Electric Sense

Electric Sense CIUT 89.5FM from our transmitter, or www.ciut.fm from anywhere in the world. Wednesday nights, 23:00 until midnight. Host: James Bailey

A radio programme dedicated to unusual and creative music of all sorts. Electronic, experimental, improvised, modern orchestral/chamber composition, etc. Most forms of "popular" music are eschewed unless they somehow have some relevance to other material being played and even those cases are likely to be rare. Emphasis on Canadian artists, though international friends are not ignored.

10/02/2025

A mix of old and new, local and far-flung (though not really all that far) this week.

Hear it again, or if you missed it, via the ES page on the CIUT website (under "schedule") or directly at https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Christina Lorde - If It All Falls https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/if-it-all-falls
Crevice - Think of Pleasant Things – Part 3 https://open.spotify.com/album/3kxMFrdTwri2UxKb1I7Khi
Catolico - Iconic https://linktr.ee/catolico
Six-Fing Thing - The Basic Nobility of a Small Boy https://open.spotify.com/album/1oK40NLi3I1QZzCiIncGqH
Valley Voice - As Though I Knew https://harrisonargatoff.bandcamp.com/album/stars-engines
Yaz Lancaster - ko'u inoa https://yaz-j.bandcamp.com/album/amethyst
Vicky Chow - Bow River https://frankhorvat.com/discography/the-banff-suite/

09/26/2025

Mostly new or forthcoming releases this week, with half of it local, one from out west in Alberta, and a couple of foreign guests.

To hear it again, or the first time if you missed it, check the ES page on the CIUT website or go to https://electricsense.podbean.com/ where you can access shows back to March of 2023.

Baljuw - Akalipso https://icarusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dinsterwenk
Cheryl Duvall - The Plains (excpt) https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/linda-catlin-smith-the-complete-piano-solos-1989-2023-vol-1-the-plains
AV & the Inner City - Running Outta Places https://annvriend.com/pages/av-and-the-inner-city-1
The Tiny Orchestra - No Saviour Coming https://thetinyorchestra2.bandcamp.com/album/the-money-jungle-floor
Van Pool - Page 6 https://vanpool.bandcamp.com/album/manuscript-book-of-minuets
Gollden - Moonlight Love (excpt) https://gollden.bandcamp.com/album/in-and-out-of-time

09/19/2025

If you were listening on Wednesday evening, you will know why this is slightly later than usual; yes, I'm still suffering from a cold and hoping it will be gone soon. Here is what I managed to play.

If you want to hear it again, or for the first time, go to the ES page on the CIUT site, or check out the entire archive at: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Metric System 1981 - Almost There https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-never-speaks
Paul Newman - Newton's Cradle https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/agnostic-luddites-music-for-physically-modeled-piano
RikM - August 8, 2025 https://rikm.bandcamp.com/album/august-2025

09/11/2025

Just four tracks this week, all pretty new except for the first one. That Frasconi/Maroney track is from their 2010 release Gleam. The Laibach was recommended to me by my friend Daniel who once played with them back in Slovenia. Barry Schrader's track, all computer generated (but not composed) under his direction, drops on the 19th. Part of a lovely quiet release from Rik M took us out.

You can hear it again, or if you missed it, via the ES page at CIUT dot FM or at: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Miguel Frasconi / Denman Maroney - Glide https://www.amazon.ca/Gleam-Denman-Maroney/dp/B0038LN546 (sorry, this is the only place I could find it for sale)
Laibach - Overture https://laibach.bandcamp.com/album/alamut
Barry Schrader - Cloudrise https://barryschrader.bandcamp.com/music (releases 25/09/19)
Rik M - August 23 2025 (excpt) https://rikm.bandcamp.com/album/august-2025

09/04/2025

We started off this week with a birthday nod to friend of the show Michael Keith by playing the title track from his latest release under the name of The Improvisation. The rest was dedicated to The Ministry of Phonic Services, with its representative Colin Cudmore, who presented works from and show descriptions of some performers for this year's edition of their second annual Back to School Field Trip Festival, happening through most of September at various locations around Toronto. https://www.instagram.com/ministryphonic/

You can hear it again via the ES page on the CIUT website or directly at https://electricsense.podbean.com/

The Improvisation - Ghost of a Genius https://theimprovisation.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-a-genius-meditations-on-the-work-of-paul-klee
Wilderness Adventure Ride - Improvised Music Amongst Urban Decay https://wildernessadventureride.bandcamp.com/music
Scuutum ah-damn - untitled
Nick Storring - Humbucker Music 01 https://nickstorring.bandcamp.com/album/humbucker-music
Ministry of Phonic Services - Stadium (excpt)
Woolworm, Ontario - Fuligin (excpt)

Tracks without links are exclusive recordings used for the purpose of this programme and are not available elsewhere.

08/28/2025

Here is a list of tracks played last night. The first three pieces were from acts who will be playing at this years Intersection Festival in Sankofa Square. The festival site is located at: https://intersectionfestival.org/

Here is the link to the Soundstreams call for workshop participants: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNDsK8N0aO5M31sJUQnnCLGSi5AE9r_PN4nmhI1JYxlFMjDw/viewform

To hear it again or for the first time, go to the CIUT website and the ES page therein, or directly to the main archive site: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Arkose - Pushdrive https://arkose1.bandcamp.com/track/pushdrive
Anthene - Shadows Embrace https://anthene.bandcamp.com/album/stranger
Lavender Town - Blame Game https://lavendertowntheband.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-sids-room
Vortlimpa - Meandering Moon https://vortlimpa.bandcamp.com/album/tun-state
My Second Guess - Chance Encounter – extended https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/extended-i
Dory Hayley - Shadow/Light II: Time Soup (will be available here when released: https://redshiftrecords.org/ )

08/21/2025

A couple of tracks from Miguel Frasconi in the first half of the show tonight, One from a great disc released in 2020, and the other from the Modulisme series, this one #40 and featuring his passion for both modular synthesis and glass instruments. The second half comprised pieces from performers featured as part of this year's Intersection Festival of new creative music: https://intersectionfestival.org/2025-festival which looks like a must-see if you're in the area.

