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info_outline #068 - The Music of Jonathan Fraser Part 2The GribCast
Jonathan Fraser returns to The GribCast to share and discuss the music he has released since his last time on the show, plus guest appearances from drummer Elias Jackson and singer Lainey Lavender. Fraser is a musician from Huntington Beach, California, who's output covers several genres, from Post Black Metal, to melancholy acoustic guitar, from noise rock to ambient music, and more. Along the way we listen to solo material, side project The Field Where I Died, and collaborations with papersky, HeklAa, and City of Dawn. Note: This episode has an explicit rating due to ridiculous song titles...
info_outline #067 - Mark W. Tiedemann (Writer of Science Fiction and Historical Fiction)The GribCast
In this episode, I chat with Mark W. Tiedemann, Author of Science Fiction and Historical Fiction, Blogger, Photographer, and musician. We discuss his novels Compass Reach and Granger's Crossing (just out from Blank Slate Press) and his short stories Camphor and Follow, Past Meridian, both published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. Along the way, we also discuss other writers, music, and trying to be creative in a challenging world You can order his newest novel, Granger's Crossing, from Left Bank Books: Music in This Episode The Corrupting Sea: Flights X (4:10) Wave...
info_outline #066 - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (Readaloud)The GribCast
Join the Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee as he reads her The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, in its entirety (originally for Victober). Though this episode does contain the entire science fiction novel, it does also include background sounds such as chair rocking and cat noises, along with mistakes, comments, jokes, brief tangents, etc.. Think of it like you're sitting in the room with us :) Note: initial upload had much lower volume and a section of faulty recording. The faulty recording was replaced with a Librivox excerpt and the volume of the episode adjusted. The Episode file was...
info_outline #065 - Passengers by Robert Silverberg (feat. Hugo Book Club Blog)The GribCast
The Gribshnobler is joined by 3 contributors to Hugo Book Club Blog to discuss the Hugo nominated short science fiction story Passengers by Robert Silverberg, a haunting work about social interaction and aliens taking over our minds. Part of the 1970 Hugos series of episodes, and featuring music by Bloodhag and Rich God. Check out Hugo Book Club Blog on and Music in this episode 1. BlöödHag: Robert Silverberg (Demo) (1:01) from the album BlöödHag on and 2. Rich God: Teeth Cracker (15:24) from the compilation Silber Records on , , and
info_outline #064 - Music Special no. 18 - Halloween 2022The GribCast
Happy Halloween! Tune in for a brand new music special from The GribCast. Including Rock, Progresssive Rock, Gypsy Punk, Jazz Fusion, experimental music, Synthwave, metal, dark ambient, and, taking inspiration from some classic pulp magazines I recently required, this episode also features two short stories (by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Isaac Asimov) and an old time radio show from CBS Radio Workshop 1. Europaweite Aussichten: The Rats Are Out Tonight (3:58) 2. Europaweite Aussichten: Magic, Mysteries And A One-Way Ticket Into The Midnight Hour (1:30) 3. Europaweite Aussichten: Our...
info_outline #063 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Readaloud)The GribCast
Happy Victober! Join The Gribshnobler as he reads aloud Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in its entirety, to LadyMsGee. This is not a typical audiobook though, leaving in comments and jokes and various life and background noises, including getting water, cat shenanigans, chair rocking, lots of sniffling, etc... Does The Gribshnobler sing the mock turtle's soup song? He does! And does The Gribshnobler take it too far during The Mad Tea Party? You be the judge!! Music in this episode 1. A Milestone in Oblivion: Down the Rabbit-Hole (With Strings Demo) Previously...
info_outline #062 - Deeper Than The Darkness by Gregory Benford (feat. Jessie Willis of SFFAudio)The GribCast
In this long-awaited episode, Jessie Willis (from the SFFAudio Podcast) joins The Gribshnobler to discuss the 1970 Hugo nominated short story Deeper Than the Darkness by Gregory Benford. Along with this we briefly discuss Philip K. Dick, Stanley G. Weinbaum, A. E. Van Vogt, audiobooks and audio content in general, and more! If you stay tuned for bonus chatter, you can also hear us discuss working on Podcast and other behind the scenes banter. Music in this Episode 1. Doors in the Labyrinth: The Black Rabbit of Inlé III (4:28) From the compilation Doors in the Labyrinth...
