Fantastic Tones for Human Bones: Recent Episodes
Mark Pascucci-Clifford and Robert Woods-LaDue
Discussions with musical artists about their work and practice. Hosted by Mark Pascucci-Clifford and Robert Woods-LaDue.
As usual, we are taking issue with the lack of credit these amazing albums are getting that were released in the past year. Normally around the end of the year many outlets will publish a “Best of YYYY”, or a “Best of YYYY”, and we often do not see any of our favorite albums on these lists. Therefore, we are taking it upon ourselves to spread the good word about some of the most amazing music that we found inspiring in this past year, 2022.
Bob’s 10 BEST OF 2022:
Out of the Fog by Daniel Herskedal
https://danielherskedal.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-fog
Throes Of Death From The Dreamed Nihilism by BEKOR QILISH
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/throes-of-death-from-the-dreamed-nihilism
When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
https://totallyenormousextinctdinosaurs.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-lights-go
Passenger by Cryptovolans
https://iiiypad.bandcamp.com/album/passenger
Koma West by Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg
https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/koma-west
You Belong There by Daniel Rossen
https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/you-belong-there
Self-Deification by INHUMANKIND
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification
Meshuggah - Immutable
https://www.atomicfire-records.com/brand/2316
God-Carrier by Lack The Low
https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/album/god-carrier
PENUMBRA by Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger
https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/penumbra
The “DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO” Category
Henki by Richard Dawson & Circle
https://richardmichaeldawson.bandcamp.com/album/henki
GOOD HONOR:
Boreal Despair by SKYTHALA
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/boreal-despair
Antiphonals by Sarah Davachi
https://sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/antiphonals
consistency by i-sef u-sef
https://isefusef.bandcamp.com/album/consistency
Distance by Erasers
https://erasers.bandcamp.com/album/distance
Holocene Dream by Brendan Byrnes
https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com/album/holocene-dream
Quality Over Opinion by Louis cole
https://louiscole.bandcamp.com/album/quality-over-opinion
MARK’S BEST OF LIST
https://patriciabrennanpyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/more-touch
https://annabutterss.bandcamp.com/album/activities
https://joshsinton.bandcamp.com/album/4-freedoms
https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/album/i-had-a-dream-about-amnesia
https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/genogram
https://jordanglenn.bandcamp.com/album/flustered
Robert Wyatt Shleep
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4A-VkQwncq9hbz90f0gBv1Neoz4KlNjM
DANIEL ROSSEN RELATED
https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/silent-hour-golden-mile
Department of eagles - in ear park
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kcj2EZseq_FRwkA7gl4-jkzH6bykIm064
Adam Benjamin - midi jazz -Iits a standard, standard, standard, standard World
https://open.spotify.com/album/1CCFrkgvQfLCAgyWUv3OpH
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In this episode we speak with Paul Bender. Paul is a bass player, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and an MC. We discuss Paul’s many projects including Van*Gloria, The Sweet Enoughs, his rap album “Middle Aged Caucasian Existential Debut Rap Record”, and his recent album “How To Forget”, and of course his amazing group Hiatus Kaiyote.
Be the first individual on your block to own a copy of “Marshmallow” by The Sweet Enoughs on Vinyl:
https://merchjungle.com/products/marshmallow-vinyl
Please check out all of Paul’s music on bandcamp:
https://wondercoreisland.bandcamp.com/album/marshmallow-3
https://paulbender.bandcamp.com/
https://hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com/
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In this episode we speak with multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and Bay Area stalwart, Nathan Clevenger. Nathan is a very well spoken gentleman, and a fantastic conversationalist. We cover lots of ground with Nathan in this episode, including growing up as a bonafide Bay Area native, his beginnings in music while surrounded by the thriving SF creative jazz scene, his prodigious compositional output, and much more!
Here is Nathan’s bandcamp page:
https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/music
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In this episode we feature the official FT4HB sports correspondent, Devin Smith, in an interview with bass player, composer, and professional bicycle racer, Max Judelson. We talk with Max about both his musical and athletic careers, and the relationship between them.
Here is Max’s soundcloud page:
https://soundcloud.com/max-judelson
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In this episode we talk with guitarist and songwriter Alex Wand. Alex Wand exudes tremendous songwriting experience, and his enormous catalog speaks for itself quite well. We discuss some of Alex’s project in this episode, including his work with the Harry Partch Ensemble, the website Song A Day For a Month, his podcast Carless in LA, Mapping Sonic Futurities, 81 Tao Songs, The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems, and more!
