Katharsis Oct. 31 '10 (Halloween)

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Dark rock/roots, murder ballads and other sundry material suitable for All Hallows' Eve: Woven Hand - Animalitos (Ain't No Sunshine), Black Heart Procession - A Truth Quietly Told, Lucid 44 - Motion, Tarentel - We're the Only Ghosts Here, Tindersticks - El Diablo En El Ojo, Damien Jurado - Butcher's Boy, Mark Lanegan - I'll Take Care of You, Timber Timbre - I Get Low, Chad van Gaalen - You're Gonna Kill Me In My Sleep, The Cape May - A Butcher's Son, Dirac - This Is Your 4am Wake-up Call, Ral Partha Vogelbacher - New Happy Fawn, Boduf Songs - Decapitation Blues, Shipping News - Bad Eve, Tarentel - Ghost Weight, Blue Water White Death - Death For Christmas, Max Richter - Shadow Journal, Pjusk - Byge, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Death Is Not The End.

The links to the archived show recordings should be good for up to a month from the show date. If the links expire just let me know via comment and I'll re-upload them.

Unfortunately the cost of using free file sharing sites such as mediafire is possible exposure to questionable advertising in the form of nasty pop-ups (sorry). Prior to visiting the download links above I highly recommend installing and using pop-up, flash and ad-blocking extensions in your web browser on top of solid antivirus/internet security protection. Doing so hides/blocks all of that crap.

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CJSW 2010 Funding Drive

This year's annual funding drive is now officially over.

Thanks so much for your support! We managed to raise $1145 during my funding drive show and broke the $70000 mark. If you missed it feel free to listen to the show recording in mp3 or ogg format.

As of 7pm Fri. Oct. 29 the pledge total was at approximately $182000. Although the funding drive is officially over you can still donate on line.

On top of all kinds of great new pledge incentives, I made some virtual mix compilations (electronic/IDM, rock, neo-classical/experimental, and quiet/dreamy pop & folk, etc. - typical Katharsis fare), tracks released in the past year that have caught my ear. For each paid $25 pledge amount you a get an emailed link to a zip file containing the music files to download. (ex. $25 = one zip file of your choice, $200 = all 8)

If you have not yet paid your pledge please do by 12pm Nov. 19 so that you can have your name included for the various grand prize draws. Certain incentives do tend to go fast (ex. women's t-shirts) so if you want to ensure the best selection don't wait.

CJSW is a non-profit organization that strives to provide diverse programming. Our schedule spans awarding winning news and spoken word, local musicians and artistic endeavors, multicultural programming and any style of music you can imagine.

The station receives roughly half of its funding from an undergraduate student levy at the University of Calgary. This levy pays for the day-to-day operation of the station, but to cover the capital expenditures, some of the surprise costs, or upgrading equipment, we need to have a little extra money available. This is where the CJSW Funding Drive comes in…

The very first CJSW Funding Drive took place to help us buy the necessary equipment to become a full FM station, and ever since it has been our only source of funds for capital expenditures. It has allowed us to pay for the upgrading of our production facilities, including the purchase of new production boards and computers, and increase our web presence and streaming capabilities. As we prepare for new advances in radio in the next few years, your generous donations provide the means by which we are able to continue our quest to be one of the finest campus/community radio stations anywhere.

The Funding Drive takes place in the last week of October, where we suspend our regular programming and ask for listener support in the form of cash/credit/debit donations and subscriptions in exchange for another year of outstanding radio and great CJSW swag.

This is a big year for us. The biggest news since the last Funding Drive is that CJSW moved into our new offices and studios. If you are able feel free to come up during the Funding Drive to see the fantastic space that was built thanks to your generous support over the years!

Your support has also helped CJSW expand its presence in the community! Our coverage leading up to the now just passed municipal election was an excellent resource for Calgarians and featured recorded interviews with almost all mayoral and aldermanic candidates. CJSW has completed a tower study to increase our wattage and relocate our tower over the next year. We are also actively expanding our website, offering more podcasts and improving the listening options on-line.

CJSW continues to be everywhere - supporting Calgary's many festivals and community events. We help local bands by having them play live sessions on the radio and mailing out new records to radio stations across Canada. Listen to CJSW 90.9 FM and check out www.cjsw.com every day during the drive to find out about all the great swag and fun events we have. Our goal this year is to raise $200,000.

Thanks very much for your support!

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Katharsis Oct. 17 '10

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This week: Church of the Very Bright Lights - Washes Over, Women - Heat Distraction, Swans - Eden Prison, Shannon Wright - Dim Reader, White Hills - We Will Rise, Woven Hand - Wheatstraw, Yellow Swans - Sovereign, Nicolas Bernier - Line (A), Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek - Cello Drowning, Hauschka - Snow, The Black Heart Procession - Drugs (Eluvium Remix), The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation - The Morning After, VOICEsVOICEs - Flulyk, The Third Eye Foundation - Pareidolia, Raudive - Over, Arvo Pärt - Für Alina, Blue Water White Death - Nerd Future, Rafael Anton Irisarri - A Great Northern Sigh.

The links to the archived show recordings should be good for up to a month from the show date. If the links expire just let me know via comment and I'll re-upload them.

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Katharsis Oct. 10 '10 (Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday)

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This week: Wheat - Slow Fade, Skating Club - G.T.I., Eric Bachman - Carrboro Woman, Denison Witmer - Breathe in This Life, Don Peris - Pennsylvania, The Magnolia Electric Co. - Just Be Simple, Sun Kil Moon - Church of the Pines, This Invitation - Unforeseen Clouds, Honeybear - The Dogs, Lee Hutzulak - The Uncertainty Principal, Dean Roberts - Letter to Monday, RF - On the Bus That I Had Chosen, Thanksgiving - Rich (Homeless), Ólöf Arnalds - Madrid, Antony and the Johnsons - Pressing On, Hauschka - Mount Hood, Philip Selway - The Ties That Bind Us, Mice Parade - Tokyo Late Night, Sven Weisemann - Xine VI-Harbor Lights, Silje Nes - Silver > Blue, Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides - Sucker, Matmos & So Percussion - Flame, Black to Comm - Trapz, Memory Screen - Untitled, and Minamo + Lawrence English - Glimmer.

The links to the archived show recordings should be good for up to a month from the show date. If the links expire just let me know via comment and I'll re-upload them.

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Katharsis Oct. 3 '10

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This week: Triple Burner - The Pulse of Parc Ex, Bill Orcutt - Too Late to Fly, M. Mucci - A Day Like Any Other, James Blackshaw - Part 3, M. Mucci - April L'oochi Pt. 2, Evan van Reekum - Forget Me Not Creek, Benoît Pioulard - Sault, Boduf Songs - The Giant Umbilical Cord That Connects Your Brain to the Centre of the Universe, Tiny Vipers - Shipwreck, Yellow6 - Eighteen Days, Seaworthy & Matt Rosner - Termeil Lake, Women - Bells, The White Birch - Breathe, The Ivytree - The Book of Job, Shearwater - Hidden Lakes, Silje Nes - Levitation, Sam Prekop - Knitting Needles, Sophie Hutchings - After Most, Ólafur Arnalds - Kjurrt, Piano Magic - Snowfall Soon, Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides - Haremi, Fabio Orsi - But Memory Had Sons, and Olan Mill - An Obedient Ear.

The links to the archived show recordings should be good for up to a month from the show date. If the links expire just let me know via comment and I'll re-upload them.

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