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Chapter 680 - "The Power Of Chasing Creativity" ...as read by Jake Woodruff of Jagged City/DefeaterToday we welcome Defeater guitarist Jake Woodruff to the podcast! Jake has a new project called Jagged City and they released their debut EP, There Are More Of Us, Always, last Friday with Pelagic Records! Jake talks about his early days touring, joining Defeater, the inspiration behind Jagged City, connecting with Robin and Pelagic Records, and more.https://jaggedcity.bandcamp.com/album/there-are-more-of-us-alwayshttps://defeaterhc.com/February Sponsor - Tapehead City https://tapeheadcity.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 680 Music:Jagged City - "Imaginary Lines"Defeater - "Unanswered"Jagged City - "Ocean East, Ocean West"Jagged City - "Deluge In A Paper Cup"
In Part 2 of our deep dive into Post Rock, we explore the bands and ideas that have shaped this experimental and atmospheric approach to music. From Slint and Mogwai to Sigur Rós and Explosions in the Sky, we look at how these bands create something cinematic...emotional...and entirely unexpected. We also look at how post‑rock influences artists like Radiohead and Broken Social Scene, and why this musical philosophy continues to spread all across the globe. Prepare to discover new bands, new sounds, and a new way of thinking about what rock can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What exactly is "Post‑Rock"? In this first installment of a two‑part deep dive, we unpack one of the most misunderstood labels in modern music. From its origins in the 1960s to its evolving relationship with rock, ambient, jazz, and experimental traditions...Post-Rock has come to mean different things to different listeners. In part 1, we focus on where the term came from and what it was originally trying to describe. We explore ideas like: The cultural and musical context that gave rise to post‑rock Why the genre resists simple definitions Early artists and scenes that shaped its sound and philosophy How “using rock instruments for non‑rock purposes” became both a manifesto and a limitation Rather than treating post‑rock as a fixed style, we look at it as an idea...one that reflects broader shifts in how music moved away from verse‑chorus structures and toward texture, atmosphere, and long‑form composition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This years Noise Christmas episode features two long form pieces from Dory Hayley's "I Love Evil". Happy Holidays, listeners!Playlist: Dory Hayley - Three VoicesDory Hayley - How weird he must think the world is
Let the NOISE keep you warm on these freezing cold evenings!Playlist: Ray Conniff - Remembering YouAlfa Mist - RouletteAlfa Mist, featuring Jordan Rakei - DoorNate Smith , featuring saje - BIG FISHAVI - Black CloudThe Radiation Flowers - Dream On DaydreamerPuppet Wipes - Rounds And RoundsBat Leather - Resting Cop FaceGirls Against Boys - 7 SeasJason Doell - Our Loved Dominion Bless...Pranatricks - ChutneySusie Ibarra - Giant Snails Devours EarthwormSusie Ibarra - Desert Locusts PlaguesYea Big, Jon Byler Dann, and Tatsuya Nakatani - Fever TwoMali Obomsawin - Blood QuantumHolly Palmer - omw!NUM - Night BeginsDaniel Janke & Rachel Fenion - Things Lovers Say
Producer and guitarist Josh Barber celebrates the debut album from Idle Heirs, discusses being on the road with Cold and hints at several projects he's currently working on.
