HEY! did you join the patreon yet? I’d be most grateful if you’d consider it! I’m adding loads of sounds and goodies so hop on if you’re a fan of the show! https://www.patreon.com/HOWA and now LETS GET ON WITH THE SHOW! ___________ BOYS NOIZE speaks! I’ve been wanting to chat with Alex for AGES, all we needed was a nice long lock down to make it possible ! He’s a wonderful prolific musician who’s made a bunch great records alone AND remixed some monsters like Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, David Lynch...
Apr 27, 2021•2 hr 1 min
HEY! did you join the patreon yet? I’d be most grateful if you’d consider it! I’m adding loads of sounds and goodies so hop on if you’re a fan of the show! https://www.patreon.com/HOWA and now LETS GET ON WITH THE SHOW! _____ Please welcome six time Grammy nominated record producer, music mixer and programmer, song writer, song doctor, sonic architect and explorer Damian Taylor! He’s worked with a hugely talented array of artists like Bjork (in the studio and on stage), The Prodigy, The Killers,...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 59 min
ATOM™ is fluent in many languages Spoken and musical He's not afraid of collisions, especially of musical stereotypes Hes been filed under: Electronic music, postmodern music, glitch, IDM, Latin dance, techno, experimental, easy listening electrolatino, electrogospel, and aciton music. Ack ! He's much more than a bunch of labels. One particularly fascinating record to me was his 1998 LP - Pop Artificial where he used a vocal techique to create characters from his own voice that still to this day...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 10 min
A huge Multi welcome to the multi multi talent that is Jack Garratt! He's a tremendous player and musician/man that's well aware of his mental health and how it all effects the outcome of the art. Love thyself people. Love and dancing. There’s much merriment in this convo alongside some real talk. Hope you enjoy :) Was a treat to finally catch up with this gent! Here’s some Jack Links for ya. HOME INSTA TWITTER ____________ Music for the show comes from Brendan Bosworth. He used a bunch of sound...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Kieran Hebden is one of the most uniquely talented UK electronic artists working today. He’s produced a wonderful stack of LPS and a remixed some of the best, from Aphex to Radiohead to Jamie Lidell. He’s walked an unconventional path but the seemingly strange choices of gear and methods he’s landed on are all very much considered. He is literally building a physical line of records that will stand as his legacy and that’s at the forefront of his thinking. There’s this drive to be finishing musi...
Jan 27, 2021•2 hr 23 min
Hello!! Please join me on the patreon https://www.patreon.com/HOWA My Guest is unquestionably one of the grandfathers of Hip Hop. Please Welcome, the Visionary Inventor of music making instruments that have truly stood the test of time. Dave Rossum Maker of the SP-1200, Emulator samplers, Proteus, Assimil8or And Whatever next? It’s a true pleasure to chat with such a brilliant mind and generous, warm soul that has given us so much. Nitty sees an alias of mine getting gritty with a tin lid and sl...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 56 min
Gloves on! My guest on Ep 76 is the excellent Imogen Heap. She's a lady unafraid of asking some big WHYS. Like for example WHY does the record business have to look the same as It did in the time when physical records and label structures were the norm? WHY must the artist have to hire teams of people to negotiate complicated wiggly pathways of the old clunky industry that really ought to be simplified for the good of getting the art to the ear? Imogen has been so open and transparent in her car...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 31 min
My guest, Heba Kadry is a superb Mastering engineer now based in her brand new mastering facility in Brooklyn, NY. She’s super busy so I’m really thankful she spared me some time to chat about her new room and some wild insights into the world of the mastering professional in 2020. She’s worked with SO many talented people like Bjork, Slowdive, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Deerhunter, Beach House, Cate Le Bon, Alex G, Battles, John Maus, serpentwithfeet, Blonde Redhead, Diamanda Galás, Lightning Bolt, Blac...
