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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 6: Barney Hoskyns

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Episode 6 features a conversation with Barney Hoskyns, author of Across The Great Divide: The Band and America.

Barney has written books about the popular music scenes of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, including books about Joni Mitchell and Led Zeppelin.

In addition, he is co-Founder and Editorial Director of Rock’s Backpages, an archive of music journalism from the last 60 years.

Visit https://barneyhoskyns.com/ and follow Barney on Twitter (@BarneyHoskyns).

Thank you, Barney!  I’m looking forward to reading Small Town Talk.

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                                                     -Matt

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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 5: Riley Mulherkar

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Episode 5 features a conversation with Riley Mulherkar, a fantastic trumpeter, composer and music educator from The Westerlies.

Visit https://www.rileymulherkar.com/, or follow Riley on Instagram (@rileymulherkar) and Twitter (@rileymulherkar).

For more information on The Westerlies, go to https://www.westerliesmusic.com/, or follow The Westerlies on Instagram (@westerliesmusic) and Twitter (@westerliesmusic).

Thank you, Riley!  I wish you and the group continued success.

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                                                     -Matt

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                                      The Westerlies’ albums

Wish The Children Would Come On Home: The Music of Wayne Horvitz

The Westerlies

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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 4: Ben Lamr Gay

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Episode 4 features a conversation with Ben Lamar Gay, a talented musician and composer from Chicago, Illinois whose music encompasses numerous musical experiences.

Visit https://benlamar.com/ to subscribe to his mailing list, or follow #benlamargay on Instagram.

You can find music and information for all International Anthem Recordings artists on their official site, or their Bandcamp page.

Thank you, Ben!  I hope you’ll come back to the New York area.

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                                                     -Matt

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                                     Ben Lamar Gay’s albums

Bottle Tree

Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun (compilation)

500 Chains

Grapes

Benjamim e Edinho

Confetti In The Sky Like Fireworks (This Is Bate Bola OST) 

Freddie Douggie: Live on Juneteenth

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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 3: Dan Lish

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Episode 3 features a conversation with Dan Lish, a talented and imaginative illustrator whose Egostrip music portraits caught my attention. Dan talks about starting Egostrip, his love for various hip hop artists, and breaks down some of the symbolism in his drawings.

Check out the portraits we talked about below, and visit danlish.com or follow @danlish1 on Instagram.

Thanks to Dan for his time. I hope we do it again, sometime.

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                                                     -Matt

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                                     The Portraits from Episode 3

Guru (from Gangstarr) cooking spaghetti

Beastie Boys

Rakim

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

50 Faces of DOOM

Grandmaster Flash in the kitchen

Kool Keith - “Total Orgasm” Album Cover

“Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” - P-Funk’s Evolution

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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 2: Kevin Henkel

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Here is the sophomore episode of the Audio Essays Podcast.

Episode 2 features an interview with Kevin Henkel, a multi-talented musician from Toronto.  Kevin talks about his sound, improving as a musician and producer, and working on soundtracks for imaginary films and actual films.

Thanks to Kevin for his time (and music).  Look out for the next album until the Henkel name, and keep an eye out for Kevin’s contributions to other projects.

Thanks for listening.  I’d love to hear from listeners.  Feel free to email me at MattsAudioEssays@gmail.com.

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                                                     -Matt

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Henkel Discography

Henkel (2012)

Spaces and Places (2015)

Dust (2016)

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Audio Essays Podcast, Episode 1: Brian Carpenter

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Here is the debut of my interview show: the Audio Essays Podcast.

Episode 1 features an interview with Brian Carpenter of the Ghost Train Orchestra.  Brian talks about the creation of the band, the inspiration for the band’s Book of Rhapsodies albums, arranging for the band, and the research that goes into each album.

Thanks to Brian, and continued success to the Ghost Train Orchestra.  Keep an eye out for their next album exploring the music of Moondog.

Thanks for listening.  I’d love to hear feedback.  Feel free to email me at MattsAudioEssays@gmail.com.

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                                                     -Matt

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Ghost Train Orchestra Discography

Hothouse Stomp (2011)

Book of Rhapsodies (2013)

Hot Town (2015)

Book of Rhapsodies, Vol. II (2017)

Ghost Train Orchestra Line-Up

Brass

Brian Carpenter (trumpet)

Curtis Hasselbring (trombone)

Ron Caswell (tuba)

Reeds

Dennis Lichtman (clarinet)

Ben Kono (flute, alto saxophone, clarinet)

Petr Cancura (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet)

Andy Laster (alto saxophone)

Matt Bauder (tenor saxophone)

Matt Samolis (flute)

Strings

Mazz Swift (violin)

Evan Price (violin)

Emily Bookwalter (viola)

Tanya Kalmanovitch (viola)

Jordan Voelker (viola, saw)

Rhythm Section, etc.

Avi Bortnik (guitar)

Brandon Seabrook (banjo)

Michael Bates (bass)

Rob Garcia (drums)

Rob Reich (accordion)

Book of Rhapsodies Choir

Aubrey Johnson (soprano)

Yolanda Scott (soprano)

Katie Seiler (mezzo-soprano)

Mazz Swift (alto)

Tomas Cruz (tenor)

Brian Carpenter (baritone)

Joe Chappel (bass)