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 281: Poor Level Design
October 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBThe Senior Staff break down the anatomy of a club night on this week's episode of We Have A Technical. From format to venue to promotions to DJs to audience, what makes a club night work or fail? Plenty of discussion on that, Pharmakon, deeply obscure US EBM, and the spotted legacy of Thee Temple of Psychick Youth on the latest episode of the IDieYouDie.com podcast.
We Have A Technical 280: Sleepytime
October 02, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBComing at you a day earlier than usual (and for the rest of the year), We Have A Technical is discussing a pair of record at opposite historical ends of goth rock, which may have some less than obvious connections to Our Thing: lié's Consent and Lene Lovich's Flex. Where do deathrock and riot grrrl blur together? How did camp theatricality influence pre-formalized goth? We have opinions about all these things and more, including some discussion of the new KMFDM record, on the latest episode ...
We Have a Commentary: Animal Bodies, "The Killing Scene"
September 29, 2019 00:13 - 31 minutes - 25.2 MBOn this month's Patreon-supported bonus podcast, we take on one of the best Vancouver albums of the last decade, synth-punky darkwave modern classic The Killing Scene by Animal Bodies. Personal reminiscences and observations about what makes the record special mix as we examine what has brought Bruce and Alex back to this obscure local classic time and again over the last 5 years!
We Have a Technical 279: Cold Waves Chicago 2019
September 26, 2019 01:52One half of the Senior Staff took in the four days of rivethead festivities in the Windy City this past weekend, Cold Waves Chicago! We have a full report on all the goings on from both the main stage and the after parties, and best of all we have interviews with the likes of Bootblacks, Chemlab, Twin Tribes, Andi Harriman, and Sean Payne. Whether you're looking to catch up on what you missed out on or are looking to relive all the Wax Traxy fun, this week's episode of We Have A Technical ha...
We Have a Technical 279: Cold Waves Chicago 2019
September 26, 2019 01:52One half of the Senior Staff took in the four days of rivethead festivities in the Windy City this past weekend, Cold Waves Chicago! We have a full report on all the goings on from both the main stage and the after parties, and best of all we have interviews with the likes of Bootblacks, Chemlab, Twin Tribes, Andi Harriman, and Sean Payne. Whether you're looking to catch up on what you missed out on or are looking to relive all the Wax Traxy fun, this week's episode of We Have A Technical ha...
We Have a Technical 278: You Planet
September 19, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB3Teeth's new record, Metawar, comes at an interesting time not only in the industrial metal act's still rising career, but also in the overall trajectory of that genre. Sometimes celebrated, sometimes maligned, its connections to industrial music and culture on the whole have waxed and waned over the decades. In lieu of a traditional review of Metawar, Bruce and Alex are using it as a jumping off point for considering all these issues on this week's episode of the podcast, along with plenty ...
We Have a Technical 277: What'd I Say
September 12, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBOn this week's podcast two very different bands at very different times for Our Thing are discussed as the Senior Staff chat about albums by Linea Aspera and MOEV. All the banter and mildly drunk banter you've come to expect from the internet's premiere podcast on industrial and related genres, plus some discussion of the recently announced Bauhaus reunion show and our experience seeing Chicago's Wingtips!
We Have a Technical 276: The Gamut
September 05, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBAlex and Bruce might be talking across purposes this week, but that doesn't stop the We Have A Technical express. They're each picking five intros...though they might have differing ideas as to what that means. All that plus a whole heap of live show news and reports on this week's episode of We Have A Technical.
We Have a Technical 275: House Party 2 - The Pajama Jam
August 29, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBThe 275th episode of We Have A Technical snuck up on us, but we're rising to the challenge by throwing another impromptu rager, featuring folks working within and around the fringes of Our Thing musically and academically! Guests like Bess Lovejoy, Raws from Plack Blague, and Mildred Strange are bringing insight, class, and hopefully some munchies.
We Have a Commentary: Klack, "Introducing The 1984 Renault LeCar"
August 25, 2019 17:52 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBKlack's blend of throwback new beat and self-aware Hi NRG sounds seemed to emerge fully formed with the 2017 "Do You Klack?" EP. That's perhaps no surprise given the resumes of Eric Oehler and Matt Fanale who, in addition to having broad ranging histories in electronic music, have never been accused of underthinking their own work. So we thought that sitting down with the mid-western duo to get their thoughts on new EP "Introducing The 1984 Renault LeCar" wouldn't just yield some insights in...