info_outline #061 - Music Special no. 17 - Halloween 2021 - Science FictionThe GribCast
Please enjoy our new Science Fiction themed Music Special, hastily made especially for Halloween 2021! We have some Synthy Punk Rock, Star Trek and Star Wars accordion covers (including a song of the ewok people), Synthwave, Progressive Rock, Avant Garde Rock, Experimental Music, Atmospheric Black Metal, Electronic Music, Ambient & Dark Ambient, and even a couple of actual short stories by Fredric Brown and Philip K. Dick, along with some music inspired by PKD, Arthur C. Clarke, and Stanislaw Lem. Bands/Musicians included: Brutal Jr., T.C. Costello, Vampire Step-Dad, Rand...
info_outline #060: Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970 Hugos Reading Challenge) Feat. Seth Heasley & The Hugo GirlsThe GribCast
The Gribshnobler is joined again by Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There podcast, as well as all 3 hosts of the Hugo Girls podcast. In this episode we discuss the science fiction short story Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was one of the nominees for the Best Short Story Hugo award in 1970. Along the way we talk about how the story connects to the novel The Left Hand of Darkness, plus some extra chat about Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Isaac Asimov, and Harper Lee, and more. The Gribshnobler was recently featured on SFFAudio: New Bedford Whaling Museum - Moby Dick...
info_outlineThe Gribshnobler finally completes his planned music special, which features some local music from Myrtle Beach, new music by Aggressive Patients and the Gribshnobler himself, a Yes cover and a Frank Zappa cover, an interview with Synthwave musician Full Eclipse, guest appearances from Phil Fox, Michael Wood, and A. J. Rownd, and more. LadyMsGee joins in for a short conversation about Raven, before we present a musical tribute to the unexpectedly late GribKitten, gone to soon and to whom this episode is dedicated. The episode is finished off with a generous set of beautiful and emotional Ambient music and Ethereal Pop by Ukraine musician Endless Melancholy. Other musical genres featured: Indie Rock, progressive rock, experimental, electronic, Acoustic Punk, post-punk, noise rock, improvisation, spoken word, atmospheric black metal, and medieval folk ambient. Other musicians featured: Lawrence LaRusso, Brian Roessler, Electric Bird Noise, Body 13, Who Ha, Modern Knight, Drowning Steps, Malcolm Tent, BB Gun, Autumn's Kingdom, Edgar Allan Poe / Basil Rathbone, Morgan the Bard, Vangelis, and Steven Wilson.
The GribCast Related Videos Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4Ei7kM19lRYgjdQSi0Q6YDJQvgAahgK
Music and Links for this Episode
1. Lawrence LaRusso: Rush Me Down (4:40)
from the debut EP Lawrence LaRusso
Lawrence LaRusso on Facebook and Bandcamp
Music video for Hallelujah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutQWHcFfYk
2. Brian Roessler: Phoenix (4:08)
from the EP Damn the Consequence
Brian Roessler on Facebook, Reverb Nation, and Bandcamp
3. Electric Bird Noise: Steve Strong III (3:29)
4. Electric Bird Noise: Hearn-Robert III (3:56)
from the album Hearn-Roberts-Strong-Watts
Electric Bird Noise on Bandcamp, Facebook, Youtube, and Silber Records
Silber Records on Facebook, Bandcamp, and http://silbermedia.com/
5. Body 13: The Most Common Configuration is to Have Two Panels (1:48)
from the album #025: The Comedy of Repetition
Body 13 on Facebook, archive.org and Bandcamp
Echo Hazard on Bandcamp
6. The Gribshnobler: Gominima (4:26)
from the album Stuck in the Midi with You
The Gribshnobler on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Instagram, and Twitter
7. Sonic Elements: Long Distance Runaround/The Fish (Alternate Mix) (Yes cover) (featuring Leslie Hunt, Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo & John Demarkis) (6:43)
from the album Yesterday and Today - A 50th Anniversary Tribute To Yes
CD available from Amazon
Sonic Elements on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, and Youtube
John Demarkis on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Youtube
Purchase the album Imagine That on CDBaby and Amazon
8. Who Ha: End of Line (1982) & Retransmission (Legacy) (3:14)
from the album Grid Knights
9. Who Ha: Synthwave Belongs In A Museum (5:04)
from the EP Synthwave Belongs In A Museum
