Mad Scientists of Music Documentary
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA six part series about Irish Experimental Music. Ireland is home to a variety of underground music scenes, from electro acoustic, to new music to noise to free improv. I've interviewed dozens of Irish experimental musicians who are pushing the boundaries of what music is and can be. This series takes you on a tour of the fringes of music, and introduces you to a world of new sounds. It focuses in particular on circuit bending, chiptune, electroacoustic and collaborative music.
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Episodes
Concrete Cathedral
June 29, 2015 14:26This weekend Little Gem Records launched the physical release of my documentary series ‘Mad Scientists of Music‘. The series is available now from Little Gem‘s store (located off Parnell Square, just across from the Ambassador Theatre), on their awesome ‘little gem’ mp3 player format. It’s an extremely limited release – so pick up a copy […]
The Life & Work of Roger Gregg – Mad Scientists Bonus Episode
December 28, 2014 20:18 - 75 MBRoger Gregg is a dramatist, poet, musician, actor and performer. Over a long career on radio and theatre, he’s had dozens of plays performed all over the world, and written and recorded numerous radio dramas as ‘Crazy Dog Audio Theatre‘. Today Roger continues to record and perform, with his ‘Bee Loud Glade Cabaret’. Bee Loud […]
Mad Scientists of Music Live – Pictures from the Gig
September 17, 2014 11:11Photos from last nights incredible experimental music night in Twisted Pepper. Featuring Deathness Injection, Siam Collective, Karakara, Infotoxin, Glotchbot, Luxury Mollusc and MarQu VR. More photos below…
Mad Scientists of Music Live – Playlist
September 14, 2014 14:16The event is called ‘Mad Scientists of Music’, and it’s on Tuesday 16th September in Twisted Pepper. We’ll have chiptune, circuitbending and experimental electro-acoustic noise stuff, from a variety of crazy Irish experimental artists. Acts featured on the night include Deathness Injection, KaraKara, Luxury Mollusc, Siam Collective, MarQu Vr & The Trumpets of Time & […]
Poster for Mad Scientists Gig
September 09, 2014 22:28Awesome new poster for the Mad Scientists Gig next week, by Gamepaq founder and A4 Sound member Andrew Edgar.
Mad Scientists of Music wins Sounds Alive Prize!
September 07, 2014 08:36 - 7.02 MBSo last night I was lucky enough to see the incredibly talented radio producer Roman Mars perform a live episode of his show 99% Invisible, at the ever creepy Freemasons Hall in Molesworth St. The event was a part of the inaugural Sounds Alive festival, which brought together a bunch of radio folks like legendary […]
Mad Scientists of Music Live
August 13, 2014 14:03To celebrate the release of ‘Mad Scientists of Music‘ We’ve put together a fantastic lineup of experimental musicians, in a one evening mini festival in Dublin City Centre. Some of the best and most unique artists from the Irish electroacoustic, noise, chiptune and circuit bending scenes will be performing in a multi-hour experimental extravaganza. Lineup […]
Copyright Bonus Episode – Mad Scientists of Music
July 27, 2014 16:18 - 34.9 MBThe Instrument of the Law‘ examined how changing technology and copyright laws are impacting music. This bonus episode fills in the blanks, addressing additional issues we didn’t get to talk about in detail, like creative commons, the legality of mashups, copyright as a promotional tool, and alternative business models at a time when music sales […]
Postcards from the Edge – Episode 6 – Mad Scientists of Music
July 03, 2014 19:40 - 69 MBThe final episode of the series looks at the future of Irish experimental music. We find out how techniques like ‘Live Coding’ (where computer programming during a concert, creates the music and visuals in real time), ‘Geocached Music’ (intrepid explorers following clues to discover hidden caches of music in the real world), and new interfaces […]
Chipzel – Culture File Report
July 01, 2014 14:28 - 15.7 MBChuffed to be able to present my first piece for RTE Lyric FM’s ‘Culture File‘ programme. It’s a short on Chipzel, the Chiptune artist profiled in Episode 2 of Mad Scientists of Music. The piece features much of the same material from that report, but presented in a more straightforward way, which was an interesting […]
