Destroy Before Listening
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDBL is a music based show featuring conversations with people who grew up with the 'do it yourself' idea...
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DBL#29 - TURPS RETURNS... Neil Turpin (Objections, All Structures Align, Solo)
December 16, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBDBL#29 - TURPS RETURNS... Neil Turpin (Objections, All Structures Align, Solo). Returning catch up visit for Neil to discuss happenings over the nearly two years or so since #21/22 (Listen if you want more on the many bands he's been in). There's more in depth information about his new post Bilge Pump band Objections as well as All Structures Align. A.S.A. have expanded to a five piece lineup with three guitarists and have recently released another album this year. He also talks about his mos...
'FILL YOUR BOOTS' part 2 w/Tim Brooks (Razorcake, YOFC Records, Stockholm Syndrome, Young Offenders, Nerves).
November 21, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 203 MB'FILL YOUR BOOTS' part 2 w/Tim Brooks (Razorcake, YOFC Records, Stockholm Syndrome, Young Offenders, Nerves). LEATHERFACE were a very important band for myself and guest contributor Tim Brooks, they are our favourite UK punk band. We dug into some obscure fact finding to help build a timeline with new first-hand information from band members. This part two covers the second era of the band (1997-2013). We both felt it important to present these facts and information here as a resource or guid...
DBL#14/15 Double Feature
October 17, 2023 00:05 - 2 hours - 226 MBThis episode is a recut pairing of DBL #14 & #15 released in 2021 both with myself and Chay Lawrence. These episodes are topical for the month of October because they both concern the Horror genre. I was very happy with how they turned out and don't feel enough people got the chance to check them out when I'd switched podcast hosting. Anyhow I included a new introduction which goes someway to explaining why I've done fuck all with the podcast for most of the year! DBL#14: The episode here i...
DBL#27 'FILL YOUR BOOTS' part 1 w/Tim Brooks (Razorcake Magazine, YOFC Records, Stockholm Syndrome, Young Offenders, Nerves).
February 20, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 185 MBDBL#27 'FILL YOUR BOOTS' part 1 w/Tim Brooks (Razorcake Magazine, YOFC Records, Stockholm Syndrome, Young Offenders, Nerves). LEATHERFACE were a pivotal band for myself and guest contributor Tim Brooks they are our favourite UK punk band. There's general information out there already but we really dug into obscure fact finding to help fill the gaps. We both felt it important to present these facts and information here as a resource. Even a hardcore fan will find out something new here. Many t...
DBL#26 SONNY KAY - 'The VSS Euro tour 1997 + ANGEL HAIR/Gravity records + Punk futures'
January 16, 2023 22:36 - 1 hour - 190 MBWhere to begin... vocalist for THE VSS / ANGEL HAIR / YEAR FUTURE etc. founder of the GSL label and Bottlenekk distribution as well as a graphic designer, art director for Sargent House and prolific digital collage artist. In 1997 The VSS travelled around Europe on the 'Nervous Circuits' tour. Seeing them play here was a total eye opener for me as a teenager. I was interested to know his perspective on touring the UK at that time and seeing the bands here like BOB TILTON / BABY HARP SEAL / ST...
DBL#25 Tony Sylvester (Fabric, Southern Records, The Dukes of Nothing, Turbonegro).
August 29, 2022 14:34 - 1 hour - 153 MBDBL#25 Tony Sylvester (Fabric, Southern Records, The Dukes of Nothing, Turbonegro). This was very interesting conversation for me, a great window into the history of London post-hardcore band FABRIC. From the origins in 1992, recording the 'Body of Water' album, never finding their place or sound & ending with 'Lightbringer' in 1995. After this band ended he focused on his various positions within Southern distribution (Dischord, Touch and Go, Kranky, Southern Lord records etc.) for the rest ...
DBL#24.5 'Side A: The 45 minutes continues...' - PETE vs PEET
July 29, 2022 07:38 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBDBL#24.5 '90s HARDCORE MIXTAPE side A continued' - PETE vs PEET (Narcosis, Hard to Swallow, Red Right Hand, Underclass, Burst of Silence...) Please listen to #24 for the first part of the mixtape. Remaining tracklist: LIFETIME starsixtynine JOHN HENRY WEST avoiding FUEL for lack of better words TORCHES TO ROME young arsenal CURRENT bastille URANUS backhand HIS HERO IS GONE the willing host TALK IS POISON forgotten CREEPS ON CANDY porn habit NOMEANSNO new age @destroybeforelistening
DBL#24 '90s HARDCORE MIXTAPE side A' - PETE vs PEET (Narcosis, Hard to Swallow, Red Right Hand, Underclass, Burst of Silence).
