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This Island Earth
Sunday July 20th, 2025 with Rob Bitschofsky
Mostly new releases, mostly very groovy

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Como Duele Una Traicion
La Calandria - Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture from the Colombian Caribbean New
Puxa Odette
Conjunto Ana N'Gola - Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture from the Colombian Caribbean New
Everybody Laughs
David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra - Who Is The Sky? New
Windows (feat. Ansaba)
Ash Walker - Echo Chamber
Bal
Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Dost 2
Plantas Falsas
Bruxas - Más Profundo - EP
Nadir
Sababa 5 - Nadir New
Zenith
Sababa 5 - Nadir New
Adada
islandman - Island5 New
Rüzgar
islandman - Island5 New
Ancestros Futuros
Cochemea - Vol III: Ancestros Futuros New
Harbour View
Uptown Rhythm Collective - Ritual New
Nomadic Frequencies
Morillo & Evan Hatfield - The Dub Cartographer New
Kingston to Marrakesh
Morillo & Gisaza - The Dub Cartographer New
Invocation to Sama
Akriza, MAH ZE TAR & Kaya Project - Where You Are, Now: Pt. II New
Courage
Vieux Farka Touré - Vieux Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin - Ali
Elegantly Wasted (feat. Leon Bridges)
Hermanos Gutiérrez - Single New
Moewe (feat. Paul Märki)
Löwenzahnhonig, Long Tall Jefferson & Fai Baba - Löwenzahnhonig (feat. Paul Märki)
Liwouho
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU New
Glory
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU New
Zizimazi
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU New
Camino
Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Sou Kora New
Yélé
Ba Cissoko - Sabolan
Thiante
Wau Wau Collectif - Yaral Sa Doom
El Sueno
LA LOM - La Lom - EP New
Pê Patu Pá
Gabriel da Rosa - Cacofonia New
No Fundo
Gabriel da Rosa - Cacofonia New
Criaturas Da Noite
Pedro Mizutani & Skinshape - Mostrando Os Dentes - EP New
Bewitched By the Sea
Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor - Sensory Blending
Eastern Promise
The Natural Yogurt Band - Single
Bwaata
Compost - Compost
Together
Misha Panfilov Sound Combo - Days As Echoes
Hanami
Sven Wunder - Wabi Sabi
Scenic Byway
Sven Wunder - Daybreak New
Kingdom of D'mt
Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Ka Rica-Tar
Nètsanèt
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays Mulatu New
Shepherd's Stroll
Fuubutsushi - Columbia Deluxe New
Continuum 4
Nala Sinephro - Endlessness
Interactive CKCU
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Greetings Earthlings! The doctor is in. Dit moi.

1:16 PM, July 20th, 2025
Neil & Drake
SWEET ! David Byrne sways us away again. Bowie and Byrne.....in a class of their own ! La Calandria told me immediately who was hosting today lol. You and I must be the 2 biggest fans of Hermanos Gutierrerrez, the duo extraordinaire !!! So excited to hear a new track drop!! Hope your summer is keeping a smile on your face, brother !

1:22 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hey hey hey N&D! Welcome aboard once again, and yeah: the Byrne album sounds interesting, and yeah: like you, I can't get enough of Hermanos G. Love their sound. Sit back and dig in, man: lots more to come. Gonna have Drake dancing today for sure.

1:26 PM, July 20th, 2025
PeterB
Byrne NEW a surprise to me. Very cool! Gotta check my subscriptions to his things ... missed it somehow. Cool cool grooves happening...

1:29 PM, July 20th, 2025
P
N&D: Mucho back and fort on Dalle on Thurs... i can be reached at 'PeterBCKCU' à godzilla male not calm ;^)

1:32 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hi PB! It was a surprise to me too. Heard nothing about. it in advance and suddenly the single appeared in my feeds.

1:33 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Also it's credited to David Byrne and Ghost Train Orchestra. Not sure who's all in that, but I'm sure the info is out there.

1:34 PM, July 20th, 2025
P
Damn CKCU! ... all that blasted happy homework ... ;^)

1:43 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
And we're only in the first hour still, PB. Lots more to come, I promise!

1:50 PM, July 20th, 2025
Shubham
Good show Rob

1:57 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Oh boy: Ghost Train Orchestra looks very interesting indeed. Did a record of Moondog compositions with Kronos a couple of years ago!

2:00 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Thank you, Shubham. More to come!

2:00 PM, July 20th, 2025
Shubham
This Island Earth started in 1988 right?

2:04 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Something like that, Shubham. Nobody's quite sure. But that'd make the show like 37 years old or something, which I crazy to contemplate!

2:06 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
I mean which IS crazy to contemplate.

2:15 PM, July 20th, 2025
P
Just don't contemplate...

2:25 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Ancient and yet somehow fresh! Music is timeless.

2:26 PM, July 20th, 2025
robert p in gatineau
Love Ba Cissoko. Thank you.

2:53 PM, July 20th, 2025
N & DL
Music makes life meaningful.........not to mention marvelous 1PeterB, I will email you my coordinates and we can get together over a pint and commiserate about the universe. My treat......I always need an excuse to visit my old 'hood.

2:57 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hiya rp in g! For sure, he's great. Good to have you on board today. N&DL, strongly agree on music making it all meaningful.

3:02 PM, July 20th, 2025
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
Bossa nova baby big smile. Just a Perfect Show for this summer day, Rob. You will always Be 'Da Sunday Music Man !!

3:07 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Thanks N&D! It's my pleasure to be the summer selector, bringing the grooves!

3:09 PM, July 20th, 2025
Neil & Drake The Garden Gnome
Justed picked dinner in my garden while dancing to this incredible music...........Lebanese cukes, butternut lettuce, red leaf lettuce, 3 kinds of sweet peas in the pod, strawberries, raspberries, .........just about everything else is close to picking time....mmmmm....the garden loves the music now that I have 2 radios booming in the yard. Best year ever for my hummingbirds and my 18 feeders throughout the yard and by my windows. Summer is good this year ! Thank you CKCU for the music. Garden and humminbirds love it !!!

3:16 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Right on! Glad to be the soundtrack of your harvest party, Gnome. Nothing like dinner fresh picked. How are your tomatoes coming along? Do they seem late this year?

3:17 PM, July 20th, 2025
Bill
Can you tell me the guitar instrumental song title you played awhile that about 2:25 - 2:30?

3:21 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hi Bill. That was likely Moewe (feat. Paul Märki) by Löwenzahnhonig, Long Tall Jefferson & Fai Baba.

3:24 PM, July 20th, 2025
Ron S
Inspired show today, Rob! Bravo

3:50 PM, July 20th, 2025
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Thanks, Ron. Glad to be of service!

3:52 PM, July 20th, 2025