Insane In The Montaigne
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA podcast about making and performing music, by Montaigne, for the people.
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Episodes
31. Sprained Ankle Distraction Thoughts 5:35am
August 08, 2019 11:34 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MBCover photo by www.benjaminriches.com
30. Songs as Menstrual Products, Self-development (It's Never Over), Romance Languages, NZ, New Year New Routine, Habits, Love!
February 02, 2019 22:27 - 54 minutes - 26.1 MBDoes any one destination have primacy??? Mentioned: Aria Code podcast, Cucurrucucu Paloma by Silvia Perez Cruz (originally by Caetano Veloso), Aguas de Março by Elis e Tom, The Unbelievable Genius of Pigs by Matt Whyman, little snouties, The Company She Keeps by Mary McCarthy, Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art Of Having An Opinion by Michelle Dean, Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss, Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari, What Makes Us Tick by Hugh Mackay, Quiet by Susan Cain, Emotional Agility by Su...
29. Song is OUT, Authenticity, A Star Is Born, All That Matters, Seven Life Learnings
November 17, 2018 09:59 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBThe only people whose recognition I want is David Byrne, Mitski, Bjork, and Griffin McElroy. You heard it here folks. Isn't it crazy that we can want change and also not want it at all? Wild. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
28. New Music, Listening To My Own Music, Daniel Sloss' Jigsaw, Screen Time, I Know Nothing, Brain Admin
October 18, 2018 01:15 - 31 minutes - 15 MBCover image by www.benjaminriches.com
27. Leaning Into My Proclivity For Doing A Lot Of Things, Introversion, Releasing A New Single, Friends Out The Ends, Thinking, Conflict
September 19, 2018 23:36 - 38 minutes - 18.3 MBSorry about all the sounds, I didn't think they'd be so heard. Just a cute little update. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com
26. Management, Mix Notes, Back Home, Nebulous Sadness, Moving OS, REVIEW: MY ALBUM, Wallowing vs Getting On With It
July 24, 2018 09:47 - 29 minutes - 14.2 MBThis is mostly boring until minute 12. Btw, that Montaigne quote: "It could be said of me that in this book I have only made up a bunch of other men's flowers, providing of my own only the string that ties them together." Cover art by www.benjaminriches.com
25. Tipsy, David Byrne, Galaga, Musical Intake, A Great Life, New Music, Making Playlists About My E.MO.TIONS
June 24, 2018 22:45 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBMentioned: David Kosten, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sex and Food, Mitski, Ramona Lisa's Arcadia, Caroline Polachek, The Beatles' White Album, Dave Sitek, Tony Buchen, Wynne Bennett, Twin Shadow, also I meant that LONDON reminds me of Sydney. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
24. Settling Into LA, Levels of Success, Brain Coupling, Sydney Forever, Cameron Esposito, Album Will Be Fine
May 27, 2018 21:33 - 20 minutes - 9.52 MBThis one is boring, don't bother unless you want to be bored. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
23. Los Angeles, The Odyssey, People Food, Uprooting, You
May 08, 2018 05:19 - 20 minutes - 9.91 MBWarning: crying. Mentioned: Florence + The Machine's 'The Odyssey'; Griffith Park. Cover image: www.benjaminriches.com
22. Killing A Vehicle, Singing Practise, 75% More Gamer, A Boring Logistical Story, My Tow Truck Adventure, Accepting Yourself
April 23, 2018 01:39 - 30 minutes - 49.8 MBI was trying to spin some impromptu similes off the top of my domescape and not all of them were good, but you gotta practise somehow, right? I realise I also didn't finish my projector tale - a cliffhanger to be resolved another time. Also I don't think I've ever said 'like' more? You can tell how little I have socialised in the last few months. Re: my hot bod point, I know there are other factors that go into play with being able to work towards a 'hot bod', not well articulated, mostly ig...