July 26, 2022 09:48 - 1 hour - 126 MBDBL#24 '90s HARDCORE MIXTAPE side A' - PETE vs PEET (Narcosis, Hard to Swallow, Red Right Hand, Underclass, Burst of Silence). This episode is a slighly different one in that it's half conversation and half music. The focus being on the type of 90s U.S. hardcore that we both loved so much. It was a nice way for both of us to find a common bond and also talk about the bands he did vocals in like NARCOSIS, HARD TO SWALLOW, RED RIGHT HAND, UNDERCLASS, BURST OF SILENCE etc. Some big names weren't...
DBL#23 - LEE KNIGHTS (Thekevorkiansolution, Koreisch, Slavearc, Frequency Thirteen Records)
May 20, 2022 10:13 - 53 minutes - 98.4 MBDBL#23 - LEE KNIGHTS (Thekevorkiansolution, Koreisch, Slavearc, Frequency Thirteen Records). Having been involved as a drummer in many Sheffield area bands of the past 25 years he has a versatile skill set ranging from death and black metal to hardcore, grind, doom, jazz and beyond. Probably most notable for the frenetic grind of Thekevorkiansolution in the early 00s or the apocalyptic hardcore of Koreisch and controversial sxe metal band Slavearc in the later 90s. Moving past this he became ...
RIP: JOHN HANNON repost of DBL#8
May 07, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBJOHN HANNON - REST IN PEACE. It was May 7th 2021 that the sad news of his death became known. This is just a repost of DBL#8 initially published February 20th 2021. it's probably my favourite episode, some great insights, reflections & stories.
DBL#22 - Neil Turpin - 21st Century (Bilge Pump, HiM, Yann Tiersen, Felix, Quack Quack, Enablers...)
April 20, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBDBL#22 - NEIL TURPIN - 21st CENTURY. This is the second part of the conversation with lifelong drummer Neil which brings things up to date with his solo work and new band OBJECTIONS. The past 20 years are the focus here so the contrast between more 'session based' playing against personal work is discussed. Please listen to the first part in episode #21 if you want the full background on what happened in the 90s regarding his formative bands (Bilge Pump, Solanki, Baby Harp Seal etc). Plea...
DBL#21 - Neil Turpin - 20th Century (Bilge Pump, Baby Harp Seal, Polaris, Solanki, Diesel vs Steam...)
April 08, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBDBL#21 - NEIL TURPIN This is a part one which is focused on discussing the music that he was part of during the 90s. As an active drummer for the past few decades now Neil has been involved in a lot of bands who evolved from the mid 90s Leeds 6 scene. Groups like Polaris and Baby Harp Seal and the longest running of which he is best known for would be Bilge Pump. There is also talk about the smaller projects like Diesel Versus Steam and Solanki who also provided the perfect fit for intro m...
DBL#20 - SNED part 2 (Amorphous Pieces, Flat Earth records, UK punk legend!)
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBDBL#20 - SNED part 2 (Amorphous Pieces, Flat Earth records etc.) He was the first guest on episode 1 of this podcast and is back to discuss the 90s period. Get ready to expect lots of talk about D.I.Y. touring and playing in the groups One by One, Health Hazard, Suffer, John Holmes... then his switch to tour managing for the bands Dropdead, Los Crudos, His Hero is Gone, Detestation and Submission Hold. Plenty of the highs and lows are recounted for a pivotal decade in punk/hardcore worldwi...
DBL#19 'Time Travel' w/ Ed Wenn (Dealing With Damage, Stupids, Sink...)
February 10, 2022 12:13 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBDBL#19 'Time Travel' w/ Ed Wenn (Dealing With Damage, Stupids, Sink etc). This episode is myself and Chay joined by Ed Shred to discuss some time travel films. More specifically the kind of niche that various paradoxes occur in such as Predestination (2014), Triangle (2009), Time Crimes (2007), Coherence (2013), Primer (2004), Out of Time (2021), ... This was fun to do and Ed (a Sci-fi lover) was hit with some curveballs which we get into. A light hearted discussion about some heavy films a...
