Mar 29, 2019
We return to our regularly scheduled programming this week as we tackle a punk album which is difficult to categorise. A Wilhelm Scream originally started off as a skate punk band in the mid-90s, first under the name Koen before releasing two albums as Smackin’ Isaiah. As members rotated in and out the band’s sound...
Mar 22, 2019
This week we’re joined by friend of the pod Dr. Jason Costello, as we take a slight diversion for the usual format and discuss algorithms, Spotify and the future of music.
It may come as a surprise to some people, but algorithmic music has been around in various forms since the 1950s. The first instance of...
Mar 15, 2019
We retreat to Scandinavia again this week, this time travelling further north than ever before in order to meet Goat.
Whilst the band (allegedly) come from the Arctic Circle, the music couldn’t be further from the frozen north in sound. A strange fusion of psychedelic rock and afrobeat, ‘World Music’ plays like...
Mar 8, 2019
Once we’d finished our lengthy diversion into the Satanic territory of black metal, we thought we’d change direction entirely and cover another hip hop album. Cue Chris’ mild bemusement at such an alien genre.
We briefly touched upon Danny Brown in our El-P episode, as he’d appeared on a Run the Jewels song,...
Mar 1, 2019
Last week we gave you the history. This week we give you the music. Specifically, our own unsung black metal albums.
We run the gaumt from OG trve kvlt Black Circle made Norwegian Black Metal, to the more recent third wave hipster fare. Along the way we touch on other stuff from different periods too. It’s quite a...