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CKUT’s music programming emphasizes the uncommon, the new, and the daring. We have a variety of specialized music programs as well as open format programs that span many musical genres. DJs make their own musical selections, without the aid of a playlist, choosing from recordings sent to CKUT by artists and record companies around the world as well as from their own private collections.

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This blog is co-authored by the CKUT music department staff and interns. We post about department news, projects and music we are excited about on the regular.

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March 16, 2015 2015 Album Reviews By Evan Vassallo

Album Review: Ibeyi – Ibeyi

Ibeyi's 2014 EP and now this self-titled LP debut with piano, traditional Cuban percussion, English poems of wildly variant efficiency, and Yoruban (a Nigerian language) ch
March 3, 2015 2015 Album Reviews By Emmett McCleary

Album Review: Viet Cong

Born out of the ashes of the Calgary art-rock group Women, Viet Cong are a questionably named outfit with an unquestionably great debut.
February 20, 2015 2015 Album Reviews By Christopher Teti

Album Review: Uaxyacac – Homemade Myth

If you’re a fan of dark synth pop, then Uaxyacac’s new album is likely to be a solid addition to your record (or tape) collection.
February 19, 2015 2015 Album Reviews By Mike Baek

Album Review: Kurvi Tasch – On Firm Ground

Montreal band Kurvi Tasch’s On Firm Ground lies closest to the shoegaze movement with heavy nods towards ‘60s psych rock and surf pop with their reverb vocals and guitar grooves.
February 18, 2015 2015 Album Reviews By Donovan Burtan

Album Review: Erik Hove – Saturated Colour

Montreal is a city bursting with local talent and Erik Hove certainly does not disappoint with his incredible new modern jazz album Saturated Colour.
February 15, 2015 2015 By Vince Tinguely Dub Rifles

From The Vault: Revisiting Dub Rifles

A Retrospect on Dub Rifles
February 10, 2015 2015 By Olivia Maccioni Concert Reviews

Concert Review: Homeshake at La Vitrola

On Saturday February 7th, Monomyth, Brazilian Money, and Homeshake took the stage at La Vitrola.
July 21, 2014 2014 Live at CKUT New Shit

STEVE JR Live on New Shit

CKUT is supremely stoked to have local duo STEVE JR in-studio for a live performance on NEW SHIT today at 4pm.
January 9, 2014 2014 From The Vault

From The Vault: Los Microwaves (1979)

We found this gem of a record digging through an odd cranny of the music office.
August 22, 2013 2013 By Tim Keen From The Vault

From the Vault: Shlonk! — Ee-Yow (1990)

This blogger heard rumours about (very in-famous) Montreal punk Shlonk! around the CKUT hallways while looking for some diversity in the male-dominated 80s-90s cassette section.
July 26, 2013 2013 By CKUT Music Dept. Daniel Langlois

From The Vault: Odds – Diesel You Could Benenena (1990)

Composed of Montreal natives Martin Dumais and Daniel Langlois, Odds is a noise project from the early days of the Montreal electronic avant-garde underground.
July 18, 2013 2013 By Bryce From The Vault

From the Vault: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Caravan (1962)

Blakey’s solo beats down like the desert sun, cymbals chiming with the breeze. The rest of the album restates and expands on tones and themes first presented, a true bop classic.
July 12, 2013 2013 By Bryce From The Vault

From the Vault: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four (1953)

This old country blues seems to suit any occasion well, particularly hot Montreal summers.
July 3, 2013 2013 By Bryce From The Vault

From the Vault: Out Of The Fog – The Halifax Underground 1986

This piece of Canadian music history compiles songs from a multitude of Halifax bands approaching their fourth decade.
June 26, 2013 2013 By Cecilia MacArthur Interviews

Cecilia MacArthur Interviews The RZA

A chat with The RZA, who was in town presenting a screening of his film "The Man With The Iron Fists".
June 4, 2013 2013 Andy Boay Live at CKUT

Andy Boay Live on New Shit

Andy Boay, aka Andy White (one half of Tonstartssbandht and former CKUT Music Librarian) wows us with a live in studio (and out of studio?) performance.
May 31, 2013 2013 By Bryce

From the Vault: John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette – Gateway (1976)

Gateway (the album) is filled with surreal interweaving and dazzling textures; the trio seems to speak as one.
May 24, 2013 2013 If You Got Ears Live at CKUT

Les Momies de Palerme Live on If You Got Ears

Local avant-garde duo Les Momies de Palerme (Xarah Dion and Marie Davidson) reunited for a special live performance on CKUT's If You Got Ears.
April 25, 2013 2013 By Bryce Charles Mingus

From the Vault: Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)

This week’s pick quickly jumped out at me as I perused the Super Lock-Up section of our library. Mingus Ah Um was released in 1959.
April 13, 2013 2013 Sampaloo Speak Your Mind Radio

Sampaloo Interviewed by CKUT’s Skills Link Crew

Sampaloo talks about coming to Montreal from Jamaica, being an illegal immigrant and starting to get into music.
February 17, 2013 2013 Ellwood Epps Interviews

Interview: Ellwood Epps

Last Sunday night, CKUT had the pleasure of sitting down in a back room of La Brique with local trumpeter/improvised music promoter Ellwood Epps.
October 17, 2012 2012 By Nick Schofield Concert Reviews

Concert Review: Flying Lotus at S.A.T.

Last Friday Flying Lotus sold out the S.A.T. on Saint-Catherine street in Montreal leaving a lineup of disappointed fans out in the cold.
September 5, 2012 Budda Blaze Flow Music Dept. Podcast

The Infamous Rap Hour Half Hour on Off The Hook Radio

The infamous, Rap Hour Half Hour has rappers dropping in the station or calling up on the phone to rap. Take a listen to this one from September 5th, 2012.
July 30, 2012 2012 Album Reviews Brown Bag All-Stars

The Logical Choice: DJ Logic Johnson Reviews Some Hip Hop

Every month, we look at new releases both local and foreign, and break down some not-so-new but under-exposed material.