Fantastic Tones for Human Bones

As usual, we are taking issue with the lack of credit these amazing albums are getting that were released in the past year.  Normally around the end of the year many outlets will publish a “Best of YYYY”, or a “Best of YYYY”, and we often do not see any of our favorite albums on these lists.  Therefore, we are taking it upon ourselves to spread the good word about some of the most amazing music that we found inspiring in this past year, 2022.   Bob's 10 BEST OF 2022: Out of the Fog by Daniel Herskedal https://danielherskedal.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-fog Throes Of Death From The Dreamed Nihilism by BEKOR QILISH https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/throes-of-death-from-the-dreamed-nihilism When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs https://totallyenormousextinctdinosaurs.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-lights-go Passenger by Cryptovolans https://iiiypad.bandcamp.com/album/passenger Koma West by Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/koma-west You Belong There by Daniel Rossen https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/you-belong-there Self-Deification by INHUMANKIND https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification Meshuggah - Immutable https://www.atomicfire-records.com/brand/2316 God-Carrier by Lack The Low https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/album/god-carrier PENUMBRA by Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/penumbra   The “DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO” Category Henki by Richard Dawson & Circle https://richardmichaeldawson.bandcamp.com/album/henki   GOOD HONOR: Boreal Despair by SKYTHALA https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/boreal-despair Antiphonals by Sarah Davachi https://sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/antiphonals consistency by i-sef u-sef https://isefusef.bandcamp.com/album/consistency Distance by Erasers https://erasers.bandcamp.com/album/distance Holocene Dream by Brendan Byrnes https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com/album/holocene-dream Quality Over Opinion by Louis cole https://louiscole.bandcamp.com/album/quality-over-opinion   MARK'S BEST OF LIST https://patriciabrennanpyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/more-touch https://annabutterss.bandcamp.com/album/activities https://joshsinton.bandcamp.com/album/4-freedoms https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/album/i-had-a-dream-about-amnesia https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/genogram https://jordanglenn.bandcamp.com/album/flustered Robert Wyatt Shleep https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4A-VkQwncq9hbz90f0gBv1Neoz4KlNjM DANIEL ROSSEN RELATED https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/silent-hour-golden-mile Department of eagles -  in ear park https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kcj2EZseq_FRwkA7gl4-jkzH6bykIm064 Adam Benjamin - midi jazz -Iits a standard, standard, standard, standard World https://open.spotify.com/album/1CCFrkgvQfLCAgyWUv3OpH ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode we speak with Paul Bender.  Paul is a bass player, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and an MC.  We discuss Paul's many projects including Van*Gloria, The Sweet Enoughs, his rap album “Middle Aged Caucasian Existential Debut Rap Record”, and his recent album “How To Forget”, and of course his amazing group Hiatus Kaiyote.   Be the first individual on your block to own a copy of “Marshmallow” by The Sweet Enoughs on Vinyl: https://merchjungle.com/products/marshmallow-vinyl   Please check out all of Paul's music on bandcamp: https://wondercoreisland.bandcamp.com/album/marshmallow-3 https://paulbender.bandcamp.com/ https://hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com/   ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode we speak with multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and Bay Area stalwart, Nathan Clevenger. Nathan is a very well spoken gentleman, and a fantastic conversationalist. We cover lots of ground with Nathan in this episode, including growing up as a bonafide Bay Area native, his beginnings in music while surrounded by the thriving SF creative jazz scene, his prodigious compositional output, and much more!    Here is Nathan's bandcamp page:  https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/music   ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode we feature the official FT4HB sports correspondent, Devin Smith, in an interview with bass player, composer, and professional bicycle racer, Max Judelson.   We talk with Max about both his musical and athletic careers, and the relationship between them.   Here is Max's soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/max-judelson ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode we talk with guitarist and songwriter Alex Wand.  Alex Wand exudes tremendous songwriting experience, and his enormous catalog speaks for itself quite well.   We discuss some of Alex's project in this episode, including his work with the Harry Partch Ensemble, the website Song A Day For a Month, his podcast Carless in LA, Mapping Sonic Futurities, 81 Tao Songs, The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems, and more! Here are many links to various sites from which you can access some portion of Alex's work.   https://linktr.ee/alexwand https://www.alexwand.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rufusdumont/ https://alexwand.bandcamp.com/ https://partchensemble.org https://vimeo.com/alexwand https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexWand https://songadayforamonth.com/artist/92193bdfb27 ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode (with no special guest) we talk about the best metal band of all time Meshuggah, Mark's hand injury, and our respective new releases which are now both available on bandcamp: The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - “You Would Do Well” https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/you-would-do-well ddb - “The Odd” https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/the-odd   More Guest Interviews Coming Soon! ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

