Ryan Faulconer (1976-2024) was a key friend all these years. We lost him too soon in January so in a celebration of his life, we feature some of his favourite songs and then Jeff Beal's score to 2001's Pollock, a film that spoke dearly to him. 01. Hayden: Trees Lounge (Trees Lounge OST, 1996) MCA 02. Phill Niblock: Two Lips 1 (Touch Five, 2013) Touch 03. Jonathan Richman: Government Centre (Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, 1976) Beserkley 04. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins: Melt Your Heart (Rabbit Fur Coat, 2005) Team Love/Rough Trade 05. Badly Drawn Boy: Delta [Little Boy Blues] (About a Boy OST, 2002) Twisted Nerve/XL 06. Tegan & Sara: God Help Yourself [demo] (Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, 2020) not on label 07. The Be Good Tanyas: Lakes of Pontchartain (Blue Horse, 2000) Nettwerk 08. Atomic Seven: Highschool Knee (...Something for the Girl with Everything, 2007) Eleganza 09. Gord Downie: Chancellor (Coke Machine Glow, 2001) Wiener Art/Arts & Crafts 10. The Dirtmitts: The Connection (Get On, 2002) Sonic Unyon 11. Fumerolles: Ptero (Nuit Jaune, 2023) Hotham Sound 12. Best Coast: Different Light (Always Tomorrow, 2020) Concord 13. Jale: Not Happy (Dreamcake, 1994) Sub Pop 14. Joe "Fingers" Carr & 80 Drums Around the World: Istanbul [not Constantinople] (Ultra Lounge: Atomic Age Audities & Hi-fi Hi-jinks, Volume 3 - Space Capades, 1996) Capitol 15. The Detroit Cobras: Bye Bye Baby (Life, Love & Leaving, 2001) Sympathy for the Record Industry 16. The Crystals: He's a Rebel (He's a Rebel, 1963) Philles 17. El Chicano: Cantaloupe Island (Viva Tirado, 1970) Kapp 18. Sam Cooke: Twistin' the Night Away (One Night Stand! Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963) RCA/Legacy/ABKCO 19. Otis Redding: I've Been Loving You Too Long [to Stop Now] (Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul, 1965) Stax/Volt 20. Khalab: Conscious Friendship [w.Emanative, Tamar Osborn & Grove] (Layers, 2023) Hyperjazz 21. Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues [Make Me Wanna Holler, mono single mix] (What's Going On: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, 2021) Tamla 22. Courtney Marie Andrews: You're Still the One (The Lagniappe Sessions, 2022) Aquarium Drunkard 23. Konono N°1: Kule Kule (Congotronics, 2004) Crammed Discs/Ache 24. The Go! Team: Huddle Formation (Thunder, Lightning, Strike, 2004) Memphis Industries 25. Duplex! DNA (Ablum, 2005) Mint 26. James Gentile: Roll Out the Spores (Notes from a Heavenly Soup, 2024) People Places Records 27. The Magnetic Fields: The Book of Love (69 Love Songs, 1999) Merge 28. The Drums: Best Friend [Olympic mix] (2009) Holiday 29. Jeff Beal: Stroke of Genius (Pollock OST, 2001) Unitone 30. Jeff Beal: Beauty from Pain (Pollock OST, 2001) Unitone 31. Jeff Beal: The Mural Goes On & On (Pollock OST, 2001) Unitone 32. Iasos: The Angels of Comfort [extended] (Angelic Music, 1978) Inter-Dimensional Music 33. Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice (Pet Sounds, 1966) Capitol “Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.” —Jackson Pollock radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire AND THEN I ATE THE HORSE.