Unmuted, Unmastered

By Unmuted, Unmastered cast

We review a recently released album every week. Plus, music news and a rundown of the soon-to-be-released music you should know about. New episodes release every Monday.... more

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November 29, 2021 41: Lamp vs. Imogen Heap (Album Club vs. #1)
"The bleeps are a nice touch"

In this 4-part mini-series we pit 2 albums against each other. This week we look at Imogen Heap's 'Speak For Yourself' and Lamp's 'For Lovers'.

Prior knowledge of the albums: 00:01:44
General thoughts on 'For Lovers': 00:09:21
'For Lovers' track-by-track analysis: 00:16:21
General thoughts on 'Speak for Yourself': 00:31:57
'Speak for Yourself' track-by-track analysis: 00:40:45
Our final vote: 01:16:00

Personnel
James - Ring girl
Tom - Blue corner
Will - Referee
Jess - Red Corner

...more
1h 20min
November 22, 2021 40: Live! 2
Forty weeks on from starting the podcast, we meet up to record in person once more.
Our reigning quiz champ Jess tests the depth of the rest of the crew's musical knowledge.
Thank you for listening so far!

Personnel
Jess - Quiz Master
Will - Host / Producer
Tom - Location Scout
James - Contestant
...more
1h 8min
November 15, 2021 39: We Review Our First Playlist! (+ Special Announcement...)
"So, from figs to sultanas..."

00:01:58: Rich Brian - 'Sailor'
00:08:55: Pattern Pusher - 'Sunrise EP'
00:14:35: Lunar Vacation - 'Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp'
00:16:59: Tash Sultana - 'Notion'

00:23:44: The News

00:36:25: Reviewing 'Cocoa Weather' - Our first playlist.

01:04:58: Upcoming Releases
01:08:56: Special Announcement

James - Savage
Tom - Sarcastic
Will - Fig
Jess - Sultana
...more
1h 10min
November 08, 202138: Never Break The Chain
"I like BADBADNOTGOOD"

What we have been listening to:
00:02:55 'Girls' by TORA
00:06:58 'New Music and Big Pop' by Another Michael
00:12:24 'IV' by BADBADNOTGOOD
00:16:54 'Smiling with No Teeth' by Genesis Owusu
00:21:42 The News
00:38:40 The Chain
01:06:46 Upcoming releases

Personnel
Will - Butcher
Jess - Baker
James - Candle Stick Maker
Tom - The Bath Tub

The ENTIRE Chain:
Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know

The Replacements - Within Your Reach

Lorde - Swingin Party

Alanis Morissette - Perfect

Lorde - The Path

White Lung - Below

Black Marble - Iron Lung

Nature TV - Solid door

The Police - Driven To Tears

Calibre, DRS & Mark Ernestus - Bad

Floating Points - Bias

Radiohead - All I need

Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Their Helicopters Sing

Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow - What Do You Know? (Annihilation Soundtrack)

Carla White - Can’t Say Goodbye to Yesterday

Moby - Extreme Ways

The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do

Lemon Jelly - Space Walk

Public Service Broadcasting - The Other Side

Radiohead - Fitter Happier

MGMT - She Works Out Too Much

Miya Folick - Stop Talking
...more
1h 12min
November 01, 2021 37: We go back to the 80s
"The same song, just in Imperial units"
What we have been listening to:
00:01:48 ZOMBIE-CHANG
00:10:32 Mike Shinoda - Dropped Frames Vol. 1, 2 & 3
00:17:40 Ross From Friends - Tread
00:20:53 News
00:24:00 We recommend 80s albums
00:37:11 Upcoming releases
Personnel
Will - Cake baker
Jess - Coffee maker
James - Granny square manufacturer
...more
42min
October 25, 202136: The SpoOoOOoky one
"OoooOooooOoo OOOooooOooOoOOo Halloween!"

What we have been listening to:
00:01:08 Seekersinternational Presents Ragga Preservation Society - Worldwide Sound
00:02:37 Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone by Lemon Demon
00:07:27 Chase Spruill - Philip Glass: A Common Time

00:10:35 News

00:13:11 Our Halloween Playlists
Link to Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4taqz2Wfzq2OlPC21MjTRi?si=4e8e4fcb46fc41b2
Jess' playlist:
Say the Name - clipping.

Gutteral - Zoobof

Frisk - Black Marble

She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

Promised Land Utopia - Cristobal Tapia De Veer
Will's playlist:
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Pixies - Debaser

Disasterpiece - Pool

Evil Nine - They Live!

