Podcast appearances and mentions of alicia gaines

Hi friendsI'm back, and I brought my friend Alicia Gaines with me to talk about Chicago, the science of crying, shoegaze, RIDE, what Alicia calls "walk into the ocean music" and so much more. Such a fun chat with one of my all time favourite people!You can follow Alicia on Twitter and Ganser on Twitter and InstagramAlso, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, your pronouns, etc in the body of the email!You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HEREShow artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERELeave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. Okay, love you, see you next week.

In this bonus episode, Jim and Greg continue their discussion with Alicia Gaines of Ganser, including getting a few additions to the Desert Island Jukebox. Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundopsJoin our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite new, under-the-radar music you need to hear. Plus a conversation with vocalist and bassist for the band Ganser, Alicia Gaines. They discuss their latest EP, her extensive music knowledge and more. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Ganser, "People Watching," Nothing You Do Matters, Felte, 2022Susan Voelz, "Oyster," Trust The Wave Will Hold You, Pravda, 2022Fruit Juice, "I Don't Know," I Don't Know (Single), Swoon, 2021Stuck, "Do Not Reply (feat. Miranda Winters)," Do Not Reply (feat. Miranda Winters) (Single), Born Yesterday, 2022Katie Kim, " Eraser," Hour of the Ox, Katie Kim, 2022NoSo, "Suburbia," Stay Proud of Me, Partisan, 2022Soul Glo, "Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)," Diaspora Problems, Epitaph, 2022COIN, "Chapstick," Uncanny Valley7, 10K Projects, 2022Medicine Singers, "Sanctuary (feat. Medicine Singers, Yonatan Gat and Jaimie Branch)," Medicine Singers, Stone Tapes, 2022The Monkey Power Trio, "Turn And See Her," Cry Mama, 550392 Records DK, 2022Panic Shack, "The Ick," Baby Shack - EP, Brace Yourself, 2022Talkdemonic, "Barely Dawn," Various Seasides, Talknumeric Learning Center, 2022Ganser, "Lucky," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020Ganser, "Bags For Life," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020Ganser, "Emergency Equipment and Exits," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020Ganser, "What Me Worry," Nothing You Do Matters, Felte, 2022Margo Price, "Change of Heart," Change of Heart (Single), Loma Vista, 2022

Hi friends, we're back! Taking the red pill with Alicia Gaines of Ganser and talking about The Matrix! We get into it alllll including how hard we don't want to have to talk about the very first artist on the tracklist! You can follow Alicia on Twitter and Ganser on Twitter and InstagramYou can follow me, Niko Stratis, on Twitter and InstagramYou can follow the show on Twitter and InstagramWe have a Patreon that you can sign up for here! Our theme song is by Matty Grace, show art is Rachael PleetOkay love you bye

This week we are joined by Alicia Gaines of the band Ganser to talk about the 1980 album, Songs the Lord Taught Us by The Cramps. https://ganser.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/ganserband/https://twitter.com/Ganserbandpatreon.com/punklottopodCall our voicemail line: 202-688-PUNKLeave us a review and rating.https://linktr.ee/punklottopodSongs featured on this episode:Jawbox - Jackpot PlusGanser - ProjectorB-52's - Private IdahoRamones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?Talking Heads - Crosseyed and PainlessWipers - MysteryEcho and the Bunnymen - RescueThe Cramps - I Was a Teenage WerewolfThe Cramps - Zombie DanceThe Cramps - Strychnine

On Level 90 of My Little Underground, Alicia Gaines (bassist of Ganser) returns to kick off Black History Month with Peter A! Listen in for a celebration of Black artists from today and yesterday such as Miss Eaves, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, The Equals, Tina Turner, Junior Kimbrough, Yola and more! Discover some black excellence you may not have heard! -- Listen to Ganser: https://ganser.bandcamp.com/ All things My Little Underground: https://www.peteraradio.com/mylittleunderground #mlupod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mlupod/support