DBL#18 - Dave Cochrane (Terminal Cheesecake, Greymachine, GOD, Sweet Tooth, Head of David...)
January 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDBL#18 - Dave Cochrane (Terminal Cheesecake, Greymachine, GOD, Sweet Tooth, Head of David...). Dave Cochrane has been all over many different projects as a bass player since the mid 80s in Birmingham. He was briefly in the band ANOREXIA with Mick Harris (Napalm Death, Scorn) before spending time playing in HEAD OF DAVID up until 1989. After leaving that group he was involved in the formation of SWEET TOOTH with Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu etc.). They released a mini album on Earache re...
DBL#17 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff' part 2 w/ Pete Burn & Graham Thompson
December 09, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBEpisode #17 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff' part 2 w/ Graham Thompson. This is a kind of 'case study' of groups I'd had involvement with moving from the fast and chaotic hardcore of ORRIN DEFOREST in late 90s to the formation of the much slower, heavier, doomy vibes of MARZURAAN in the early 00s. Also discussed... learning about production skills and home studio work with the dark ambient drones of R.Y.N. We both look at the involvement in our scene of the time and of course the unavoidable VENOM...
DBL#17 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff' part 2 w/ Graham Thompson
December 09, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBEpisode #17 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff' part 2 w/ Graham Thompson. This is a kind of 'case study' of groups I'd had involvement with moving from the fast and chaotic hardcore of ORRIN DEFOREST in late 90s to the formation of the much slower, heavier, doomy vibes of MARZURAAN in the early 00s. Also discussed... learning about production skills and home studio work with the dark ambient drones of R.Y.N. We both look at the involvement in our scene of the time and of course the unavoidable VENOM...
DBL#16 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff...' part 1 w/ Graham Thompson & Pete Burn
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBDBL#16 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff...' part 1 w/ Graham Thompson. This episode is a slight variation compared to the previous series of more formal interviews. I am joined by friend Graham Thompson who has played in many bands here over the past 20 years such as Jinn, Ultrashitinferno, Grace, Zealots, OZO, Ballpeen etc. Chances are at some point you may have even been in a band with him if you live in the North East, UK. In 2020 he released a project called Sea Ninety where he played guitar, dru...
DBL#16 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff...' part 1 w/ Graham Thompson
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBDBL#16 - 'Some Newcastle Stuff...' part 1 w/ Graham Thompson. This episode is a slight variation compared to the previous series of more formal interviews. I am joined by friend Graham Thompson who has played in many bands here over the past 20 years such as Jinn, Ultrashitinferno, Grace, Zealots, OZO, Ballpeen etc. Chances are at some point you may have even been in a band with him if you live in the North East, UK. In 2020 he released a project called Sea Ninety where he played guitar, dru...
DBL#15 'Undead Soundtracks' w/ Chay Lawrence
October 22, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBDBL 15 'UNDEAD SOUNDTRACKS' This is another episode where myself and Chay Lawrence take a shot at discussing some Horror movie soundtracks. There are a load of films to talk about, too many to take in because there was about another hour of recording which was either brainstorming or rambling tangents. We start with the obvious and look at John Carpenter's scores then Tangerine Dream's contributions, as well as the classic Herzog/Popul Vuh teaming on Nosferatu. There were a number of Soun...
DBL#14 'Folk Horror revival' w/ Chay Lawrence
October 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBDBL#14: The episode here is a look at film, more specifically the 'Folk Horror' movie genre with Chay Lawrence who played in the bands Bob Tilton, Tribute and Coffin Pricks. All of his musical life is discussed at length in Episode #9 if you want to hear more about his background. He is also a big fan of the horror genre and October is a good month to discuss this stuff. 'Folk Horror' is usually based around 3 famous Hammer films: Wicker man, Blood on Satan's claw and Witchfinder general. ...