We Have a Technical 274: Ding Dang Dong
August 22, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIt's an accidentally Swedish-heavy episode of WHaT this week, as the Senior Staff discuss "Buried Again" by Colony 5 and "III" by Kite. We're kicking from post-futurepop to synthpop this week, along with some discussion of Odonis Odonis' new festival venture in Toronto, and Al Jourgenson's dalliances with David Hasselhoff. Bork bork bork!
We Have a Technical 273: No Happy Time
August 15, 2019 09:00 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBIt's still Terminus catch-up season here at the HQ, as we offer interviews with Neuroticfish and Pictureplane garnered from our weekend in Calgary. There's plenty on the table from artists who might be working in different styles but are brought together by Industrial Summer Camp. All that, plus some talk about a recent trad goth bonanza here in Vancouver on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 272: Terminus Travelogue 2019
August 08, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBTerminus is in the can and we've got the ingredients list...or some such other terrible metaphor. The Senior Staff is breaking down all of the highlights from this year's installment of Industrial Summer Camp, with more than a little help from various friends of the site along the way. Buckle up for an extra-sized edition of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 271: Seventy Three
August 01, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBOkay we're gonna level with you: we recorded this episode with our pals from Talking to Ghosts and The Blood of Others like three weeks ago and don't remember a god damn thing about it. We might have talked about podcast stuff, but also about Michael and Wes have feelings about gallery shows and other alternate ways to present their music? Yes, that sounds right. Also, some talk re: the Severed Heads. It was pretty good probably, why not listen to it now?
We Have a Technical 270: Sadnesse
July 25, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThe new record from Drab Majesty makes brings some interesting new sounds and moods to the dreamy gloom which was so finely honed on "The Demonstation". And as it happens, the Senior Staff have some varying opinions as to what new LP "Modern Mirror" portends, and they're hashing it out on the latest episode of We Have A Technical. We've also got last minute Terminus talk and news regarding the release of material from the infamous Nurse With Wound list.
The Virgin Prunes, "...If I Die, I Die"
July 21, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MBAn ur-source for goth music and thematics, The Virgin Prunes' "...If I Die I Die" is the subject of this month's We Have A Commentary. The secrecy, world-building, and religious/mythic imagery of the record have made it a classic for a reason, and the Senior Staff are here to discuss all that and more! Crack a Guiness or pour yourself an absinthe and traipse through the stranger lands of The Virgin Prunes.
We Have a Technical 269: Who's Afraid of Sylvia Plath
July 18, 2019 02:47 - 54 minutes - 43.4 MBIt's a Pick Five episode of We Have a Technical this week, as the Senior Staff chooses bands emblematic of I Die: You Die we think you should know. But this ended up being a super roaming episode, touching upon everything from PC Music to Virginia Woolf to Senor Cardgage. Stick with us, and we hope you find some new bands to check out!
We Have a Technical 268: Ruined the Whole Thing
July 11, 2019 01:30 - 57 minutes - 46.3 MBAvi Roig from Harsh R dropped by the old ID:UD HQ this past weekend in anticipation of his set at Vancouver's Body 2 Body Cascadian EBM showcase. We chatted with him about his roots in hardcore, the importance of minimalism, and just how freaking much Babyland rules. We've also got a breakdown of all of the sets from the aforementioned Body 2 Body, along with news about a far-reaching dark music event just announced for November in LA. It's this week's We Have A Technical: come on in, the wa...
We Have a Technical 267: ASCII Memes
July 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBI Die: You Die turned eight years old this past weekend, and in light of that we're using this week's episode to compare the sort of music the site covered in its infancy with what's on the table today. Bands, labels, club play: how does 2011 stack up to 2019? All that plus the latest on our patron saint Gary Numan and an upcoming Cascadian EBM showcase on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Commentary: Ministry, "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up"
July 01, 2019 21:14 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIn the same vein as last year's "Ain't It Dead Yet?" episode, this month's We Have A Commentary is a Rifftrax-style accompaniment to MInistry's 1990 tour video "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up". Cue the video up, crack a beer, and join the Senior Staff on the couch as they discuss how Ministry fit into the alternative boom of the early 90s, how the differing eras of Ministry's sound have (and have not) lent themselves to live performance, and the all-star cast of industrialists wrang...
