
We All Speak In Poems
We All Speak In Poems is an interview based podcast by Alaskan Tapes and Chantal. We try to chat with as many inspiring and creative people as possible. Take a listen and be transported into the worlds of your favourite Artists, Musicians, Authors, and more.
Latest episodes

Apr 27, 2022 • 1h 16min
#18 - Patrik Berg Almkvisth (LUCHS, They Dream By Day, Silver Maple, Lo Mimieux)
Today Chantal and I are chatting with Patrik Berg Almkvisth. Patrik is a musician and actor better known as the producer, LUCHS. Born into a musical family, one of his earliest memories is falling asleep every Sunday under the grand piano his father was playing in church. Throughout his childhood, Patrik was surrounded by music and this interest continued to thrive throughout school as he began studying music full time.
Patrik releases music under a variety of aliases including 'LUCHS', 'They Dream By Day', 'Lo Mimieux', and 'Silver Maple'. He's also a screen and voice actor, with roles from Marvel, Disney, Blue Sky Studios, and Netflix.
In this episode we speak about how he started playing piano, choosing acting over music, his other hobbies, and much more.

Apr 12, 2022 • 56min
#17 - Secret Gardens
Today Chantal and I are speaking to Secret Gardens, a relatively new Post Rock project based out of the US.
We talk about the beginnings of Secret Gardens, past projects, the origin of the name Secret Gardens, how some of his tracks take shape, hiking, traveling and much more.

Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 15min
#16 - Ryan Svendsen
This week we're talking to Ryan Svendsen, a trumpetist, and Music Supervisor, who's appeared on tracks with Lil Nas X, Kanye West, Christina Aguilera, and much more. We speak about his most recent album 'For Elaine', going viral on TikTok, Music Supervising various hollywood movies, being on the biggest song in the world, schooling, and much much more.
Since recording this episode Ryan has gone on to start a children's program called Cactus Choir Adventures, based off his viral tiktok shorts.

Mar 8, 2022 • 1h 14min
#15 - Luke Howard
Today we're sitting down with Luke Howard! In this episode we talk about writing his infamous albums, writing his new album All of Us, his studio, his relationship with ambient music, and much more!

Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 23min
#14 - Liam Lalor
Liam Lalor is a local poet from Ontario, Canada.
In this episode we talk about how he began writing poetry, writting his collection of poems entitled "A Distant Sun", his thoughts on social media for non-visual based artists, his relationship with ambient music, and much more!

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 5min
#13 - Isaac Helsen
Today we're chatting with Isaac Helsen! An ambient artist, composer, photographer, co-founder of Past Inside The Present, and also the Founder of Low Versions.
In the episode we talk about how he started making ambient music, his thoughts on his piano-based music, coming up with album and track titles, his inspiration behind releasing others music, his photography career, and much much more!

Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 28min
#12 - Jason Kollar (Westrnmind)
Today we're chatting with Jason Kollar, an multi-instrumentalist who produces under the name Westernmind, and a touring drummer primarily working with Country artist Travis Denning, at the moment.
We chat about his musical upbringing, starting to drum, how Westernmind began, touring with Country artist Travis Denning, and much more.

Jan 11, 2022 • 49min
#11 - Austin Cairns (R Beny)
Today Chantal and I are speaking to Austin Cairns, an Ambient artist who produces under the alias R Beny.
We talk about the beginnings of his music career, the origin of the name R Beny, how he names some of his tracks, his photography, quitting alcohol and much more.

Jan 4, 2022 • 42min
#10 - 2021 Year End Extravaganza
In this episode Chantal and Brady go over their favourite novels, ambient, and non-ambient music, and live videos of 2021.

Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 26min
#8 - Kyle McEvoy
Today we're sitting down with Kyle McEvoy, Multi-Instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, with multiple projects. He also runs the label Sonder House, and is the label manager and A&R for Memoir Music, and Chillhop Music.
In this episode we go over his introduction to the music industry, starting Sonder House, getting introduced to the founders of Chillhop Music, his asperations to build a dog park, and much more.