From the Machine

Lyric & flow

Part 1/2 of our conversation with Jane Ferry / littlexferry
Metaphor † Alliteration † Flow † Difference & repetition † How attention flows through a medium † Originality † Conciseness
Words by Ethan Bowen, Jane Ferry, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris
Jane's research documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15H8CixhYBYB3XyLBQHU-bAb3ZygQutVZ?usp=share_link

The ego

Art as prostitution † What Conner is in school for † The role of the ego in art
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Impulse Machine

When Bob Dylan got the Beatles high

Part 2/2 of our retrospective on the Beatles' and the Beach Boys' work 1965-67
Music as pure expression † Dylan the jester † Marijuana and creativity
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Psychedelic music

Part 1/2 of our retrospective on the Beatles' and the Beach Boys' work 1965-67
The podcast with a name and a face † Scales of pop analysis † Three definitions of psychedelic music † The character of psychedelia † Album art and synesthesia
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Observations on merchandise

Artistry in branding † Zoomers and 9/11 † When Darwin said "fittest" † Metal band shirts
Words by Conner Tomlinson, Zac Strum, & Ethan Bowen
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Art & the body

Action painting & film as enthymeme † Multimodal experience † Tactics of attention & sensation
Words by Jason Ronan, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Genre theory

Part 2/2 of our forum on genre theory
Genre conditions expectations † Instrumentation & rhythm † Horizon of intensity in worship and hip-hop † ethics of the 808
Words by Ethan Bowen, Jordan Servie, Agis Shaw, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

The character of punk

Part 1/2 of our forum on genre theory
Punk vs pop † Political functions † DIY ethics † Punk vs metal
Words by Ethan Bowen, Jordan Servie, Agis Shaw, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Functions & origins

Collectivizing effects of music † Evolutionary origins: several hypotheses † We need music now more than ever
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris, Car Crash Pool Party, & Pithy Doco

Talking about talking about music

Adjectivizing music † Innovation, authenticity, & accidents † Creative constraints of lo fi production
Words by Agis Shaw, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris