Insane In The Montaigne

33. Self-isolation

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 23:49

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32. Eurovision

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 21:01

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31. Sprained Ankle Distraction Thoughts 5:35am

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 33:03

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30. Songs as Menstrual Products, Self-development (It's Never Over), Romance Languages, NZ, New Year New Routine, Habits, Love!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 54:48

Does any one destination have primacy??? Mentioned: Aria Code podcast, Cucurrucucu Paloma by Silvia Perez Cruz (originally by Caetano Veloso), Aguas de Março by Elis e Tom, The Unbelievable Genius of Pigs by Matt Whyman, little snouties, The Company She Keeps by Mary McCarthy, Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art Of Having An Opinion by Michelle Dean, Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss, Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari, What Makes Us Tick by Hugh Mackay, Quiet by Susan Cain, Emotional Agility by Susan David, The Velocity of Being by Maria Popova, Atomic Habits by James Clear. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

29. Song is OUT, Authenticity, A Star Is Born, All That Matters, Seven Life Learnings

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2018 28:17

The only people whose recognition I want is David Byrne, Mitski, Bjork, and Griffin McElroy. You heard it here folks. Isn't it crazy that we can want change and also not want it at all? Wild. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

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28. New Music, Listening To My Own Music, Daniel Sloss' Jigsaw, Screen Time, I Know Nothing, Brain Admin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 31:32

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27. Leaning Into My Proclivity For Doing A Lot Of Things, Introversion, Releasing A New Single, Friends Out The Ends, Thinking, Conflict

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 38:29

Sorry about all the sounds, I didn't think they'd be so heard. Just a cute little update. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

26. Management, Mix Notes, Back Home, Nebulous Sadness, Moving OS, REVIEW: MY ALBUM, Wallowing vs Getting On With It

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 29:48

This is mostly boring until minute 12. Btw, that Montaigne quote: "It could be said of me that in this book I have only made up a bunch of other men's flowers, providing of my own only the string that ties them together." Cover art by www.benjaminriches.com

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25. Tipsy, David Byrne, Galaga, Musical Intake, A Great Life, New Music, Making Playlists About My E.MO.TIONS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 24:18

Mentioned: David Kosten, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sex and Food, Mitski, Ramona Lisa's Arcadia, Caroline Polachek, The Beatles' White Album, Dave Sitek, Tony Buchen, Wynne Bennett, Twin Shadow, also I meant that LONDON reminds me of Sydney. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

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24. Settling Into LA, Levels of Success, Brain Coupling, Sydney Forever, Cameron Esposito, Album Will Be Fine

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 20:00

This one is boring, don't bother unless you want to be bored. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

23. Los Angeles, The Odyssey, People Food, Uprooting, You

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 20:50

Warning: crying. Mentioned: Florence + The Machine's 'The Odyssey'; Griffith Park. Cover image: www.benjaminriches.com

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22. Killing A Vehicle, Singing Practise, 75% More Gamer, A Boring Logistical Story, My Tow Truck Adventure, Accepting Yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 30:32

I was trying to spin some impromptu similes off the top of my domescape and not all of them were good, but you gotta practise somehow, right? I realise I also didn't finish my projector tale - a cliffhanger to be resolved another time. Also I don't think I've ever said 'like' more? You can tell how little I have socialised in the last few months. Re: my hot bod point, I know there are other factors that go into play with being able to work towards a 'hot bod', not well articulated, mostly ignore that. Also, of course I do more than what I said for my job, but I'm just very antsy right now. Mentions: Silvia Perez Cruz, Dave Sitek, David Kosten, Tony Buchen, James Acaster.

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21. Self-Producing, Fantasy Side Project, Bassbass Wihouveberry, Black Panther, Empathy, Anxiety, Meeting Fans After Shows

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2018 22:59

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20. Feelin' Good, I Knew That I Would, Album Update, Warming Up, The Adventure Zone, A Lich, ANTS ALL OVER MY FLOOR!!!, Balance, Woe Is Me!, Just A Lot Of Angst

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 37:20

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19. New Year, Kidneys, ABC Countdown, Woodford, Nihilism Again, Cripplingly Self-Aware, MILLENNIALS!!#&$!$!4, Sad Album™ 2k18, It's Fine

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 23:14

P.S. Don't immediately co-opt my opinions/observations because they may be the least good take on the world, take everything I say with a grain of salt please! By the way, if you're interested in the idea of descriptivism and prescriptivism, literally just look up "descriptivism vs. prescriptivism" on Google and you'll have a field day. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