#13 Vique Martin (Pirates Press records, Revelation Records, Simba zine/label/distro)
August 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBDBL#13 Vique Martin The path from being a young zine maker in the early part of the 90s eventually led her to move to America and work at Revelation records in Southern California. She left that position after 20 years fairly recently to a new home with Pirates Press records who release mainly street punk and oi artists as well as being a broker for record pressing in the US. Starting in Brighton, Vique moved around the UK turning her Simba zine into a record label and distribution also....
#12 Justin Greaves (Crippled Black Phoenix, Iron Monkey, Hard to Swallow...)
June 23, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBDBL#12 Justin Greaves Justin has been active playing music since the 80s, from drummer for hire to guitarist in his own group Crippled Black Phoenix. Whether it's in a Jethro Tull covers band with his Dad, or playing the musical saw on a track with Nick Cave and Debbie Harry he's been all over so many different things. Starting out in hardcore bands like Hard to Swallow then the infamous sludge of Iron Monkey, to the doom of Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (with Lee Dorian and Sunn members) ...
#11 IRON MONKEY (Jim Rushby & Steve Watson)
May 20, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBDBL#11 Jim Rushby and Steve Watson from Iron Monkey The band were formed in Nottingham in 1994 and were made up of members who had played in various punk and hardcore bands. They created a unique musical mix in the UK at that point in time, using the term 'sludge'. Over the course of their original five year run they experienced several line up changes but released a highly regarded self-titled debut CD, a full length album ‘Our Problem’ on Earache and a split with Church of Misery on Man'...
#10 Andrew Nolan (Wolfagram, Intensive Care, Column of Heaven, The Endless Blockade, Shank, Ebola, Sawn Off)
April 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBDBL#10 Andrew Nolan I've been familiar with Andrew's bands since seeing Ebola & Sawn Off play at most of the early hardcore gigs I saw in Newcastle in the mid 90s. That energy and idea of hardcore was definitely fresh and inspirational for me at the time. His early background in Leeds pirate radio gave him exposure to hip hop which has now come full circle 30 years later with the project Wolfagram. This is the name he goes by for hip hop production which is another expression of his proli...
#9 Chay Lawrence (Bob Tilton, Tribute, Coffin Pricks)
March 26, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBDBL#9 Chay Lawrence Chay was a founding member of the band Tribute and came in as 2nd guitarist for Bob Tilton, playing on their second 7" and first album 'Crescent'. He stayed with the band for around four years and left before their second album was released in 1999. In 2012, after he'd lived in America for a number of years, Chay played bass in the band Coffin Pricks. That group was short lived and featured D.C. legend Chris Thomson (Ignition, Circus Lupus, Monorchid, Skull Kontrol)...
#8 John Hannon (Liberez, Woe, Understand, No Recording)
February 20, 2021 15:08 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBDBL#8 JOHN HANNON John Hannon has been involved in various musical endeavours over the past 30 years. This began with uksxe band Stand off which morphed into Understand who took a more serious musical approach which resulted in their signing with a major label. Probably making them the first uk hardcore band to take that step in the mid 90s. There are some great stories here like recording with Don Fury in NYC, touring with bands like Jawbox and Helmet and where they signed their major l...
#7 Joe Thompson (Hey Colossus, Wrong Speed records, Author)
January 22, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBDBL#7 JOE THOMPSON Joe is best known as the bass player in Hey Colossus a 6 piece band formed in the London area in 2003. They are quite prolific at this point having released a number of albums and splits on a variety of different labels. Their sound incorporates many heavy elements drawing from noise rock, post punk, krautrock & psychedelic music. The track at the end of the interview is a 16 minute long piece which demonstrates this kind of diversity. It is also from their new album '...
#6 - Nick Loaring (The Print Project, Enslaved Records, Boxed In, Ebola)
December 13, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBDBL #6 - NICK LOARING Some people may remember him as Nick Enslaved if they bought records from his label/distro back in the 90s or saw him doing vocals for the bands Ebola or Boxed In. He now runs The Print Project workshop in Shipley near Bradford where he operates a bunch of printing presses and has made print his business for the past ten years. Nick's artwork is very bold, geometric and colourful. You can buy this work directly or if you are local to the Newcastle area visit Northern...
#5 - Mike Vest (BONG, 11 Paranoias, Melting Hand, Drunk in Hell...)
