We Have a Technical

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We Have A Technical 574: Chu Chu Weighs In 09/04/2025

We Have A Technical 574: Chu Chu Weighs In The two album format draws up records of vastly different style and intensity as the final LP from German electro act The Dust Of Basement and a definitive live statement from Dive are on the docket. We're also discussing a recent live set from Vancouver's percussive industrial group Norillag. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/38081070

We Have A Commentary: Rosetta Stone, "An Eye For The Main Chance" 09/01/2025

We Have A Commentary: Rosetta Stone, "An Eye For The Main Chance" The debut album from Rosetta Stone and one of the landmark achievements in the second wave of goth rock is the subject of this month's commentary episode. The ways in which An Eye For The Main Chance bends Rosetta Stone's influences to suit their own stormy and driving read on anthemic goth rock, the style and quality of Porl King's songwriting, and so much more are all delved into. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/38040025

We Have A Technical 573: Lamb Bear 08/28/2025

We Have A Technical 573: Lamb Bear Your latest hotly anticipated, or at least blithely accepted pick five formatted episode of We Have A Technical is here. We're zeroing in on our recurring fascination with the role of soundtracks in forming our tastes in Our Thing by each selecting tracks which stand out for good or bad in various film soundtracks. Are there a number of chalk choices by well-established bands? Sure, but that's with an eye to digging into the lesser known moments and aspects of those giants' discographies, we promise. There's also some New Order ephemeral trivia off the top! /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37991545

We Have A Technical 572: Baseball Fury 08/21/2025

We Have A Technical 572: Baseball Fury After a lengthy hiatus, Austin cautionary tales Street Sects are back. They're turning their combination of noise, post-hardcore, and sample-driven industrial to investigate some extremely painful territory related to addiction and recovery with their new Dry Drunk record, but also have something quite different on the go in their more electro-pop influenced Street Sex incarnation and its Full Color Eclipse debut. Given their similarities and differences, we thought a full episode dedicated to the discussion of these records and their thematics was warranted. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37898920

We Have A Technical 571: Hot Sandwiches 08/14/2025

We Have A Technical 571: Hot Sandwiches The second of our interviews stemming from Terminus is here, with rising synthpop/EBM act Sleek Teeth joining us. The band's use of harmonies, threading of the needle between pop and aggression, and flair for the uncanny and occluded have made them one of the new bands we're most impressed by these days, and they were happy to speak with us about all that and more. We're also offering some thoughts on the Vancouver stop of the ongoing Nine Inch Nails tour. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37810790

We Have A Technical 570: The Nether Regions of Synth Funk 08/07/2025

We Have A Technical 570: The Nether Regions of Synth Funk Fresh off her performance at Terminus Festival, we're happy to present our interview with Mari Kattman on this week's episode of We Have A Technical. Her new record Year Of The Katt is a statement of arrival of Kattman as a solo artist and producer after having heard her in collaborative capacities for years, and she talks with us extensively about her own creative process and aims with the record. We're also introducing the ID:UD co-presented stage at this year's Purple City Festival in Edmonton! /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37713350

We Have A Technical 569: Terminus 2025 Recap 07/31/2025

We Have A Technical 569: Terminus 2025 Recap Our favourite time of the year's come and gone with Terminus: Modulation in the books. Four days, thirty-one acts, and a goodly amount of beer later, we're here to break down all of the festivities which took place this past weekend in Calgary. Pleasant surprises, hot prospects, and the odd swing and a miss, you'll get the blow by blow details on this episode of We Have A Technical. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37615860

We Have a Commentary: Flesh Field, "Viral Extinction" 07/27/2025

We Have a Commentary: Flesh Field, "Viral Extinction" On the occasion influential 1999 debut "Viral Extinction" being remastered, we're happy to welcome back Flesh Field's Ian Ross to the podcast to discuss the record in its entirety with us. We're touching on how the record reflected Ian's influences but also pointed towards a new vision for dark electro, how limitations in gear both hindered and helped the creation of the record, and so much more. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37508440

We Have A Technical 568: Baguettes of Spaghetti 07/24/2025

We Have A Technical 568: Baguettes of Spaghetti It's a "Born To Runner Up" themed episode this week, as we're each picking five of our second favourite records by specific artists. From underrated comebacks to idiosyncratic personal faves, we had a lot of fun making cases for each of these. We're also chiming in on the new NIN track from the forthcoming Tron: Ares soundtrack. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37507920

We Have A Technical 567: Never Make Eye Contact 07/17/2025

We Have A Technical 567: Never Make Eye Contact This week's two albums format has us discussing two records separated by a number of years but both abutting upon dark electro even as both artists work to define their own separate aesthetic: Moral Cleansing, the first full-length from TBM producer SARIN, and Contempt, the debut of Tom Shear's Assemblage 23. We're also talking the Pixel Grip/Travis Scott debacle, a forthcoming Coil tome, and some rumblings in The Tear Garden. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37435850

We Have A Technical 566: My Boo 07/10/2025

We Have A Technical 566: My Boo As is our custom when there's a new record from industrial legends Laibach, we're taking to the podcast to discuss it rather than simply knocking out a review. A deeply collaborative record between Slovenian and Iranian musicians, Alamut is a record steeped in history and which draws together diverse strands of Laibach's own musical past and future as well as contemporary art music composition from around the world. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37355205

We Have a Technical 565: Undead King Of Cartoons 07/03/2025

We Have a Technical 565: Undead King Of Cartoons In a wide-ranging open topic conversation, we discuss our thoughts about the purpose, value, and reception of negative music reviews in Our Thing. What's the line between constructive criticism and a hatchet job? Why write them or, conversely, avoid writing them? All that and plenty of questions in between await on the latest episode of We Have A Technical. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37267390

We Have a Commentary: Cold Cave, "Cherish the Light Years" 06/29/2025

We Have a Commentary: Cold Cave, "Cherish the Light Years" For this month's Patreon-supported bonus podcast, we're talking about the second LP from Wes Eisold's post-punk/synthpop act Cold Cave. A record that has taken on more emotional resonance as it (and we!) have aged, so there's gonna be a lot of talk about feelings, not to mention Cold Cave's unique place in the transition from the landfill post-punk boom into the contemporary darkwave era. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37210005

We Have a Technical 564: Get It Together 06/26/2025

We Have a Technical 564: Get It Together We have a classic two albums episode for you this week folks, including the last decidedly industrial-related work from German act The Galan Pixs, plus the experimentation of latter-era Portion Control with their SEEDEP3. We're also looking ahead at some records set to be released in the back half of 2025. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37156500

We Have a Technical 563: Khan and Hammer 06/19/2025

We Have a Technical 563: Khan and Hammer We're catching up with a whole slew of news and live show business off the top of this episode as your regularly scheduled ID:UD programming resumes, and we're returning to the ever-popular Pick Five format. From powernoise to goth rock we're each picking some especially long tracks and talking about how that length has shaped our impressions of them. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/37066150

We Have a Technical 562: To The Left 06/12/2025

We Have a Technical 562: To The Left The passing of legendary Nitzer Ebb frontman Douglas J. McCarthy is the only thing we could talk about on this week's podcast. Forgive us if this episode is a bit more scattered than usual; news of McCarthy's passing came out less than an hour before our recording, but we wanted to at least get some of our thoughts about his work and legacy out, as well as personal remembrances. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36965085

We Have a Technical 561: A Place on Earth 06/05/2025

We Have a Technical 561: A Place on Earth On this week's episode of We Have a Technical, Alex is joined by Chris Hewitt of Terminus Festival to discuss the history of our favourite annual gathering of bands and fans of Our Thing, as well as the logistics of putting on a big event, the finer points of arranging a line-up, and what acts we're most excited for in this year's fest! It's a great convo with a long time friend of the site, and one that has us excited to pack our bags for Calgary seven weeks out! /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36856500

We Have a Commentary: Jason Pettigrew on his 33 1/3 for Ministry's "The Land of Rape and Honey" 05/31/2025

We Have a Commentary: Jason Pettigrew on his 33 1/3 for Ministry's "The Land of Rape and Honey" This month's We Have a Commentary takes on a special form as Alex welcomes Jason Pettigrew to the podcast, where the longtime Ministry chronicler fills us in on his new 33 1/3 on Ministry's immortal industrial classic The Land of Rape and Honey. Join us as the former Alt. Press Editor in Chief and alternative music writer extraordinaire outlines how the book came together, who he spoke to (and he didn't) and his personal feelings on the legacy of one of Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker's most enduring contributions to our shared musical history. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36801255

We Have a Technical 560: Bloot-A-Thon 05/29/2025

We Have a Technical 560: Bloot-A-Thon On this week's episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast, we welcome Barrett and Panther from Bootblacks, who gave us the skinny on their excellent forthcoming LP Paradise on a windy but very scenic day in Vancouver a few weeks back. Details on their recent lineup changes, the genesis of the record and their goals in making it, as well as their philosophy on performance and what they want to get across on stage and on record are all touched on during what we think was an insightful and entertaining chat. Also, Alex gives his scorching hot review of the Ministry show he attended this week (it was good). /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36763560

We Have a Technical 559: Sanctuary 05/22/2025

We Have a Technical 559: Sanctuary On this week's episode, we're taking some time to talk with Canadian synthpop legend Darrin Huss of Psyche, in an interview recorded a few hours before his set at Veboden festival here in Vancouver just a few short weeks ago. It's a wide-ranging discussion of the band's origins, legacy, Darrin's own relationship with his catalogue, Psyche's fans, and how he approaches addressing the different generations that come to see them in how he performs live. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36664400

