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The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - January 4 2025 - Funk Dive 2025 Last week we said funk off to the year 2024, and as promised, this week Dave O Rama funks you right into the new year. It's a Funk Dive into 2025, specially formulated to conjure up a deep peaceful consciousness for the the future. Each and every one of us has the power to live a peaceful life, and don't you forget it.  The...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Funk Off 2024 - December 28 2024 Dave O Rama mixes up a steaming chunk of funk as The Lovecast says Funk Off to 2024. For the next two weeks Dave O Rama funks you out of 2024 and into 2025. So, get ready to dance your ass into the new year with The Lovecast. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing S...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - December 21 2024 - Zakir On this episode of The Lovecast, Dave O Rama shines some light on recently departed master percussionist and prolific collaborator Zakir Hussain. Hussain was a global ambassador for the tabla performing and recording with numerous artists from almost every corner of the musical world. He will be missed by millions of fans and admir...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - December 14 2024 - The After Minz  This week's Lovecast is specially dedicated to Toronto musician, artist, cartoonist, animator, filmmaker and general mischief maker Dr. Chris Minz, as he prepares to launch himself into the next dimension. Get ready for some progressive surrealist noodley cartoon music specifically designed with Minz in mind. A sonic fare...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - December 7 2024 - East Or West  The East and the West had a baby and it swims within this episode of The Lovecast like a pink dolphin. Dave O Rama mixes up a savory selection of sounds that blur the lines between the eastern and western areas of the world, featuring a strong roster of western based musicians who primarily come from eastern cultures. This w...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - November 30 2024 - Radio Borderline  As we move deeper into the darker months here in Canada, Dave O Rama heads down to the root cellar to fetch a big bushel of globalsonic schizophonic produce to add to his special batch of maple soup. This week we serve up a delicious mix of sonic gumbo to warm your insides and energize your soul.  The Lovecast is a two...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Radio Headrush - November 24 2024  The Lovecast celebrates 22 years in your ears on the public airwaves with a special radio themed fund drive show seeking support for public access community radio here in Canada. Please support the radio stations and online platforms that bring you The Lovecast each and every week. Send some Lovecast back to The Lovecast...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Trippin' Out - November 16 2024  On this episode of The Lovecast, Dave O Rama provides your mind with a rinse with a deep sonic shampoo to help you depressurize your pressure valves and reinvigorate your pleasure centers. A mix of schizophonic nutrients specially blended and formulated with with love medicine and heart power.  The Lovecast is a two hour br...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Day Of The Deadcast Part Two - November 9 2024 This is part two of our annual Day Of The Deadcast 2024 where Dave O Rama celebrates the recently dead. A selection of great musicians we have lost in the past year. A musical celebration inspired by Dia De Los Muerto. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Ram...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Day Of The Deadcast (Part One) - November 2 2024    On this episode of The Lovecast Dave O Rama pays tribute to some of the many musicians who have died in the past year. This is Part One of a two part Day Of The Deadcast to celebrate the many music makers who have passed on in 2024. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program h...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Cannabis Days Ganja Rockin' Dance Party - October 26 2024  Every year in October we hold some space here to celebrate the anniversary of our government retracting the laws directly related to the 95 year prohibition of Cannabis here in Canada lasting from 1923 to 2018. In celebration, The Lovecast drops a sticky load of block rockin' Ganja anthems on ya yo...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Hole-O-Hope  On this edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama mixes up a selection of Canadian roots, soul, and jazz that takes you on a ride deeper into your hole in order to show you the light at the end of the tunnel. Darker songs with hopeful intentions to help you shake off the pesky nagging demons scuttling around in your head.  The Lovecast is a two hour...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - October 5 2024 - Faller   As we move slowly through the Fall season on a destination to Halloween, Dave O Rama mixes up more songs about Fall, Falls, the Fallen, and the Falling in an array of sonic colours inspired by the Autumn spectrum.  The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing Saturdays from 4PM...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Canadian Harvester - September 28 2024 This week on The Lovecast Dave O Rama serves up a bountiful Fall Harvest Feast of Canadian produce representing a world of flavours to satiate your hear buds and showcase a tasty selection schizophonic talent from across the country. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dav...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - September 21 2024 - The Falling Version If you have to fall then you might as well fall in love. To bid farewell to summer and reluctantly celebrate the Fall Equinox Dave O Rama mixes up a sonic love potion to help lift your spirits and buffer your fall.  The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing Satu...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - Hot N Horny Summer Finale - September 14 2024 This week, to entice the warm summer weather to stick around for the rest of the year Dave O Rama mixes up a globalsonic schizophonic selection of horny vibes heavily rooted in brass, reeds, and woodwinds. It's a big Hot N Horny Lovecast to celebrate all the folks with a healthy and open appreciation of sexuali...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - August 31 2024 - Work Party  On this episode of The Lovecast Dave O Rama celebrates the Labour Movement with this special edition exploring the balance between Labour and Leisure. It's all songs about Work in hour one and all songs about Holidays in hour two.  The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - August 24 2024 - Fever Dream Version Take a two-hour sonically surreal journey through the schizophonic mind of Dave O Rama as he leads you on a guided excursion through a hot August fever dream.    The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing Saturdays from 4PM to 6PM EST on CIUT FM, Toronto, Canada, an...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Hot N Horny Dubcast - August 17 2024 On this edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama mixes up a big easy going mess of horny dub reggae vibes to encourage you to step out of the hustle and bustle and seek some quiet time in your sonic hammock. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing Saturdays from 4...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Gravel Pit Version - August 10 2024 After enduring some blazing summer heat in an RV wasteland Dave O Rama explores the dark side of The Lovecast with some hard edged rockin' grooves mixed up with bad living, hard loving, hot sex, dust, grease, drugs, booze, guns, and Satan. Dave O Rama exorcises his sonic demons on this edition of The Lovecast for all...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - The Big Twang Version with The Pseudos - August 2 2024 On this edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama mixes up a big schizophonic selection of global twang inspired by his special guests, Haida Gwaii based surf rock band The Pseudos. Dave O interviewed The Pseudos on the beautiful sandy beach of Pachena Bay BC Canada during the 2024 Pachena Bay Music Festival...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM -The Balkan Express - Guest: Balkan Shmalkan  - July 20 2024 On this episode of The Lovecast Dave O Rama takes you on a schizophonic excursion through the Balkans igniting a celebratory mix of brasstronomical proportions. This whole mess of musical boisterousness is inspired by my interview with Sweet, ringleader of Vancouver based, Trubaci inspired brass or...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - June 29 2024 - Moose Tracks On this edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama lays down a mix of talented Canadian recording artists in a specially formulated schizophonic style to pay homage to the incredibly rich cultural diversity that can be found across the second largest country in the world. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration prog...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - June 22 2024 - Skookum Tracks  On this special edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama serves up a big mix of sounds created by a broad spectrum of Indigenous recording artists from across Turtle Island in celebration of the Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O...

The Lovecast with Dave O Rama - CIUT FM - June 15 2024 - Rootball For this edition of The Lovecast Dave O Rama has unearthed a big schizophonic ball of global roots music exploring predominantly acoustic recordings from both Canadian and international recording artists. The Lovecast is a two hour broad spectrum music exploration program hosted by Dave O Rama, airing Saturdays from 4PM to 6PM EST o...