Frequency Horizon

[13:09] – We’ll tell you about how one Vancouver Island woman missed out on a blind date when a giant sinkhole swallowed up the highway. Join us as we take a look at the gaping chasm ourselves. [35:30] – I read a passage from a native feminist ‘zine I bought in Portland. If you like it check out “Shik’is ShiHeart: My Friend, My Heart: Native American Feminist Musings by Melanie Fey and Amber McCrary” here: microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/7084 [47:00] I use Matthew Bourne’s cozy synth number “Somewhere I Have Never Travelled” to read a passage on a live Reddit AMA by a North Korean defector about how he escaped. @matthew-bourne “This seed of a dream became embedded in my mind.” -I got pretty stoked out on Funkin’ Matt this week and so we have multiple tracks from the catchy electronic maestro from Norway this week @funkinmatt. -Music from M83 @m83, Eleven.Five @elevenpointfive, Deadmau5 @deadmau5, @islandislandisland, Fleet Foxes [1:12:05] Vlad drops by to bring us a reggae guest mix. Then we take some time to chat about Donald Trump, unconditional love and shipping containers washing up on the beach.

[33:10] – Ian Armstrong, aka Tin Man, came down to Vancouver Island to visit family and hunt Sasquatch. We learn about how searching for Bigfoot with his dog has provided an important avenue for personal growth. (Check him out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCezSc35pEWR9Df6-1mjkGzQ) [56:58] – Ania Jarda reads Sarah Kane’s “Crave” monologue on a trip back from Long Beach. [1:03:35] – I read from a zine called “doris 32” www.dorisdorisdoris.com/zines0 [1:11:15] – Paula launches the #hair4her campaign on Giving Tuesday, telling the Frequency Horizon audience about the overwhelming support she received right away as she fundraised for a new high-quality wig. [1:42:02] – We meet the Van Rooyens, newlyweds who recently arrived in Tofino from South Africa. They talk about their fondness for Canadian landscapes and having luck with the people they’ve encountered so far. Music: Artists include Dawn Wall @dawnwall, Crookers @crookers, Oliver Heldens @oliverheldens, Maverick Sabre @maverick-sabre, Ok Go @okgo, Feist @feist-1

Took me awhile to put this one back together. There are some fun effects and snippets of a couple “hidden” tracks along the way. See if you can guess what they are. Erin tells us about a screenwriting workshop at 9:59. At 38:40 I head to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Legion and end up talking to a German man who lived through WWII in Europe, and later spent time in a communist prison camp. We’ve got awesome music from Vasser @vassermusic, DJ Shadow @djshadow, Beach House @beachhouse, Miike Snow @miikesnow

It's Episode 52, and you know what that means... we've put a year's worth of broadcasts out into the universe! Thx for joining us on the journey. It was also the night of the US election, which made for quite an interesting podcast. [40:00] We did our best to take your mind off politics for a few minutes, as we played a segment where we interviewed Jake Fishman, the winner of an Oregonian big wave surf competition called the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic. You'll get to hear about how the event came into being and what it means to come out on top. (Hope you enjoy the background music I wrote for this one). [1:24:25] Crossing the billion dollar threshold... Did you know that Trump's marathon to the White House has meant media companies are having their biggest paydays ever? It's been a hidden element of the rise of the white working class, but I wanted to talk about it. >For the intro to the piece we used part of a song from Nasoshnik called "Sen Starego Sadu" (https://soundcloud.com/nasoshnik/sen-starego-sadu) which was recorded using only nature sounds. [1:27:37] Maxim Brehme, the young German journalist, managed to do quite a fantastic in-depth interview with an American in Tofino, about the rise of Trump. Thanks to this interview with Kyle from Montana, our Frequency Horizon listeners get a better glimpse into the dynamics behind Trump's successful candidacy. Music from: Cesium Swimsuit, Annix, Deadmau5, Camo & Krooked, Bonobo and more. (Cover surf image courtesy of Nelscott Classic organizers. See more from Drone Age Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CrtVLxT4Jc)

