S4 E6: Kira Roessler

Kira Roessler joined Black Flag in 1984 at what was possibly the most polarising point in the band’s career. 

They had just released the game changing My War and were going on an extensive tour to promote the record. The band had moved away from the ferocious assault of Damaged and was venturing into songs that were much more experimental and freeform, yet still retaining the relentless intensity. The punk rock community were ironically divided at this non-conformist change of direction.

Although her time in Black Flag was a hugely important and formative  part of Kira’s story, it's one part of her life and there is much, much more to tell.

Whilst on the road and in the studio, she was studying Economics/System Science at UCLA which she then used to help create a career in post production and dialogue editing – she has won 2 Emmy’s as a dialogue editor and been part of Oscar winning sound editing teams (Mad Max Fury Road). She has also been writing and playing music intermittently with another immensely innovative bass player, Mike Watt, as dos…..

Now, and very excitingly, she is about to release her first solo album called, quite simply…..Kira: ten tracks of beautifully sculpted, innovative musicianship and personal expression that reveal her exquisite bass and vocals.

I'm so grateful to Kira for such an open and fascinating conversation about formative influences, identity, fears, experimentation, non-conformism, vulnerabilities, anxieties and how we live and work in a volatile and complex world.



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I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is the music podcast that does music interviews differently.

Giles Sibbald talks to musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in every part of their lives.

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