Playlist: George Coleman - I Wish I Could SingElectric Taal Band - BhamraRomperayo - Pindongos (versión acelerada)Various, featuring Astrud Gilberto, Carim Clasman, Galia Durant - Bim Bom (Psapp Remix)Murmorosi Quartet - Oy YuriyuThe Dwarfs of East Agouza - Swollen ThanklesBill Brennan & Andy McNeill - Tunnels of LightSigur Rós, featuring Sidney Satorsky - Takk...The Tape VariationsDembo Konte, Kausu Kuyate and The Jali Roll Orchestra, featuring 3 Mustaphas 3 - Sana DiopKing Lou - Heavy CrownGofret - Sakar Şakir (Dilo Dilo Yaylalar)Antti Paalanen - PermafrostPatrick Watson, featuring Charlotte Cardin - GordonTamada - KomitasHélène Barbier - LapinMandolin Sisters - VenkatachalanilayamSargeant x Comrade, featuring Wakefield Brewster - RiverThe Kasambwe Brothers - Ahedi (Head Teacher)
You just never know what you're going to hear on Noise, am I right?Playlist: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 2Flea - A PleaMidnight Channel - MallardAvi Granite 6 - My Sunken ShipPurple Mountains - Snow is Falling in ManhattanLeonard Cohen - AvalancheOsmanthus - In Late FallBruiser Wolf x Harry Fraud - Boss UpDJ Shadow - Changeling/TransmissionEarl Sweatshirt - TOURMALINEPuppet Wipes - Mort's Grey CloudThe Black Lips - So Far GoneGeese - Bow DownArid Landscapes - NovaQuiet Winter - birdCocteau Twins - Pandora (For Cindy)Various Artists, featuring Lola de la Mata - Whorling
Great eclectic mix of tunes on this episode of Noise. PLUS - a NOISE exclusive! Hear the new NUM song "Submerged" from the upcoming album "Seas Coming for Me" - out on November 29th. Come to the album release concert at cSpace Marda Loop on the 29th to get your copy of the physical album!Playlist: Puppet Wipes - Music Is A PlagueSH!TOMATO - OOEYGEODUCKNUM - Submergedclaire rousay - conditional loveBrother Dragon, featuring SAD GODS - in eating bouldersWay Ahead Trio - Six O'Clock Window WiperTim Brady - For Electric Guitar: Section 1Richard Carr - Fulton Street SundayAlex Fournier - Singing, Dancing and Other Embarrasing Things to Do on the SidewalkSAINERINE - Purity and ObedienceBITWASHERE - Effects Of Drugs And It's Effects On Memory Loss And Cognitive FunctionOneohtrix Point Never - Fear of SymmetryMark Molnar - pallida Mors- Disquiet
NOISE welcomes JiaJia Li & Laura Reid - the artistic directors for The Instrumental Society of Calgary! We'll discuss the 2025-2026 season, as well as the upcoming concert "American Haiku" on November 23rd. All this and the best in experimental and avant-garde music!Playlist: Jorjiana - TimeAstrocolor - NightflightCheng² Duo - Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, "Shifting Baselines": I. Steady stroll—FlowingCaroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet - Limestone & FeltMichael Ponder & Ian Jones - Two Pieces for Viola & Cello: I. LullabyMichael Ponder & Ian Jones - Two Pieces for Viola & Cello: II. GrotesqueJoey Waronker & Pete Min - Greener GrassNoam Lemish - San Francisco is my CopenhagenAmir ElSaffar - For the Victims of GenocideKarneef, featuring Evan Shay - It's How You Say ItMAGELLA - ControlLucrecia Dalt - no death no dangerWho Cares - Simple Lines of Enquiry
Let the NOISE envelop you. You can relax. It's safe here.Playlist: Gladhanding - Bones GirlThe Dwarfs of East Agouza - Saber Tooth MillipedeUNDERGROUND SPIRITUAL GAME - Above GroundValley Voice - Stars, EnginesFlying Horse Big Band - Giant StepsZazie Productions - Pivot and DeflectJoshua Asante - But, You Can Kiss MeKathleen Yearwood - WormwoodIconoclast - Comfort MeYea Big, Jon Byler Dann, and Tatsuya Nakatani - Fever TwoKate Wyatt - FindingRafiq Bhatia - At Midnight On A Black Sand Beach, The Raging Tide Begins To SpeakQuiet Winter - triangleArid Landscapes - RTMKBuildings & Food - Cameras NorthGayle Young and Robert Wheeler - Iceberg Star Chart
EPISODIO ESPECIAL - Platiqué con Barry Burns, guitarrista, tecladista y vocalista de la banda escocesa Mogwai, para Ibero 90.9, en el contexto de su presentación en Corona Capital 2025. Platicamos sobre el caos, el instinto y la inevitable honestidad de la música instrumental. Con su nuevo álbum, The Bad Fire, como contexto, descubrimos que el post-rock instrumental que han perfeccionado durante casi tres décadas es mucho menos "cerebral" de lo que yo pensaba y más bien una forma de expresión instintiva y visceral. Barry, con su humor súper escocés, nos guía por las dinámicas del silencio, la explosión y, sobre todo, la ética escocesa para hacer música sin preocuparse demasiado. En esta Mezcla Abrupta, Barry y yo hablamos de:
