Abstract Paradigms

There's a great combination of new, old, Melbourne and interstate music to start the new year off with. Plus, a really great interview with Kate Reid from It Records!

Tracklist:Bananagun - Do Yeah [Anti-Fade, 2019]Barega Sax Quartet - Pleasure Savors the Sweet Instructions [Self-released, 2017]Banish - Death On The Installment Plan [Self-released, 2018]The Native Cats - Mètre des Archives [Rough Skies, 2018]Low Life - The Pitts [Cool Death, 2019]Miles Brown - Electrics [It, 2014]Liam Kenny - Avalanche [It, 2014]White Hex - Holiday [It, 2014]Taipan Tiger Girls - Ascending [It, 2015]The Metronomes - Going Somewhere [It, 2016]Time For Dreams - Operator [It, 2017]Ned Collette - Thanks Richard [It, 2018]New War - It's real wide [It, 2018]ATOM - Run Out [It, 2019]Lái - Nerakamu Surgaku [Lost in Fog, 2018]Group A - Circulation [Kashual Plastik, 2018]J Macfarlane's Reality Guest - What Has He Bought [Hobbies Galore, 2019]Gareth Williams & Mary Currie - Golden Age [Contagious Tapes, 1985]

The end of another year is upon us, but don't fret. There's a whole slather of new music to get you through the silly season, plus an interview with close friend Jonathan Griffiths - an emerging composer and percussionist experimenting with using compositional techniques from Balinese Gamelan in Afrobeat. There's some hot exclusive tracks here - don't miss out.

Get Jonathan's recital here: https://jonathangriffiths.bandcamp.com/album/jg-honours-recital

Tracklist:J Macfarlane's Reality Guest – Do You Like What I'm Sayin? [Hobbies Galore, 2019] Hemm – Skin [Self-released, 2018] Big Yawn – Anthem X [Self-released, 2018] I Nyoman Kaler – Tari Margaparti (Performed by students of the S.M.K.I Institute) [Bali Records, 2005] Jonathan Griffiths – K.P.P. (Korrupt Power People) [Self-released, 2018] Jonathan Griffiths – Transmutation [Self-released, 2018] Time For Dreams – Newscene (Various Asses Remix) [It Records, 2018] HTRK – Dying of Jealousy [Self-released, 2018] Tchake – Base [Self-released, 2018] Gas – Ebb of Image [Tenth Court, 2018] Robin Fox – Unsquare [Self-released, 2018] Vintage Crop – Company Man [Anti-Fade, 2018] Shrimpwitch – Leerers [Self-released, 2018] Vertigo – Hammer [Anti-Fade, 2018] Mulatu Astatke  & The Black Jesus Experience – Mulatu [2018]

This month's podcast has no interview but tons of very good music. October and early November have been good to music fans.

Tracklist:U-Bahn - Right Swipe [Weirdo Mazic, 2018]A+ - Deep End [Self-released, 2018]Parsnip - Feeling Small [Anti-Fade, 2018]Low Flung - Deep Dribble [Butter Sessions, 2018]Unicron - Quito [Tandem Tapes, 2018]Little Songs of the Mutilated - John, I'm sorry but extraterrestrials from Andromeda voted to abolish frying Mozart's powdered wig quickly disintegrated. [Self-released, 2018]Sergei Tumanov / Michael McNab - Live at Make It Up Club [Self-released, 2018]Tarquin Manek & Ying-Li Hooi - The Smoke in Your Eyes [Altered States Tapes, 2018]Jandy Rainbow and Adrenalentil - I Will Go [Efficient Space, 2018]John Huessenstamm - Sawan [Bedroom Suck, 2018]Bitumen - Hate To Say / A Nice Ride [Vacant Valley, 2018]HEXDEBT - Covenent [Poison City, 2018]Harvey Sutherland w/ Nubya Garcia - Amthyst [Clarity, 2018]

You've made it to the start of another month with minimal casualties. It's the first Friday so you can continue "Living In Excellence™" listening to this podcast with a bunch of excellent music and an interview with the legendary Clinton Green from Shame File Music.

