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Heavy Friends
Saturday May 9th, 2020 with Chris International & Heavy Ben
A Hour of Comedy & Novelty + An Hour of Kraftwerk Covers!

In an attempt to help us crack a smile and a laugh, hour 1 is dedicated to humour, stand up and novelty songs. In hour 2, Heavy Ben takes control to guide us through some music of Kraftwerk as covered by others. Thank you for all the sounds Florian Schneider (April 7, 1947 - April 30, 2020).
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The Aggrovators - 7" - Attack
The Laughing Gnome
David Bowie - Starting Point - 1967 / 1977 - Deram / London
The Laughing Song
Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks - Striking It Rich! - 1972 - Blue Thumb
Let's now get to 10minutes of standup
Representation and Microwaves
Arthur Simeon - The Blackest Panther - 2020 - Comedy Records Canadian New
Seafood Allergies
Arthur Simeon - The Blackest Panther - 2020 - Comedy Records Canadian New
Comp-Elation
Pop Chop - People Like Us ‎– A Brief History Of Sound Collage - 2011 - UbuWeb
Whistler's Delight
DJ Riko - 12" - 2005 - Prank Monkey Records
Layla
386 DX - The Best of 386 DX - 2001 - Staalplaat
D'Ya Think I'm Sexy
British Standard Unit - Hybrid Kids - 1979 - Apex
Billie Jean
The Beastles - 7" - 1984 - Berandol Canadian
Foreign Novelty Smash
The Credibility Gap - The World's Worst Records Vol. 2 - 1985 - Rhino
Roman Numerals
The Frantics - Frantic Times - 1984 - CBC Records Canadian
[stand up]
Sara Pascoe - Live at The Apollo - 2017
Hour 2: Heavy Ben guides us through an hour of Kraftwerk covers
Showroom Dummies (Cha-Cha-Chá)
(Senor) Señor Coconut - El Baile Alemán - Emperor Norton - 1999
Hall of Mirrors
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Through The Looking Glass - Wonderland - 1987
It's More Fun To Compute
Pelding - Pelding - Jazz Fudge - 2001
Computer Love
Glass Candy - B/E/A/T/B/O/X - Italians Do It Better - 2008
Europe Endless (Including Franz Schubert And Neon Lights)
Makoto Inoue - The Radioactive Tribute To Kraftwerk - New Mantra - 2002
Trouble Funk Express
Trouble Funk - 12" - D.E.T.T. Records - 1982
Spacelab
8 Bit Weapon - 8-bit Operators - The Music Of Kraftwerk - Astralwerks - 2007
Antenna
Psyche - Unknown Treasures - Psyche Enterprises - 2012 Canadian
Autobahn
Buffalo Daughter - Musique Non Stop (A Tribute To Kraftwerk) - EMI - 1998
Computer World
Ebony Steel Band - Pan-Machine - OM Swagger - 2019
The Model
Seu Jorge And Almaz - Seu Jorge And Almaz - Now-Again - 2010
Tour de France
Terre Thaemlitz - Die Roboter Rubato - Mille Plateaux - 1997
Interactive CKCU
coolman92
hi from alyssa

7:17 PM, May 9th, 2020
Oddball
Dialled in...

8:03 PM, May 9th, 2020
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Hey coolman92. Send alyssa a hello back for me. Good to hear Oddball. Some music to match your handle over this program.

8:08 PM, May 9th, 2020
Jas Nasty
Ohh boyy not this ridiculous gnome number!!

8:11 PM, May 9th, 2020
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Finally, an appropriate time to play it!

8:13 PM, May 9th, 2020
Dandy
Never heard this cover of Through the Looking Glass before. Dope.

9:11 PM, May 9th, 2020
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Dope indeed. Ben doing the work. Thanks for listening Dandy.

9:13 PM, May 9th, 2020
Dave JC.
Grt program tonight, both hours.

9:40 PM, May 9th, 2020
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Thanks D JC. Glad to know you're enjoying it!

9:43 PM, May 9th, 2020
Heavy Ben
Thanks Chris for putting it together and to all for tuning in

9:58 PM, May 9th, 2020
Stefan
Thanks so much for the Florian set, filled a need for some groove

10:32 PM, May 9th, 2020
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Glad to hear that Stefan. Thanks for listening!

10:47 AM, May 13th, 2020