We Have a Technical
615 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsWe Have a Technical brings I Die: You Die's discussions of industrial, EBM, goth, dark electro, and related music genres to the podcast format. Join Alex, Bruce, and guests as they explore music's darker alternatives.
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We Have a Technical 160: Bite Your Tongue
June 08, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThis week some of our Patreon backers join us to talk about a trio of records that hail from right here in Vancouver. This kind of came together completely by coincidence, but we're always happy to talk the enduring appeal of records from right here in the heartland of Canadian Industrial. That and we talk some NIN, the Cold Waves Los Angeles line-up and more, all this week on We Have a Technical, from the folks at I Die: You Die!
We Have a Technical 159: Jean Luc Orders a Pizza
June 01, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWe return to our classic "Two Albums" format on this episode, chatting about records by Mild Peril and C-Tec. The line between pop and kosmische and whether the Heal/De Meyer alliance constitutes the greatest industrial supergroup of all time are on the table. That and so much more all this week on Town Talk, er, on We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 158: A Bunch of Garbage
May 25, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBBruce and Alex each pick five best of and singles compilations. Are greatest hits albums for posers only? Tune in to the latest episode of We Have A Technical to find out! Also includes discussion of certain controversial recent events, and the just announced Cold Waves Los Angeles.
We Have a Technical 157: Derrida or Die
May 18, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBWe're gettin' down with our bad selves on this episode of We Have A Technical as the influence of funk and all things funky on Our Thing are on the docket. What goes into an EBM bassline? Does industrial "clean" funk up or does it keep it dirty? And does Prince figure into this, like all things? All that plus some thoughts on Complex and Boy Harsher. All this week on the official I Die: You Die podcast.
We Have a Commentary: Clan of Xymox, "Medusa"
May 13, 2017 23:36 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MBWe're delving deep into the roots of darkwave for this month's We Have A Commentary bonus podcast! Yep, it's not less a foundational record than Clan Of Xymox's "Medusa" which we're discussing. How does it fit into the radically distinct phases of Ronny Moorings' career? How did the individual intetests of the CoX trio combine to produce an understated masterpiece? Alex and Bruce hold forth on this month's special I Die: You Die bonus podcast, courtesy of our Patreon backers!
We Have a Technical 156: Pub Dogs
May 11, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBAlex is returned and he and Bruce celebrate by talking at length about recent shows they have seen. Thrill to an hour of talk about bands from Bestial Mouths to Neubauten as two slightly punchy Canadian nerds drink beers and recollect their most recent concert-going experiences. All this and more, much more, on We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
WHaT 155: The Mount Rushmore Conversations - Babyland
May 04, 2017 09:00 - 57 minutes - 47.2 MBBruce and Alex chisel the last profiles into our Mount Rushmore Conversations with some discussion of the enduring power of the late, great Babyland in this week's episode of the podcast. They discuss the duo’s inspired blend of noise and melody, the inspirational bent of the band’s themes, and the enduring cult legacy of the band in today’s landscape.
WHaT 154: The Mount Rushmore Conversations - Skinny Puppy
April 27, 2017 09:00 - 57 minutes - 47.1 MBPerhaps more than any band in existence, Skinny Puppy remains the essential to our fandom and understanding of Our Thing. Beyond their critical function in the history of industrial post the initial explosion, this week's Mount Rushmore conversation focuses on SP's personal impact on Bruce and Alex and how they help define Vancouver for I Die: You Die.
WHaT 153: The Mount Rushmore Conversations - Front 242
April 20, 2017 09:00 - 52 minutes - 43.7 MBThe second of our Mount Rushmore Conversations centers on a band we talk about a lot, maybe more than any other. Its Bruce and Alex waxing, fawning and wistfully recillecting Front 242, mostly from a personal perspective on this week's special interstitial episode of We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast.
WHaT: The Mount Rushmore Conversations - Haujobb
April 15, 2017 09:00 - 50 minutes - 42.1 MBTaking the place of We Have a Commentary this month is the first in our 4 part Mount Rushmore Conversations series. Essentially designed to reflect a more conversational and discussion between Bruce and Alex, the idea is to talk about the four acts we consider foundational to I Die: You Die, with the conversation going wherever it may, with no goals or structure. Just too friends talking about a band they really like. First up: Haujobb!
