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VOX Magazine, April 1998, Page 8, Issue 170

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The AM: July 27, 2026

Ringing out July with… well, not the most coherent AM episode you'll ever hear, but some of us are still recovering from a weekend under 30 degree skies at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. Hopefully still an enjoyable mix of psychedelic sounds, pastoral electronics, '80s depression ballads, and other sounds suited to sun-soaked Monday mornings.

Miss you, Mike.

Streaming links: CJSW.com | Soundcloud

Playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Track List:

Hour One:

The Morning of the Trip • Andy Bell, Masal • Common Primitives

Highest Pavement • Ivan the Tolerable • Barker Final

Routine I • Jason Dungan, Johan Carøe • Routine

Trees and Flowers - Extended Mix • Strawberry Switchblade • Strawberry Switchblade

You are Silence • Maya Ongaku • Nothing Space Music

Adrift • Brian Baggett • Travel Past The Aftermath

Only the Pink Dinosaur • The World Next Door • Find Your Face In It

Telnet to Telex • Test Card • 73 & Good Luck

Bus To Fairlop • dgoHn • Tessares

Hour Two:

Lua • Resavoir, Matt Gold • Ela / Lua

Sorgini • Marco Benevento, featuring Dave Guy • Glera

Dust Conspiracy •  Islands on Tape • Dust Conspiracy

Blue Shadows • The Avalanches, featuring Karen O • Single

Seeing in the Dark • Hair Control • Electric Pleasure

La femme invisible • Victorella • Victorella

Annmari Fukasugite • Tokedashita Garasubako • Tokedashita Garasubako

Kimi ha Dare nanda • Tokedashita Garasubako • Tokedashita Garasubako

In the Way • Rick White, Julie Doiron • Together

Stratosfæren • Kronstad 23 • Dødehavet

Fleuron • N NAO, featuring Helena Deland • Nouveaux Langages – Volume I

Doom • The Consonant C • Capes & Crowns

the crash • Meggo • eavesdropper ;; the crash

Hour Three:

I'm a Man • Jobriath • Jobriath

Loner • boyhood • I'll Dream InStead

This Takes Time • CASTLEBEAT • CASTLEBEAT II

Aniline • Fuses • Sawdust in the Transmission

Portland Works • Jeffrey Silverstein • Doggone

Egg Yolk Slime • Ayal Senior • Yutori ゆとり

From Loch Raven to Fells Point • Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders • Liquid Donnon

Prayer of Baphomet • Cindy Lee • Malenkost

River Rafting • Jared Mattson & Ruban Nielson • FEAR EP

Earth Blemish • Edena Gardens • Quintessence

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The AM: July 13, 2026

Back into the regular swing of The AM, with new music from Dungen, Vanishing Twin, OHMA, Akusmi, and many more. The show starts with a lovely chant from Jim Pepper's Everything is Everything, because frankly it's been a rough few days and a bit of affirmation is always appreciated. Lean on it if you need it, too, and hope you enjoy the rest of the show.

Streaming links: CJSW | Soundcloud

Playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Hour One:

Witchi Tai To • Everything Is Everything • Everything is Everything

Rooted in Her Presence • OHMA • Single

Golden Garbage • Pierre-Yves Martel, featuring Joel Plaskett • Weird Studies Vol. 3

Scammer • The Durutti Column • Renascent

watching tv alone in the dark • Ghost Cartridge • looking into people's windows

Pleine Lune • Akusmi • Terra Incognita

Shasta • Ash Brooks • Temple of the Roses

Anone None • Tomo Katsurada, Jonny Nash • At The Emerald Pool

Move Your Body (Greater Horseshoe Bat) • Tommy Perman, Hanna Tuulikki • Single

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Wanderers • Play Time • Magic Object

Hour Two:

O Patrão Nosso De Cada Dia •  Secos & Molhados • Secos & Molhados 2

Fingers • Joyce Moreno, Tutty Moreno, Adrian Younge • Joyce e Tutty Moreno JID027

