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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Unmuted, Unmastered episodes:

September 20, 2021 31: HOUSEPLANTS (+ Squid live review)
"...and many more of your family favourites!"

What we have been listening to:
00:04:14 Dodie - Build a Problem
00:09:35 Saint Chaos - Blind Spot
00:11:55 Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster - Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster
00:17:33 Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8

00:22:26 News

00:30:53 Is air guitar acceptable?

01:00:48 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Jess - Air drums
James - Air vocals
Will - Air bass
Tom - Air guitar
...more
1h 5min
September 13, 2021 30: Teenage Dirtbag Stockholm Syndrome
"Where are the talk boxes and loud synths and why is it all tasteful & dull”

On the show this week:

What we have been listening to:

00:00:50 The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home

00:06:47 Scratcha DVA - Afrotek

00:11:35 Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance

00:14:49 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

00:19:48 News

00:23:52 Music from our school days

00:59:00 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel

Jess - Physics Teacher

James - Caretaker

Tom – School Security

Will – School Chef
...more
1h 7min
September 06, 2021 29: Life is a Motorway
"There may well be another version of DONDA out by the time this releases”
On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:01:52 Metallica – Metallica Blacklist
00:07:49 Toto - Toto
00:10:11 Dariush Dolat-Shahi - Electronic Music, Tar and Sehtar
00:15:24 The Postal Service – Give Up
News:
00:20:01 ABBA are releasing a new 10-song album and virtual concert
00:21:32 Lee Scratch Perry has died
00:21:53 The BBC will mark the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind with a range of programmes
00:22:08 Kanye West’s DONDA finally releases
00:27:46 Music for road trips
00:45:23 Upcoming releases this week
Personnel
Jess - Driver
James - Shotgun
Tom – In the backseat
Will – In the boot
...more
53min
August 30, 202128: 70s Albums (+ Lorde & Emma Blackery reviews)
"What, being biased is your thing?"
"If you have a cool guitar in your track, I'm going to like it. That's my bias."

On the show this week:

What we have been listening to:
00:02:27 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri - 'Log In Your Fire'

00:03:54 Anna Pancaldi - 'Dear Joey'

00:07:50 Yes - 'Close to the Edge'

News:
00:13:13 The baby on the 'Nevermind' cover sues Nirvana

Recommendations for 70s music:
00:24:19 Pick - 'Drip Drip'

00:33:05 Tim Buckley - 'Starsailor'

00:39:32 Derek & The Dominos - 'Bell Bottom Blues'

New Music Reviews:
00:48:26 Lorde - 'Solar Power'

00:57:43 Emma Blackery - 'Girl in a Box'

01:06:29: Upcoming Releases

Personnel:
Will - Chief Tea Drinker

James - Nobel Laureatte

Tom - Motivational Speaker
...more
1h 13min
August 23, 202127: AI Future (+ Orla Gartland review)
"Are you proposing that we run any new additions to the charts through Turnitin for a plagarism check?"

On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:01:12 Toshifumi Hinata - Hitotsubu No Umi (Reality in Love)

00:05:49 Wata Igarashi - New Dawn EP

00:09:02 Lightspeed Champion - Falling off the Lavender Bridge

00:15:53 Alessia Cara - This Summer
News:
00:18:26 Holly Herndon announces vocal instrument Holly+

00:42:37 UK Competition Watchdog recommends new controls on ticket reselling
00:51:06 Musicians with other jobs
01:10:46 Review of Woman on the Internet by Orla Gartland
01:19:36 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Jess - Neural network design
James - Training data collection
Tom - Training process coordinator
Will - Licencing and distribution
...more
1h 28min
August 16, 202126: Dream Collaborations (+ Jade Bird review)
"That's the problem, they build the buildings and then they put it on top of the old car park! There's no car park there at all now!"

On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:03:30 edbl - edble beats, vol. 2

00:06:28 Yola - Stand For Myself

00:11:42 Foxing - Draw Down The Moon

00:15:15 B5 - Event

00:17:39 Cat Empire

News:
00:24:28 British Sea Power change their name

00:28:55 Spotify trialling cheaper 'Plus' tier

00:34:06 De La Soul acquire the rights to their masters

00:37:11 Lollapalooza wasn't a superspreading event

00:43:13 Dream collaborations
01:25:56 Review of Different Kinds of Light by Jade Bird
01:35:50 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel -
Ben - Pilchard fisherman
Jess - Miner of china clay
James - B&B owner
Will - Dairy farmer
Tom - Wandering poet
...more
1h 40min
August 09, 202125: Music myths BUSTED! (+ Skirts review)
"Was the Stig that cool?"

On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:03:03 James Vickery - Songs That Made Me Feel

00:06:45 Wolfmother - Victorious

00:12:03 Morwell - Souls

00:14:26 LoneLady - Hinterland
00:21:01 Hit Show by Tom Haven is out now
00:38:41 Music myths BUSTED!
00:55:13 Yelp! I Need Somebody! - reviews game
01:10:05 Review of Great Big Wild Oak by Skirts
01:14:10 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Jess - Acoustic guitar
Tom - Pedal steel
James - Drum machine
Will - 'Bandcampy' synth
...more
1h 25min
August 02, 202124: China STRIKES FIRST against big music (+ Rodrigo Amarante review)
"What do you mean you haven't seen all 2000 episodes of CSI!?"

On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:02:40 glue70 - Points of Interest

00:06:10 Tame Impala - InnerSpeaker 10th Anniversary Edition

00:11:45 Overmono - fabric presents Overmono
00:18:45 Apple Music add Lossless and Spacial Audio on Android (but there's a catch)
00:29:04 Chinese government cracks down on Tencent dominance of music streaming rights
00:37:37 Music on TV
01:02:56 Review of Drama by Rodrigo Amarante
01:10:03 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
James - Coding
Josh - Computation
Will - Analysis
...more
1h 20min
July 26, 202123: The Economics of Streaming (+ Koreless & John Mayer reviews)
"Streaming should pay musicians far more than it currently does"

On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:02:10 Fightmilk - Contender

00:05:28 Multiples and Memphis LK

00:08:48 Matt Bellamy - Cryosleep
00:16:29 DCMS Report on the Economics of Streaming
00:38:32 boygenius x The Sims
00:42:00 The most polarising albums of all time
01:03:24 Review of Agor by Koreless
01:08:24 Review of Sob Rock by John Mayer
01:19:05 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
Tom - World's #1 John Mayer fan
James - World's #2 John Mayer fan
Will - World's #3 John Mayer fan
...more
1h 25min
July 19, 202122: Olympic Dreams
"A goth doesn't really understand fear"
On the show this week:
What we have been listening to:
00:01:20 Sting - The Soul Cages

00:03:29 Holly Herndon - Proto

00:10:35 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000
00:14:24 Olivia Rodrigo visits the White House
00:17:24 Olympics music
00:35:09 Upcoming releases this week

Personnel
James - Long Jump
Jess - 400m Hurdles
Will - Archery
...more
42min

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