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Heavy Friends
Saturday August 11th, 2018 with Heavy Ben
Electronic Sounds From Canada Part 4 - Ontario

Bleeps, rhythms, tones and drones from the 1960s to today avant garde --- synth pop --- library --- techno --- experimental --- modern classical --- electro --- musique concrète Pictured: Norma Beecroft taking a break while working on the tape part for Two Went to Sleep (1967) in the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS). Smoking in the studio! It was acceptable in the 60s. Photo credit: John Reeves, Music Centre http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/37277
The New Soundscape (the Composer Talks)
R. Murray Schafer - Threnody - Melbourne - 1971 Canadian
Music for Expo
Hugh Le Caine - Compositions and Demonstrations 1948-1972 - JWD Music - 1985 (recorded 1967) Canadian
Not For Sale
Solvent - Solvent City - Morr Music - 2001 Canadian
Novel Romance
Nash The Slash - 7" - Dindisc - 1981 Canadian
Instroscan No.2
Paul Kass - Tomorrow's Achievements - Parry Music Library 1976-87 - Parry Music Library / Public Information - 2012 Canadian
Elegy And Two Went To Sleep (Poems by Leonard Cohen; The Lyric Arts Trio)
Norma Beecroft - Anthology Of Canadian Music - Radio Canada International - 1982 (recorded 1967) Canadian
Alternation
Orphx - Vita Mediativa - Hands Productions - 1999 Canadian
Close Up
Peaches ft. Kim Gordon - Rub - I U She Music - 2015 Canadian
Bubblegum
Thunderheist - Thunderheist - Big Dada Recordings - 2009 Canadian
Break Dance Hunx (Market Value Mix)
Kids On TV - Girl Monster Extended Play One - Chicks On Speed Records - 2006 Canadian
I Want To Be Together
Woodhands - Remorsecapade - Paper Bag Records ‎- 2010 Canadian
Remote Control
Harry Forbes - Video-Tech 4 - Parry Music - 1985 Canadian
Dubious Yield
Idiom Colleagues - Interpretations, Chapter One - Idiom Music - 1983 Canadian
Boat, Moon, River [excerpt]
Ann Southam - Electronic Music By Canadian Composers Volume I - Melbourne - 1974 Canadian
A Cave In The Country
Intersystems - Peachy - Pentagon / Alga Marghen - 1967 / 2016 Canadian
Moving Patterns
Barry Schleifer - Tomorrow's Achievements - Parry Music Library 1976-87 - Parry Music Library / Public Information - 2012 Canadian
Bubblegum
Andrew Thompson - 7" - RCA - 1973 Canadian
Sample And Hold
Neil Young - 12" - Geffen - 1982 Canadian
Frenchy's
Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck - (Self released) - 2007 Canadian
Slaughter in Robot Village
FM - Black Noise - CBC / Passport - 1978 Canadian
Noal
CCMC - Volume 4 - Free Soap - Music Gallery Editions - 1979 Canadian
22 In Cincinatti
Martha And The Muffins - 7" - Dindisc - 1981 Canadian
Scapegoat
Microbunny - Microbunny - (Self released) - 2001 Canadian
Zenaida
Pick A Piper - Pick A Piper - Mint Records - 2013 Canadian
Atlantis
Johnny Hawksworth - The Beginning - Parry Music - 1987 Canadian
Angels (Marimba And Electronics/Multi-Media Tape) [excerpt]
Beverley Johnston (Percussion), James Campbell (Clarinet), With Electronics [composed by Gary Kulesha] - Impact: Steal The Thunder - Centrediscs - 1986 Canadian
Lost
Ruth Grader - Transitions - Low Noise Productions - 2016 Canadian
Consumed
Plastikman - Consumed - M_nus - 1998 Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Good evening and welcome to Heavy Friends!

8:05 PM, August 11th, 2018
Nick Wattie
I feel alienated. But I’ll have another drink and I’m sure that will go away.

8:06 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Just clean your ears, Nick. Another drink couldn't hurt...

8:12 PM, August 11th, 2018
Julie
Love Thunderheist!

8:40 PM, August 11th, 2018
C.I.
Whoa, Kids On TV. Have not heard this in a while...plus this is a different recording of the version I know.

8:45 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Julie! Alas, just the one Thunderheist album. Good while it lasted...

8:47 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Yo CI... yes this is a different mix. Really punchy. Hilarious song, I love it

8:48 PM, August 11th, 2018
Janis and Henrik
More songs about candy, says Henrik.

9:12 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Janis! I am low on edible synthesizers tonight, though there is a muffin reference later

9:16 PM, August 11th, 2018
Liz
Muffins?! Yaaaas please!

9:25 PM, August 11th, 2018
Janis and Henrik
I'm also happy to remind him that beeps and bleeps are candy for the ears!

9:32 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Liz, hope you're digging le petit lapin

9:35 PM, August 11th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Good night all, thanks for tuning in!

9:53 PM, August 11th, 2018