Garden of Earthly Delights • Avi Engel • Seedhead

It's Been a Pleasure • Dark Orchard • Oration

Echo Wreck • Dif Juz • Extractions

Love Insane • Dif Juz • Extractions

Mandarin Moon • Pearl & The Oysters • Monkey Mind

En Vol • Mandrake Handshake • Single

Moonrise • Yabra • Yabra

Bring Me the Axe • Vanishing Twin • Archives

En Gång I Timmen • Dungen • Vidrig Vår

Coda to the Moment • Carl Didur • Green Song / Coda

Trilha • Orbital Ensemble • Contínua

Ju-Ju • Panman Pat • Chip Chip // Ju-Ju

Cliffs & Coves • Bruce Peninsula • Open Flames

We Close Our Eyes so We Can See • Hammock • The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

nebula • The Analog Girl • afters

Colt • Kaster • Kaster

That River Ain't for Swimming • Brown Spirits • Vol 1

Killing a Dead Eagle • Some Become Hollow Tubes • Seed Weed Freed Breed Lead Deed Greed

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The AM: July 6, 2026

This week's episode: 30 favourites from the first half of 2026, from ambient electronics to more sinister sounds to sweet psych-folk from a butthole-themed side project. Some under-the-radar gems here, and even more in the full Spotify / Apple Music playlists, with 100+ albums that are worth your time.

Truly been a banner year for new music. Hope you enjoy the mix.

Stream the episode: CJSW.com | Soundcloud

Full mid-year playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Track list:

Impossible Vistas • John Haughey, Tarotplane • Errata

American Eagle • Jared Mattson & Ruban Nielson • FEAR EP

Ce qu'il y a autour • Cédric Dind-Lavoie • Collages (2019-2022)

Harm• Rosenau & Sanborn • Two

4 a m • Buildings and Food • Yutori

96 Refraction • BUNKR • Signals

Sunbeams • Hanakiv • Interlude

A Dream That Never Arrived • Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland • Eternal Life No End

Turn Things Around • Bristol Manor • One Foot In The Haze

Paprika • Walrus Ghost • If You Could Be Here Now

6 8 • Navet Confit • opið

A White Horse • worriedaboutsatan • No Knock No Doorbell

You Retreat in Time and Space • Boards of Canada • Inferno

Wood Drip • Stelar Door • Spiritual Beings Having a Human Experience

Terra (Right Here Do This) • Drum & Lace • Terra

Régate • Flore Laurentienne • Volume III

Rain • Fabiano do Nascimento, E Ruscha V • Aquáticos

The Smoke • Ora Cogan • Hard Hearted Woman

Morning Poem (for Sara) • Full Moon Bummer, Chad VanGaalen • Exposed Assets

Teeth • The Notwist • News from Planet Zombie

Diamonds • Yamila • Noor

Empty Thoughts • The Sleeves • The Sleeves

Les vagues • Bibi Club • Amaro

Fantastic World • Tomo Katsurada, Misha Panfilov • Eternal Almost

Séance of the Golden Dawn • Sean Wolcott • Crystal Eyes Stalk at Midnight

Portschute • Adrian Younge • Younge

Magouilleux • Population II • Gimmicks

Galaxy Builder • Natural Magic • II

Lazy Daisy • Tara Clerkin Trio • Somewhere Good

Chemin de la Baie (Ghost Mix) • The Besnard Lakes • Ghost Nation (Ghost Mixes)

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The AM: June 8, 2026

The sun is shining—for the moment at least—and The AM is here to give a chance to bask in the glow for a few hours. A throwback to Jerry Paper's philosophically dense oddball pop, new music from AM favourites like Tara Clerkin Trio, Bernardino Femminielli, and Memorials, and other offbeat easy listening to start your week off right. Enjoy the sunshine before the clouds settle in for the rest of the week, and thanks for listening.

Streaming links: CJSW.com | Soundcloud

Playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Hour One:

Jin Sonic Michael Scott Dawson, Yutaka Hirasaka • Single

You, Now, Again The Sleeves • The Sleeves

Epigram Ivan the Tolerable • Psychogeography

Ground Loop Gary Bartz & Your Brother’s Keeper • Where Rivers Meet

Blue TENGGER • SKY

Deers Charbonneau / Amato • Enflammer Le Désert (OST)

Pearl Cloud Song - Tom Sharkett Reformation Juni Habel • Single

Voice at the Edge of Summer MIDI Janitor • Closed For The Festival

Butterfly Discotèque David A. Jaycock • Children of The Cold War: Phase 7

Drip Sunalta • Bridge

Hour Two:

