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 241: Magi'd Each Other
January 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBI Die: You Die kick the new year off with an extended discussion of Laibach's new record: a representation of tunes from "The Sound Of Music" for their tour of North Korea. All of the bugbears and thorns which come with Slovenia's most stoic cultural product are in the mix, along with consideration of socialist realism, Anschluss, and Rogers & Hammerstein schmaltz. Get 2019 started with the latest episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 240: Monét
December 27, 2018 19:53 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBHey folks, it's the last We Have a Technical of the year and the Senior Staff recorded it half in the bag and completely burned out from writing Year End coverage. You know what that means: it's the annual off-topic podcast! To be frank we scarcely remember what we talked about on this episode last week, but rest assured there's probably something about wrestling, video games, and maybe even a little politics in there for y'all. Thrill to the rambling anecdotes that go nowhere and chill with...
We Have a Technical 239: Let's Call It
December 21, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBIt's the Year End episode of We Have a Technical, and we're talking lists, honourable mentions and the broad trends of 2018 in Our Thing. If you ever wanted to hear two very tired people stumble their way through an animated but barely coherent series of observations about the year that was, this is the episode of WHaT for you! Seriously though, we were VERY tired. All on the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Commentary: The Birthday Massacre, "Violet"
December 16, 2018 10:00 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBOur last Patreon-supoorted commentary podcast of the year has us listening to the sophomore (?) record from Ontario's The Birthday Massacre. The record's combination of darkwave and broader rock and pop sounds made it a huge hit in 2004: how does it hold up? How were the band's enduring sounds and themes cemented here? Can we talk about a band like TBM without using ugly words like "branding"? And what do they have in common with bands as far ranging as The Cure, Blink 182, and Deadsy? Find ...
We Have a Technical 238: Mary Alan Julian
December 13, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 45.2 MBAs Year End coverage waits in the wings, your favourite post-industrial palookas are taking a look back at the year that was. Yes, it's a Pick Five episode with the dead simple theme of tracks from 2018. Yep, tunes which represented this year's broader trends as well as plain old earworms are being picked up and discussed, alongside recent live sets from SRSQ and HIDE on We Have A Technical! (And as for the stinger, it was Greta Van Fleet.)
We Have a Technical 237: A Catharsis of Humpty Dumpty
December 06, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIt's a very English and very apocalyptic episode of We Have A Technical as recent records by Gazelle Twin and Current 93. Be it political, personal, or religious, endings and great changes are taken up in fraught and anxious ways on "Pastoral" and "The Light Is Leaving Us All". Bruce and Alex also take a look at the just announced Mechanisms Fest and the website's impending year end coverage on this week's IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 236: Kinda Sisters
November 29, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 47.7 MBLegendary producer John Fryer has had a hand in just about all of the genres of music we discuss on We Have A Technical, and we're chatting with him this week about his legacy behind the decks and his open-ended musical project Black Needle Noise featuring a revolving cast of guest vocalists. All that plus some talk about And One taking touring drama to YouTube, and the latest in a long line of Coil bootlegs on the latest podcast from I Die: You Die!
We Have a Commentary: Everything Goes Cold, "Vs General Failure"
November 25, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBThis month's We Have A Commentary podcast takes a tour through the diabolical world of Everything Goes Cold. "Vs General Failure," the first LP of Eric Gottesman's coldwave project brings all of the manic suppervillainy that we've come to expect from EGC, but also has a surprisingly human and vulnerable core. Alex and Bruce discuss the history of coldwave, the horrors of the American health care system, and the shadowy conspiracy at the heart of the second law of thermodynamics on the latest...
We Have a Technical 235: Zauberschlosshed
November 22, 2018 04:10 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBHelium Vola and Solvent's connections to Our Thing may take the form of winding paths demanding historical context, but that's exactly why your old pals Alex and Bruce are here. From the sacred music root of Enrst Horn's extravagance to the strange intersections of electroclash, synthpop, and analog whimsy Jason Amm taps into, we're here to guide you. All that plus some discussion of The Quietus' new political writing on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 234: Chrysanthemums of Regret
November 15, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThe new album from Dead Can Dance, replete with high concept and worldly instrumentation, is the subject of this week's We Have A Technical. How does it fit (or not) with the storied dynamic betwixt Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard? Are its Nietzschean ambitions vindicated? And since when has Dionysus been a psychologist? All these questions, plus discussion of recent shows by Odonis Odonis and Clan Of Xymox on the latest episode of the IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 233: Terrence
November 08, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 45.8 MBYou'd be hard pressed to find records as different from each other within Our Thing as Hypnoskull's "Electronic Music Means War To Us" and Solemn Novena's "Kiss The Girls". But that's not gonna stop Alex and Bruce from discussing them and hell, even finding some commonalities between raw power noise and second wave goth rock revisited. All that plus talk on the Numb news and current Clan of Xymox tour on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 232: Just Be Foolish
November 01, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 47 MBOkay, okay, ahem - Alex and Bruce absolutely were ready to have a podcast up the day after Halloween and definitely didn't cobble something together at the last minute because their all-night spook-tacular rager left them without research or a tangible topic. No sir-ee. So when they're picking five Halloween party deep cuts, you can rest assured knowing that this episode of We Have A Technical comes with all the hallmarks of quality you've come to expect from IDieYouDie.com!
We Have a Technical 231: De Zha-Day
October 25, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBIn anticipation of Halloween, Alex and Bruce are talking about the role horror literature, imagery, and themes have played across the breadth and history of dark music. From the theological torment of Christian Death through the techno-horror of Skinny Puppy up to the camp horror cribbing of aggrotech, a broad ranging (and slightly raucous) conversation ensues. All that plus Hocico's recent stop in Vancouver and some very exciting news about a project emerging from the Telekon Slack channel ...
We Have a Commentary: Bauhaus, "Mask"
October 21, 2018 22:33 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBNo less classic a record than Bauhaus' "Mask" gets the full length editorial treatment in this month's Patreon supported We Have A Commentary episode! We discuss the band's moves away from the angular aggression of "In The Flat Field" and toward the polished and ornamented singles which still mark their legacy, the press' legendary contempt for the band's theatrics, and so much more (ie, a hell of a lot of pumping of David J's tires).
We Have a Technical 230: THUD!
October 18, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBYou'd be hard pressed to find albums more dichotomous than the two the Senior Staff are discussing on this week's podcast. That said, Foetus' "Hole" and Deine Lakaien's "Dark Star" are both records Alex and Bruce have spent years listening to and fit them like gloves despite being maniacally destructive and melodramatic, respectively. All that plus the Senior Staff's thoughts on the Green Guy finally getting his papers in order in Canada on We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 229: Rubbish Mate
October 11, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis episode of We Have A Technical offers up an interview with none other than C-Tec! Jean-Luc De Meyer and Marc Heal join us to talk about the origins and future of arguably the greatest industrial supergroup of all time, how it frees them up to take different paths than their other projects, and which members of the band would taste best. All that plus updates on Uncle Gary Numan and coverage of industrial music in broader music media. Can the Senior Staff get through this episode without...
We Have a Technical 228: My Memes
October 04, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThis week the Senior Staff are on the mean streets of LA, catching all the goings on at the third and final stop of the Cold Waves festival tour. Alex and Bruce discuss all the sets from bands new and old and are joined throughout the episode by bands and other friends who offer their thoughts on and memories of the fest. It's a full-throttle trip through rivethead heaven on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 227: Emergency Socks
September 27, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBOn the occasion of Storming The Base scaling back and changing their operations, the Senior Staff are taking up the topic of mail order. From filling out money orders for Steril singles to trying to figure out which format a Bandcamp purchase should be in, Bruce and Alex are looking at mail order from both a nostalgic and business-minded perspective. All that, plus some last minute Cold Waves biz and a whole bunch of Blade Runner bullshit on the latest episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Commentary: C-Tec, "Cut"
September 23, 2018 20:53 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MBWith industrial supergroup C-Tec back in action touring across the continent, the Senior Staff are revisiting their second LP, 2000's "Cut". What do each of Heal, Denton, and De Meyer bring to the project? How does it hold up in comparison to its predecessor? And how many Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel references can be shoehorned into an industrial music podcast? Find out on this month's Patreon supported We Have A Commentary podcast!
We Have a Technical 226: Classic Nera Nebb
September 20, 2018 09:00 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBHot on the heels of last week's knock down dragout fisticuffs, Bruce and Alex kick back with a good old fashioned Pick 5 episode of We Have a Technical. Yes, B-Sides are the topic, as each of the Senior Staff picks a couple personal faves and then expounds on why they enjoy them so well. Plus we talk the recent Die Krupps Visa Issues, some unexpected revelations pertaining to Mortal Kombat The Movie (really) and more, all this week on the official I Die: You Die podcast!
We Have a Technical 225: The Great Debate III
September 13, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThings get personal, very personal, as the Senior Staff embark upon the third Great Debate. Each is acting as a representative of their favourite album of all time, and no punches are pulled as Alex and Bruce champion the virtues of two undisputed classics. The Cure's "Disintegration". Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures". Two albums enter. One leaves. One...gets its corners dinged. It's the Great Debate III on We Have a Technical!
We Have a Technical 224: Don't Say Ideas
September 06, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThe ol' ID:UD mailbag is pulled open in this episode of the podcast, with all manner of questions ranging from the ruminatively serious to the frothily flippant being taken up by the Senior Staff. How will Die Sektor, Emilie Autumn -and- Tomohiro Ishii all make their way onto the world's premier podcast for post-industrial pedantry? There's only one way to find out, gentle listener.
We Have a Technical 223: Omega Pentagon
August 30, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBMatia Simovich of Inhalt joins Alex and Bruce on the podcast this week to discuss how that project's trilogy of EPs responds to the crisis of late capitalism, the rhythm of the German language, and how Deleuzean rhizomes can destabilize genres. We also have a bit of a preview of the upcoming Cold Waves LA festival which we'll be attending, and all manner of other updates and bon mots from the realm of darker alternatives.
We Have a Technical 222: Smoked Licorice
August 23, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBThe Senior Staff is back at full force! Back from vacation, Alex and Bruce are talking about records from Spetsnaz and Gatekeeper. Also on the docket is Resident Advisor's piece on EBM...which may have had some influence on our choice of albums this week. We're charged up and ready to go: I Die: You Die, you know what it is!
We Have a Technical 221: A GD Human Being
August 16, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIt's a special two-guest episode of We Have a Technical as we welcome Eric Sochocki of FIRES and Jamie Blacker of ESA to the podcast. We had the pleasure of sitting down with both artists at Terminus, and each offered insight into their history, goals and what the future might hold. Did you wonder what (highly danceable) direction FIRES might be going in? Are you wondering about the beast in the latest ESA record? Tune in true believers!
We Have a Commentary: Comaduster, "Hollow Worlds"
August 12, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIt's a very special We Have a Commentary, as for the first time ever Bruce and Alex sit down with the artist who made the album we're commenting on. Yes, Réal Cardinal joins us to talk about Hollow Worlds, his astonishing LP of post-rock and bass music flavoured IDM. Stories about it's inspiration, construction, and legacy are told, and secrets are revealed as we go over every inch of this modern classic of sound design and production!
We Have a Technical 220: Say Hi
August 09, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 46.9 MBWith Bruce away for a few weeks of well-deserved vacation, Alex digs into the interviews we collected during Terminus Festival for a conversation with Claus Larsen of Leaether Strip. Needless to say this was a bucket list interview for the Senior Staff, and Claus obliged with numerous fascinating stories and perspectives from the past and present alike. What can you expect from his forthcoming album World Molæster and his new project with members of Die Krupps and Fear Factory, Die Klute? Li...
We Have a Technical 219: Don't Want to Talk
August 02, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBIt's a very special travelogue episode of We Have a Technical as Bruce and Alex record their impressions of Terminus Festival in Calgary, along with a ton of special guest appearances from performers and friends of the site. Who brought the goods? What did we think of each and every performance? How much can two dudes record in one weekend on less than average sleep and with incredibly hoarse voices from yelling? You'll have to listen to find out!
We Have a Technical 218: A Regular CCR
July 26, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBOn the heels of bidding adieu to their subcultural home away from home for years on end, the Senior Staff are talking about Vancouver's late great Club 23 West. Alex and Bruce talk about the club's history in Vancouver as well as how the club's fate points towards larger trends continent wide. They're joined by some long-time friends and fellow DJs on this, the latest episode of We Have Technical, along with some last minute Terminus prep!
We Have a Technical 217: Almost as Much
July 19, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThe Senior Staff try to save records of note from the memory hole on this episode of We Have A Technical. Alex and Bruce petitioj for why each of the five records they've picked which are currently out of print deserve a reissue. What oddball corners of genre crossover will be explored? Which overlooked pioneers will be championed? Tune in to find out, as well as getting the skinny on recent sets by Rational Youth and Psyche.