Growth with no reward. Finding strength in your less desirable traits. Coming up with the perfect comeback hours later in bed, glaring at the ceiling. Asking yourself: am I improving, or am I just changing into something unrecognizable? Chicago quartet Ganser probe the futility of striving for self-growth during the chaos of our times for dark comedy and jagged sounds on their potent new album Just Look at That Sky, released July 31st on Felte..Welcome to my conversation with bassist, vocalist and award-winning art director Alicia Gaines. Visit penfriend.rocks/alicia for the posh show notes with links to explore her work, and visit speakpipe.com/penfriend to contribute to a future episode..Get two free Penfriend songs when you sign up to my mailing list. Thanks for listening! xo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ganser's bass player, vocalist and graphic designer extraordinaire; Alicia Gaines pulls up to Level 75 of My Little Underground! Gaines talked up the new Ganser album, Just Look at The Sky, designing the artwork, legendary bass players, the history of black people in rock music, lack of diversity at shows from the DIY level to the major festival space. Alicia also discussed how black rock acts don't receive as much press as their white counterparts, her op-ed for Louder and more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mlupod/support

Get the full episode at http://patreon.com/strugglesession and http://strugglesession.substack.com Alicia Gaines of Ganser joins Leslie and Hether to pick out a soundtrack for the end of the world. Tunes: Ock from the Block - Bara Dab [https://soundcloud.com/ock-block] Moor Mother - Forever Industries A [https://moormother.bandcamp.com/] Backxwash - Psalm 23 [https://backxwash.bandcamp.com/] Gary Numan - M.E. Talking Heads - Air Joy Division - Candidate Ganser - Emergency Equipment And Exits [https://ganser.bandcamp.com] Radiohead - Idioteque Com Truise - Ultrafiche of You [https://comtruise.bandcamp.com/] Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal Chelsea Wolfe - The Wasteland [https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/] The 1975 - Love if We Made it Glassjaw - pompeii Uniform - This Won't End Well [https://unifuckingform.bandcamp.com/] Emma Ruth Rundle, Thou - Ancestral Recall [https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/may-our-chambers-be-full] JPEGMAFIA - I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies [https://jpegmafia.bandcamp.com/] Iceage - Lockdown Blues [https://iceage.bandcamp.com]

Chicago based indie rock band who incorporates sounds of new wave and post punk into their noisy sound. Vocals provided by Nadia Garofalo and Alicia Gaines combined with a thumping rhythm section and gnarly distortion gives Ganser an arresting sonic intensity. Check the awesome full session by Ganser Live at the Audiotree Studios. Download & stream Ganser on Audiotree Live -- https://smarturl.it/AT-Ganser  Support the show: http://audiotree.bandcamp.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Nadia Garofalo and Alicia Gaines of Chicago-based post punk group Ganser return to Dynasty Podcasts in support of their new record, Just Look At That Sky. The songwriters speak about creating a record that was written prior to 2020, but matches the anxious and chaotic mood of this year. The duo also discuss the making of the band's "Emergency Equipment and Exits" video and reveal whether they considered postponing the record due to COVID-19. Additionally, Gaines speaks on her experiences as a Black biracial woman in a DIY band, and how those experiences lead to her online editorial titled Confederate flags, suspicious cops and the dangers of touring America when Black.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have Stephanie Marlow! Stephanie is an independent PR professional and one of our most frequent contacts! She works with labels like The Flenser and Dais Records to promote new releases and tours for recents guests like: Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Jacob Bannon, and Drowse. We talked about a day in the life of a PR person, working with artists during a global pandemic, and why Road Burn Festival is so special. “At Home” is a version of the podcast that is being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please forgive our audio quality and the awkward conversation, I think you understand why it had to be this way. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was made by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who have a new album available for pre-order!). 

