Fantastic Tones for Human Bones
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDiscussions with musical artists about their work and practice. Hosted by Mark Pascucci-Clifford and Robert Woods-LaDue.
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Ep36 - Best of 2022
March 02, 2023 05:22 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBAs usual, we are taking issue with the lack of credit these amazing albums are getting that were released in the past year. Normally around the end of the year many outlets will publish a “Best of YYYY”, or a “Best of YYYY”, and we often do not see any of our favorite albums on these lists. Therefore, we are taking it upon ourselves to spread the good word about some of the most amazing music that we found inspiring in this past year, 2022. Bob’s 10 BEST OF 2022: Out of the...
Ep35 - Paul Bender
February 16, 2023 22:09 - 2 hours - 133 MBIn this episode we speak with Paul Bender. Paul is a bass player, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and an MC. We discuss Paul’s many projects including Van*Gloria, The Sweet Enoughs, his rap album “Middle Aged Caucasian Existential Debut Rap Record”, and his recent album “How To Forget”, and of course his amazing group Hiatus Kaiyote. Be the first individual on your block to own a copy of “Marshmallow” by The Sweet Enoughs on Vinyl: https://merchjungle.com/produc...
Ep34 - Nathan Clevenger
February 03, 2023 19:38 - 2 hours - 142 MBIn this episode we speak with multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and Bay Area stalwart, Nathan Clevenger. Nathan is a very well spoken gentleman, and a fantastic conversationalist. We cover lots of ground with Nathan in this episode, including growing up as a bonafide Bay Area native, his beginnings in music while surrounded by the thriving SF creative jazz scene, his prodigious compositional output, and much more! Here is Nathan’s bandcamp page: https://nathanclevenger....
Ep33 - Max Judelson w/ Devin Smith
January 12, 2023 19:12 - 1 hour - 95 MBIn this episode we feature the official FT4HB sports correspondent, Devin Smith, in an interview with bass player, composer, and professional bicycle racer, Max Judelson. We talk with Max about both his musical and athletic careers, and the relationship between them. Here is Max’s soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/max-judelson ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones Twitter = https://twitter.com/tones_for Instagram = https...
Ep32 - Alex Wand
November 14, 2022 18:08 - 2 hours - 147 MBIn this episode we talk with guitarist and songwriter Alex Wand. Alex Wand exudes tremendous songwriting experience, and his enormous catalog speaks for itself quite well. We discuss some of Alex’s project in this episode, including his work with the Harry Partch Ensemble, the website Song A Day For a Month, his podcast Carless in LA, Mapping Sonic Futurities, 81 Tao Songs, The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems, and more! Here are many links to various sites from which you can access some porti...
Ep31 - Mark and Bob Talk Amongst Themselves
November 01, 2022 16:43 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this episode (with no special guest) we talk about the best metal band of all time Meshuggah, Mark’s hand injury, and our respective new releases which are now both available on bandcamp: The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - “You Would Do Well” https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/you-would-do-well ddb - “The Odd” https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/the-odd More Guest Interviews Coming Soon! ------------------------- Patreon = https://www.patreon.com/Fan...
Ep30 - Part II with Will Northlich-Redmond
September 20, 2022 19:48 - 3 hours - 179 MBThis is part II of our interview with Will Northlich-Redmond. In this episode we focus on Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”. We go through the score and dissect all of the unusual notation and instructions to get a grasp of exactly how a performer might approach the music. We recommend you follow along with the score we are looking at during the interview: Complete Score: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/cfd58fa4-72cf-4036-9b44-e371da3739dc Supplemen...
Ep29 - Will Northlich-Redmond (Blipvert)
August 18, 2022 19:33 - 3 hours - 179 MBIn this episode, we speak with the one and only Will Northlich-Redmond. Will is a guitarist, composer, electronic musician, and improviser who creates work under the artist name Blipvert. We discuss Will’s recorded albums as well as his approach to composition and performance. At the end of this interview, we decided to have a 2nd full podcast dedicated to the discussion of Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”. Please stay tuned for a PART 2 where we discuss this w...
Ep28 - Val Dorr
July 16, 2022 18:12 - 2 hours - 164 MBIn this episode, we speak with the multi-instrumentalist Val Dorr (it/its). We speak with Val about its many projects including Ævangelist, Suncarcass, Velnias, Nagasaki Grotesque, and ADFL. Val’s music can be found in a variety of places on bandcamp and spotify, please check out its twitter thread that covers much of the important discography: https://twitter.com/their_wings/status/1215605516589768704?t=fo2MbmJ8ZDrbr2ixUaqDJw&s=19&fbclid=IwAR2DGwhhYbaLfdoY37p_33DwIqFE7pZYLtY1EnVbGTA...
