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Electronic Meditation
Thursday October 23rd, 2014 with Sean McFee
What's neu? I'd rother not say!

As we head into the funding drive, I want to remind people of many of the great shows here at CKCU, and lay down my own pre-pitch for delicious delicious funding drive donation moolah.
Reflektor
Arcade Fire - Reflektor - Merge Canadian
Positive Tension
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm - Vice
Another Drug Deal of the Heart
The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers - Last Gang Canadian New
There is a light that never goes out
The Smiths - Complete - Rhino
Track 1 played on Friends With Benefits 06/24, Track 2 played on Dylan Hunter 10/03, Track 3 played on Whatever's Cool With Me 09/11, Track 4 played on Playlists 06/24.

The next set features music by Michael Rother, first with his band Neu!, and then his collaboration with Cluster, called Harmonia.
Hallogallo
Neu! - Neu! - Gronland
Neuschnee
Neu! - Neu! 2 - Gronland
Hero
Neu! - Neu! 1975 - Gronland
Sonnenschein
Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia - Universal
Deluxe (Immer Wieder)
Harmonia - Deluxe - Universal
The three Neu tracks were played, respectively, 05/28 on Upstairs Neighbour, 01/19/2013 on Heavy Friends, and 05/07 on What's the Frequency Kevin. The first Harmonia track was played 04/25 on Friday Morning Kartunes, and the second was played on Electronic Meditation on 09/11.

Next up, a mini-Vinyl Countdown, partly planned and partly not.
Entre chien et loup
Et Cetera - Et Cetera - Apostrophe Canadian
India Minor
Butterflies and Zebras - Butterflies and Zebras - private Canadian
O Nos Omnes
Pascal Languirand - De Harmonia Universalia - Polydor Canadian
Et Cetera was played on Infinite Ceiling 09/11, Butterflies and Zebras on Crimes Against Music on 10/03, and Pascal Languirand on the Sunday Night Mind Melt on 04/13.

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Next up, some psych, some prog, some minimalism, and some jazz-rock.
Ame Debout
Catherine Ribeiro & Alpes - Ame Debout - Mantra
Yeti Talks to Yogi
Amon Düül II - Yeti - Revisited
Section II
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians - ECM
L'envol des singes latins
Maneige - Libre Service - ProgQuebec Canadian
Ribeiro was played on the Night Watch 07/27, Amon Düül II on Thursday Morning Special Blend as guest hosted by Matthew on 10/02, Steve Reich on This Island Earth 09/07, and Maneige by Alan Surmanchynski 03/11.

Hopefully this show has illustrated some of the variety of programming here at the station. Funding drive begins on Friday and we hope for your support. To close the show, I'll play tracks by local electronic artist Élément Kuuda.
Conjeta
Élément Kuuda - La Prairie - private Canadian
Loova Salad
Élément Kuuda - La Prairie - private Canadian
Le Pont
Élément Kuuda - La Prairie - private Canadian
Mosquito
Élément Kuuda - La Prairie - private Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Dave Aardvark (host)
excellent!

12:37 PM, October 23rd, 2014
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