XHM #789 - "Everything's wetter on VHS" (2026 May 18)

For your Victoria Day programming (now 3 hours long), we pay tribute to the Japanese author Koji Suzuki (1957-2026) with dueling North American & Japanese film adaptations of The Ring & Dark Water. No one ever died from Betamax. 01. Addison Lea Thompson: Introductio (Vita, 2025) Cowpuncher 02.Clannad: Caislean Õir (Macalla: 40th Anniversary Edition, 2025) RCA 03. The Corrupting Sea & Anthéne: What We Leave Behind (Ghostly Chambers, 2026) Somnimage 04. Claudine Longet: Small Talk [w.Tommy LiPuma] (Love is Blue, 1968) A&M 05. The Milkman of One Funk Productions: Captain Planet (Saturday Morning, 2007) One Funk 06. Captain Planet: Fumando (The Speakin' Nuyorican EP, 2009) Bastard Jazz 07. The Besnard Lakes: Calling Ghostly Nations (The Besnard Lakes are the Ghost Nation, 2025) Full Time Hobby 08. The Hausplants: Render Me (2026) self-released 09. Buzzy Lee: Waffle Knit (Shoulder to Shoulder, 2026) Future Classic 10. The Grapes of Wrath: Misunderstanding (Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 2012) Pheromone 11. Black Moth Super Rainbow: I am the Alphabet (Start a People, 2004) Graveface/70s Gymnastics Recording Co. 12. Tony Siber: Childhood Polaroids (Tides of Stillness, 2026) Sine 13. Boards of Canada: Introit/Prophecy at 1420 MHz (Inferno, 2026) Warp 14. Hollie Kenniff & Human is Alive: Truth Be Told (2026) Nettwerk 15. Olof Dreijer & Toya Delazy: Makwande (Loud Bloom, 2026) Rabid/dh2 16. Alys(alys)Alys: Effervescence (Soda Geyser EP, 2026) Boukan 17. Vaporscan: Proximity Event (Vector Collapse, 2026) Assemblage 18. Bernardino Femminielli: Raconte-Moi Ton Historie [w.Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge] (Mémoires d'un Auto-Sabotage, 2026) Knekelhuis 19. Éléonore Dessureault: Le Sentier des Fougères (Le Sentier des Fougères, 2026) self-released 20. Runaway Horses & Arbee: Take a Chance (2026) self-released 21. Gun Outfit: Southward Equinox (Process & Reality, 2026) Upset! the Rhythm 22. Saint Abdullah: Victorian All-Rounder (Planet Mu 30, 2025) Planet Mu 23. Richard Barbieri: Victorian Wraith (Hauntings, 2026) Kscope 24. Mac DeMarco: Victoria (Five Easy Hot Dogs, 2023) Mac's Record Label 25. Myriam Gendron: Queen Victoria (Lagniappe Sessions, 2021) Aquarium Drunkard 26. CAVS: Victoria Amazonica (Sojourn, 2026) p(doom) 27. April + VISTA: Very Bad News (Traditional Noise, 2026) Third & Hayden 28. Purity Ring: Broken Well (Purity Ring, 2025) The Fellowship 29. La Finca: Legend of Love (Music From and Inspired by The Ring/The Spiral, 1998) Pony Canyon 30. HIIH: Feels like "Heaven" [X-tra Soundscape mix] (Music From and Inspired by The Ring/The Spiral, 1998) Pony Canyon 31. Kenji Kawai: The Cursed Video (Music From and Inspired by The Ring/The Spiral, 1998) Pony Canyon 32. Kenji Kawai: Genes (Music From and Inspired by The Ring/The Spiral, 1998) Pony Canyon 33. Hans Zimmer: Brown Horse Down [film version with motor] (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 34. Hans Zimmer: You in Here Anna?/In Motion/Knock (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 35. Hans Zimmer: Shoo, Flies!/Um, Why is the Lid Shutting?/Floating (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 36. Hans Zimmer: The Ring Theme [Wild at MV] (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 37. Hans Zimmer: Aidan Sees the Tape [film version] (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 38. Hans Zimmer: Carousel Music Box (The Ring OST: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2022) La-La Land/Waxwork 39. Kenji Kawai: Small Human Figure (Dark Water [Honoguari Mizu no Soko Kara] OST, 2002) Kitty MME 40. Kenji Kawai: Ruins (Dark Water [Honoguari Mizu no Soko Kara] OST, 2002) Kitty MME 41. Kenji Kawai: Prisoner (Dark Water [Honoguari Mizu no Soko Kara] OST, 2002) Kitty MME 42. Angelo Badalamenti: The Tram [main title] (Dark Water OST, 2005) Hollywood 43. Angelo Badalamenti: New Nightmare (Dark Water OST,...