We Have a Technical 151: Sabrina
April 13, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAlex and Bruce catch up with Mr.Kitty on this week's episode of We Have a Technical! Forrest clues us in on the process behind his recent album A.i., performing and connecting with listeners and concert goers! All that and some discussion of recent shows by Kite and Schwefelgelb, and all that :Wumpscut: controversy on the latest installment of the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have A Technical 150: Sesquicentennial House Party!
April 06, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBBruce and Alex are throwing a big old house party in honour of the 150th episode of We Have A Technical, and you're invited! Which familiar faces and industrial luminaries might drop by? What are folks going to be talking about? Is it gauche to bring two of the same bottles of rosé? The only way to find out is to show up to the We Have A Technical House Party!
We Have a Technical 149: Posse on Broadway
March 30, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBIn anticipation of Industrial Summer Camp, Bruce and Alex are discussing albums by two acts set to play Cold Waves and Terminus respectively, KMFDM and Wulfband! That plus some discussion of a quote from an unusual source on the topic of Gary Numan and the introduction of a bunch of new fancasts, it's another episode of We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 148: Publicize This
March 23, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIn this week's episode of We Have A Technical, Bruce and Alex pick up the weighty question of technology: how has it guided the productoon and evolution of industrial music over the past decades? How has it been dealt with as a theme in this music? Heady stuff, plus all of the usual fixins in the latest episode of the I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Commentary: The Gothsicles, "Nesferatu"
March 19, 2017 01:05 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBOn this Patreon-supported podcast we do a commentary track for The Gothsicles 2006 scene-skewering classic "Nesferatu". We run down the nature of parody, the substance of satire and big up everyone we ever met from Madison Wisconsin with some basic video game knowledge to boot. All on this month's episode of We Have a Commentary!
We Have a Technical 147: Overjacked
March 16, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBOn this episode of We Have a Technical Bruce and Alex play the Pick 5 game with projects that only had one release! Plus we chat the final Terminus announcements, the upcoming Canadian Severed Heads dates and a remarkable amount of off-topic nonsense on this week's We Have a Technical! Accept no substitutes.
We Have a Technical 146: The Smoothening
March 09, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBWe return to the venerable two album discussion format of We Have a Technical this week, with some chit chat about Numb and Liquid Divine. We also get real excited about forthcoming albums from some acts we like a great deal! Yup, it's another episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast, direct from our beer-lubed mouths to your ears, no filter.
We Have a Technical 145: Oh, Umpire
March 02, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBBruce and Alex tackle a bevy of recent news items in this week's episode of the podcast, including the recent controversy involving Death In June and Soleilmoon Recordings. That, and festival line-up chat, along with other assorted one-offs, all on this week's We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 144: Spit Test
February 23, 2017 10:00 - 56 minutes - 46.6 MBOn this week's episode of We Have a Technical Bruce and Alex speak with one of I Die: You Die's perennial favourite acts, Swedish electropop masters Kite! Topics include being open and emotional, travelling the world and what folks can expect from their upcoming tour dates!
We Have a Technical 143: 2D in 3D
February 16, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBIt's a Swedish synth two-fer on this week's episode of We Have a Technical, as we discuss records by Henric De La Cour and S.P.O.C.K.! Nostalgia and the cross-pollination of sounds are on the table, and we also dish on the recent VOWWS/White Lies show.
We Have a Commentary: Laibach, "Opus Dei"
February 11, 2017 21:42 - 37 minutes - 31.4 MBIt's the time of the month when we record and release one of our special We Have a Commentary podcasts, supported by our backers at www.patreon.com/idieyoudie! The album this month was selected by our patrons, and overwhelmingly they wanted to hear us talk about Laibach's landmark LP "Opus Dei". Thrill to the Queen references, both overt and hidden as we chat about the lasting power of the NSK's most populist statement!
We Have a Technical 142: Danceteria Leaks
February 09, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBIt's a Schrodinger's Goth episode of We Have A Technical! Bruce and Alex Pick Five goth records by non-goth artists. What is goth? What is not goth? These are the angels on the head of a pin type questions the Senior Staff are coming at from a variety of musical angles this week.
We Have a Technical 141: The Blundertaker
February 02, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBOn this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex take up the shadowy and nebulous notion of occult and Satanic imagery in industrial and goth music. How does it differ from metal in this regard? Should these themes be used more as thesis than anti-thesis? And are God Destruction totally cheesy, totally awesome, or a little of both? All this and more on Hot Stuff the Little Devil's favourite podcast!
