Martin and Sam fly solo this week, discussing Waits reaching back to his hyperbolic storytelling style of the 70s, how mixing draws the eye and ear to certain elements of film and music, as well as the mechanics of equine taxonomy.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Pony, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?, Chocolate And Cheese, Ween (1994)

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