Ep27 - Live Footage
June 29, 2022 17:11 - 2 hours - 128 MBIn this episode we interview Mike Thies and Topu Lyo of the band Live Footage. We discuss their formative years and the working practices of the band. We discuss a lot about their practice and theories on improvisation, and their recent work creating the score for the Kanye West documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” Please check out the band’s website: http://www.livefootagebrooklyn.com/ Check out their music on their bandcamp site: https://livefootagebrooklyn.bandcamp.com Follow them on instag...
Ep26 - Brendan Byrnes
June 04, 2022 01:28 - 2 hours - 150 MBIn this episode we interview the microtonal guitarist and composer Brendan Byrnes. We discuss the complexities and the tricky logistics of writing music in the microtonal tunings 22EDO, 27EDO, as well as other microtonal tunings Brendan uses as we go through his impressive catalog of pop influenced microtonal music. Please check out Brendan’s website: http://www.brendanbyrnes.com/ You can find all of his music on his bandcamp site: https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com -----------------...
Ep25 - Afrocuban Folkloric Drumming
May 19, 2022 17:14 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this episode, we go over some basic concepts of Afrocuban Folkloric Music. We explain the various genres and religions, the concept of clave, and we give a breakdown of several specific rhythms. This is intended to be a supplemental episode to our interview with Sandy Perez (ep24). The specific rhythms we discuss in this episode are rhythms used in some of the excerpts of Sandy’s music that we play in our interview with him. Check out our interview with Sandy Perez: https://ft4hb.l...
Ep24 - Sandy Perez
May 16, 2022 15:36 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBIn this episode, we interview the master percussionist Sandy Perez. Sandy is one of the most talented musicians alive today and we are extraordinarily lucky to get to speak with him on the podcast. There are a few things to mention about this interview. Firstly, and most obviously, for the interview Sandy is mostly speaking in Spanish, and we do our best to translate most of it, and Sandy's long time student Toby Gastor is there to assist with the translation. We recorded this in a ...
Ep23 - Àlex Reviriego of INHUMANKIND
May 05, 2022 23:01 - 2 hours - 112 MBIn this episode we speak with the Bassist Àlex Reviriego. We talk about some of Àlex’s projects including INHUMANKIND, Tholos Gateway, Phicus, Ab’bhau and more. We also talk about Àlex’s solo projects. We discuss the latest album from INHUMANKIND released on I, Voidhanger Records: “Self-Deification”. Here are links to the albums mentioned on the podcast: https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-extinctio...
Ep22 - Molly Bolten
April 16, 2022 17:46 - 2 hours - 147 MBIn this episode we talk with Molly Bolten. Molly Bolten is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and professional audio producer. We talk with Molly about her varied musical experience from church choir, to ircam in paris, to working as an editor for spotify. You can find all of molly’s music at her bandcamp site: https://mollybolten.bandcamp.com/ You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_...
Ep21 - Danny Meyer
March 29, 2022 15:25 - 3 hours - 196 MBIn this episode we speak with saxophonist, composer, improviser, and programmer Danny Meyer. We talk about him growing up in Colorado and his influential teachers and mentors. We talk about his move to NYC and his collaborations and touring with bands such as Chairlift and Julia Holter. We then spend a decent amount of time getting into some details about his fascinating microtonal computer language, which is called ‘WereSoCool’. Danny’s wide variety of work can be found on his website...
Ep20 - Michael Coleman
February 28, 2022 16:59 - 2 hours - 156 MBIn this episode we speak with pianist, improvisor, composer, and music producer Michael Coleman. We discuss Michael’s early years in NYC and his early exposure to the Jazz scene there. We discuss his time at Oberlin College where he studied history and jazz piano. After graduation, Michael headed out to Oakland, CA where he began his career as a composer and sideman, working with Bay Area greats such as Scott Amendola, Marcus Shelby, and countless other improvising musicians and songwriters,...
Ep19 - Rob Ewing
February 08, 2022 20:09 - 3 hours - 189 MBIn this episode we speak with trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and educator, Rob Ewing. We talk through his early experiences with jazz and learning music. We talk about his decision to go to Berklee school of music, and his decision to leave the music program at Berklee for a religious studies program at Naropa. We talk about his many years in the bay area and the many bands he has been a part of there. You can find Rob’s music on his bandcamp, youtube, and soundcloud site...