This week on the show we have author and screenwriter Jon Raymond. Originally scheduled to meet up with Jon as part of the Portland International Film Festival, we caught up instead from our homes to talk his new film First Cow (Directed by Kelly Reichardt, A24), radical adaptations of novels into scripts, and Portland Art History in the 1990s. First Cow is on hold at the moment, but you can check out some of the other Kelly Reichardt collaboration films: Night Moves, Meek’s Cutoff, and Wendy & Lucy. “At Home” is a version of the podcast that is being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please forgive our audio quality and the awkward conversation, I think you understand why it had to be this way. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was made by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who have a new album coming!). The best place to find us is on our Official Website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk to our friends from the band Aviator! (again, again). We caught up about our new lifestyles, wrestling without a crowd, and who the hell knows what else. It's a long one. Also! We got a really nice voicemail from our friend Rodney Anonymous.  “At Home” is a version of the podcast that is being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please forgive our audio quality and the awkward conversation, I think you understand why it had to be this way. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was made by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who have a new album coming!). The best way to find previously released episodes and bonus content from this episode is on our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have the return of one of our favorite bands, Ganser. Back in 2016, Ganser came to Portland for the Out From The Shadows festival and we loved talking to them. Since then, we’ve travelled to Chicago for a number of reasons and have always tried to meet up with them. Like many bands, their tour schedule, jobs, and lives have been impacted by the novel Corona virus outbreak. We talked about their lives in isolation, making music videos, and how nice it will be to play shows again (once it’s safe). “At Home” is a version of the podcast that is being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please forgive our audio quality and the awkward conversation, I think you understand why it had to be this way. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was made by Alicia Gaines, who was on this episode! The best place to find us is on our Official Website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk about our experience at the Portland International Film Festival (before half of it was cancelled by COVID-19). We break down our thoughts on each film we saw and our festival experience overall. To check out the film trailers, or descriptions, see this list on the PIFF website. Through this tough time, we will continue to podcast and get guests on the show, even if it is remotely. Please stay safe. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our 5-year cover art is by the fantastic Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser). The best place to find us is on our Official Website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have the multi-talented artist Clamber! We talk about their theory of Non-Places, growing up with computers and homemade electronics, and creating temporary identities. Clamber has many current projects and works to archive places and times before they disappear. To keep current on Clamber’s projects, visit their official website or for the strictly musical, check out their bandcamp. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our wonderful 5-year cover art is by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, on tour now!). The best place to find Talking to Ghosts is on our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talked to Thief! D. Neal tells us about finding the hammered dulcimer in a Swedish instrument museum, forming the sound for Thief after Botanist, and the influence of Greek Orthodox on the band image and sound. Thief has a new album out now on Prophecy Productions called Map of Lost Keys. Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was done by Alicia Gaines (of Ganser). The best place to find our episode archive is on our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have experimental musician and artist Dolphin Midwives! We talk about experimental music performance, the process of creating and performing Dröna Choir, and the background of her Variform Gallery piece “Break: Preparations for the Apocalypse”. Dolphin Midwives is best found on her official website.  Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For more episodes and content, please visit our official website. Our fantastic 5-year cover art is by Alicia Gaines. 

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have Crystal Quartez! Crystal is a multimedia artist, teacher, and musician in Portland. We talked about going from student to teacher, sound art in Portland, and Marina Abramovic. Crystal’s debut full length album “Causal Loop” will be out Friday January 31st, 2020 from Beacon Sound. The record release show in Portland will be at Holocene on Thurs. Jan 30th, 2020. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our 5-year cover art was made by the wonderful Alicia Gaines (from the band Ganser). You can find and download all of our episodes from our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk about some shows we went to recently, Wes' Cats experience, and important soundtracks from our childhood. There's no guest this week, but the conversation is still flowing!  Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our fantastic cover art is by Alicia Gaines (of Ganser). For more information and direct downloads of all our episodes, check out our official website.

This week on the podcast we have Marlowe Dobbe! Marlowe is an animator and illustrator in Portland who works at Rose City Games and recently was part of the Dicey Dungeons team! We talked about idea generation, giving bad ideas space, and the making of Dicey Dungeons. You can find all of Marlowe’s work on her official website. Dicey Dungeons is available on Steam and Itch.io now and we highly recommend checking it out! Also, look out for Marlowe’s talk at next year’s GDC! Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our great 5-year anniversary cover is by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser). For direct downloads of all our episodes, please check out our official website.

This week on the podcast we interviewed Jason Corbett from Actors! We talked about their very long tour schedule, how to keep the shows good, and Transcendental Meditation. Actors debut album is available from Artoffact Records, and you can find Jason’s other projects at Jacknife Sound. Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year Anniversary artwork was done by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser). The best place to find the more episodes, links, and bios is on our official website.

This week on the podcast we have the LA-based electro-techno-futurist project Panther Modern. We talk to Brady Keehn about his work in the band Sextile, transitioning to the Panther Modern sound, and how to use AR and AI technologies in art.  Panther Modern has an EP out now called "Los Angeles 2020."  Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our wonderful 5-year anniversary cover art was done by Alicia Gaines of the band Ganser. For direct downloads of all our episodes, the contact form, and more information about our podcast, please visit our official website.

