Today's guest is one that will be familiar to anyone who has looked at the art for an episode of Lamniformes Radio. I am joined by Joseph Klomes, who in addition to being a professional graphic designer, plays in the bands Droughts, Mush, and his new solo project unprdctv. I've always enjoyed working with Joseph, so I was psyched to talk to him about his origins in the pop punk scene of Chicago's suburbs, his duel path through music and graphic design, and his ambitious plans for unprdctv in 2021. Thanks for listening!

https://linktr.ee/unprdctv
https://linktr.ee/Lamniformes

Lamniformes Radio Episode 40 - Joseph Klomes (Droughts, Mush, unprdctv)

Going off script today to talk about why I spent the last year putting together a remix album, featuring former Lamniformes Radio guests like Noumenah, Saint Thrillah, Frank Meadows, Adam Holmes, and Zain Alam. Long story short: live music died, I had steady income and wanted to keep my friends busy. Also, it was time to put the "Sisyphean" era to rest. Hence, "You Can't Do This Alone" an album that reimagines "Sisyphean" as an experimental electronic record. Stick through my rambling to hear Noumenah's incredible remix of "Deep Despair In Covington, KY"

Lamniformes Radio Episode 41 - Introducing "You Can't Do This Alone"

Today I am joined by composer, percussionist and drummer, Clara Warnaar. If you’ve listened to Episode 38 of this podcast, you might already know Warnaar as the drummer of the instrumental trio Infinity Shred, but she is also an accomplished classic percussionist who makes a living performing with chamber ensembles. For the last two years she has also curated a series of compilations called A New Age For New Age. As the name would suggest, this series aims to reinterpret the often maligned genre of New Age music by opening it up to musicians who have no prior experience working in that style. Volumes 3 and 4 of A New Age For New Age are coming out on April 9th, so to mark the occasion I wanted to talk to Clara about the origins and goals of A New Age For New Age, as well as her experience working in both the metal and classical worlds.

http://www.clarawarnaar.com/
https://anewagefornewage.bandcamp.com/

https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-do-this-alone

Lamniformes Radio Episode 42 - Clara Warnaar (A New For New Age, Infinity Shred)

Today I am joined by Randall Taylor who makes music under the name Amulets. Taylor’s music sits at the edge of a few genres, ambient, drone, post rock, and noise, but what interests me most about Amulets is his process. Taylor repurposes old cassettes and tape players, tinkering with their circuitry and using them to create haunting looping drones. He also details this process extensively on his YouTube and Instagram pages, where he posts short improvisations on his manipulated gear. i wanted to talk to Taylor about how he developed this style of music making, his transparency about his work on social media, and his terrific new record Blooming, out on The Flenser on April 2nd.

Amulets:
https://nowflensing.com/collections/amulets
https://amulets.bandcamp.com/album/blooming

Lamniformes:
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 43 - Randall Taylor (Amulets)

Today I am joined by writer Ryo Miyauchi who runs the blog and newsletter This Side of Japan, where he reviews and catalogs the best in new Japanese music. Ryo and I first met when we wrote for the website Unrecorded in the mid-2010s. I’ve always been impressed with Ryo’s voracious appetite for new music, as well as his prolific output as a writer.

Those qualities have carried over to This Side of Japan. I was psyched to have Ryo on to talk about his workflow, his perspective on the Japanese music scene as someone living in the USA, and a grab bag of other topics related to his excellent newsletter.

https://thissidejapan.substack.com/

https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 44 - Ryo Miyauchi (This Side of Japan)

I put out a record on Friday called "You Can't Do This Alone" so I figured I should talk about how and why.

https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-do-this-alone

Lamniformes Radio Episode 45 - A Quick Victory Lap

Today I am joined by musician and writer Ivan Belcic. Ivan  is the vocalist and drum programmer for Kosmogyr, a black metal band he formed with guitarist Xander Cheng while living in Shanghai. When he isn’t writing his own music Ivan also writes about other up and coming metal bands for the blog Invisible Oranges, which is where I first met him. I was delighted to have Ivan on to talk about his experience in the Chinese heavy music scene, his early influences growing up in New Jersey, his dual life as both a musician and music blogger.