10. Who Ha: Gominima 1.2 (Gribshnobler cover) (4:22)
Previously Unreleased
11. Modern Knight: Pop Fly (4:32)
from the album Pop Fly
Retro Promenade on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud (includes the Time Slap Podcast), Youtube, and Twitter
Who Ha & Modern Knight on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Youtube, and Twitter
12. Drowning Steps: A Perfect Day to Cry, pt. 1 (6:21)
13. Drowning Steps: Morning Prelude (1:40)
14. Drowning Steps: A Perfect Day to Cry, pt. 2 (7:29)
from the album The Comfort of an Endless Pain
Drowning Steps on Bandcamp, Instagram, Youtube, & Facebook
15. Malcolm Tent: Turn Off Your Radio (The Essentials Cover) (2:08)
16. Malcolm Tent: Hungry Freaks Daddy (Frank Zappa cover, w/The Gribshnobler) (2:55)
Previously Unreleased, recorded live at Brian Lea McKenzie's Spiritual Center for the Creative and Sonically Inspired in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 10/14/2018
17. BB Gun: August (Introductory) (2:23)
18. BB Gun: A Reasonable Dream (1:53)
19. BB Gun: In a Hell/Inside the Shell (7:32)
From the album August
Malcolm Tent on Bandcamp
The Mt Field Unit Podcast: http://mtpodcast.podomatic.com
TPOS Records on Facebook, discogs, Bandcamp and http://www.trashamericanstyle.us/tpos.htm
20. Aggressive Patients: Mind Your Own Business (Delta 5 cover) (2:19)
21. Aggressive Patients: Generation Medicated (2:41)
22. Aggressive Patients: Rice Cake Girl (2:15)
from the EP Aggressive Patients/Aggressive Patience
23. Aggressive Patients: My Friend, The Heroin Addict (Spoken word and improv, with Malcolm Tent) (9:20)
Previously Unreleased, recorded live at Brian Lea McKenzie's Spiritual Center for the Creative and Sonically Inspired in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 10/14/2018
Aggressive Patients on Facebook, Soundcloud, and Spotify
Broken Sound Tapes on Facebook and Bandcamp
24. Full Eclipse: Coming Into View (4:50)
25. Full Eclipse: Torn Apart (Body and Mind) (5:46)
26. Full Eclipse: Faces (5:33)
from the album Expo 2
27. Full Eclipse: Clocktowers (5:42)
28. Full Eclipse: In the Flood (7:06)
from the album Former Selves
Full Eclipse on Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud
Current and Future Synthaid compilations can be found here: https://synthageddon.bandcamp.com/ and here: https://steelcitycollective.bandcamp.com/
29. Autumn's Kingdom: Raven's Call (5:44)
from the EP Demo 1
30. Autumn's Kingdom: Into the Woods (2:20)
31. Autumn's Kingdom: As a Lonely Raven (8:59)
from the album Autumn's Kingdom
Autumn's Kingdom on Facebook
Also available on iTunes
32. Edgar Allan Poe/Basil Rathbone: The Raven (8:22)
from the audiobook The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection
Available on CD from Amazon and digitally from Audible
33. The Gribshnobler: I Perso La Corva (15:08)
from the upcoming Silber Records compilation August Fields
The Gribshnobler on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Instagram, and Twitter
Silber Records on Facebook, Bandcamp, and http://silbermedia.com/
34. Morgan the Bard: The Ravens (1:24)
from the album Lost in Time
Also available: Morgan the Bard Demos
35. Vangelis/Rutger Hauer: Tears in Rain (3:02)
from the album Blade Runner - Music From The Original Soundtrack
Vangelis on Facebook and http://elsew.com/
36. Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing (7:57)
from the album The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
Steven Wilson on Facebook and http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/
37. Endless Melancholy: The Emergence (3:22)
38. Endless Melancholy: Genius Loci (4:37)
from the album In The Shadow Of History
Original score for the documentary 'Ostroh: In the Shadow of History
39. Endless Melancholy: One Day You Will Be Free (feat. BILYK) (4:50)
from the single One Day You Will Be Free
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fAj3m7FJYA
40. Endless Melancholy: Yet Another Reason To Be Still (8:16)
from the album Radiant
41. Endless Melancholy: Carpe Diem (6:12)
from the EP Before, After
42. Endless Melancholy: You and Me (feat. BILYK) (4:16)
from the single You and Me
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ThSAMdd-9g
Endless Melancholy on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, iTunes, Spotify, and Bandcamp
BILYK on Facebook and Soundcloud