Creeper - Be My End
James' playlist:
Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches

Metallica - Sad but true

Hayley Kiyoko - Demons

Tenacious D - Tribute

Kanye West (+ features) - Monster

00:34:08 Upcoming releases

Personnel
Will - Sasquatch
Jess - Goblin
James - King Kong
...more
38min
October 18, 2021 35: Translation Station: Tropical Freeze (+ Ferris & Sylvester live & Porches reviews)
"It's closer to Radiohead than Steps"

What we have been listening to:
00:02:18 Ras Micheal & the sons of Negus - Rastafari
00:08:45 Band of Horses - Crutch
00:11:53 YUKIKA - SOUL LADY
00:19:15 Joe Bonamassa - Live from the Royal Albert Hall

26:34 News

00:41:20 Translation Station

01:01:05 Review of All Day Gentle Hold ! by Porches

01:08:03 Review of Ferris & Sylvester live at Cavern

01:15:40 Upcoming releases

Personnel
Will - Cranky
Jess - Funky
Tom - Candy
James - King K. Rool

...more
1h 21min
October 11, 2021 34: The Merch Table
"I like tea towel”

What we have been listening to:
00:01:41: Alon Mor – Lands of Delight
00:05:25: LEGO - LEGO White Noise
00:13:11: Brief Work - Brief Work 1
00:18:36: The Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach

00:24:38: News

00:36:53: The best merch we’ve ever seen

00:58:54: Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Jess – Screen-printing
James – Manning the stall
Will – Badge-making
Tom - Upholsterer
...more
1h 6min
October 04, 202133: We Condone Pirating?? (+ Autumn Playlist Reviews)
"I was trying to reflect the colour brown"

What we have been listening to:
00:01:07: Alessia Cara - In the Meantime
00:04:06: Miyauchi Yuri
00:10:53: Maximum the Hormone - Bu-ikikaesu
00:15:18: The National - Juicy Sonic Magic

00:22:26: News

00:29:02: Our Autumn Playlists
Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4b1bwIIu7KCLOY0cgs1Rkk?si=b585273bb0664494
James' playlist:
Rob Scallon - Rain

Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova

Eric Clapton - Circus

American football - The Summer Ends

Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No.1

B5 - บางสิ่ง [Bang Sing]

Miyauchi Yuri - Xalk_

Dom Mino' - Amelia

Nils Frahm - My Friend The Forest
Jess' playlist:
Mitski - Fireworks

Teenage Fanclub - I’m In Love

Animal Collective - Man of Oil

Flying Lotus - Golden Axe (Maida Vale Session)

Blur - This Is a Low

The Stone Roses - Elizabeth My Dear

Van Morrison - Moondance

Björn Olsson - Annika

Elbow - the birds
Will's playlist:
King Krule - Alone, Omen 3 (Live)

Space Afrika - B£E (feat. Blackhaine)

Ben Seretan - 11pm Sudden Thunderstorm

George Riley - power

David Shea & Scanner - ...for…

Wednesday - Cody’s Only (Audiotree Live Version)

Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls (Live at The Social)

The Replacements - Can’t Hardly Wait (Live 1991)

Broken Social Scene - It’s All Gonna Break (Live at Third Man Records)
Tom's playlist:
Seasons - Future Islands

Juggernaut - Guy Garvey

Long Island City - Mary Spender

Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons

Which Way Home - David Ryan Harris

you didn’t even make the bed - PRONOUN

It’s Just the Night - I Am Kloot

If Not Now… - Tracy Chapman

Here We Are - Kenny G

Cemeteries of London - Coldplay

01:04:40 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Jess - Spooky Costumes
James - Leaf Clean Up
Will - Umbrellas
Tom - Window watching
...more
1h 10min
September 27, 2021 32: We ❤️ Sub Pop (+ Lil Nas X review)
"King Neptune's Krabby Patties."

What we have been listening to:

00:04:14 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' by Injury Reserve
00:07:55 'MONTERO' by Lil Nas X
00:17:08 'Djesse Vol.3' by Jacob Collier
00:24:10 'The Gaping Mouth' by Lowertown

00:29:41 The News

00:38:49 A Deep Dive into Sub Pop

01:06:41 Upcoming Releases

Personnel
Jess - Air drums
James - Air vocals
Will - Air bass
Tom - Air guitar
...more
1h 9min

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