Frequency Horizon

Radek Mazal from Šternberk, Czech Republic provides a stellar report on the Rio Olympics. (And we get a South American expat — Vlad Estevez — to weigh in on the social realities of Latin America). Lewis Scott, from Saskatoon, plays some original songs, wearing his heart fully on his sleeve. An experimental jam session takes form…

Jeh Custerra, aka Praxis Life, pops by the Frequency Horizon radio show to talk about local hip hop happenings, and to drop a trivia question into the mix. We capture the atmosphere of the West Coast summer with plenty of amazing tunes, and even bring you a message passed along to the Frequency Horizon through the back channels from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself…

-Mowgli Supertramp peaced the scene months ago but suddenly rolled through Tuff City with a backpack blasting tunes (Flight Facilities @flightfacilities) on the beach. He’s drops by to say hi to our listeners. And he’ll introduce our Francophone episode by explaining what the term DFC is all about. 27:20 – A Quadra Island transplant pops in to play some trivia. “Most people just pass though…” he says about the Gulf Island. “There’s like a small majority of hippies.” BTW he does electrical. 30:33 – I visit potential future Olympians out scrubbing down vehicles as part of a car wash fundraiser so they can head to the Island of Azores in Portugal for the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Yes I did write the music in the background. Enjoy. 46:05 – We met Jen Osborne way back in Episode 6, where she talked about what’s involved in photographing in conflict situations in the Ukraine. She graces us with her presence in Tuff City Radio studios, talking about how much one Tofino beach means to her. 1:00:30 – Come with us to a beach rave! 1:17:10 – Francophone singer-songwriter Beyries (@beyries) visits the studio for a great chat about writing music, touring and the Tofino atmosphere. “It’s a super inspiring place to be for an artist,” she says. “It’s very natural.” Then she premieres an unreleased track created with Quebec star Louis-Jean Cormier of Polaris Prize-winning Karkwa fame. 1:28:20 (“J’aurais cent ans”) Joe Farr “No Secret”, Christoph (@cristophmusic) “Transmittance”, Stone & Madnap (@madnap) “Oracle”.

-I got up at 6 a.m. to wait in line for the chance to showcase the Frequency Horizon radio show alongside other artisans and entrepreneurs at the Tofino Market. I’ve always wanted to participate in this event, and this week I dive in to give listeners a feel for what the experience is like. I even made a small profit, kinda. -I was lucky enough to be introduced to a 13-year-old with a full-on excitement for new electronic music. We dropped Jason Martin’s debut mixtape, a collection of tracks made via samples and cell phone beat apps for a school project, live on 90.1 FM Tuff City Radio. You’ll have to stick around to hear how he describes the creation process… [Jason Martin, wearing a Frequency Horizon shirt, on left with brother in photo] Music in this episode from The Flashbulb @bennjordan “Undiscovered Colours” (Go buy Ben Jordan’s stuff now cuz it’s rad), A Tribe Called Red @a-tribe-called-red, Miike Snow “Faker” @miikesnow, Jokers of the Scene jokers-of-the-scene “Baggy Bottom Boys”

1:00:18 – Could the Canadian fruit-picking economy’s troubles threaten Tofino? 1:15:55 – “Everyone Wants to be a Gangster” Art event acoustic version.

Music: Justin Martin “The Feels,” some Bonobo, Jamie XX, Loadstar “Red Rock”, Dimension “Automatik,” Hell Interface “Midas Touch” -DJ and friend of the Frequency Horizon, Ryan Getz, is out a vehicle and some electronic music gear thanks to a cross-dressing feather-boa-wearing theif. We appeal to our listeners for news tips…

Butterflywingtip “Herman Hesse” (via @truezoorecords-com) is our new intro music because it’s dope af. Korona by Boards of Canada (@boardsofcanada) fits nicely into the overall flow of the show. We’ve got a Tofino council update, plus we drop a callout in support of a local aboriginal woman in need of an operation. Floyd and his crew drops by and things get intense. We’ll get a German perspective on an obscure Kraftwerk (@kraftwerkofficial) song (well, one that’s obscure here anyhow…), tap Brit thoughts on the UK decision to ditch the Eurozone and broadcast my personal rendezvous with a friend I haven’t seen since Shambhala music fest last year. This is definitely one of my favourite episodes ever.

Starting off with a little bit of golden sparkle and then transitioning into hippity hop atmospherics. I’m talking about a little PudFluff live in studio, bringing his unique cadence to Tuff City Radio. I remember the first time I met this dude… he rolled up from his float house in a boat and appeared with a board under his arm. Turns out he’s a theatre buff, and I didn’t even know that. Also, we drop a legit table read for a Shakespeare-influenced play called Lotus — it’s a full community affair that took place at Tofino’s Botanical Gardens. I even got to say a few lines as a sage Japanese monk. And I wrote ambient music to go with a segment about Gulf Islands Radio trying to get back on the FM dial. Oh yea, and shout out to the Bungy Zone…

Music from Byron the Aquarius @byron-the-aquarius , Roman Fluegel @roman-fluegel (DJ Koze rmx @dj-koze-official), Matt Lange (@mattlange) the Calyx and TeeBee remix anyways, and the Avalanches (@theavalanches). A family visiting from San Diego randomly stops by the Tuff City Radio studios.

