Thursday night marked two firsts for me as I joined
Elazion on his podcast. It was both my first podcast and my first time as the guest in an interview. In the nearly hour and a half conversation we touched on several subjects, mostly around my role as a radio host and blogger, but of course we dive deeper into a wider swath. There's a fair amount of insight into my process and history, as well as a ton of recommendations which I'll detail below. Get the episode on
iTunes,
Stitcher,
Castbox & others
here.
Recommendations, in the order they arise in the episode...
DJ Flipout/Skratch Bastid/Red Bull 3Style: DJ/MC associated with both Virgin Radio Vancouver and the Red Bull 3Style DJ competition. DJ/Global Ambassador for the Red Bull 3Style DJ competition. Both great Twitter follows.
Repost-Toggle for Soundcloud: An Chrome extension I use to streamline my feed.
Nero - Symphony 2808: My first encounter with electronic music re-imagined in an orchestral/symphonic format.
Pete Tong, Jules Buckley & The Heritage Orchestra - Ibiza Prom: The start of Pete Tong's venture into the orchestral realm, with a studio album of this concert (
here) and two more after (below).
Pete Tong Ibiza Classics: A second orchestral album of re-imagined Ibiza classics.
Pete Tong - Chilled Classics: A third orchestral album with a mix of original productions and classic re-imaginings.
Ed Banger 15: Orchestral versions of classic Ed Banger releases celebrating their 15th anniversary. See live concert
here.
Yanni: An incredible composer/producer/etc. Countless fantastic tracks and albums, but his live
The Concert Event album was the one that hooked me, even better enjoyed if you watch the live videos.
Skratch Bastid & Afiara Quartet - Spin Cycle: A brilliant experiment combining scratching and strings. Also best enjoyed with accompanying video. See full concert at Koerner Hall
here.
Skratch Bastid - Kenny Rodgers Tributes: Pretty self explanatory. Turntable tributes to The Gambler. First video
here and a followup
here.
Porter Robinson Monstercat Showcase: My peak Porter enjoyment. One of my favourite mixes of all-time.
Knife Party Essential Mix: One of the most incredible debut sets/Essential Mixes. Peak Knife Party.
Score: A Film Music Documentary: A fantastic doc on some of the major players in "the world's most widely known music genre" with interviews from John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, etc.
Queen Of The South: One of my favourite TV shows, scored by Giorgio Moroder.
Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul: Incredible music direction. Particularly in the montage scenes. Two stand out in particular, at least in recent memory, both from
Better Call Saul.
BADBADNOTGOOD - Can't Leave The Night and
Todd Terje - Alfonso Muskedunder.
The Wire: Every time I think back to the month or two it took me to binge it, I'm filled with nostalgia and the desire to relive what is widely considered to be the best TV show ever.
Explained - Music: Incredible, informative and logic-based mini doc on music. Narrated by Carly Rae Jepsen and featuring TOKiMONSTA.
The Nature Of Things - Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound: Another incredible documentary, detailing the magic behind music and its multi-sensory qualities.
It's All Gone Pete Tong: The 'true story' of a DJ who goes deaf, but continues to produce through vibrations.
Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell, & Stevie Wonder: Perhaps my favourite ever Grammy performance.
The Night: A Nero 'side-project' between Alana Watson and Dan Stephens. Meanwhile
Joseph Ray is doing solo work under his own name.