We Have a Technical 558: Verboden 2025 Recap 05/15/2025

We Have a Technical 558: Verboden 2025 Recap With Bruce off to the highlands and Alex recovering under a pile of coats in a hall closet somewhere, this week's episode is a hastily recorded recap of this year's Verboden Festival from right here in Vancouver. You can hear the strain in the quality of our voices at the time of this recording, as we did plenty of chatting with artists, attendees and assorted friends and well-wishers while taking in an excellent lineup of artists across two venues, representing for the past, present and future of darkwave, EBM, industrial and several related genres. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36572290

We Have A Technical 557: Budgie's Over-Under 05/08/2025

We Have A Technical 557: Budgie's Over-Under We're talking about records by electronic pioneers who need little introduction in Gary Numan and Uwe Schmidt's Lassigue Bendthaus, but while the latter's Matter is an undisputed, hugely influential masterpiece, Numan's Berserker has a more mixed legacy, hinting at the rough sledding ahead. We're also chatting loads of festival news (real and hypothetical) on this week's episode. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36479680

We Have A Technical 556: Taking Mushrooms 05/01/2025

We Have A Technical 556: Taking Mushrooms We love two things here at ID:UD - dark music festivals, and arbitrary competition. We're combining those two passions with a mock draft of our own non-existent music fests, drawing from the line-ups of a handful of this year's real-world parties. Which of our two line-ups seems the most tempting to you? Let us know here or on socials, or give us your own line-up from the same pool. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36382270

We Have A Commentary: Pouppée Fabrikk, "Rage" 04/27/2025

We Have A Commentary: Pouppée Fabrikk, "Rage" A landmark for minimal, aggressive EBM for decades to come, the debut LP from Swedish legends Pouppée Fabrikk is the subject of this month's commentary podcast. A deceptively varied listen, Rage infused EBM with a unique punk ethos, and as we discuss here, hinted at the voluminous discography frontman Henrik Nordvargr Björkk was to embark upon. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36330800

We Have A Technical 555: Jeeves & Wooster Meet Who? 04/24/2025

We Have A Technical 555: Jeeves & Wooster Meet Who? We're getting into the weeds of US industrial this week, discussing a record that captures a very specific early 90s moment, along with some formal experimentation in D.D.T.'s Discomedia, and one which consolidates the strength and range of cyberpunk stalwarts Cyanotic, The Trigger Effect. We're also looking over the solid lineup and new location for this year's Subtance Festival. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36288855

We Have A Technical 554: A Wizard Did It 04/17/2025

We Have A Technical 554: A Wizard Did It How does community lead to the discovery of new music? How do changes in the circles we run in or means through which we communicate lead to changes in our musical diets? How do modern algorithms interrupt or aid those musical flows? These are questions probably best left to serious sociological researchers, but instead you’ve got us two chuckleheads talking about the subject on this week’s We Have a Technical! /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36200300

We Have A Technical 553: Bon-Bon 04/10/2025

We Have A Technical 553: Bon-Bon We're offering up one of classic, easy going Pick Five episodes this week folks, as we each look back at some underrated singles. Which tunes came out too early or too late to hit the spotlight? Which hinted at roads less travelled by established bands? And which tickled the fancies of the Senior Staff just because? /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/36077885

We Have A Technical 552: Bears Of Industrial 04/03/2025

We Have A Technical 552: Bears Of Industrial We’re going hard in the powernoise paint this week, as we look back on records from very different periods in the history of the subgenre, Tarmvred’s Subfusc and Iszoloscope’s The Edge Of Certainty. There’s a lot of lateral discussion about the genre on the whole, in addition to consideration of what stands out about these records so many years on from their release. We’re also breaking down the recently announced line-up for the thirteenth instalment of the Cold Waves Fest. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/35984140

We Have A Commentary: Test Dept., "The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom" 03/30/2025

We Have A Commentary: Test Dept., "The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom" On this month's commentary we look at a nearly 40 year old classic which feels as though it could have been released in response to the world at large today: Test Dept.'s The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom. In addition to the record's searing indictment of the intertwining of capitalism and fascism at the expense of the working class, it marks a turning point for the band, with their classic industrial percussive sound now being tempered with an increased focus on sampling and programming, pointing the way forward for post-industrial music. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/35925645

We Have A Technical 551: An Oubliette Of Electronics 03/27/2025

We Have A Technical 551: An Oubliette Of Electronics We're reaching just across some borders this week, talking about a pair of records which abut upon the industrial and goth worlds but aren't entirely part and parcel of them. First up is the latest and very cyperpunk-themed record from the industrial-tinged hip-hop trio Clipping. Next, we're talking about Chicago experimentalist Circuit Des Yeux's new dark art rock opus, which lifts from the same ur-sources as goth. /episode/index/show/idieyoudie/id/35881160

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