All Yesterday’s Parties

Season 2.5, Episode 13. Oh, how bittersweet it is to be uploading this episode. At the time of recording, Safe As Milk Festival hadn't been cancelled, and we were eagerly looking forward to three days in Prestatyn Pontins. As it stands, the festival's off, and there's a hint of abandon in releasing the last part of our preview ramblings. After three consecutive episodes of concise commentary, we hit Digression City, and some of the tangents contain in this week's episode were too beautiful and unexpected to edit out. At 18 minutes into proceedings, John feared we were going to under-run, at which point all hell broke loose and the Nonsense Train rode us all the way to 47 minutes. So, John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon attempt to discuss Rezzett, Warm Digits, and Zs, but along the way end up getting hung up on tall people drawing on blackboards, gardening implements, and Forrest Gump, among various other things. Good luck keeping up with this, and we'll be back soon, with 100% less Safe As Milk-related content (much like what will happen if you go to Prestatyn Pontins on 21st April). #Podcast #Music #Review #Rezzett #WarmDigits #Zs #ThisHasChangedMyWorld #RunForrest

Season 2.5, Episode 12. SPOT THE BURP! There is a burp hidden on this week's Safe As Milk preview episode, so if you can find it, comment on the All Yesterday's Parties Facebook page, or tweet us at @ayppodcast with the precise minute at second of the burp! This week, our indomitable heroes gather to discuss Karen Gwyer, Craig Leon & Martin Rev, and Jeff Mills & Tony Allen. There is also some wonderment at the way some artists' work is described on the Safe As Milk website, Gordon gets a well-known phrase just wrong enough to make everyone wince, and last week's Artist Choice experiment gets another go. Will it be successful? Listen and find out. Don't forget to check out Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Music #Podcast #Review #SafeAsMilk #KarenGwyer #CraigLeon #MartinRev #JeffMills #TonyAllen #BallsToTheFloor #ThankYouQuasimodo

Season 2.5, Episode 11. ANOTHER strangely concise Safe As Milk-themed episode of AYP, we hope you don't get too used to this. This week, John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon (recording once again at King Street Studios) discuss Richard Dawson, Demdike Stare, Forest Swords, and Guttersnipe. Expect some exceptionally forthright opinions, mild hysteria, and an unsuccessful experiment on John's behalf. Don't forget to follow us on that Twitter they have these days (down by the bins), http://twitter.com/ayppodcast, and check out Mike's Listening Notes on Tumblr: http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #RichardDawson #PigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigs #DemdikeStare #ForestSwords #Guttersnipe #Brewery #ClappingMeditation

Season 2.5, Episode 10. The Safe As Milk Alliance returns, continuing to plough into the 2nd wave of artist announcements like a rugby scrum that, bleeding profusely and covered in mud & shit, somehow found itself in a shopping centre, barreling towards the Pret with no intention of slowing down or letting go of the ball (shortly before discovering that no one actually knows where the ball is). Laboured similes aside, it's an unusually concise episode this week, where John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon discuss Butthole Surfers, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, and The Cosmic Dead (John's favourite grouping of artists so far, which is wrong, according to Matt). Hold tight and listen to what some bands get up to for tour hi-jinx, how long it takes a dog to wait for next week's episode, and what you need by way of footwear to wade through psychedelic gunk. #Music #Podcast #SafeAsMilk #ButtholeSurfers #CloudBecomesYourHand #TheCosmicDead #PsychedelicGunk #TowelCalledDickreach #StayInSchoolKids

Season 2.5, Episode 9. Just when you thought we'd done the gamut of acts at Safe As Milk Festival 2017, they go and announce another 17 acts! John, Mike, Matt and Gordon reconvene to start anew, this week discussing FOUR (not the usual three) artists, in the shape of Asiq Nargile, Basic House, Basic Rhythm, and Blanck Mass. Also this week, the Peanut Butter Milk Stout Gang is formed, Mike invents a potentially disgusting way to greet a friend, and Gordon tries to convince everyone else of the existence of a hitherto-unknown bit of local vernacular. Also, listen out for the inaugural use of the word "borkhole". Don't forget to hit us up on twitter at http://twitter.com/ayppodcast, and check out Mike's listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #AsiqNargile #BasicHouse #BasicRhythm #BlanckMass #Fisties #ADogInTheMouth #HeckinDoggoes