Here are many links to various sites from which you can access some portion of Alex’s work.
https://linktr.ee/alexwand
https://www.alexwand.com/
https://www.instagram.com/rufusdumont/
https://alexwand.bandcamp.com/
https://partchensemble.org
https://vimeo.com/alexwand
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexWand
https://songadayforamonth.com/artist/92193bdfb27
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In this episode (with no special guest) we talk about the best metal band of all time Meshuggah, Mark’s hand injury, and our respective new releases which are now both available on bandcamp:
The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - “You Would Do Well”
https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/you-would-do-well
ddb - “The Odd”
https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/the-odd
More Guest Interviews Coming Soon!
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This is part II of our interview with Will Northlich-Redmond. In this episode we focus on Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”. We go through the score and dissect all of the unusual notation and instructions to get a grasp of exactly how a performer might approach the music.
We recommend you follow along with the score we are looking at during the interview:
Complete Score:
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/cfd58fa4-72cf-4036-9b44-e371da3739dc
Supplemental Audio Files
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f44e4332-a503-48cc-a415-c1cb98e96765
Thesis Paper:
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/2d5a0266-d1ad-4751-b6cd-ba3a78c2c933
Here is the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com
We recommend you also listen to Part I of the interview where we discuss the bulk of Will’s background and discography: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep29-will-northlich-redmond-blipvert
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This is part II of our interview with Will Northlich-Redmond. In this episode we focus on Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”. We go through the score and dissect all of the unusual notation and instructions to get a grasp of exactly how a performer might approach the music.
We recommend you follow along with the score we are looking at during the interview:
Complete Score:
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/cfd58fa4-72cf-4036-9b44-e371da3739dc
Supplemental Audio Files
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f44e4332-a503-48cc-a415-c1cb98e96765
Thesis Paper:
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/2d5a0266-d1ad-4751-b6cd-ba3a78c2c933
Here is the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com
We recommend you also listen to Part I of the interview where we discuss the bulk of Will’s background and discography: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep29-will-northlich-redmond-blipvert
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In this episode, we speak with the one and only Will Northlich-Redmond. Will is a guitarist, composer, electronic musician, and improviser who creates work under the artist name Blipvert. We discuss Will’s recorded albums as well as his approach to composition and performance.
At the end of this interview, we decided to have a 2nd full podcast dedicated to the discussion of Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”. Please stay tuned for a PART 2 where we discuss this work in depth.
Please visit the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com
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In this episode, we speak with the multi-instrumentalist Val Dorr (it/its). We speak with Val about its many projects including Ævangelist, Suncarcass, Velnias, Nagasaki Grotesque, and ADFL.
Val’s music can be found in a variety of places on bandcamp and spotify, please check out its twitter thread that covers much of the important discography:
https://twitter.com/their_wings/status/1215605516589768704?t=fo2MbmJ8ZDrbr2ixUaqDJw&s=19&fbclid=IwAR2DGwhhYbaLfdoY37p_33DwIqFE7pZYLtY1EnVbGTAJAAqj-0mK55iGUG8
Here is Val’s bandcamp page: https://valdorr.bandcamp.com/
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In this episode we interview Mike Thies and Topu Lyo of the band Live Footage. We discuss their formative years and the working practices of the band. We discuss a lot about their practice and theories on improvisation, and their recent work creating the score for the Kanye West documentary “Jeen-Yuhs”
Please check out the band’s website: http://www.livefootagebrooklyn.com/
Check out their music on their bandcamp site: https://livefootagebrooklyn.bandcamp.com
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In this episode we interview the microtonal guitarist and composer Brendan Byrnes. We discuss the complexities and the tricky logistics of writing music in the microtonal tunings 22EDO, 27EDO, as well as other microtonal tunings Brendan uses as we go through his impressive catalog of pop influenced microtonal music.
Please check out Brendan’s website: http://www.brendanbyrnes.com/
You can find all of his music on his bandcamp site: https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com
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In this episode, we go over some basic concepts of Afrocuban Folkloric Music. We explain the various genres and religions, the concept of clave, and we give a breakdown of several specific rhythms. This is intended to be a supplemental episode to our interview with Sandy Perez (ep24). The specific rhythms we discuss in this episode are rhythms used in some of the excerpts of Sandy’s music that we play in our interview with him.
