Barry talks us through the recording process for the song 'Nollij'. A new song for the NEXT Shriekback album! He talks about some new kit he's using including the Roland TR8 S. You'll also get to hear the song!Keep your eyes peeled for more inf

Spoken Word

Aug 8th, 2020 28m 50s

Our late night DJ 'Midnight Marsh' is back on the airwaves. This time he's got something to say about..the spoken word!But don't think for a minute it's going to have some Beatnik coffee house snapping fingers vibe! The first track 'Rust & Papr

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Jul 25th, 2020 29m 31s

"One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back." Barry does a deep dive into the world of .... nonsense. He talks about Lewis Carroll's 'Jabborwocky'

Evolution

Jul 2nd, 2020 26m 18s

Carl Marsh is behind the mic on the newest podcast! It's a scorcher! He talks extensively about a multitude of Shriekback songs. From idea, to creation, to re-imagination. He gives some great insight on several songs including 'Mercy Dash', 'Pu

More literary inspiration for some Shriekback tunes

Jun 2nd, 2020 36m 39s

Barry talks again about the literary inspiration for a few Shriekback songs. 'Faded Flowers' makes another appearance. Why not? It's a great song! He tells us about how 'Faded Flowers' and 'This Big Hush' owe a lot to Sylvia Plath, and specific

Martyn Barker talks about 'Faded Flowers' and 'Fish Below the Ice'.

May 26th, 2020 7m 4s

In this episode Martyn Barker talks about the 'seed' that became 'Faded Flowers'. From a technicians bench in Amsterdam, to the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto! It's got a Suriname influence. Check out this video to hear some Suriname music. See

The literary inspiration for some Shriekback tunes

May 16th, 2020 29m 32s

Barry Andrews of Shriekback talks about the influence that literature has had on a few of his songs. 1. 'At Swim Two Birds' by Flann O Brienthe source of ‘King in the Tree’ from the album 'Without Real String or Fish'the mad king Sweeney lamen

Bonus

Reconfigurations (remixes/reboots)

May 14th, 2020 5m 26s

Everything old is new again! It's 2020, and although we're all in lockdown, that hasn't stopped us from putting together a 'double album' of material. We've got twenty tracks. Remixes of old and new, and some 'reboots'. A few of our old songs r

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