Oct 29, 2020•2 hr 10 min
Super chuffed to have Oliver on the show! Such a big fan of the man. We’ve had a chance to make a track together called “ Charisma ” What struck me was the musicality and speed of the guys. Now Oliver is one. Vaughn Oliver. A true badass that has been making amazing tracks for ages and now some of the most useful and successful splice sample packs. There are now Two “Power tools” packs. Here’s a link to the second that I was chatting about with him in the show: Oliver power tools 2 In the intro ...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 51 min
Welcome to HOWA, the accomplished fellow Dana Nielsen who has been working with Rick Rubin for ages as a mix/engineer guru and has worked recently with everyone from Bob Dylan, Billy Corgan to Neil Young, DRAM and more.. Music for the show comes from Speck of Dust who's new LP is up on bandcamp here :) In the nitty I get into a comparison of the new S2400 which is a modern take on the classic EMU SP1200 which I own. I put them head to head. Old school/ new school challenge. Kind sponsorship come...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Welcome to EP 72 where I’m joined by Olivier Alary and Berlin-based composer Johannes Malfatti as we discuss the making of their new collaborative album ‘ u,i ’ A remarkably timely release that strikes a powerful resonance with our recently heightened experiences of connection and isolation under pandemic conditions. ‘ u, i ’ was recorded over VOIP (voice over internet protocol), using the technology as both creative tool and conceptual frame. Fascinated by the way technology materializes memory...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Dana and I have known each other for 15 years now which is a bizarre fact to me. Feels about right, although I have no idea how 15 years ought to feel. I have so many fond memories of hanging out with her on our many epic road trips where we’ve traveled from Spearfish Dakota to Osaka Japan, played massive festivals and dive bars galore. I’ve been really happy to see her musical project Vorhees come so far and you’ll hear in our chat about the huge array of different disciplines Dana Has taken on...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 23 min
NEWS FLASH. Jack Harris schooled Prince! He was a famous DJ in Minneapolis in the 60s when station KUXL was the only station playing R and B It was a daytime station only run from a Motel! Prince would literally hang there as a 12 year old. Wild! Jack Harris also sang and had his own band, writing and releasing music on Chess Records where he’d hang out with Howlin Wolf and all those amazing artists! Just incredible to think of it. He ALSO is an undeniable reason why I met my wife. All shall be ...
Aug 05, 2020•56 min•Ep. 70
Welcome back after this 2 month pause! To the news: I put out 3 new songs on an EP called 3 4 U that can be found on my Bandcamp page here https://jamielidell.bandcamp.com/album/3-4-u All money raised goes to Black Lives Matter so please dig deep and chip in if you can. To all of you that have already been generous enough to contribute, thank you!!! I was on the fence about releasing this material as it’s very private but I now want all my art to be direct and belong to my life in as deep a way ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Please welcome the one and only Lev Perrey to the show! This man is a serious badass. He’s the Director of Product Management as Universal Audio which is a hell of a gig. He’s been intimately involved in development of the Apollo hardware and now the fantastic, fledgling DAW they called LUNA. This is something a little different for the show. It’s amazing to imagine what it REALLY takes to move the needle in the world of pro audio product development. No one can argue that’s exactly what UA have...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 22 min
My guest is a master of the dark arts. A minimalist with a big sound. A pioneer and a deeply clever chap. He’s an audio visual mash man that’s got tasty taste. A rare combo! Some may be aware of the music master mind that is William Fields but to those of you that don’t know him he’s very much needing to be on your radar. I got into a small side road ramble whilst in conversation with Richard Devine on EP 57 and we were talking about limitations in eurorack for sequencing and how he wanted to ge...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 67
Hi Ack. Not a great time. We've a delayed show coz I had the tummy troubles and now we should all be inside sheltering from this bastard of a global pandemic. Don't be stupid. Stay IN and wait this shit out please. We can break the curve if we stick together and hopefully antivirals will be along soon to mitigate the symptoms before the vaccine shows up. ANYWAY I don't need to add to the viral news. I'm sure you've all heard it all by now. Let's get .. on... with ... The show! what is it ? For y...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 28 min
We go back me and Al. Yep, I was the producer on Allen’s 2019 album, Building Balance so we spent a long time in the studio making sounds and singing whee songs. It’s a pleasure to have him on the show to talk about something a little different. We explore advice to up and coming artists from his perspective. He explains his evolution from solo hard head into a team player and why that’s his preference for the long game. He’s been on the road and working super hard for many years now and he’s al...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 65
Welcome to 64. 128 weeks of the pod :) This time I'm in the company of two fifth of the band local natives. I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with these 5 fine fellows many moons ago, somewhere in Ireland. A bland, underwhelming festival that we both remember as such. We had afternoon slots. It was grey. The food was grey. So the contrast of this mini reunion was stark in the most pleasant ways. Nestled in a secluded sanctuary, up a rambling incline somewhere in sunny LA, I caught up with ...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 64
We have Royalty on the pod. Sometimes when I do this show I really have to pinch myself and this was a case in point. As a teenager I only had one idol and only cared about one band. I ultimately ostracize myself from the vast majority of my schoolmates since nobody in Huntington Cambridgeshire cared about Prince and the Revolution. I just happened to be one of those people that was completely and utterly immersed in that sonic universe. Initially I just couldn’t take my eyes off the bright ligh...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 63
EP 62 - TIGA Cosmic connection! Me and Tiga were born on the SAME day and the SAME year. PRETTY rare situation I’d say. Feels right to kick off the 2020 with a little happy coincidence ! Hello by the way. Who is TIGA? You kidding me? Well let’s break down the man in a timeline styleee. - He was born on an amazing day in an amazing year. - He’s run a record store (I mean for YEARS) - He’s DJ’d all over planet - He’s been in a movie with other great Canadians. - He’s a multi dad and he’s even a po...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 24 min
Merry Crimble one and all! Yo ho ho and so forth as we smoke some peace at Dave's house. I hope you are all enjoying some down time and it's good hang. If not I call this one the escape pod so hopefully you can relax a little as we get into our hearty end of year ramblathon. Dave is a legitimate legend at this point. His work speaks for itself. He's produced some heavy shit in his time. TV on the radio anyone? Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beyonce, Weezer... Liars. The list goes on and on and it's all crazy ...
