hanging out with audiophiles

DJ Shadow, a legend in the music industry, discusses the importance of vibe in music, explores Olivier Messian's work for Onsmartino and the Troughtonium, reflects on the relationship between music popularity and value, and talks about making music with sampled material and the MPC. They also discuss the importance of physical records in the digital age, preserving the integrity of a podcast conversation, nostalgia and changing times, and express gratitude towards DJ Shadow and the listeners as the last episode of the year.

In this podcast, the host catches up with Clark, a talented artist, and producer. They discuss a range of topics including their experiences as label mates, the process of creating spatiality in sound, challenges with studio design, and the pursuit of new equipment. They also explore topics like recording and mixing music, finding comfort on stage, time management, vocal recording tricks, and the subjectivity of music mixing. The conversation is personal and touches on self-doubt, creativity, and the importance of staying humble.

Guest Jimmy Douglas, known for his work with Donny Hathaway and collaborations with artists like Aretha, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, and Timbaland, joins the show. Topics discussed include using the Pan Man plugin for creative sound effects, reflecting on album validation and pride, the pioneering spirit of Jimmy Douglas, exploring different rooms in the studio, the impact of the Inferno keyboard in the music industry, healing power of music, challenges of releasing music in the digital age, managing stress and recovery, boundaries and personal agency, sampling music and working on an album, mixing 'Small Talk' and appreciation for Larry Graham, and perspectives on mixing in atmos.

Brian and Josh from the band Animal Collective talk about minidisk, analog joys, hurdy gurdy, and tinned fish. They discuss their experiences on a European tour with Elton John, their inspirations in working with tape and synthesizers, and the recording process of capturing live band energy. They also delve into their favorite and least favorite studio experiences, quirky interests like tinned fish and climbing, the importance of meals in music, and navigating the music industry.

James Ford, one of the most badass producers in the business, talks about his low key English badassness. He shares his experiences working with Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Foals, Gorillaz, and Kylie Minogue. The podcast also discusses the benefits of using Sound Toys, the qualities of Stasia microphones, setting up a studio space, and the joy of walking in the city. They explore different avenues of music production and reflect on pessimism, optimism, and finding joy in life.

Jon Hopkins, a musician with an ear for detail and skill as a pianist and producer, discusses his classical background, the rise of psychedelic therapy, and the challenges of being a musician in the current era. Other topics include modulation and reverb in music production, analog effects, the relationship between boredom and creativity, LA's impact on their creativity, scoring music for films, Ableton software, fascination with synthesizers, and incorporating tape into music.

Brilliant guest Benn Jordan explores topics such as enhancing low mids and lows with effects, the versatility of the Capitator in audio mixing, confronting personal challenges, creating music and cultivating open-mindedness, optimizing grocery shopping with algorithms, challenges faced by artists in the music streaming industry, and the potential of algorithm adjustment for discovering new music.

Tycho is Scott Hansen and Scott is a deeply friendly and humble chap. I didnt know too much about his background or what made him tick but I tried to get to “know” him and makes some guesses about that by tuning into his music. It’s clearly so well crafted and put together with meticulous attention to detail that this man had to be fastidious but how would that quality manifest? He manages to ride us on a carpet of textures which guide the process of musical flight, once a mood is found, it’s held with patience so the listen can dwell in a land. It’s a style that has been really honed and has found a large following for good reason! It was a real treat to get on the ramble road with him. I left the interview unedited for maximum deviation potential (you’re welcome) _____ This episode is sponsored by A tasty pixel and their excellent LOOPY PRO! As many of you are aware, I’ve spent years of my life with loopers of all kinds from the crudest guitar pedals to my own Max/MSP effort in 2000 to Tim Exile’s wonderful “flow machine” Making a looper setup that fits your style is everything and to do that, a tool that is very flexible and open to configuration is needed. I’m happy to report that this is perfected inside loopy pro. I’m also happy to say that It’s one of the best loopers I’ve ever used and has become the heart of beardymans new setup so you know it’s capable. Needless to say Im really happy to be working with A tasty pixel. _______ I made a new video to highlight a specific use of Loopy Pro that came to me one evening. There’s plenty of excellent tutorial videos to get started online so I wanted to show something a little unique. I took 4 instances of the Chamberlin M1 samplepack I made (which is now available at decentsamples.com!) fed each to an array of 4 speakers around a Neumann head for some quadra funky tape loopidelic delightfulness. Yes, it’s A little nitty basically :) Watch HERE!!  

Hainbach must be such a busy man! Just today I received a post on his patreon that he uploaded to Medium where he eloquently described the history and character of the electronic music company Vermona that started in the GDR and now lives on. It was a review of sorts of the DRM drum machine from 1987 but he surrounded that feature with some wonderful insights into the company’s history whilst painting a picture of former East Germany. He put all this together after having made a highly compelling video on the same subject for his now legendary youtube channel where so many of us find ourselves happily gazing in on his wild sonic adventures. I’ve learnt so much from him over the years and feel a undeniable connection with him. I certainly share his passion for beguiling tone and that marveling at human inventiveness and endeavor. A tremendous story teller and tireless adventurer, we could have discussed any number of things. There was absolutely no plan to this chat and you’re going to hear what is essentially our first phone call. Yes there's Ample deep dives a tangents a go go. It was a great pleasure to speak with this fountain of knowledge. It gives me great pleasure to welcome on to the show Hainbach Nitty 109 is all about Tape Delay. I put the new Echofix EFX3 through its paces in some odd ways! This nitty is also a rare VIDEO nitty. Link to that here I have an affiliate link to the Echofix machine I used here or for the rack version here buying a unit from that link helps the channel :) thanks! Music for the show comes from https://atlanticrhythms.bandcamp.com/album/eraserhood

Carl Craig worked with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson back in the day I mean that could be all the intro you need to hear to know how heavy he is! Wait til you find out about the HANGS they had in Detroit. They were cooking up a sound of techno that has never been surpassed in my opinion. Mr Craig has really never stopped. It’s pretty mind blowing to me He’s already left behind a superb and ultra varied stack of music that springs from an insatiable hunger for the new. I mean the sheer number of aliases he has is hard to keep up with! Not content with just putting out bangers, he’s been expanding his experience to fill a museum and the process is truly epic. We get into what went into his work called Party/After Party which was commissioned by Dia Art Foundation and is opening soon at Moca LA. and is on view APR 16 – JULY 23, 2023. Here’s a link! Increasingly on this show, I’ve been trying to stay away from too much gear talk coz it’s really not that interesting often quite frankly BUT in this case I felt like we needed to get somethings cleared up. At least I was really curious about what made it on to those early Detroit cuts. Some of the findings are shocking, in a great way and ought to be inspiring to anyone who feels they need all manner of fancy machines to rock the house. Carl is living proof that you just need to get it all out with whatever you have in front of you but also it illustrates to me the importance of a crew and a little friendly competition. That can really up your game. The thing I take away from this chat is just the searching. The fascination and passion to keep making. It’s super inspiring to me and I hope it spurs you all on to dig in and make noise! In other news, Im off to superbooth! Let me know if you’re going :) boring news,,, I've been sick good news, new studio looking good next show will have a nitty. Cheers!