We Have A Technical

This week on We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex go on at length about the club scene as it pertains to Our Thing. Changes in the music, style of promotion, the role of attendees, DJs, owners and the social incentives for going out dancing (and drinking!) are explored in the patented style of this, the official I Die: You Die podcast! 

Bruce and Alex flip through the Rolodex for the 75th episode of We Have a Technical and have eleven friends of the podcast drop in to comment on albums they hold near and dear to their hearts. Special Appearances by Matt Fanale of Caustic, Adam Williams of amodelofcontrol.com, Ned Ragget, Kathleen Chausse, Rexx Arkana of FGFC820, Sara Taylor of Youth Code, Eric Gottesman of Everything Goes Cold, Wes and Michael from Talking to Ghosts, Rev John from Das Bunker, Sharon Kyronfive and Michael Arthur Holloway of Dead When I Found Her! 

On this episode of the official (accept no substitutes) podcast of Spoopoween, the Senior Staff of I Die: You Die talk to industrial podcast OG DJ Todd of Real Synthetic Audio! Topics include the history of RSA, the role of the DJ in the club and on the internet and changes we've seen in the last 15 plus years in the game. Also some chat about the recently announced Swans reissues, our regular recommendations feature and all the usual nonsense you've come to expect from the idieyoudie.com podcast! 

On this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast, Bruce and Alex give some thought to the great beyond with a discussion of the pragmatics and ethics of posthumous releases.

Alex and Bruce take a look at the paths carved out by two bands they've been tracking for the past few years - Terminal Gods and Mircalla - and cut through the hype surrounding the new New Order LP on the latest episode of We Have A Technical!

Bruce and Alex run through all of the recent goings on in Chicago for Cold Waves and in LA for Front 242. But the Industrial Summer Camp madness doesn't stop there! Kathleen Chausse drops by to talk about the Voidstar festival happening this weekend in Boston!

On this episode of We Have A Technical, Bruce and Alex field questions from listeners, ranging from the function and quality of lyrics to their preferred shooter recipes! It's an all request, all mailbag episode of the world's spoopiest industrial podcast.

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex dig into the influences of two very disparate acts on the shape and sound of Our Thing: Pet Shop Boys and Converter. Odball tribute albums are unearthed, the merits of VPN surfing are debated, and all the usual nonsense you've come to expect from Canada's most pro-wrestling friendly industrial podcast makes its way in as well.

On this episode of We Have A Technical, Jason Novak joins the senior staff for a chat about the origins and new realizations of the Cold Waves festival in Chicago, his work in reviving the old Wax Trax sound with Chris Connelly as Cocksure, and that certain je ne sais quoi possessed by Severed Heads. All this and more of the usual nonsense on the latest episode of WHaT!

After a couple of weeks away (not that the listening public would know), Bruce and Alex take a look at the insurmountable stack of records yet to be released in 2015, and each pick five records which point to the music of the future...

A few weeks back Bruce and Alex met up with Aaron Fuleki and Alex Reed on the eve of their amazing performance at Terminus Festival to chat improvisation, the fan/artist relationship and how to bring music as varied as theirs to the stage. It was fun and brisk convo that touched on a lot of concepts and ideas, had numerous intriguing diversions and occasionally descended into some good natured silliness, we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it!

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex run a commentary on one of their mutual favourite 90s EBM albums, the majestic electropop journey that is Covenant's "Europa". These album commentaries are a bit of a rare bird, so come on a ride that goes from millenial clubs to the edge of history, and, yes, to the water and the stone.

Fresh back from a road trip to Seattle Alex and Bruce are ready to talk about records by And One and Din [A] Tod, do a bit of crate digging, and turn an eye to what's happening in Toronto. There's also a little bit of local show scouting and overall (if vague) excitement over a whole bunch of upcoming projects and releases on this, the latest episode of your snooty roommate's favourite music podcast, We Have A Technical.

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex chatting with our friend Troy Hilton of Darker Side of Light Productions about the upcoming Aftermath Festival in Toronto! Additionally we get him to talk booking and tour managing, getting him to pull back the curtain and really dig into what it takes to get a multi-city tour happening, from the band, to the local promoters and even the fans! Lots to chew on in this episode, so make sure you pay close attention. Also we have to apologize for some dicey audio for a large portion of the episode, between our mic having a nasty crackle we didn't discover until after we had recorded and a slightly dubious Skype connection this one is a little rough (we did our best to fix it in post!), but we think it's worth the effort. 

Bruce and Alex do a wrap-up of Calgary's Terminus Festival and talk to JD and Mel from Grendel! We go over some of our favourite performances, chat a bit about what separated this iteration from others, and toss in a bit of New Order nitpicking for good measure.

On this episode, Bruce and Alex go to the movies! "Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay", "The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye", and a recently translated Belgian documentary on Front 242 are all being discussed on the latest episode of the podcast as the Senior Staff gets ready to roll out to Terminus.

On this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast, Bruce and Alex quiz each other on their predilections for albums by Pretentious, Moi? and Ghost & Writer. Also Alex has a lot of thoughts and feelings about the announcement of a new New Order record, Bruce reads Japanese science fiction and we announce the winner of our "Death to False EBM" t-shirt contest! All this week on the internet's pre-eminent goth and industrial music podcast (more the former than the latter for once). 

This week Bruce and Alex have Erica Mulkey of Unwoman and returning superguest Matt Fanale of Caustic on to chat the new release from their collaborative Beauty Queen Autopsy project! Lots of interesting stuff about process, how they approached things differently creatively and promotionally, and a strange new idea for merch! Also some discussion of our anniversary show, and all the other chit chat you've come to expect from the internet's preeminent industrial and related musics podcast! www.idieyoudie.com

On this episode of We Have a Technical Bruce and Alex talk to Chris Hewitt, organizer of Calgary Alberta's Terminus Festival. Lots of interesting chat about festival economics, booking and what makes a collection of bands over three nights into an experience. Also some chat about our upcoming anniversary and some recent sad news for the Canadian industrial scene.