this is the first time i've ever heard of you and it's opening doors in my mind that i thought were closets into rooms, gardens never imagined.

We talked with an amazing lineup of guests about all angles of recording in the desert.

George Vlad, Thomas Rex Beverly, Bethan Kellough, Zach Goheen

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165 - Recording Deserts Roundtable

The work is in two movements - Fraying and Prolonged. The first presents a sonic object that gradually disintegrates. The second reframes this object and slows it down, so that the process of decay is frozen, and the object appears almost immortal. The work grew out of reflections on 1 Corinthians 15 and Jiang Zhi's Love Letters (2014). In Jiang Zhi's photographs, flowers are on fire, but are not harmed by the flames.

Alto Flute - Isobel Doughty
Oboe - Caitlin Heathcote
Clarinet in B flat 1 - Heather Ryall
Clarinet in B flat 2 - Julia Raga Pascual
Horn in F - Karen Starkman
Trumpet in B flat 1 - Catherine Pollit
Trumpet in B flat 2 - Thomas Thornton
Tenor trombone 1 - Samuel Dye
Tenor trombone 2 - Jake Jones
Harp - Teresa Raff
Piano - Ábel Misha Gille Esbenshade
Violin 1 - Kanon Miyashita, Tilman Fleig, Yuriko Matsuda, Zora Orfgen
Violin 2 - Camille Saïd, Anastasia Egorova Wise, Zoe Hodi
Viola - Michaela Bartošová, Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel
Violoncello - Lucy Neil, Pieter-Jan De Smet
Double bass - Jess Martin, Cole Morrison
Conductor - James Hoyle

Recorded in October 2018.

Reframe (2017)

An annoying , very rude person. Normally tries to act ghetto by typing in words or phrases such as "Af'", "Janky", "Finna" , "Cus" , Etc. In other words a person that is the most non-classy human-being in presence. They usually have the worst grammar problems and they always try to pick fights with everybody.

Initial signs and symptoms often include fever, muscle pain, headache, poor appetite, and feeling generally unwell. This is then usually followed by painful swelling of one or both parotid salivary glands. Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure and resolve after 7 to 10 days. Symptoms are often more severe in adults than in children. About a third of people have mild or no symptoms. Complications may include meningitis (15%), pancreatitis (4%), inflammation of the heart, permanent deafness, and testicular inflammation, which uncommonly results in infertility. Women may develop ovarian swelling, but this does not increase the risk of infertility.

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Omri Cohen - Silver Lining

Adam talks lockdown TV and bereavement with his old friend Joe Cornish.

WARNING 1: In the course of talking about the TV show Escape At Dannemora we discuss aspects of the plot and certain details that I don't think would spoil your enjoyment of it, but if you're worried, you could skip to 22.30 and you should be OK.

WARNING 2: This podcast contains swearing, wobbly crying voice, a fart and some eating sounds.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing.

RELATED LINKS

ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA (YOUTUBE TRAILER, 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVbOjP1Ziec

GRAYSON PERRY'S ART CLUB (GUARDIAN ARTICLE, APRIL 2020)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/23/grayson-perry-launches-channel-4-art-club-to-battle-the-boredom-of-lockdown

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT) (OVERVIEW ON NHS WEBSITE)
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/

CAN I GET FREE THERAPY OR COUNSELLING? (NHS WEBSITE)
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/free-therapy-or-counselling/

FIND AN ON LINE THERAPIST (HARLEY THERAPY PLATFORM)
NOTE: I haven't used this platform so cannot personally vouch for it.
https://harleytherapy.com/

S. FISCHER VERLAG PUBLISHING
https://www.fischerverlage.de/

EP.126 - JOE CORNISH

Adam talks with British writer Zadie Smith. This conversation was recorded remotely in late July 2020.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/

RELATED LINKS

ZADIE SMITH - INTIMATIONS (2020, WATERSTONES)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/intimations/zadie-smith/9780241492383

INTIMATIONS (AUDIOBOOK READ BY ZADIE) (ON AUDIBLE)
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Intimations-Audiobook/0241991617?qid=1596285193&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=3CJ2RVG26YY564JNTK2M

ZADIE SMITH ON SHAME, RAGE AND WRITING (2018, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LREBOwjrrw

ZADIE SMITH INTERVIEWED BY SYNNE RIFBJERG (2017, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NWkuiDTMYk

BOBBY SHMURDA'S PAROLE HEARING (COMPLEX WEBSITE, 2020)
https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/bobby-shmurda-parole-hearing-date

NEW ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE
Adam-buxton.co.uk

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)
https://www.audible.co.uk/ep/title?asin=0008293368&source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006S&&ipRedirectOverride=true

PRE-ORDER SIGNED HARDBACK COPIES OF RAMBLE BOOK AT WATERSTONES (2020)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/ramble-book/adam-buxton/2928377007256

EP.130 - ZADIE SMITH

Adam talks with British writer, columnist and creative director Raven Smith about parents and surrogacy, erasing history in the wake of the George Floyd killing, dangerous biscuits, Charlie Bucket's grandparents, and what most people would do if they were told they had 6 minutes to live. 

