In this episode Dan is joined by drummer and sound maker Kieran Monaghan of vegetable.machine.animal and Mr Sterile Assembly. They talk about Kieran's formative years of music making, and listen to a selection of his recordings, including tracks from the newly released v.m.a album, Trio.

Tracklist

- Up for Grabs - Loosehead - Released 1995 or earlier

- Agents of the Sun - mr sterile, from Pregnant Boy, 1st release 2001, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/agents-of-the-sun-3

- Mercator's Map - Kieran Monaghan, 1st released Psudoarcana 2002, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/album/history-wringing

- The Fate of Mr P - mr sterile Assembly, released on CDr 15 Minute Crib, 2006, for 1st tour of Java, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/the-fate-of-mr-p

- 7/11 Mushroom - vegetable.machine.animal, released 2026 on CD Electrical Minzu 35, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/7-11-mushroom

- Precision and Exageration - vegetable.machine.animal, released 2026 on CD TRIO, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/precision-and-exaggeration

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Originally recorded live in August 2026 for Paekakariki 88.2 FM , https://paekakariki.fm.

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Emma Bernard caught up with Riki Pirihi to chat about his creative practice, his life of drumming and the various projects he has been involved with.

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Tāwhirimātea started life as an improv live performance recorded at the opening of “Tāwhirimātea’s Battle” A group exhibition of Tairāwhiti artists to commemorate “one year on from Cyclone Gabriel”

In this piece Carrier explores the impact of Human interaction with the environment and the catastrophic consequences that this can cause as realised in the Tairāwhiti region.

The piece is made up of several elements. The wonky almost tortured oscillating synth drones represents the grief and anger of Tāwhirimātea as Rangi and Papa are separated by his sibling’s. The randomly generated bass tones represent the indiscriminate nature of a severe weather events or natural disasters. The monotonous repetition of the rimshot pays homage to the relentless nature of profit driven commercial enterprise at all costs and its influence on regulatory body control. The drum patterns portray the ongoing struggle between Tūmatauenga (God of war and people) and Tāwhirimātea over the separation of Rangi and Papa, and the hue represents the sense of community, hope and quiet determination to overcome.

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Steven King (he/him) aka Carrier has been a long-time electronic music explorer of many genres. More recently utilising minimal sound palettes to explore ideas of isolationism and deep contemplation through repetitive rhythm and patterns.

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