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Volume, Contrast, Brilliance
Saturday November 20th, 2021 with Steve Kirkland
See (and hear) shanties

Volume, Contrast, Brilliance jingle
SUPER 8 (aka TRIP) - N/A - 2019, no label
Meds
IDLES - Crawler - 2021, Partisan New
The Phone, The Phone
PLUMTREE - Mass Teen Fainting - 1995, Cinnamon Toast Records Canadian
Bite the Sawdust
The GADGETS - The Blue Album - 1983, Glass Records
Floor
OSTRICH TUNING - Ostrich Tuning - 2009, Optical Sounds Canadian
BBC World
DAVID KILGOUR - The Far No - 2006, Merge
Little Dreams and Fancies
JOSEPH ALLRED - Branches & Leaves - 2021, Feeding Tube New
Needle of Death
BERT JANSCH - Bert Jansch - 1965, Transatlantic
Muted (instrumental)
POPPY ACKROYD - Pause - 2021, One Little Independent Records New
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (comp: George Harrison)
DAMON & NAOMI - The Earth is Blue - 2005, 20/20/20 Records
Magic Woman Touch
The GREATEST SHOW on EARTH - The Going’s Easy - 1970, Harvest
Suffolk (musical bed)
JEFF PARKER - Forfolks - 2021, International Anthem New
Heathen Practices at Funerals
ANGEL BAT DAWID - Hush Harbor Mixtape Vol. 1 Doxology - 2021, International Anthem New
French Fries w/ Pepper
MORPHINE - Live At The Warfield 1997 - 2017, Run Out Groove/Rykodisc
You Think You Really Know Me
GARY WILSON - You Think You Really Know Me - 1977, MCM
Weiners for Two
JENNY OMNICHORD - Days of Hard Drives – Excavating Ten Years of Jenny Omnichord (compilation) - 2013, Label Fantastic! Canadian
The Golden Grove
3-Ds - The Venus Trail - 1993, Flying Nun
Hangin’ on the Telephone (Blondie)
SKIN - Look But Don’t Touch ep - 1994, Parlophone
This Body Means Nothing to Me
SHRIMP - (no album) - 2019, self-released
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (comp: Lennon-McCartney)
MELVINS - Boston 2017/2018 - 2019, self-released
I Know I’m Not Easy to Like
PIP BLOM - Welcome Break - 2021, Heavenly New
I Feel Fantastic
PART CHIMP - Drool - 2021, Wrong Speed/ Learning Curve New
The Conversation
ENDLESS BOOGIE - Admonitions - 2021, No Quarter New
Suffolk (musical bed)
JEFF PARKER - Forfolks - 2021, International Anthem New
Psyché Rock (Malpaso mix) (instrumental)
PIERRE HENRY, MICHEL COLOMBIER ‎ - 12-inch A-side - 2000, Philips
Epilogue (instrumental)
TECHNICAL SPACE COMPOSER’s CREW (Holger Czukay with with Rolf Dammers) - Canaxis (Bonus track on CD re-issue) - 2018, P-Vine Records, recorded in 1969
Giraffe Trumpet Sea (instrumental)
DAMON ALBARN - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows - 2021, Transgressive Records New
In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley cover)
NATHALIE MERCHANT - V.A.: Lilith Fair – A Celebration of Music Vol. 2 - 1999, Nettwerk
Bullshit
The JULES BLATTNER GROUP - Call Me Man - 1971, Buddah
Womma Yenyi Ewuradze Aye
SWEET TALKS - Adam & Eve - 1975, Philips West Africa
Suffolk (musical bed)
JEFF PARKER - Forfolks - 2021, International Anthem New
North Window
CATRIONA STURTON - V.A.: Wanna Be Your Friend – A Tribute to The Inbreds - 2007, Gooseberry Records Canadian
Moustache
The JUST BARELYs - V.A.: Wanna Be Your Friend – A Tribute to The Inbreds - 2007, Gooseberry Records Canadian
Poor Flowers
SCARLET DROPS - 7-inch A-side - 1986, ZOP Records Canadian
On Demand-only Bonus Track
Midnight Lucifer
KILLER HEARTS - Skintight Electric - Spaghetty Town/Dragstrip Riot Records New
Interactive CKCU
Steve Kirkland (host)
Back and thankful for both the conclusion of Funding Drive and, again, the amazing support shown to this program by you, the listeners. Cheers

6:11 PM, November 20th, 2021
Dave JC.
Thanks Steve.

6:14 PM, November 20th, 2021
Wally
Some beautiful guitar playing on this song 👍

6:22 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hey Dave. You're welcome, as always.

6:23 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hi Wally. Yes, just discovered Joseph Allred this week. (Yet) another impressive body of work to explore...

6:24 PM, November 20th, 2021
Wally
That's the fun of discovery, there is always more gems to find, thanks for all you do at CKCU, it's greatly appreciated.

6:26 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
This Greatest Show on Earth track (long a favourite of mine, but pretty obscure) was playing when I walked into a record store in Halifax a couple of weeks ago... a pleasant surprise

6:38 PM, November 20th, 2021
Dave JC.
A visit to NS, nice.

6:51 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Yeah, it was great, Dave... hadn't been there for years... I prefer the parts that haven't changed much... The Africville Museum was a highlight

6:54 PM, November 20th, 2021
Dave JC
👍🏼

7:03 PM, November 20th, 2021
Jeb
So Psyche Rock is the original version of the Futurama theme?

7:29 PM, November 20th, 2021
IanJ
You got it, Jeb. Thanks for the tunes, Steve!

7:32 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hey, Jeb, good catch

7:34 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Howdy, Ian!

7:35 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you... be good

7:52 PM, November 20th, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
... and Good Night

7:53 PM, November 20th, 2021
Benoît
YOU GOTTA JINGLE!

3:04 PM, November 21st, 2021
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hey Benoît... from 2019... goes well with the jang;le

4:18 PM, November 21st, 2021