This conversation was recorded remotely on June 18th, 2020.

ADDENDUM RE. SURROGACY
For a more detailed and informative account of the process of becoming a parent via surrogacy you'll find a link to an article by Anna Buxton (no relation) HERE: https://thegracetales.com/anna-buxton-shares-her-complex-beautiful-journey-to-motherhood-through-surrogacy/

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/

RELATED LINKS

UNMUTE PODCAST FESTIVAL - ADAM BUXTON AND SUZI RUFFELL, 21st OCTOBER, 2020
https://unmutepodcastfestival.com/whats-on/the-adam-buxton-podcast-2020

RAVEN SMITH'S TRIVIAL PURSUITS (2020, WATERSTONES)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/raven-smiths-trivial-pursuits/raven-smith/2928377033194

HOLLYWOOD CRIME SCENE PODCAST (ON ACAST)
https://play.acast.com/s/hollywoodcrimescene

JIM CARREY RECOUNTS BEING IN HAWAII DURING FALSE MISSILE ALERT (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, July 2020)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jim-carrey-recounts-being-hawaii-missile-false-alarm-1303541

WOW PRESENTS PLUS (SIGN UP TO STREAM THE ADAM AND JOE SHOW ETC.) 
https://www.wowpresentsplus.com/

NEW ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE
Adam-buxton.co.uk

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/ramble-book/adam-buxton/9780008293345

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)
https://www.audible.co.uk/ep/title?asin=0008293368&source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006S&&ipRedirectOverride=true

EP.133 - RAVEN SMITH

Adam talks with Jason and Andrew of British band Sleaford Mods about 'selling out', Class, musical influences, the stories behind a few of their lyrics and social media. 

The conversation was recorded in London comedy venue 2 Northdown in April, 2019.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/

RELATED LINKS

SLEAFORD MODS - STICK IN A FIVE & DISCOURSE (RECORDED FOR ADAM BUXTON PODCAST @ 2 NORTHDOWN, YOUTUBE)
https://youtu.be/yiiOWK1Jn5E

SLEAFORD MODS -  'JOBSEEKER' ON LATER WITH JOOLS (2015, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYYI1ii0AU

SLEAFORD MODS - KEBAB SPIDER (2019, YOUTUBE VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uN3n-NjLHc
Is Jason saying "Who knew?" or "Oh no!" in a parody of a posh accent? He's saying "Who knew?', but the posh "Oh no!" works too.

LEFTFIELD AND SLEAFORD MODS - HEAD AND SHOULDERS (2015, YOUTUBE VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJVyEELSlM8&feature=emb_logo
This a great music video filled with detailed inventiveness by directors Ewan Morris and Casey Raymond

SLEAFORD MODS - BUNCH OF KUNST (LINKS TO PLACES YOU CAN VIEW)
https://www.munrofilmservices.co.uk/movie/bunch-of-kunst/watch-at-home?country=united-kingdom
Very well put together doc directed by Christine Franz about Sleaford Mods going from obscure club act to headline stars.

SLEAFORD MODS - INVISIBLE BRITAIN (FULL 2015 DOCUMENTARY, VIMEO)
(From WIKIPEDIA) 2015 documentary following the band Sleaford Mods on a tour of the United Kingdom in the run-up to the 2015 general election. The documentary explores the band itself as well as examining the current political situation in the United Kingdom focusing on opposition to austerity.Directed by Paul Sng, Nathan Hannawin
https://vimeo.com/147343977

JASON INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK WAGNER OF GERMAN BAND 'GEWALT' (2019, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3A8iA5E6h0

JOHNNY ROTTEN VS MARKY RAMONE (2019, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhVZLL1pMQ0

NEW ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE
Adam-buxton.co.uk

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/ramble-book/adam-buxton/9780008293345

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)
https://www.audible.co.uk/ep/title?asin=0008293368&source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006S&&ipRedirectOverride=true

EP.134 - SLEAFORD MODS

Adam enjoys a rambling conversation with his old friend, Fran Healy of Travis about onanism, creativity and the mysterious process of songwriting, why comedians and musicians like hanging out with each other, why Adam is keen on name dropping and there's some emotional resolution after a drunken row that got out of hand 15 years ago…

Recorded on the 8th October 2020 at The Pool recording studio, London.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/

RELATED LINKS

DR BUCKLES' TRAVIS FAVOURITES (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uc3JnePyQ53XikzEeiPeg?si=us7sWvySSfmBmTNS6RnjnQ

