This week on the podcast we have Zola Jesus! We talked about looking for experimental music after studying opera, performing at the Guggenheim with JG Thirlwell conducting a string quartet, and making music based on how it feels.
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Zola Jesus has a new record out called Okovi:
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This week on the podcast we have Chicago industrial band HIDE. We talked about some of their early work together, playing a hotline-only fetish party, and some of their individual and collaborative art installations!
HIDE have a new album out on Dais Records that you can check out here.
This week on Talking to Ghosts we chat with Daniel B. of Front 242 and many other projects! We talked about what it was like to sign with Sony in the early years of Front 242, the complications of getting out of that deal, and the kinds of trashy novels that you bring on tour.
As mentioned in the intro, Daniel B. has a new album out on Alfa Matrix!
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This week on Talking to Ghosts we chat with Thor Harris before his Thor & Friends show here in Portland! We talked about being suspended from twitter, the subversive nature of kindness, and dealing with depression.
Thor & Friends have a new album out called “The Subversive Nature of Kindness,” which is available now from Living Music Duplication.
This week we talked to Noelia Towers who is a fine artist from Chicago. We chat about growing up in Barcelona, moving to Chicago, and all of her great art projects!
You can find Noelia Towers and her art on her official website.
This week on Talking to Ghosts we chat with King Woman outside of her show in Portland! We talked about the new Miserable EP, doing what makes you happy, and finding the right people to be in your band.
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This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to Ritualz! We chat about touring in Greece, running a tape label, and a particularly funny story about losing a shoe at a show.
Ritualz has a new album out now on Artoffact Records! His tape label, Maligna, has some great tapes up on Bandcamp!
This week on Talking to Ghosts we talked with Kontravoid about Terminus Festival, producing on hardware, and how EBM is like drumming on a bass synth.
You can pre-order the new Kontravoid album now (out in April 2018 from Fleisch Records)!
This week on Talking to Ghosts we spoke with GLAARE at their Portland show! We chatted about translating the recorded material to a more exciting live show, hitting your stride as a band, and some of their favorite shows on the tour.
GLAARE has a new album out now called To Deaf and Day on Weyrd Son Records!
This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to Cold Showers before their show in Portland! We chatted to them about going on tour for the first time in four years, their new music coming out on Dias, and food on tour!
This week on Talking to Ghosts, for a very special 100th episode, we have Amulets! We chatted about tape loops, the Goodwill Bins, and incorporating tapes into art installations.
Theme Remixes:
Intro - SOLVE | Transition 1: FIRES | Transition 2: Cryounit | Outro: Monomorte
Thank you everyone for sticking around for 100 episodes, it means a lot to us!
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This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to each other about going to shows! We chat about our first shows, the craziest shows that we have been to, and what makes a show good for us.
If you are planning to submit a remix of the theme song, this is the last week! Get them in before the 24th of January if you want to be included in the contest.
This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to Lee Buford, who is one half of The Body. We chatted about playing with bands outside of your normal, designing and screen printing their own shirts, and the difficulty of touring with a choir.
The Body has a new record out in 2017, and 3 new records coming up in 2018 (including a collab with Uniform). You can find all of their music on The Body Bandcamp.
This week we talked to Jason Walton, who you may know from Cascadian black metal legends Agalloch, his upcoming new project Khôrada, or his even old noise project Nothing! We chatted about the beginnings of Agalloch, going from bars to huge festivals, the importance of clean socks, and how Khôrada will be different from his past work.
For the Talking to Ghosts 100th Episode we would like to reach out to friends and fans to remix our theme song!
There are no restrictions on genre or style, but please keep in mind that it is for a podcast where we talk a lot, so a nice fade out point at the end would be ideal.
Due Date: 01-08-18
Length: 15-20 seconds
Format: .wav
Notes: -3db room for mastering
Contest details:
The first place remix will be the main theme played in the very beginning!
For second place we will use the theme for transitions between segments.
Then, the third place remix will be used for the outro.
Please send a link to your remix (dropbox, Google Drive, etc) to: talkingtoghostscast@gmail.com with the subject line “100 Episode Remix”
We will link to your project in the description of the episodes and on our website!
This week on Talking to Ghosts we have Patricia Wolf who is a solo producer and part of the duo Soft Metals. We chatted about Variform Gallery, Max MSP/Pure Data, and the weird ways that people are affected by sound.
Check out Patricia’s solo work on Soundcloud or Soft Metals on Soundcloud. Be sure to check out her Facebook or Instagram for more of her work and live dates.
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This week on Talking to Ghosts Michael talks to Blanck Mass before his Portland show! We talked about field recording and sample manipulation, touring with the new show, and creating an album that reflects the spaces that you are in.
We also have a great review of the Blanck Mass show from our good friends at I Die: You Die. Definitely check out their podcast: We Have a Technical.
This week we have something a little different. We're re-releasing an older episode that we really enjoyed. Back in December of 2015 (wow, that long ago???) we talked with Steve Gaynor of Fullbright (makers of Gone Home and Tacoma). The recording starts a little after we started talking, so you catch us talking about living with studio mates. We talked about game design, finding inspiration, and bad vegetarian jerky.
This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to Kelli Anderson about making pop up books, creating a fake dystopian edition of New York Times as a political movement, and looking forward to the time in between projects to catch up on reading!
Kelli Anderson has a book out now called This Book is a Planetarium and you should definitely pick it up at your local bookstore!
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