It’s a wet one out there in Tuff City, with windswept wave plains, swell where there normally isn’t any and potholes growing bigger by the second. And we’ve got you covered with a ton of appropriate tracks to relax your mind and keep you hunkered down warm with the ones you love… [22:30] I met an aspiring journalist named Maxim Brehme who rolled through Tofino, B.C., and he brought his desire to uncover the truth of our North American culture with him. So I put him up to the task, asking him to use his German perspective to examine what’s going on with the rise of Donald Trump south of the border. Music this episode from Mattafix (@mattafixofficial), Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner (@fritz-kalkbrenner-official), Temple Step Project (@temple-step-project), Zeds Dead (@zedsdead), Kalya Scintilla (@kalyascintilla), Saint Motel (@saintmotel) and Bernd Wendholt (@wendholt), T O T E M (@totemuzik) and Margari’s Kid (margaris-kid).

It’s the big 5-oh! Can you believe we’ve made it to this milestone of an episode? Personally I can’t wait for 52, since that will mean I’ve officially put together a year of broadcasts. But who doesn’t like a round number like 50, right? This week we’ve got music from A Tribe Called Red, Royksopp, Caly & Teebee, Holy Fuck, Mob Bounce, DJ Shadow, Bensley, Beauvois, Recondite and more… 1:06:00 – I speak to a competitor in the Canadian Stand-up Paddle Surf Championships about what goes into a big yearly event like this (with a @dj-koze-official remix as a nice uplifting background track, of course). “The more extreme and radical your manoeuvres are, the better turns you have, the better marks you’re going to get from the judges,” said Chris Adamache, of Jimmy Lewis SUP Boards Canada. “It’s got a really good vibe on the beach.” 1:43:50 – A Winnipeg, Manitoba resident headed west to pick mushrooms on Vancouver Island. He linked up with @mike-freesoul-amos and made a chill electronic track called “chanterelle rain sauce and wine” which you can listen to here as well >> https://soundcloud.com/mike-freesoul-amos/chanterelle-rain-sauce-and-wine !

9:50 – I head to the United States and find a country deeply divided, struggling with sexual norms and deep seeded racism. Autumn Storm recently transitioned from male to female at 19 years of age. I felt in a way she represented what America as a whole is going through, and helped foreshadow the turbulent weather I would soon experience on my journey. 20:42 – No trip to Portland could be complete without a visit to Powell’s Books. At a live author talk Germany-based author Nell Zink comments on the difference between the “old world” and the “new world” and skewers the American treatment of its most vulnerable. 29:28 – I get heavy into the black metal experience, playing a monster-filled boardgame called Munchkin and listening to vinyl of extreme Norwegian music. We use the genre as a jumping off point to discussions about politics, podcasting, wave perspectives — and a different type of sacrifice. “I sacrificed everything I knew and loved to go be an uncle and finish college in Indiana.” 50:04 – I happen upon a Black Lives Matter protest over a new police contract organizers claim would prevent effective oversight of body camera footage and encourage bad officer behaviour. I stand face to face with riot gear-clad police, just feet away from protesters who got pepper-sprayed. Music remixed from a pepper-spray promotional video. 1:25:10 – A stop at a sidestreet coffee shop got me connected to a scenario where I was lucky enough to get an Ableton Live lesson from downtempo producer Jesse Jade and hear new music from Hakuu (@hakuu). Big thank you to Keenan Branch for passing along a bunch of high quality tracks, which I used as background music for a number of the segments during the episode. Music from: CloZee (@clozee), Rene LaVice (@renelavice), Washed Out (@Washed_Out), Middle Brother (@middle-brother-official), Thievery Corporation (@thieverycorporation).

