podcast de Junio Guerra

Dave Hill is a comedian and host of his own podcast which, like Song Exploder, is on the Maximum Fun network. He's also the frontman of the band Valley Lodge. In this episode, Dave will deconstruct the Valley Lodge song Go, which you might recognize as the opening credits of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. This is a special episode produced for MaxFunWeek, seven days of celebratin...

Andre Allen Anjos is better known as RAC, a musician who first found success by remixing other people's songs. His remixes for artists like Lana Del Rey have gotten millions of plays online. In 2013, RAC released Strangers, his first album of original material, and in this episode, he breaks down the song Let Go from that record. It features guest vocals from Kele, best known as the frontman of th...

The Thermals originally began as Hutch Harris's solo recording project. He sang and played all the instruments on the 2003 Thermals record More Parts Per Million. In this episode, Hutch breaks down his lo-fi recording of the song No Culture Icons. The track was later mixed by Chris Walla, who's known best for his work with Death Cab for Cutie, and we’ll hear some thoughts from him as well. I spoke...

In addition to guitars, drums, and bass, the band Anamanaguchi makes their music with the 8-bit sounds that were built into Nintendo video game consoles made in the 1980s. They use software called a tracker to meticulously sequence and produce those sounds. Most of their music is instrumental, but in this episode, they break down one of the first times they’ve incorporated vocals, for the song Pro...

Spoon was formed in 1993 by singer Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. They've released eight albums, including their most recent record, They Want My Soul, which came out in August 2014. In this episode, Jim Eno breaks down the song Inside Out, explaining how it went from the original demo to the finished album version, including what other music influenced the recording. Plus, we'll hear from thei...

In May 2014, the video game company Ubisoft released Watch Dogs, about a vigilante hacker in Chicago in the near future. Here's how the game is described on their website: "You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice for those events, you'll monitor and hack those around you." It sold over 4 million copies...

In this episode, rapper Open Mike Eagle talks about making the song Dark Comedy Morning Show, along with the track's producer, Walker Ashby, aka Toy Light. Mike breaks down how Toy Light's original instrumental version of this song inspired him, and how his view of his own vocals on the track has changed since recording them. 

In the fall of 2001, Phil Elverum released the album The Glow Pt 2 on K Records. Pitchfork named it the best album of the year. In this episode, Phil recounts how he created the first song on the record at Dub Narcotic Studio. He spoke with me from his home in Anacortes, Washington, about his love of being alone in the studio, evoking nature through music, and where the name The Microphones came f...

Presentación de "Caro Domenico", ambiciosa composición de David del Puerto, escrita por encargo del Istituto Italiano di Cultura dentro del proyecto dedicado a la interpretación de la integral de las 555 sonatas de Domenico Scarlatti.   Escuchar audio

Se continúa recorriendo el reciente disco del pianista Alfonso Gómez dedicado a la creación española actual y se escucha "Eclipsis" de Aurélio Edler-Copes. Indagando en los clásicos de nuestra música suenan dos obras orquestales de Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga: la "Obertura, opus 1" y la "Sinfonía" en interpretación de Il Fondamento que dirige Paul Dombrecht. Escuchar audio

The band Converge formed in 1990, when its members were teenagers. They've been making music that lives somewhere in the intersection of punk, hardcore, and metal for almost 25 years. Guitarist Kurt Ballou spoke to me from his studio GodCity, which is where Converge writes and records. I also spoke over the phone with singer Jake Bannon. Coming up, they'll talk about how the physical space of GodC...

Suena, de la compositora Sofía Martínez, "Soñando", en interpretación del pianista Alfonso Gómez. Luego dos clásicos del repertorio. Más cercano Carmelo Bernaola y su orquestal "Heterofonías". De referencia los "Seis sonetos " de Eduardo Toldrá, en interpretación del violinista Víctor Martín y el pianista Miguel Zanetti. Escuchar audio

Se presenta el último disco de Concerto Köln dirigido por Pablo Heras-Casado y dedicado al famoso castrato Farinelli. Con este motivo se escuchan obras inéditas de José de Nebra. Un clásico del repertorio español, por descubrir, es Andrés Isasi. El "Cuarteto 0" llega en la interpretación del Cuarteto Isasi. Por último, un aproximación a la música de hoy a través de "AL-GO, 3 estudios de simetría"...