Check out our interview with Sandy Perez: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep24-sandy-perez
There is also a video version of this interview, that includes additional footage: https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM
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In this episode, we interview the master percussionist Sandy Perez. Sandy is one of the most talented musicians alive today and we are extraordinarily lucky to get to speak with him on the podcast. There are a few things to mention about this interview.
Firstly, and most obviously, for the interview Sandy is mostly speaking in Spanish, and we do our best to translate most of it, and Sandy's long time student Toby Gastor is there to assist with the translation.
We recorded this in a space where people were coming in and out, so there is some background noise, and several interruptions which may seem very out of place if you are a regular listener of this podcast. Some of the other people actually chime in here and there, so you may hear some additional voices other than the primary 4 people holding most of the conversation.
We felt it was appropriate to record a separate podcast, where we cover some of the basics of afrocuban music. So if you are new to this music, it might be worthwhile to check out that episode first.
Lastly, there is a video recording of this interview that will be released on youtube that includes some additional footage that is worth checking out. https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM
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In this episode we speak with the Bassist Àlex Reviriego. We talk about some of Àlex’s projects including INHUMANKIND, Tholos Gateway, Phicus, Ab’bhau and more. We also talk about Àlex’s solo projects. We discuss the latest album from INHUMANKIND released on I, Voidhanger Records: “Self-Deification”.
Here are links to the albums mentioned on the podcast:
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-extinction
https://alexreviriego.bandcamp.com/
https://tholosgateway.bandcamp.com/releases
https://astralphicus.bandcamp.com/album/solid
https://abbhau.bandcamp.com/album/devastaciones-bajo-el-fulgor-del-vac-o-vinyl
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In this episode we talk with Molly Bolten. Molly Bolten is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and professional audio producer.
We talk with Molly about her varied musical experience from church choir, to ircam in paris, to working as an editor for spotify. You can find all of molly’s music at her bandcamp site: https://mollybolten.bandcamp.com/
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In this episode we speak with saxophonist, composer, improviser, and programmer Danny Meyer. We talk about him growing up in Colorado and his influential teachers and mentors. We talk about his move to NYC and his collaborations and touring with bands such as Chairlift and Julia Holter. We then spend a decent amount of time getting into some details about his fascinating microtonal computer language, which is called ‘WereSoCool’.
Danny’s wide variety of work can be found on his website:
https://www.weresocool.org/
Also please visit Danny’s youtube’s channel, where he regularly uploads very interesting content:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBCjwUpz2HiOZglcHP2Io5Q
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In this episode we speak with pianist, improvisor, composer, and music producer Michael Coleman. We discuss Michael’s early years in NYC and his early exposure to the Jazz scene there. We discuss his time at Oberlin College where he studied history and jazz piano. After graduation, Michael headed out to Oakland, CA where he began his career as a composer and sideman, working with Bay Area greats such as Scott Amendola, Marcus Shelby, and countless other improvising musicians and songwriters, before returning to NYC where he currently resides. While most of Michael’s Discography can be found on his primary bandcamp, many of the albums we discuss in this podcast are from a variety of bandcamp sites:
https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://artsandsciences.bandcamp.com/album/new-you
https://cavityfang.bandcamp.com/album/urban-problems
https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/broken-home
https://store.datagarden.org/album/too-physical
https://beep.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-the-future
https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/album/practitioner
https://religiousphase.bandcamp.com/
https://sneal.bandcamp.com/album/minty-ep
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In this episode we speak with trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and educator, Rob Ewing. We talk through his early experiences with jazz and learning music. We talk about his decision to go to Berklee school of music, and his decision to leave the music program at Berklee for a religious studies program at Naropa. We talk about his many years in the bay area and the many bands he has been a part of there.
You can find Rob’s music on his bandcamp, youtube, and soundcloud sites: https://robewing.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/robewing
https://www.youtube.com/user/robewing1/
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
Often times, the ‘best of ’ lists omits some of the releases which we hold most dear. We would like to take this opportunity to promote some of the music which we think is very good that has gotten missed from some of the lists, also some music that we like that is on the lists. NO RULES ON THIS PODCAST!!
Please visit the show notes page for links to all of the recommendations mentioned on this show: https://ft4hb.neocities.org/bestof2021.html
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In this episode we talk with visual artist and musician Reeve Schumacher. We talk with Reeve about his songwriting efforts for his albums “Lowside”, “Arrows and Corridors” and “Wasteland” We also talk to Reeve about his fascinating work with “Sonic Braille”, which is both a visual art and music project. We speak about his newest effort: “Phare”, which includes the sonic braille along with another musical collaborator and a massive rotating speaker and light configuration.