Tracklist for Edition 36 – October 2018:Activities of Daily Living - Space (Papaphilia Remix) [Tender Collection, 2018]Nun - Turning Out [Aarght, 2018]Shrimpwitch - Digestion [Psychic Hysteria, 2018]Constant Mongrel - Lifeless Crisis [Anti-Fade, 2018]Clinton Green - Thylacine [Shame File Music, 2018]Clinton Green - If Good Fortune Follows A Fellow [chemical imbalance, 2018]Clinton Green & Ernie Althoff - First Machine Pair [Shame File Music, 2018]Mildlife - Phase II [Research, 2018]Hooper Crescent - submarine [Self-released, 2018]Matt Harkin - The Hallway is a Kitchen, 1 [Hobbies Galore, 2018]Is There A Hotline? - Winter [Self-released, 2018]Civic - Pleasure [Anti-Fade, 2018]

In the background during the interview:Clinton Green - Lament With Frogs [Shame File Music, 2018]Clinton Green - Setting for The Iliad [Frustration Jazz, 2018]

Here we have it! Abstract Paradigms returns triumphant with a bunch of music for your ears and an interview for your consideration. This month I’m interviewing Emily Bennett from Great Rack and An Empty Club Reverb about how she came to make music and her various projects with sound and arts practice. The gig guide for the month can be found in the podcast near the end and also on our Facebook page.

Tracklist for Edition 35 – September 2018:Sleep D- Head Flip [Altered States Tapes, 2018]L. Lerkenfeldt - 289.071 [Self-released, 2018]Empat Lima - Gazelle [Self-released, 2018]Primo - Ticking off a list [Upset The Rhythm, 2018] Big Supermarket - Old News [Hobbies Galore, 2018]Great Rack and an Empty Club Reverb - Pushy Pushy [Self-released, 2018]Great Rack and an Empty Club Reverb - They Say Once In A Lifetime [Self-released, 2018] Matthew Paine - Loss [Shame File Music, 2018]Geld - Breaking at the wheel [Static Shock, 2019]Uboa - Standards of Living [Art as Catharsis, 2018]Terry - Ciao Goodbye [Upset The Rhythm, 2018] School Damage - Back Seat [Chapter, 2018]James Worse - pelliquoase [Self-released, 2018]

Cold weather means I move slowly, so here's a podcast released nice and late.

This week's tracklist:HTRK - Mentions [Mistletone, 2018]Blood of a Pomegranate - Labyrinthian Dreamscape pt​.​1 [Self-released, 2018]Futuro Fosil - ATA01 [Self-released, 2018]Mares - Astound [Psychic Hysteria, 2018]Adam Simmons & Brian O'Dwyer - Autophysiopsychic [Bleeemo, 2018]HABITS - LIMP [Self-released, 2018]Smarts - Golden Arches [Anti Fade, 2018]Universal Social Acid - Dawfrak [Self-released, 2018]

Jumping around some current locals, ex-locals and current tourists.

This week's tracklist:Yumgod - Tawag Lang Balik [TSV, 2018] Joe Talia - Clouded Night Pt 1 [Black Truffle, 2018]Pinch Points - Teflon [Self-released, 2018]Nina Buchanen - Varta [Nice Music, 2018]Subespai & Doxylamine - Mountain Approach [Eupcaccia Records, 2018]Andrew Tuttle - Reflections on the Twilight [Someone Good, 2018]Time For Dreams - Death of a Disco Dancer [it, 2018]

Winter is here and so is a new episode. A good mix of experimental and punky sounds on this week's show.

This week's tracklist:Ubik - Nausea (X) [Lost in Fog / Helta Skelta, 2018]bodies - Take Me With You [Self-released, 2018]Muddy Lawrence - My Mind And Body Have Failed Me [Self-released, 2018]Great Rack and An Empty Club Reverb - Cheryl [Self-released, 2018]Alien Nosejob - Caffeine OD [Self-released, 2018]Debbie Downers - Louis & David [Helta Skelta, 2018]Call Compatible - Acid Bath [Self-released, 2018]Wet Kiss - Unlimited Incrowd Joke [Nice Music, 2018]Sow Discord - A Point When All Is Suspended [Jacktone, 2017]

Music to get you through the cold week.

This week's tracklist:Mild3w - K3y [Self-released, 2018]Caustic Grip - Hollow [Self-released, 2018]Stephen O'Malley & Anthony Pateras - Reve Noir [I] [Immediata, 2018]deepspace - Fields of White Grass [Self-released, 2018]Respuesta Alternativa - De Paso [Left Ear, 2018]Jasmine Guffond - Kin Hue [listenagain, 2018]

Edition 30 of the podcast takes a diversion to provide some quality entertainment that isn't just being made and played in Melbourne. Before we get to that though, I do share plenty of stuff being played right under your nose.

This week's tracklist:Premium Fantasy - Night Detective [Self-released, 2018]Nightclub - Club Night Zero [Weirdo Mazic, 2018]James Worse - Glundertone [Self-released, 2018]Miranda Liebscher / Automatic Terror Machine - Live at Aeso Studio, 26/08/2017 (excerpt) [Self-released, 2017]Soakie - Power Tool [Self-released, 2018]The Tropes - Didn't Want You To Know​ [Self-released, 2018]Mariah - Shinzo No Tobira [Better Days, 1983]William Onyeabor - Atomic Bomb [Luaka Bop, 2013]