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"Unknown Mortal Orchestra" is the musical project from singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson.Ruban was born in Darwin Australia, but moved to New Zealand when he was a child. His first artistic inclinations were towards illustration, being influenced by comic books ranging from Spiderman to Spawn. Despite having parents that were heavily into music, it wasn't until Ruban turned 19 that he finally decided to learn the guitar. He formed a band with his brother called "The Mint Chicks" and eventually went on tour, supporting well known artists, such as The White Stripes.It would be a decade later, after moving with his family to Portland Oregon, that Ruban would eventually create the "Unknown Mortal Orchestra" moniker. A project spawned from working away in his basement home recording studio, and leading to a surprising turn of events that would land him a record deal.This is a fascinating story, and probably one of our longest episodes so far. We hope you enjoy the conversation."Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg
Listener new music for October concludes. Liam McIndoe tells us about Memory Foam and Kody Nielson. And Scot Isom picks Oh Wonder and Jeff Tweedy. Steven Routledge fills in for Patrick as cohost. Episode editor: Samantha Reed Become a Rockin' the Suburbs patron - support the show and get bonus content - at Patreon.com/suburbspod Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com (c) Artie S. Industries LLC
This week's show featured new music from Kody Nielson, Parquet Courts and Nightmares on Wax.
Hunter brings you new music from Kody Nielson, Cate Le Bon, Parquet Courts, Rubi Du & more! Plus, Aotearoa's Christoph El' Truento chat's to Jess about tracks from live from the cloudy subtropical, their latest album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music! Thanks to Flying Out for sponsoring Totally Wired! Check out their online shop at flyingout.co.nz
Live from Palm Springs, where is he busy recording the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album, Kody Nielson spoke with Rachel this morning about his upcoming solo project 'Birthday Suite Vol. II'. Whakarongo mai nei to learn all about it!
With tracks from Toshio Matsuura Group, Teddy Pendergrass, Federico Estévez, Denis Mpunga & Paul K, Casino Times, Mike Simonetti, Cru Servers, Kody Nielson, Beige, Weval, Holdtight, Eva Geist, Pixies, Kellini, Le Cliché, Kota Motomura, Barbatuques, Fernanda Abreu, Rone, Roseaux. Contact: dj@ribeaud.ch.
A New Zealand Music Month Toast to Kody Nielson by Jon Bakos on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
A New Zealand Music Month Toast to Kody Nielson by Jon Bakos on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Bic Runga and Kody Nielson (at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards) Interview by Oska Rego on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Bic Runga and Kody Nielson (at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards) Interview by Oska Rego on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Bic Runga and Kody Nielson dissect their Silver Scroll-nominated song 'Close Your Eyes'.
This time our Musical Siblings are the Runga sisters. Bic has an acclaimed career as a singer/songwriter. Boh made waves with pop-rock band Stellar*, is a solo act, released a collaborative album with Anika Moa and Hollie Smith, and has her own jewellery line. Pearl joined Boh's old band Amez Amez which has evolved into cover band Automatic 80s, and teaches in the same primary school as her husband/bandmate Justin Maclaren. Pearl and Justin are also in synth-pop band The Broken.
Multi-Love is the title track from the 2015 album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. In this episode, Ruban Nielson tells the story of how he made the song with help from his brother Kody Nielson, and how it was influenced by Romeo and Juliet, Questlove, and a broken synthesizer. This episode is sponsored by Hover, Lagunitas Brewing Company, and Simple.