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

Como Duele Una Traicion
La Calandria - Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture from the Colombian Caribbean

Puxa Odette
Conjunto Ana N'Gola - Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture from the Colombian Caribbean

Everybody Laughs
David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra - Who Is The Sky?

Windows (feat. Ansaba)
Ash Walker - Echo Chamber

Bal
Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Dost 2

Plantas Falsas
Bruxas - Más Profundo - EP

Nadir
Sababa 5 - Nadir

Zenith
Sababa 5 - Nadir

Adada
islandman - Island5

Rüzgar
islandman - Island5

Ancestros Futuros
Cochemea - Vol III: Ancestros Futuros

Harbour View
Uptown Rhythm Collective - Ritual

Nomadic Frequencies
Morillo & Evan Hatfield - The Dub Cartographer

Kingston to Marrakesh
Morillo & Gisaza - The Dub Cartographer

Invocation to Sama
Akriza, MAH ZE TAR & Kaya Project - Where You Are, Now: Pt. II

Courage
Vieux Farka Touré - Vieux Farka Touré

Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin - Ali

Elegantly Wasted (feat. Leon Bridges)
Hermanos Gutiérrez - Single

Moewe (feat. Paul Märki)
Löwenzahnhonig, Long Tall Jefferson & Fai Baba - Löwenzahnhonig (feat. Paul Märki)

Liwouho
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU

Glory
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU

Zizimazi
wordsofAzia - MODERN WIHEGOU

Camino
Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Sou Kora

Yélé
Ba Cissoko - Sabolan

Thiante
Wau Wau Collectif - Yaral Sa Doom

El Sueno
LA LOM - La Lom - EP

Pê Patu Pá
Gabriel da Rosa - Cacofonia

No Fundo
Gabriel da Rosa - Cacofonia

Criaturas Da Noite
Pedro Mizutani & Skinshape - Mostrando Os Dentes - EP

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

Kingdom of D'mt
Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Ka Rica-Tar

Nètsanèt
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays Mulatu

Shepherd's Stroll
Fuubutsushi - Columbia Deluxe

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

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