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Shelby Lermo plays guitar for Vasum and Ulthar, and used to oversee the tangled web of death metal, interviews and conspiracy theories that was Illogical Contraption. This conversation was a real pleasure for me, since I’ve known Shelby as an “online friend” for probably close to a decade, and have long admired his work from afar. For those concerned with the stagnation of the extreme metal underground, we discuss possible iterations on the form of death metal outside of the contemporary postmodern juxtaposition of seemingly disparate genres or the rehashing of the past through “old school death metal.” For those concerned with conspiracy thinking, we discuss the allure and the dangers of conspiracy theories, as well as the mechanisms that have pushed conspiracy into the mainstream. Check out more from Shelby, Illogical Contraption, Vastum & Ulthar here: Bandcamp: Vastum | Ulthar Illogical Contraption Archives: Blog | Podcast If you're enjoying the show, the best way to support it is by sharing with your friends. If you don't have any friends, why not a leave a review? It makes a difference in terms of other people finding the show. You can also subscribe to receive my e-mail newsletter at www.toddnief.com. Most of my writing never makes it to the blog, so get on that list. Show Notes:Show Notes: [01:12] The process of making internet friends before social media, and the tangled web of content that was Illogical Contraption. [09:17] The evolution of music discovery and communication in the underground from tape-trading to music blogs to Spotify - and how Shelby thinks about consuming music vs listening to music. [19:58] The stagnation of the death metal genre, and how to think about composing outside of the standard idioms of the form.” [24:21] Shelby’s creative process for multiple different projects, and the differing levels of collaboration between different projects. [29:35] Where can death metal go next? Do the popular styles of metal in the underground follow cyclical patterns (ie thrash -> old school death metal -> technical death metal)? Will anyone create a new form for underground metal that isn’t just a postmodern hodgepodge of varied styles and instrumentation? [40:48] Being disciplined regarding creativity: scheduling time to create, not waiting for inspiration, and separating the process of creating from the process of editing [48:10] The allure of conspiracy theories - and why you shouldn’t believe them, as well as the surprising “mainstreamification” of conspiracy thinking. [59:00] Implausible beliefs are a signaling mechanism for in-group loyalty, which can create feedback loops that increase the strangeness of conspiracy theories. [1:05:05] Shelby’s favorite interviews from the Illogical Contraption podcast Links and Resources Mentioned Mediafire RapidShare Megaupload Spotify Pavor Incantation 20 Buck Spin Suffocation Cryptopsy Destruction "The Least Successful Human Cannonball" by Destruction Red Hot Chili Peppers "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" by Primus "Pork Soda" by Primus Melvins Devourment Defeated Sanity "Storm Of The Light's Bane" by Dissection ByoNoiseGenerator The Dillinger Escape Plan Naked City "Graves of the Archangels" by Dead Congregation Brian May Queen Alpha Draconis "Stop Falling For This Facebook Scam" from Forbes QAnon WALL-E Bill Zebub Dave Attell Dave Attell on Illogical Contraption Radio Dave Brockie Dave Brockie on Illogical Contraption Radio Longmont Potion Castle Longmont Potion Castle on Illogical Contraption Radio Alex Trebek Where In The Hell is The Lavender House? The Longmont Potion Castle Story Killtown Death Fest
We're back! Our friends Illogical Contraption died. So we've come back to give them a more heart-felt that it may seem send off. It's always sad when a podcat bro calls it quits but IllCon will be forever in our hearts. We do a Good, the Bad and the Ugly of IllCon ... 's final episode. We also catch up on what we've been up to. Parker saw the Aquabats, Frisbie ... in New York?! Norm MacDonald said the N word?! Wayne's Podcast Town News .. now with audio quality!, Frisbie's converting ... can Parker come, too? Christmas blues! All this and a stinger song that I promise isn't being used ironically. Donloyd Here if you miss your goofy pals. See ya next time!
We are back with another First Time Playlist Challenge with Border Boss and Sara of San Fransisco's Illogical Contraption Radio. on Part 1 we cover a custom playlist tailored for the Border Boss by your ferrymen on the Kpop River Styx, the All Kill Cast. Plus we pick our Illcon Bias.Download Here
Let’s start running the numbers, because it’s a brand new episode of Pool Party Radio! This week, we’re joined by Sara from Illogical Contraption! We talk about recent events, a Good, Bad, and Ugly of cast additions to TV shows with P L E N T Y of Hot Takes, and a very revealing Wayne's Podcast Town News. Tune in and buckle up! Donloyd Here if your grandpa's friends were on TV. Send us emails at poolpartyradio @ gmail.com, find us on Facebook, find us in the Facebook group Podcast Town, and find us on Twitter.