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18. Self-Effacement, Therapy, The Last Jedi, Redemption, Album Choices, Recovery, The End of 2017

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 26:45

It's interesting, I've been singing a lot lately and my voice is really strong at the moment, and I can hear how different it sounds in speech. You probably won't notice, but it's fascinating for me. This was very vulnerable. Please be kind with my heart. Merry Holidaymas. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

17. LA pt II, Improv In The Studio, Tips For Me, Singularity, The Scale of Society,

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 23:10

I'd like to apologise for calling Pete "Pat", as his name is Peter. Not Pater. This is an interesting monograph on what I was talking about at the end. http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/06/taming-mammoth-let-peoples-opinions-run-life.html It's fun and easy to read. Cover image: www.benjaminriches.com

16. Quick update, not much

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 9:01

Just so you guys know where I'm at, and why podcasts are slow atm. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com.au

15. I HAVE A PARASITE!!!, Producers, Albums I'm Listening To, Swiss Army Man, My Precious Heart Dog, Moving House

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 18:47

Mentioned: Dntel, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, John Congleton, François Tetaz, Gotye, David Kosten, Tony Buchen, The National's Sleep Well Beast, Feist's Pleasure, Manchester Orchestra's Black Mile To The Surface, Swiss Army Man, The Daniels, Horizon: Zero Dawn (best video game ever). The Aunty Donna podcast, The Worst Idea Of All Time.

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14. Lots of Nothing, Medical Testing, Melodrama and Jealousy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 15:32

I'M SORRY YOU COULD HEAR THE BURP I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD ON THE THING I THOUGHT YOU'D JUST HEAR A PAUSE. I am so sorry. I mean it's a natural physiological action but it's a bit rude sometimes. There's mostly nothing in this podcast and there's no point listening. Mentioned: Melodrama by Lorde, Pleasure by Feist, A Very Potter Musical, Alex the Astronaut, Perennial by Vera Blue, Sydney Fringe Festival, Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths, Okja, Arcade Fire, Aunty Donna. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

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13. Tour Update, Fatigue, Arcade Fire, The Pecuniary Reality of Being A Musician, Tour Itinerary, Privilege

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2017 31:18

I was feeling not well the day I recorded this but realised I hadn't done one in a while. It's still okay! I was just buried in the couch and sound weird and sometimes just drift off. Also posted a few days later because no wifi on tour! Or no wifi good enough for the file to actually upload. Mentioned: Autark, Sea Shepherd, Everything Now by Arcade Fire, More Fool Me by Stephen Fry, DRELLER, Alex The Astronaut, I Know Leopard, Kingdom Hearts, No Cars Go by Arcade Fire, Haruki Murakami, Alex The Astronaut, I Am Not Your Negro. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

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12. Jess Does A Podcast Late At Night And It's Really Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 15:23

Housesitting for my tour manager gets real dark and weird. Lots of silence. Get tix to my shows at www.montaignemusic.com.au. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

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11. Jetlag haha, Disappearing???, New Routine, Social Media Abstention, New Schedule, Too Selfish For Novels, Notes, My Personality Touchstone

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2017 36:14

The most delirious podcast yet. Mentioned: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Headspace, This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by David Byrne from Live From Austin, TX, Crack Up by Fleet Foxes, Underline (free print publication), My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBAM - podcast), Arcade Fire, Aunty Donna, Demi Lardner (@DemiLardner on Twitter). Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com FUCK YOU JETLAG

10. Hangin' With The Gals, Less Emo, Doublethink, I LOVE ARCADE FIRE, Material Culture, Just Not Much Honestly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2017 21:55

Takk... by Sigur Ros playing in the background. Mentioned: Gordi, Alex Somers, Vera Blue, Tiger Town, Emma Louise, John Congleton.

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9. Album Update, Crisis, I Am A Clown, Collaborative Creation, Disneyland, Jess Is More Anxious...?, Poos, Identity Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 35:27

There were HEAPS of linguistic tics in this one. Mauro Refosco is David Byrne's percussionist's name. Other things mentioned: Time's End & 'Clocktown' by Theophany (Spotify), Lovers Lane, Immersion (Queensland Music Festival shows I am playing: you can register for my Immersion hotel room gig here http://qmf.org.au/immersion-registration/), Aunty Donna (they seem to make regular appearances on this podcast, I am a big liker of them), Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton, Alan Hampton, Arcade Fire.

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8. Album Update, LA, Melodrama, RELAXER, Downtown, Jess Has Insecurities, More Rants On Art

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 37:57

I am in Los Angeles! Another vulnerable one that is not nearly articulate enough for me to really be tackling these subjects publicly. Mentioned: Melodrama by Lorde, RELAXER by alt-j, The Last Bookstore (worth giving a look up), Tony Buchen (my music), Nick Littlemore (PNAU, Empire of the Sun), Amy Shark, Gang of Youths, Sarah Silverman, Aunty Donna, Kingdom Hearts Orchestra. 'Unassuming' was the word I was looking for to describe LA. Photo by www.benjaminriches.com.

7. I Ran 21.67km, Change Of Heart, Nailed It!, Trying To Answer Complex Philosophical Questions in 50 Words Or Less

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 30:22

Just lots of stuff, really. Also, I said the word "ponce" thinking it meant a generally obnoxious person but that is not at all what it means and I rescind my use of the word. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

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6. Songs Superseding Concepts, Rejection, The Void (Again), LA, Current Influences, Loss, Winter

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 27:29

Wow this was a real emo solioquy. I did end up running a half-marathon the next day. Things I mentioned: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver of The Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Words Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple, No Shape by Perfume Genius, Girls Come First by Clem Snide (albums), Wilosophy (Wil Anderson's podcast), James Jeffrey (@James_Jeffrey on Twitter), Neal Portenza, Penny Greenhalgh (comedians), Good Will Hunting (film). You look great.

5. Stuff I Did Today, Album Update, Theophany, Video Games, Menstrual Nihilism, Please Like Me

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 28:18

Just a whole lot of stuff. I felt a bit weird talking about all that evolutionary biology/psychology stuff because my disquisition into that realm of knowledge is incipient so I stumbled through all of that, probably somewhat inaccurately. If you're interested in proper info, look up the 'Social Survival Mammoth' on waitbutwhy.com, or just type "rejection" into Google. It'll lead you on a trail to intense awareness of your own primal condition. Have fun! Additionally, things I mentioned that you should look up: Steen Raskopoulos, Theophany ('Time's End' & 'Time's End II' available on iTunes, YouTube and Spotify), "Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went From Sunday Best To Fast Fashion" by Clare Press Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

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4. Answering Qs: My Musical Development From The Womb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 24:21

Woke up at 5am in Old Perth Town. Figured I may as well do something productive with my time. Answered a few questions from Twitter! Thank you @freyjaaaaaaaa for asking the questions. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

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3. Reneging On Stuff, Acknowledging Publicness, Overthinking, Isolated vs Integrated Learning (Reading Thesaurus)

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 37:05

There are a lot of incomplete sentences and thoughts here which will probably be somewhat confusing for you. When I say a lot of people at my mercy, I mean that if I were less responsible, I could reveal stuff about people in my life that would render them vulnerable, and to a lot of people. I also end up giving a bit of detail about old mate when I said I wouldn't. What I mean is that I'm not going to go into as much depth about old mate as I said I would. I'm gonna let the songs reveal the big, weird stuff. Because there's a lot there, a lot of weird stuff, let me tell you. Moreover, it's unfair that I give my one perspective on him - me being a person with social clout - and refuse him a voice on the matter. Hence I try to offer other people's opinions about him. And then try to internet-diagnose sociopathy. WHO AM I. Also, the BNW character I was talking about was John. And then there are some introspective rambles. There are more questions than answers. Cover photo from www.benjaminriches.com. P.S. By 'purport' I meant 'import'. P.P.S. I didn't end up going to Cafe Lounge. I'm sorry I lied. Tom's show was real bloody good though.

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2. Song Hubs Day 2, Production As An Ugly Pasta Medley, Attention, Rustication, Relatioship Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 22:15

What I meant to say also is that I sometimes forget how powerful music is for people. Which is why the observation about its power is noteworthy for me. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

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1. Song Hubs, Lime Marmalade, The Vision, Comedy, Ideas You Can Dance To

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 23:29

Caveat: when I say Guy Montgomery & Tim Batt are "fucked", I mean it with the highest degree of admiration and respect. I'm sorry about the toast and the breathing into the phone. I respect you, I do. Talk to me @actualmontaigne on Twitter. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com.

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Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017 6:32

The first release! There will be no rhyme nor reason to any of these instalments. I promise I won't be speaking so frantically in the next episodes. Note that this is recorded on an iPhone 6 and I have pretty much no technical chops or help so this is truly the chaff of podcasting. Doing this has also made me aware of how often I say "um" which is regrettable. Life, oh life.

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