The Instrument of the Law – Episode 5 – Mad Scientists of Music
June 26, 2014 16:49 - 69.1 MBThis episode looks at how innovative new ways of making and distributing music are coming into conflict with our legal system. Some argue that copyright and patent laws, created to encourage innovation, are no longer in touch with how artists remix and reinterpret our cultural landscape. Part 1 – Piracy We learn about copyright law, […]
Jocks on Acid
June 25, 2014 19:15A stroll down Killiney beach last Saturday would have taken you on a dark ambient journey. Under the illustrated pier of the old icecream shop huddled a group of alternative sound tinkerers. This was the second ever ‘Seascape Soundscape‘, an occasional non-hierarchical collaboration facilitated by Sebastian Dooris, one half of ambient drone duo ‘Deathness Injection‘ […]
The Hacker in the Gallery – Episode 4 – Mad Scientists of Music
June 19, 2014 17:28 - 69.2 MBThis episode takes us on a tour of workshops and hack spaces, and explores the relationship of outsider electronic music to the fine art establishment. Teaser – Andrew Edgar takes us on a tour of the A4 Arts Collective. Part 1 – Ed Devane talks about the relationship between self taught musicians, hackers, artists and […]
Bonus Episode – Beginnings – Mad Scientists of Music
June 15, 2014 16:41 - 86.5 MBThe is the first web only bonus episode of Mad Scientists of Music. Focusing on interviews rather than sound, these episodes feature clips, topics and artists there wasn’t space to fit into the radio series. We kick off with early experiences in technology, hearing from a host of folks about how early encounters with computers […]
Toys – Episode 3 – Mad Scientists of Music
June 12, 2014 19:23 - 70.1 MBEpisode three takes a journey into the underground world of circuit bending. Circuit benders hack children’s toys and dissect cheap archaic electronics, to produce strange new instruments. Circuit bending lies at the intersection of instrument building, grass roots activism and psychedelia. Listeners will learn about the history of circuit bending, a hobby that grew out […]
Growing Up Digital – Episode 2 – Mad Scientists of Music
June 05, 2014 12:11 - 68.8 MBEpisode two explores the video game backgrounds of a variety of Irish experimental musicians – how video game culture and ready access to technology influenced their love of music and their aesthetic sensibilities. Chiptune music in particular reappropriates not only the machinery, but also the distinctive sounds of computer games of the 1980’s, and this […]
Learning How to Listen – Episode 1 – Mad Scientists of Music
May 29, 2014 18:48 - 69.1 MBEpisode one explores how circuit benders, hackers and artists are building teaching and education into their practice. This is a culture as much about sharing as making, and all the artists interviewed run classes and workshops (often at no charge). Children and adults alike attend the ‘maker fairs’ and hacklabs where circuit benders share tips […]
Mad Scientists of Music is coming out, next week!
May 22, 2014 22:27 - 1.25 MBSo, after a very great while, but still much sooner than expected, my first documentary series ‘Mad Scientists of Music‘ is almost here. Quick and dirty promo – featuring the music of Bitwise Operator The final lineup of interviewees is ¡NO!, Deathness Injection, Andrew Edgar, John Leech Siam Collective, MarQu VR, Kieran Dold, Ed Devane […]
‘Mad Scientists of Music’ – April Update
April 09, 2014 14:12It’s April and I’m closing in on a final shape for the show. It’s been almost a year since I started preliminary research and interviews for ‘Mad Scientists‘, an enormously self indulgent amount of time to work on a radio documentary series. And yet, I feel I’ve hardly scratched the surface of the Irish experimental […]
New Radio Series in production ‘Mad Scientists of Music’
October 29, 2013 23:30I’ve just kicked off production on my new radio series, my first documentary. It’s a 6 * 30 minute show about experimental music in Ireland, entitled ‘Mad Scientists of Music’. Experimental music is a pretty big topic, covering everything from bedroom tinkering with Fruity Loops to technically and aesthetically sophisticated electronic ‘noise’ to Harry Partch […]