Odonis Odonis is the Toronto-based duo of Dean Tzenos and Denholm Whale. Together they create varied music that verges on everything from EBM and Industrial to shoegaze aggression. Their sound has been described as “claustrophobic electronic music that sounds like the end of the world.”  Their new album Spectrums (Editors note; Holy S!@t it's good) marks what they have called a “third chapter” in their career, yet, the release is still dripping in their noisy synth industrial history.  In their words “We’ve finally found where we fit inside all of the noise”. 

They picked Ministry's 1986 album Twitch. A "transitional" album that finds the band on the cusp of creating what would become the post punk/industrial sound that would take the world by storm in the early 90's.

Check out Spectrums here https://open.spotify.com/album/6IsXBYxnhKlFOwao9cTPCz?si=Knp8lLwQQbGfgY0d5mb2UA

Here's a list of the tracks from Twitch  featured in today's episode.

We Believe - https://open.spotify.com/track/6LX9XZG2W6fo0hNcArSCOn?si=05a611b8133f4366

Where Are You At Now / Crash and Burn / Twitch https://open.spotify.com/track/6tSSX6POVOtBERSoUczTlc?si=6a184ebe204d4034

It's best to turn them up loud! 

We've been busy as of late but time to take a sec and fill each other in on what we've been listening to.

Tom is checking out the latest release from Phosphorescent, a live collection from the BBC called, oddly enough, The BBC Sessions. Check out the classic Song for Zula at the link below.

https://open.spotify.com/track/580PEqk8r0dn6XKvFug8PQ?si=b847807a40fc44e3

Dave's prayers were answered with the latest release from the "ladies and gentlemen" of Placebo. New album coming soon but for now, check out the brilliant Beautiful James.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Yw6htG6TZtkeMo9WLI0M7?si=6c6470bc04b44cd8

Thanks to Jessie Dangerously and the Mayor of Ottawa for listening!

We're back next week with our guests Odonis Odonis and their pick from the past! Check in next Tuesday to hear what they have been up to and what is still called upon.

On the heels of his latest album TAO, Canadian Hip Hop royalty Shad joins us to discuss Ms. Lauryn Hill's 2002 album MTV Unplugged 2.0. An interesting listen to say the least, but you come away with the feeling you heard something amazing that can never be replicated. Shad speaks to the influence this album had on him and the art of hip hop itself.

Links to songs featured in the episode.

Adam Lives In Theory - https://open.spotify.com/track/4ER4wjup2235bo63RU4KvS?si=b734d3ce89c341a0

Just Like Water - https://open.spotify.com/track/4GedwOz9QDga5UI6n1wUPW?si=4d1dda17f9184d38

Mystery Of Inequity - https://open.spotify.com/track/5KZwRD3KklSP73jnLoNWtF?si=f356a833c5734306

Check out Shads new album TAO out now - https://open.spotify.com/track/6jeBFt88RFiop3iSCSTb6W?si=7a0701d84c89493d

Follow us on Spotify to listen to these and pasts artists featured on the the Sound Affect

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4licXsVkBRGDjDcLFdp7GR?si=19b6263ab0e148aa

Check out their website and follow their socials at https://linktr.ee/CDNmelodies

Dave picked Love Becomes Electric by Strange Advance: https://open.spotify.com/track/25NJUzUeDWEj9xBBL2Y5Uc?si=1f4eb9983e124a00

Radio stations with names like Bob and Jack FM play the hell out Strange Advance songs like Worlds Away, She Controls Me and We Run, but the track Love Becomes Electric from the excellent album The Distance Between (which would be their last album for over 30 years) doesn't get much love. This is the band at their finest and while their early 80's stuff may sound a bit dated, to me this one still sounds fresh and that acoustic guitar at minute 3:03 gets me every time. How has this not been covered by someone?

Tom picked Years (By One Thousand Finger Tips) by Attack In Black: https://open.spotify.com/track/4D3m9El96TIwQVinUlgpwn?si=dee8ff58730b44b8

The lead off track from Attack in Black's third studio album, which goes by the same name. The band's catchy melody is a jaunty stroll down a musical path. A melody you can't help but whistle and hum as it progresses. Yet, Daniel Romano's pseudo-philosophical lyrics like "you have held one thousand years (by one thousand fingertips)" leave us in a state of contemplation.

