Episode 105

The 2014 fundraising episode for CJSR 88.5FM’s Fundrive. This episode is devoted to a sample of the various kinds of ambient and experimental music I play throughout the show’s weekly existence.

Seaworthy – Dawn, 2nd October 2005
Beneath The Castle – birds, thunder, powertools
Yoshimi and Yuka – Korokokoro ‘N Insects

Pjusk – Rim
Richards Skelton – Scar Tissue
Windy & Carl – Interlude

Kyle Bobby Dunn – Canticle of Votier’s Flats
Willamette – Mid-August, For Rachel
Stars of the Lid – Hiberner Toujours

Sawako – Ev. o. tico
Moskitoo – Taxonomy
Fourcolor – Frosted Mint

Brian McBride – Prelude
Morgan Greenwood – 58936juiceboxe
Brian Eno – Quartz
Milieu – Sky Blue Dreamboat

Tetsu Inoue – Rebeat Reduction
Christopher Willits – The Baroque Machine
Autechre – Sonderemawe

Biosphere – Prologue
Stars of the Lid – Down II
Gregg Kowalsky – VIII
Tim Hecker – Palimpsest 1
Beautumn – Kilimanjaro

Endlessly – Arcturus
Adam Pacione – Warming Trend

Boards of Canada – The Smallest Weird Number
Evan A. James – II
The Caretaker – I feel as if I might be vanishing

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Episode 100

100th episode spectular. 100 themed

Tim Hecker – 100 Years Ago
Pete Namlook & New Composers – Russian Spring (100th anniversary of eastern front WW1)
Discussion of The Art of Noises (futurist music book from 100 years ago)
Tetsu Inoue & Taylor Deupree – Now/Path (100 seconds long)
Fourcolor – Fountain (song title sums to 100)
Specta Ciera – Windy Walls (artist name sums to 100)
Eluder – Ritual 6 (album title, Rituals, sums to 100)
Solo Andata – Live in Tokyo [April 10, 2010] (100th day of the year)
Stars of the Lid – A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process (from Kranky’s 100th release)
Moskitoo – Tip Top Blues (200 seconds long, looking to the future)

Field Tracker – Episode 95

Episode 95 of the Field Tracker radio program on CJSR 88.5fm. Songs I would show to strangers.

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Setlist
Brian Eno – 1-1
Stars of the Lid – Dungtitled (in A major)
Taylor Deupree – Shutter
Seaworthy – Ammunition 2
Tetsu Inoue – Interlink
Oneohtrix Point Never – Betrayed in the Octagon
Tim Hecker – The Piano Drop

Field Tracker – Episode 86

Episode 86 of the Field Tracker radio program on CJSR 88.5fm. An hour’s worth of music from Ghost Box

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Setlist:
Belbury Poly – Summer Round
Listening Center with Pye Corner Audio – Town of Tomorrow Today
The Advisory Circle – Sundial
Disasterpeace – Age
Justin Bieber – U Smile 800% Slower
Sarah Davachi – Alms Vert
Tetsu Inoue – Automatic Motion

Field Tracker – Episode 66

Episode 66 of the Field Tracker radio program on CJSR 88.5fm. For this year’s CJSR fundrive I was set to compose an ambient track to be part of the yearly compilation CD. This week’s episode was devoted to the artists I was using as inspiration for my composition.

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Setlist
Brian McBride – Overture (for other halfs)
Alio Die & Aglaia – Radiatus
Tetsu Inoue – Tree And Me
Fourcolor – Snow Petal
Between – Between
Endlessly – Arcturus
Cheer – By Gas And Candlelight
Adam Trainer – Naoko By The Well

Field Tracker – Episode 51

Episode 51 of the Field Tracker radio show on CJSR 88.5fm or cjsr.com. An episode of various ambient music mostly built around the style of local Edmonton ambient artist, Ocra.

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Setlist:

Stars of the Lid – Central Texas
Morning Stalker – Bromden
Lobisomem – Kusha
Sam Prekop – Lakes River
Ocra – Neon Pollen Mourning Sky
Tetsu Inoue & Bill Laswell – Monochrome Existence 6

Field Tracker – Episode 48

Episode 48 of the Field Tracker radio show on CJSR 88.5fm or cjsr.com. An autobiographical Field Tracker show charting my evolution into becoming an ambient fan and radio host.

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Setlist:

Eric Brosius – Running Interference
Stars of the Lid – The Atomium Part 2
Tosca – Ambient Emely
Tetsu Inoue – Background Story
Sawako – Air.aiff
Beautumn – Acoustic Nerve
Field Tracker – Four Night Rider

Field Tracker – Episode 35

Episode 35 of the Field Tracker radio show on CJSR 88.5fm or cjsr.com. Pete Namlook tribute show. RIP

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Setlist:

Pete Namlook & Dr. Atmo – Omid/Hope
Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulz – Wish You Were There
Pete Namlook & Richie Hawtin – A Million Miles To Earth
Pete Namlook – Genetic Drift
Pete Namlook – Cleaning Your Head
Pete Namlook & Tetsu Inoue – Hands of Light 7

Field Tracker – Episode 27

Episode 27 of the Field Tracker radio show on CJSR 88.5fm or cjsr.com. Hypnotic ambient this week. Music to put you in a trance.

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Setlist:

Lawrence English – The Surface of Everything
Aless – Keepsake
Northern – Crossing
Eluder – Drift With Me
Tetsu Inoue – Health Loop
Adam Pacione – Washed Ashore
Stars of the Lid – The Atomium: Part Two

Field Tracker – Episode 20

Episode 20 of the Field Tracker radio show on CJSR 88.5fm or cjsr.com. The return of ambient techno and synth-based ambient. Special two hour episode.

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Setlist:

The Field – Sun & Ice
Ellen Allien – Caress
Jetone – Phoedra IV
Electricwest – Never Enough
Concert Silence – Untitled
Morgan Greenwood – Snowing Slow
Brian Eno – Events In Dense Fog
Christopher Willits – Finding Ground
Tetsu Inoue – Q-Tip
Dolphins Into The Future – On The High Seas
Oneohtrix Point Never – Submersible
Mist – Mist Stream
Imaginary Softwoods – Crystal Pond
Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here
Oneohtrix Point Never – When I Get Back From New York