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DISCussion - Episode 41: Mario J. McNulty
April 15, 2024 17:28 - 30 minutes - 70.5 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfield chats with producer/engineer Mario J. McNulty about Massive Attack’s 1998 release, Mezzanine. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL www.akg.co
Episode 92: Jolie Holland
April 15, 2024 17:10 - 49 minutes - 114 MBMy friend Jolie Holland and I first met when I edited, overdubbed, and mixed her album Wine Dark Sea in 2014, ten years ago. Around then we even played a short 2 song set live at an Elliott Smith tribute show. A few years after that we worked again on Wildflower Blues, an album she did with Samantha Parton, her former bandmate from The Be Good Tanyas, and recently I prepped a re-master of her debut album, Catalpa. We thought it’d be fun to talk about her recent album, Haunted Mountain, and ho...
DISCussion - Episode 40: Mikey Coltun
March 18, 2024 22:26 - 26 minutes - 59.8 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfiled chats with producer/engineer Mikey Coltun about Toumani Diabeté's Symmetric Orchestra's 2006 release, Boulevard De I'Independance. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
Episode 91: Frankie and the Witch Fingers
March 15, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBIndiana may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of a blossoming psych-rock scene, but you'd be mistaken. Formed in Bloomington and now based in Los Angeles, Frankie and the Witch Fingers have been cranking out an interesting sounding and diversely-influenced series of albums that document their growth as songwriters and a band as well as their development as recordists. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Josh Menashe, the band's guitarist and primary engineer to discuss thei...
DISCussion - Episode 39: Steve Von Till
February 15, 2024 15:35 - 22 minutes - 50.6 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode Larry Crane chats with Steve Von Till from Neurosis about Brian Eno’s album Ambient 4: On Land. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
Episode 90: MGMT
February 15, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes - 95.2 MBFebruary 2024 will see the release of MGMT's fifth album, Loss of Life. Tape Op's online publisher Geoff Stanfield sat down for a chat with the band's founding members Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser to discuss the recording of the album, their long time working relationship with producer/mixer Dave Fridmann, and finding their new favorite microphone! Enjoy! Sponsored by: Earthworks Audio https://earthworksaudio.com
DISCussion - Episode 38: Thom Monahan
January 15, 2024 16:25 - 29 minutes - 67.1 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Producer/Engineer Thom Monahan about the 1993 Polyphemus album, Scrapbook of Madness. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
Episode 89: Mike Matessino
January 15, 2024 16:12 - 37 minutes - 86.1 MBIf there is an authority on the production, editing, mixing, and mastering of film scores, it is Mike Matessino. He has had a hand in hundreds of films including classics such as the Star Wars Trilogy, Poltergeist, The Goonies, Superman, Back to the Future, Home Alone, the Star Trek films and Empire of the Sun. For his latest project, he meticulously remixed and remastered the Super Deluxe version of The Sound of Music from the original multi-track tapes and also wrote the in-depth liner no...
Episode 88: Beirut
December 15, 2023 08:01 - 38 minutes - 88.5 MB"In the early days of 2020, following a cancelled tour and a near total mental collapse, Beirut's Zach Condon arrived on Hadsel, an island in the far northwest reaches of Norway. Armed with several suitcases stuffed with recording equipment, a modular synth rig, an Austrian tape machine, his trumpet, and some winter clothes, he embarked on the creation of what would become his latest release, Hadsel. (pronounced hahdsul). He also had ongoing access to a 19th century church pump organ, a cent...
Episode 87: Morphine
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MBSeptember 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of the now classic Morphine album Cure for Pain. It was the band's sophomore release and recorded during the transition from original drummer Jerome Deupree to Billy Conway, with Jerome playing on the bulk of the album's songs and Billy playing on the title track, "Cure for Pain" and "Let's Take a Trip Together". To mark the occasion of the album's anniversary, Geoff Stanfield caught up with the band's surviving members; saxophonist Dana Colley and J...
Episode 86: Dan Workman and the Ghost of Sugar Hill Studios
October 20, 2023 16:54 - 14 minutes - 34.3 MBOver the years it has been suggested that we do a segment on haunted studios. Our friend Heba Kadry got her first job in the U.S. as an intern at the famed Sugar Hill Studios in Houston, Texas. Legend has it that the place is haunted, and Heba told me that she was freaked out to be there alone at night and would blast loud music to keep the spirits at bay. Apparently that worked and she never encountered anything out of the ordinary. Former Sugar Hill owner Dan Workman did however have an out...
DISCussion - Episode 37: Ryan Hewitt
October 03, 2023 17:53 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with producer/engineer Ryan Hewitt about Neil Young's 1970 release After the Gold Rush. Enjoy!