Ep18 - Best of 2021 with Amy Smith, Devin Smith, and Richard Haig
January 26, 2022 17:51 - 2 hours - 141 MBOften times, the ‘best of ’ lists omits some of the releases which we hold most dear. We would like to take this opportunity to promote some of the music which we think is very good that has gotten missed from some of the lists, also some music that we like that is on the lists. NO RULES ON THIS PODCAST!! Please visit the show notes page for links to all of the recommendations mentioned on this show: https://ft4hb.neocities.org/bestof2021.html You can support the podcast by subscribi...
Ep17 - Reeve Schumacher
December 22, 2021 04:17 - 2 hours - 152 MBIn this episode we talk with visual artist and musician Reeve Schumacher. We talk with Reeve about his songwriting efforts for his albums “Lowside”, “Arrows and Corridors” and “Wasteland” We also talk to Reeve about his fascinating work with “Sonic Braille”, which is both a visual art and music project. We speak about his newest effort: “Phare”, which includes the sonic braille along with another musical collaborator and a massive rotating speaker and light configuration. You can find Reev...
Ep16 - Matt Hettich
December 08, 2021 18:19 - 3 hours - 189 MBIn this episode we talk with our good friend and frequent collaborator Matt Hettich. We speak about Matt growing up in Miami and exploring the rich IDM scene there, and eventually making his way to CalArts and then to Mills College to study electronic music. We try to go over as much as we can of Matt’s massive catalog of music, and his various approaches to creating music. You can find all of Matt’s releases on his various bandcamp sites from his main website which is https://www.wake.mob...
Ep15 - Dec Bandcamp Recommendations with Rob Ewing
December 01, 2021 22:37 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBThis Friday - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart o...
Ep14 - Saki Minamimoto
November 13, 2021 19:20 - 2 hours - 157 MBIn this episode we talk with Jazz Vocalist and Composer Saki Minamimoto. We discuss her growing up in Japan, moving to New York City and eventually making her way to the Bay Area. We explore the releases of Saki’s music project “Poncho Poncho” - which is a collaboration between her and Nashville based music producer Jon Estes. You can check out the music of Poncho Poncho, Saki’s collaborative project with Jon Estes on her bandcamp site: https://sakiminamimotoponchoponcho.bandcamp.com/ Yo...
Ep13 - Nov Bandcamp Recommendations with Jeff Block
November 04, 2021 15:09 - 2 hours - 143 MBFriday, November 5th, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp ...
Ep12 - Liana Pailodze Harron
October 27, 2021 14:31 - 2 hours - 149 MBIn this episode we talk with pianist Liana Pailodze Harron. We talk about her growing up in the Republic of Georgia, her extensive time at University of Miami, her recent works including her first full length album release “Light Year”. You can find all Liana’s music on her website at: http://www.lianapailodze.com You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
Ep11 - Halloween Special! Review of SAINT MAUD with Emmanuelle John, Matt Hettich, and Crystal Pascucci-Clifford
October 20, 2021 16:56 - 2 hours - 129 MBWe take a little detour from our normal topics to celebrate the spooky season with a review of SAINT MAUD because we love scary movies so much. Discussing the film with us are Emmanuelle John, Matt Hettich, and Crystal Pascucci-Clifford. We had a very fun time and we highly recommend this film. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!
Ep10 - Kat Hunter - Lack the Low
October 09, 2021 16:31 - 2 hours - 132 MBIn this episode we talk with the multi instrumentalist and composer Kat Hunter. Kat Hunter releases music under the artist name “Lack the Low”. We investigate Kat’s amazing 2018 release “One Eye Closed”, and we talk a lot about her compositional process, as well as her varied musical background. You can find Kat’s music for sale on her bandcamp site at https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follo...
Ep09 - Oct Bandcamp Recommendations with Andy Panayides
September 27, 2021 16:24 - 2 hours - 132 MBThis Friday - Oct 1st, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp...
Ep08 - Brian Potts
September 22, 2021 19:24 - 2 hours - 158 MBIn this episode we talk with percussionist and educator Brian Potts. We discuss Brian’s background including his extensive stay at University of Miami and how he managed to get so involved in the music of Brazil. We focus on the album “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais and talk about the members of that band. Check out “Rittenhouse” by PRD Mais on Ground Up Music. (or apple or spotify) but you can best support the releasing label by buying a download on their site. Check out Pandeiro Moderno at...