This week we’ll take a look back at what happened in the wind and waves at the Duct Tape Invitational, bringing you the contest results and a sense of what the longboarding festivities were all about. Devorah Reeves stops by the studio for a fun chat as she switches between different hats. She’s a self-described surfer / longboarder / historian. And she’s also co-chair of the board of Surfrider’s Pacific Rim chapter. She’s also put in her time as Canada’s West Coast Surf Surfing History Art Culture curator. And she recently launched a west coast culture blog called People of the Surf (check it out at http://peopleofthesurf.com). Plus I’ve got a story about how Jamie O’Brien‘s crew hooked me up with some tape randomly to get me out and surfing. High Contrast “Eternal Optimist” James Blake “Limit to Your Love” Royksopp “Eple” Radiohead “Burn the Witch” Brand new Red Hot Chili Peppers [Cover photo courtesy of Viktor Davare]

Today we're focused on enlightening the financial plan for Tuff City by speaking with multiple elected officials and considering where we might be headed. -Coun. Duncan McMaster puts a word in about the significance of the multi-year fiscal strategy, set to a Carl Cox update of a sweet Royksopp track. He references the drive towards affordable housing, noting the money is there (even if the plan is not). [14:45] -We have Mayor Josie Osborne in the hot seat as we get right down to the nuts and bolts of the impact of the governmental plan on infrastructure and property tax rates. And you might be pleasantly surprised by what we uncover… [48:17] -You'll pick up interesting stats about the unique character of this vacation rental hot spot -> such as how 48% of property tax bills were sent out of town. -Plus we provide the radio debut of auditory research into Pacific rainforest sounds funded by the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. Birders, ambient fans and sciences buffs take note! [31:51]

>Justin Martin's "Dive In" kicks off Episode 25 for us, as we dive in ourselves to some pretty solid material... We hang out with kayaker Simon Behman as he launches himself from Tofino's shores to raise awareness about salmon conservation while raising $$$ for local non-governmental organization Friends of Clayoquot Sound. It's a 2,000 km challenge he's facing head on, and local outfitter Tofino Sea Kayaking Company had a few positive comments about Simon's clear determination. Update: Simon has so far made incredible progress despite difficulties presented by Pacific Ocean conditions. Former Frequency Horizon guest Luc Bibeau returns to the program, this time with a slew of homies in tow: -Calgarian Chris Adams is a news head who is on his way to do a masters of journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto. -Despite initial hesitation to get behind the mic, Andrew Dennison, in town from Kamloops, throws down a precise sociological interpretation of Tuff City's particular brand of West Coast culture. -And Curtis Wolff, another soul from Calgary, helps steer the conversation in lighthearted directions, and talks about banging out sports reports. The crew gathered in Tuff City Radio studios to discuss the state of journalism today, the beautiful people of Tofino, and how the Frequency Horizon audio strains fit perfectly with Victoria's Secret pageantry when you're trying to procrastinate from pre-exam review. -Plus music from The Flashbulb, Whitehorse, Four Tet (with a description of a synchronistic happening involving the track), Steve Angello, Boards of Canada, Oliver, Random Rab and Rene LaVice.

We get Montreal photographer/filmmaker Alexx Pacifici to describe what it was like to capture the unreal sunset in Tofino and about his plans to submit to an independent film festival. Guess we'll have to play some Arcade Fire and Stars to make him feel at home... Pacifici -- who sports the perfect West Coast name -- got right into it and even ended up filming part of my conversation with Tofino local Antonio De Luca, who recently got into a pretty gruesome skateboarding injury. We'll talk sushi, taking live on a positive tip and about getting back into the water after weeks away... "I'm on my way to recovery." All that plus music from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Flying Lotus, Woodini, Lindstrøm and much more!

Take a tripped out audio excursion up the mountain to the 2016 World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, B.C. with us. We start out, as you must, by grabbing a last surf at Long Beach to prep for an attempt at surfing and snowboarding, in what I consider sister cities of Tofino and Whistler, within 24 hours. We'll take you on a hitchhike adventure involving a crying baby, a bachelor party and roller derby girls heading to the same festival, making last minute jersey adjustments on the ferry, iron in hand. I ask a couple Whistler locals about the significance of the "Après," as the results of the big ski competition are announced in the background. Plus, we'll hear the coach of the First Nations Snowboarding Team describe the significance of A Tribe Called Red's music — and he'll tell us about a particularly meaningful moment during their big opening performance. Then we collect the four members of Juno-nominated BADBADNOTGOOD to recap their performance, find out about their musical vocabulary and ask what it's been like to work with Ghostface Killah, Kaytranada and Mos Def. Of course you'll be treated to a whack of dope tunes from the likes of A Tribe Called Red, Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt, Pendulum, Railtown Prophets and Little Simz. [Originally aired on 90.1 FM Tuff City Radio April 12, 2016]

Today I interview a couple dudes I initially thought were twins, who have been doing some pretty extreme cross-country camping. They'll explain how they scored a sponsorship from The North Face (11:10). -We take a look at how fixing the Tofino's "amenity policy" could ultimately help house the homeless or build a sports facility. (41:00) -And we'll preview the World Ski and Snowboard festival in Whistler -Plus, we have an interview (30:30) with Moremi Adeyinka, who scooped up $500 in the Tuff City Idol competition interview, only bested by her own mother, Phyliss Merasty. (Includes performance snippet).