Episode 85: Albert Hammond Jr.
September 20, 2023 18:17 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MBStrokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has been owning the downstroke for well over a decade now, and in addition to his work with the band he has managed to find time to release several solo records. His latest, Melodies on Hiatus, is a sprawling 19 song offering recorded with longtime collaborator Gus Oberg. Geoff Stanfield chatted with Albert about his latest recording, working with Rick Rubin and the power of imperfection. Enjoy! Sponsored by: Vintage King https://vintageking.com
Episode 84: M. Ward
August 18, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBI interviewed Portland Oregon's M Ward for our DISCussion podcast about a year ago and with his new release, supernatural thing, it was another opportunity for us to check in. In this episode, Geoff Stanfield catches up with Matt to discuss his love of collaborations, analog approach to recording and more. Enjoy! Sponsored by: Rupert Neve Designs https://rupertneve.com
DISCussion - Episode 36: Victor Indrizzo
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome to *Tape Op's* DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we welcome drummer Victor Indrizzo (Willie Nelson, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, Daniel Lanois and countless others) sat down with Geoff Stanfield to chat about Marvin Gaye’s posthumous release, Vulnerable. Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
DISCussion - Episode 35: Heba Kadry
July 19, 2023 17:18 - 17 minutes - 40.5 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we welcome back mastering engineer Heba Kadry to chat about Abdou El Omari’s 1976 release Nuits D'Été. Enjoy!
Episode 83: Altin Gün
July 18, 2023 20:35 - 36 minutes - 82.6 MBWe recently spoke with Turkish psych-rock band Altin Gün's bassist and producer Jasper Verhulst and their recording engineer Jasper Geluk for a segment of our DISCussion podcast. For this episode of the Tape Op Podcast we dig into the history of the band and pull back the curtain on their recording process. Enjoy! Sponsored by: ATO records https://atorecords.com
DISCussion - Episode 34: Rafiq Bhatia
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 62.1 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with guitarist/composer Rafiq Bhatia about Bill Frisell’s 2001 release with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones. Enjoy!
Episode 82: Sleaford Mods
June 13, 2023 23:59 - 25 minutes - 59 MBFor this episode we chat with Andrew Fearn from the legendary UK duo, Sleaford Mods. Their latest release UK GRIM picks up where their 2021 release Spare Ribs left off, with gritty minimalist production and Jason Williamson's blunt societal diagnostic lyrics. Enjoy! Sponsored by: Focusrite Pro https://pro.focusrite.com
Robert Schneider: A Live Interview
May 20, 2023 06:57 - 58 minutes - 135 MBOn April 14, 2018, at Jackpot! Recording Studio, I interviewed Robert Schneider in front of a live audience. Afterwards, he did a short solo set, and then The Minders played – a band both of us had recorded albums for and are friends with. Robert and I first met in 1996, when I interviewed him and The Apples In Stereo for Tape Op #2. Alongside some classic Apples and The Minders albums and other projects he's in, he recorded and produced records for Neutral Milk Hotel [#11] and The Olivia Tre...
DISCussion - Episode 33: Harrison
May 18, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome to *Tape Op's* DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Toronto based artist and producer Harrison about Nujabes 2005 release *Modal Soul*. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.com
Episode 81: Alvvays
May 15, 2023 20:08 - 51 minutes - 118 MBFor this episode we are joined by Molly Rankin and Alec O'Hanley from Toronto's Alvvays and producer/mixer Shawn Everett to chat about crafting their latest release "Blue Rev" a project that spanned months of home recordings in Canada, sessions with Shawn in Los Angeles, file sharing snafus and more. Enjoy! Sponsored by McDSP https://mcdsp.com
DISCussion - Episode 32: Tennis
April 19, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 50.9 MBWelcome to *Tape Op's* DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley from Tennis about Braodcast’s 2005 release Tender Buttons. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.com
Episode 80: Steve Gunn
April 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBPhiladelphia native Steve Gunn kept popping up in playlists and each time he did I stopped to hit save to favorites and liked songs. Who is this guy? One deep dive into an album led to another and then another. Each album had its own personality and many of them were interesting collaborations. I was hooked! It was a pleasure to get to talk to Steve and dig into his early days in hardcore bands, to making recordings with his own band, solo, his collaborations and producing other artists. We a...
