HOWA EP 128 - HAUSCHKA
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I was lucky enough to be introduced to Hauschka a.k.a. Volker Bertelmann thanks to my friend Dana Wachs who was a pod guest on EP71. He’s had quite the wonderful and interesting adventure in music. It’s quite rare that you find someone who plays prepared Piano so deftly and was also once known as a rapper. Clearly, this was not going to be your average chat. If we place ourselves in the present (which I’m told is always a good place to be !) Our ears might find the dancing frequencies from his newest album philanthropy which was released in the 2023. It’s a tremendous...
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HOWA EP 127 - KAZIM RASHID
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Kazim Rashid is an artist, manager, and creative director based in Berlin and London. I found out about him through my good friend David Okumu who is our magical, mutual connection. Aside from his work as a manager, Kazim is chief creative officer at Resident Advisor, the world's largest and most influential electronic music platform. His work often focuses on collaborating with artists, record labels, and brands to help them achieve their goals in the music industry. We get into the current state of things for artists navigating the changing tides of music commerce. Strap in!...
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HOWA EP 126 - ANDY FALCONER
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Im going to read from the press release this time coz its a good’n The simpatico sophomore album by the unstoppably prolific Alex Paterson and fellow Orb original Andy Falconer is an epic sail through the sky at night. Helmed by gentle spirits with warmth in their hearts, ‘SETI’ feels cold and dark, yet also glowing and welcoming. Aboard a cosy candlelit spacecraft, the duo experience the cosmos as somewhere overwhelmingly infinite, yet reassuring and friendly. A sort of ‘ambient unplugged’, it’s full of acoustic instruments and nostalgic samples, folding space...
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HOWA EP 125 - MATTHEW HERBERT
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Bones.... Wind.... Caves.... A simpler time When we apes first tooted.. the fluuuute Yes it’s wild how far we’ve come and Matthew Herbert and I go back a bit too .. I mean not to the flute tooting era but we go back. He speaks during this chat of his achievements as an evolved ape and many had me gasping ! He tells of multiple slippers that he can slide into to tap different sonic personas. The making of 1000 pieces of music a year! The upkeep of his musical organ filled with pigs blood. Yes The stories are wild in this one so Strap in! Did I mention we go way back? Yes ! I was lucky...
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HOWA EP 124 - JASON LIM of INSTRUO
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Superbooth 2024 here I come Im in a rush but I promised a show so here it is :) This is the second celebration of a wonderful maker in the eurorack world. Meet Instruo. The company was founded by Jason Lim who is the guest on this episode and we discuss how a company like this can exist in the wild electric world. The kind of knowledge it takes. The team that has emerged. The nature of the design. We answer the all important question "do you feel the music of the mushroom?" yes!!! check out the modules here! https://www.instruomodular.com
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HOWA EP 123 - MATTHEW OF ALM BUSY CIRCUITS
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Im joined by Matthew Allum (ALM/Busy Circuits) as we discuss the origins of one of the best loved and most popular eurorack modules of all time Pam’s New Workout (and subsequent PRO form) How does a person go from having a thought of an afternoon to running one of the worlds most beloved modular synth companies? All shall be revealed! For those sensitive to talk of whittling, I must warn you there is mention of carpentry but it’s short lived and most of the chips we linger on are of the silicon and not wooden variety. This is part of a 2 episode pre super booth special and I’ll be...
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HOWA EP 122 - ROBERT HENKE
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were you the co-developer of ableton live? ah no but Mr Henke very much was. Think about that for a minute. It’s easy to forget as he’ll never bring it up without being prompted. He’s not big on the dwelling and far more interested in his current obsessions. Special interests (SPINS) as they are called are the things driving the REAL artists of which Robert is most certainly one. I had one “job” interviewing him at this time. We were supposed to talk about the re-release of a classic monolake (Robert’s musical moniker) LP “Hong Kong” on Field Records. There was a hint of that...
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HOWA EP 121 - JESSE HARRIS
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With 20 albums under his own name and his instrumental group Cosmo, the man knows how to make a record. He is a wildly accomplished and successful songwriter. For example in 2003 Harris he received the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year for Norah Jones’ breakout hit “Don’t Know Why,” from her debut album, Come Away With Me, which has sold almost 30 million copies worldwide. Versions of his songs have been sung by artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Cat Power, Feist, The Black Keys, M. Ward, Brad Mehldau, Bright Eyes, Smokey Robinson, George Benson, Pat...
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HOWA EP 120 - JIM KELLER
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I met Jim thanks to the wonderful master of mastering Heba Kadry who's based in New York (whi btw that just finished mastering my new LP!) She used him to assist in the making of her room and that set me on a journey to get my place into shape too. Him and his team at did an excellent job and I've been loving my light and airy attic so much! I've talked about my space a little on the show and I've shared a few pics and videos from the spot so there's evidence of it out there. I look forward to being in here every day. Jim's story is really interesting and it's an angle...
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HOWA EP 119 - MEDASIN
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I have Patreon :) You can join now for as little as $1.50 a month. All sounds from this episode will go to those on the upper tier and I want to thank everyone for their support! It really helps me keep the show going. _____ Medasin aka Grant Nelson is a feeler. I was initially drawn to his sample packs like a moth to the fire. The fire it turns out has many a hue and the music goes deep. It was excellent to speak to the man himself and uncover his philosophical side. We battle for who’s more of a hippy. It was close but as all hippies know there is no winner in this game. so just...
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Jamie again.
I caught up with this busy Fred on his current US tour.
He’s been busy you ask?
Oh yes. I mean so so busy.
For one thing he’s penned massive pop numbers with Ed Sheeran, Stormy and other huge acts
Did you know that?
I mean BIG BIG songs.
And YET his mentor and good friend is none other than
Brian Eno!
Wait.. what? Ah yes, all shall be revealed.
See the thing about Fred is he will write a huge song for an act like Clean Bandit in the afternoon, then be on the phone to fourtet for arrangement advice on his solo work by dinner time.
He can write on the road, he can write in the club. He’s prolific as they come this man!
Fred has been doing so well and it was great to get this chance to chat with him
What an exceedingly positive and fun chap he is. So much talent and a very good outlook
Lots of nuggets in this chat. Obv we get into the Eno connection and the come up and
Fred reveals some massive beat making secrets he learned directly from Boi-1da.
I get some advice mid show too which I think might be a first :)
We are here in part to discuss his ace new LP “Actual Life 3” which you can find in the usual streaming zones.
It’s a real pleasure to welcome on to the Show for the first time Fred….. Again
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