Sunday, August 30, 2009

August 29, 2009 - Free Chilling
More weather! The recent drastic shift in Montreal conditions from swampy (see last post) to briskly autumnal was a welcome jolt for us here at the Freekick, setting us off smartly on a refreshing musical promenade. We hope listeners found it a bracing experience!

Last week's show featured breaths of fresh air from the likes of:

Louie Culture, Balloon, Roland Kirk, Eddie Kendricks, Ohio Players, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, The Upsetters, Gétatchèw Mèkuryah, Otto, Fool's Gold, Juan Calle & His Latin Lantzmen, Esquivel, Osanna, Hackamore Brick, The Ex, Omar Souleyman, Caetano Veloso, East Delta Trio, Die Trip Computer Die, Nudge, Vladislav Delay, Son of Earth, Heldon, Silver Apples, Hawkwind, Motorhead, and Maxime de la Rochefoucauld!

Check it out again by downloading an mp3 of the show:
Or stream it from the source: CKUT's archive central page. Just ask for Sat. Aug 29 from 21:03 - 23:03.

As for our next show, please excuse our absence from the next scheduled slot - the Roots Rock Reggae show is doing a special broadcast that night. We'll be back and chiller than ever on September 26 from 9-11 pm eastern on CKUT 90.3 fm!

cheerio
Dave

PS: Don't be a clown, stick around for the VIDEO LOUNGE!!!!!

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Monday, August 17, 2009

August 15, 2009 - Heat Waving Not Drowning
It's been a memorable week here in weather-obsessed Montreal: after not-so-stoically enduring a damp & chilly June/July, we finally got our summer heatwave in mid-August. But even with temps that "feel like" over 40 degrees, I'm not hearing many complaints - perhaps we need a little heat- and humidity-induced discomfort to really feel we've had a true experience of summer, before heading back into the abyss?

Don't be misled, however: the ultra-modern CKUT production studios are strictly climate-controlled using the latest technology, with the comfort of programmers always the prime consideration. During last Saturday's show, this allowed Swan and myself to keep our heads above water & bring you a quality musical variety program featuring the likes of:

Doom, Roland Kirk, Stevie Wonder, James Black, Hortense Ellis, Otis Rush, Shell Street Orchestra, The Models, The Ravens (The Kinks), The Soulful Strings, Voice Of The Seven Woods/ Supreme Vagabond Craftsman, Cidadão Instigado, Datetenryu, Cseh Tamás (RIP!), Robert Charlebois, Deerhoof, Kathy Kennedy, Bernard Bonnier, Comus, Tinariwen, Les Paul, Joe Meek & The Blue Men,Raymond Scott, White Noise (featuring Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop/Unit Delta Productions, whose studio is pictured here), Black Mold, & Sixtoo!

What? You say you didn't even think about turning on the radio that night? No problem, just donwload the show as an mp3 and then listen back over & over again:
Or, stream the show from the CKUT archives page: ask for Sat Aug 15 from 21:03 to 23:03.

There you go... we advise you to keep cool and maintain your level vibes until the Free Kick comes at you again, on Saturday evening August 29 from 9-11 pm eastern on CKUT 90.3 fm in Montreal.

Dave

PS And now, the ***Freekick Video Lounge***.

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Monday, August 03, 2009

August 1, 2009 - Good Morning
Well folks, for me last Saturday was a long adventure in sleep-deprived muddling -- the whole day & evening, I felt like I had just got up after only a few hours of shut-eye. A very long morning.... But I'm not complaining: Montreal had one of its nicest weather days for a long time, and people were raring to go enjoy it. Did Saturday's show perhaps provide the soundtrack for some of this midsummer night's fun? We sure hope so!

This weekend's late morning fare included hearty morsels from the following musical chefs:

A Tribe Called Quest, Roland Kirk, Parliament, Di Melo, Jackie Mittoo, Annette Peacock, The Kinks, M. Ashraf (feat. Ahmed Rushdi), Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Woodchoppers Association et Jah Youssouf, A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Pascal Comelade/ Pierre Bastien/ Jac Berrocal/ Jaki Liebezeit, József Attila (recitation: Major Tamás), A.E. Bizottság (pictured here), Ilya Zakharev & Ognyan Vasilev, Little Howling Wolf, Saint Dirt Elementary Band, Ratchet Orchestra, Blues Control, The Fall, Jody Diamond, Huun Huur Tu and Carmen Rizzo, Kevin Breit and Jesse Stewart, and Shalabi Effect.

So dig in! Here is the download link:
If you just want to stream the show, you can go to the CKUT archives page and dial up the show from Sat Aug 1 from 21:01 to 23:01.

The next edition of the Freekick show will be Saturday August 15 from 9-11 pm eastern on CKUT 90.3 fm. Ciao for now!

Dave

PS But don't rush off - why not take a little peek at the
**FREEKICK VIDEO LOUNGE**

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