We Have a Technical 140: Ball Stories
January 26, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBAlex and Bruce catch up with Kanga on their West Coast jaunt to talk about pop in industrial, the perils of the entertainment biz, and how your vocals never sound how you think. All that plus the breaking announcement of another Terminus Festival on this week's episode of We Have A Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 139: A Ten Out of Ten
January 19, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBIt's an opposites attract episode of We Have A Technical, as Alex and Bruce discuss the softer side of the avant garde with Controlled Bleeding, and the industrial big beat stylings of The Retrosic. All that and some recent events on this week's episode of We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Commentary: Ashbury Heights, "Take Cair Paramour"
January 14, 2017 22:04 - 56 minutes - 46.5 MBBruce and Alex listen to their mutual favourite album of 2010: Ashbury Heights' "Take Cair Paramour"! The discussion touches upon synthpop's straddling of the mainstream and underground, extended arch metaphor, and, maybe most importantly, the stellar songwriting of Anders Hagström.
We Have a Technical 138: Crystal Fuggles
January 12, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThe Senior Staff is back from winter hiatus with a look back at how their hopes and wishes for 2016 fared, and a look ahead at records and trends are on the horizon in 2017. All that plus a big ol' love-in for The KLF on this week's episode of We Have A Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 137: Tobey, You Raw
January 05, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThe yearly off-topic episode of We Have A Technical is here, ready to eat an hour of your life with aimless discussion of music and culture wholly unrelated to the podcast's regular purview. Sorry, not sorry.
We Have a Technical 136: The Lugubrious Jerk
December 29, 2016 18:22 - 58 minutes - 48.1 MBFor the last official I Die: You Die podcast of 2016, Bruce and Alex round out Year End coverage by discussing the making of their Top 25 albums of 2016 list, do some honourable mentions and complain about phony promo e-mails! Also some chat about broad musical trends in Our Thing! All this week on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 135: Cereal is Good
December 22, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBOn the heels of their Forma Tadre commentary, Alex and Bruce take another trip back to 1996 to each Pick Five records from that illustrious year. They also comment on the recent news coming out of San Francisco's DNA Lounge. All this week on the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 134: In the News Again
December 15, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThis week on the official I Die: You Die podcast we chat with Daniel Graves of Aesthetic Perfection! Topics include interacting with people online, his recent move towards releasing individual singles and what motivates him as a performer and artist! A very fun conversation that Alex and Bruce have wanted to have for a long time, all this week on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Commentary: Forma Tadre, "Navigator"
December 11, 2016 03:17 - 52 minutes - 43.2 MBThis month's Patreon-supported bonus commentary podcast takes a trip to the frontier of 1996! Forma Tadre's debut, "Navigator", has remained a touchstone for the Senior Staff in terms of sound design, theme, and so much more. Bruce and Alex have loads to say about Lovecraft, Tangerine Dream, and Blade Runner samples, so join them on a journey through sea and space.
We Have a Technical 133: Eudaemonia
December 08, 2016 10:00 - 52 minutes - 43.2 MBIn the wake of the Oakland tragedy, we wanted to pay our respects on this episode of the podcast to the life and work of Cash Askew of Them Are Us Too.
We Have a Technical 132: Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory
December 01, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBTrying to keep up with the deluge of releases 2016 has brought, Bruce and Alex discuss new records by In Strict Confidence and Black Tape For A Blue Girl, introduce a CD giveaway, and field some questions from listeners. It's a jam-packed episode of We Have A Technical as we start bearing down on the end of the year from hell.
We Have a Technical 131: Sage Words
November 24, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBIt's a pillar to post interview on the podcast this week, as we talk with Rexx Arkana (Bruderschaft, FGFC820, Coldkill) about his lengthy history with synthpop, industrial, and all points in between as a fan, a DJ, and as an artist. It's a barnburner of a conversation this week on We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 130: Media Training
November 17, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe enduring relevance of compilations to dark music is taken up in this week's episode of We Have A Technical, be they archival, thematic, or charity comps. Also: new microphones! The dunces behind the I Die: You Die podcast have never sounded so clear!