This is part II of our interview with Will Northlich-Redmond.   In this episode we focus on Will's piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”.   We go through the score and dissect all of the unusual notation and instructions to get a grasp of exactly how a performer might approach the music. We recommend you follow along with the score we are looking at during the interview: Complete Score: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/cfd58fa4-72cf-4036-9b44-e371da3739dc Supplemental Audio Files https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f44e4332-a503-48cc-a415-c1cb98e96765 Thesis Paper: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/2d5a0266-d1ad-4751-b6cd-ba3a78c2c933 Here is the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com We recommend you also listen to Part I of the interview where we discuss the bulk of Will's background and discography: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep29-will-northlich-redmond-blipvert ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode, we speak with the one and only Will Northlich-Redmond.  Will is a guitarist, composer, electronic musician, and improviser who creates work under the artist name Blipvert.  We discuss Will's recorded albums as well as his approach to composition and performance. At the end of this interview, we decided to have a 2nd full podcast dedicated to the discussion of Will's piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”.   Please stay tuned for a PART 2 where we discuss this work in depth. Please visit the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode, we speak with the multi-instrumentalist Val Dorr (it/its).  We speak with Val about its many projects including Ævangelist, Suncarcass, Velnias, Nagasaki Grotesque, and ADFL.   Val's music can be found in a variety of places on bandcamp and spotify, please check out its twitter thread that covers much of the important discography: https://twitter.com/their_wings/status/1215605516589768704?t=fo2MbmJ8ZDrbr2ixUaqDJw&s=19&fbclid=IwAR2DGwhhYbaLfdoY37p_33DwIqFE7pZYLtY1EnVbGTAJAAqj-0mK55iGUG8 Here is Val's bandcamp page: https://valdorr.bandcamp.com/ Help support the podcast by following us on social media or pledging a donation on patreon.  We thank you for any support you can provide. Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode we interview Mike Thies and Topu Lyo of the band Live Footage.   We discuss their formative years and the working practices of the band.   We discuss a lot about their practice and theories on improvisation, and their recent work creating the score for the Kanye West documentary “Jeen-Yuhs”  Please check out the band's website: http://www.livefootagebrooklyn.com/ Check out their music on their bandcamp site: https://livefootagebrooklyn.bandcamp.com Follow them on instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/livefootagebrooklyn/ ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ  

In this episode we interview the microtonal guitarist and composer Brendan Byrnes.  We discuss the complexities and the tricky logistics of writing music in the microtonal tunings 22EDO, 27EDO, as well as other microtonal tunings Brendan uses as we go through his impressive catalog of pop influenced microtonal music. Please check out Brendan's website: http://www.brendanbyrnes.com/ You can find all of his music on his bandcamp site:  https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb/ Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ

In this episode, we go over some basic concepts of Afrocuban Folkloric Music.  We explain the various genres and religions, the concept of clave, and we give a breakdown of several specific rhythms.  This is intended to be a supplemental episode to our interview with Sandy Perez (ep24).  The specific rhythms we discuss in this episode are rhythms used in some of the excerpts of Sandy's music that we play in our interview with him.   Check out our interview with Sandy Perez: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep24-sandy-perez There is also a video version of this interview, that includes additional footage: https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/ft4hb Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPekF7o7gpsMCC8ILXegGQ  