This week on the podcast we interviewed the solo blackened doom project Vouna. We talked to Yianna Bekris about forest ecology, a unique greek synthesizer, and playing squats in Greece.  Vouna's debut self titled album is out now on Bandcamp. Talking to Ghost is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art is by Alicia Gaines of the band Ganser. (Direct Downloads of all our episodes are available at our official website)

This week on the podcast we talked to Matthew Bogart and Jesse Holden, creators of the comic Incredible Doom! We talked about the behind the scenes work that goes into making the comic, finding the emotional core of the story, and about the early internet.  You can read Incredible Doom online for free right now, or subscribe to their Patreon for a lot of exclusive content and physical editions. Physical editions are also available here.  Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year anniversary cover art is by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser).  The best place to find us is on our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have Nina Freeman and Jake Jefferies! We talked to them about their fantastic new game We Met In May, game jams and fine art in New York, and scary games! We Met In May is a game you should definitely check out if you like personal, fun games. Wishlist it here! Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-Year Anniversary art is by Alicia Gaines (from the band Ganser). Please visit our official website for more details about this episode and other episodes, or if you want to directly download this episode.

This week on the podcast we have musician and artist Jet Shea! We talked about getting started in noise projects, traveling the US on a motorcycle, and what led them to Dire Trine and ultimately the solo project.  You can find Jet Shea's first EP on Soundcloud. Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. The best place to find our podcast is on our official website. The 5-year anniversary cover art is by the wonderful Alicia Gaines of the band Ganser. 

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have the emotional doom band Elizabeth Colour Wheel! We talked about living and working in DIY spaces, finding your own politics in DIY, and being careful and respectful of the emotional strength the band puts out.  Elizabeth Colour Wheel have a debut album out now on The Flenser called "Nocebo." Lane is also featured on the new Drowse Mini-LP, which is available for pre-order.  Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. The best place to find our episodes is on our official website. Our wonderful 5-year anniversary cover art is by Alicia Gaines of the band Ganser. 

This week on the podcast we have Bustié! We talked about touring in Trump American while being extremely queer and extremely brown, showing kids they can empower themselves through music and booking their own shows, and taking some time off from tour in New Orleans. Bustié’s debut album, Birds of Paradise, is out now on Climax! Records. Also mentioned in this episode: PAWNS, Anatomy, Audios Munda Cruel, and Remorseless. Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our amazing 5-year anniversary cover art is by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who are also great). The best place to find Talking to Ghosts is on our official website.

This week on the podcast we have Youryoungbody, the awesome post-witchhouse-eurodance-banger project from Seattle, WA. We talked about sending playlists back and forth to develop the new sound, finding witchhouse, and how f'in cool Chris Angel still is (live in Vegas). Youryoungbody's new album Devotion is up on their Bandcamp page. The best place to find Talking to Ghosts is on our official website. The podcast is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our wonderful 5-year anniversary artwork is by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who have an a.m.a.z.i.n.g. new single and video out!)

This week on Talking to Ghosts we had the always wonderful and generous Real Cardinal of Comaduster and Underfelt! We talked about the serialized release schedule the new Comaduster material is on with FiXT, navigating the threshold of what people will tolerate in terms of releases, and the difference between the Comaduster process and the Underfelt process. THEN we talked for a really long time about game development sound design and the steps to creating a new sound for combat weapons, elemental considerations, and the technical math behind it. Not to mention things like building tells into your sound design and having to consider the environmental storytelling you are trying to communicate to the player. You can find all the new FiXT releases on the Comaduster page, including some stems packages and cool stuff we talked about towards the end of the interview. The best place to find us is on our official website Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fabulous 5-year anniversary cover is by Alicia Gaines of the great Chicago band Ganser.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have the legend, the teacher, and the greatest fan Rodney Anonymous. How do you sum up a conversation with this guy? I have no idea. Here are my raw episode notes: How to pick your opener How to record an album How to book a Bed & Breakfast in multiple countries How to talk to Bruce Campbell How to live in Philadelphia How your wife teaches Trash Knife to sing How to offend big foot at a Canadian party How to offend Yugoslavian werewolf hunters How to find out you’re probably Yugoslavian? How Last Tango in Paris signifies a real, real bad time How your band doesn’t translate well in other countries How American ruin visiting other countries How The Damned is awesome How to make reverbs in the cemetery, where you also picnic How to be a tour guide for your local cemetery How to peer pressure people into going into mausoleums How to stay at the Lizzie Borden house with Cher fans How to sleep well in murder homes How did Carrot Top get so F’n ripped? How Freddy Pompeii… How the Dead Milkmen are really sad instead How your dad almost died in the Steel Mill How the history of food works How food is from the family you grew up with How to talk to crazy people on public transportation and what you’ll learn How to KLF How to cover Van Halen Talking to Ghosts is best found on our Official Website. Rodney Anonymous can be found at The Dead Milkmen shows or you can check out his 7th Victim stuff here! Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic artwork was done by Alicia Gaines.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talked with TJ from the band Inter Arma. We talk about the recording and reviewing the new album, Sulfur English, which was staged as a response to the modern metal cliches. Talking to Ghosts is best found on our official website. This podcast is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our wonderful 5-year anniversary artwork is by Alicia Gaines. Check out her band Ganser from Chicago!