We Have a Commentary: Skinny Puppy, "Ain't It Dead Yet"
July 15, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBIt's a different kind of commentary episode, as Bruce and Alex take a cue from The Satellite of Love and do a live video commentary! The Senior Staff are watching Skinny Puppy's legendary live concert video "Ain't It Dead Yet?" There's plenty of oozing, gurgling live brappage to be discussed, with our beloved S'Puppies sitting at a transition point live in Toronto. So grab some snacks, crack a beer, and make a call to the Green Guy as you cue up and watch some classic electro-industrial madn...
We Have a Technical 216: Soyrizo
July 12, 2018 09:00 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBA pair of true school post-industrial records are taken up in this week's We Have A Technical! Individual Totem's squelchy alien soundscapes on "S.E.T.I." and the strangely approachable ambient industrial of Deutsch Nepal's "Benevolence" are taken up in this episode. We also have the scoop on the Terminus pre-party, plus a dash of shade being thrown Marilyn Manson's way on the idieyoudie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 215: A Monocle
July 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBIt's a free form discussion episode of We Have A Technical this week, with the subject of rivethead culture being taken up. Is it distinct from industrial culture (whatever that might be)? Is it still relevant? How does it pertain to its long suffering cousin, goth? All these questions and so many more (along with countless shoutouts to Reconstruction bands) will be taken up in the latest episode of the IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 214: Hard for ABBA
June 28, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBOur classic two albums format gets a bit of a rework on this episode of We Have A Technical. We weigh how Nine Inch Nails' "Bad Witch", the newest record by a band so successful we rarely talk about them, bucks the trend of accomplished but somewhat uninspired records from Trent Reznor. Also, a harrowing live performance from Lingua Ignota prompts us to consider the project's just reissued second release, "All Bitches Die". All that plus the goods on the upcoming ohGr and Lead Into Gold tour...
We Have a Technical 213: TV's Police
June 21, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBTexture and rhythm heavy records by Mlada Fronta and Zex Model come under the microscope in this week's episode of We Have A Technical! From Rémy Pelleschi's stockade of breaks, dub, and techno beats to Paul Von Aphid finding ways of reworking the classic drippy electro-industrial template of Skinny Puppy, Bruce and Alex are ready to talk turkey about "High Tension" and "Mind Slaughter". All that, some live updates and plenty more on this week's episode of the IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Commentary: Snog, "Buy Me... I"ll Change Your Life"
June 17, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBDavid Thrussell's 1997 opus "Buy Me... I'll Change Your Life" goes under the microscope for this month's We Have A Commentary podcast, made possible by our Patreon backers! Snog's staunchly anti-capitalist, anti-corporate ethos was blended with a melange of folk, pop, and country sounds. How have Thrussell's screeds aged on the other side of 9/11 and Trump? Can we ever have too much nihilism? How does Lee Hazlewood translate into a post-industrial context? We're pulling no punches with this ...
We Have a Technical 212: Rollerball Rock
June 14, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA Pick Five episode aims for the singles charts this week on the IDieYouDie.com podcast! Bruce and Alex are picking songs whose single versions they prefer to album versions. Expect some big names (and a couple of smaller ones), plus some discussion of upcoming C-Tec dates and how you might be able to help out ArtOfFact in their hour of need. All that and more on the latest episode of We Have A Technical.
We Have a Technical 211: Shirt
June 07, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBIt's an odd couple of records being discussed on this week's episode of the podcast. The early darkwave stylings of Love Is Colder Than Death's "Mental Traveller" are considered: what are its connections to modern understandings of ethereal and neoclassical? Also under the microscope is the debut LP from Destroid, "Future Prophecies": how does it fit in not only with Daniel Myer's discography but also post millennial club trends? All this and plenty more on the new episode of We Have A Techn...
We Have a Technical 210: A Technical Foul
May 31, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBPatreon backers join Alex and Bruce to discuss albums which tickle their fancy. Releases from Urceus Exit, The. Invalid, and Kite have been chosen and are considered from historical and biographical perspectives. Also, in a move without precedent, we assure you, the Senior Staff gush on and on about Encephalon for a while. Join us for all that and more on the latest iteration of the IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Technical 209: His Name Is
May 24, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIt's a Q & A episode of We Have A Technical this week, with Patreon backers suoplyng questions both broad and specific. From drugs to Gridlock, from DJing to Trust Obey, Bruce and Alex are fielding queries dealing with all corners of Our Thing!
