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Show 595: Quinnilicious by CFRC

This CFRC produced show had one contributor this time around, our own Quinn Giordano (The Programming Manager provided the name for this episode). Quinn provided five pieces, in order, with explanations: Overcast Soul “Overcast Soul” was composed as the result … Continue reading

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Show 569: Unintentional Autobiography By Michael McLaren

I raced around my attic quarters, scavenging a textbook, an old high school essay, a favourite story. An autobiographical work told through readings chosen both with and without intent. The dice serve a dual purpose. As a composing utility, the uncertainty of … Continue reading

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Show 545: Radio(waves) in Motion by CFRC 101.9 FM

Belle Island, The Small Grand Man and Breath: Radio(waves) in Motion Journeys Between Personal Meditations and Public Mystery Belle Island by Nelly Matorina: I recently read about Jodi Rose’s piece Nida Radio Wave Bridge, which collected radio waves from the … Continue reading

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Show 520: Spaces To Act Or Not (CFRC)

spaces to act or not by: Nelly Matorina I recently discovered Caroline Nevejan’s work on presence. In the piece 8 spaces to act or not, she divides presence into three parameters: now/not-now, here/not-here, you/not-you. I was taken by the option … Continue reading

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Show 495: Islander III by Brendon Wilson (CFRC)

Across the lake from downtown Kingston Ontario is Wolfe Island, the largest of The Thousand Islands. This episode of radia immerses oneself with a path away from the mainland, through a combination of soundscapes on the move and spoken word … Continue reading

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Show 471: Balcony Dwellers by CFRC

This week’s Radia episode is brought to us by CFRC Kingston (Ontario, Canada) based artists Ben Labenski, Jonny Klynkramer, and Brendon Wilson. These guys make life a little breezier.

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Show 446: CFRC Radio – Free Yogurt

In this episode, a chance sidewalk encounter creates an awkward transaction leading to a meditation on the meaning of freedom within 21st-century consumer culture.  Mix equal parts soundwalk, slam poetry, synthesizers; shake in some urban decay and add a healthy … Continue reading

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Show 422: for Stanley favoured by dust, by Lisa Aalders (CFRC)

On this edition of Radia, CFRC proudly presents: Kingston (Ontario, Canada) based artist / radio enthusiast Lisa Aalders and her experiments in guitar playing Inspired by youthful angst, dead pets and long fingernails Forgotten guitars of adolescence and a dusty … Continue reading

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Show 399: No One Turned Away / No Guest List by various Kingston artists

Neven Lochhead, a musician in Kingston, Ontario, recently put together and released a compilation cassette of local musicians who are engaging with experimental musical and performance approaches. This episode features compositions from various artists on that compilation, and gives the … Continue reading

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Show 375: DNT GVP by Neven Lochhead (CFRC)

“DNT GVP” is a composition by experimental musician and filmmaker Neven Lochhead, who is based out of Kingston, Ontario. Like much of Neven’s recent work, DNT GVP concerns itself with abstraction and experience of space. Clean guitar tones are played … Continue reading

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