We Have A Technical

Okay, okay, ahem - Alex and Bruce absolutely were ready to have a podcast up the day after Halloween and definitely didn't cobble something together at the last minute because their all-night spook-tacular rager left them without research or a tangible topic. No sir-ee. So when they're picking five Halloween party deep cuts, you can rest assured knowing that this episode of We Have A Technical comes with all the hallmarks of quality you've come to expect from IDieYouDie.com!

In anticipation of Halloween, Alex and Bruce are talking about the role horror literature, imagery, and themes have played across the breadth and history of dark music. From the theological torment of Christian Death through the techno-horror of Skinny Puppy up to the camp horror cribbing of aggrotech, a broad ranging (and slightly raucous) conversation ensues. All that plus Hocico's recent stop in Vancouver and some very exciting news about a project emerging from the Telekon Slack channel on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!

No less classic a record than Bauhaus' "Mask" gets the full length editorial treatment in this month's Patreon supported We Have A Commentary episode! We discuss the band's moves away from the angular aggression of "In The Flat Field" and toward the polished and ornamented singles which still mark their legacy, the press' legendary contempt for the band's theatrics, and so much more (ie, a hell of a lot of pumping of David J's tires).

You'd be hard pressed to find albums more dichotomous than the two the Senior Staff are discussing on this week's podcast. That said, Foetus' "Hole" and Deine Lakaien's "Dark Star" are both records Alex and Bruce have spent years listening to and fit them like gloves despite being maniacally destructive and melodramatic, respectively. All that plus the Senior Staff's thoughts on the Green Guy finally getting his papers in order in Canada on We Have A Technical!

This episode of We Have A Technical offers up an interview with none other than C-Tec! Jean-Luc De Meyer and Marc Heal join us to talk about the origins and future of arguably the greatest industrial supergroup of all time, how it frees them up to take different paths than their other projects, and which members of the band would taste best. All that plus updates on Uncle Gary Numan and coverage of industrial music in broader music media. Can the Senior Staff get through this episode without any editing errors? Only one way to find out...

This week the Senior Staff are on the mean streets of LA, catching all the goings on at the third and final stop of the Cold Waves festival tour. Alex and Bruce discuss all the sets from bands new and old and are joined throughout the episode by bands and other friends who offer their thoughts on and memories of the fest. It's a full-throttle trip through rivethead heaven on this week's episode of We Have A Technical!

On the occasion of Storming The Base scaling back and changing their operations, the Senior Staff are taking up the topic of mail order. From filling out money orders for Steril singles to trying to figure out which format a Bandcamp purchase should be in, Bruce and Alex are looking at mail order from both a nostalgic and business-minded perspective. All that, plus some last minute Cold Waves biz and a whole bunch of Blade Runner bullshit on the latest episode of We Have A Technical!

With industrial supergroup C-Tec back in action touring across the continent, the Senior Staff are revisiting their second LP, 2000's "Cut". What do each of Heal, Denton, and De Meyer bring to the project? How does it hold up in comparison to its predecessor? And how many Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel references can be shoehorned into an industrial music podcast? Find out on this month's Patreon supported We Have A Commentary podcast!

Hot on the heels of last week's knock down dragout fisticuffs, Bruce and Alex kick back with a good old fashioned Pick 5 episode of We Have a Technical. Yes, B-Sides are the topic, as each of the Senior Staff picks a couple personal faves and then expounds on why they enjoy them so well. Plus we talk the recent Die Krupps Visa Issues, some unexpected revelations pertaining to Mortal Kombat The Movie (really) and more, all this week on the official I Die: You Die podcast!

Things get personal, very personal, as the Senior Staff embark upon the third Great Debate. Each is acting as a representative of their favourite album of all time, and no punches are pulled as Alex and Bruce champion the virtues of two undisputed classics. The Cure's "Disintegration". Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures". Two albums enter. One leaves. One...gets its corners dinged. It's the Great Debate III on We Have a Technical! 

The ol' ID:UD mailbag is pulled open in this episode of the podcast, with all manner of questions ranging from the ruminatively serious to the frothily flippant being taken up by the Senior Staff. How will Die Sektor, Emilie Autumn -and- Tomohiro Ishii all make their way onto the world's premier podcast for post-industrial pedantry? There's only one way to find out, gentle listener.

Matia Simovich of Inhalt joins Alex and Bruce on the podcast this week to discuss how that project's trilogy of EPs responds to the crisis of late capitalism, the rhythm of the German language, and how Deleuzean rhizomes can destabilize genres. We also have a bit of a preview of the upcoming Cold Waves LA festival which we'll be attending, and all manner of other updates and bon mots from the realm of darker alternatives.

The Senior Staff is back at full force! Back from vacation, Alex and Bruce are talking about records from Spetsnaz and Gatekeeper. Also on the docket is Resident Advisor's piece on EBM...which may have had some influence on our choice of albums this week. We're charged up and ready to go: I Die: You Die, you know what it is!

It's a special two-guest episode of We Have a Technical as we welcome Eric Sochocki of FIRES and Jamie Blacker of ESA to the podcast. We had the pleasure of sitting down with both artists at Terminus, and each offered insight into their history, goals and what the future might hold. Did you wonder what (highly danceable) direction FIRES might be going in? Are you wondering about the beast in the latest ESA record? Tune in true believers! 

It's a very special We Have a Commentary, as for the first time ever Bruce and Alex sit down with the artist who made the album we're commenting on. Yes, Réal Cardinal joins us to talk about Hollow Worlds, his astonishing LP of post-rock and bass music flavoured IDM. Stories about it's inspiration, construction, and legacy are told, and secrets are revealed as we go over every inch of this modern classic of sound design and production! 

With Bruce away for a few weeks of well-deserved vacation, Alex digs into the interviews we collected during Terminus Festival for a conversation with Claus Larsen of Leaether Strip. Needless to say this was a bucket list interview for the Senior Staff, and Claus obliged with numerous fascinating stories and perspectives from the past and present alike. What can you expect from his forthcoming album World Molæster and his new project with members of Die Krupps and Fear Factory, Die Klute? Listen to We Have a Technical and find out!

It's a very special travelogue episode of We Have a Technical as Bruce and Alex record their impressions of Terminus Festival in Calgary, along with a ton of special guest appearances from performers and friends of the site. Who brought the goods? What did we think of each and every performance? How much can two dudes record in one weekend on less than average sleep and with incredibly hoarse voices from yelling? You'll have to listen to find out!     

On the heels of bidding adieu to their subcultural home away from home for years on end, the Senior Staff are talking about Vancouver's late great Club 23 West. Alex and Bruce talk about the club's history in Vancouver as well as how the club's fate points towards larger trends continent wide. They're joined by some long-time friends and fellow DJs on this, the latest episode of We Have Technical, along with some last minute Terminus prep!

The Senior Staff try to save records of note from the memory hole on this episode of We Have A Technical. Alex and Bruce petitioj for why each of the five records they've picked which are currently out of print deserve a reissue. What oddball corners of genre crossover will be explored? Which overlooked pioneers will be championed? Tune in to find out, as well as getting the skinny on recent sets by Rational Youth and Psyche.

It's a different kind of commentary episode, as Bruce and Alex take a cue from The Satellite of Love and do a live video commentary! The Senior Staff are watching Skinny Puppy's legendary live concert video "Ain't It Dead Yet?" There's plenty of oozing, gurgling live brappage to be discussed, with our beloved S'Puppies sitting at a transition point live in Toronto. So grab some snacks, crack a beer, and make a call to the Green Guy as you cue up and watch some classic electro-industrial madness alongside your pals Alex and Bruce!