EP 60 : BAYNK
My son always reminds me that New Zealand is 8000 miles from Nashville. That number is etched in my head now but
What could it MEAN?
Surely being surrounded by that lush and splendid setting growing up must have a huge impact on ones sonic sense?
I feel a ramble coming on!
Yep we meander-chat about the wind, pavlova (important beef. Not beef Pav, the other kind of beef), the promise of 20% sax and the giddy power and cruelty of naivety in the world of Baynk.
I had a good writing hang with him in LA sometime ago and was happy we found a sec to natter.
I realized this chat is showing it’s age now as we had this convo a year ago.
I was curious how things might have matured and settled for Jock in this time. He has kept the releases very controlled and high quality. Well worth a listen!
His “Someone’s EP II” is superb and got a bunch of tasty remixes including one from Machine Drum, my guest on episode 40.
Only a few days ago a new jam hit the webs, an instrumental mellow burn called “High”
Please welcome to the show Baynk!
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Music for today’s show comes from.
Chris Nickolls who makes music under the name 'Kmodo'
'Cold Fusion' is his first release and features Berlin based singer Clara Hill
And you can find his music on/in? The cloud!
spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qDScJ4Wnr3EioQYFAZLp8?si=KdM7rP4DTO2154nfNpJPdA
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Nitty 60 sees me having a good ole sing into the rather superb DUBLER from UK company Vochlea
Here’s the link to their box of tricks:
EP 59 - Rodaidh McDonald
Welcome Rodaidh McDonald !
We met through our mutual pal Bobby Krlic (my guest on EP33) and got a brief chat in. I realized quickly that he’d working on the Sampha record that I really love called Process and I had so many questions. We get into that and oodles more in this face to face hang at Rodaidh’s brand new house in LA. He had literally just got his gear in the place and there were a bunch of boxes and dreams lying around so I was very grateful to be welcomed into that rather vulnerable scene.
He’s a creative force and has a stack of potent collabs under his belt.
To name drop a few:
Adele
Bobby Womack
The xx
Damon Albarn
King Krule
Savages
David Byrne
Brian Eno…
Yeah I mean he’s heavy. It’s clear his calm manner and focused ways clearly help him to see things through to the end. The hallmark of a true producer.
It’s a pleasure to ramble though the timeline with him!
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nitty 60 explores the transformation of the PA mic feedback “issue” into a layer cake of pitchy joy. Tall order!
No more “uh uh” just whip it through some cascades. Watch it spin into space. Something like that
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Music for this show comes from Mason Cos who are an electronic duo based in Denver, Colorado. Originally formed as a Krautrock-leaning live band in Chicago around 2016, Mason Cos then discovered the joys of experimenting with analog synthesizers
Listen!
https://masoncos.bandcamp.com
EP 58 - Matt Black
The noise annoys
Where would we be without John Peel ?
In a time of noise we need selectors!
Yeah man.
We can all agree on something right?
I chat with DJ
VJ
Label boss
Zen
Cyber punker
Future surfer
Matt Black
He’s seen a lot. A LOT
From making hit records in the UK (One that sat at the number 1 spot for weeks), to
remixing Legends like Eric B and Rakim, INXS, Steve Reich, The Fall and James Brown (I mean what a list!)... from
mulitmedia pioneering with everything from video art to software video performance instruments to the unknown sky.
Matt has had his fingers in many a tasty pie.
I was very lucky to catch up with him on the blower for a minute :)
we chat about the zen delay which is a great collaboration between ninja tune and Ericasynths. Check this link!
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Nitty today is all about the mysterious and musical world of the morph. Exploring the space in BETWEEN. I use a few methods to explore this.
the obxa's portamento, the emblematic systems "catalyst" which is a eurorack module for crossfading between stored states (in this notes)
and lastly I use Ableton with midi faders to achieve similar results. I needed to make a max patch for this which is here: enjoy ! it has a help button :)
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Music for today's show comes from 2 fine artists !
