idol board

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idol board is a plodcast from Fourth Strike Records, where we interview members of "the garages", an anarcho-syndicalist Blaseball band from the fictional location of Seattle. Each week we meet to talk to an artist about their music, the creation process, and possible inspirations. Join us every Wednesday for a conversation with a musician and another fantastic song!

  1. 09/01/2021

    "SC__TER_D" with Shmucku

    This week, BONES interviews Shmucku about “SCA__TER_D” from CONSUMED. “I love music that’s oversaturated with cool sound design, it’s just gotta have tons of  bits and bobs of weird sounds to listen to. Every time you go back and listen to the track you can find something new... I'm  really all about that.” Shmucku is musician who likes endlessly mixing, cool/strange noises, and big chunky riffs. They love music that helps them better understand and appreciate themselves and other people. You can find their non-Blaseball music at https://soundcloud.com/automaton-7 and their art at https://www.instagram.com/4mb13nt_n01s3! This episode of idol board was hosted by BONES, edited by Ada Quinn, transcribed by Merry, and produced by BONES and Tangereen Velveteen. Listen to “SC__TER_D” by the garages on thegarages.bandcamp.com.

    26 min

  2. 08/04/2021

    "hey goodwin" with apha

    This week, BONES interviews apha about “hey goodwin” from ROSTER. “I think hearing all of these voices in stereo imaging all around your head, saying they believe in you… I think that’s a great feeling.” Raph is a student from Montréal who writes songs in-between volleyball practices and produces them in-between lectures. He can be found on Twitter @aphamusic and (probably) has an EP coming out soon (maybe)! This episode of idol board was hosted, edited and transcribed by BONES, and produced by BONES and Tangereen Velveteen. Check out People Make Games to see the Blaseball video mentioned in this episode! Listen to “hey goodwin” by the garages on thegarages.bandcamp.com.

    17 min

  3. 07/21/2021

    "solar eclipse" with jennifer cat

    CW Discussions of ableism, death and COVID-19 from 19:47-26:15 This week, BONES interviews jennifer cat about “solar eclipse” from #14. “I love harmonies. Like I’m an absolute sucker for a good close harmony. It just, y’know, speaks to my soul in some way.” Jennifer Cat enjoys warm sunbeams, following laser pointers, things with bells on, and falling asleep literally wherever. She is definitely a human. She also likes playing bass, guitar, and singing, and editing idol board! Jennifer is so proud to be a part of this beautiful, international, wonderful, constantly evolving band, and hopes you enjoy hearing about it (enough to join us maybe?…) You can find her on Twitter @CattiferJen. This episode of idol board was hosted and edited by BONES, produced by Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by Merry, and written by Aoife, BONES and Tangereen Velveteen. Listen to “solar eclipse” by the garages at blandcamp.com.

    35 min

  4. 07/07/2021

    “blood, sweat, tears, and blood” with Mitchell Keys

    Our last episode with Aoife as host! This week, Aoife interviews Mitchell Keys about “blood, sweat, tears, and blood” from ROSTER. “...It’s someone who looks around and sees that everyone is not like him, but he can’t quite place a finger on why.” Listen to "blood, sweat, tears, and blood" by the garages at thegarages.bandcamp.com. Mitchell (he/him) is a 23 year old who contains multitudes. Among these multitudes are musician, writer, type 4, lover of short-sleeved button ups, wise guy, fan of Spider-Man, missionary, roleplayer, and friend to all. Mitchell is incredibly thankful for the opportunity to make music alongside the many talented members of the Garages, where he considers himself a talented vocalist, a passable guitarist, and a percussionist by necessity. When not making music, Mitchell works in campus ministry, building relationships with students and making free dinners for crowds of roughly 100 college kids. Mitchell can be found on Twitter at @ItsAMeMitchell, should he be needed. This episode of idol board was edited by BONES, hosted by Aoife, produced by Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by Merry, and written by Aoife and Tangereen Velveteen. Find all episodes and transcripts of idol board at fourth-strike.com/podcast and follow @idolboard on Twitter for updates. Get all episodes plus bonuses by supporting Fourth Strike on Patreon.