We Have a Technical 266: Vocalizations
June 27, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBLooping bass riffs are just about the only thing the two records we're talking about on this week's podcast have in common. Revolting Cocks' "Linger Fickin' Good" and Iron Curtain's "Desertion" are on the docket, along with the dissolution of Terminal Gods and some last minute additions to Terminus Festival. All the rivet news that's fit to blab about: that's our guarantee to you on We Have A Technical.
We Have a Technical 265: Don't Recognize One of the Letters
June 20, 2019 02:16 - 59 minutes - 48 MBThe rivet internets were all abuzz this week over Pitchfork's best industrial album's list, and we're certainly not afraid of tossing in our two cents on the subject. In addition to discussing the pros and cons of the list and the perspectives underlying it, we're talking about the broader attitudes and bblindspots often endemic to mainstream coverage of industrial music.
We Have a Technical 264: Get the Vibe Going
June 13, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBWe're putting a new spin on a classic format with this episode of the podcast. Rather that LPs, we're picking two compilations to discuss - comps by Subconscious and X-IMG, to be precise. What happens when the Puppy clique goes dub? How many different paths to techno-body music are there? We have all that, plus some previews of forthcoming LPs by Numb and Hide on We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 263: I Had Forgotten
June 06, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBHooky Canadian new wave and dubious German EBM are taken up in in this two album episode of We Have A Technical. Cygnets' "Isolator" and Bigod 20's "Supercute" are discussed, along with some talk about The Cure's recent "Disintegration" shows...and somehow Canadian sci-fi author Spider Robinson as well? Not sure how that happened, but the latest episode of We Have A Technical is coming at you regardless!
We Have a Technical 262: Hello Boss
May 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBWhat makes an artist name an album after a song, or vice versa? Does this one track manage to sum up all of the musical and thematic energy they've been mustering for over a year...or does it just look like a cool phrase on a tour poster? Either way, the Senior Staff are each picking five title tracks from releases in Our Thing this week. Factor in some talk about Rammstein's new provocative videos and you've got everything you could ask for from a new episode of We Have A Technical! ...
We Have a Commentary: Haujobb, "Solutions for a Small Planet"
May 25, 2019 22:19 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBAn ahead of its time, genre-busting classic is the subject of this month's Patreon supported We Have A Commentary podcast! Haujobb's 1996 LP "Solutions For A Small Planet" was a landmark release not only for the German duo but for all of post-industrial music. How can we read the record's engagement with then still nascent net culture? How do its forays into electronic genres well beyond industrial hold up? There's so much to discuss with a record this rich and beloved, so join us, won't y...
We Have a Technical 261: Sax Guy
May 23, 2019 02:25 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBOn this week's podcast we're striking while the iron's hot and talking about Hatari, the Icelandic BDSM-themed industrial band whose Eurovision run took the world by storm. How are they connected to Our Thing? Do their aesthetics relate to their politics? And how is mainstream media still so easy to hijack? All these questions and more are taken up in this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 260: Compact Discordia
May 16, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIt's a classic two album format episode of We Have A Technical this week, with the Senior Staff discussing the glam goth of Gene Loves Jezebel and the minimalist dark ambient of m² (aka Squaremeter). There's also plenty of discussion regarding the new Threshold Archives set of Coil reissues, and all of the metaphysical questions related to Coil's posthumous legacy. We hope you wouldn't expect anything less from us at this point.
We Have a Technical 259: 23 16
May 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBA very special friend of the podcast just happened to be in town, so we're joined this week by Real Cardinal of Comaduster! He's sitting in on our conversations about news and events pertaining to Ulver, Merzbow, and Combichrist, as well as giving us the skinny on his newest music.