This show features music from: Floating Points, A Tribe Called Red, Mr. Oizo, Boys Noize, Bjarki, RZA & MF DOOM, DJ Shadow 29:47 – Jeh gives us an update of the goings on of the local hip-hop scene. 47:55 – We have the radio premiere of “Waves” by Dream Fish, a Vancouver Island artist so talented I’m proud to sport a sticker he gave me on my car. #acoustic 56:00 – I met American vocalist Jillian Goodman in a Tofino coffee shop and we chatted for a bit about podcasts and the beauty of travel. Afterwards she sent me an awesome singer-songwriter number, and I figured I’d include it with the broadcast. 1:03:51 – DJ G-Rant is an important fixture in the local live music and electronic dance scene. He’s got a solid history of bringing psy and dnb elements to the West Coast, but here he drops a sick #dancehall mix to capture the vibe of Summer 2016. Thanks again dude for passing this along! 1:59:34 – I met Intergalactic Traveler (https://amethystsinyoureyes.wordpress.com/) while he was visiting from Brazil. Turns out he creates poetic blog posts in the vein of our show’s frequencies, so I figured I’d read a heartfelt post over a recent DJ Sasha set dropped at an Ibiza club. You can read the full “Soothing Rain” post here: http://frequencyhorizon.com/soothing-rain-poetic/

Early on we roll in with some #drumnbass from @memtrix, Beefus B @beefusbruiser (found this via #SoundCloud and I’m lovin’ this stuff!), Oliver Heldens @oliverheldens and move into some A.Lias @a-lias49 and Niklas Aman @niklasaman 9:00 – You last heard from Bernardo (https://soundcloud.com/bernieff) when he called in from Mexico during Episode 19 (Frequencyhorizon – Episode-19-boat-blessing-apparat-sayulita-story-fabian-konrads-live-synth-experimentalism). This time he’s live in studio to tell us about a new intro and teaching kids to use Ableton Live. 11:25 – Sam was a guest on Episode 20, telling us about radio waves involved in theatre. Now she’ll tell us about a cloud-catching society she joined that prizes Kelvin-Helmholtz “wave clouds” among the top finds. 25:45 – I talk about what it was like to participate in a brand new surf competition called the West Coast Weird-Off. We randomly decide to give away a bizarre-sounding onesie. 1:04:13 – DJ EM.ASH (@emash) is now an important figure in the Vancouver Island underground electronic music scene, but he once used to put on a four-hour weekly radio show here on 90.1 FM in Tofino. We’ll chat with him about the peculiarities of the dance music world on the Island, and he drops a reflective guestmix with a chill arc to the presentation. You’re in for a treat. Tracklist: What is your name – Martin Buttrich Feeling High – Dennis Cruz See Line (Wade Remix) – Dennis Cruz Core – Joe Red Cape Coast – &ME

9:56 – Wade from Vancouver calls in from his campsite at Mackenzie beach and tells us about cooking chicken biryani over the campfire. 31:25 – The Cold Feet Club crew calls in to tell us about the inaugural West Coast Weird-Off surf competition. They seemed pretty stoked when they heard I gonna participate in the contest. (sbcsurf.com/west-coast-weird-off-cold-feet-club/) “Contest is a word we’re throwing around very lightly.” 57:46 – Solomon Potashnick (@solomon-potashnick) is a DJ with credits ranging from the underground Gulf Island music festival of Diversity to the across the board intense spectacle of Tall Tree Music Festival — and that’s just from 2016. He was kind enough to put together an #exclusive guestmix as a birthday present for me, since I turned 30 last week. This is legit house journey from a Victoria, B.C. producer who clearly knows what’s up. Enjoy! Music from: Mr. Oizo @oizo-mr-3000 and Skrillex @skrillex “End of the World” The Ransome Note @the-ransom-note (Dimitri Veimar @dimitri-veimar) “Time” Dream Dior @dreamdior John Beltran (@john-beltran) Justice (@edbangerrecords) Suncastle @suncastle-303

-Shout out to the Tuff Beans crew for dealing with the collapsing customer so calmly, fluidly. 59:51 – I play an interview I did with Surf’s Up founder Dennis Nerpio who told me about a weekend event where dozens of kids with autism got a chance to learn how to surf. (Read my article about it here: frequencyhorizon.com/article-arent-barriers-water/) 1:04:34 – Polish ambient artist Nasoshnik tells us about his trip to the UK where he got a job at a cosmetics factory and contemplated the nature of the space-time continuum. He compares working on a manufacturing line to being a dog who eats his own tail. “It hits like a headshot,” he said of what he calls the “Biggest adventure” of his short life. But he loved the cathedrals and monuments, and we play the music these structures inspired. Music from: @indiazi @djnikos_s Rag ’N’ Bone Man @ragnbonemanuk (the Calyx and TeeBee @calyxteebee rmx) SpectraSoul @spectrasoul feat Terri Walker @terri-walker-official

