Devin Townsend Podcast

So Ive been hearing that you folks have been enjoying this enough that I should continue? Im happy to do so, but its certainly odd. I'll just keep plugging through them and I hope they dont veer into crazy levels of pretentiousness, especially as I let my gaurd down. Maybe thats part of this whole process in the long run though so...have at er. Heres another one: 'Physicist' released in 2000

Timestamps:

(0:00) – The aftermath of Infinity / House problems

(7:07) – The basement studio / The first recording of Physicist

(10:22) – The intention behind Physicist

(15:20) – Inside Out Records / Panic attacks / Ween

(20:30) – Getting back to Strapping Young Lad

(27:27) – What was Physicist?

(30:28) – Depression

(36:31) – The aesthetic of Physicist / The second recording

(45:52) – Jason Newstead

(48:09) – Artwork / Balls

(56:18) – Lyrics

(58:32) – Namaste

(1:01:42) – Victim

(1:08:24) – Material

(1:12:15) – Kingdom

(1:20:03) – Death

(1:22:26) – Devoid

(1:24:07) – The Complex

(1:29:58) – Irish Maiden

(1:35:10) – Jupiter

(1:38:21) – Planet Rain / Forgotten

So this is episode 3, about the album 'Infinity' (which followed City and Ocean Machine). I warn you going into this: I am confusing in the ways i explain this one. Theres so many things I would like to say and honestly, Im barely able to be coherant about it all here. Once it gets going it makes a bit more sense, but it takes a while to warm up... and really, fair play. This was a hard thing to record and discuss, and in reviewing it, I still didnt find myself able to even scratch the surface. Regardless, Infinity was exactly where I was at the time, so I have no 'regrets', but you know...yikes. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this as in any case, I tried to at least be honest...(maybe a bit hard on myself, but honest nonetheless). Take care- Dev

Timestamps:

(0:00) – Dev’s difficult relationship with Infinity

(10:40) – Psychedelics

(17:32) – The genesis of Infinity

(25:18) – The concept / Writing Truth

(43:42) – Recording Infinity / Cause and effect

(1:10:25) – The spider dream / The lesson of Infinity

(1:13:22) – Dev’s obsession with Infinity

(1:17:28) – Artistic accountability / The psychiatric institution

(1:21:14) – The album cover

(1:24:27) – Truth

(1:26:38) – Christeen

(1:27:41) – Bad Devil

(1:29:11) – War

(1:30:55) – Soul Driven Cadillac

(1:32:04) – Ants

(1:33:12) – Colonial Boy

(1:34:46) – Dynamics

(1:35:48) – Unity

(1:41:41) – Moving on from Infinity

This is episode 2, about the second Strapping Young Lad album, CITY. I figured instead of doing Terria next, Id do them in order (though Ive still ignored HAARHT and Punky thus far, but I'll get to them) and City was done simultaneously to Ocean Machine and best keeps the momentum going.

It took less time to do this than I thought, so I may wait a day before starting Infinity, but if you're bored...heres another rambling slab of...well..me.

Timestamps:

(0:00) – Intro

(2:10) – An overview of City

(5:09) – Fear Factory

(14:20) – The intention behind City

(18:39) – Producing Stuck Mojo / Daniel Bergstrand

(21:17) – Writing City / Influences

(31:24) – Dev’s extracurricular activities / Mindset during City

(33:47) – Artwork

(34:53) – Moving to LA / Frontline Assembly / Being broke

(41:17) – Writing City cont. / Meeting Gene Hoglan

(45:57) – Forming the band / Recording City at Steve Vai’s studio

(59:12) – Working and writing with Gene Hoglan

(1:01:33) – The identity of City

(1:03:26) – The finishing touches / Digging for samples

(1:13:29) – Summing up City

(1:16:41) – Velvet Kevorkian

(1:22:00) – All Hail The New Flesh

(1:25:51) – Oh My Fucking God

(1:28:18) – Dev’s vocals on City

(1:31:14) – Detox

(1:32:10) – Home Nucleonics

(1:32:47) – AAA

(1:35:24) – Underneath the Waves

(1:37:43) – Room 429

(1:40:52) – Spirituality

(1:41:33) – Closing thoughts

This is the inaugural episode, and I figure the best way to dip my toes into this format is to use it as an opportunity to discuss all the albums in depth. This one gets into my album  'Ocean Machine' as a decent starting point.

Enjoy! =)

Timestamps:

(0:00) – Intro

(1:07) – Quarantine

(4:14) – The ‘Noisescapes’ demo / Steve Vai

(12:26) – Starting from scratch / Label shopping

(19:56) – Landing a deal / Daniel Bergstrand

(25:18) – The Ocean Machine band / Rob Halford

(30:33) – Recording Ocean Machine

(33:20) – The Spanish studio

(39:34) – Assembling Ocean Machine

(42:21) – Releasing Ocean Machine

(47:16) – The aftermath

(48:13) – Looking back at Ocean Machine / Personnel

(53:40) – Seventh Wave

(56:19) – Life

(1:00:31) – Night

(1:03:06) – Hide Nowhere

(1:10:08) – Sister

(1:11:19) – 3 A.M.

(1:14:22) – Voices in the Fan

(1:22:31) – Greetings

(1:23:03) – Regulator

(1:28:31) – Funeral

(1:30:38) – Bastard

(1:36:27) – The Death of Music

(1:39:20) – Thing Beyond Things

(1:41:16) – Defining Ocean Machine / Closing thoughts