BPM Pod

Quick bonus edition with Ashley sharing his thoughts on DIIV.

Ashley and Chris talk about new music they love, upcoming guests on the podcast, and Chris chats about his recent gigging experiences.

Plus, there's a challenge to see if you (and Ashley) can tell the difference between recorded, analogue sound, and digitally replicated sounds. How well did you do?

MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE

Sum 41 - Jessica Killhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kg_9LIXh8 

Sharon Van Etten - Mistakeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9MgJ_VTpb0 

Phileashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b05MXh23e8 

Mishka - Ms Fireflyhttps://www.pianistmichaelatomanikova.com 

Hollow Frames - The Management of Forest Affairshttps://hollowframes.bandcamp.com/album/the-management-of-forest-affairs 

Inspectre - Settle Downhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrzj9qMPJ8 

Chee-Awai Projecthttps://willchee-awai.bandcamp.com/track/darling 

DIIV - Under the Sunhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXHDDPgchg 

DIIV - Horseheadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBwz3xto9WE 

Rick and Morty - Squanchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsqSJLeeDc

On this solo edition of BPM Pod, Ashley shares some of the music he's loved recently, and some artists to watch out for, including:

Father Moon

Tara C Taylor

Sea Colour

Skovron

D Sahin

Jerry Joseph

We'll be back as a duo soon with a nonsense, chatty, live-recorded episode. Get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @BPMPod

 

Music used in this episode:

Father Moon (@fathermoonofficial) • Instagram photos and videos

Stream Love Machine by Tara C Taylor | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

ANIMOTION - Obsession - YouTube

sea colour - our time (visualiser) - YouTube

Quick Chapter by Skovron (soundcloud.com)

D.$ahin & welovemelodies - BITTERSWEET OVERKILL (Official Video) - YouTube

Days of Heaven - Jerry Joseph

Dead confederate - Jerry Joseph

Solo Chris episode this time where he breaks down all of thought, energy, and confusion that goes into creating a jingle - a few seconds of audio takes a tonne of time, indeed.

The boys catch up on a bunch of varied musical topics on this episode, including:

Dreamtheater live in Berlin review

Reflecting on Devin Townsend, and aiming to get him on the pod

Drive-By Truckers live in Copenhagen review

Musing on Wilco's new album, Cruel Country

What is a pro musician? What is an amateur musician? What is a musician these days?! We discuss.

Beginner guitar mistakes around reading tabs

Music theory and why it rules

Vanda Essay interview, where we talk about her latest single 'Tonight', what she's studying at Goldsmiths University, the ambitions for her music career, and we talk about the pros and cons of in-ear monitors. 

Find out more on Facebook and Instagram @BPMPOD

Music used in this episode

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - March Of The Poozers (Lyric Video) - YouTube

Drive-By Truckers - The Driver (Official Video) - YouTube

"Tired of Taking It Out On You" by Wilco | Cruel Country - YouTube

Vanda Essay - Tonight (feat. Joni Saksala, Camilla Meisterjahn, Simon Löschke, Livia Thauer & Theo Hartmann) - YouTube

Vanda Essay - Waste of Love - YouTube

US-Italian singer, songwriter, voice artist, and vocal coach Annalisa Lombardo swings by the podcast to talk all things American politics, songwriting process, and musical ambitions. 

Check out Annalisa's music on her website, or wherever you listen to your tunes. The new single 'American Fascist' is out soon. 

Home | Annalisa Lombardo

For the longest time we've wanted to interview this sublime Swedish singer-songwriter. And now, we're pleased to welcome Emma Elisabeth along to the podcast. 

Emma talks about her latest album 'Some Kind of Paradise', the influence of 70s and 80s rock and pop, what's on her pedalboard, and what's coming up next. 

Keep up to date with Emma Elisabeth:

HOME | emma-elisabeth

Emma Elisabeth (@emmaelisabethmusic) • Instagram photos and videos

There’s a lot more to come from BPM Pod, albeit in its own time. Here’s a quick word on what’s going on behind the scenes.

On this episode, the boys dedicate half the runtime to the Behringer Vintage Time Machine - a guitar pedal they adore, despite it being a copy of my a more expensive Electro Harmonix one. Chris teaches you a bit about how delay works, and how it can add to your overall sound, no matter what instrument you play.

Plus they review new music from Emma Elisabeth, Bon Iver, and Son of a Pixel, as well as catching up with the funky 'Superbloom' by Misterwives. 

There's a tonne of fun in the Fact or Fiction segment too, this week focusing on classic rock myths. Got any Fact or Fiction questions for the guys? Send them in via Instagram or Facebook. 

Oh, and there's a bit of talk about dildos and sponsorship. It's weird, but it passes within a few minutes. 

Music on this episode

MisterWives - SUPERBLOOM (Official Visualizer)

Tessa Violet & MisterWives - Bored (Official Quarantine Video)

Bon Iver - Second Nature (From 'Don’t Look Up') (Official Audio)

Son of a Pixel - DIGIHELL (Official Video, 2022) - YouTube

Emma Elisabeth - Some Kind Of Paradise (Official Music Video)

Packed episode with the guys this time, touching on a bunch of stuff in quick succession.

What we've been listening to

The delightful Tonight from Vanda Essay gets a spin and a bit of chat

We cover other artists we've loved recently, including Son of a Pixel, Poor Man's Poison, and Pluralone

8 Bit Wonderland

We look at some of the computer game soundtracks we love, with the featured soundtracks this time being the 2016 DOOM soundtrack by Mike Gordan, and the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack by Kow Otani.

Plus, Zelda gets more than a quick mention, by way of Half Life (you'll see how).

Chris's drum mixing education

Long chunk of the episode is dedicated to drum mixing tips, from minimising mic bleed, to determining the space you record in, to how samples are created, to how music is a constant fight in balancing frequencies. Really interesting deep dive into an area of expertise that is not talked about enough (and a big shout out to Chance Bair of HEAVY HEAVY for bringing this one up).

 

Music featured in this episode

Vanda Essay - Tonight (feat. Joni Saksala, Camilla Meisterjahn, Simon Löschke, Livia Thauer & Theo Hartmann)

Providence - YouTube

Shadow of the Colossus Remake FULL Soundtrack - YouTube

DOOM - Original Game Soundtrack - Mick Gordon & id Software - YouTube

Son of a Pixel - BUGFIX (Official Video, 2022) - YouTube

Feeder - Come Back Around - Official Video - YouTube

Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JAY-Z - YouTube

Forest Temple - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - YouTube