From the Machine
Conversations about music, art, and whatever else is on our minds. Hosted by Impulse Machine and friends.
Conversations about music, art, and whatever else is on our minds. Hosted by Impulse Machine and friends.
Episodes
Apr 1, 2024
Psychedelic music
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024
15 min
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
Apr 1, 2024
15 min
Apr 1, 2024
Observations on merchandise
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024
10 min
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
Apr 1, 2024
10 min
Apr 1, 2024
Art & the body
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024
19 min
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
Apr 1, 2024
19 min
Mar 31, 2024
Genre theory
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
12 min
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
Mar 31, 2024
12 min
Mar 31, 2024
The character of punk
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
10 min
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
Mar 31, 2024
10 min
Mar 31, 2024
Functions & origins
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
15 min
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
Mar 31, 2024
15 min
Mar 29, 2024
Talking about talking about music
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
22 min
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
Mar 29, 2024
22 min
Mar 29, 2024
Observations on booking & promotion
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
15 min
Dissent and controversy † Art of poster design † Science of booking † Business communication in the DIY scene
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris, Car Crash Pool Party, & Pithy Doco
Mar 29, 2024
15 min
Mar 29, 2024
Music & film as temporal media
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
7 min
Affordances & limitations of temporal media † multimodality & reception † visual epistemology † experimental photography † AI visual art
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris
Mar 29, 2024
7 min







