Episode 12, 5/25/12 – You Say You Want A [Digital] Revolution…

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 12, 5/25/12 – You Say You Want A [Digital] Revolution…

I apologize for the fuzzy audio; I had a glitchy input device. However, I felt that the voices came through clearly enough, so we decided to go with it. Thanks for bearing with it. I hope to have everything fixed for our next recording.

In this episode, Dave and I bring on an old friend (who also happens to be a Dave; we refer to him as Beckner to avoid confusion), who has an affinity for high quality audio when it comes to his music consumption. The hope was that he could school us on the sub-par compression that we listen to our digital music with, but the conversation extended much further than that. Enjoy!

00:00 – Fuzzy audio disclaimer.

00:49 – Intro, introductions, and episode overview.

01:36 – Some Beckner history and his thoughts on music in general.

12:03 – Beckner’s top five albums.

17:48 – Discussion about digital music: compression, quality, formats, comparison to analog, etc.

31:17 – Discussion about digital downloading and its implications.

48:38 – Beckner takes us on a Pasadena, Maryland trip down memory lane by first introducing “FFL” by his and his roommate’s alter-rap-ego’s Red Cent & Hefty Sums.

54:17 – Beckner introduces “3 More Years” by his roommate’s (Red Cent) former band, Callow.

58:24 – Lastly, Beckner introduces “Great Scott,” a Back to the Future themed song by Poplar Ridge.

01:02:39 – Outro.

Episode 11, 4/28/12 – Keeping the Past Alive, Part 1

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 11, 4/28/12 – Keeping the Past Alive, Part 1

This episode is not an actual Breathing Underwater Musicast episode, but rather an episode of a short-lived podcast made as part of a band I was in while I lived on Maui that is no longer in existence. We were called The Möbius Project. I hope you don’t mind a few of these Möbius Project podcast episodes popping up; my reason for doing so is that putting out regular Breathing Underwater episodes is currently problematic for me with a newborn at home so I thought it better to give you something relevant to tide you over until a new Breathing Underwater episode can be released. We’ll have a new episode of Breathing Underwater’s Musicast online for you as soon as possible. Thanks for tuning in!

ORIGINALLY POSTED: 7/20/2010
ORIGINAL TITLE: The Album
ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES:
Welcome to The Mobicast Project! In this audio podcast, the members of The Mobius Project (Jeremiah Demster, Daniel Bell, Ryan Stevens), along with occasional collaborators, will discuss, rant, rave, explore, and digress about anything and everything relating to music, the music industry, and what it’s like being a part of this ever expanding and evolving wave of musical sound and expression. Our first episode revolves around albums from creation to marketing to relevancy.

Episode 10, 4/8/12 – Our Metal Evolution

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 10, 4/8/12 – Our Metal Evolution

Dan and Dave get back to basics and muse on some of the finer points brought up in Sam Dunn’s Metal Evolution series that recently ran its course on VH1. We review Everything is Changing by Anneke van Giersbergen, the former singer of The Gathering. We also discuss the current state of live music and recommend some various music-related things. You’ll just have to listen to find out what! Lastly, we play a song by an up-and-coming Ontario band that definitely has undergone quite the metal evolution.

00:18 – Intro and episode overview.

01:17 – A discussion about Sam Dunn’s Metal Evolution and how it relates to our experiences as music fans.

33:43 – Album review of Everything is Changing by Anneke van Giersbergen, the former singer of The Gathering.

38:41 – We discuss the current state of live music.

45:40 – Dave recommends Lamb of God’s Resolution, Megadeth’s TH1RT3EN, Soulfly’s Enslaved, and he anticipates Slipknot’s eventual upcoming album (tinyurl.com/6vzaju8). Dan anticipates the evolution of the music industry in regards to all of the recent rants about it (tinyurl.com/882qxsz, tinyurl.com/84y94xw, tinyurl.com/7m45ob3).

49:47 – Dan introduces and plays “Limp” by Sumo Cyco (sumocyco.com), an Ontario, Canada-based metal band fronted by Skye Sweetnam, the former pop/rocker. Talk about a metal evolution!

55:35 – Outro.

Episode 9, 3/17/12 – On the Road to Machine Head

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 9, 3/17/12 – On the Road to Machine Head

On the way to a Machine Head show in Norfolk, VA, Dan and Chris find they have nothing better to do than talk, so why not record it? We discuss what led us to our current state of music sensibilities, we review White Wives’s The Happeners, and we review the Machine Show concert just after experiencing it.

00:00 – Intro.

00:39 – [Real] intro and overview.

00:59 – Chris’s personal music evolution, from Phil Collins to alternative to metal to punk and beyond. Plus some some shameless nostalgia.

16:34 – We review White Wives’s The Happeners.

