This Are Johnny Domino

"It's Episode 13, so surely this is a good time to ‘mess with the format’", say Steve and Giles. "Maybe, maybe not," says the rest of the world. "Listen with your ears and make up your own mind" replied the visionary podcasters. "It's a work in progress." "Climb out of that belly button", yelled the rest of the world. This one includes: Juvenile jazz-funk envy Alt-Country aversion therapy Psychede...

This week Steve and Giles are joined by their old friend, vocalist, driver and muse, Dick. Listen as they peer through the mists of time, reassess old songs and share memories of their misspent youth. A full episode transcript is available at Musixmatch . This one includes: Buttholes on the bus to Sandiacre Manipulating the Young Americans Land Rover travel sickness simulation Visions of Heaven an...

Bill Hicks once said "It’s just a ride", and in this episode we take you on a spin 'round our teenage dreams, hurtling down the Cobain slopes into the hairpin bend of 90s bohemia. Put more plainly, brothers Giles and Steve have more fun unearthing trash and treasure from their C90 mountain and it's all quite enjoyable. This one includes: Erotic matriarch has toasted posterior ‘Daddy, what did you...

Maybe this one should be called "This Aren’t Johnny Domino", as Giles and Steve head into the unexplored territory of earlier bands and alternative recording projects from their ‘tape mountain’. Come along for the ride as the two brothers uncover more missed opportunities and blind alleys in the cause of showing you How Not To Succeed At Music.* (* While at the same time finding ‘success’ in a dif...

They say that time is a great healer, but sometimes discovering evidence of past attitudes and opinions in recordings made 30 years ago can be painful! Listen as Giles and Steve 'figure it out' and come up with further revisionist histories of their lo-fi recording career. This week the brothers rediscover songs ranging from acoustic 'punk' to straight-up indie pop - but which song will make it on...

It’s the 30-year anniversary of our adoption of the name Johnny Domino, so to mark the occasion Steve heads to Ilkeston to record his part of this episode in the very room where it all started all those years ago. Just to completely dispel any possible sense of jeopardy over the song choice for the "Best of" mix tape, the first track today sets out our Lo-Fi agenda right from the get-go. The secon...

Did we actually record this episode? Or was it perhaps made by an AI? You’ll have to give it a listen and see what you think. If you do, you’ll find us in our usual mode, listening to our old tunes and rambling on about Lo-Fi influences, 70s Kung Fu, and Rave culture. The tracks are varied, but will any of them have what it takes to make it onto the ‘Best of Johnny Domino’ mixtape? Also including:...

This week the brothers Woodward find a more upbeat and ‘danceable’ selection of tunes from their mountain of old four-track recordings. The question is, will the good vibes evaporate when Steve calls Giles’ keyboard part 'moronic'? Also including: Johnny Miller’s bass technique More predictions of the future Excessive drum talk Four-track maximalism Blessington Carriage field recording An open inv...

In this bonus episode, our friend Tom Cox tells his side of the story of (possibly) our closest possible brush with indie-music-level fame. Interestingly, Tom's is a completely different tale, featuring Steve Lamacq and the scourge of all bespectacled musical brothers everywhere. If you missed our version of this story, listen here . Visit Tom Cox Connect with Johnny Domino on Facebook and Instagr...

It’s ‘obscure’ to the point of ‘totally ignored’ music time again folks! In this episode Stephen and Giles sway tentatively between writing a song people liked, to trying to make devastatingly moving art, to just having a laugh with our mates. Which approach to making music will stand up to the test of time? Also including: Achieving true happiness with/without a bass The Delgados look for us A mu...

More half-recalled memories of 4-track home recordings, as Giles and Steve listen to songs that they wrote many years ago to see what they think about them. Do I need to say that this episode might include some spoilers? If you haven't seen a particular film that is over 30 years old?  This episode features Sunday-morning philosophy and references to Peter Skellern, Richard Stilgoe and Jake T...

Giles and Steve are once again taking time out from their busy adult lives to talk about three songs that very few people have ever heard. The prize? A coveted place on an imaginary compilation tape. The point? We'll get back to you on that one. Including: Unconscious stealing Derby underground legends and a bakery A problem with monkeys? The end of the podcast Accidental songwriting and farting a...

Giles and Steve weigh up the merits (or otherwise) of three more songs from the extensive Johnny Domino archive of obscure musical memories. Will they remember the songs or any facts about their composition? And will any of them be worthy enough to appear on a theoretical best-of compilation tape? Including: Experimenting with how to sing Proper early 90s Auditory plasters Hot sauce and first-degr...

Giles and Steve talk about the merits (or otherwise) of three songs from the extensive Johnny Domino archive of musical majesty / lo-fi arsing about. Will any of them be worthy enough to appear on a theoretical best-of compilation tape? Including: Ren and Stimpy Toxic masculinity / One Direction Visions of brown retail The beautiful 12th fret Audible smugness Sloppy bass A Mick Jagger bombshell Th...

If you hanker for the early 90s and the halcyon days of lo-fi alternative music, recorded on crappy equipment in a home environment, you should listen to This Are Johnny Domino. Giles and Steve Woodward began recording songs under the name Johnny Domino in the summer of 1993. Over the next 3-4 years they recorded over 100 songs on a 4-track tape recorder, drafting in other players on an ad-hoc bas...