This one’s a well-musically-endowed show, full of old favs, some new stuff, a reading of the internets and frustrating electronic music news. 40:00 – Used a Thom York (from @radiohead) collab to lay the background for a reading of a Bjork’s Reddit AMA, where she discusses the watery and cosmic significance of various musical meters she’s chosen for her compositions. 1:00:32 – Can you believe Fabric Nightclub is closing all of the sudden? Considering we often talk about the local impact of a community council’s decisions, it’s interesting to see the global cultural ramifications of one small community council’s vote. Now you know why we cover municipal biz… Music from: @modeselektor, @Netsky “Mello” (Feat Terri Pace), Octane & DLR @octane-dlr feat. Break, @officialrjd2 RJD2

We go hard on minimal, nautical vibes and embrace the waves Intro: South Chesterman vantage point… (after too much summer work I think) A first look at fall… We’ll set the scene with Iori “Calx” — a techno track that fits in with float house life, I discovered this week. [56:06] And then we are visited by, one of my favourite people in the world: Laina Gabrienne — all the way from Toronto. I’ve always had a deep respect for her taste in music. She squirrels away techno tracks like nobody’s business, is fiercely protective of the original Tofino she always loved, and she brings with her a unique appreciation for the rainforest hippie underground that is the west coast of Vancouver Island. From minimal to tech-house to booty electronic to ambient, you’ll be treated to a fun but well-researched journey of tsunamic proportions. Peace.

Welcome. In this episode we bring you unreported local surprises and an exclusive sit-down with Shakey Graves. [37:50] The Goldfish Escapades pitches in as we bring listeners to the Seaplane Base grounds in Ukee for Otalith Music Festival. Hope you get a true reflection of what has become the best party of the year. [47:08] Listen to our backstage interview with Shakey Graves (@shakey-graves-official), following an utterly rousing performance. Alejandro Rose-Garcia talks about how balls-to-the-wall the gig turned out to be. Plus he divulges how intensely these horizons have impacted him, and shouts out my friend Rachel for an epic whale-watching tour(www.spy-hop.com/). “The whole experience has kind of been surreal,” he said. “This was just a little bit more intense than I was expecting.” [19:07] Is our hyper-tourismified resort municipality of Tofino, B.C. ready for real investment and development beyond catering to the masses passing though over the summer months? One consultant says “No” and didn’t mince words. We’ve got the skinny on it, as well as the reaction of local community leaders. Interesting this comes out right as a pair of NHL players who’ve worn the Vancouver Canucks orca on their chest came together to purchase the main marina and bar in town. Will our caller get the trivia question about it right? Music from: the Prodigy (@theprodigy), A1 Bassline, Steve Bick “Tron (1500)” @stevebickmusic, the Kooks (@kooksmusic), José González (@josegonzalez), and Max Greening aka Flatland Sound Studio (@flatlandsoundstudio)

Deathly cold open: Just found out the morning of the show that Jerry Jr., a Cameroonian friend I knew from the Comox Valley, had died, so I wanted to launch it off with a tribute… This is the week we previewed both Otalith Music Festival and Atmosphere Gathering — two rapidly growing weekenders that have been making a name for Vancouver Island amongst two very different musical communities. [34:46] We start out by reconnecting with Mount Eliah (mteliah.com) who ended up sharing a plane seat with us on Episode 13 of the podcast (Frequencyhorizon – Episode-13-ferry-falters-podcast-in-the-sky-surf-echolocation). He gives us the ins-and-outs of the plans for the big top and beyond. [1:02:40] Sound guy Johnny Wafflez gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the frequency theory behind setting up for an electronic music-heavy festival like Atmosphere (www.atmospheregathering.com/). Plus, we talk about what’s on the bill for indie/hip hop/surf rock music fest Otalith Music Festival (otalithfestival.com/) in Ucluelet, which we cover more in depth in the following episode. Music in the episode from: JPod @jpodabides, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Fidlar @fidlar, Shakey Graves (@shakey-graves-official), Bon Iver (@boniverofficial)