We Have a Technical 258: Pike vs Marsden
May 02, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBThe new record from FIRES pushes forward with the project's synth rock ethos into punkier territory, and AJ from the band joins the podcast to talk about the deeply personal themes on "All My Dreams Are Of This Place". We've also got some talk about the Cold Waves one-off nights on the West Coast, and some chatter about 3TEETH and Rammstein that goes off the rails right quick. Intrigued? We thought so. It's the newest We Have A Technical - hop on it!
We Have a Technical 257: CG Eeyore
April 25, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBMerch. Loot. Tchotchkes. Whatever you call it, bands are hustling it, and fans are buying it. What's the difference between a quality shirt folks would be happy to rock and an ugly as sin one which'll quickly be relegated to the back of a closet? What particular items or recording formats meet a particular band's mien and which don't? We're diving deep into the wacky world of merch on this episode of We Have A Technical, along with some talk about the recent Ministry shows and the oddly time...
We Have a Commentary: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, "Gold Und Liebe"
April 22, 2019 22:27 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBDAF's stone classic "Gold Und Liebe" is the subject of this month's We Have A Commentary. An absolute touchstone for all EBM to come, the record is also an intriguing mix of krautrock and disco and paved the way not just for EBM but techno as well. We're digging into the record's deployment of provocative sexual and political imagery, as well as its philosophical and psychological underpinnings. Join us for a half hour of tense, sexy, and dangerous body music of the highest caliber.
We Have a Technical 256: Whatever Happened
April 18, 2019 13:15 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBVerboden Festival came through Vancouver like a tornado, leaving us in a dazed state with the memories and merch of umpteen post-punk, darkwave, and related bands swirling about our heads and our apartments. This week we're discussing some highlights from this, the fourth installment of Vancouver's dark music fest, and featuring an interview with Forrest Avery LeMaire of Mr.Kitty, unquestionably one of the highlights of the weekend.
We Have a Technical 255: Pazuzu's Petals
April 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBBack in action after a couple weeks of pre-recorded episodes, the Senior Staff are getting back to basics with discussion of records by Ulver and yelworC. Also, they're doing their best to catch up on all the news that's happened since they were last sitting down together, namely the eighth Cold Waves line-up. All that plus an account of the most genteel Laibach show ever on this week's We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 254: Smiles und Sunshine
April 04, 2019 14:49 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBThe second part of our Pick 5 doubleheader is here! After wallowing in the deep-friend excesses of Americana, we're crossing the Atlantic to discuss some bands who only could have come from Europe. Are we as Canadians projecting inherited stereotypes regarding our friends to the south and continental cousins? That's more than likely, but join us anyway!
We Have a Technical 253: I Blame Society
March 28, 2019 09:00 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBThe first of two Pick 5 episodes of the podcast recorded well ahead of time, so much so that we don't remember much of what was said! We know it had something to do with North American bands in Our Thing? I guess we'll have to listen to find out, why not join us on this journey of discovery friend?
We Have a Commentary: Grendel, "Timewave Zero"
March 24, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBOn this month's Patreon supported bonus podcast, Bruce and Alex tackle Grendel's "Timewave Zero". A notable change in approach and thematics from the project, it's a record that pushed the project into new arenas and showed massive artistic growth, all of which the Senior Staff examines in detail on We Have a Commentary!
We Have a Technical 252: Seems Appropriate
March 21, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBOn this week's episode, the Senior Staff delve headfirst into the history and enduring legacy of one of the most iconic record labels of all time. Julia Nash, daughter of Wax Trax Records founder Jim Nash, talks about the passion and process behind her documentary film, "Industrial Accident: The Story Of Wax Trax Records". All that, plus the just-revealed lineup of this year's installment of our beloved Terminus Festival on the latest episode of We Have A Technical.
We Have a Technical 251: Gets a Haircut
March 14, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWith the heavy doses of last week's truth serum finally wearing off, the Senior Staff is back to a tried and true style of episode. Yep, we're sticking with what brought us to the dance: each picking a record to talk about. This week, it's a peculiar sophomore LP from Rosetta Stone and a groovy release from KMFDM side project excessive Force.
We Have a Technical 250: Truth Serum
March 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWe've reached our sestercentennial episode of We Have A Technical! Yep, that's right: 250 episodes are in the can, and to celebrate that anniversary and everyone who's joined us along the way, we're cutting through the BS, chugging some Truth Serum, and shooting straight on some hard hitting questions submitted by our readers and listeners. This ain't your mama's podcast: we're sayin' it!