November 15, 2020 23:05 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBDBL #5 Mike Vest. Mike has been involved with numerous projects over the years but is most famous for playing guitar in the band BONG since its formation in 2005. He's also played in 11 Paranoias, Melting Hand, Drunk in Hell & countless other projects. He has also been doing more remote recordings over the past few years with Oblivion Reptilian, OZO & the most recent grouping Mienakunaru. Mike and I went to the same school together although he was 2 years below and Lee Culver 2 years ahea...
#4 - Martin Shift (SHIFT, Unrest productions)
November 01, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDBL#4 Martin SHIFT. When I'd initially thought of the idea to speak about the DIY attitude within music I didn't want to stick to one genre in particular. That said it usually goes hand in hand with punk rock, although not really the case here. Martin conceived the industrial/power electronics project SHIFT in Sweden in 1997 and moved it to the UK for nearly 20 years before returning back home again. I first met him via the doom-metal message boards in the early/mid 2000s. At this point ...
#4 - Martin Shift
November 01, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDBL#4 Martin SHIFT. When I'd initially thought of the idea to speak about the DIY attitude within music I didn't want to stick to one genre in particular. That said it usually goes hand in hand with punk rock, although not really the case here. Martin conceived the industrial/power electronics project SHIFT in Sweden in 1997 and moved it to the UK for nearly 20 years before returning back home again. I first met him via the doom-metal message boards in the early/mid 2000s. At th...
#3 - Steve Strode (Cruel Nature records, Distraction records, Fret!)
October 18, 2020 21:34 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBDBL#3: Steve Strode has been a great supporter of North East underground music for nearly two decades now. He was one half of Distraction records with Daz Hubbard in the 2000s and also helped in gig promotions like their notorious weekend fests. One day was always the chance to put on some really unique performances by local underground groups. Distraction also promoted the third and final time Whitehouse played Newcastle in 2004 as well. Steve went solo with Cruel Nature records in the 201...
#3 - Steve Strode
October 18, 2020 21:34 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBDBL#3: Steve Strode has been a great supporter of North East underground music for nearly two decades now. He was one half of Distraction records with Daz Hubbard in the 2000s and also helped in gig promotions like their notorious weekend fests. One day was always the chance to put on some really unique performances by local underground groups. Distraction also promoted the third and final time Whitehouse played Newcastle in 2004 as well. Steve went solo with Cruel Nature records i...
#2 - John Esplen
October 11, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBJohn Esplen has been involved in punk since the 70s and while not the vocalist in a name band he is always busy behind the scenes. There is definitely a reason Henry Rollins goes around to John's house whenever he is in Newcastle. He's been buying and selling records for decades now with vinylonthe.net being the home to his massive second hand business. He also began the Overground label in 1988 which continues to this day putting out many previously unreleased archive recordings....
#2 - John Esplen (Overground records, Vinylonthe.net)
October 11, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBJohn Esplen has been involved in punk since the 70s and while not the vocalist in a name band he is always busy behind the scenes. There is definitely a reason Henry Rollins goes around to John's house whenever he is in Newcastle. He's been buying and selling records for decades now with vinylonthe.net being the home to his massive second hand business. He also began the Overground label in 1988 which continues to this day putting out many previously unreleased archive recordings. He also ...
#1 Sned - part 1
October 04, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBSned is a true legend of UK punk. He ran the Flat Earth record label and has played drums in dozens of bands over the years. Topics discussed here are punk gigs that inspired him to play music, zine and tape culture and his first gigs/tours. Crucial listening if you're interested in the history of the UK hardcore punk scene. Follow on Instagram for related pictures @destroybeforelistening https://www.instagram.com/destroybeforelistening/ Music: Intro Solanki - 'Bureaucracy' ht...
#1 Sned - part 1 (Flat Earth records, UK punk legend!)
October 04, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBSned is a true legend of UK punk. He ran the Flat Earth record label and has played drums in dozens of bands over the years. Topics discussed here are punk gigs that inspired him to play music, zine and tape culture and his first gigs/tours. Crucial listening if you're interested in the history of the UK hardcore punk scene. Follow on Instagram for related pictures @destroybeforelistening https://www.instagram.com/destroybeforelistening/ Music: Intro Solanki - 'Bureaucracy' Outro Rea...