Today we talk a bit about Aphex Twin's latest EP Collapse, and then get to the heart of this week's podcast: talking about the band Greta Van Fleet, and discussing what originality in art actually is.

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We have a wonderful double-feature for y'all today, so grab that popcorn and don't forget to use the bathroom, cuz it's a long one. We get critical with the new Pig Destroyer album Head Cage, and we briefly go over John Zorn's Masada project, which, supposedly, has just finally finished with its third and final book Beriah, last month.

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Sorry about the longer-than-usual wait—we had business on Labor Day, which is sort of antithetical...

Anyway, enough bullshit: this week marks our first year as a podcast, and we thought it would be a cool idea to share and discuss a few of our favorite albums. We each talk about five in-depth, but not before mentioning a ton of honorable mentions.

If you're reading this, thanks for listening!

Here's the full list, if you want it:

Scott:

Top 5:

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

Morbid Angel - Covenant

Honorable Mentions:

Converge - Jane Doe

Deafheaven - Sunbather

Death Grips - The Money Store

Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum

Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime

Earth - Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

ISIS - Panopticon

Minor Threat - Complete Discography

Mogwai - Come on Die Young

Opeth - Blackwater Park

Prince - Purple Rain

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

Sunn O))) - Black One

Swans - The Great Annihilator

Jimmy:

Top 5:

John Zorn—New Traditions In East Asian Bar Bands

Paul Butterfield Blues Band—Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Porcupine Tree—In Absentia

Eyedea & Abilities—By The Throat

Rosetta—Wake/Lift

Honorable Mentions:

Bad Brains—Bad Brains

Coheed & Cambria—Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV Volume 1: Fear Through The Eyes of Madness

Faith No More—The Real Thing

Fall Out Boy—Infinity On High

Florence + the Machine—Lungs

Funkadelic—Maggot Brain

Herbie Hancock—Head Hunters

The Mars Volta—Amputechture

Naked City—Torture Garden

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds—Let Love In

Pink Floyd—Wish You Were Here

Wayne Shorter—Speak No Evil

Tom Waits—Swordfishtrombones

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So, yeah, pretty obvious from the title: we talk about Scott Walker's supposed collaboration with Sia for Natalie Portman's upcoming film (it's still weird to even type all of that, if you ask us), review the new Alice In Chains album, and finally cap it all off by talking about Stevie Wonder's Innervisions, which turned 45 years old a few weeks ago.

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Welcome back! Today we went to Bull Moose in Keene, NH, and SURPRISE, we bought music. Some of our buys include: Fred Frith, Matmos, & Iglooghost. Sorry about the short length—we'll be back with something longer next week!

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Guess who's back, back again? Us. Sorry.

Anyway...on today's docket: the new single from stoner metal legends High On Fire, the news of Frank Mullen of Suffocation fame retiring for good, a review of Iglooghost's newest EPs (Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu), and, finally, we swap recent classical albums we've bought.

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Let's just cut to the chase, no bullshit—today, we talk about:

the recent passing of European free jazz legend Tomasz Stańko

new singles from Behemoth and Tim Hecker

the latest collaboration between Hexa (Jamie Stewart and Lawrence English) and Merzbow, Achromatic

the new Imperial Triumphant album Vile Luxury, and it's potential as a gamechanger in metal

Enjoy! Or not. Whatever.

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For our last episode of July 2018, we decided we need to talk about Black Sunday, Cypress Hill's second album, which turns 25 this month, and included with that are ramblings on Slipknot and Incubus, as well as Scott's story of his first edible experience. On top of that, our Zornology series continues as we explore one of John Zorn's more recent projects, the Moonchild series of albums which include the talents of Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, and Joey Baron.

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After a sort-of short break, we're back, and we're, of course, talking music. We go over our recent CD buys, including (but not limited to) Gillian Welch, Wolf Eyes, Agalloch, and James Blake, and then we talk for a bit about Smashing Pumpkins's sophormore album Siamese Dream, which turns 25 this month.

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Welcome back, after a short break due to July 4th celebrations here in America: today we thought we'd talk about some of our opinions on music that may not be the most agreed-upon, but nonetheless feel valid for both of us. After some minor music news—the announcement of a recent music award giving $50K strictly to improvising musicians [link], and Drake's recent takeover of Spotify's front page (and the idea of gatekeeping on streaming sites)—we get right into it. Warning: we get a little salty. Of course, everything we say here is our opinion—you're free to agree or disagree, though we would enjoy it if you expressed your thoughts in a courteous and respectful manner.

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