20:19 – Dan goes off on a prolonged rant about singers venturing outside of their niches.

24:56 – Dan recommends Sam Dunn and VH1’s Metal Evolution (http://tinyurl.com/753nc24), now available in it’s 11-part entirety on iTunes; probably coming to DVD soon too! Chris recommends the punk-rock history book, Violence Girl, by Alice Bag (http://tinyurl.com/7vk2zw4).

27:26 – We review Machine Head at the NorVA in Norfolk, VA just moments after leaving the show.

33:38 – We rant about Suicide Silence in relation to our Episode 3 (http://tinyurl.com/6m54j8z) discussion.

37:53 – We get off our high horse and get back to the MH show review.

44:49 – Dan introduces and plays Velvet Gun by Katie’s Got Guts (katiesgotguts.com).

50:34 – Outro.

Episode 8, 2/25/12 – Love and Zombies Interview

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 8, 2/25/12 – Love and Zombies Interview

In this episode, Dan interviews Doug Young from Love and Zombies (LoveandZombies.com), a solo punk project from San Francisco, CA. We talk about everything from Doug’s project, to the music biz, to zombie weddings. Is Lady Gaga mentioned? Why, of course!

00:20 – Intro and introductions.

00:57 – Love and Zombies overview.

02:18 – L&Z specifics: history, format, how it’s done, etc.

13:26 – What else Doug does.

15:16 – Where L&Z is headed.

23:04 – Doug’s influences and inspirations.

25:08 – Does L&Z play live?

26:16 – We discuss the current local scene and how the music biz and the internet relate.

36:37 – L&Z song: “No Way Out.”

40:44 – Doug explains the name of the project.

46:52 – Doug discusses what’s upcoming for L&Z and we give our thoughts on the way the format of music presentation is evolving.

56:48 – How to find and follow L&Z (LoveandZombies.com).

58:12 – L&Z song: “Not Looking for Love.”

01:03:30 – Outro.

Episode 7, 2/10/12 – Deftones & Jonah Matranga

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 7, 2/10/12 – Deftones & Jonah Matranga

Having shared a years-long common passion with Dan and Dave for everything Deftones and Jonah Matranga related, Chris and Jay return to trip down memory lane about these Sacramento, CA native bands. And of course we touch on Lady Gaga, Madonna, and robots.

00:20 – Intro and episode overview.

03:26 – We compare and contrast the careers of Deftones and Far.

17:23 – We review Deftones’ Diamond Eyes and talk about our favorite Deftones release.

37:12 – Song study of Jawbox’s “Savory,” originally from For Your Own Special Sweetheart, and covered/collaborated by Deftones, Far, and Jonah. Dan also plays Jonah’s solo version of the song from his Sketchy EP #2.

43:52 – We review Far’s At Night We Live and talk about our favorite Far/Jonah release.

57:40 – We discuss our favorite Deftones and Jonah live experiences.

01:14:47 – We anticipate the upcoming Chino/Shaun Lopez collaboration, Crosses, release (tinyurl.com/7sdvbkm) and Jonah’s upcoming covers album (tinyurl.com/7dkap7z). Dave also explains what Shoegaze is, in case you didn’t know (Dan and Jay didn’t).

01:17:18 – Dan introduces and plays “Tears” off of Fueled By Ignorance’s debut album, Tears.

01:21:15 – Outro.

Episode 6, 1/25/12 – Give Me A Break[up]

Breathing Underwater’s Musicast, Episode 6, 1/25/12 – Give Me A Break[up]

In this episode, Dave, Dan, and Chris all happened to be in the same place at the same time, so we decided to record a quick one before we headed out to see Thursday play one of their final shows at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on their supposed last tour. With the advent of both Thursday and Thrice calling it a day, and with many bands from our formative musical years recently reforming, we focused on this trend of bands breaking up and getting back together.

00:19 – Intro and episode overview.

00:44 – What’s up with more and more bands breaking up and getting back together?

18:35 – We review Thursday’s latest release, No Devolucion.

23:37 – Dan recommends/anticipates: Sam Dunn’s Metal Evolution on VH1 (tinyurl.com/753nc24), Spotify (spotify.com/us), Pearl Jam 20 (pj20.com), and the upcoming Soulfly release, Enslaved on March 13, 2012 (tinyurl.com/6upjwpr). Dave anticipates both Vision of Disorder and Slipknot’s supposed upcoming albums. Dan also recommends that everyone visit OneLoveForChi.com.

34:16 – We review the Thursday show at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on 12/27/11 on our car ride home.

38:52 – Dan introduces and plays “The City is My Sea” by Baltimore/DC-based Silent Film from their independent release, The City is My Sea.

42:40 – Contact information and outro.