Episode #72 - SNEKS

  I've got a new band called SNEKS! Follow us on IG at https://instagram.com/sneks_band. This episode I explain where I have been, talk about stuff and play some music. 

 This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, but Archive.org was hacked and since that is where I host my podcasts, I wasn't able to upload this episode. I am still having issues with the site, but I'm trying an alternative here and hopefully this works. If for some reason you can't hear the audio, email me at [email protected] and let me know!Anyway, Matt Seely is a super cool guy, an animator, as well as a multi-instrumentalist living in Portland Oregon. We talked for a while and had a lot of fun!Follow him on Instagram at @yard.sale.pdx 

   Bryan Shickley is an animator and expert on the weird world of the mysterious, Fred Crisman. Crisman can be thought of as a real-life "Smoking Man" from the X-Files. His name turns up in official documents discussing everything from UFOs, the JFK assassination, and now even 9/11! He also claimed to have battled a race of creatures who live underground on Earth called, The Deros.Bryan wrote and animated the hilarious and award-winning short film "Fred Crisman: Cave of The Space Nazis!" that you can watch on his YouTube channel for free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdvZ007W9DY. I highly recommend watching it and subscribing to his channel!

  Order "See You At The Solipsist Convention" By Yesness at https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/see-you-at-the-solipsist-convention. This episode I am honored to interview one of my favorite drummers of all time, Damon Che Fitzgerald. He has a brand new band called Yesness with an album about to drop and being released by Joyful Noise Recordings https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/, as well as a US tour planned for early 2025.  The unique duo Yesness, formed by Kristian Dunn (El Ten Eleven) and Damon Che (Don Caballero), came together through astute musical matchmaking. Within a year of their first virtual meeting, their nascent project’s debut record, See You at the Solipsist Convention, was complete. Scaffolded around eight-string bass, knotty percussion, and intricate syncopation, See You at the Solipsist Convention is a carnival of delights for fans of the post-everything persuasion—uncategorizable yet reverent to the altar of instrumental rock. Album opener “Not So Sorry Now Are You” begins as a static-drenched funk bop that blossoms into a sweeping epic.Quotes:Damon Che: Aped the double heart throb bass drum pattern from the drummer in my dad’s band I always admired when I was a teenager. I'm glad Kristian put the piano passage in this one. It takes me back to when music was classy without even trying.Kristian Dunn: This is one of the first songs I decided to add a bit of piano to. The part is ridiculously simple but seems to add some gravitas and still leave plenty of room for Damon to do his thing! 

 Bryan Pocius is a musician and music producer living in Westchester County, NY. He releases music under the name Blindhead. Check out his latest album "Music For Dancing And Dining" https://blindhead.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-dancing-and-diningWe had a good talk of everything from politics to music production.Check out Bryan's IG at https://www.instagram.com/blindheadmusic/

 My guest cancelled due to Covid, so I thought I would do a live podcast to YouTube. I play some music, and talk about Trump faking being shot and Prog Rock, plus other things.

   Ralph Emmerich worked as a Transcendental Meditation Instructor for nearly 40 years. He was my personal instructor of the technique in 2014. We had a wonderful talk about TM, as well as society, stress, quantum physics, and all kinds of stuff.Find out more about TM at www.tm.orgCheck out the video for Rock From Home that Ralph appears in at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2xRsRZxXII

   My old friend K-Paul Boyev stopped by to talk about recording, microphones, music, Polish restaurants, being and ear surgeon and more!Check out K-Paul's Bandcamp page at https://deadbellsrecordings.bandcamp.comAnd as usual you can support me by picking something up at https://anthillrecordings.bandcamp.comIf you would like to be a guest on DSP, email me at [email protected].

  Derrick Hart is a Singer Songwriter and spiritual nomad who I met back in the early days of the internet. He's been though a lot in his life and spends a lot of his time these days helping those less fortunate and meditating. He's an old friend and a super cool guy, check out our talk that ranges from music, to traveling, to addiction, and more!Links:Derrick's Bandcamp https://derrickhart.bandcamp.comSupport me by picking up something at https://anthillrecordings.bandcamp.com

  Jim Davies is the guitar player for the Goth duo Queen Eleanor's Cross. He's a super awesome guy with a cool accent and a super creative individual. I enjoyed our talk greatly. He started out playing bass in the punk band Vehicle Derek in the 1980s, and released a bunch of wacky and awesome solo music through the 90s and 2000s under the names Spunkle, Deep Grass, and Konstanzegraff.Links:Queen Eleanor's Cross https://linktr.ee/qexbandSpunkle https://spunkle.bandcamp.comDeep Grass https://deepgrass.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-geocachingSmall Machine https://www.youtube.com/@SmallMachineOfficialAs usual you can support me by purchasing something from https://anthillrecordings.bandcamp.comQueen Eleanor's Cross https://linktr.ee/qexband