This special bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation I had with the wonderful Brian Ruskin of the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast. As well as co-hosting one of my favourite shows, Brian is a prolific musician who has released over a dozen albums of his own material. We're taking a sylistic detour today however as we plunge headlong into the world of electronic music, loops, samples, heavily processed guitars, and found sounds! But don't worry, we have a fantastic guide!

We talk about how discovering his music unlocked a part of my musical brain I didn’t even know existed and Brian was absolutely brilliant in articulating his creative process and his background in getting to this stage in his creative life.

Song and links relevant to the episode:

Mental Heatlh Consumer @ Bandcamp: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/

The new album The Echoes I Sent: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/the-echoes-i-sent

Linkhub for links to streaming platforms and press: https://music.imusician.pro/a/xDnwUJqN

Label: EC Underground: https://ecunderground.bandcamp.com/

Far Above the World Tonight: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/far-above-the-world-tonight

Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast: https://honest-unmerciful-record-review.podbean.com/

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