Sara from Illogical Contraption invites me to the first episode of COMO SE HACEN. Also Viralupa and Listener Dave.
It’s the much anticipated debut of Illogical Contraption’s newest unneccesary spinoff, DEATH METAL DADS! In this pilot episode, your intrepid hosts Shelby and Aesop discuss Dadness, Sadness, Madness, Death Metal addiction, Valentine’s Day, Natural Purple Watermelon Flavor, Morbid Angel, and Floridian Rednecks, all the while floating on a bromantic cloud of Lick Me All Over incense. Don’t take the brown acid! Music: Morbid Angel, "Lord of All Fevers and Plagues" Queen, "Father To Son" (Re-issued Nov 2016 to DMD Libsyn feed)
We lament a brief season of loss as a segue into a completely stolen and hijacked episode of Tacopocalypse EPISODE 1 with my co-host Shelby and guests Cory, Sara and Al of Illogical Contraption.
Hey, Partiers! We're still gone this week. But it's a new episode. Don't worry, though, it's all explained if you listen. But, if this is your first episode, please don't listen. This is for the die-hards. If this is your first time, listen to episode 260. Anyway, this episode has a GBU, guests Sean from JFD and Nik. Lots of Sherlock Homophobia and, most importantly, Wayne's Podcast Town News. Does Wayne quit the show? Find out by listening! We'll be back next. And listen to next week's Illogical Contraption for a special treat! Donloyd Here if you're Alan Jackson woke. Remember, there's still Pool Party (and Junk Food Dinner) shirts and stickers and patches and Koozers available from Hide the Bodies. Buy some stuff so we don't feel like dickheads for doing 264 free podcasts.
Baw-wit-da-bah, everyone! Ghoul Summer seems unrelenting, but we’ve got Shelby Cobras from Illogical Contraption to share the Good News about Chili Dog Summer! We also continue the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of K-12 with a focus on Grade 4, the fourthiest year. We cover everything, from another tragic school change to rad skateboards to racist books. The results may surprise you! Plus, Vaughn brings the Podcast Town News! Music: "II" by Ulthar Donloyd Here if you prefer crab juice. Email us those dads at poolpartyradio @ gmail.com, follow us on FB and Twitter, and for chrissake be good to each other.
It's the much anticipated debut of Illogical Contraption's newest unneccesary spinoff, DEATH METAL DADS! In this pilot episode, your intrepid hosts Shelby and Aesop discuss Dadness, Sadness, Madness, Death Metal Addiction, Valentine's Day, Natural Purple Watermelon Flavor, Morbid Angel, and Floridian Rednecks, all the while floating on a bromantic cloud of Lick Me All Over incense.
LIVE FROM NPR BOULEVARD!! Tonight we're joined by SHELBY COBRAS from ILLOGICAL CONTRAPTION and VASTUM. E-mails, TV WATCHIN' with Buffy, History Challenge, November movie preview and TWO rounds of snaxchat including a pretty gross one brought to us by Shelby!
Audience Member Danial is upgraded to Guest Host Danial as we have a little gym class talk and the agusut movie preview. We also have somewhat of a snaxchat brought to us by Cory from Illogical Contraption as we begin to work our way through the bags of medicinal snax he sent us.
In an age where Illuminati-controlled mass media has dumbed down society, where alien encounters have been covered up for years, where everyone actually is out to get you; one radio show dares to pull back the veil. So put on your tinfoil hat and tune in to our Illogical Conspiracy Ritual! Infernal Proclamators Ben Danger and Robben the Grave question everything as they delve into the dank depths of conspiracy metal. Joining them on this Unholy Crusade with a guest playlist and kickass interview is Shelby Cobras, the man behind Illogical Contraption blog, podcast, and media empire as well as a member of psychedelic death/grind truth-seekers Apocryphon! Here is the playlist: Megadeth – Hangar 18 Glorior Belli – Bring Down the Cosmic Scheme Agent Steel – Children of the Sun Inepsy – Conspiracy WWIII Napalm Death – Protection Racket Cryptic Slaughter – State Control Lock Up – Unseen Enemy Sabbat – The Clerical Conspiracy Amebix – Largactyl Inquisition – Nefarious Dismal Orations Mystifier – The Baphometic Goat of Knights Templar in the 12th Century Internal Suffering – Highest Key of the Illuminati (Liber Samekh) Embryonic Devourment – Militarized Reptoids Wicked Innocence – The Greys Apocryphon – Hidden Altars Cianide – Trust No One Corrupt – State of Fear Assuck – A Monument to Failure Blood Revolt – Year Zero Bombs of Hades – Master Builder Death Strike – The Truth Bathory – In Conspiracy with Satan