You can find Reeve’s music on his bandcamp and soundcloud sites: https://reeveschumacher.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/reeve-schumacher
You can see some of Reeve’s visual artwork on his blog:
http://schumacherreeve.blogspot.com/
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In this episode we talk with our good friend and frequent collaborator Matt Hettich. We speak about Matt growing up in Miami and exploring the rich IDM scene there, and eventually making his way to CalArts and then to Mills College to study electronic music. We try to go over as much as we can of Matt’s massive catalog of music, and his various approaches to creating music.
You can find all of Matt’s releases on his various bandcamp sites from his main website which is https://www.wake.mobi/.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
This Friday - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:
Rocketship Sings Standards Vol. 3 by Michael Rocketship
https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/rocketship-sings-standards-vol-3
Momentum 2 [The Return Of Ghetto] by Ghetts
https://ghetts.bandcamp.com/album/momentum-2-the-return-of-ghetto
Ronald's Rhythm by RJ Miller
https://rjmiller.bandcamp.com/album/ronalds-rhythm
PIKI by Sam Ospovat
https://piki.bandcamp.com/album/piki
From It Pours What Some Call Emptiness by Antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation
https://antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation.bandcamp.com/album/from-it-pours-what-some-call-emptiness
Simultonality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society
https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/simultonality
Black Treatment by BLACK SPIRITUALS
https://sigerecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-treatment
Red River by Sonya Cotton
https://sonyacotton.bandcamp.com/album/red-river
Melodies In Silence by Raffi Garabedian
https://raffigarabedian.bandcamp.com/album/melodies-in-silence
Sélébéyone by Sélébéyone
https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yone
SOS Forks AI REM by MrDougDoug
https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/album/sos-forks-ai-rem
Greek Myth Fundamentalist by Jean Chalant
https://jeanchalant.bandcamp.com/album/greek-myth-fundamentalist
In Bloom by Kalia Vandever
https://kaliavandever.bandcamp.com/album/in-bloom
Kwintessens by Dodecahedron
https://dodecahedronsom.bandcamp.com/album/kwintessens
Visions by Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson
https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com/album/visions
Hidden Voices by ARUAN ORTIZ TRIO with Eric Revis & Gerald Cleaver
https://aruanortiz.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-voices
Artlessly Falling by Mary Halvorson's Code Girl
https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/artlessly-falling
Old New by Tomeka Reid Quartet
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/old-new
In this episode we talk with Jazz Vocalist and Composer Saki Minamimoto. We discuss her growing up in Japan, moving to New York City and eventually making her way to the Bay Area. We explore the releases of Saki’s music project “Poncho Poncho” - which is a collaboration between her and Nashville based music producer Jon Estes.
You can check out the music of Poncho Poncho, Saki’s collaborative project with Jon Estes on her bandcamp site: https://sakiminamimotoponchoponcho.bandcamp.com/
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
Friday, November 5th, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:
Through Our Time by Danny Lubin Laden
https://dannylubinladen.bandcamp.com/album/through-our-time
Solo Contra by John McCowen
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/solo-contra
Honeydrops Live by The California Honeydrops
https://cahoneydrops.bandcamp.com/album/honeydrops-live
Bad Year No Mercy by Chris Alarie
https://carlosanimals.bandcamp.com/album/bad-year-no-mercy
The Church Is At Fault by Elephant Watchtower
https://elephantwatchtower.bandcamp.com/album/the-church-is-at-fault
Turbo by Cory Wong and Dirty Loops
https://corywong.bandcamp.com/album/turbo
Game Winner by Joey Dosik
https://joeydosik.bandcamp.com/album/game-winner
Another Time by Nate Wood
https://natewood.bandcamp.com/album/another-time
Low Electrical Worker by Kneebody
https://kneebody.bandcamp.com/album/low-electrical-worker
Destroyed On Every Level by Martín Escalante
https://splooshrecords.bandcamp.com/album/destroyed-on-every-level
The Epic by Kamasi Washington
https://kamasiwashington.bandcamp.com/
https://stevecoleman.bandcamp.com/
https://ghostnoterecords.bandcamp.com/music
Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra
https://sunrastrut.bandcamp.com/album/swirling
BEATS by Dell Lillinger Westergaard
https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/beats
Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt
https://jessicapratt.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-signs
El Dorado by Marcus King
https://marcusking.bandcamp.com/album/el-dorado
The Marcus King Band by The Marcus King Band
https://themarcuskingband.bandcamp.com/album/the-marcus-king-band
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram - Demo by Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
https://kingfishbooking.bandcamp.com/
Backing Track by Chris Buck
https://chrisbuckguitar.bandcamp.com/
In this episode we talk with pianist Liana Pailodze Harron. We talk about her growing up in the Republic of Georgia, her extensive time at University of Miami, her recent works including her first full length album release “Light Year”.
