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As usual, we are taking issue with the lack of credit these amazing albums are getting that were released in the past year.  Normally around the end of the year many outlets will publish a “Best of YYYY”, or a “Best of YYYY”, and we often do not see any of our favorite albums on these lists.  Therefore, we are taking it upon ourselves to spread the good word about some of the most amazing music that we found inspiring in this past year, 2022.

 

Bob’s 10 BEST OF 2022:

Out of the Fog by Daniel Herskedal

https://danielherskedal.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-fog

Throes Of Death From The Dreamed Nihilism by BEKOR QILISH

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/throes-of-death-from-the-dreamed-nihilism

When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

https://totallyenormousextinctdinosaurs.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-lights-go

Passenger by Cryptovolans

https://iiiypad.bandcamp.com/album/passenger

Koma West by Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg

https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/koma-west

You Belong There by Daniel Rossen

https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/you-belong-there

Self-Deification by INHUMANKIND

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification

Meshuggah - Immutable

https://www.atomicfire-records.com/brand/2316

God-Carrier by Lack The Low

https://lackthelow.bandcamp.com/album/god-carrier

PENUMBRA by Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger

https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/penumbra

 

The “DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO” Category

Henki by Richard Dawson & Circle

https://richardmichaeldawson.bandcamp.com/album/henki

 

GOOD HONOR:

Boreal Despair by SKYTHALA

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/boreal-despair

Antiphonals by Sarah Davachi

https://sarahdavachi.bandcamp.com/album/antiphonals

consistency by i-sef u-sef

https://isefusef.bandcamp.com/album/consistency

Distance by Erasers

https://erasers.bandcamp.com/album/distance

Holocene Dream by Brendan Byrnes

https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com/album/holocene-dream

Quality Over Opinion by Louis cole

https://louiscole.bandcamp.com/album/quality-over-opinion

 

MARK’S BEST OF LIST

https://patriciabrennanpyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/more-touch

https://annabutterss.bandcamp.com/album/activities

https://joshsinton.bandcamp.com/album/4-freedoms

https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/album/i-had-a-dream-about-amnesia

https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/genogram

https://jordanglenn.bandcamp.com/album/flustered

Robert Wyatt Shleep

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4A-VkQwncq9hbz90f0gBv1Neoz4KlNjM

DANIEL ROSSEN RELATED

https://danielrossen.bandcamp.com/album/silent-hour-golden-mile

Department of eagles -  in ear park

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kcj2EZseq_FRwkA7gl4-jkzH6bykIm064

Adam Benjamin - midi jazz -Iits a standard, standard, standard, standard World

https://open.spotify.com/album/1CCFrkgvQfLCAgyWUv3OpH

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In this episode we speak with multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and Bay Area stalwart, Nathan Clevenger. Nathan is a very well spoken gentleman, and a fantastic conversationalist. We cover lots of ground with Nathan in this episode, including growing up as a bonafide Bay Area native, his beginnings in music while surrounded by the thriving SF creative jazz scene, his prodigious compositional output, and much more! 

 

Here is Nathan’s bandcamp page: 

https://nathanclevenger.bandcamp.com/music

 

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In this episode we feature the official FT4HB sports correspondent, Devin Smith, in an interview with bass player, composer, and professional bicycle racer, Max Judelson.   We talk with Max about both his musical and athletic careers, and the relationship between them.  

Here is Max’s soundcloud page:

https://soundcloud.com/max-judelson

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In this episode (with no special guest) we talk about the best metal band of all time Meshuggah, Mark’s hand injury, and our respective new releases which are now both available on bandcamp:

The Dirty Snacks Ensemble - “You Would Do Well”

https://thedirtysnacksensemble.bandcamp.com/album/you-would-do-well

ddb - “The Odd”

https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/the-odd

 

More Guest Interviews Coming Soon!

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This is part II of our interview with Will Northlich-Redmond.   In this episode we focus on Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”.   We go through the score and dissect all of the unusual notation and instructions to get a grasp of exactly how a performer might approach the music.

We recommend you follow along with the score we are looking at during the interview:

Complete Score:

https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/cfd58fa4-72cf-4036-9b44-e371da3739dc

Supplemental Audio Files

https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f44e4332-a503-48cc-a415-c1cb98e96765

Thesis Paper:

https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/2d5a0266-d1ad-4751-b6cd-ba3a78c2c933

Here is the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com

We recommend you also listen to Part I of the interview where we discuss the bulk of Will’s background and discography: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep29-will-northlich-redmond-blipvert

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In this episode, we speak with the one and only Will Northlich-Redmond.  Will is a guitarist, composer, electronic musician, and improviser who creates work under the artist name Blipvert.  We discuss Will’s recorded albums as well as his approach to composition and performance.

At the end of this interview, we decided to have a 2nd full podcast dedicated to the discussion of Will’s piece “Lady Dice and the Emerald Oyster Honeycomb”.   Please stay tuned for a PART 2 where we discuss this work in depth.