https://kosmogyr.bandcamp.com/
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-do-this-alone
https://reek-of-putrescine.bandcamp.com/album/the-fading-flame
https://celestialsanctuary.bandcamp.com/album/soul-diminished
https://balttw.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-withdrawals
https://aara.bandcamp.com/album/triade-i-eos
https://songs-of-arrakis.bandcamp.com/album/etemen-nka

Lamniformes Radio Episode 46 - Ivan Belcic (Kosmogyr, Invisible Oranges)

Today's guest is drummer and audio engineer Emmett Ceglia. In his second appearance on the podcast, I spoke to Ceglia about his musical biography starting with drumming competitions in Long Island, studying drums at Berklee College of Music, and moving to Brooklyn to become a drummer for hire. Along the way we use a lot of sports metaphors, discuss "white whale" fills, breakdown the busiest stretch of Ceglia's career, and then close up with a conversation about the anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion", of which we are both big fans. I had a blast catching up with Emmett and talking about drums and the wider world of heavy music with him.

Here is the self described: "Emmett Extended Universe":
Detach The Islands (https://detachtheislands.bandcamp.com/)
Semaphore (https://semaphoretheband.bandcamp.com/)
Sannhet (https://sannhet.bandcamp.com/)
Fluoride (https://fluoridegrind.bandcamp.com/)
Heavenview (https://heavenview.bandcamp.com/)
Thin (https://thinshred.bandcamp.com/)
Juan Bond (https://juanbond.bandcamp.com/)
Gatherers (https://gatherersband.bandcamp.com/)
Cast Iron Kale (https://castironkale.bandcamp.com/releases)
No Dream (https://nodreamband.bandcamp.com/releases)

And here is the link to my own bandcamp, where you can grab my new album "You Can't Do This Alone": https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 47 - Emmett Ceglia (Sannhet, Semaphore, Detach The Islands)

Today I am joined by Dave Reminick of the band Paper Mice. Paper Mice are a three piece math rock band from Chicago who write songs based on bizarre and hilarious stories ripped directly from news stories. They just released their first album in eight years called "1-800-Mondays", which expands their sound into more melodic and deftly arranged chamber pop. As it so happens, Dave was also my entry level music theory teacher in college, so I was delighted to have him on to talk about his new record, formative memories listening to free jazz, and what it's like teaching music theory over Zoom.

You can find Paper Mice here:
https://papermice.bandcamp.com/

You can find my music here:
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 48 - Dave Reminick (Paper Mice)

Frank Meadows rejoins the podcast to talk about the one and only Steely Dan, patron saints of the studio project. For the last five years I've watched Steely Dan's popularity sky rocket among deeply online millennials and music nerds at large. In the summer of 2019 I caught the bug myself, encouraged by Cat Jones, host of the Hot Blooded podcast. As a music school grade and child of boomers I have been fascinated by the insurgence of Steely Dan fandom among my generation, and I knew that I needed to talk it over with my good friend and collaborator Frank Meadows. 

Here are our sources:
https://twitter.com/baddantakes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/arts/music/dad-rock.html
https://www.instagram.com/inzane_johnny/?hl=en

And here are our links:
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/frank_meadows_music
https://hotbloodedpodcast.com/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 49 - Any Major Pod Will Tell You (Why Are Steely Dan So Popular?)

A tune I wrote for my friend's adorable pet octopus.

Gilly's Theme

Filmmaker Daniel Ott joins the podcast to talk about his path from making movies with friends growing up in Tulsa to working professionally in the film industry in Los Angeles. We cover our time together in college in Chicago, his upcoming short film "Apartment Story", his recent music video for Bellow's "McNally Jackson", and how Secret Movie Club survived COVID.

