As we attempt to recap the recent Emmy awards, we profile the violinist/composer Alexander Balanescu and his score to the 1995 film Angels & Insects. We also wrap up all the Polaris lead-up by listening to 2 of the nominated songs for the inaugural Polaris Song Prize from albums that are in the short list for Polaris Album Prize. Fly away with me and these numbers. 01. Malibu: So Sweet & Willing (Vanities, 2025) Year0001 02. The Field: Monte Veritá (The Follower, 2016) Kompakt 03. Sophia Stel: All My Friends are Models (How to Win at Solitaire EP, 2025) Pack 04. Whatever the Weather: 23°C [Intermittent Sunshine] (Whatever the Weather II, 2025) Ghostly International 05. Tim Hecker: Icesynth (Shards EP, 2025) Kranky 06. Yeule: Eko (Evangelic Girl is a Gun, 2025) Ninja Tune 07. Ice Cube: It's My Ego (Man Down, 2024) Lench Mob 08. Antonio Sanchez: Ice Cube is Gone (The Studio OST, 2025) Lions Gate 09. Antonio Sanchez: It's Happening (The Studio OST, 2025) Lions Gate 10. Kendrick Lamar: Squabble Up (GNX, 2024) PGLang/Interscope 11. Mick Giacchino: Scherzo for a Flightless Bird [The Penguin Theme] (The Penguin OST, 2024) Mutant/WaterTower 12. Theodore Shapiro: Together Again (Severance: Season 2 OST, 2025) Lakeshore 13. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Enlightenment [Main Title Theme] (The White Lotus: Season 3 single, 2025) WaterTower 14. Duncan Thum & David Bertok: El Bulli (Chef's Table: Legends - José Andrés score, 2025) Netflix 15. Nicholas Britell & Brandon Roberts: Niamos! [Chandrilian Club mix] (Andor: Season 2 single, 2025) Walt Disney 16. Saya Gray: Shell [of a Man] (Saya, 2025) Dirty Hit 17. Ribbon Skirt: Wrong Planet (Bite Down, 2025) Mint 18. Kara-Lis Coverdale: Turning Multitudes (A Series of Actions in a Sphere of Forever, 2025) Smalltown Supersound 19. Mitski: Bug Like an Angel (The Land is Inhospitable and So are We, 2023) Dead Oceans 20. Billianne: Jessie's Comet (Modes of Transporation, 2025) No Wonder/Factor 21. Balmorhea: I Thought I Wanted to Meet You (The Trap OST, 2025) Deutsche Grammophon 22. Lucrecia Dalt: Cosa Rara [w.David Sylvian] (A Danger to Ourselves, 2025) RVNG Intl. 23. Jessy Lanza: Slapped by My Life [Existential mix] (Slapped by My Life single, 2025) Hyperdub 24. rRoxymore: Am I Human? (Juggling Dualities, 2025) !K7 25. Socool: Ion (kind:Music, 2025) self-released 26. Shabason, Krgovich & Tenniscoats: A Fish Called Wanda (Wao, 2025) Western Vinyl 27. Joe Hisaishi: Steve Reich's The Desert Music, 4th Movement - Moderate (Joe Hisaishi Conducts, 2025) Deutsche Grammophon 28. The Balanescu Quartet: Want Me [excerpt] (Possessed, 1992) Mute 29. The Balanescu Quartet: East (Luminitza, 1994) Mute 30. The Balanescu Quartet: Aria (Maria T, 2005) Mute 31. Alexander Balanescu: Coppice (Angels & Insects OST, 1995) Mute 32. Alexander Balanescu: Seduction (Angels & Insects OST, 1995) Mute 33. Alexander Balanescu: New Beginning (Angels & Insects OST, 1995) Mute 34. Michael Nyman Band: Coupling (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover OST, 2013) Venture We'll figure out a weather segment properly once I source Gavin Walker's old cues, though it'll be rapid fire and highly dated for podcast listeners diving into the past. The forecast may be grim with a chance of glory. radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire