Super Sonic Chat

Do you ever look at someone and just know they are a fan of a certain band?

Have you ever met someone and just know they'd be into a certain artist?

This chat is about the weight of expectation.

Adrian kept having a certain band recommended to him by many people, including Leon.

'Oh you'd love them!' many people would say. 'I can't believe you've never listened to them before!'

Is Adrian the kind of person that looks like he'd love The National?

Is Leon the kind of person that looks like he'd love Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

The weight of expectation can change the way we experience music and this episode is a perfect example.

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One of life's greatest pleasures is discussing music with a mate and that is what we do here on this show.

And whether we are recording or not, we ask each other, "What have you been listening to lately?"

We sum up the last 6 month's new discoveries; whether they are new to the world, or just new to us, we offer each other a 5 course meal on what we have been digesting, musically so far this year.

Dear listener, tell us what you have discovered lately here:

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Royel Otis, Kool Aid, 2023

Department of Eagles, No One Does It Like You, 2008

Department of Eagles, Classical Records, 2008

Bad Dreems, Jack, 2023

Bad Dreems, See You Tomorrow, 2023

Black Pus, CGI Swamp Beast, 2020

Black Pus, Heebee Geebees, 2012

Plack Pus, Nuronic Knife, 2012

Budjerah, Therapy, 2023

Budjerah, Ready for the Sky, 2022

Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion, 2004

Where do you start with that classic or cult band that you seem to have avoided over the years?

It's a big ask to dive in to a full album or a lengthy playlist.

It's dangerous to ask a superfan to give you a simple overview.

In this episode we do the heavy lifting for you on an introduction to perhaps the most influential alternative rock band of the 90s: Faith No More.

Listen in real time as we curate the perfect 5 song set to whet your Faith No More whistle.

These are not our favourite Faith No More songs.  

These are not be the best Faith No More songs.

These are the five songs that best represent all that Faith No More encompass to a new listener.

If we've done our job correctly, you'll have a Faith No More experience and be left with a curiosity to hear more. 

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How does a musician take unrestrained, red hot rage and contain it within a carefully composed set of sounds?

Adrian and Leon explore a range of musical styles and approaches that capture this feeling through a range of lyrical and sonic tactics.

Language warning: Lyrics of rage often contain expletives of a very colourful nature.

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Featured Songs:

Take the Power Back, Rage Against the Machine, 1991

Sleep Now in the Fire, Rage Against the Machine, 1999

Fuck tha Police, NWA, 1988

Kiss Off, Violent Femmes, 1983

Power and the Passion, Midnight Oil, 1982

All Hail the New Flesh, Strapping Young Lad, 1997

You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette, 1995

Rudy x 3, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, 2012

Gacked on Anger, Amyl and the Sniffers, 2019

The Collapse, Frontierer, 2015

There’s a story about Ernsest Hemmingway, famous author, taking a bet that he couldnt write a story in 6 words.

Needless to say, when he read out six simple words, everyone paid up.

It got us thinking about the simple songs.

Not the songs loaded with lyrics.

Not those dense and lengthy songs.

But those songs that manage to say so much with so little.

If you will, what are some great ‘6 word’ type songs?

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When two good mates see different bands in different cities on the same night, then a sharing of experiences becomes inevitable.

This is a simultaneous event, but which is separated by 900 kilometres. The bands are different, but within a congruous genre. This is the concert experience of Leon watching Black Midi in Brisbane while at the same time, Adrian watches King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in Sydney.

*Please note some sound samples were taken from the actual concerts discussed, whereas some sound samples were taken from recordings of similar live shows to get a truer representation of the experience.

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Sometimes you need to talk about the things you can't see or touch.

For millenia the role of the artist has been, in part, to touch the sublime, to transcend the every day, to access something bigger than themselves and invite us to be a part of that.

In this chat we tackle this uplifting role that music plays in our lives whilst visiting the cathedrals of the everyman: the pub and the sporting arena.

We hear about the Romanticists and sci-fi author and philosopher Aldous Huxley.

We chat about Pub Choir, singing when your team is winning, the magic of anthemic choruses as well as music for psychedelic therapy and much more.

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Here's the challenge:  how do you distill an artist down to 5 songs for a first time listener?

When introducing someone to an artist or band they've never heard, it can be tricky to pick a playlist.

Too many songs can overwhelm the listener - so Adrian and Leon have developed the technique of choosing five for the unfamiliar. Five songs that impart a sense of what the artist is about. Not your five favourite songs. Not the five best songs. Five songs that hint at the flavour of the artist without delivering the full course. If done correctly it should be enough to leave them wanting more if they like what they're presented with.

This is the experiment: to pick only five songs of an artist you love that are tailored to hook the uninitiated.

In this episode, your hosts put this into practice for each other.

Adrian recommends the cool, catchy compositions of Bahamas.

Leon recommends the esoteric, sonorous sounds of Beirut.

Both artists filed under the letter 'B'.

Both artists with monikers you'll find on the world map.

Featured Songs:

Bahamas

No Expectations from Earthtones, 2018

Caught Me Thinking from Barchords, 2012

Lost in the Light from Barchords, 2012

Never Again from Barchords, 2012

All the Time from Bahamas is Afie, 2014

Beirut

Nantes from The Flying Club Cup, 2007

Postcards From Italy from Gulag Orkestar, 2006

Scenic World from Lon Gisland, 2006

Gibraltar from No No No, 2015

Two Blue Eyes from Berlin- Albuquerque Sessions, 2022

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There are many well regarded, classic albums that neither of us have listened to.

Our Confession Booth series is designed to get us out of our musical lanes and dive into these albums for the first time.

Will we love it?

Will we hate it?

Either way, we now have an informed opinion and a new listening experience.

In this episode we listen to:

The Cult 'Love' (1985)

Tracy Chapman 'Tracy Chapman' (1988)

Spoiler alert:  we clash wildly on our opinions of one of these albums!

We also incidentally mention some artists along the way such as:

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