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S12 co-writer Camden Ostrander and The Ringer's Justin Sayles joins the show to nominate and dissect our favorite lines from MF DOOM's Operation Doomsday (0:50). Then we share our line by line analysis of the second and third verses of "Doomsday" that was cut from our last episode (40:51).

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Our celebration of MF DOOM continues with his debut Operation: Doomsday, an album in which DOOM lays the foundation for his multi-character musical universe. Through a detailed analysis of a few key samples and verses, we’ll discover the very human story hidden behind the villain’s mask.

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Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna

Co-Writer: Camden Ostrander

Additional Production: Justin Sayles

Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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Season 12 of Dissect celebrates the life and legacy of MF DOOM through a line by line, beat by beat analysis of his art. Most of the season will be spent dissecting DOOM and Madlib’s classic album Madvillainy, but we’ll also be covering his debut Operation Doomsday, MM..FOOD, and Born Like This. 

On today’s episode, we explore the legend of DOOM’s origin story, including Daniel Dumile’s childhood in New York, the rise and tragic fall of his rap group KMD, and his reemergence as MF DOOM in the late 90s.

Host, Writer, EP: Cole Cuchna

Writer/Researcher: Camden Ostrander

Original Score/Audio: Kevin Pooler

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Music: Birocratic

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Cole is joined by Dissect co-writer Camden Ostrander and The Ringer's Justin Sayles and Charles Holmes to share their favorite music of the year.

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Current state of music and hip hop in 2023 (2:54)

Favorite Song of the Year (18:30)

Album that Surprised Us (31:19)

Honorable Mention for AOTY (48:57)

Our Favorite 3 Albums of the Year (56:22)

Host/EP: Cole Cuchna

Guests: Camden Ostrander, Justin Sayles, Charles Holmes

Audio Editor: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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The Ringer's Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan join Cole to draft their favorite Radiohead songs. Each of them must choose one song from every studio album, plus one wild card pick from the band's b-sides for a total of 10 songs each.

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Host/EP: Cole Cuchna

Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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Acclaimed Radiohead scholar Dr. Brad Osborn joins the show to talk all things Radiohead. We discuss the infamous In Rainbows x OK Computer "Binary Theory," In Rainbows' Disk 2, share our Top 5 Radiohead albums, and a lot more.

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Host/EP: Cole Cuchna

Audio Production: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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We conclude our season long analysis of Radiohead's In Rainbows with its final track "Videotape." We reveal the "secret rhythm" of the piano, give a step by step explanation of the stuttering percussion, and discuss the touching lyrics written from the perspective of a man saying a final goodbye before he dies. Finally, we take a look a Goethe's Faust as a possible reference point for the song and album before sharing some key takeaways from In Rainbows as a whole.

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Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna

Additional Analysis: Dr. Brad Osborn

Song Recreations: Andrew Atwood

Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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We continue our dissection of Radiohead's In Rainbows with its penultimate track "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" - a song about looking for romantic connection at a bar. Among the many things discussed is the song's odd guitar tuning, chiastic structure, and a potentially very ominous hidden narrative.

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Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna

Additional Analysis: Dr. Brad Osborn

Song Recreations: Andrew Atwood

Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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Our season long dissection of Radiohead's In Rainbows continues with an analysis of "House of Cards" - an immersive, reverb-soaked musing on the nature of desire and escape. We'll also cover the musical oddities in the track, including Jonny Greenwood's infamous "coin trick" on guitar and even the rumored dog barks in the background of the verses.

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Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna

Additional Analysis: Dr. Brad Osborn

Song Recreations: Andrew Atwood

Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler

Theme Music: Birocratic

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