In this episode, we interview the master percussionist Sandy Perez.  Sandy is one of the most talented musicians alive today and we are extraordinarily lucky to get to speak with him on the podcast.  There are a few things to mention about this interview.    Firstly, and most obviously, for the interview Sandy is mostly speaking in Spanish, and we do our best to translate most of it, and Sandy's long time student Toby Gastor is there to assist with the translation. We recorded this in a space where people were coming in and out, so there is some background noise, and several interruptions which may seem very out of place if you are a regular listener of this podcast.  Some of the other people actually chime in here and there, so you may hear some additional voices other than the primary 4 people holding most of the conversation. We felt it was appropriate to record a separate podcast, where we cover some of the basics of afrocuban music.  So if you are new to this music, it might be worthwhile to check out that episode first. Lastly, there is a video recording of this interview that will be released on youtube that includes some additional footage that is worth checking out.  https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM You can support this podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with the Bassist Àlex Reviriego.  We talk about some of Àlex's projects including INHUMANKIND, Tholos Gateway, Phicus,  Ab'bhau and more.  We also talk about Àlex's solo projects.   We discuss the latest album from INHUMANKIND released on I, Voidhanger Records: “Self-Deification”.  Here are links to the albums mentioned on the podcast: https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-extinction https://alexreviriego.bandcamp.com/ https://tholosgateway.bandcamp.com/releases https://astralphicus.bandcamp.com/album/solid https://abbhau.bandcamp.com/album/devastaciones-bajo-el-fulgor-del-vac-o-vinyl You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we talk with Molly Bolten. Molly Bolten is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and professional audio producer.  We talk with Molly about her varied musical experience from church choir, to ircam in paris, to working as an editor for spotify.  You can find all of molly's music at her bandcamp site:  https://mollybolten.bandcamp.com/ You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with saxophonist, composer, improviser, and programmer Danny Meyer.  We talk about him growing up in Colorado and his influential teachers and mentors.  We talk about his move to NYC and his collaborations and touring with bands such as Chairlift and Julia Holter.  We then spend a decent amount of time getting into some details about his fascinating microtonal computer language, which is called ‘WereSoCool'.  Danny's wide variety of work can be found on his website:  https://www.weresocool.org/ Also please visit Danny's youtube's channel, where he regularly uploads very interesting content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBCjwUpz2HiOZglcHP2Io5Q You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with pianist, improvisor, composer, and music producer Michael Coleman. We discuss Michael's early years in NYC and his early exposure to the Jazz scene there.  We discuss his time at Oberlin College where he studied history and jazz piano. After graduation, Michael headed out to Oakland, CA where he began his career as a composer and sideman, working with Bay Area greats such as Scott Amendola, Marcus Shelby, and countless other improvising musicians and songwriters,  before returning to NYC where he currently resides.    While most of Michael's Discography can be found on his primary bandcamp, many of the albums we discuss in this podcast are from  a variety of bandcamp sites:  https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://artsandsciences.bandcamp.com/album/new-you https://cavityfang.bandcamp.com/album/urban-problems https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/broken-home https://store.datagarden.org/album/too-physical https://beep.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-the-future https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/album/practitioner https://religiousphase.bandcamp.com/ https://sneal.bandcamp.com/album/minty-ep You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and educator, Rob Ewing. We talk through his early experiences with jazz and learning music.  We talk about his decision to go to Berklee school of music, and his decision to leave the music program at Berklee for a religious studies program at Naropa.  We talk about his many years in the bay area and the many bands he has been a part of there. You can find Rob's music on his bandcamp, youtube, and soundcloud sites: https://robewing.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/robewing https://www.youtube.com/user/robewing1/ You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

Often times, the ‘best of ' lists omits some of the releases which we hold most dear.  We would like to take this opportunity to promote some of the music which we think is very good that has gotten missed from some of the lists, also some music that we like that is on the lists.  NO RULES ON THIS PODCAST!!  Please visit the show notes page for links to all of the recommendations mentioned on this show: https://ft4hb.neocities.org/bestof2021.html You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we talk with visual artist and musician Reeve Schumacher. We talk with Reeve about his songwriting efforts for his albums “Lowside”, “Arrows and Corridors” and “Wasteland” We also talk to Reeve about his fascinating work with “Sonic Braille”, which is both a visual art and music project. We speak about his newest effort: “Phare”, which includes the sonic braille along with another musical collaborator and a massive rotating speaker and light configuration. You can find Reeve's music on his bandcamp and soundcloud sites: https://reeveschumacher.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/reeve-schumacher You can see some of Reeve's visual artwork on his blog: http://schumacherreeve.blogspot.com/ You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