Please visit the Blipvert bandcamp page: https://blipvert.bandcamp.com

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In this episode, we speak with the multi-instrumentalist Val Dorr (it/its).  We speak with Val about its many projects including Ævangelist, Suncarcass, Velnias, Nagasaki Grotesque, and ADFL.  

Val’s music can be found in a variety of places on bandcamp and spotify, please check out its twitter thread that covers much of the important discography:

https://twitter.com/their_wings/status/1215605516589768704?t=fo2MbmJ8ZDrbr2ixUaqDJw&s=19&fbclid=IwAR2DGwhhYbaLfdoY37p_33DwIqFE7pZYLtY1EnVbGTAJAAqj-0mK55iGUG8

Here is Val’s bandcamp page: https://valdorr.bandcamp.com/

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In this episode we interview Mike Thies and Topu Lyo of the band Live Footage.   We discuss their formative years and the working practices of the band.   We discuss a lot about their practice and theories on improvisation, and their recent work creating the score for the Kanye West documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” 

Please check out the band’s website: http://www.livefootagebrooklyn.com/

Check out their music on their bandcamp site: https://livefootagebrooklyn.bandcamp.com

Follow them on instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/livefootagebrooklyn/

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In this episode we interview the microtonal guitarist and composer Brendan Byrnes.  We discuss the complexities and the tricky logistics of writing music in the microtonal tunings 22EDO, 27EDO, as well as other microtonal tunings Brendan uses as we go through his impressive catalog of pop influenced microtonal music.

Please check out Brendan’s website: http://www.brendanbyrnes.com/

You can find all of his music on his bandcamp site:  https://brendanbyrnes.bandcamp.com

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In this episode, we go over some basic concepts of Afrocuban Folkloric Music.  We explain the various genres and religions, the concept of clave, and we give a breakdown of several specific rhythms.  This is intended to be a supplemental episode to our interview with Sandy Perez (ep24).  The specific rhythms we discuss in this episode are rhythms used in some of the excerpts of Sandy’s music that we play in our interview with him.  

Check out our interview with Sandy Perez: https://ft4hb.libsyn.com/ep24-sandy-perez

There is also a video version of this interview, that includes additional footage: https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM

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In this episode, we interview the master percussionist Sandy Perez.  Sandy is one of the most talented musicians alive today and we are extraordinarily lucky to get to speak with him on the podcast.  There are a few things to mention about this interview.   

Firstly, and most obviously, for the interview Sandy is mostly speaking in Spanish, and we do our best to translate most of it, and Sandy's long time student Toby Gastor is there to assist with the translation.

We recorded this in a space where people were coming in and out, so there is some background noise, and several interruptions which may seem very out of place if you are a regular listener of this podcast.  Some of the other people actually chime in here and there, so you may hear some additional voices other than the primary 4 people holding most of the conversation.

We felt it was appropriate to record a separate podcast, where we cover some of the basics of afrocuban music.  So if you are new to this music, it might be worthwhile to check out that episode first.

Lastly, there is a video recording of this interview that will be released on youtube that includes some additional footage that is worth checking out.  https://youtu.be/WHW6Z8U5zZM

You can support this podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with the Bassist Àlex Reviriego.  We talk about some of Àlex’s projects including INHUMANKIND, Tholos Gateway, Phicus,  Ab’bhau and more.  We also talk about Àlex’s solo projects.   We discuss the latest album from INHUMANKIND released on I, Voidhanger Records: “Self-Deification”. 

Here are links to the albums mentioned on the podcast:

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-deification

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-extinction

https://alexreviriego.bandcamp.com/

https://tholosgateway.bandcamp.com/releases

https://astralphicus.bandcamp.com/album/solid

https://abbhau.bandcamp.com/album/devastaciones-bajo-el-fulgor-del-vac-o-vinyl

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we talk with Molly Bolten. Molly Bolten is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and professional audio producer. 

We talk with Molly about her varied musical experience from church choir, to ircam in paris, to working as an editor for spotify.  You can find all of molly’s music at her bandcamp site:  https://mollybolten.bandcamp.com/

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with saxophonist, composer, improviser, and programmer Danny Meyer.  We talk about him growing up in Colorado and his influential teachers and mentors.  We talk about his move to NYC and his collaborations and touring with bands such as Chairlift and Julia Holter.  We then spend a decent amount of time getting into some details about his fascinating microtonal computer language, which is called ‘WereSoCool’. 

Danny’s wide variety of work can be found on his website: 

https://www.weresocool.org/

Also please visit Danny’s youtube’s channel, where he regularly uploads very interesting content:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBCjwUpz2HiOZglcHP2Io5Q

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In this episode we speak with pianist, improvisor, composer, and music producer Michael Coleman. We discuss Michael’s early years in NYC and his early exposure to the Jazz scene there.  We discuss his time at Oberlin College where he studied history and jazz piano. After graduation, Michael headed out to Oakland, CA where he began his career as a composer and sideman, working with Bay Area greats such as Scott Amendola, Marcus Shelby, and countless other improvising musicians and songwriters,  before returning to NYC where he currently resides.   

