Falling Again

From our self-titled debut LP, set for release in 2016.

Cold Irons Bound

Porchlight

From our self-titled debut LP, due for release in 2016.

Easy When You Know How

Daniel Lanois' career reads like an enviable work of fantasy. From his early work with Brian Eno and Harold Budd on their genre defining "ambient" works, pivotable roles in U2 classics The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Actung Baby!, to his work with Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, and of course his body of work as a band leader and solo artist, Daniel Lanois has continued to look forward and stay inspired by being at once a master and student of his craft. His latest release Venetian Snares X Daniel Lanois(a collaboration with Aaron Funk) keeps the tradition of not just pushing, but ignoring boundaries. Online editor Geoff Stanfield caught up with Daniel to discuss this latest release and what's happened since we last interviewed Daniel back in Tape Op issue #37. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: This audio recording was not originally tracked with the intent of using for a podcast. It was recorded solely for transcription for our print interview. Please forgive any balance issues, background sounds, and lack of clarity.

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Episode 18: Daniel Lanois

Born in the UK, and now currently residing in Nashville, Jamie Lidell sings, beatboxes, records, produces, engineers, writes songs, writes code, and actually functions as a husband and father. He has collaborated with Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Mocky and Simian Mobile Disco just to name a few. His songs have been used in Grey's Anatomy and Target commercials and he has won global accolades for his work. I sat down with Jamie at his studio in Nashville to catch up. Enjoy!

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Episode 19: Jamie Lidell

In 2002 we interviewed Tucker Martine, then a resident of Seattle and making some cool records with people like Bill Frisell and Danny Barnes. A few years later he moved down to Portland, Oregon, working initially out of my Jackpot! Recording Studio, but soon moving his home studio Flora Recording And Playback into commercial digs. He's worked with The Decemberists, REM, My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Mudhoney, Grandaddy, Mavis Staples, K.D. Lang, She and Him, and also his songwriting wife Laura Veirs. Tucker was preparing to move into a new studio building so I thought we should check in and see what was up with him. Enjoy!

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Episode 20: Tucker Martine

When we prep for Tape Op interviews it is typical to print out discographies, but in the case of our next guest, it was 48 pages long! 
Bob Clearmountain needs no introduction. He has worked with a who's who of music's biggest artists including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Morrissey, Sheryl Crow, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Crowded House, Bon Jovi, Hall & Oats, Travis Tritt, Elton John, David Bowie and 47 more pages of music's makers and shakers. He is still considered the mixer's mixer and works closely with Apogee Electronics on the development of recording studio essentials. Tape Op publisher John Baccigaluppi sat down recently to chat with Bob at his Los Angeles studio. Enjoy!

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Episode 21: Bob Clearmountain

It Records is very pleased to welcome the wonderful Claire Birchall to our roster. Well known in the Melbourne music scene as a brilliant rock guitarist and vocalist with her band Claire Birchall & the Phantom Hitchhikers, this year Claire snuck off alone and locked herself in her bedroom with her 4- track, some drum machines, keyboards and synths and made a fantastically catchy DIY synth-pop album.

 ‘Dead Air’ is the first cut off the upcoming Running In Slow Motion which will be released on It in early 2020. It was the first song Claire wrote and recorded for the album, in fact, she cites it as the inspiration for the whole project and the new direction she has taken with her sound. That said, it does feature a striking, oscillating siren of a guitar riff, one of the only appearances the instrument makes on the album. It’s a mesmerising, slinky piece of pop, an ode to the outsider; a song about feeling alone at the party, with a vocal hook that will have you singing along in the car. 

“I was out walking the dog and the whole bridge popped into my head from out of nowhere. Lyrics, melody, even the rhythm and bass line. Lightning bolt moment. I had to instantly stop and sing it (and tap the rhythm) into my phone, I was so worried I'd forget it. A few days later, when I first got the opportunity, I got out my favourite Casio and my old 4track and simultaneously finished writing it while recording it, all in one night. I wish all songs happened so easily.” CB
 
To celebrate the single release, Claire is playing a Tote front bar residency on Wednesday nights through October, with some amazingly talented supports. All shows are FREE ENTRY
 
OCT 2 - PENNY IKINGER / DUET (Harry Howard &                                                        Edwina Preston) 
OCT 9 - BONNIE MERCER / OV PAIN
OCT 16 - MIA SCHOEN / M__O_L_L_S
OCT 23 - CHRIS SMITH / POPOLICE
OCT 30 - JOEL SILBERSHER / ROMAN TUCKER with Ema Dunstan

Claire Birchall - Dead Air (single)

Cold Irons Bound is a Melbourne four-piece who recall the best distorted twang of the past 50 years. Think a mix of Americana (Tom Petty, Black Crowes, The Allman Brothers Band) and classic indie rock (The Replacements, Teenage Fanclub).

Their two albums to date are full of three-part harmonies, twin guitar leads, and tunes that quickly start to follow you around.

Although antipodean to their bootstraps, their tales of broken suburban dreams share a haunted sensibility with those made infamous by acts from the American Midwest and northern UK.

But it ain't all death 'n' taxes.

Cold Irons Bound’s songs are also about wrapping your arms around a friend you haven't seen in way too long.

They’re about getting older, getting over it, and never forgetting why you fell in love with rock'n'roll in the first place.