You can find all Liana’s music on her website at: http://www.lianapailodze.com
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
We take a little detour from our normal topics to celebrate the spooky season with a review of SAINT MAUD because we love scary movies so much. Discussing the film with us are Emmanuelle John, Matt Hettich, and Crystal Pascucci-Clifford. We had a very fun time and we highly recommend this film.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
In this episode we talk with the multi instrumentalist and composer Kat Hunter. Kat Hunter releases music under the artist name “Lack the Low”. We investigate Kat’s amazing 2018 release “One Eye Closed”, and we talk a lot about her compositional process, as well as her varied musical background.
You can find Kat’s music for sale on her bandcamp site at https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
This Friday - Oct 1st, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:
https://michaelwayneturner.bandcamp.com/album/dandy-lion
Dandy Lion by Michael Wayne Turner III
Friction Quartet San Francisco, California
https://frictionquartet.bandcamp.com/
https://christhile.bandcamp.com/
Laysongs by Chris Thile
https://blcr-labs.com/album/reflection
reflection by 아버지
https://zadarpadov.bandcamp.com/album/club-neuro
Club Neuro by Zadarpadov
https://music.sufjan.com/album/a-beginners-mind
A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
https://blattaria.bandcamp.com/album/blattaria
Blattaria by Blattaria
https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/family-fun-time
Family Fun Time by Schimscheimer Family Trio
https://gojogo.bandcamp.com/album/asleep-under-waves
Asleep Under Waves by Gojogo
https://mykkiblanco.bandcamp.com/album/mykki-2
Mykki by Mykki Blanco
https://mykkiblanco.bandcamp.com/album/mykki-blanco-presents-c-ore-2
Mykki Blanco presents C-ORE by Mykki Blanco
https://soufflecontinurecords.bandcamp.com/album/alors
Alors !!! by Michel Portal
https://soufflecontinurecords.bandcamp.com/album/l-univers-solitude
L’Univers Solitude by Jean-Charles Capon
https://kidoverdrive.bandcamp.com/album/get-equipped-with-kid-overdrive-lp
Get Equipped With Kid Overdrive by Kid Overdrive
And https://thelastdomino.bandcamp.com/
https://abynganadiop.bandcamp.com/album/liital
Liital by Aby Ngana Diop
https://billystrings.bandcamp.com/album/renewal
Renewal by Billy Strings
And rounder records: https://rounderrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-an-avant-garde-massage-parlour
MUSIC FOR AN AVANT-GARDE MASSAGE PARLOUR by KENNY WOLLESEN + BEN GOLDBERG
https://haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/esja
Esja by Hania Rani
In this episode we talk with percussionist and educator Brian Potts. We discuss Brian’s background including his extensive stay at University of Miami and how he managed to get so involved in the music of Brazil. We focus on the album “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais and talk about the members of that band.
Check out “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais on Ground Up Music. (or apple or spotify) but you can best support the releasing label by buying a download on their site.
Check out Pandeiro Moderno at Groove Arte, the modern pandero method as taught by Bernardo Aguiar and Brian Potts.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
In this episode, we speak with Electronic Musician Jeff Lufkin who releases music under the artist name “Eli Walks”. We talk about his metal and punk band high school years, his production work with his sisters Olivia and Caroline, his time at CalArts, and we dive in to some of the details on his Eli Walks album “Parallel”. We also talk about the practice of finishing projects, the SADFAM online community (songadayforamonth.com), software plugins, and more!
Check out the album ‘Parallel’ by Eli Walks on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/parallel-bonus-track-version/506600680
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
In this episode, we speak with bassist and composer Doug Stuart. We talk about Doug growing up outside of Chicago, attending music school in Michigan, his San Francisco Bay Area based projects Bells Atlas and his current project with the artist name “Dougie Stu”, and recently released album Familiar Future.
