Based on recent legislation from the governments of North Karelia (Finland) & Northwestern Ontario (Canada), we ve had to viciously & suddenly change formats, so it s mostly blistering guitars with a metal focus going forward now. Who d ve thought the first of the month would ve wrought this? 01! Tenacious D: The Metal (The Pick of Destiny, 2006) Epic 02! Dhidalah: Jovian Sky (Threshold, 2019) Guruguru 03! Fucked Up: Quality Second [Orbital] (Cops 7", 2023) self-released 04! Palm Oil: Garden Sheers (Palm Oil, 2017) self-released 05! Greasebeast: Lacrimosa (Moncton Isn t So Bad, 2015) Stay in Touch 06! Health: Children of Sorrow (Rat Wars, 2023) Loma Vista 07! Los Straitjackets: The Wild Mouse (The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets, 2009) Yep Roc 08! Flint: Mouser (Brof Ken Piano EP, 2013) Pint-Sized 09! Ahna: Pull the Trigger (Perpetual Warfare, 2015) Neanderthal Stench/Choking Hazard 10! Elysium Echoes: Ozymandius (Vancouver Metal Compilation: Volume I, 2016
May is Asian Heritage Month so we ll tackle a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa that inspired part of Star Wars: 1958 s The Hidden Fortress as scored by Masaru Satoh. We also pay tribute to a lot of fallen drummers as of late amongst talking concerts in the Lower Mainland this week. As with CITR s web server, podcasts are working again. 1. Jacques Greene: Taurus (Fantasy EP, 2022) LuckyMe 2. Moe Koffman: Taurus Rising (Live at George s, 1975) GRT 3. Kalush Orchestra: Stefania (Eurovision 2022 Selection, 2022) Sony 4. Faction: Obligatory War Song (Through the Window, 1982) 96 Tapes 5. Tomoyasu Hotei: Battle without Honour or Humanity (Kill Bill: Volume 1 OST, 2003) A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner 6. Toshiaki Tsushima: Yagyu Conspiracy (The Yagyu Conspiracy OST, 1978) Toho 7. Ash Ra Tempel: Daydream (Deutsche Elektronische Musik 1: Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1972-83, 2010) Soul Jazz 8. Klaus Schulze: Satz - Gewitter [Energy Rise/Energy Collapse] (Irrlicht, 1972)