Departures was a radio program hosted by Marcel Dion on CJSR FM 88.5 in Edmonton, Alberta between the years 1978 and 1991. The program, highly inspired by the legendary Alien Soundtracks program on Vancouver’s Co-Op Radio, contained a diverse mix of vintage and new-at-the-time left-field // fringe-musics and was the first and only of its kind in Alberta. On top of curating a weekly program, Marcel helped found The Borealis Electroacoustic Music Society (BEAMS) and released one-or-two compilations of avant-garde music in Alberta. The Departures Revisited section of Weird Canada’s universe is inspired and dedicated to Marcel’s early efforts at establishing Alberta and Canada’s weird musics. Thank you, Marcel!

Hearts,

Aaron Levin
Weird Canada / Cantor Records
www.weirdcanada.com / www.cantorrecords.com