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A biweekly podcast that explores connections between the worlds of music and culture at large. We discuss trends, new albums, and try to get to the bottom of how exactly taste works. Audio Ecstasy is hosted by Dylan Hysni and Danny VanZandt.

Dylan Hysni & Danny VanZandt


    • Mar 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    I'm Not Covering These Songs, I'm Uncovering Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 56:42


    Dylan and Danny discuss their respective 5 favorite albums of 2023.

    Stadium Arcadium is More of a 4th of July Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 55:07


    Dylan and Danny are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss DJ Rashad's opus, Double Cup, and the genre of footwork writ large.

    You're the Ian Cohen of Shoegaze

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 69:07


    Dylan and Danny discuss the enormous influence of country music on indie music throughout the last several years. The boys also touch on the various waves of shoegaze, Dylan discusses seeing Sampha live and offers 5, and they have a brief coffee corner.

    Views from the Vault Vol 3: Madonna, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 61:38


    Dylan and Danny discuss Madonna's 2nd LP, Like a Virgin, their favorite hip-hop producers, and parking lot scenes.

    Views from the Vault Vol 3: Madonna, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 54:18


    Audio Ecstasy's Views from the Vault series returns for its third volume. In Vol. 3, Dylan and Danny dive into each album from global pop phenom Madonna. In the first episode, they discuss her self-titled 1983 debut LP.

    Sad Bad Rhymes: The Mike Love Tool Kit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 73:43


    Dylan and Danny are joined by Brandy Perry for a general discussion on the vast, and immensely influential career of avant-garde icon John Cale.

    The Perfect Soundtrack to the Experiences That I Won't Be Having

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 91:12


    Dylan and Danny discuss their 5 favorite (or 5 of their favorite) albums of the 2000s.

    Hot Between Worlds Has Left You Cold Between Albums

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 72:09


    Dylan and Danny are joined by Dylan's brother, Quinn, for a discussion on Yves Tumor's latest LP, Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), and their work as a whole.

    I Know Alternative Comedy, I've Seen Adult Swim

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 64:38


    Dylan and Danny are joined by Brandon Friant for a discussion on Pink Floyd's formative cultural touchstone, The Dark Side of the Moon, in honor of its 50th anniversary.

    Views from the Vault Vol 2: The Roots, Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 56:24


    Dylan and Danny discuss the last few albums from The Roots (to Danny's immense enthusiasm), and their thoughts on the band's legacy overall

    Eleanor Rigby is Exactly How I Feel About Whoppers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 63:03


    Dylan and Danny are joined by Madeline Crile and the band Studio Lounge (which consists of Constantin Balan, Dani Balan, Max Wilkinson, and Ryan Hasani) to discuss The Beatles' seminal 7th LP, Revolver.

    Audio Ecstasy Book Club: Endless Endless: A Lo-fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 43:39


    Dylan and Danny begin the Audio Ecstasy book club with a discussion of Endless Endless, Adam Clair's love letter to the Elephant 6 collective.

    Views from the Vault Vol 2: The Roots, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 73:20


    Dylan and Danny are joined by supreme overlord audio embassador of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss the albums Phrenology and The Tipping Point by The Roots.

    I Wanna See My Dogs Out There, Barking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 32:01


    Dylan and Danny discuss some upcoming 2023 albums that they're looking forward to, and some artists that they hope return with new music this year.

    Views from the Vault Vol 2: The Roots, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 50:52


    Dylan and Danny discuss Things Fall Apart, the 4th LP and magnum opus from The Roots.

    We Can Finally Begin the Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 81:45


    Dylan and Danny discuss their respective 5 favorite albums of 2022.

    Views from the Vault Vol 2: The Roots, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 27:03


    Dylan and Danny discuss Illadelph Halflife, the disquieting 3rd LP by The Roots.

    I'll Quit the Pod Before I Quit My (Hater) Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 72:58


    Dylan and Danny are joined by Evan Dunn and Alex Potter to discuss Kendrick Lamar's monumental 2nd LP, good kid, m.A.A.d city, for it's 10th anniversary.

    Views from the Vault Vol 2: The Roots, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 46:08


    Audio Ecstasy's Views from the Vault series returns for its second volume. In Vol 2, Dylan and Danny dive into each album from The Roots as they progressed from a burgeoning jazz rap outfit into one of the most celebrated hip hop bands of all time. On the first episode they discuss the band's first two LPs, Organix and Do You Want More?!!!??!.

    From a bedroom in Philly to the bright lights on Jimmy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 42:30


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss Alex G's latest LP, God Save the Animals. They also discuss Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dylan discusses watching Iceage continue to kill it live, and he recommends 5 of his favorite recent releases.

    The xx are to tech advertising what The Black Keys are to truck advertising

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 49:59


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Nick Semaan to discuss Frank Ocean's landmark debut LP, Channel Orange, for its 10th anniversary.

    Bro You're a Scene Chaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 65:09


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Chance Timm to discuss the 10th anniversary of Fiona Apple's classic 4th LP, The Idler Wheel. Danny hypes up about the band 2nd Grade, Chance discusses seeing Ethel Cain live, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite recent albums.

    It's Actually More Like James Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 62:34


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Ian Wendrow to discuss their overall thoughts on Pitchfork Music Festival 2022. They also each put together a dream festival lineup, Dylan and Ian share their thoughts on the Flaming Lips show that they caught earlier this year, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite recently released albums.

    Life Has Many Doors, Ward Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 69:36


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss their thoughts on the history of protest music in America.

    Who's the Michael Jordan of Witch House?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 64:24


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Eve Boer to discuss Death Grips's The Money Store and No Love Deep Web for their 10th anniversaries.