In this episode, we'll get a deconstructed view of the song One Second of Love by Nite Jewel. I spoke to Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel and her partner and producer Cole MGN in their home studio in Los Angeles as they took a break from making a new record. Coming up, they'll talk about the process they undertook, including recording to tape as a creative restriction, and collaborating with their fr...

El 125 aniversario del nacimiento de José Padilla permite escuchar algunas de sus canciones emblemáticas, "La violetera", "El relicario" y "Princesita" en las voces históricas de Lucrecia Bori, Titta Ruffo, y Titto Schippa. Por otra parte la música más actual está representada por "Iris" de Félix Ibarrondo en la interpretación del pianista Alfonso Gómez. Y un clásico del repertorio como Juan Crisó...

Sale a la luz el aspecto religioso del compositor José de Nebra a través de su "Stabat Mater" que interpreta la capilla Príncipe de Viana. El dúo Cassadó, formado por el violonchelista Damián Martínez Marco y la pianista Marta Moll de Alba, se presentan discográficamente con un disco dedicado a Gaspar Cassadó del que se escuchan las obras menos divulgadas. Por último, un acercamiento al piano actu...

Se recuerda al folclorista y compositor Bonifacio Gil en el quincuagésimo aniversario de su fallecimiento escuchando la marcha "España en Axdir" dedicada a Alfonso XIII. Asimismo, el 125 aniversario de la soprano Graciela Pareto permite recorrer su vida y algunas de sus grabaciones. Por último se escucha el "Cuarteto de cuerda, opus 4, de la guitarra" de Joaquín Turina en interpretación del Cuarte...

The band Garbage formed in 1994 when three guys from Madison Wisconsin — Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson, met Scottish singer Shirley Manson. Twenty years later, they've sold over 17 million records worldwide. In this episode, we'll get a view inside their 2012 song "Felt" from the album "Not Your Kind of People." Butch Vig, who is also a legendary producer behind some of the most influe...

El pianista Luis Ricoy protagoniza la interpretación de la "Sonata 135" de Antoni Soler recientemente recuperada. También se recuerda la labor realizada por la Banda Municipal de Barcelona junto a su director y compositor Joan Lamote de Grignon. En interpretación de esta agrupación, dirigida por Salvador Brotons, se escucha "Boires" y una selección su ballet infantil "Somnis"    Escuchar audio

Programa homenaje al compositor  Cristòfor Taltalbull a los 50 años de su fallecimiento. Se escuchan sus "Canciones chinas", la "Obertura" para orquesta, y las obras corales "Comiat de l'anima", "Cant de maig" y "Cantd'alegria".   Escuchar audio

Ryan Olson is a member of the band Polica. Though he doesn't perform with them live, he put the band together, produces the songs, and co-writes them. I interviewed Ryan in his bedroom studio in Minneapolis. In this episode, he breaks down the song Smug, from their 2013 album Shulamith. He also talks about two pieces of equipment that have helped shape the sound of Poliça, and how he was introduce...

Programa dedicado a Jaume Casellas (1690-1764), famoso maestro de capilla de la catedral de Toledo, con motivo de los 250 años de su muerte.     Escuchar audio

 Dos aniversarios configuran el programa: los 75 años de María Luisa Ozaíta ylos 350 de Juan Guitiérrez de Padila. En ambos caso se repasa su biografía yse escuchan algunas de las obras más significativas de su catálogo. Escuchar audio

Loren Bouchard is the creator of the animated television comedy Bob's Burgers, a series about a family and the restaurant they own and live above, currently in its fourth season on Fox. In addition to being the co-executive producer and showrunner, Loren also composed the show's opening theme. I interviewed Loren in his office, where his desk is surrounded by musical instruments. In this episode,...

Se recuerda a Emilio Serrano a los 75 años de su muerte escuchando fragmentos de "La bejarana" compuesta en colaboración con Francisco Alonso. Nuevo repaso al disco de Luis Ricoy dedicado a sonatas inéditas de Antonio Soler de las que se escuchan la 136 y la 138. Finalmente se atiende al desconocido repertorio para dos flautas de Joan Pla y Carles Baguer según lo han recopilado los flautistas Marc...