We Have a Technical 249: I Was Worried
February 28, 2019 03:35 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBThis week's episode of We Have A Technical careers through a plethora of the genres and sounds we like to talk about, thanks to our Patreon backers! Yep, we have four of our listeners joining us to talk about records by Kraftwerk, Manufacture, Pouppée Fabrikk, and The Cure!
We Have a Commentary: Coil, "Horse Rotorvator"
February 24, 2019 19:16 - 50 minutes - 40.1 MBAs selected by our Patreon backers, this month's We Have A Commentary finds the Senior Staff discussing the sophomore (but certainly not sophomoric) LP by Coil, "Horse Rotorvator". The record's blending of the death and sex drives, the musical ambition of Coil slowly expanding, and the spectre of the AIDS crisis are all discussed in one of the most fast moving and jam-packed We Have A Commentarys to date!
We Have a Technical 248: Mute Your Giggles
February 21, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBChris Peterson and Craig Huxtable of Ohmelectronic sit down withe the Senior Staff to discuss their second album of deep Vancouver electro-industrial. From the murky origins of Chris and Craig's first meetings to the stages of Wave Gothic Treffen, we're happy to be talking shop with a jam-up pair of Van City true-schoolers.
We Have a Technical 247: It's Always Changing
February 14, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 42.7 MBLike many folks in Vancouver and around the world, we were shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Phil Western last weekend. This week's episode of We Have A Technical is meant to be a celebration and examination of his genre-bending electronic forays.
We Have a Technical 246: How Much?
February 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBAn off the cuff conversation with none other than Daniel Myer is featured on this week's episode of We Have A Technical. Myer was passing through Vancouver to play a DJ set at a techno party, so we wanted to take the opportunity to discuss how his recent work in a myriad of projects relates to the ever broadening world of dark techno. Additionally, we have some discussion of ohGr's PledgeMusic woes, changes in the Ashbury Heights camp, and the passing of Spatsz of Kas Product.
We Have a Technical 245: Industrial Standup
January 31, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBHow - if at all - does the craft of DJing fit into Our Thing in 2019? In a loose (read: boozy) revisitation of an older topic from a more personal perspective. Get ready for hot takes, side eye, and plenty of polemical ranting in the first episode of We Have A Technical recorded in the new HQ!
We Have a Technical 244: Sonny Bono's Corpse
January 24, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBWhether it's a matter of strangers getting on the same elevator, twins separated at birth, or just two great tastes which taste great together, Our Thing has plenty of collaborations across its history and styles worthy of consideration and discussion...including the ol' Pick Five treatment. From power noise to drone, the Senior Staff have a clutch of collaborative projects and releases to discuss, along with Peter Murphy and David J's recent Vancouver stop celebrating 40 years of Bauhaus. I...
We Have a Commentary: Chemlab, "Burnout at the Hydrogen Bar"
January 20, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBFor the first Patreon-supported commentary podcast of 2019, we're listening to American industrial rock classic Burnout at the Hydrogen Bar by Chemlab. How did the record both presage what was to come while speaking to the history of the North American sound? Has it aged well? Is Jared Louche an amazing frontman? Listen and find out!
We Have a Technical 243: Teutonic Twosome
January 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWe're acting like a pair of old fashioned Germaniacs on the latest episode of We Have A Technical. Records by Lacrimosa and Steril are on the docket, alongside discussion of some new comments from Blixa Bargeld regarding industrial music, and the news of Ant-Zen withdrawing from the physical media business. Life may not be easy in Germany, but listening to the latest episode of the IDieYouDie.com podcast sure is!
We Have a Technical 242: To/For You
January 10, 2019 10:42 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBIt's the 242nd episode of WHaT, and you'd better believe the Senior Staff are making the most of it. They're welcoming an all-star cast of friends of the podcast to celebrate and discuss the music and legacy of Front 242. From their famous live shows to the radical changes made across their discography, folks from across Our Thing are dropping by to speak about what it is that makes them such an enduring and beloved presence. Stand up you electronic insects!