Episode 63 - Daniel Ott (Filmmaker, Secret Movie Club)

Joseph Schafer and Langdon Hickman of the Consequence of Sound column "Mining Metal" joined me to talk about Iron Maiden, one of the great bands of all time. We cover their entire discography, their outsize influence on heavy metal as well as the rest of popular music and culture, and plenty of strange digressions into all things heavy music.

Because this is a long one, here are some time stamps!
0:00 - Intro and warm up
7:48 - The Di'Anno era
21:48 - The Golden Age
1:03:00 - The 90s
1:24:30 - Tracing the influence
1:36:30 - The Reunion Era
2:02:00 - Final thoughts

Episode 65 - Upping The Irons with Mining Metal (Joseph Schafer & Langdon Hickman)

Lucio Oquendo of the screamo band New Grass joins the podcast to talk Rush, car culture, and his new album "Scoredatura Perforations" out now through Zegema Beach!

https://newgrassrock.bandcamp.com/

Episode 67 - Lucio Oquendo (New Grass)

Josh Stanely came on the podcast to talk about his new album "Cataclysm Risqué" with his band Psychoid. Josh has played all types of music from rap to punk to folk and more. He even played in Lamniformes for a while! This one was recorded in person a few weeks ago. It was great chatting with Josh again, hope you enjoy the conversation!

https://psychoid.bandcamp.com/album/cataclysm-risqu
https://www.psychoidmusic.org/conspiracy

Episode 71 - Josh Stanely (Psychoid)

Today I'm joined by AJ Santillan, bassist of the New Jersey screamo band Massa Nera and an old friend from college. Massa Nera's second album "Derremar|Querer|Borrar|" comes out on December 2nd. It's a great album, mixing long-form screamo with mind-bending electronic experimentation. I was psyched to talk to AJ about how she joined Massa Nera, transitioning during the pandemic, how the screamo scene has changed over the years and more!

https://massanera.bandcamp.com/

Episode 72 - AJ Santillan (Massa Nera)

Frank and Jonathan return to get Podcasted in the Lamniforium once more. In the years since our first conversation The Mars Volta released a retrospective box set, then reunited with a new self titled record and a tour heavy on fan favorites. We share our thoughts on the new album, parse the contributions of the new band members, and reflect on the experiencing of seeing The Mars Volta on stage after so many years.

Episode 73 - The Mars Volta Return! (w/Frank Meadows & Jonathan Mondragon)

This episode's guest is Cassie Weiland, a classical composer turned ambient pop artist who releases music under the name Vines. We talked about some Lamniformes Radio staples (music school, what we did during 2020 lockdown) as well as the art of covers, the intersection of art and athletics, and her new EP "Birthday Party", out on 8/18/23. Enjoy!

Episode 74 - Cassie Wieland (Vines)

Joseph Schafer returns yet again! This time to talk about his band Colony Drop's debut album "Brace For Impact", writing metal about anime, his influences as a lead singer, and overcoming self-doubt to release one of the year's best collections of high-speed retro metal.

Episode 75 - Joseph Schafer (Colony Drop)

Ali Jaafar of Another Heave and the Zero Brightness podcast joins me to talk about Another Heaven's latest album "Heaven Sent", the Minneapolis music scene, PT Cruisers, horror, and much more!

https://anotherheaven.bandcamp.com/album/iv-heaven-sent

Episode 76 - Ali Jaafar (Another Heaven, Zero Brightness)

Writer Langdon Hickman and Kosmogyr singer Ivan Belcic return to Lamniformes Radio to discuss the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to the progressive metal band Dream Theater. The three of us are cursed with more Dream Theater knowledge than any man should have, and our only cure is passing that knowledge on to you. In this episode we discuss:

-How far we each fell into the Dream Theater rabbit hole
-Mike Portnoy's influence on our drumming
-Dream Theater's discography at its best and worst
-What Portnoy has been up to for the last 13 years
-What we expect from the reunion

Thanks for listening!

