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Saturday August 24th, 2019 with Heavy Ben
Electronic Sounds From Canada Part 6 - Pat Deserio

In 1977, Montreal-based Pat Deserio put on his spacesuit, boarded a flying saucer and took disco to outer space. A profile on the producer behind Kebekelektrik, Bombers, Dogs of War, Rational Youth, Sea Cruise, Celine Lomez, Bob-A-Rela, Top Secret, Monty Cantsin, Design...
Pat Deserio - Italian producer, song writer, label executive
Born 21.05.1950 in Montelongo, Campobasso, Italy
Died 01.04.1990 from heart attack.
Immigrated with his family to Montreal in 1957
Waltzing
Eric Peters - Electrolite - Parry Music Library - 1982 Canadian
Journey Into Love (Magic Fly)
Kebekelektrik [Kébekélektrik] - 12" - Les Disques Direction Records - 1977 Les Disques Direction Records - 1977 Canadian
Dance, Dance, Dance
Bombers - Bombers - Telson - 1978 Canadian
Space Conqueror
Dogs Of War - Dogs Of War - Generation - 1977 Canadian
Dancing Into Midnight
Top Secret - Top Secret - Telson - 1979 Canadian
Going Steady
Harry Forbes - Electrolite - Parry Music Library - 1982 Canadian
I Want To See The Light
Rational Youth - I Want To See The Light - Yul - 1981 Canadian
Catastronics
Monty Cantsin - Neoist Song - Yul - 1983 Canadian
Catastronics - catastrophes and electronics are the most important subjects of human history
You Could Have Been A Dancer
Sea Cruise [Brad Slyde Edit] - Sea Cruise - Celsuis - 1978 Canadian
No Turning Back
Design - 12" - Image/Yul - 1982 Canadian
Be Mine
Celine Lomez - Burning - Telson - 1980 Canadian
Sugar Pop
Harry Forbes - Electrolite - Parry Music Library - 1982 Canadian
Chocolate Mint
Robin Artus / Paul Kass - Electrolite - Parry Music Library - 1982 Canadian
Spend The Night
Bob-A-Rela - 12" - Metronome - 1979 Canadian
Shake
Bombers - Bombers 2 - West End - 1979 Canadian
Nightlife
Medaphoar / MED Feat. Noelle - Push Comes To Shove - Stones Throw - 2005
"Nightlife" by MED sampled (thanks to Madlib) the bass line from "Shake" by Bombers
Le Stress
Dogs Of War - Dogs Of War - Generation - 1977 Canadian
Crazy Motion
Sea Cruise [Alfred Adler Edit] - Sea Cruise - Celsuis - 1978 Canadian
Blood & Gold
Monty Cantsin - Neoist Song - Yul - 1983 Canadian
City Of Night
Rational Youth - 12" - Yul - 1982 Canadian
Joking
Celine Lomez - Burning - Telson - 1980 Canadian
Together
Kaytranada Feat. AlunaGeorge & GoldLink - 99.9% - XL Recordings - 2016 Canadian
"Together" by Kaytranada sampled the drum beat from "Pistolero" by Bombers
Fireside Glow
Robin Artus / Paul Kass - Electrolite - Parry Music Library - 1982 Canadian
War Dance
Kebekelektrik [Kébekélektrik] - Kebekelektrik - Salsoul - 1978 Canadian
Interactive CKCU
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8:11 PM, August 24th, 2019