Please visit https://www.dougiestu.com to find all the relevant links to Doug’s music as well as upcoming shows and social media.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
This Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:
Moondog - "H'art Songs"
https://moondog.bandcamp.com/album/hart-songs
Mirna Bogdanovic - "Confrontation"
https://mirnabogdanovic.bandcamp.com/album/confrontation
Horse Lords - "Interventions"
https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/interventions
Anna Webber - "Idiom"
https://annawebber.bandcamp.com/album/idiom
Mick Jenkins - "Water[s]"
https://themickjenkins.bandcamp.com/album/water-s
Coma Cluster Void - "Mind Cemeteries"
https://comaclustervoid.bandcamp.com/album/mind-cemeteries
The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - "Tidy Universe"
https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/tidy-universe
Duke - “Uingizaji Hewa”
https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/uingizaji-hewa
Hollie Cook - "Vessel of Love"
https://holliecook.bandcamp.com/album/vessel-of-love
Peter Webb - "home"
https://aliminalspace.bandcamp.com/track/home
In-Dreamview - “Reverie”
https://in-dreamview.bandcamp.com/album/reverie
Robert Stillman - "Reality (U.S.)"
https://archaicfuturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/reality-u-s
Ocrilim - “Annwn”
https://ocrilim.bandcamp.com/album/annwn
Ulrika Spacek - “Suggestive Listening EP”
https://ulrikaspacek.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, we talk to the prolific Devin Smith. Devin Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, writer, and computer programmer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss Devin’s extensive music catalogue as well as his growing writing portfolio and programming efforts.
Please visit http://devinsmith.work for links to all of Devin’s work, be it musical, literary or other.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
In this episode, we talk to our friend Richard Haig. Richard is an electronic musician, composer, and DJ based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We go through Richard’s long history of songwriting through the lens of the club dance music scene, starting from his earlier work as Panic Bomber up through his current artist name ‘Richard Haig’ and his record label Art Heist.
Visit https://richardhaig.com/ for all the relevant links to Richard’s musical catalogue, news about what he’s up to, and links to social media.
You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones
This Friday - August 6th 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artist impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:
"Colored Sands" by Gorguts: https://gorguts.bandcamp.com/album/colored-sands
"Morgan Delt" by Morgan Delt: https://morgandelt.bandcamp.com/album/morgan-delt-2
"Oviri" by Jute Gyte: https://jutegyte.bandcamp.com/album/oviri
"Agüita" by Gabriel Garzón-Montano: https://gabrielgarzonmontano.bandcamp.com/album/ag-ita
"I Do Not Wake Up" by ddb: https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/i-do-not-wake-up
"Solipsist" by The Zenith Passage: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solipsist
"Lugal Ki En" by Rings of Saturn: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lugal-ki-en
"Billions of Cicadas" by BlipVert: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com/album/billions-of-cicadas
"The Behemoth" by Phronesis: https://phronesistrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-behemoth
"Y-OTIS 2" by Otis Sandsjö: https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/y-otis-2
"Canticles Of The Holy Scythe" by LÜÜP: https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/canticles-of-the-holy-scythe
And lastly, Giacinto Scelsi: https://giacintoscelsi.bandcamp.com/
In our inaugural episode, we speak with our great friend Jordan Glenn. Jordan Glenn is a drummer and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In this episode, we talk to Jordan about his formative years. We discuss his bands Wiener Kids, and Beak. We talk about his composition work for those groups as well for dance companies including Liss Fain and Sharp & Fine. We also talk about his experience playing in other groups, such as the Fred Frith Trio.
Because we did not play any work samples during this podcast, we would highly recommend take a moment to listen to Jordan’s music, particularly if you are not familiar with it. Here are some links for Jordan’s website and music sites as well as some of the works by other artists that we discuss.
Jordan’s music:
http://jordanglennmusic.com/
https://soundcloud.com/user-245150924
https://jordanglenn.bandcamp.com/
https://jordanglennbeak.bandcamp.com/
Jordan Glenn's work for the Liss Fain Dance Company:
https://soundcloud.com/user-245150924/close-the-door-slowly-excerpts-12
To familiarize yourself with the music we discuss on the podcast:
Fred Frith:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/gravity/74349284?ign-gact=3&ls=1
Bloodcount:
https://timbernesbloodcount.bandcamp.com/album/unwound-were-only-in-it-for-the-food
The Fred Frith Trio w/ Jordan Glenn and Jason Hoopes:
https://fred-frith.bandcamp.com/album/closer-to-the-ground
https://fred-frith.bandcamp.com/album/another-day-in-fucking-paradise
Don Cherry Brown Rice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS8PK53DYGA