Episode 77 - Dream Theater Roundtable with Langdon Hickman & Ivan Belcic

This week I'm joined by songwriting, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Kabir Kumar. Kabir releases music under the name Sun Kin had has a new album called "Sunset World" dropping on April 19th. We talked about that album, writing songs as drummers, what Animal Collective has in common with South Asian classical music, why harmonized guitars are like mountain climbing, and much more!

https://sunraykin.bandcamp.com/album/sunset-world
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/the-lonely-atom

Episode 78 - Kabir Kumar (Sun Kin, Guppy)

This week I'm joined by Brian Barr of the Midwestern doom metal band Aseethe! Aseethe have a new album coming out on June 21st through Thrill Jockey records and personally I think it's their best yet. Brian and I talked about The Cost, why he almost walked away from doom metal entirely during COVID, touring while middle-aged, and more!

You can pre-order "The Cost" here:
https://thrilljockey.com/products/the-cost

Or, catch Aseethe on tour:
May 10 - Holyoke, MA - The Hoff 
May 11 - Providence, RI - AS220 Be Normal Fest! 
May 12 - New York, NY - Gold Sounds 
May 13 - Philadelphia, PA - HAUS 
May 14 - Washington, DC - Atlas Brew Works 
May 15 - Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana 
May 16 - Raleigh, NC - Pour House 
May 17 - Columbia, SC - New Brooklyn Tavern 
May 18 - Atlanta, GA - Mom Said It's Fine

Finally, grab "The Lonely Atom" out now:
https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/the-lonely-atom

Episode 79 - Brian Barr of Aseethe

Today I am joined by Frank Meadows. Frank is a solo musician, improviser, composer, and songwriter. As a bassist and keyboardist, Frank is also supporting musician in the bands Putter, Fust, Colamo, Bellows, Small Wonder, and, full disclosure, Lamniformes. 

But that’s not all! When he isn’t gigging, Frank books shows for artists like Kath Bloom, and works part time at Downtown Music Gallery, a record store that specializes in avant grade jazz and classical music.

Because Frank wears so many hats, I was delighted to talk to him about how all of these roles intersect, as well as his recent batch of solo releases.

You can find Frank’s music at frankmeadows.bandcamp.com.

Lamniformes Radio Episode 8 - Frank Meadows

Today I am joined by Andrew Napier, the composer behind the project Noumenah. Andrew is a film composer based in Los Angeles who started creating and releasing music under the name Noumenah as a way of expressing musical ideas and techniques that didn’t fit into his professional life. Drawing from an eclectic blend of electronic genres and acoustic instruments, Andrew’s music is rich with sonic detail. During our conversation, Andrew and I discussed the recording process for Noumenah’s first album, how his background in film scoring shaped the project, and where he plans on taking the project next. 

You can find all of the useful Noumenah links at https://songwhip.com/artist/noumenah.

Lamniformes Radio Episode 9 - Noumenah

This is the audio version of the most recent issue of my newsletter. Basically, I'm thinking out loud about Bandcamp waiving their revenue sharing once again, as well as Spotify's new Tip Jar feature. Are these good for artists? Does this change anything?

Subscribe to my newsletter at: https://tinyletter.com/IanKCory

Sources:
https://pitchfork.com/news/musicians-earned-43-million-from-bandcamp-on-friday/

https://trapital.co/2020/03/18/how-hip-hop-helped-cash-app-grow-faster/

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-now-enables-fans-to-pay-artists-money-direct-via-cashapp-and-paypal-partnerships/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 11 - Waiving Fees vs Tip Jars

This is the audio version of my latest newsletter, part autobiography and part comparison between how dancing works in the metal scene versus the hardcore scene. You can find the text version by subscribing to my newsletter at https://tinyletter.com/IanKCory

Lamniformes Radio Episode 13 - Dancing About Metal

Today I am joined by Greg Obis. Greg is the singer and guitarist of the band Stuck, from Chicago. He is also the co-runner of Born Yesterday, a record label which in addition to Stuck’s music, also recently released Cafe Racer’s Shadow Talk. For a day job, Greg works at Chicago Mastering Service and has mastered records by Greg Fox, Paul Cherry, and Another Michael among others. Greg and I spoke about how this path through the Chicago music scene led to the release of Stuck’s debut album Change is Bad, a tense post-punk record informed both by a sense of political hopelessness and the death of Greg’s parents. 

