – fool’s paradise – arts & crafts CC
3. the pink noise – freddie prinze – freeer records CC *
4. blue hawaii – tenderness – arbutus CC *
5. chicago afrobeat project ft. tony allen – what goes up – self-released
6. deerhoof – mountain moves – joyful noise
7. partner – in search of lost time – you’ve changed CC
8. odonis odonis – no pop – telephone explosion CC
9. tricky – ununiform – false idols
10. metz – strange peace – royal mountain records CC
11. ema – exile in the outer ring – city slang
12. mauno – tuning – idée fixe CC
13. godspeed you! black emperor – luciferian towers – constellation CC *
14. honey – new moody judy – wharf cat
15. souljazz orchestra – under burning skies – strut CC
16. miriodor – signal 9 – cuneiform CC *
17. omni – multi-task – trouble in mind
18. moses sumney – aromanticism – jagjaguwar
19. chad van gaalen – light information – flemish eye CC
20. moths & locusts – intro/outro – noise agony mayhem CC
21. shimmer – s/t – drop medium
22. alvarius b. – with a beaker on the burner and an otter in the oven – abduction records
23. everyone dies in the end – the space between space – still water recordings
24. colleen – a flame my love, a frequency – thrill jockey
25. forgotten fix – s/t – self-released CC *
26. peach pyramid – repeating myself – oscar st. records CC
27. walter tv – carpe diem – sinderlyn CC
28. sam shalabi & stefan christoff – s/t – small scale music CC *
29. midnight sister – saturn over sunset – jagjaguwar
30. julia holter – in the same room – domino

ckut jazz – october 17, 2017
1. matt mitchell – a pouting grimace – pi recordings
2. wadada leo smith – solo: reflections and meditations on monk – tum
3. steve lacy – free for a minute – emanem
4. smith/tamura/fujii/mori – aspiration – libra
5. tom rainey obbligato – float upstream – intakt
6. wadada leo smith – najwa – tum
7. mostly other people do the killing – paint – hot cup
8. david virelles – gnosis – ecm
9. nate wooley – battle pieces – relative pitch
10. tim berne’s snakeoil – incidentals – ecm

ckut global – october 17, 2017
1. pierre kwenders – makanda at the end of space, the beginning of time – bonsound CC *
2. chicago afrobeat project ft. tony allen – what goes up – self-released
3. souljazz orchestra – under burning skies – strut CC
4. antibalas – where the gods are in peace – daptone
5. asiko afrobeat ensemble – winners never quit – self-released CC
6. boogat – san cristobal baille inn – maisonnette CC *
7. lee “scratch” perry and the subatomic sound system – super ape returns to conquer – subatomic sound
8. ruben gonzalez – introducing… ruben gonzalez – world circuit
9. tony allen – the source – blue note
10. autorickshaw – meter – tala-wallah records CC

ckut rpm – returns next week

ckut beatbox – october 17, 2017
1. grieves – running wild – rhymesayers
2. pro-v – michael 2 michael – pro knows productions CC *
3. boosh & the dip – river city riot part 2 – self-released CC
4. fredy v – it takes a village – self-released CC *
5. tzadeka – half the pain is half the work – little whore records CC
6. fashawn – manna – mass appeal 
7. fwonte – no wanga 2 – self-released CC *
8. juiceboxxx – freaked out american loser – danger bird
9. auxx – 23/09 – urbnet CC
10. career crooks – good luck with that – urbnet

CC indicates Canadian content
* indicates local content