We Have a Technical 208: Brother Hero
May 17, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThis episode of We Have A Technical doubles down on ur-goth realness with discussion of early records by Alien Sex Fiend and Sopor Æternus and the Ensemble of Shadows. In addition, we've got takes on the new Nine Inch Nails track and a recent line performance from Merzbow. All that plus all the horsing around you've come to expect from the official IDieYouDie.com podcast!
We Have a Commentary: The Mission, "God's Own Medicine"
May 13, 2018 17:01 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBThis month's Patreon-Supported bonus podcast is about The Mission's "God's Own Medicine", an important and dare we say controversial entry into the UK goth rock canon. What insights do Alex and Bruce have into the songwriting, arrangement and influences of Wayne Hussey and co's debut? Listen and find out. Oh, and yes, we do talk about the Sisters a bunch.
We Have A Technical 207: Catch the Taste
May 10, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe I Die: You Die podcast takes a somewhat epistemological bent this week, with the issues of the archiving and collecting of dark music being taken up. Has the Internet archived everything from Our Thing? What responsibilities, if any, do we have as collectors? If an obscure futurepop demo arpeggiates in the woods, does it make a sound? Alex and Bruce dig into these issues and recap recent live shows in the PNW on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 206; The Cassingle
May 03, 2018 09:00 - 57 minutes - 46.3 MBThe Senior Staff pick five first impressions on this week's episode. We don't always get a good sense of a band's ethos and sound at first blush, but what about the cases when we do? From the purest strains of goth rock to mid aughts club bangers, we're talking about tunes which tell you everything you need to know about the artists who made them. All this on We Have a Technical. the official I Die: You Die podcast.
We Have a Technical 205: As We Get Older
April 26, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 46.5 MBSettling into the new HQ, the Senior Staff are taking about last weekend's excellent Front 242 show in Seattle and, in keeping things on an Emerald City tip, welcome DJ Savak of Mechanismus to talk about the four day festival he's bringing to Seattle.
We Have a Technical 204: Learn to Shut Up
April 22, 2018 03:09 - 51 minutes - 41 MBThe corrected version of Episode 204 is live. Here two tired idiots go on at length about the bands they saw at Vancouver's Verboden festival last weekend, now in "just this side of passable" quality.
We Have a Commentary: And One, "Anguish"
April 14, 2018 21:49 - 45 minutes - 36.5 MBFor this month's Patreon-supported bonus commentary podcast, Bruce and Alex chat about And One's 1991 LP Anguish! Speculation runs rampant as our two intrepid hosts jabber about what has made the band so unique, how much of their future is apparent from their very first release and a host of other topics as reflected through the lens of Steve Naghavi and company's debut album. So get out your metal hammers, book your ticket on Devil Airlines, because it's (crime)time for We Have a Commentary!
We Have a Technical 203: Almost Dignified
April 12, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBSmack between the Boy Harsher/Soft Moon and this weekend's Verboden fest, the Senior Staff come together to discuss records by Modern English and Sturm Cafe...with an absolute minimum of WrestleMania talk, we promise. Does it matter which school post-punk bands attended? Is old school EBM referencing Charlemagne? Find out all that and more on the latest episode of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 202: Purple is the Colour
April 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBOn this week's episode, the Senior Staff caught up with JC Lobo of Ritualz at the tail end of a west coast jaunt. JC speaks about Mexico's DIY electronic scene, his personal history with the witch house diaspora, and the importance of sounding "purple"! Also, run-downs of live shows and the unveiling of the triumvirate line-ups of this year's coast-to-coast Cold Waves Festivals on the newest instalment of We Have A Technical!
We Have a Technical 201: Secret Sass
March 29, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWith 200 episodes in the bag, Alex and Bruce are opting to offer a jumping-on point for first time or recent listeners of We Have A Technical. How has the purview of the podcast changed over the years? What are these two dudes hunched over mics in a Vancouver apartment actually trying to accomplish? Why don't they ever just shut up and play the new Neubauten record? All these questions and so many more are taken up in an episode which both looks back and (hopefully) points the way forward!