It's a night of sonic adventure on this episode of Noise! Out-there Jazz, ethereal electro-acoustic sound collages, and harsh noise experimentations are all on the menu! DIG IN!Playlist: ROSALÍA, featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor - BerghainKathy Kennedy - HatsikoWyzaker - Hypnic Jerk!Benjamin Fortin - HeroNoam Lemish - Song For RonaAlex Fournier // Triio - Basalt Pillars and the Field Outside the Ferrimagnetic OrderYoni Mayraz, featuring Callum Connell - VacationGinger Beef - AngelaJessica Moss - Washing MachineTortoise - Works and DaysBuildings & Food - Clear SkiesLea Bertucci - In This TimeYowie - GrimgribberGazelle - Heaven SmileDEATHLETTUCE - the king of popEldritch Moratorium - INTRO (MR. OLYMPIA)Eldritch Moratorium - DEMONSTRATION 1 (MY THRILL)Echthros - Children Of The Nations
Chapter 652 - "Have Fun While You're Here" ...as read by Stefan De Graef of PsychonautToday we welcome Pyschonaut guitarist and vocalist Stefan De Graef to the podcast! The new Psychonaut record, World Maker, comes out on October 24th with Pelagic Records! Stefan talks about the importance of Tony Hawk Pro Skater, the origins of Psychonaut and joining Hippotractor, fatherhood and that influenced World Maker, and more. https://psychonautband.bandcamp.com/album/world-makerhttps://pelagicrecords.indiemerch.com/b/psychonautDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 652 Music:Psychonaut - "Endless Currents"Psychonaut - "The Story of Your Enslavement"Psychonaut - "You Are The Sky"Psychonaut - "Everything Else Is Just The Weather"
Chapter 650 - "Find Your Own Meaning In It" ...as read by Nils Groth of HeretoirToday we welcome Heretoir drummer Nils Groth to the podcast. The new Heretoir record, Solastalgia, is out now. Nils talks about how he joined Heretoir, feeling disconnected from the Hamburg metal scene, the themes and ideas behind Solastalgia, being open to trying new things and music genres, and a lot more. Just another super rad chat and I'm stoked to share it with everyone! https://www.heretoir.com/https://evilgreed.com/collections/heretoirhttps://heretoir.bandcamp.com/album/solastalgiaDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 650 Music:Heretoir - "The Ashen Falls"Heretoir - "You Are The Night"Heretoir - "Burial"Heretoir - "Metaphor"
September RecapToday you'll hear clips from interviews with Keith Freeman of Restraining Order, Joe Cotela of DED, Jacques Vierdaz of Abraham, Jani Zubkovs of Sainthood Reps, Oskar Jakobsson of Ambush, Philip Wilhelm and León Arend from From Fall To Spring, and Jeffrey Eaton of Modern Life Is War!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Restraining Order - "Know Not"DED - "Wasted"Abraham - "Naked In A Naked Sky"Sainthood Reps - "Surfer"Ambush - "Maskirovka"From Fall To Spring - "Blood"Modern Life Is War - "Talismanic"
Chapter 645 - "I Need It To Be An Ass Kicker" ...as read by Jani Zubkovs of Sainthood RepsToday we welcome Sainthood Reps bassist Jani Zubkovs to the podcast! Jani also plays bass in Caspian and Incendiary! Sainthood Reps will release their new album, Dull Bliss, next Friday, September 26th, on Smartpunk Records! Jani talks about how he got started as a bass player, why Sainthood signed with Tooth and Nail Records, his departure from the band and the band's eventual reunion, Dull Bliss, and more. https://sainthoodreps.bandcamp.com/https://smartpunkshop.com/products/sainthood-reps-dull-bliss?_pos=1&_sid=2cff4bbe1&_ss=rDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 645 Music:Sainthood Reps - "Blue Nothing"Sainthood Reps - "Monoculture"Sainthood Reps - "Surfer"
For our second album of this Non-Metal September, the boys give a listen to the self-titled debut album from American/Icelandic band Low Roar.
Chapter 641 - "My Musical Journey" ...as read by Bryan PattonToday I'm sharing my story of musical discovery and how different genres have entered my life and impacted me.https://educatedowls.bandcamp.com/https://echobrokealone1.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 641 Music:The OC Supertones - "Adonai"Strongarm - "Sorrow Is A Sage"Jimmy Eat World - "Just Watch The Fireworks"Kylesa - "Scapegoat"Wounds Of Recollection - "Pale Blue Light"Lorna Shore - "Into The Earth"Unleash The Archers - "Ph4-NT0mA"Warbringer - "The Last Of My Kind"
The boys switch gear to talk about a fresh new album from Australian Post-Rockers We Lost the Sea, A Single Flower.