1) 2 songs from Envelope music. These come from an album called "The Rift" which is a debut collaborative work by West Australian composers Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan. find the album here:
https://envelopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-rift
2) 2 track by Adam Jay, a experienced techno chap! he's done a lot of banging shit!
https://soundcloud.com/adamjay
EP 57 - Richard Devine
Richard and I go waaaay back.
Yep, we were touring America together back in 2002 and that was the first time I met him.
tWas a warp records tour with Mark Bell (RIP), Nightmares on wax, Prefuse 73, Luke Vibert and other nutters!
He was the guy fixing everyone’s laptops on the bus I recall. We were all busy getting wasted and he was onto something else.
That pretty much explains the man. Super generous with his time and pioneering in his goals and accomplishments. Not a follower.
Indeed, not content with just making LPs, touring and all of that trad life, Richard’s made his own path and now his work represents the high bar for sound design across the board.
Whether working for Google, Yamaha or Jaguar Richard is the guy to figure out converting the unknown into the possible. A no to yes convertor.
We talk about his toughest sonic challenge, the cutting edge of sound tech in 2019 and where he is heading in terms of his AI aspirations.
We chat about the world of sound that lives above 20kHz.
Why analog ??? and a lot more.
He’s a deep mind and this chat gets pretty specific in terms of tools used and so forth.
You’re welcome
Richard talks about a purely algorithmically generated set of music
Here’s a link:
https://williamfields.bandcamp.com/album/fieldsos
Really something unexpected.
Also That Sanken 100khz mic
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In the nitty today I dive into controlled chaos. Dipping an ankle into the portal!
It’s a lot of eurorack talk. Tricky to explain but I give it a go :)
CHAOS
CONTROL
CHAOS
?? bit of both like …
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Music for today’s show comes from Fake Baby. Check it here!
http://www.andyrivas.com
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Here’s the link to the competition giveaway thanks to Sonarworks!
What you stand to win!!
Speaker measurement software – find out where your monitors need help
DAW plugin – reference sound combined with zero latency for any musical endeavor
Systemwide – apply calibration to all outgoing audio
Measurement microphone for Recording Studios – sniffs out any faults your setup might have
Custom-tailored calibration file for your Sennheiser HD 650 studio headphones
Sennheiser HD 650 studio headphones
Enter now!
https://gleam.io/lroFH/howa-podcast-x-sonarworks-giveaway
EP 56 - Andrew Huang
My guest today has been watched by so many people it’s hard to imagine all the eyeballs!
Quite a harrowing image actually.
440 million eye balls!!
Yes, that’s the amount that have viewed his now uber famous and ace youtube channel.
An quick and undeniable word to describe Andrew might be prolific. I mean it FEELS apt since he’s made over 50 albums of original music.
It’s bonkers! The man must never sleep and yet he always looks so well rested! Many mysteries.. so many.
Many questions too.
I mean how to navigate the internet and win?
How are choices are amplified by the web?
How to forge your own path?
He’s a great teacher, formidable visual artist and musician and super positive hang :)
It’s the wild west out there and Andrew has been riding his digital horse into unexplored towns for years now.
He’s been around and seen a lot on his travels
Let’s get into it
Please welcome to hanging out with audiophiles
Andrew Huang
Check his amazing youtube channel :
His 30 day class is underway..
Looks like you can Join a waiting list for next time
https://bit.ly/316oxqM
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In the nitty I get into the rubby universe of the microtone! We just dip a toe in but it’s a trippy toe
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Music for today’s show comes from a man that lives just down the road from me over in Knoxville TN
It’s from Nikki Nair. Keep that electro alive!
Links:
https://soundcloud.com/nikki-nair
https://www.instagram.com/nikki__nair/
ALSO:
I’m selling a bunch of heavy studio gear at an amazing store here in nashville.
Check it out!
https://retrogearshop.com/products
What am I selling?
Vac rac TSL 3
2x Neumann pres (with meter) (220v)
2x Neumann comp (220v)
2x V74 line amp
Kurzweil k250 RMX
Ensoniq mirage (with loads of disks)
Moog theramin etherwave (UK power)
2xUA2100 channel strips
DSI tempest