    Dragon New Morning Mountain Man I Love You Sir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 91:00


    Danny and Dylan discuss their five favorite (or five of their favorite) records of the 2010s.

    Winter of Wayne 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 38:38


    Danny and Dylan discuss Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V, some of his more recent collaborations, and their final thoughts on his legacy thus far.

    He's got that (Bob) Dylan Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 68:31


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Joe Zimmer to discuss the new Destroyer record, Labyrinthitis, and their thoughts on this work altogether.

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    Winter of Wayne 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 53:26


    Danny and Dylan discuss Lil Wayne's guitar-heavy wilderness period from Rebirth through I Am Not a Human Being II, as well as the 2022 Grammy Awards.

    Bezos Loves His Rock Docs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 52:26


    Danny and Dylan are joined by George Martin Jr. to discuss the state of contemporary Detroit hip-hop.

    Winter of Wayne 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 53:58


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Dylan's brother Grant to discuss Lil Wayne's critical and commercial peak, Tha Carter III.

    Two Sides of the Same Wayne Coyne

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 65:28


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Chance Timm to discuss Big Thief's latest LP, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, and their thoughts on the band's work overall.

    I Am the Hive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 44:18


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Nick Semaan to talk Animal Collective's latest LP, Time Skiffs, and their thoughts on the Collective's work on the whole. Danny continues to quiz Dylan on Animal Collective, and Doc Rock returns to recommend Rolling Thunder Revue, the 2nd Martin Scorsese documentary on Bob Dylan.

    Check your fire alarm, make sure those batteries are fresh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 50:14


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Hunter Gasiorowski to discuss Earl Sweatshirt's new album, Sick!, and their thoughts on his work overall. The boys also discuss their most anticipated albums for 2022, Danny begins to quiz Dylan on Animal Collective, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite albums of 2022 so far.

    Favorite Albums of/in 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 61:13


    Dylan discusses his 5 favorite albums of 2021, while Danny discusses his five favorite albums that he got into in 2021.

    Concept Albums Are a Quick Bridge to Cringe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 79:24


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Chance Timm for a broad discussion on songwriting.

    It's All About That Potato Salad: Drake's Take Care at 10, and the state of hip-hop in 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 73:31


    Danny and Dylan are joined by Keanu Noel to discuss the impact of Drake's Take Care, and their individual relationships to the hip-hop of 2011.

    Collapsing the Canon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 68:09


    Danny and Dylan have a broad conversation ranging from classic rock to contemporary hip hop, and play Pitchfork's 5-10-15-20 by going through the music that defined each of their lives 5 years at a time.

    Crawling back into the womb: My Bloody Valentine's Loveless at 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 73:46


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friends of the pod, Mark Miller and Sean Sutherland, to discuss My Bloody Valentine's game changing second LP, Loveless.

    "I FUCKING LOOOOOOOOOVE THE STROKES!!!!!!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 75:12


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss The Strokes, and more specifically their debut LP, Is This It?, and whether or not The Strokes were as compelling as the artists within Brooklyn's avant-garde noise scene of the early aughts which included acts such as Animal Collective, Black Dice, Gang Gang Dance, etc.

    All beef, just the way you like it boss: Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 Recap and Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 51:28


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss their experience at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. They also touch on the 20th anniversary of Wilco's opus, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as well as the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.

    Acclimating to an Antonoff Landscape: The omniprescence of Jack Antonoff in 2021 pop music

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 56:53


    Danny and Dylan discuss how inescapable Antonoff's presence is within the current landscape of pop music, and touch on the underwhelming recent LPs by Kanye West and Drake.

    I Got to Touch Up Against His Rings: Funkadelic's Maggot Brain at 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 58:53


    Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss Funkadelic's groundbreaking 3rd LP, Maggot Brain, as well as additional highlights from their discography, and the overall legacy of frontman and band leader George Clinton.

    Summer of Wayne 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 72:11


    The third episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography.

    Summer of Wayne 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 48:26


    The second episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography.

    The Evolution of an Edgelord: Tyler the Creator's “Call Me If You Get Lost”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 59:05


    Guest Sean Sutherland joins Dylan and Danny to talk about Tyler the Creator's critically acclaimed new album and the career trajectory he's taken in the past decade.

    Summer of Wayne 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 58:53


    The first episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography. During our teen years Wayne was widely considered (and self-proclaimedly) the “best rapper alive” but like a pair of true idiots we weren't keeping up— now we're serving our penance. Join us on this deep dive through all of Weezy's albums, mixtapes, poop metaphors, and to finally learn what the F in Weezy F Baby stands for.

    Baby Needs His Sugar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 56:34


    Guest Mark Miller joins Dylan and Danny to discuss the Speedy Wunderground scene, new albums from Black Midi and Squid, and the history of post-punk and goth.

    Til' I Die: The Beach Boys' “Sunflower” and “Surf's Up” at 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 50:14


    Dylan and Danny do a deep dive on two Beach Boys albums from the early 70s that have recently received a 50th anniversary reissue. Doc Rock also joins to discuss the ridiculous Garth Brooks' documentary “The Road I'm On”

    Music Was Meant To Be Listened To

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 83:34


    The long awaited emo roundtable. First time guest Matt Ward joins on this episode of Audio Ecstasy to discuss emo-- it's history, subgenres, and position in the broader context of rock music. What wave are we on now?

    F*** It, We'll View Them Live

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 60:36


    Dylan and Danny are joined by guest Nic Cupitelli to discuss the slow return of live music, as well as their first and favorite concerts, and a broader discussion of the significance of live music in comparison to recorded music. We also get the Led out for the first time on the show.

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