In this episode we talk with our good friend and frequent collaborator Matt Hettich. We speak about Matt growing up in Miami and exploring the rich IDM scene there, and eventually making his way to CalArts and then to Mills College to study electronic music. We try to go over as much as we can of Matt's massive catalog of music, and his various approaches to creating music. You can find all of Matt's releases on his various bandcamp sites from his main website which is https://www.wake.mobi/. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

This Friday - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday. Here are the links to the albums we talk about: Rocketship Sings Standards Vol. 3 by Michael Rocketship https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/rocketship-sings-standards-vol-3 Momentum 2 [The Return Of Ghetto] by Ghetts https://ghetts.bandcamp.com/album/momentum-2-the-return-of-ghetto Ronald's Rhythm by RJ Miller https://rjmiller.bandcamp.com/album/ronalds-rhythm PIKI by Sam Ospovat https://piki.bandcamp.com/album/piki From It Pours What Some Call Emptiness by Antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation https://antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation.bandcamp.com/album/from-it-pours-what-some-call-emptiness Simultonality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/simultonality Black Treatment by BLACK SPIRITUALS https://sigerecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-treatment Red River by Sonya Cotton https://sonyacotton.bandcamp.com/album/red-river Melodies In Silence by Raffi Garabedian https://raffigarabedian.bandcamp.com/album/melodies-in-silence Sélébéyone by Sélébéyone https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yone SOS Forks AI REM by MrDougDoug https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/album/sos-forks-ai-rem Greek Myth Fundamentalist by Jean Chalant https://jeanchalant.bandcamp.com/album/greek-myth-fundamentalist In Bloom by Kalia Vandever https://kaliavandever.bandcamp.com/album/in-bloom Kwintessens by Dodecahedron https://dodecahedronsom.bandcamp.com/album/kwintessens Visions by Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com/album/visions Hidden Voices by ARUAN ORTIZ TRIO with Eric Revis & Gerald Cleaver https://aruanortiz.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-voices Artlessly Falling by Mary Halvorson's Code Girl https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/artlessly-falling Old New by Tomeka Reid Quartet https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/old-new

In this episode we talk with Jazz Vocalist and Composer Saki Minamimoto. We discuss her growing up in Japan, moving to New York City and eventually making her way to the Bay Area. We explore the releases of Saki's music project “Poncho Poncho” - which is a collaboration between her and Nashville based music producer Jon Estes. You can check out the music of Poncho Poncho, Saki's collaborative project with Jon Estes on her bandcamp site: https://sakiminamimotoponchoponcho.bandcamp.com/ You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

Friday, November 5th, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday. Here are the links to the albums we talk about: Through Our Time by Danny Lubin Laden https://dannylubinladen.bandcamp.com/album/through-our-time Solo Contra by John McCowen https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/solo-contra Honeydrops Live by The California Honeydrops https://cahoneydrops.bandcamp.com/album/honeydrops-live Bad Year No Mercy by Chris Alarie https://carlosanimals.bandcamp.com/album/bad-year-no-mercy The Church Is At Fault by Elephant Watchtower https://elephantwatchtower.bandcamp.com/album/the-church-is-at-fault Turbo by Cory Wong and Dirty Loops https://corywong.bandcamp.com/album/turbo Game Winner by Joey Dosik https://joeydosik.bandcamp.com/album/game-winner Another Time by Nate Wood https://natewood.bandcamp.com/album/another-time Low Electrical Worker by Kneebody https://kneebody.bandcamp.com/album/low-electrical-worker Destroyed On Every Level by Martín Escalante https://splooshrecords.bandcamp.com/album/destroyed-on-every-level The Epic by Kamasi Washington https://kamasiwashington.bandcamp.com/ https://stevecoleman.bandcamp.com/ https://ghostnoterecords.bandcamp.com/music Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra https://sunrastrut.bandcamp.com/album/swirling BEATS by Dell Lillinger Westergaard https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/beats Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt https://jessicapratt.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-signs El Dorado by Marcus King https://marcusking.bandcamp.com/album/el-dorado The Marcus King Band by The Marcus King Band https://themarcuskingband.bandcamp.com/album/the-marcus-king-band Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram - Demo by Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram https://kingfishbooking.bandcamp.com/ Backing Track by Chris Buck https://chrisbuckguitar.bandcamp.com/

