Super Sonic Chat

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 simply give you a quick overview.

In this episode we do the heavy lifting for you on an introduction to perhaps the greatest rock band of the 90s: Soundgarden.

Listen in real time as we curate the perfect 5 song set to whet your Soundgarden whistle.

These are not our favourite Soundgarden songs.  

These are not be the best Soundgarden songs.

These are the five songs that best represent all that Soundgarden encompass to a new listener.

If we've done our job correctly, you'll have a Soundgarden experience and be left with a curiosity to hear more. 

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It's almost an impossible mission!  

To sum up one of the most important modern bands in music history in only five songs.

In this episode we present to you our tasting plate for the Radiohead novice.

Imagine you meet someone who has little to no idea about a band you've loved for a long time.

You have a choice to make:

Do you launch in with the full backstory?  A deep dive into the members, the albums, the tours, the songs, the side projects, the role they played in music history and the depth of love you feel for them?

OR

Do you pique their interest with a few juicy tidbits and give them five key songs that deliver a good insight into the band?

We choose the second path.

Radiohead is a band we both have loved for a long time.  They're a totally unique band that played a pivotal part in the evolution of alternative rock from the 90s til now. 

Without wanting to overwhelm you, we simply present to you our Radiohead Primer: a band in five songs.

If you're a Radiohead fan, let us know if we get it right.

If you have no idea who Radiohead is, enjoy the journey and let us know your impression.

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In this episode we present to you our tasting plate for the Primus novice.

Imagine you're chatting with someone and it becomes apparent they have no idea about a band you've loved for a long time.

You have a choice to make:

Do you launch in with the full backstory?  A deep dive into the members, the albums, the tours, the songs, the side projects, the role they played in music history and the depth of love you feel for them?

OR

Do you pique their interest with a few juicy tidbits and give them five key songs that deliver a good insight into the band?

We choose the second path.

Primus is a band we both have loved for a long time.  They're a totally unique and cult level band that played an interesting part in the alternative rock explosion of the 90s.

Without wanting to overwhelm you, we simply present to you our Primus Primer: a band in five songs.

If you're a Primus fan, let us know if we get it right.

If you have no idea who Primus is, enjoy the journey and let us know your impression.

Either way, just remember Primus Sucks!

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One of the greatest chats you can have with a mate centers on an ultimate showdown: making them choose between two equally loved bands or artists. 

There is a special kind of joy in watching someone squirm as they struggle to make a decision and the process is often fascinating.  

These kind of conundrums and hypotheticals have been fueling classic music chat for decades.

We wanted to capture a series of these ultimate showdowns on this episode. 

Leon and Adrian set up several hypothetical and torturous situations and ask the other to make a choice. A final and ultimate choice between two favourites. 

If forced, what choices would you have made? We'd love to hear your take on these hypotheticals! 

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The Top 5. The 10 Greatest. The 500 All Time. 

Music commentary is filled with lists.  Fans are fascinated by them. Music media salivate over them.

Why?

In this very meta and totally experiential episode, Leon and Adrian set out to make their own list containing Ten Super Sonic Music Lists.  By dedicating themselves to this mission they aim to discover the answer to 'why people love music lists'!

The chat contains serious lists, weighty lists, ridiculous lists, frivolous and funny lists, inane and interesting lists.

There's outrage, frustration, amazement, hilarity and good times.

There's also some pointed conclusions about the joy and the junk of music lists.

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Some light relief for an uneasy time and current state of isolation. Leon and Adrian recall some of the songs that have given them the most joy through irreverence, biting social commentary, light-hearted whackiness and pure wit. 

Does humour belong in music? The chaps at Super Sonic Chat say unequivocally, "Yes!"

Some musicians discussed: Weird Al Yankovic, The Lonely Island, Primus, Electric Six, TISM, Bo Burnham and a smattering of others.

A quiet word of warning, there are some relatively adult themes discussed due to the provocative nature that comedy tends to have. 

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How fun is falling down rabbit holes when chasing new music?

This chat is about the joy of stumbling down a side alley in a town where you think you know most of the streets.

Its about new and interesting scenes that take you by surprise.

We chat about four moments in time and space that gave rise to new sounds, new fashions, new movements.

It's so fun to see how these moments changed music history forever.

We chat about:

- The new sounds emerging from kids coming of age in post-World War Two Germany that became known as Krautrock.

- New York in the fresh post-punk early 80s where artists are exploring a new noise.

- West-Africa in a post English commonwealth, post civil war 1970s where politics and funk combine with African rhythms to give birth to Afrobeat.

- The technical wizardry and incredible playing taking heavy music to an intricate and brutal new level in the Math-core scene.

Music fandom is endlessly rewarding.  We hope you enjoy this Super Sonic Chat as much as we did. 

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A 2 minute slice of Super Sonic Chat.

Leon and Adrian go head to head on the topic of Pop Music.

If you love it, or if you can barely stomach it, you will take a side. Hear music from Carly Rae Jepsen, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Lorde, Niall Horan, Taylor Swift, The Weekend and more.

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