Boca di piedra II is an alternative version from the oriiginal in which the electronics is reduced to it's minimum expression to show the incredible beauty of the sounds produced by Sachika and Diego

Boca di piedra II

pop culture is a concept EP of sorts. Spook lurches over a timeline of self-reflection; from schoolyard crushes in retcon age, to crying at films in lads don’t cry, to a malaise of apathy and indecision in maybe!
Expect woozy synths, tummy-rumbling basslines, and scatterbrained beats that lay the backbone to a mess of half-sincere truths and unfiltered ramblings, delivered via whatever noises fall out of Spook’s mouth. To quote the man himself: “I don’t know much, but what I do know is that I needed to record these songs before it’s too late. i.e. before I’m dead”.


retcon age

lads don't cry

againagainagain

pop culture

daydreams

This week on Line Noise my guest is the humble titan that is Mark Pritchard, an English producer who has made everything from jungle to ambient, grime to techno. He has also teamed up with Thom Yorke for a new album, Tall Tales, that will be released on May 9. We talked about the added expectation of creating an album with one of the world’s biggest rock stars and the fascinating creative back and forth of recording Tall Tales; we talked about the bassoon and the cor anglais, Leslie speakers, rock drums and so much more. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra. I hope you enjoy it.

Line Noise 211 - Mark Pritchard

This is a song for my sister Jill's birthday (6/19).  It also has a music video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ddmqRezfsKQ

It was first recorded for her sweet 16 on a 4 track (cassette) recorder in 1996, using a 7 second sample of the Brand New Heavies' - 'Put the Funk Back In it' - by literally clicking the mouse to the beat to get the original 1996 recording.

Now in 2025, with Moises, I was able to take the 4 track recording and separate the tracks (awesome!!) and remaster them. I was also able to separate the BNH song into tracks and create a new and incredibly updated version of my sister's birthday song.

Back in 1996, I had my amazing friends from the Misguided Youth add their skills, with Bix (Jon Buchsbaum) laying down vocals like only he can, and The Factor (Max Tauber) provided that super tasty lead. Those elements, and my lead vocal are all the original 1996 recordings. Chief (Jon Shulman) the Youth's drummer, was not in the original recording, but he, my wife Crystal Mandica, and our son Anthony Mandica, did an incredible job faking it for this video. Bix and Max were amazing in how they faked - in 2025 - the parts they recorded in 1996. I personally had never tried lip syncing before.

I laid down some harmonica and additional keyboards, but the vast majority of the incredible groove and musicianship is from the Brand New Heavies.

— Mark 'mudpuppy' Mandica, AKA the funky stump

Sweet 1 to the 6 (2025 edition)

In Your Own Words

All You Believe (Feat. Priveyt) (Web Sheldon's Writin' Stories Rework)

Progressive electronica and contemporary visual artist
Mixes elements of natural sound, high range celestial vocals and inventive instrumentation to make original and  dreamy, experimental ‘music from the swamp’
Vocalist in Dirty Freud

In Your Own Words

Ruby Tingle