Mad Makings of Music

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Can culture be appropriated ethically? We explore why giving credit is so important, how racism affects music to this day and whether artists have an obligation to activist messages. We meet some of the forgotten women of classical music, analyze mediocrity and explain laws around covering and sampling.

Jina & Mike debate whether music should be political and why most songs are about love. Learn about the women at the forefront of blues, the segregation of Rock'n'Roll and how fascism killed classical music.

Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠⁠Spotify Playlist⁠⁠ / ⁠Youtube Playlist⁠ (Jazz Ambassadors, Campaign songs, Love songs, Catalan Rock, Pioneers of Blues & Black Rock...)

Get updates on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@MadMakingsofMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor. Official website: ⁠⁠⁠roseanddoctor.com/podcast⁠

SOURCES

Jazz ambassadors:

https://newyorkjazzworkshop.com/jazz-as-a-medium-for-social-and-political-change/

History of blues:

https://www.aaihs.org/the-historical-roots-of-blues-music/

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210216-the-forgotten-story-of-americas-first-black-superstars

More about catalan rock in francoist spain:

https://www.europavox.com/news/anarchy-e-u-francos-days-40-years-rock-spain/

CHAPTERS

00:00 intro

02:50 Politics vs. Activism

06:40 Jazz ambassadors & censorship in the USSR/soviet union

09:26 Musical memory: Plane kidnapping

12:18 Music in political campaigns

14:22 Love songs & Free Speech

17:44 Can art exist without politics?

22:43 Catalan Rock & Nueva Cancion

23:55 Women at the forefront of Blues

28:11 The Blues Mafia

32:02 Pioneer Marian Anderson

34:51 The segregation of Rock'n'Roll

38:23 Native and black influences on classical music

Can music be evil? Are amateurs able to heal through music? This episode's discussions range from emotional manipulation to the purism behind unbreakable musical traditions.

Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠Spotify Playlist⁠ / Youtube Playlist ("Evil" blues, dark themes & provocation, spiritual practice & breaking traditions)

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:40 Healing powers of music

12:27 Music is survival

15:58 Music influencing our mood

18:19 Misusing music to influence us: ads & movies

22:54 Music industry exploitation

24:49 Military propaganda & intimidation or the story of Jan Hus

29:31 Religious propaganda, racism & "evil" music

40:21 Spiritual music: nepalese band "sukarma" & the point of practicing

45:09 Mike's musical memories: musical traditions

49:53 Music reflects the times - revolution through music

51:23 Conclusion & outro

52:20 Outro song

Jina and Mike explore different ways of listening. They discuss the things non-musicians don't hear, whether drugs can help us listen more consciously & how modern covers butcher old hit songs...

Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: Spotify Playlist / Youtube Playlist (Songs stealing/sampling from James Brown; Modern covers stripping everything down & more...)

Get updates on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@MadMakingsofMusic⁠⁠⁠

Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor. Official website: ⁠⁠roseanddoctor.com/podcast⁠

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:50 Omnipresence of Music

05:42 The adventure of discovering new/old music

08:25 Consumption overload & appreciation

09:32 Evolution of listening devices and sound quality, from vinyl to CD to streaming

14:50 The question of volume and bass

20:17 Enhancing consciousness with substances

22:32 Factors influencing our perception & the importance of the show or how Miles Davis made it

31:17 Listening consciously & communicating

36:33 Lonely perspectives & when it gets personal

39:58 The things non-musicians don't hear & the problem with mainstream

42:32 All covers considered: modern covers butchering iconic songs

47:58 Social media changes how music is made & diminishing attention spans

51:13 The power of silence

53:40 Conclusion

55:10 Outro song

What is «real music»? Or the true spirit of songwriting? Is technology taking over? And why does modern mainstream all sound the same? In the first episode of this unconventional music podcast, Jina Rose and Mike Doctor dive into fundamental questions about the creation of music nowadays, discussing topics like magic vs. perfection, the problem with classical music and why loop machines are really not that impressive.

Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: ⁠⁠Spotify Playlist⁠⁠ / ⁠Youtube Playlist⁠ (The Beatles used to play Rock'n'Roll? 🎸 - Compare bands like AC/DC and U2 before and after they used click tracks & more...)

Get updates on instagram ⁠⁠@MadMakingsofMusic⁠⁠

Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor. Official website: ⁠roseanddoctor.com/podcast

Chapters

00:00 Intro song

04:00 What is «real music»? Is technology taking over?

10:00 Sampling, stealing, imitation & originality

15:00 Real art can be bad too. The power of plugins. Fake artists & cheating in the studio.

20:00 Real groove & the importance of communication. Questioning the music you love. Why loop machines are really not that impressive.

26:00 Mistakes are allowed. Magic vs. Perfection. The problem with classical music.

31:00 Immortality of iconic bands. The true spirit of songwriting & why everything sounds the same. Hard beats... don't change the groove of earth wind & fire!

38:00 It's all about money. And image.

41:40 How to help music survive.

43:00 Outro, where you can find us

43:30 Outro song

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Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor

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