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have Jacob Bannon! We talked about the crazy tour schedule that goes with the Converge universe of bands, making Wear Your Wounds a full project with a steady band of collaborators, and how he made abstract art in the dunes for an artist residency. Then! We talked for about 20 straight minutes about MMA and how he was a judge for awhile. Jacob Bannon has a lot of projects, but here are a few: Wear Your Wounds, Dunedevil Art Book, and Deathwish Records. Talking to Ghosts is best found on our Official Website. Our 5-year anniversary cover art is by the awesome Alicia Gaines (check out her band Ganser). This podcast was produced, recorded and edited by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we caught up with the senior staff of the great I Die You Die website. Unsurprisingly, we went from patting each other on the back for being cool and awesome to talking about wrestling and pasta. I Die You Die is a powerhouse of a website. They do reviews and interviews all around the dark music scene, not to mention the podcast We Have A Technical. Talking to Ghosts is best found on our official website. This podcast is produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our 5-year anniversary cover art is by the wonderful Alicia Gaines. Please check out her band Ganser, they are awesome.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we have sound artist and musician Marcus Fischer! We talked about sound art, the residency he did in Florida, and having a healthy balance between work creativity and personal creativity. Marcus has a lot of great art and music, if you are in New York you should definitely check out his work at the Whitney Museum’s Biennial exhibit running May 17 - September 22, 2019. Talking to Ghosts is best found on our official website. Produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. 5-year cover art by Alicia Gaines.

On this special Struggle Session radio episode Alicia Gaines of Ganser joins us to talk about some spooky tunes to get you in the mood for Halloween. See Ganser live October 30th in Chicago: https://www.ganserband.com/dates-1/ 1 Cavity - First Communion - Christian Death 2 Nick The Stripper - The Birthday Party 3 Down In The Park - Gary Numan 4 Under the Sun, Under Your Dress - Pardans 5 Death March - Algiers 6 The Witch Dr. - Girl Band 7 PINK - Mothers 8 Built - Djunah 9 Pastel - Ganser 10 Nine out of Ten - The Fall 11 1 2 3 4 - Mirel Wagner 12 Utopia - King Woman 13 Intruder - Peter Gabriel 14 Black Milk - These Immortal Souls 15 Demons - Chelsea Wolfe 16 Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Bauhaus

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“What a time to be alive.” ESP. Dyslexia. Moments of gesture. Should I? And Why? Morse Code. Body language. Dropped calls. Mumbled, spit out, Ganser explores communication breakdown on their debut LP, Odd Talk. Seeking meaning in mess, they sort through syllables and signals to find the right words. When’s the last time you called your mother? “Sometimes there isn’t the right thing to say, throwing language in a blender is the only option,” says bassist and vocalist Alicia Gaines. “Looking through randomness like tea leaves, you find meaning in it eventually and work with that.” Having approached sadness’ absurd edges with their last EP, 2016’s This Feels Like Living, the Chicago foursome dive into where words fail. Ganser wraps themselves around the album, from artwork to music video conception and direction, sprinkling subtle nods to Oxford into their sound with dashes of Radiohead and Ride. “There’s this point where the feelings you’ve let fester below the surface start to grow legs and gain autonomy,” says keyboardist and vocalist Nadia Garofalo. Throughout Odd Talk, Ganser’s amorphous sound takes on the form of their comedically grim, absurdist subject matter. On “PSY OPS,” Charlie Landsman’s chaotic, crunchy guitar matches the frenetic nature of the words (“Play like you’re in a cinematic jungle knife fight”). However, on “Aubergine,” the guitar leaves room for Gaines’ slinking, fretless bass. Coupled with Brian Cundiff’s sinewy, propulsive drumming, the rhythm section plays off the tension between danceable no wave and post-punk’s determined focus. Exercising both introverted melody and extroverted noise, the band finds meaning through echolalic shouts and murmurs. Garofalo shouts and barks with an acerbic edge, Gaines soothes and swells. Ganser is very uncertain and scared. Sometimes, words fail. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW.org, 88.7 FM