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Saturday September 2nd, 2023 with Steve Kirkland
catch the spirit

Spirit of Radio (Rush cover)
SOLOMON GRUNDY - 7-inch A-side - 1991, New Alliance Canadian
One Track Mind (Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers cover)
HOROWITZ - V.A.: Lower Than Underground Vol. 1 - 2023, Old Bad Habits Label/Shambotic New
Love Can Change Everything
MICHAEL FENNELLY - Love Can Change Everything (Demos 1967-1972) - 2013, Sundazed, recorded in 1971
Run Gospel Singer
ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT - Coconut - 2010, Domino
20 Dollar High
STRAWBERRY - Brokeheart Audio - 1998, No Records Canadian
Harvest (Neil Young cover)
SYD STRAW - Pink Velour - 2008, Earnester Canadian
Quiugaviit
TUDJAAT - Tudjaat - 1995, Rescue Music Canadian
Sit by the Fire
SANDRA BOUZA - Digital Single - 2023, self-released Canadian New
Looking for Something
KEITH LEVENE - Keith Levene's Violent Opposition 12-inch - 1988, Taang!
Summertime (comp: George Gershwin)
TOY FACTORY - Toy Factory - 1970, AVCO Embassy
Space (Musical Bed)
ORHAN DEMIR - Freedom in Jazz - 2019, self-released Canadian
I Believe
A GIANT DOG - Bite - 2023, Merge New
C'mon
WET TAXIS - 7-inch A-side - 1984, Hot
Voluntary Slavery (Rahsaan Roland Kirk cover)
LOUIS TILLETT - Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - 1987, Citadel
God Allow Me (Please) to Play Music
VOICE OF BACEPROT - Retas - 2023, 12Wired New
The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen cover)
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE The Ghost of Tom Joad - Promo CD single - 1997, Epic
Car on a Hill
JONI MITCHELL - Court and Spark - 1974, Reprise Canadian
Beautiful Song
HORSEGIRL - Versions of Modern Performance - 2022, Matador
Ungodly
INTO ANOTHER - Ignaurus - 1994, Revelation Records
Baby Come Home
ED ASKEW - Total Eclipse - Live on CKUT 90.3 FM - 2013, CKUT Canadian
Power Play (Musical Bed)
ORHAN DEMIR - Freedom in Jazz - 2019, self-released Canadian
Masvingo Netara
ROBSON BANDA & the NEW BLACK EAGLES - Soweto - 1986, Kumusha
The Spoiler (instrumental)
BACK DOOR - Another Fine Mess - 1975, Warner Bros
Powers of Concentration (instrumental)
DAVID BRADSTREET - Music to Enhance Concentration - 2005, Somerset Entertainment Canadian
Tricks with Mirrors (from Animals in That Country)
MARGARET ATWOOD - The Poetry and Voice of Margaret Atwood - 1973, Caedmon Canadian
Memories Are No Treasure
ERIC CHENAUX - Dull Lights - 2006, Constellation Canadian
Dead Duck/The Pill/Smoke (Viper, Vapor) (instrumentals)
The BOB CREWE GENERATIN ORCHESTRA - Barbarella (sdtk) - 1968, Dynovoice
Workshop of the Telescopes
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Blue Öyster Cult - 1972, Columbia
I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure is Funky
RIPPLE - 7-inch A-side - 1973, GRC
Free Jazz Guitar Solo (Musical Bed)
ORHAN DEMIR - Freedom in Jazz - 2019, self-released Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Steve Kirkland (host)
spirit moving you (to comment interactively)?

6:03 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Benoît
Sure!

6:10 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
That's the (ha ha) spirit, Benoît!

6:14 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Benoît
(I thought of answering "enthusiastically", like that depressed robot Marvin in Hitchhiker's Guide, but tone is such a hard thing to get across.) (eh.)

6:19 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Wally
Hello Steve & Benoit, here a bit late but at least I'm here now 👍

6:20 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hey Wally!

6:28 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Benoît
heyho! This Summertime's quite something. Like it was sung by someone mentioned in that Robbie Robertson song "Somewhere Down the Crazy River"

6:37 PM, September 2nd, 2023
B
Ah, the little exciting parts of live radio!

6:44 PM, September 2nd, 2023
B
Shoot but Joni sounded fresh!

7:03 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Joni's doin' alright these days, B

7:16 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Wally
Enjoying these Instrumentals, sounds like something Joe Meek would come up with

7:46 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Wally
But maybe not enough twang and reverb

7:50 PM, September 2nd, 2023
B
Back to Joni, yeah, but she was a mere strapling then!

7:50 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Good (aural) observation Wally... the soundtrack was recorded around the time of Joe's death...

7:51 PM, September 2nd, 2023
B
Really enjoyed the show, nice splay of musics.

7:51 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks, B... I like that word... VCB is all about the musical splay. Cheers!

7:55 PM, September 2nd, 2023
Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks all for listening in...

8:08 PM, September 2nd, 2023