We had a great chat with the wonderful Sam & Chris from Funeral Lakes about their pick, Arcade Fires 2007 sophomore album Neon Bible. We discuss sounds, churches, guitar choices, and once again Tom shows his age. tsk tsk.

Check out Funeral Lakes latest EP, the excellent Redeemer https://funerallakes.bandcamp.com/album/redeemer

List of songs featured in the episode.

Arcade Fire - (Antichrist Television Blues) - https://open.spotify.com/track/3TcmqdciWnQOXxYohhERbP?si=b4af111009c84679 

Funeral Lakes - Place I Stay - https://open.spotify.com/track/0tZCGdaJyf9G1JULTQELpQ?si=9b173c50db2647d8

Arcade Fire - Windowsill - https://open.spotify.com/track/2XP4rhtpHlzJRUNhsD7eU3?si=45c5b20f2fbc4dda

Arcade Fire - Intervention - https://open.spotify.com/track/7Bl5Fqa2g1UFs2O1VJiKhb?si=b2f4ff5ad7ad4672

Was hard to get this one edited down we had so much fun talking with Jason from Vancouver’s brilliant, post-punk and new-wave quartet ACTORS. We chat Bowie, ACTORS new album (out Oct 1st) gear addiction, the divine and everybody's favorite horseman of the apocalypse...Spotify. Super fun chat.

Follow the links below to hear the full versions of songs heard in the episode:

Intro - Fashion w/ David Bowie 1980 interview clip

David Bowie - Teenage Wildlife - https://open.spotify.com/track/57NAaXLQGp5ZgEvpVOYtFe?si=9039882218cf433d

David Bowie - Kingdom Come - https://open.spotify.com/track/0GSDkjD1yuhM5YUICzQ2V5?si=e9e0557e2cb74cb9

ACTORS - Cold Eyes - https://open.spotify.com/track/7hGY9rATPv7Ca9OSUEkT9O?si=b977ad1d0b284b52

Outro - Scary Monsters Live 1996 Phoenix Festival - https://youtu.be/8gXu1pj1OEg

Off week this week but we still provide you with some mildly entertaining banter as we discuss what we've been listening to and what our "Summer Songs" were. 

Full episode back next week!! 

Follow the links below to hear the full versions of songs we previewed.

I, The Mountain - Wildflowers - https://open.spotify.com/track/4yzwImSw5m7wOQTu3PbaQt?si=730b62ea7cf94f36

Lindsay Buckingham - Scream - https://open.spotify.com/track/70ZbFIWCgJq6q2YBISDbhd?si=a61a1111035f4bc0

Indie rock journeyman Nathan Lawr joins us to talk about Jeff Buckley's Grace. We were worried we wouldn't have much to add as far as insight to such an iconic album...turns out we were wrong. It may not be insightful but we sure talked a lot.  

Apologies for the weeklong delay but we are back for a special episode. We are pleased to have our first international guest, Sam Nicholson from Australia’s Quivers joins us. The band writes infectious pop songs that deal with dark subject matter while also prompting us to hum along with jangly hooks and sweet sweet harmonies! Despite having their 2020 US tour and NXNE performance cancelled due to COVID, Quivers found heavy rotation on KEXP and released their take on R.E.M’s Out of Time. We had a great chat with Sam where we discuss, Rickenbacker guitars, age differences, Mike Mills outfits and, Shiny Happy People. 

Songs sampled:

R.E.M - Me In Honey - https://open.spotify.com/track/6MNzgVslfd54vz89uAMd7Q?si=282ce710b4904ff4

Quivers - Nostalgia Will Kill You - https://open.spotify.com/track/6DD4ibUSg5HXgW0SqWEmTE?si=afd6b3baddfb4981

Usually this is when Tom and I tell you what we've been listening to but in honor of the new Paragon Cause album Autopilot, which is what we've been listening to, Jay and Michelle tell us what they have been listening to lately. 

You can check them out on our Spotify Playlist here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4licXsVkBRGDjDcLFdp7GR?si=2a786eb837924ca2 as well as purchase the album on Bandcamp https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/album/autopilot