Season 2.5, Episode 8. The Safe As Milkery continues, as John & Mike, ably (more or less) assisted by Matt & Gordon, get stuck into the last three of the first glut of acts announced for the billing. This week, it's Omar Souleyman, This Is Not This Heat, and Ulver. All Yesterday's Parties wouldn't be All Yesterday's Parties without digressions, so also tune in for an idea about a radio series that'd make your eyes water, a really cold slight against our listenership (sorry Gary!), and some baffling shit about huskies. Get your peanut butter milk stout open, try not to listen to This Heat in case they break your computer, and try to remember who you're thanking. And don't forget to check out the listening notes when they go up! http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #OmarSouleyman #ThisIsNotThisHeat #ThisHeat #PerformingWing #Ulver #WhatWouldYouCallAnAliveHuskie #ThisMachineKillsFascists #WhoAreWeThanking #EndThePodcast

Season 2.5, Episode 7. Another week, another Safe As Milk Fest love-fest. This week, John, Mike, Matt & Gordon take a preliminary stumble through another alphabetical stage of the billing, this week featuring Princess Nokia, The Residents, and Michael Rother. It's amazing that they manage it this week, owing to the sheer volume of digressions. What sounds do words with a "ch" make? What are legs? And these two quandaries are just in the FIRST FIVE MINUTES. Find out about cooking dinner during Brainbombs, how podcasts work, and the adorable Labrador in their chalet, and just like last week, there is a marvellous post-credits Easter Egg which you will no doubt enjoy. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ayppodcast) and check out the Listening Notes (http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com). #Music #Podcast #Review #SafeAsMilk #PrincessNokia #TheResidents #Michael Rother #AdorableLabrador #LegsAreJustArmsJustAnotherWay #Bookmarks

Season 2.5, Episode 6. John and Mike are rejoined by Matt and Gordon to discuss three more acts performing at the inaugural Safe As Milk festival in April 2017. This week, Moor Mother, Nurse With Wound, and OOIOO get the All Yesterday's Parties treatment, but not before Mike drops a ridicularious ponderance before the first two minutes have elapsed, and Gordon gets distracted by books. This week, much like all entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, expect a post-credits scene. #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #MoorMother #NurseWithWound #OOIOO #GoodTheBadAndTheUgly #Sprinklers

Season 2.5, Episode 5. More festival goodness, this time with special, not to mention familiar, guests! Featuring Matt Tyrer and Gordon Kochane, whom you will remember from our very first episode back at the final All Tomorrow's Parties, way back when. This week, Matt & Gordon join John & Mike at King Street Studios in their alphabetical run-down of the acts playing at Safe As Milk in April 2017, resulting in an interesting split of opinions on both music and pronunciation of Hieroglyphic Being, Horse Lords, and Anna Meredith. Also, Gordon begins a four-week path of having his beer horizons broadened. Can't wait to find out what's going to happen? Put down your horse magazine for young girls, and listen on! #SafeAsMilk #Podcast #Music #Review #HieroglyphicBeing #HorseLords #AnnaMeredith #Koalas #Beer #KingStreetStudios

Season 2.5, Episode 4. We're still running up to Safe As Milk Festival at Pontins in Prestatyn (why, is it coming out?), and in this edition, Mike & John are burying their heads in Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force, GAIKA, and, as you may have gleaned from the episode title, Grouper. Prepare for more musical commentary, Mike losing his bottle, John's big manly thumbs, plus a really unseemly Star Wars joke. Want more? Hit up our Listening Notes Tumblr: http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/ayppodcast #Music #Review #Podcast #MarkErnestusNdaggaRhythmForce #GAIKA #Grouper #ForceKin