Today you'll hear clips from interviews with Matt Harvey of Gruesome, Gabriel Tapper and Rasmus Booberg from Gosta Berlings Saga, Kyle Schaefer of Fallujah, Alex Garcia Rivera of Bloodhorse, Eric Kusanagi of Hiroe, Austin Evans of Orthodox, Tom Angelripper of Sodom, Kasey Karlsen of Deadland, Matthieu Kirby and John Fine of TSS, and Ryan Vanderwolk of Death Rattle!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Gruesome - "Silent Echoes"Gosta Berlings Saga - "Through The Arches"Fallujah - "Kaleidoscopic Waves"Bloodhorse - "A Malign Star"Hiroe - "I've Been Waiting For You All My Life"Orthodox - "Blend In With The Weak"Sodom - "The Spirits That I Called"Deadlands - "Die In Paradise"TSS - "Something In The Way"Death Rattle - "March Of Delusion"
Chapter 623 - "What Do We Do With This Thing We Just Made" ...as read by Eric Kusanagi of HiroeToday we welcome Eric Kusanagi, guitarist for Hiroe to the podcast! The new Hiroe album, Wield, is out this Friday on Pelagic Records. Eric talks about how a spots injury led him to guitar, restarting musically in a new city, the struggle to get the album artwork they wanted, the guitar tone for Wield, and more. https://hiroe.bandcamp.com/album/wieldDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 623 Music:Hiroe - "Tides"Hiroe - "The Approach"Hiroe - "Dancing At The End Of The World"
Today we look back at the episodes that aired in the month of May. So you'll hear from from Ben Lumber and Jack Rogers from Acres, Carlos Alverez of Behölder, Johan Längqvist of Candlemass, Daniel Winter-Bates of Bury Tomorrow, Camille Contreras of Novelists, Robert Leht and Martin Randalu of Pridian, Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No Light, and Steve Cobucci of Wolves At The Gate!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comMusic:Acres - "Not So Different"Behölder - "A Pale Blood Sky"Candlemass - "Black Star"Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc"Novelists - "Say My Name"Pridian - "Cyanide Dream"Year Of No Light - "Interdit aux Vivants, aux Morts et aux Chiens"Wolves At The Gate - "Death Clock"
Chapter 617 - "Instinctive" ...as read by Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh of Year Of No LightToday we welcome Johan Sébenne and Pierre Anouilh from French post metal band Year Of No Light to the podcast! Year Of No Light's newest release, Les Maîtres Fous, is out today on Pelagic Records. The guys talk about their music influences as a band, how the creation process has changed over the years, the origins of creating Les Maîtres Fous, the type of fan who listens to the band, and more.https://yearofnolight.com/https://yearofnolight.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 617 Music:Year Of No Light - "Réalgar"Year Of No Light - "Perséphone (Enna)"Year Of No Light - "Les Maîtres Fous"
Chapter 597 - "Sit With It and Have A Picture Come To Your Mind" ...as read by TelepathyToday we welcome Piotr Turek and Richard Powley from Telepathy to the podcast. The new Telepathy record, Transmissions, is out this Friday On Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds and how the band came together, the dynamics and balancing being family and a band, the prophetic nature and timeliness of Burn Embrace with the Covid pandemic, the process of delivering a theme or vibe with instrumental music, their relationship with Pelagic and more!https://www.telepathyband.com/https://telepathyband.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 597 Music:Telepathy - "Oath"Telepathy - "Pariah"
Chapter 592 - "Inject The Sound With Hope And Optimism" ...as read by SOMToday we welcome Mike and Will from SOM to the podcast! The new SOM record. Let The Light In, is out today on Pelagic Records! The guys talk about their musical backgrounds, how their previous bands and collective label led to making music together, navigating obstacles throughout their career, the vision for the new record, streaming, and more! https://www.som.band/https://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/c/asthestorygrowsDiscordEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 592 Music:SOM - "Give Blood"SOM - "Moment"SOM - "Chemicals"
Discord & Rhyme continues its slow walk through the world of Post-Rock with an examination of the 1996 album Millions Now Living Will Never Die by the Chicago-based group Tortoise. John has been fascinated by the concept of Post-Rock for many years (even if many of the acts associated with it, Tortoise included, rejected it as a useful descriptor), and a large part of this fascination stems from a love he has had for this album for over 20 years. In this episode, John, Mike, Rich, and Dan try to make sense not only of how one should define one of the most ambiguous genres out there, but also of why an instrumental album in that genre (possibly), mostly lacking clear traditional melodies and traditional song structures (the opening “Djed” is 21 minutes by itself), is clearly one of the best albums any of us have ever heard. Regardless of whether Tortoise is Post-Rock, Prog, both, or neither, this is an album worth learning about, and Discord & Rhyme is up to the challenge.Cohosts: John McFerrin, Mike DeFabio, Rich Bunnell, Dan WatkinsComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/156-tortoise-millions-now-living-will-never-die-1996Discord & Rhyme's merch store: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpodSupport the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod