Wax Lyrical

2Nite's Producer chats with musician Josh Kreusler about isolation in Melbourne and his COVID - Song A Day project. Featuring tracks from Josh himself and Earl Sweatshirt. https://soundcloud.com/joshkreusler

Algal decides to explore relationships in this episode. All sorts: mother and baby, algae and funghi, land and water, lover and lover. There's expert breastmilk advice from midwife and nurse, Louie Scadubi. And a short story by Melbourne author, C.W Haven. Sounds recorded at Malabar and Tamarama – inside rockpools and beside sighing crows. Songs from the KLF, Ry Cooder, Jen Cloher, Steve Roach, Maze

Algal decides to explore relationships in this episode. All sorts: mother and baby, algae and funghi, land and water, lover and lover. There's expert breastmilk advice from midwife and nurse, Louie Scadubi. And a short story by Melbourne author, C.W Haven. Sounds recorded at Malabar and Tamarama – inside rockpools and beside sighing crows. Songs from the KLF, Ry Cooder, Jen Cloher, Steve Roach, Maze See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2Nite's Producer delves into the dystopian present one last time to complete the trilogy. This one speaks for itself. Voices from the Sydney protests thanks to Talisse Desiderio and tracks from Dave, JPEGMAFIA x Freaky, Joey Bada$$ x Capital STEEZ, Ludovico Einaudi and Kendrick Lamar.

Algal Blooms travels through several dimensions to find out more about the mysterious beauty of poo. Along the way he hears the voice of John Todd, who constructs living machines and Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist. He listens to Burnt Sage for her great wisdom. And he reads the saucy botanical poetry of Erasmus Darwin, a brilliant man who produced an early theory of evolution long before his grandson did. Snippets of John Todd are taken from the doco, 'Ecological Design: Inventing the Future' Snippets of Elaine Ingham from the wonderful 'Symphony of Soil' doco. Songs: Shiho – Tenshingoso, Tomoshibi, Forestland Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins and Leo Abrahams – Late Anthropocene Hiroshi Yoshimura – Deep Echoes Cosmic Sounds – Capricorn Laraaji – Kalimba, Laarajingle, Quiet Space No.4, All Pervading Stevie Wonder – The First Garden

‘free writing’ is a writing technique in which you write continuously for a set period of time or set number of pages, regardless of spelling, punctuation, rhetorical concerns. its aim is to loosen your mind, to eradicate the barriers of self, the internal critic. do it fast. write whatever comes to mind even if that’s the words ‘nothing, nothing, nothing’. make no corrections. do not stop until the time is up or the pages exhausted. tracks from: jack kerouac/steve allen, throbbing gristle, of habit, carl stone, ana da silva/phew, beatriz ferreyra, silt, gerhard rühm.

2Nite's Producer reads his mail during a pandemic. There's conversations from lockdown and relevant tunes from Zack Fox, Hopsin, Earl Sweatshirt, Gmac Cash, Westside Gunn and Pharrell?

Join Algal inside his house. Lie back, drift off and explore the wonders of... – Plant-walk with Hummus ‘Linda’ Solomon – A big frog pond in Crabtree, Tasmania – Waterbeetles conspiring under the Murrumbidgee River – The comforting, detailed visions of Mason Pillars – An expert round of super smash brothers (64) – The lovely honk of the Pobblebonk Songs: Takashi Kokubo – Awakening Of The Forest Helen Power – Boy With a Coin (Iron & Wine cover) dream dad – Goonengerry Mill Road

You’re in “iso”. There’s a pandemic and it’s advisable to not go outside. You might be feeling misunderstood, alone, censored. But you might also be resisting, relaxed, rejuvenated. This episode we bring you a hard-hitting 20 minute samplesoundscape from Aussie artist Hannah Hotker. & some thoughts from “A Philosophy of Loneliness” by Lars Svendsen, tunes from Arthur Russell/Allen Ginsberg, Shady Nasty and Rabit.

2Nite's Producer takes you on a sonic road trip from the country to the city. Old forests full of memories, seedy alleyways brimming with hustlers and the ghosts that haunt them both. Tracks from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Jonny Greenwood, Oneohtrix Point Never and Bob Dylan.

This episode features a soundscape of recordings done in India and Nepal. Algal takes you on a soundwalk along the buzzy, labyrinthine streets of Thamel. Up into the rangy, rocky Himalayas. Through the humidity of Kochi. Hear what pops up, within and without Algal's brain. Songs: Nikhil Banerjee – Raag Rageshree Pritish Nandy – Sometimes Suzanne Kraft – Scripted Space Ramu – Vinayaka Sthuthi Charanjit Singh – Raga Megh Malhar Wilson Tanner – Loch and Key Malaysia Vasudevan & S.P. Sailaja – Pattu Engey (Where is the song?)

*Explicit* Some swears and a drug reference. What is the Aussie storyteller? A larrikin, a rabble-rouser, a muso, a politician? Join Absent DJ in a brief and by no means exhaustive excursion into spoken word in Australian music. Poems, field recordings, samples - political malaise & the great Aussie drawl. TRACKLIST ju ca - ... hiding our long shadows like wilted flowers [or words that fell like murmurs... unable to touch] "live excerpt” EYE - GST (the Goods & Services Tax - redistributing funds from the poor to the rich?) Mood Ring - MRV1 r hunter - Improvisation for poem by Stine Marie Jacobsen Red Wine and Sugar - That Book You're Reading EYE - Transnational Corporations Own 90% of Australia but pay

2Nite's Producer sits down with musician and field recordist, Flo and the two explore memory through sound. Flo's recordings map her trip across Latin America with an emphasis on music, culture and intimate moments. Check out Flo's podcast, 'Tales In The Anthropocene' here: https://bit.ly/36YkK1A

Algal talks to his uncle, Algie’s Little Brother about the death of a loved one. The two expound on life after death, and life during life. Featuring a special soundtrack of classic dad tunes from Bruce Cockburn, Jimmy Little, Sister Janet Mead and Gerry Rafferty

Sydney based poet and DJ, DJ OFF IT, reimagines a hybrid poetry/dj set initially performed at an Ear Health Workshop put on by NECTAR, AfterHour and Apparent Motion. "ask people to repeat what they say (or a poem about decay)".

2Nite's Producer delves back into the dystopian present. Featuring a soundscape of toil from across the world and a lucky few talking about the apocalypse at a pub. Tracks from Audiomachine, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Colin Stetson, OFB and Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Join Algal as he takes you beneath the surface of the Darebin Parklands. Listen to the broad, lilting accent of the head ranger, Peter Wiltshire. Be awed or entranced or drowsed as a small child is, seated and starry-eyed before their storytelling grandma. Songs from Brian Eno, Gaussian Curve, Eirwud Mudwasser, Minus Group, Wim Mertens, Cathie O'Sullivan, Walter Wanderley

What does chess have to do with language? What does playing chess reveal about the self? In the way that you move across the board, of course, but also in the language you use when you do so - swearing and strategising. Absent DJ challenges DJ MSG to a few games in the park... Tracks from: Koyiul, ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ, Eli Keszler, Invisible Path, Ambienti Coassiali, Healing Crisis.

2Nite's Producer is joined in the studio by local rapper Mack Daddy Fresh and his friends to discuss Dice Therapy, rocks with googly eyes, weapons and The Matrix. Tunes from Zack Fox x Kenny Beats, JPEGMAFIA, Dominic Talarico and Mack Daddy Fresh himself. https://soundcloud.com/user-958484099

Plants -Why they’re so good for us. -How they cool the planet. Find out on this episode of Wax lyrical with Algal Blooms. Vegan, plant-based soundscape from Algal and tunes from Tom Waits, Aphex Twin, Patrick Cowley, Waak Waak Djungi, Mappa Mundi, Boards of Canada, Brian Briggs, Satsuki Shibano, Visible Cloaks, and Yoshio Ojima. Audio of the Microbiologist Walter Jehne comes from Julian de Lorenzo's Tangled podcast.

Sydney-based poet Jake Goetz joins Absent DJ on a journey through his book/poem ‘meditations with passing water’. We'll gently rock you along the Maiwar (Brisbane River). Songs from: Gigi Masin, Midori Hirano, William Selman, Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell, Tassilo Vannhöfen, Lucretia Dalt.

2Nite's Producer is joined by DIY rapper Sawcy Dogé from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The two speak on playing soccer for Kenya, addiction, drug dealing and finding creative relief while locked up. Tracks from: Francis and the Lights, 21 Savage, YBN Cordae and Sawcy Dogé himself.

Sometimes a naughty kid learns more than a good one. In the new episode, Algal coaxes stories from two mischievous 90s kids – Dame Rumpy and Havana. Songs from Jonny Nash, Ozo, The Middle East, Dreamatic, Disco Sigaretta, Jessica Pratt, Albrecht La'Brooy, Tornado Wallace, Ihashi Elimhlophe, Steve Douglas, Isaac Hayes, Gary Shearston

Jake Walker joins Absent DJ with his mix 'Cigarette, Helen?' Follow the mad little ear worm along. Absent DJ shares tracks from: Pontiac Streator & Ulla Straus, Luc Ferrari.

[WARNING] This episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and references to drugs and violence 2Nite's Producer returns to the not-so-distant past with some help from Melbourne musician and field recordist Josh Kreusler. The pair explore the fractal nature of memory, appreciate inanimate objects and ponder cyclical violence all while playing tracks about looking back...again.

This time, Algal takes you on an excursion into the sleeping world of Lucy’s brain. She reads her dream diary, which happens to be humming with vibrant life. Lucy wends through both wonder and danger, and wonders at the strangeness of what happens when you're not awake. Finally, listen to a rare poem by Sydney writer, Selma Steam.  Tunes from: Yosi Horikawa, Francis Bebey, Andras, Mkwaju Ensemble, Sun Ra, The KLF, Camaro's Gang, Mort Garson, Carlos Maria  

Note: This story contains some bad language and some drug references. Join author Jack Cameron Stanton as we whirl, twirl and tumble through the high-rises of Sydney in his story 'Bobo's Seaplane'. Absent DJ on the mix with the likes of: D. Tiffany, Dwig, Lee Gamble, Tears for Fears, Allike, Gil Michel, António Sanches, Ben Vince, Vondelpark & Low Flung.

[WARNING] The following episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and strong themes. Wax Lyrical goes dark this week as 2Nite's Producer delves into the dystopian present. Featuring missing houses with Absent DJ, conversations from a bunker and zombie apocalypse plans. This is not one to fall asleep to.

Get excited, vibrate and overflow with Algal Blooms as he guides you through a watery world. This week we learn about:   Erotic rockpools The pilgrimage of Centennial Park eels to New Caledonia What happens when you stick a microphone under the surface of the Murrumbidgee

Absent DJ prophesies, fortune tells and presses on for meaning - through the Book of Answers, via Algal's prolific Italian Seer, premonitions, and guest Roy Batty Jnr's dissociative meditation: chopped and screwed Youtube tarot readings and oddities.    Tracks from: Whirse, Zuli, Rabit & Lucrecia Dalt.

[WARNING] This episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and references to drugs and violence. In episode three, join 2Nite's Producer in a haze of nostalgia. An exploration of sepia toned memories and warped refelections of the past. Stories of misspent youth, drug addled discussions of crime and Absent DJ's party trick accompanied by tracks about looking back.

In episode two, Algal is joined by artist and thinker, Sheep Boy. Sometimes soothing, other times probing, Sheep Boy spins us an intimate sound-weave. In this mix, old memories blend with present feelings. A mother's song, played to drowse her restless daughter merges with an endless conversation about crash bandicoot. We hear a stripper's soliloquy, detailing the delicate balance of duty between seductive dancer and psychologist.

In the first episode of Wax Lyrical, Algal, Absent DJ and 2Nite's Producer invite you into their warm, wordy cocoon. The gang brings artificial intelligence face to face with the Dalai Lama in a battle of wisest words. Which wisdom is which? Songwise: be prepared for nourishing sounds – stuff you play to plants, shamanic trance and relaxation tapes.