While most of Michael’s Discography can be found on his primary bandcamp, many of the albums we discuss in this podcast are from  a variety of bandcamp sites: 

https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://artsandsciences.bandcamp.com/album/new-you

https://cavityfang.bandcamp.com/album/urban-problems

https://schimscheimerfamilytrio.bandcamp.com/album/broken-home

https://store.datagarden.org/album/too-physical

https://beep.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-the-future

https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/album/practitioner

https://religiousphase.bandcamp.com/

https://sneal.bandcamp.com/album/minty-ep

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we speak with trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and educator, Rob Ewing. We talk through his early experiences with jazz and learning music.  We talk about his decision to go to Berklee school of music, and his decision to leave the music program at Berklee for a religious studies program at Naropa.  We talk about his many years in the bay area and the many bands he has been a part of there.

You can find Rob’s music on his bandcamp, youtube, and soundcloud sites: https://robewing.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/robewing

https://www.youtube.com/user/robewing1/

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

Often times, the ‘best of ’ lists omits some of the releases which we hold most dear.  We would like to take this opportunity to promote some of the music which we think is very good that has gotten missed from some of the lists, also some music that we like that is on the lists.  NO RULES ON THIS PODCAST!! 

Please visit the show notes page for links to all of the recommendations mentioned on this show: https://ft4hb.neocities.org/bestof2021.html

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones.  Follow us on twitter @tones_for.  Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb.  We greatly appreciate any and all support.  Thank you!

In this episode we talk with visual artist and musician Reeve Schumacher. We talk with Reeve about his songwriting efforts for his albums “Lowside”, “Arrows and Corridors” and “Wasteland” We also talk to Reeve about his fascinating work with “Sonic Braille”, which is both a visual art and music project. We speak about his newest effort: “Phare”, which includes the sonic braille along with another musical collaborator and a massive rotating speaker and light configuration.

You can find Reeve’s music on his bandcamp and soundcloud sites: https://reeveschumacher.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/reeve-schumacher
You can see some of Reeve’s visual artwork on his blog:
http://schumacherreeve.blogspot.com/

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

In this episode we talk with our good friend and frequent collaborator Matt Hettich. We speak about Matt growing up in Miami and exploring the rich IDM scene there, and eventually making his way to CalArts and then to Mills College to study electronic music. We try to go over as much as we can of Matt’s massive catalog of music, and his various approaches to creating music.

You can find all of Matt’s releases on his various bandcamp sites from his main website which is https://www.wake.mobi/.

You can support the podcast by subscribing to us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FantasticTonesForHumanBones. Follow us on twitter @tones_for. Follow us on Instagram @ft4hb. We greatly appreciate any and all support. Thank you!

This Friday - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees, etc). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021

We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums, since you might be wanting recommendations to fill up your bandcamp shopping cart on friday.
Here are the links to the albums we talk about:

Rocketship Sings Standards Vol. 3 by Michael Rocketship
https://michaelcolemanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/rocketship-sings-standards-vol-3

Momentum 2 [The Return Of Ghetto] by Ghetts
https://ghetts.bandcamp.com/album/momentum-2-the-return-of-ghetto

Ronald's Rhythm by RJ Miller
https://rjmiller.bandcamp.com/album/ronalds-rhythm

PIKI by Sam Ospovat
https://piki.bandcamp.com/album/piki

From It Pours What Some Call Emptiness by Antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation
https://antipsychocircumseptemsomambulation.bandcamp.com/album/from-it-pours-what-some-call-emptiness

Simultonality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society
https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/simultonality

Black Treatment by BLACK SPIRITUALS
https://sigerecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-treatment

Red River by Sonya Cotton
https://sonyacotton.bandcamp.com/album/red-river

Melodies In Silence by Raffi Garabedian
https://raffigarabedian.bandcamp.com/album/melodies-in-silence

Sélébéyone by Sélébéyone
https://stevelehman.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-b-yone

SOS Forks AI REM by MrDougDoug
https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/album/sos-forks-ai-rem

Greek Myth Fundamentalist by Jean Chalant
https://jeanchalant.bandcamp.com/album/greek-myth-fundamentalist

In Bloom by Kalia Vandever
https://kaliavandever.bandcamp.com/album/in-bloom

Kwintessens by Dodecahedron
https://dodecahedronsom.bandcamp.com/album/kwintessens

Visions by Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson
https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com/album/visions

Hidden Voices by ARUAN ORTIZ TRIO with Eric Revis & Gerald Cleaver
https://aruanortiz.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-voices

Artlessly Falling by Mary Halvorson's Code Girl
https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/artlessly-falling

Old New by Tomeka Reid Quartet
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/old-new