The Sonic Cloth

TSC28: The Early Works of Cerberus Shoal w/ Jeremy DeVine (Temporary Residence Ltd.)

Restless. Prescient. Overlooked. Cerberus Shoal were an enigma of the 90s post-hardcore scene, progenitors of what would come to be known as post-rock, gurus of lush ambient rock, and ensemble avant-folk heroes. The Portland, Maine band evolved more between individual releases than most artists do throughout their careers. I was fortunate enough to have Jeremy DeVine, founder of the outstanding Temporary Residence Ltd. label, on this episode to dive deep on the first five Cerberus Shoal albums. We discuss the early incarnations of the band, their working relationship, reissuing the first three CS albums 20+ years later, and preserving the legacy of one of the most singular bands of the past three decades. 
Pick up vinyl reissues of the Self-Titled, …And Farewell to Hightide, and Homb at the Temporary Residence Ltd. store.
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TSC27: East African Gems (Ostinato, Now Again, World Circuit, Awesome Tapes of Africa, Analog Africa, Soundway)

Part II of a survey of vintage and modern funky African music via today’s crop of excellent global reissue labels. We take things to East Africa spanning beloved regional styles like Ethio-jazz, the pan-Somali sound, Sudanese groove, Kenyan Benga, Zambian Psych Rock, and Neo-Taarab from Zanzibar, among others.  
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TSC26: West African Gems (Soundway, Analog Africa, Sahel Sounds, Awesome Tapes From Africa)

Part I of a survey of (mostly) funky African music via today’s crop of excellent global reissue labels. These dedicated labels are introducing and reintroducing strains of outstanding West African music, new and old, to ears that have largely ignored the region’s under-recognized contributions to the breadth of music. We run through Hilife, Afrobeat, Gumbe, Afro-Rock, Malian Peulh, Edo Funk, Country-Folk, Agadez Rock, and then some.
Next up is Part II where we’ll explore the musical gems of East Africa.
AKULA!
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TSC25: Profound Lore Records feat. Phil’s Breakfast Metal

We’re back for another record label discography deep dive. We teamed up with Phil (Phil’s Breakfast Metal) once again to take on the mighty Profound Lore Records, a label which has left a singular mark on the world of forward thinking and riff-bringing metal & dark music. We discussed our first exposure to the label and its inevitable legendary status in setting the bar for extreme metal over the past two decades. Phil and I each plucked four tracks from the label’s rich catalog, which was not an easy task. Stick around till the end to hear our honorable mentions (also not an easy task). Support Profound Lore Records on Bandcamp and the label’s web store 
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TSC24: Secondhand Songs

We listen to a bunch of cool & nice cover songs. 
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TSC23: Pre Post-Rock with Ian King (Stereogum, Under the Radar Mag, Author of ”Appetite for Definition”)

Author & music writer, Ian King (Under the Radar Mag, Stereogum, Author of "Appetite for Definition: An A-Z Guide to Rock Genres"), joins me as we tackle the wide and undefinable world of post-rock. We wrestle with this genre’s cringe name, quote Simon Reynolds ad nauseam, ponder why post-rock bands prefer to play live while sitting on chairs, and run through a based post-rock playlist curated by Ian. True to form, only real post-rock heads will stick around for the full runtime on this one. Lift your skinny fists and smash that subscribe button. 
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Pick up Ian King’s terrific book, Appetite for Definition: An A-Z Guide to Rock Genres at your local bookstore, Harper Collins Publishers, or Amazon.
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TSC22: Fringe Psych Vol.II (Eastern Migration)

In Vol.II of our ongoing Fringe Psych series, we round up eight psyched out bangers from all along the eastern hemisphere. In this one, we hit Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Morocco, Egypt, India, and Korea. Eat it up, you orientalist fucks. 
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TSC21: Planes Mistaken For Stars w/ Damian Master (A Pregnant Light)

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Damian Master (A Pregnant Light, Colloquial Sound Recordings) dropped by to confess his love for the most underrated, savage band in rock & roll and post-hardcore: the mighty Planes Mistaken For Stars. I asked Damian to select his most beloved tracks from each of the major PMFS releases. We covered everything from the first 10’’ to their 2016 comeback record, Prey. In our discussion, we get into everything from PMFS’s influence on A Pregnant Light, Gared’s inimitable voice and lyrics, and the evolution of the band from “planesmistakenforstars” to just “Planes”. This one’s a real gem in The Sonic Cloth canon as Damian’s got stories for days and lets em rip. Huge thanks to Damian for dropping by the show and setting the record straight on this brilliant beautiful band. RIP Gared O’Donnell. We ride to fight! 
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- Pick up PMFS merch at Deathwish
A Pregnant Light tracks played:
“Beast About” from Beast About w/ Germanicus
“Do as Daddy Says” from I Licked It, Now It’s Mine