In this episode we talk with pianist Liana Pailodze Harron. We talk about her growing up in the Republic of Georgia, her extensive time at University of Miami, her recent works including her first full length album release “Light Year”. You can find all Liana's music on her website at: http://www.lianapailodze.com You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

We take a little detour from our normal topics to celebrate the spooky season with a review of SAINT MAUD because we love scary movies so much.  Discussing the film with us are Emmanuelle John, Matt Hettich, and Crystal Pascucci-Clifford.  We had a very fun time and we highly recommend this film. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we talk with the multi instrumentalist and composer Kat Hunter.  Kat Hunter releases music under the artist name “Lack the Low”.  We investigate Kat's amazing 2018 release “One Eye Closed”, and we talk a lot about her compositional process, as well as her varied musical background. You can find Kat's music for sale on her bandcamp site at https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

This Friday - Oct 1st, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday. Here are the links to the albums we talk about: https://michaelwayneturner.bandcamp.com/album/dandy-lion Dandy Lion by Michael Wayne Turner III Friction Quartet San Francisco, California https://frictionquartet.bandcamp.com/ https://christhile.bandcamp.com/ Laysongs by Chris Thile https://blcr-labs.com/album/reflection reflection by 아버지 https://zadarpadov.bandcamp.com/album/club-neuro Club Neuro by Zadarpadov https://music.sufjan.com/album/a-beginners-mind A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine https://blattaria.bandcamp.com/album/blattaria Blattaria by Blattaria https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/family-fun-time Family Fun Time by Schimscheimer Family Trio https://gojogo.bandcamp.com/album/asleep-under-waves Asleep Under Waves by Gojogo https://mykkiblanco.bandcamp.com/album/mykki-2 Mykki by Mykki Blanco https://mykkiblanco.bandcamp.com/album/mykki-blanco-presents-c-ore-2 Mykki Blanco presents C-ORE by Mykki Blanco https://soufflecontinurecords.bandcamp.com/album/alors Alors !!! by Michel Portal https://soufflecontinurecords.bandcamp.com/album/l-univers-solitude L'Univers Solitude by Jean-Charles Capon https://kidoverdrive.bandcamp.com/album/get-equipped-with-kid-overdrive-lp Get Equipped With Kid Overdrive by Kid Overdrive And https://thelastdomino.bandcamp.com/ https://abynganadiop.bandcamp.com/album/liital Liital by Aby Ngana Diop https://billystrings.bandcamp.com/album/renewal Renewal by Billy Strings And rounder records: https://rounderrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-an-avant-garde-massage-parlour MUSIC FOR AN AVANT-GARDE MASSAGE PARLOUR by KENNY WOLLESEN + BEN GOLDBERG https://haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/esja Esja by Hania Rani

In this episode we talk with percussionist and educator Brian Potts.  We discuss Brian's background including his extensive stay at University of Miami and how he managed to get so involved in the music of Brazil.  We focus on the album “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais and talk about the members of that band. Check out “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais on Ground Up Music. (or apple or spotify) but you can best support the releasing label by buying a download on their site. Check out Pandeiro Moderno at Groove Arte, the modern pandero method as taught by Bernardo Aguiar and Brian Potts.   You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode, we speak with Electronic Musician Jeff Lufkin who releases music under the artist name “Eli Walks”.  We talk about his metal and punk band high school years, his production work with his sisters Olivia and Caroline, his time at CalArts, and we dive in to some of the details on his Eli Walks album “Parallel”.  We also talk about the practice of finishing projects, the SADFAM online community (songadayforamonth.com), software plugins, and more! Check out the album ‘Parallel' by Eli Walks on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/parallel-bonus-track-version/506600680 You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode, we speak with bassist and composer Doug Stuart.  We talk about Doug growing up outside of Chicago, attending music school in Michigan, his San Francisco Bay Area based projects Bells Atlas and his current project with the artist name “Dougie Stu”, and recently released album Familiar Future. Please visit https://www.dougiestu.com to find all the relevant links to Doug's music as well as upcoming shows and social media. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

This Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday. Here are the links to the albums we talk about: Moondog - "H'art Songs" https://moondog.bandcamp.com/album/hart-songs Mirna Bogdanovic - "Confrontation" https://mirnabogdanovic.bandcamp.com/album/confrontation Horse Lords - "Interventions" https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/interventions Anna Webber - "Idiom" https://annawebber.bandcamp.com/album/idiom Mick Jenkins - "Water[s]" https://themickjenkins.bandcamp.com/album/water-s Coma Cluster Void - "Mind Cemeteries" https://comaclustervoid.bandcamp.com/album/mind-cemeteries The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - "Tidy Universe" https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/tidy-universe Duke - “Uingizaji Hewa” https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/uingizaji-hewa Hollie Cook - "Vessel of Love" https://holliecook.bandcamp.com/album/vessel-of-love Peter Webb - "home" https://aliminalspace.bandcamp.com/track/home In-Dreamview - “Reverie” https://in-dreamview.bandcamp.com/album/reverie Robert Stillman - "Reality (U.S.)" https://archaicfuturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/reality-u-s Ocrilim - “Annwn” https://ocrilim.bandcamp.com/album/annwn Ulrika Spacek - “Suggestive Listening EP” https://ulrikaspacek.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, we talk to the prolific Devin Smith.  Devin Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, writer, and computer programmer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss Devin's extensive music catalogue as well as his growing writing portfolio and programming efforts. Please visit http://devinsmith.work for links to all of Devin's work, be it musical, literary or other.  You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode, we talk to our friend Richard Haig. Richard is an electronic musician, composer, and DJ based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We go through Richard's long history of songwriting through the lens of the club dance music scene, starting from his earlier work as Panic Bomber up through his current artist name ‘Richard Haig' and his record label Art Heist. Visit https://richardhaig.com/ for all the relevant links to Richard's musical catalogue, news about what he's up to, and links to social media. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you! https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones

This Friday - August 6th 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artist impacted by the pandemic.  This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees).  Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.   Here are the links to the albums we talk about: "Colored Sands" by Gorguts: https://gorguts.bandcamp.com/album/colored-sands "Morgan Delt" by Morgan Delt: https://morgandelt.bandcamp.com/album/morgan-delt-2 "Oviri" by Jute Gyte: https://jutegyte.bandcamp.com/album/oviri "Agüita" by Gabriel Garzón-Montano: https://gabrielgarzonmontano.bandcamp.com/album/ag-ita "I Do Not Wake Up" by ddb:  https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/i-do-not-wake-up "Solipsist" by The Zenith Passage: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solipsist "Lugal Ki En" by Rings of Saturn: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lugal-ki-en "Billions of Cicadas" by BlipVert: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com/album/billions-of-cicadas "The Behemoth" by Phronesis: https://phronesistrio.bandcamp.com/album/the-behemoth "Y-OTIS 2" by Otis Sandsjö: https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/y-otis-2 "Canticles Of The Holy Scythe" by LÜÜP: https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/canticles-of-the-holy-scythe And lastly, Giacinto Scelsi: https://giacintoscelsi.bandcamp.com/

In our inaugural episode, we speak with our great friend Jordan Glenn.  Jordan Glenn is a drummer and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.    In this episode, we talk to Jordan about his formative years.  We discuss his bands Wiener Kids, and Beak.  We talk about his composition work for those groups as well for dance companies including Liss Fain and Sharp & Fine.   We also talk about his experience playing in other groups, such as the Fred Frith Trio.  Because we did not play any work samples during this podcast, we would highly recommend take a moment to listen to Jordan's music, particularly if you are not familiar with it.   Here are some links for Jordan's website and music sites as well as some of the works by other artists that we discuss. Jordan's music: http://jordanglennmusic.com/ https://soundcloud.com/user-245150924 https://jordanglenn.bandcamp.com/ https://jordanglennbeak.bandcamp.com/ Jordan Glenn's work for the Liss Fain Dance Company: https://soundcloud.com/user-245150924/close-the-door-slowly-excerpts-12 To familiarize yourself with the music we discuss on the podcast: Fred Frith: https://music.apple.com/us/album/gravity/74349284?ign-gact=3&ls=1 Bloodcount: https://timbernesbloodcount.bandcamp.com/album/unwound-were-only-in-it-for-the-food The Fred Frith Trio w/ Jordan Glenn and Jason Hoopes: https://fred-frith.bandcamp.com/album/closer-to-the-ground https://fred-frith.bandcamp.com/album/another-day-in-fucking-paradise Don Cherry Brown Rice:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS8PK53DYGA