DISCussion - Episode 31: Jasper Verhulst of Altin Gün
March 17, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 45.7 MBWelcome to *Tape Op's* DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Jasper Verhulst and recording engineer Jasper Geluk of "Altin Gün" about Selda Bagcan’s 1976 release, *Selda*. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.com
Episode 79: Ibrahim Maalouf and Angélique Kidjo
March 15, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 78.4 MBIbrahim Maalouf and Angélique Kidjo are both accomplished and storied artists in their own right, but their collaborations bring a new light to their artistry. It is no more apparent than on their 2022 release Queen of Sheba, a potent, grooving and emotional musical telling of the fabled tale of an Ethiopian queen who travels to Jerusalem to speak with King Solomon. It seamlessly fuses African and Middle Eastern rhythms and melodic themes with a story told through seven riddles in one of Ange...
DISCussion - Episode 30: Josh Bonati
February 17, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Mastering engineer Josh Bonati about Saâda Bonaire’s 1984 self-titled release. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.com
Episode 78: Junior Boys
February 15, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 99.9 MBOntario Canada's electronic pop duo Junior Boys formed in 1999 and have been making fantastic albums since 2004. Their new release Waiting Game is what principle songwriter, synth wizard and singer Jeremy Greenspan describes as a "quiet record." It is the perfect companion for a drive, walk or simply sitting on the couch with headphones and immersing yourself in the band's electronic landscapes. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Jeremy to discuss. Enjoy! Sponsered by Retro Intruments https://ww...
DISCussion - Episode 29: Ian Chang
January 19, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 48.2 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with drummer/composer Ian Chang about Dawn of Midi’s 2015 release Dysnomia. Enjoy! **Sponsored by JBL Professional** https://jblpro.com/en-US
Episode 77: Adrian Quesada
January 17, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MBWe first interviewed Adrian Quesada back in 2013 in issue #92 about his band Grupo Fantasma and have since chatted with him about his Grammy winning project Black Pumas on the Tape Op Podcast. During quarantine Adrian created two solo records, Boleros Psicodélicos and the most recently released, Jaguar Sound. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Adrian to discuss. Enjoy. Sponsored by Distrokid https://distrokid.com
DISCussion - Episode 28: Julien Baker
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Julien Baker about The Japanese House’s 2019 release *Good at Falling*. Enjoy! **Sponsored by JBL Professional** jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 76: Khruangbin
December 15, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 93.6 MBTexas Trio Khruangbin have paired with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré, for new release Ali. The result is an otherworldly, reverb soaked trance offering, perfect for a drive through the African desert or a stretch of Texas highway. Geoff Stanfield caught up with guitarist Mark Speer and engineer Steve Christensen to discuss the partnership and recording of the album. Enjoy! Sponsored by Adam Audio https://www.adam-audio.com/en/
DISCussion - Episode 27: Geoff Swan
November 18, 2022 19:48 - 17 minutes - 41 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Producer, Mixer, Engineer Geoff Swan about Jamie Lidell’s 2005 release, Multiply. Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 75: Amanda Shires and Lawrence Rothman
November 15, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MBThe pairing of Amanda Shires and producer Lawrence Rothman is an unlikely one. On paper, Amanda's Americana leaning solo records, including her work with the Highwomen and Lawrence's highly art rock leaning production style make almost no sense, and that's the beauty of it. The two partnered during Covid on remote writing collaborations and finally full band sessions at Nashville's famed RCA Studio B and Amanda's barn turned home studio. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Amanda and Lawrence to t...
DISCussion - Episode 26: Jessica Dobson
October 17, 2022 17:46 - 21 minutes - 48.2 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson about David Bowie’s 1980 release, Scary Monsters. Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 74: Beacon
October 12, 2022 00:44 - 42 minutes - 97 MBNew York City duo Beacon has been releasing haunting downtempo electronic pop since their beautiful 2013 release, Ways We Separate. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett to chat about their beginnings, record making process and their new album Along the Lethe. Enjoy!
DISCussion - Episode 25: Cults
September 20, 2022 23:25 - 28 minutes - 64.3 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with NYC's Cults about Ween's 1991 release, The Pod! Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 73: Bob Clearmountain and Jesse Ray Ernster
September 13, 2022 18:38 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBMixer Jesse Ray Ernster who mixes without a console (or even a desk!) recently sat down with legendary mix engineer Bob Clearmountain, whose work has been omnipresent on hit radio for decades, for an informal chat about their workflows, Dolby Atmos and more! Check out our feature in Tape Op and look for video of this chat as well on our website and YouTube channel. Enjoy! Sponsored by Rupert Neve Designs https://rupertneve.com
Episode 72: Panda Bear and Sonic Boom
August 16, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MBIn keeping with their long standing partnership, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom (aka Noah Lennox and Pete Kemper) have teamed up again to create Reset, a collection of songs that started with Sonic Boom sending song length two track samples pulled from his vinyl collection to Panda Bear to write to. The result is an album that sounds like Summer with lyrical themes of hope and the need for common ground. Noah and Pete caught up with Geoff Stanfield from their homes in Portugal to discuss. Enjoy! ...