TRAVIS WEBSITE
https://www.travisonline.com/

ALMOST FASHIONABLE (A FILM ABOUT TRAVIS, 2018) (SKY WEBSITE)
https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/40371f95-8f7c-4d79-a1b0-723da95b9c99/almost-fashionable-a-film-about-travis-40371f95-8f7c-4d79-a1b0-723da95b9c99

PORTRAITS FOR NHS HEROES (THOMAS CROFT WEBSITE)
http://www.thomascroft.co.uk/portraits-for-nhs-heroes/

COREGASM - EXERCISE INDUCED ORGASM IN WOMEN (2018, INDEPENDENT)
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coregasm-meaning-men-women-workout-orgasm-exercise-induced-sexual-behaviour-explanation-a8207171.html

And here's a few random Trump related bits ICYM to mark the election.

DAVE CHAPPELLE SNL MONOLGUE (2020, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_VvR_WqNs

TRUMP SCOOBY DO DEEP FAKE VIDEO (2020, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTVziOdvRn0&feature=emb_logo

DONALD TRUMP SAYS CHINA (2015, YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDrfE9I8_hs&list=FLDWgWyivi4DrwIAmzFmIJJg&index=6

EP.138 - FRAN HEALY

What a strange, odd, mixed-up year it has been.  The yellow spanner of Covid-19 really wrecked a lot of plans. I was all booked to travel to Estonia to record, but it had to be cancelled.   Very noticeable was the sunlight, perhaps it was because there was few jet trails, but when the day was cloudless the sunlight could be absolutely dazzling, it had the strange effect of making it feel like we were living in paradise.     Because of the restrictions I am so glad the woods is only within a moderate cycle distance from my home.  I am very fortunate that I have two fairly good places to record relatively close by.  I even found a wild sand dune area not even five kilometers away,  I hope to record more there in the future.   Disc 1 track 2 is from a much longer recording, it is probably one of the best recordings made during the 2020 season, I had made a few recordings, near the stream, then a bit less close, then a bit further away and another even further away, as I wanted a sound where the stream was a suggestion rather than really dominating the sound picture.  The Blue Tits nested in a cavity block in the wall of my home, there is an vent on the inside of the block, so I only needed to place the microphone up to that to get a fantastic close perspective recording.  
I include two recordings of the Blue tits as they sounded so different when I recorded them a week later.  Sometimes I would get great results by leaving the old Marantz recorder hidden in a bushy place while I go not too far away to record with the new recorder, I love how I had no idea of what it has captured for me, only later when the track loaded on the computer did I get to see if it captured anything worthwhile.  This was the case with Blackbird - alarm calls (Track 3 on disc 2).  I think the peaks came in at about minus six db.  This year was my first time to use Contact microphones and a Hydrophone.    
At the beginning of April my dad Desmond died, he was 89, a great age.  Apart from Covid, we could see he wasn’t going to live much longer, he had been deteriorating noticeably for months up to that.  Why then are the covers for the two discs so strange ?  
A birdsong production should have birds on it !   My dad was big into sun power and indeed wind power even long before it became popular.  Over by my workshop he had placed a few sun power panels on the wall, these were wired into a small room to a panel on the wall with six switches.  I thought it a good way to remember him by including a picture of part of his panel for disc one front cover.  I was going to include the six switches in the picture, but my heart of hearts said no, it didn’t look good, too much scruffy brown, but I include it in the zipped folder (If you are buying it on Bandcamp)so you can see what I am talking about.  I had almost chosen it, as it occurred to me one morning that the six switches are like the levels of lockdown (I hate that term, but I have to use it here) thankfully we didn’t have a level six, maybe that is like in a movie I saw where the authorities came and boarded up a house with the people still inside.  In the end I used the part of the photo with the meter.   
The butterflies . . . Dessie we call him, was always interested in butterflies, that is where I got my interest in nature, as a child he used to bring us for walks up along the canal to see the wild flowers and butterflies.  The picture comes from one drawer of his small collection of Irish butterflies he put together maybe around the late 1940’s or 1950’s ??  Very few of them are even in one piece now, this drawer just looked the part, it was all mixed up and spoiled like the year had been, the summer we never really had, at least not the way we wanted or had planned it.

A Strange Year - Disc One - (Album Sample)

Fire! - Defeat (Only Further Apart)

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children. 

Adam has appeared in films such as ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Son Of Rambow’ as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted ‘BUG’, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. 

You can find many of the insanely catchy jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as amazing bonus material, beautiful merchandise and a selection of his incredibly funny and brilliant YouTube videos on the free Adam Buxton app.

Adam is writing this himself using the third person.

EP.133 - RAVEN SMITH

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