CITR’s 24 Hours of Radio Art in a snack-sized format. Dark Ambient. Drone. Field Recordings. Noise. Sound Art. Or something.

Tune in Friday night for new music by Christopher McFall, Ulrich Troyer, Secret Beaches, Nicolas Bougaïeff, Philippe Petit, Veryan, and the CITR Global Network premiere of Unexplained Sounds Group’s latest – ‘Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada‘.

Starting at Midnight Pacific on CITR 101.9FM, streaming at PLAYER.CITR.CA

(Photo Credit: EM Projects)

!! Email radioart@citr.ca to win one of five download codes for the ‘Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada‘. First come, first served. And please…no wagering!

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New Music Review By Bepi Crespan

Various Artists – Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada

The Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada is the latest in a series of regional or country-specific collections from Unexplained Sounds Group. Each ‘Anthology’ is an audio adventure in its own right. As a programmer, these collections provide a 10 – 20 song synopsis of the experimental music scene in a specific region, i.e. USG does all the research and community outreach so I don’t have to!  In turn, I’m left with weeks of amazing new content from artists that, for the most part, I or many dear CITR listeners have never heard before! The Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada is a case-in-point. Of the 14 pieces, 9 are from composers heard on CITR 101.9FM (Yay Team!). Of those, 6 are Vancouver-based. From there, 2 are former CITR programmers (Sound Is Energy and John Oliver – pretty cool!), and 5 are artists I’m hearing for the first time. I’m being taken to Canadian experimental music school by a guy in Napoli! As with other USG anthologies and local experimental music collections from the past (i.e. Stitching Small Tears (1982), AUDIO: An Experimental Noise Compilation (2020), etc.) the styles represented here are numerous: from the drones of Clinker and Mark Hjorthoy, to cinematic pieces by Richard Begin and Kuma; from cinematic pieces with interspersed field recordings from Michael Trommer and Au Vol, to outright noisy romps delivered by Sound Is Energy, John Oliver, Brandon Auger, Dan Potter, and Jacob Audrey Taves. Whether you’re a community radio programmer or not, the Anthology of Experimental Music From Canada is a great introduction to some of the most challenging and left-field music being made in Canada today.