Reason to Live

Lou Barlow • Reason to Live

True Love Leaves No Traces Astral Swans • Single

Grief Blocktreat • After Dark

Devil's Hour Cate Kennan • Shadows

Lazy Daisy Tara Clerkin Trio • Somewhere Good

Reprogram Ourselves Jerry Paper • Fuzzy Logic

Comfort Jerry Paper • Fuzzy Logic

Ufo Bossa Larry Manteca • Ufo Bossa / Intergalactic Porno Scene

The World Laughs She-Devils • She-Devils LP

Loop Baby Cool • Infinity Baby

On n'accepte pas, mais on se laisse faire Bernardino Femminielli • Mémoires d'un Auto-Sabotage

Hour Three:

Reassurance Sharada Shashidhar • A Foot On The Ground

Round the Bend Memotone, featuring guest • Warm Shadows

Up Past the Nursery SUUNS • Zeroes QC

Banit Nadah El Shazly • Laini Tani

Astrid MXD • MXD

Jim Carol New Year Black Marble • Life in Small Spaces

Just a Moon Memorials • Single

Ost Berlin Lukka • Wendekind

Holding Company Ray Barbee • Tiara for Computer

Carrusel Timoti la Moto Casco • TLMC

1990 or so No False Suns • Jubilee Me

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The AM: February 23, 2026

Last time The AM was on the air, there was no snow on the ground in Calgary and you could be forgiven for thinking it was already spring. Today that's obviously not the case. But hopefully today's episode makes a frozen February morning a little more bearable—especially the soul-warming grooves in the second hour. Stay warm, stay connected, and stay tuned in to CJSW!

Streaming links: CJSW.com | Soundcloud

Playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Hour One:

An Invitation To Desire Luke Kokoszka • Beneath The Sea Of Clouds There Is Nothing But Eternity

Heimat Chloé Antoniotti • Mana

Nine Again Gustaf Ljunggren, Skúli Sverrisson • Floreana II

Tellus Action & Tension & Space • Tellus

Stanley Park Ravers The Golden Age of Wrestling • Sweet Chin Music

Walrus Rosenau & Sanborn • Two

Bent Fabric Eine Kleine China • Prince Tsushinkogyo

Pulling the Cosmos Closer John Haughey, Tarotplane • Errata

It's OK (Instrumental) Her Motives Are Silent • It's OK

5.9.78 Boards of Canada • A Few Old Tunes

Hour Two:

Portschute Adrian Younge • Younge

Pyramid of the Sun Cochemea • Vol III: Ancestros Futuros

Ramunha Nilza Costa • Cantigas

Jaguar Jagun ARTU, featuring Akim Bamboo • Menina // Jaguar Jagun

Last Glow of the Peony Lantern Sean Wolcott • Lady Swordfighter

Saraswati Puja The Olympians, featuring Indro Roy-Chowdhury • In Search of a Revival

Live with the Moon The Chayns • Live on the Moon

See It Through The Chayns • Live on the Moon

Lingua Do Mundo СОЮЗ (SOYUZ) • KROK

Untitled (raindrops) Bruno Pernadas • unlikely, maybe

Jude Law for Vogue (1995) Voka Gentle • Domestic Bliss

Mélanie chocolat • Jazz engagé

Standing Stoned Zacht Automaat • Be Happy In Your Workshop

Hour Three:

Styrax The Ginger Wizard • The Curious Flora and Fauna of the Ancient World

Golden Hour Ginger Beef, featuring Brendan McGuigan • Ginger Beef

A Moment in Time Made-Up • World Making

Once in Sunlight LAMMPING • Risky

Diamonds Yamila • Noor

Division Ora Cogan • Hard Hearted Woman

Paradise Circus Massive Attack • Heligoland

Marathon Maria BC • Marathon

Bleeding Earth P.rosa, Elijah Knutsen • ...I watched 10 years of pacific weather...

It Will Come Back Peggy Lee, Cole Schmidt • Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties

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The AM: February 16, 2026

Happy Family Day (at least in Alberta). This week's episode starts with a selection of explicitly dreamy tunes before drifting through the typical AM sounds (not that dreamy is outside the standard AM purview). Hope you enjoy the mellow music, and that you find ways to stay cozy as the winter storm hits this week.