21. Self-Producing, Fantasy Side Project, Bassbass Wihouveberry, Black Panther, Empathy, Anxiety, Meeting Fans After Shows
February 17, 2018 09:47 - 22 minutes - 11 MBCover image by www.benjaminriches.com.au
20. Feelin' Good, I Knew That I Would, Album Update, Warming Up, The Adventure Zone, A Lich, ANTS ALL OVER MY FLOOR!!!, Balance, Woe Is Me!, Just A Lot Of Angst
January 30, 2018 00:15 - 37 minutes - 17.8 MBCheck out The Adventure Zone podcast with The McElroy family. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
19. New Year, Kidneys, ABC Countdown, Woodford, Nihilism Again, Cripplingly Self-Aware, MILLENNIALS!!#&$!$!4, Sad Album™ 2k18, It's Fine
January 02, 2018 01:21 - 23 minutes - 11.1 MBP.S. Don't immediately co-opt my opinions/observations because they may be the least good take on the world, take everything I say with a grain of salt please! By the way, if you're interested in the idea of descriptivism and prescriptivism, literally just look up "descriptivism vs. prescriptivism" on Google and you'll have a field day. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
18. Self-Effacement, Therapy, The Last Jedi, Redemption, Album Choices, Recovery, The End of 2017
December 24, 2017 16:31 - 26 minutes - 12.7 MBIt's interesting, I've been singing a lot lately and my voice is really strong at the moment, and I can hear how different it sounds in speech. You probably won't notice, but it's fascinating for me. This was very vulnerable. Please be kind with my heart. Merry Holidaymas. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com
17. LA pt II, Improv In The Studio, Tips For Me, Singularity, The Scale of Society,
November 11, 2017 00:38 - 23 minutes - 11.1 MBI'd like to apologise for calling Pete "Pat", as his name is Peter. Not Pater. This is an interesting monograph on what I was talking about at the end. http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/06/taming-mammoth-let-peoples-opinions-run-life.html It's fun and easy to read. Cover image: www.benjaminriches.com
16. Quick update, not much
October 31, 2017 01:38 - 9 minutes - 4.27 MBJust so you guys know where I'm at, and why podcasts are slow atm. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com.au
15. I HAVE A PARASITE!!!, Producers, Albums I'm Listening To, Swiss Army Man, My Precious Heart Dog, Moving House
September 26, 2017 02:17 - 18 minutes - 30.5 MBMentioned: Dntel, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, John Congleton, François Tetaz, Gotye, David Kosten, Tony Buchen, The National's Sleep Well Beast, Feist's Pleasure, Manchester Orchestra's Black Mile To The Surface, Swiss Army Man, The Daniels, Horizon: Zero Dawn (best video game ever). The Aunty Donna podcast, The Worst Idea Of All Time.
14. Lots of Nothing, Medical Testing, Melodrama and Jealousy
August 31, 2017 00:50 - 15 minutes - 7.38 MBI'M SORRY YOU COULD HEAR THE BURP I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD ON THE THING I THOUGHT YOU'D JUST HEAR A PAUSE. I am so sorry. I mean it's a natural physiological action but it's a bit rude sometimes. There's mostly nothing in this podcast and there's no point listening. Mentioned: Melodrama by Lorde, Pleasure by Feist, A Very Potter Musical, Alex the Astronaut, Perennial by Vera Blue, Sydney Fringe Festival, Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths, Okja, Arcade Fire, Aunty Donna. Cover p...
13. Tour Update, Fatigue, Arcade Fire, The Pecuniary Reality of Being A Musician, Tour Itinerary, Privilege
August 06, 2017 10:21 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBI was feeling not well the day I recorded this but realised I hadn't done one in a while. It's still okay! I was just buried in the couch and sound weird and sometimes just drift off. Also posted a few days later because no wifi on tour! Or no wifi good enough for the file to actually upload. Mentioned: Autark, Sea Shepherd, Everything Now by Arcade Fire, More Fool Me by Stephen Fry, DRELLER, Alex The Astronaut, I Know Leopard, Kingdom Hearts, No Cars Go by Arcade Fire, Haruki Murakami, A...
12. Jess Does A Podcast Late At Night And It's Really Dark
July 21, 2017 04:25 - 15 minutes - 7.32 MBHousesitting for my tour manager gets real dark and weird. Lots of silence. Get tix to my shows at www.montaignemusic.com.au. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
11. Jetlag haha, Disappearing???, New Routine, Social Media Abstention, New Schedule, Too Selfish For Novels, Notes, My Personality Touchstone
July 08, 2017 11:36 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBThe most delirious podcast yet. Mentioned: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Headspace, This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by David Byrne from Live From Austin, TX, Crack Up by Fleet Foxes, Underline (free print publication), My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBAM - podcast), Arcade Fire, Aunty Donna, Demi Lardner (@DemiLardner on Twitter). Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com FUCK YOU JETLAG
10. Hangin' With The Gals, Less Emo, Doublethink, I LOVE ARCADE FIRE, Material Culture, Just Not Much Honestly
July 01, 2017 18:44 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MBTakk... by Sigur Ros playing in the background. Mentioned: Gordi, Alex Somers, Vera Blue, Tiger Town, Emma Louise, John Congleton.