DISCussion - Episode 24: Emily Wells
August 15, 2022 23:35 - 21 minutes - 48.6 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Emily Wells about Lewis Baloue’s 1985 release, Romantic Times! Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 71: JG Thirlwell
July 20, 2022 09:39 - 50 minutes - 116 MBComposer, musician, and producer James George Thirlwell has been known as JG Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and most famously, Foetus and its many incarnations. Lately he has been doing quite a bit of scoring for television, with Archer and The Venture Bros. among his credits. I dropped in at his Brooklyn loft a while back to learn more. Enjoy! Sponsored by Focusrite Pro https://pro.focusrite.com
DISCussion - Episode 23: Conor Oberst
July 15, 2022 06:18 - 19 minutes - 44 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes about R.E.M.'s 1986 album Lifes Rich Pageant. Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 70: Andrew Scheps
June 21, 2022 05:34 - 1 hour - 172 MBIn issue 133 of Tape Op I interviewed Andrew Scheps about mixing, and his work with artists like Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Hozier. It’s been about 4 years, and we wanted to catch up, so I dropped him a line for this podcast. Andrew has recently developed a Pro Tools “bolt on” application, called Bounce Factory, that automates bouncing and mixing, plus he’s now working in Dolby ATMOS, and I had a special question to ask him as well. Plenty to discuss! Enjoy! Sponsored by Antelope http...
DISCussion - Episode 22: Dave Matthews
June 15, 2022 03:07 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBWelcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. This week we chat w/ Dave Matthews about Tom Waits' 1978 release Blue Valentine. Enjoy! Sponsored by JBL Professional jblpro.com/en-us
Episode 69: Ann Mincieli
May 25, 2022 06:57 - 51 minutes - 118 MBWe first interviewed Ann Mincieli back in 2012 for Tape Op issue #89, but ten years is an eternity these days so Geoff Stanfield caught up with Ann to chat about her early studio days, mentors, immersive audio, her work with Alicia Keys, and ever expanding studio ventures. Enjoy! Sponsored by Antelope en.antelopeaudio.com
Episode 68: Aoife O'Donovan
April 26, 2022 16:10 - 44 minutes - 103 MBGrammy award-winning songwriter and musician Aoife O'Donovan has released three critically-acclaimed solo albums, is co-founder of the bands I’m With Her and Crooked Still, and has spent a decade contributing to the radio variety shows "Live From Here” and “A Prairie Home Companion”. Her new album, "Age of Apathy," was produced from a distance by Joe Henry during the pandemic lockdown, but you'd never know it from the incredibly cohesive sound and "in the room" energy of the recordings. Geoff...
Episode 67: Amyl and the Sniffers
March 29, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 65.3 MBMelbourne Australia's Amyl and the Sniffers are a punk rock, metal, hip-hop, post punk mashup served with a heaping spoonful of Eff You and a cheeky smile. The band's singer Amy Taylor described the band like this: "In Australia we call poppers Amyl. So you sniff it, it lasts for 30 seconds and then you have a headache – and that's what we're like!" Their 2021 release *Comfort to Me* is a pedal to the metal collection of songs recorded during the pandemic by producer Dan Luscombe and mixed...
Episode 66: Jim Eno of Spoon
March 01, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBIn 2002, for issue 27 of Tape Op Magazine, I visited Jim Eno and Britt Daniel of the band Spoon at Jim's converted 2-car garage studio in Austin, Texas, to talk about making records. It's now 20 years later, and Spoon's 10th album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is out. I talked to Jim about his Public Hi-Fi Studio – the multi-story building that replaced his garage – Spoon's new album, and gender inequality in the studio over Zoom. Enjoy! Sponsored by Audix https://audixusa.com
Episode 65: Neal Francis
February 01, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBChicago's Neal Francis recently released In Plain Sight, the follow up to his critically acclaimed debut Changes. It is an album filled with personal stories wrapped in a deep pocket of funky grooves, classic tones and masterful songwriting. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Neal to chat about recording In Plain Sight, discuss some of the record's tracks, and they even get a call from the album's mixer, Dave Fridmann! Enjoy! Sponsored by Cloud Microphones https://cloudmicrophones.com
Episode 64: Greg Kurstin
January 10, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 81.1 MBProducer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin has worked with a staggering list of top artists including Adele, Pink, Paul McCartney, The Foo Fighters, Sia, Beck and many more. For this episode Geoff Stanfield chatted with Greg specifically about his recent work producing Greta Van Fleet's latest release, *The Battle at Garden's Gate*. Enjoy! Sponsored by Retro Instruments http://retroinstruments.com