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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Presenting reggae and its international influence on modern music. The show includes interviews, live sessions, background information on artists, and even poeatry sessions.
Out of the Void is a biweekly journey out of what is usually known as a void: the late hours of a Tuesday night. The purpose of this journey is to create something meaningful and enjoyable within this non-place. creating something from nothing.
Expressive power soul collages in a “put a record on at the station and drive home listening to it” style.
Music mixes by the host, Tony, and his somewhat eclectic musical taste, as well as skits and radio dramas about the occult, outer space, beings from other spheres and more.
Music from the warped mind of Zoë’ C. Tuesday night vibes you need to get to hump day and slay those day-2-of-the-week demons. Never know, D’eon or Zoë’s dad might pop by to rock a set too.
A live re-mixed sonic exploration into the depths of outer space, the human digestive system, and quirky found sounds from the internet.
Since 2005, Hotel du Bleus has been a blues staple at CKUT and is here to bring you all the blues, hits, associates and affiliates to play your night and woes away.
The Montreal Sessions is a monthly artist-in-residency program. Each month a local artist / DJ / musician / label / festival / promotor programs a month’s worth of weekly radio.
Hosted by Preach and Miss Reeva, Kool Runnings showcases everything from old school Afro-beat to the latest Zouk, stand up comedy, audio documentaries, community updates, and some of the deepest dives into current Black & world events.
Since the early 1990s, Basa has featured Africa as the heart and soul of global music while delving into different aspects of African life and culture.
DJ Solespin provides the soundtrack for the musically open-minded with electro/house/disco sounds as well as atmospheric beats and hip hop head-nodders.
Le programme accueille de nombreux musiciens, artistes et activistes afin d’être un carrefour des cultures populaires et des questions anarchistes.
Sensual bangers for the Monday night heads. Hex P’s love for the tunes drips from the airwaves….
Rocknroll your face off. Exploding the gospel of rocknroll in freek jazz, hollow bodied soul, 60s trash, trashabilly, cheese blues, and whatever else they deem necessary.
Drastic Plastic likes to keep the rock and roll fires burning on the radio by playing only the finest independent and unsigned rock and roll.
Underground Sounds has been airing Canadian independent music on CKUT for 25 years with a special focus on what’s coming out of Montreal.
One of CKUT’s collectively-hosted music shows, New Shit is a weekly voyage into the world of breaking sounds from Montreal and beyond.
Radio is Dead is a space to foster and showcase creative and experimental radio production by amateur and veteran CKUT volunteers. The broadcasts are often improvised live in the studio and can contain anything from recent digital audio editing experiments, sound collages, electroacoustic compositions, no-input mixer jams, analog effects chain tests, homemade synthesizer workouts… basically anything that involves playing with audio signals.
One of CKUT’s collectively-hosted music shows, World Skip the Beat focuses on international artists and aims to explore the roots of traditional music from around the globe.
Latin Music Monday presents the rich diversity of music coming from Latin America, from Canadians of Latin roots, and generally music inspired in Latin America.