Ep07: Jeff Lufkin
September 15, 2021 16:07 - 2 hours - 123 MBIn this episode, we speak with Electronic Musician Jeff Lufkin who releases music under the artist name “Eli Walks”. We talk about his metal and punk band high school years, his production work with his sisters Olivia and Caroline, his time at CalArts, and we dive in to some of the details on his Eli Walks album “Parallel”. We also talk about the practice of finishing projects, the SADFAM online community (songadayforamonth.com), software plugins, and more! Check out the album ‘Parallel’...
Ep06: Dougie Stu
September 08, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBIn this episode, we speak with bassist and composer Doug Stuart. We talk about Doug growing up outside of Chicago, attending music school in Michigan, his San Francisco Bay Area based projects Bells Atlas and his current project with the artist name “Dougie Stu”, and recently released album Familiar Future. Please visit https://www.dougiestu.com to find all the relevant links to Doug’s music as well as upcoming shows and social media. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on ...
Ft4Hb Ep06 - Dougie Stu
September 08, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBIn this episode, we speak with bassist and composer Doug Stuart. We talk about Doug growing up outside of Chicago, attending music school in Michigan, his San Francisco Bay Area based projects Bells Atlas and his current project with the artist name “Dougie Stu”, and recently released album Familiar Future. Please visit https://www.dougiestu.com to find all the relevant links to Doug’s music as well as upcoming shows and social media. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on ...
Bonus Ep02 - Sept Bandcamp Recommendations Ft. Michael LaDue
September 01, 2021 15:41 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBThis Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday...
Ep05: Sept Bandcamp Recommendations Ft. Michael LaDue
September 01, 2021 15:41 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBThis Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday...
Bonus Ep02 - Sept Bandcamp Recommendations Michael LaDue
September 01, 2021 15:41 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBThis Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday...
Ft4Hb Ep03 - Devin Smith
August 22, 2021 14:15 - 2 hours - 134 MBIn this episode, we talk to the prolific Devin Smith. Devin Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, writer, and computer programmer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss Devin’s extensive music catalogue as well as his growing writing portfolio and programming efforts. Please visit http://devinsmith.work for links to all of Devin’s work, be it musical, literary or other. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow...
Ep04: Devin Smith
August 22, 2021 14:15 - 2 hours - 134 MBIn this episode, we talk to the prolific Devin Smith. Devin Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, writer, and computer programmer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss Devin’s extensive music catalogue as well as his growing writing portfolio and programming efforts. Please visit http://devinsmith.work for links to all of Devin’s work, be it musical, literary or other. You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow...
Ft4Hb Ep02 - Richard Haig
August 04, 2021 07:04 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this episode, we talk to our friend Richard Haig. Richard is an electronic musician, composer, and DJ based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We go through Richard’s long history of songwriting through the lens of the club dance music scene, starting from his earlier work as Panic Bomber up through his current artist name ‘Richard Haig’ and his record label Art Heist. Visit https://richardhaig.com/ for all the relevant links to Richard’s musical catalogue, news about what he’s up to, and l...
Ep03: Richard Haig
August 04, 2021 07:04 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this episode, we talk to our friend Richard Haig. Richard is an electronic musician, composer, and DJ based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We go through Richard’s long history of songwriting through the lens of the club dance music scene, starting from his earlier work as Panic Bomber up through his current artist name ‘Richard Haig’ and his record label Art Heist. Visit https://richardhaig.com/ for all the relevant links to Richard’s musical catalogue, news about what he’s up to, and l...
Ep02: Bandcamp Recommendations for August
August 04, 2021 06:53 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBThis Friday - August 6th 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artist impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandc...
Bonus Ep1 - Bandcamp Reccomendations
August 04, 2021 06:53 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBThis Friday - August 6th 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artist impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandc...
FT4HB Ep01: Jordan Glenn
July 31, 2021 04:47 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIn our inaugural episode, we speak with our great friend Jordan Glenn. Jordan Glenn is a drummer and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, we talk to Jordan about his formative years. We discuss his bands Wiener Kids, and Beak. We talk about his composition work for those groups as well for dance companies including Liss Fain and Sharp & Fine. We also talk about his experience playing in other groups, such as the Fred Frith Trio. Because we did not play ...
Ep01: Jordan Glenn
July 31, 2021 04:47 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIn our inaugural episode, we speak with our great friend Jordan Glenn. Jordan Glenn is a drummer and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, we talk to Jordan about his formative years. We discuss his bands Wiener Kids, and Beak. We talk about his composition work for those groups as well for dance companies including Liss Fain and Sharp & Fine. We also talk about his experience playing in other groups, such as the Fred Frith Trio. Because we did not play ...