You can find Change is Bad on bandcamp at stuckchi.bandcamp.com. You can find more info about Greg’s work as an engineer at gregobis.com.

Lamniformes Radio Episode 14 - Greg Obis (Stuck, Born Yesterday)

This is the audio version of my latest newsletter about Rick Roderick, 100 gec, and Inter Arma. What can remixes and covers teach us about the act of interpretation? You can find the text version on tinyletter: https://lamniformes.substack.com/

Watch Rick Roderick's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvAwoUvXNzU&t=1s

Read Emmet's Article: https://medium.com/@DumbAristotle/the-gorgeous-dumpster-100-gecs-fire-toolz-nascar-aloe-and-l-o-t-i-o-n-dfe246ee62cf

Lamniformes Radio Episode 21 - No Final Interpretation

In this episode I spoke to Danny Sher of the band Horse Torso about his background in Jazz, the movie Whiplash, insta-choppers, the place of humor in music, and the creative process behind the band's latest album "Mikropianist" which you can find on their bandcamp page:

https://horsetorso.bandcamp.com/album/mikropianist
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQ71VBYU-lOAS2m3AD4LkQ
https://www.instagram.com/horsetorso/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 22 - Horse Torso

Today I am joined by Eva Lawitts. I first knew Eva as the bassist for Sister Helen, a long running DIY band in Brooklyn, but then continued to run into her playing session gigs for a whole host of acts like Vagabon and Princess Nokia. After the dissolution of Sister Helen, Eva formed Stimmerman as an outlet for her songwriting and has since released an EP, a full length, and most recently a score for the video game Get-A-Grip Chip, which is available on Steam now. We spoke about her compositional process, what she’s learned as a session player and engineer, and much more.

https://stimmerman.bandcamp.com/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269590/GetAGrip_Chip/

https://www.instagram.com/shrederellaregretowittz/

Lamniformes Radio Episode 28 - Eva Lawitts (Stimmerman, Sister Helen)

Frank Meadows and Jonathan Mondragon join me to talk about The Mars Volta, a band beloved by crowds and hated by rock critics in the 2000s. The three of us covered all six of the band's albums, their origins in the wake of At The Drive-In and the El, Paso Texas, the band's unconventional recording process, and how their work mixes progressive rock, salsa, jazz, magical realism, and much, much more. It's a long one to close out the year folks. Thanks for listening!

Frank Meadows:
https://linktr.ee/frank_meadows_music

Jon Mondragon:
https://www.instagram.com/monathanjondragon/

Time Stamps:
Intro to The Mars Volta - 2:52
At The Drive-In - 8:08
Defacto - 15:56
Tremulant EP - 22:54
De-Loused in the Comatorium - 32:22
Scabdates - 42:25
Frances The Mute - 46:46
Amputchture - 1:06:34
The Bedlam in Goliath - 1:13:33
Octahedron - 1:28:25
Noctourniquet - 1:39:56

Lamniformes Radio Episode 30 - Podcasted in the Lamniforium

Today I am joined by Damon Hardjowirogo of Infinity Shred, an instrumental trio with roots in the chip tune scene of the late 2000s, that have since evolved to incorporate post rock, heavy metal, and cutting edge electronic production. Last Friday Infinity Shred released EP 002: Recovery through 3Dot Recordings. I was psyched to have Damon on the podcast to talk about this latest EP, as well as the band’s sci-fi aesthetic, touring with bands like Periphery and Horse The Band, skateboarding, and much, much more.

https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/

https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-do-this-alone

Lamniformes Radio Episode 38 - Damon Hardjowirogo (Infinity Shred)

Pronounced "Lam-Neh-Forms"

Loud rock project in Brooklyn. Interviews other musicians for Lamniformes Radio.

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