Dec 25, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 61
My son always reminds me that New Zealand is 8000 miles from Nashville. That number is etched in my head now but What could it MEAN? Surely being surrounded by that lush and splendid setting growing up must have a huge impact on ones sonic sense? I feel a ramble coming on! Yep we meander-chat about the wind, pavlova (important beef. Not beef Pav, the other kind of beef), the promise of 20% sax and the giddy power and cruelty of naivety in the world of Baynk. I had a good writing hang with him in...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 36 min
Welcome Rodaidh McDonald We met through our mutual pal Bobby Krlic (my guest on EP33) and got a brief chat in. I realized quickly that he’d working on the Sampha record that I really love called Process and I had so many questions. We get into that and oodles more in this face to face hang at Rodaidh’s brand new house in LA. He had literally just got his gear in the place and there were a bunch of boxes and dreams lying around so I was very grateful to be welcomed into that rather vulnerable sce...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 60
The noise annoys Where would we be without John Peel ? In a time of noise we need selectors! Yeah man. We can all agree on something right? I chat with DJ VJ Label boss Zen Cyber punker Future surfer Matt Black He’s seen a lot. A LOT From making hit records in the UK (One that sat at the number 1 spot for weeks), to remixing Legends like Eric B and Rakim, INXS, Steve Reich, The Fall and James Brown (I mean what a list!)... from mulitmedia pioneering with everything from video art to software vid...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 58
Richard and I go waaaay back. Yep, we were touring America together back in 2002 and that was the first time I met him. tWas a warp records tour with Mark Bell (RIP), Nightmares on wax, Prefuse 73, Luke Vibert and other nutters! He was the guy fixing everyone’s laptops on the bus I recall. We were all busy getting wasted and he was onto something else. That pretty much explains the man. Super generous with his time and pioneering in his goals and accomplishments. Not a follower. Indeed, not cont...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 40 min
My guest today has been watched by so many people it’s hard to imagine all the eyeballs! Quite a harrowing image actually. 440 million eye balls!! Yes, that’s the amount that have viewed his now uber famous and ace youtube channel. An quick and undeniable word to describe Andrew might be prolific. I mean it FEELS apt since he’s made over 50 albums of original music. It’s bonkers! The man must never sleep and yet he always looks so well rested! Many mysteries.. so many. Many questions too. I mean...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 56
A man who I’ve heard of many times and yet never had a chance to meet. Gotta love the pod for this coz after my chat with Mr Vaderslice on Episode 51 I was introduced. Mr Congleton is so fast. He’s quick witted and on point. He knows what he thinks and has clearly taken a long time to come to his opinions. You know where you stand with that kind of attitude. You can see the strength of his character quickly from his twitter feed where he is not afraid to tell it like he sees it. The fact there’s...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Ello This is the commonwealth edition. Like the Ashes of Audio it’s UK vs Australia. Justin Stanley FINALLY finds his way to the pod. First and foremost Mr Stanley is my friend. We’ve been on some serious adventures in our times. We were on the road together in 2006, where we met touring with Beck. I was opening and J.S. was in the Beck band and KILLING. Also he happens to be a prince of man. A TRUE legend. A humble badass and a VERY experienced audio king. He’s worked with everyone from Leonard...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 54
HOWA EP 53 - BRAD COOK I was listening to Larry Klein on a recent mix with the masters explain this idea that a producer is someone that sees the spark of uniqueness in an artist and tries to amplify that. That is a noble process and so nuanced that it takes years to know when to speak, when to encourage, when to call it a night, when to listen and so on. Brad knows aaaallll about aaaallll of this ! He’s an excellent energy in the room and so many musicians can benefit from his touch. I’ve only ...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 29 min