9. Album Update, Crisis, I Am A Clown, Collaborative Creation, Disneyland, Jess Is More Anxious...?, Poos, Identity Theory
June 26, 2017 08:08 - 35 minutes - 16.8 MBThere were HEAPS of linguistic tics in this one. Mauro Refosco is David Byrne's percussionist's name. Other things mentioned: Time's End & 'Clocktown' by Theophany (Spotify), Lovers Lane, Immersion (Queensland Music Festival shows I am playing: you can register for my Immersion hotel room gig here http://qmf.org.au/immersion-registration/), Aunty Donna (they seem to make regular appearances on this podcast, I am a big liker of them), Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton, Alan Hampton, Arcade ...
8. Album Update, LA, Melodrama, RELAXER, Downtown, Jess Has Insecurities, More Rants On Art
June 18, 2017 07:01 - 37 minutes - 18.1 MBI am in Los Angeles! Another vulnerable one that is not nearly articulate enough for me to really be tackling these subjects publicly. Mentioned: Melodrama by Lorde, RELAXER by alt-j, The Last Bookstore (worth giving a look up), Tony Buchen (my music), Nick Littlemore (PNAU, Empire of the Sun), Amy Shark, Gang of Youths, Sarah Silverman, Aunty Donna, Kingdom Hearts Orchestra. 'Unassuming' was the word I was looking for to describe LA. Photo by www.benjaminriches.com.
7. I Ran 21.67km, Change Of Heart, Nailed It!, Trying To Answer Complex Philosophical Questions in 50 Words Or Less
June 04, 2017 05:49 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MBJust lots of stuff, really. Also, I said the word "ponce" thinking it meant a generally obnoxious person but that is not at all what it means and I rescind my use of the word. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com
6. Songs Superseding Concepts, Rejection, The Void (Again), LA, Current Influences, Loss, Winter
May 29, 2017 01:34 - 27 minutes - 13.1 MBWow this was a real emo solioquy. I did end up running a half-marathon the next day. Things I mentioned: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver of The Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Words Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple, No Shape by Perfume Genius, Girls Come First by Clem Snide (albums), Wilosophy (Wil Anderson's podcast), James Jeffrey (@James_Jeffrey on Twitter), Neal Portenza, Penny Greenhalgh (comedians), Good Will Hunting (film). You look great.
5. Stuff I Did Today, Album Update, Theophany, Video Games, Menstrual Nihilism, Please Like Me
May 19, 2017 00:19 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBJust a whole lot of stuff. I felt a bit weird talking about all that evolutionary biology/psychology stuff because my disquisition into that realm of knowledge is incipient so I stumbled through all of that, probably somewhat inaccurately. If you're interested in proper info, look up the 'Social Survival Mammoth' on waitbutwhy.com, or just type "rejection" into Google. It'll lead you on a trail to intense awareness of your own primal condition. Have fun! Additionally, things I mentioned th...
4. Answering Qs: My Musical Development From The Womb
May 15, 2017 05:54 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBWoke up at 5am in Old Perth Town. Figured I may as well do something productive with my time. Answered a few questions from Twitter! Thank you @freyjaaaaaaaa for asking the questions. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com
3. Reneging On Stuff, Acknowledging Publicness, Overthinking, Isolated vs Integrated Learning (Reading Thesaurus)
May 12, 2017 02:13 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MBThere are a lot of incomplete sentences and thoughts here which will probably be somewhat confusing for you. When I say a lot of people at my mercy, I mean that if I were less responsible, I could reveal stuff about people in my life that would render them vulnerable, and to a lot of people. I also end up giving a bit of detail about old mate when I said I wouldn't. What I mean is that I'm not going to go into as much depth about old mate as I said I would. I'm gonna let the songs reveal the...
2. Song Hubs Day 2, Production As An Ugly Pasta Medley, Attention, Rustication, Relatioship Stuff
May 08, 2017 01:40 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MBWhat I meant to say also is that I sometimes forget how powerful music is for people. Which is why the observation about its power is noteworthy for me. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com
1. Song Hubs, Lime Marmalade, The Vision, Comedy, Ideas You Can Dance To
May 04, 2017 04:31 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBCaveat: when I say Guy Montgomery & Tim Batt are "fucked", I mean it with the highest degree of admiration and respect. I'm sorry about the toast and the breathing into the phone. I respect you, I do. Talk to me @actualmontaigne on Twitter. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com.
Introduction
April 21, 2017 20:59 - 6 minutes - 3.1 MBThe first release! There will be no rhyme nor reason to any of these instalments. I promise I won't be speaking so frantically in the next episodes. Note that this is recorded on an iPhone 6 and I have pretty much no technical chops or help so this is truly the chaff of podcasting. Doing this has also made me aware of how often I say "um" which is regrettable. Life, oh life.