We Have a Commentary: Switchblade Symphony, "Serpentine Gallery"
November 12, 2016 23:05 - 47 minutes - 38 MBOn this Patreon supported podcast we do a commentary on Switchblade Symphony's goth/darkwave classic "Serpentine Gallery". From end to end, Bruce and Alex discuss the record's unique place in the history of Our Thing, and exactly what makes it specifically resonate with them some 21 years after its release.
We Have a Technical 129: Here We Are
November 10, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBIn the wake of this week's events, we talk a little about a lot of things. This is a pretty freeform episode of We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast.
We Have a Technical 128: Comically Overpronounced
November 03, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBIn this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast Bruce and Alex discuss albums by Statiqbloom and Jager 90. Thrill to discussions of electro-industrial and anhalt EBM, and cringe at how two people could possibly be this bad at pronouncing words in German! Also, some questions from the Slack, news from our Patreon and much more, all this week on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 127: Born Spoopy
October 27, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBt's a grimly fiendish episode of We Have A Technical this week as Alex and Bruce each pick five "nightmarish" records to discuss. Don't worry, there's also some Pet Shop Boys to lighten the mood. Happy Halloween from I Die: You Die, kiddies
We Have a Technical 126: Let Them Eat Chilaquiles
October 20, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWe're doing a (lengthy) run-down of all the goings-on at Das Bunker's DB20 party this past weekend on this week's episode of the podcast. From the noise room to the main stage, from headliners to newcomers, it was a hell of a celebration, and we've got the full breakdown.
We Have a Technical 125: The Great Debate II
October 13, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBBRUCE AND ALEX GO TO WAR IN... THE GREAT DEBATE II! No longer content to argue about the merits of Blutengel, the Senior Staff do battle over the relative strengths of the early Depeche Mode catalogue in a conflict that will rock I Die: You Die to its very foundations! Feelings are hurt! Accusations are levied! And things will never be the same, here on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Commentary: Front 242, "Tyranny For You"
October 10, 2016 09:00 - 53 minutes - 44 MBIt's the first Patreon supported commentary podcast, as voted on by our patrons! Alex and Bruce talk over Front 242's "Tyranny For You", discussing thematics, sounds and where the record sits in the legendary Belgian project's discography! www.idieyoudie.com www.patreon.com/idieyoudie www.facebook.com/idieudie www.twitter.com/idie_youdie
We Have a Technical 124: Leave Aristotle Out of This
October 06, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBOn this episode, Bruce and Alex discuss albumcraft. Yes, it's another long rambling conversation about stuff like track sequencing, cohesion and the other semi-intangibles that effect the listening experience. Plus some random chatter about shows both recent and upcoming and more, on the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 123: The Wrongs of Spring
September 29, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBAlex is back home from Chicago and has a blow by blow account of all the Cold Waves action. Also, we're talking about crossover bands: those who've wandered into our thing from other climes and those who've gone on to different pastures. All this and more on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 122: The Pain of it All
September 22, 2016 03:04 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBOn this episode of We Have A Technical Bruce and Alex take up two albums which, arguably, couldn't be further apart: Haujobb's minimalist masterpiece "ninetynine", and Diamanda Galas' harrowing "The Divine Punishment".
We Have a Technical 121: The Hatchet Within
September 15, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWe're dishing a bit of dirt on this week's episode of the podcast...but in the most pleasant and Canadian way possible. We're picking songs we like by bands we don't. All that and much much more on this week's episode of We Have a Technical, the official idieyoudie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 120: It's Steve Lombardi
September 08, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOn this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast we discuss Type O Negative. No seriously, we spend the whole episode talking about their value as a gateway band, and how their aesthetics intersect with Our Thing in interesting ways. Also some chat about VNV Nation, and our ongoing experiments with Patreon and Slack, all this week on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 119: Remix Wars & Peace
September 01, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBWe've got deep industrial historian and writer (and ID:UD contributor) Sharon Kyronfive on this week's podcast to discuss the recently reissued Remix Wars series, and the larger histories of all of the bands involved in those campaigns. Also: the Slack is popping, the Patreon's rolling, and we're looking to the edge of the year with a batch of records still yet to be released in 2016!
We Have a Technical 118: Gothic Duck
August 25, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBAlbums from Psychic TV and Siouxsie & The Banshees are discussed on this week's episode of the I Die: You Die podcast, plus a whole mess of website biz: books! Slack! Paying the bills! And what sort of tunes -would- Scrooge McDuck be bumping in Launchpad's helicopter? All this and more on We Have A Technical.