Streaming links: CJSW | Soundcloud

Playlists: Apple Music | Spotify

Hour One:

Dreamies Masahiro Takahashi • In Another

Program Ten Part Three Bill Holt • Dreamies

Major Seventh Gate Dreamsploitation • The Soft Focus Sound of Today

As If In a Dream Contagious Yawns • Intramental

Within Dreams The Album Leaf • A Chorus of Storytellers

Recurring Dream Silje Nes • Ames Room

Untied Tacoma Park • Baltimore

Skyward Eye Natural Magic • II

Don't Tell Mom Easy Idiot • Stock Music Vol.1

The Dream - Minami Deutsch Remix Floral Image • Meadowland Remixed

Dream Disco Untrained Animals • Stranded Somewhere on the Planet Fantastic

Hour Two:

Look at the Moon Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection, featuring Erin Rae • Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection 3

Echo Park Donut Luke Temple • Hungry Animal

Anyway, I'm Drowning Momoko Gill • Momoko

Let the Smoke Clear Thanya Iyer • KIND

House Cat Whiling • Like-Whiling

Deed I Do Elyse Weinberg • Elyse

Spirit of the Letter Elyse Weinberg • Elyse

Downtown Song Cheryl Lancastle • Diamond Waterfalls

Flashes in the Afternoon Stereolab • Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon

Closing the Seam Lyke Rayne • The Time Will Sort Ye Out

Come On Man The Sleeves • The Sleeves

Wild One Cindy Lee • Diamond Jubilee

Hour Three:

Useless Landscape Movietone • Day And Night

Diana Slowburner II The American Analog Set • The Fun Of Watching Fireworks

When a Flower Doesn't Grow Softcult • When A Flower Doesn't Grow

Tabula Rasa Helicon, Al Lover • Arise

Novelty Yuutsu • Learning

Sterilize the warden under cover of darkness Expwy • Deep Joy

Showroom Poetry Ulrika Spacek • EXPO

I Am the Breeze The Moon Birds • Liver Salts & Whist

Don't Come Crying to Me Would-Be-Goods • Tears Before Bedtime

Things Will Never Be the Same Got a Girl • I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Absolutely Free • Single

It's Cool To Love Your Family Feist • Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)

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The AM: November 18, 2024

Skip to the 2:15 mark (ish) for a conversation with the filmmakers behind Slice of Life, a documentary at this week's CUFF.Docs film festival. Or listen from the start for your usual AM mix of hazy electronics, psychedelic sounds, and (this week) a bit of a dream-country detour to round out the show.

Spotify and Soundcloud embeds are below, or listen to the show over at cjsw.com.

Or listen to just the Slice of Life interview here:

https://soundcloud.com/theamcjsw/the-am-slice-of-life-interview

Track list is after the break, too.

Hour One:

Helden Sankt Otten • Single

Journey In Search Of The Holy Gray Various Artists , featuring Frunk29 • Alley Of The Sun

Another Space Earthen Sea • Recollection

flotilli RAMZi • moon tan

Cosmosis Astrocolor • Stargazing – AstroJazz, Vol. 2

All the Time Jay Holy • Six Instrumentals

Modular Clouds in Rome Luciano Michelini, Lorenzo Dada • Lucifer

Blooming Despite the Dark Ryan Lottermoser • NOCTURNA

Waldorf Wave Rich Aucoin • Synthetic: Season 3

denver luna Underworld • Strawberry Hotel

The Cycle of Seasons Various Artists , featuring We.B • Virtual Dreams II - Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999

Hour Two:

(I Can) Only Imagine Mark McGuire • Anhedonia

passage Haruka Nakamura • 青い森 Ⅳ -蔦屋書店の音楽-

HEA Underground Wires • A Kiss To Wake Soundtrack

Dawn Philip Clemo • Through the Wave of Blue

Letting Go of Forever SHOLTO • Letting Go of Forever

Are You There Klint • Snatch OST

Diamond Klint • Snatch OST

Best Left Unsolved (Bonus Track) BADBADNOTGOOD • Mid Spiral: Growth

Demon's Glue Black Moth Super Rainbow • Single

Lotus L'éclair, Klaus Johann Grobe • Single

Hour Three:

Fight Song Scions • To Cry Out In The Wilderness

song P:ano • ba ba ba

The Big Country Talking Heads • More Songs About Buildings and Food

Louis Jennifer Castle • Camelot

Rolly Ghostkeeper • Multidimensional Culture

Lights on the Way Rose City Band • Sol Y Sombra

How Can It Be? Skinshape • Another Side Of Skinshape