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Heavy Friends
Saturday December 30th, 2017 with Heavy Ben
2017 Digest! Find out what's been spinning on Heavy Ben's turntables in 2017. Part 1 of 2, with the second installation coming Monday January 1 from 9-11pm during Joe Reilly's show.

The best way to scare a Tory is to read and get rich Check out part 2 of the 2017 recap https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/161/35602.html
Humility
Kamasi Washington - Harmony Of Difference - Young Turks - 2017
Mass
XOA - Diaspora - Soundway - 2017
Thogolobea (LV Remix)
Kondi Band - Salone - Strut - 2017
Get Up And Do It
Vibration Black Finger - GUADI - Enid - 2017
Shaolin Brew
El Michels Affair - Return To The 37th Chamber - Big Crown - 2017
Golden Cage
Nilüfer Yanya - Plant Feed - Blue Flowers Music - 2017
Vincere
Alessandro Cortini - Avanti - The Point Of Departure Recording Company - 2017 New
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Here Lies Man - Here Lies Man - RidingEasy - 2017
Historic
Heliocentrics - The Sunshine Makers OST - Soundway - 2017
Mimesis
Visible Cloaks - Reassemblage - Rvng Intl. - 2017
I Am Learning
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid - Western Vinyl - 2017
Dork Times
Rodinia - Ex Anima - Now-Again - 2017
Nightfall: Pale Blue
Kid Koala feat. Emilíana Torrini - Music to Draw To: Satellite - Arts & Crafts - 2017 Canadian
Orbital Intercept
CMD - Wavecraft - Low Noise Productions - 2017 Canadian New
Dancing Rain / Suspended Motion
Gaussian Curve - The Distance - Music From Memory - 2017
Tonite
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream - DFA - 2017
Deadly Valentine
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest - Because Music - 2017 New
The Pot Is On Fire
Ibibio Sound Machine - Uyai - Merge - 2017
Nyakinyua Rise
Jlin - Black Origami - Planet Mu - 2017
Power
Rapsody ft. Kendrick Lamar & Lance Skiiiwalker - Laila's Wisdom - Jamla - 2017
Buddies
Quelle Chris - Being You Is Great! I Wish I Could Be You More Often - Mello Music Group - 2017 New
Speak Your Truth
Uncommon Nasa - written at night - Man Bites Dog - 2017
Passage
Police Des Moeurs - Dédales - Mannequin - 2017 Canadian
Paper Bag
Circuit des Yeux - Reaching for Indigo - Drag City - 2017 New
Chlorophyl
Faust - Fresh Air - Bureau B - 2017
Buchalao
Narcissistic Millenial Outfit (N.M.O.) - Shape Platform 2017: Sound, Heterogenous Art and Performance in Europe - The Wire - 2017
Snout
Sleaford Mods - English Tapas - Rough Trade - 2017
Mother
Idles - Brutalism - Balley - 2017
I Want My Minutes Back
Snapped Ankles - Come Play The Trees - Leaf - 2017 New
Sideways Fall
Joshua Abrams and Natural Information Society - Simultonality - Eremite - 2017
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
What's up people?

8:13 PM, December 30th, 2017
Chriz
Serious year of music it, it seems.

8:38 PM, December 30th, 2017
Oddball
Digging these mellow sounds...

8:40 PM, December 30th, 2017
Jas Nasty
Hey cool to hear my friend CMD thank you!! Good show

8:51 PM, December 30th, 2017
Ben Armstrong (host)
I hear you Oddball, mellow is good this time of year...

8:52 PM, December 30th, 2017
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey thanks Jas - coincidence on CMD!

8:53 PM, December 30th, 2017
Manmohan
Excellent show, Ben.

9:03 PM, December 30th, 2017
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Manmohan! I enjoyed your 2017 recap on This Island Earth... a little overlap with Heavy Friends sometimes.

9:08 PM, December 30th, 2017
Manmohan
Thanks Ben! Definitely a similar vibe! Keep it up. I love the diverse sounds and new musical 'discoveries' for me when I listen to this show. As always, super job!

9:12 PM, December 30th, 2017
Lizzzz
That Nilüfer Yanya track was awesome! Enjoying my me dance party.

9:12 PM, December 30th, 2017
Jas Nasty
Oh and now Jlin! Black Origami was my fave release of 2017. I've played Jlin a few times on HF, and CMD! CMD was my guest on the show in September :)

9:16 PM, December 30th, 2017
Ben Armstrong (host)
Yeah Jas, that Jlin album is great. Wonder how many Heavy Friend "best of" tracks there would be between the lot of us?

9:26 PM, December 30th, 2017
Mel
Thanks Ben!!

9:55 PM, December 30th, 2017
Oddball
Oh yeah - the Joshua Abrams is excellent!

9:55 PM, December 30th, 2017
M
Thanks for the the kick ass rocking tunes Ben.

9:56 PM, December 30th, 2017
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks for tuning in everyone, and for the encouraging comments! Forgot to mention the beautiful video for the Charlotte Gainsbourg song. A highlight for me personally. Check it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkyIVKbCfG8

11:59 PM, December 30th, 2017