The archived version can be heard via the ES page on CIUT's website, or via: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Miguel Frasconi & Tom Hamilton - Pesky Harmonic https://tomhamilton1.bandcamp.com/album/galactic-dilemma
Miguel Frasconi - Bugs + Glass 4May20 https://modulisme.bandcamp.com/album/modulisme-session-040
Temporal Waves - Eclipse of an Urban Dystopia https://temporalwaves.bandcamp.com/album/incoming-transmission-ep
Bilal Nasser - Yawn Into It https://bilalnasser.bandcamp.com/album/how-can-we-say-nothing
Khora - Liberation Through Hearing https://khora.bandcamp.com/album/gestures-of-perception-3

08/14/2025

One rarity, from Mr. Coxhill, amidst loads of new and forthcoming releases all of which are delightful in their own ways.

If you missed it, or want to listen again, go to the ES page on the CIUT website or directly here: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Arid Landscapes - The Optimist https://aridlandscapes.bandcamp.com/album/arid-landscapes
Lol Coxhill - Hungerford (good luck finding an original LP of this one, but it can be heard in full on Youtube and the various streaming services)
Lingyuan Yang - The Sound of the Mountain https://lingyuanyang.bandcamp.com/album/cursed-month
Frank Horvat - Sulphur Mountain https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/frank-horvat-the-banff-suite
Drones Over Dufferin - Twentynine Palms Highway https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/grievous-landscapes
Jeff Sampson / James Bailey - Disturbing Dimensions https://jeffsampson.bandcamp.com/album/coddiwomple

08/07/2025

Mostly new and upcoming things this week, from Gladhanding, Wenderly Park, and Friendly Rich, with a relatively recent Del Stephen track because the WP piece is dedicated to him, and the Stephen Ruppenthal because of the name continuity.

You can hear what you missed here: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Gladhanding - Having Fun https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gladhanding
Wenderly Park - The Ballad of Red Cables https://wenderlypark.bandcamp.com/album/a-city-within-a-park
Del Stephen - 8 https://delstephen.bandcamp.com/album/totoloto
Stephen Ruppenthal - Unfiguring 21 https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/strange-times-2
Friendly Rich - The Birds of Marsville 40 – 76 https://friendlyrich.bandcamp.com/album/the-birds-of-marsville
Jack Hertz - The Unwinding https://jackhertz.bandcamp.com/album/compilated-ii

07/31/2025

Minimal acoustic elements this week, with all tracks being either entirely electronic or heavily treated acoustic sounds.

Listen to it whenever you like at: https://electricsense.podbean.com/ or via the ES page at the CIUT website.

Andrew Staniland - The Laws of Nature https://andrewstaniland.bandcamp.com/album/the-laws-of-nature
John Oliver - You can't unhear this https://johnolivermusic.bandcamp.com/track/you-cant-unhear-this
Andy Haas & Brian g Skol - Maybe I'm a Machine https://andyhaas.bandcamp.com/album/the-honeybee-twist
Ohmnoise - Toln https://panpanpanaviandistresscall.bandcamp.com/album/bandcamp-200
DJ ANY WAY - Make An Old Man Happy (ibid.)

07/24/2025

Lots of new stuff this time around, all from Canadian performers/labels. A couple of really nice pieces start off, from writer, publisher, instrument inventor Gayle Young and former Pere Ubu synthesist and curator at the Edison Birthplace Museum Robert Wheeler. Brian Abbott comes in after, with some really bent piano to twist your ears followed by west coast ensemble Standing Wave playing a piece by Jason Nobles. We close out with some soothing sounds from a forthcoming release on Imaginary North by Gollden.

Hear it again via the embedded player at the ES page on the CIUT website, or at: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Gayle Young & Robert Wheeler - Marianas Trench
Gayle Young & Robert Wheeler - Consonant Harmony (coming soon on Farpoint Recordings)
Brian Abbott - Greatest Hits for Bent Piano https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/agnostic-luddites-music-for-physically-modeled-piano
Standing Wave Ensemble - Echo Chamber https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/sw-30-live-tracks
Gollden - Destiny #5 (releases August 8, on Imaginary North)

07/17/2025

It's time once again for the triannual Musicworks edition of the programme. All pieces played are from the CD that accompanies the current edition of the magazine, #151: https://www.musicworks.ca/ Included is the winner of the most recent Electroacoustic music composition contest to start off. All other tracks are related to articles in this edition.

Hear this and past shows at: https://electricsense.podbean.com/

Rocio Cano Valino - Intortus
Edzi'u - Warrior Song
Yoo Doo Right - Ponders End
Kathryn Patricia Cobbler - Resolute
Remy Belanger de Beauport - Le pont et l'entrevue
Lola de la Mata - Whorling
Dojo - Whither
Michio Yagi, Dai Fujikura - Bibi
Sarah Page - Seracs

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Wednesday evenings from 11pm to midnight. A radio programme dedicated to unusual and creative music of all sorts. Electronic, experimental, improvised, modern orchestral/chamber composition, etc. Most forms of "popular" music are eschewed unless they somehow have some relevance to other material being played and even those cases are likely to be rare. Emphasis on Canadian artists, though international friends are not ignored. Contact at [email protected]