    20 min

  5. 04/28/2021 · BONUS

    idle/bored with BONES

    With some changes happening this week, we’ve once again dug into our  idol/board archives! This week, Not Aoife interviews BONES about editing  the plodcast idol board, from Fourth Strike. “I find it to be relaxing,  for one thing. Editing, like I said, gets me in the zone in a way that I  can just focus on it and like, you know, just crank some stuff out,”  BONES says, explaining what makes editing idol board so interesting.  “But it’s also really fascinating and interesting to hear the ways that  so many incredible artists make the music that they do.” BONES is a skeleton masquerading in human clothes. They can be found on Twitter @jbonechristian. This episode of idle/bored was edited by Ada Quinn, hosted by Not Aoife,  produced by Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by Astrid D, and written  by Aoife and Tangereen Velveteen. Listen to idol board on plodcast.net, blandcamp.com/podcast, Spotify, Anchor, or Pocket Casts. Listen to all the music we discuss at blandcamp.com.

    26 min

  6. 04/07/2021

    Episode 13: "arturo huerta and henry marshmallow” with Ethan Geller

    This week, Aoife interviews Ethan Geller about "arturo huerta and henry marshmallow" from REDEMPTION ARC. "I kind of like that experience of being surprised by something and then wanting to listen to something by somebody because you don't know, how many different pieces of music are going to be in that track," Ethan explains his interest in multi-part songs. "It adds kind of like this weird, twisty form to everything that I'm into." Listen to "arturo huerta and henry marshmallow" by the garages at blandcamp.com. Ethan lives in seattle and works on games and audio research and sometimes music! Ethan is also the co-host of a weekly game show called The Phony Express. This episode features music by perfect automation. Find more of their music at https://soundcloud.com/automaton-7. This episode of idol board was edited by Jennifer Cat, hosted by Aoife, produced by Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by VigilantBaker, and written by Aoife and Tangereen Velveteen.

    33 min

  7. 04/07/2021 · BONUS

    idle/bored 1? with Aoife

    This week, Not Aoife interviews Aoife about the plodcast idol board, from Fourth Strike. “There are so many songs that I feel, like, kind of get missed. So, like, one thing is I want to show how literally there is not a single bad song and how amazing some of the stuff is,” Aoife says, explaining why she makes idol board, “and along the way learn some stuff about music theory and music creation that I can use myself.” Listen to idol board on plodcast.net, blandcamp.com/podcast, spotify, anchor, or pocket cast. Listen to all the music we discuss at blandcamp.com. Hi, I’m Aoife! I’m the host of idol board, and also a co-writer. I’m pretty new to blaseball & the garages, but I’m loving being a part of the fandom and the band, and it’s been so much fun talking to everybody! You can find me nowhere except the Fourth Strike discord because social media scares me, but if you shout into the wind on a moonlit night, maybe I’ll hear it. Maybe. This episode of idle/bored was edited by BONES, hosted by Not Aoife, produced by Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by SigilCrafter Aya, and written by Aoife and Tangereen Velveteen.

    18 min

  8. 03/24/2021

    "steal home" with em grace

    This week, Aoife interviews yana about “Steal Home” from Storm’s Coming. em grace explains the garages’ connection with labor: “classic country western is very much a song of the working people, and even on the very first garages album you’ve got juneseptember like, uh, doing union anthems” em grace writes music in spare minutes between working and parenting.  They live with their wife, who tells them when their harmonies are flat, and their daughter, who tells them about clouds and shadows. This episode of idol board was hosted by Aoife, directed by Tangereen Velveteen, written by Aoife and Tangereen Velveteen, transcribed by Merry, and edited by Nuclear Tourist. Listen to “Steal Home” by the garages at blandcamp.com. Find all episodes and transcripts of idol board at fourth-strike.com/podcast and follow @idolboard on twitter for updates. Get all episodes plus bonuses by supporting Fourth Strike’s patreon at blandcamp.com/patreon.

    25 min
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idol board is a plodcast from Fourth Strike Records, where we interview members of "the garages", an anarcho-syndicalist Blaseball band from the fictional location of Seattle. Each week we meet to talk to an artist about their music, the creation process, and possible inspirations. Join us every Wednesday for a conversation with a musician and another fantastic song!

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