hanging out with audiophiles

I've known this multi platinum renaissance man for some time now and I could tell, when we worked on the Lianne La Havas song " Green and Gold " that his skills went WAY beyond the technical. I can safely say that were it not for his expert manner in the room, that song never would have made it. Those are the kind of experiences that stay with you. It came as no surprise to later learn he's worked...

Hello! Ah yes, twas superb to catch up with the excellent Alessandro Cortini. He's someone that really connects with the soul of machines in a very rare way. He has a clear direction and opinion on so many crucial aspects of machine music, from the pure aesthetic tonal side of things to the way that individuality can be such a crucial asset in a world that's thirsty for original voices. We get int...

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...

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...

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 Arti...

  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....

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 stan...

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, w...

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 simpl...

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...

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 l...

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...

  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 tech...

  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 c...

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 art...

  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 mate...

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...

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...

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 new...

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 prefe...

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 w...

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 a...

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 al...

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 th...

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...