Tasting Notes - With Bryn and Jaff

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Hosted by two guys who know a bit about music and nothing about wine, the Tasting Notes podcast is a weekly chat about both. Bryn and Jaff try a different bottle every week in a quest to understand the terminology and to be able to taste wine, rather than just drink it; as well as discussing all things heavy, extreme and alternative in the world of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Pepperbox

    22H AGO

    Pepperbox

    G'day folks! Bryn and Jaff return to Southern Australia to try out a bottle of Pepperbox Shiraz...and they humbly apologise for the appallingly bad attempts at Australian accents. Bryn's crack gets a shout out, there's a game of Kiss My Trump, David Ellefson rears his big head (sorry) and Jaff tests Bryn's knowledge of Australian hard-rock bands...oh, and we raise a glass for Dr Dre's birthday! From gypsy punk to ambient classical, death metal to deathcore with a quick amble through Mariachi and crust-punk....it's an eclectic week!! This Weeks Releases Charlie XCX - Wuthering Heights (00:35:29) Atlantic Recordings https://open.spotify.com/album/4oniyB3TRFhjglVSqVgy9e?si=0vqK2I6QRrCO5DFPol8Xxw Converge - Love Is Not Enough (00:39:19) Epitaph https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/love-is-not-enough Gogol Bordello - We Mean It, Man! (00:42:34) Gogol Recordings https://gogolbordello.bandcamp.com/album/we-mean-it-man Worm - Necroplace (00:45:07) Century Media https://wormgloom.bandcamp.com/album/necropalace-24-bit-hd-audio Fossilization - Advent Of Wounds (00:47:01) Everlasting Spew https://open.spotify.com/album/5EznkIQj30NXQOqsuB5EQ0?si=kFlFV3sVTqucHokvj1Y4AA De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Rituel : Initiation (00:51:50) Hypnotic Dirge https://danapostmetal.bandcamp.com/album/rituel-initiation Ashbringer - Subglacial (01:01:25) Nothingspace https://ashbringermusic.bandcamp.com/album/subglacial Magda Drozd - Divided By Dusk (01:07:25) Präsens Editionen  https://praesenseditionen.bandcamp.com/album/divided-by-dusk Ponte Del Diavolo - De Venom Natura (01:13:16) Season Of Mist https://pontedeldiavolo666.bandcamp.com/album/de-venom-natura Forcefed Horsehead / Shaving The Werewolf - From Horrid To Worse Split EP (01:18:42) Self https://forcefedhorsehead.bandcamp.com/album/from-horrid-to-worse Avalanche - Armed To The Teeth (01:27:48) Self https://avalanchebandrock.bandcamp.com/album/armed-to-the-teeth Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx (IV) (01:34:35) ATO Records https://thebronx.bandcamp.com/album/mariachi-el-bronx-iv Skin Stripper - Brutality Is Supremacy (01:37:50) Self https://skinstripperslam.bandcamp.com/album/brutality-is-supremacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 44m
  2. Los Arrāez

    FEB 12

    Los Arrāez

    This week Bryn and Jaff return to the delights of white wine! They've picked a slightly more obscure grape from Valencia in Spain....and it hasn't been made in a mental asylum or the worlds thinnest house... Slipknot are looking outside their window, Steven Wilson has made Bryn very happy, and Kid Rock gains a whole new meaning after his anti-SuperBowl show.... After wading through the musical pond, there's been some absolute beauties that have risen to the surface!! I you're looking for modern NWOBHM bands or aggressive post-rock then fill up your glass and settle in... This Weeks Releases Karnivool - In Verses (00:31:19) Cymatic https://open.spotify.com/album/2QJhJYgrwIL5C8x7FphmVk?si=L3QW4AInQdGfJyMgK5qq-w Puscifer - Normal Isn't (00:33:44) BMG https://puscifermusic.bandcamp.com/album/normal-isnt Mayhem - Liturgy Of Death (00:36:35) Century Media https://open.spotify.com/album/2C8tHSlAS7hGeHCJhvpuGW?si=KGdG909cRh6m4UpIxqaizg Puke Wolf - Descend (00:47:08) 5FeetUnder https://pukewolf.bandcamp.com/album/descend Tailgunner - Midnight Blitz (00:55:12) Napalm https://tailgunner.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-blitz Predatory Void - Atoned In Metamorphosis (01:06:23) Pelagic https://predatoryvoid.bandcamp.com/album/atoned-in-metamorphosis Moloch - Bend. Break. Kneel. Crawl (01:13:47) Dry Cough https://moloch.bandcamp.com/album/bend-break-kneel-crawl Cattle Hammer - Dark Thoughts With Lights Out (01:19:12) Road To Masochist https://cattlehammer.bandcamp.com/album/dark-thoughts-with-lights-out Uncultivates - This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution (01:25:29) Horsebox Records https://uncultivates.bandcamp.com/album/this-will-become-clear-later-like-the-french-revolution Kavari - Plague Music EP (00:35;18) XL Recordings https://kavarimusic.bandcamp.com/album/plague-music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 46m
  3. S3 E4 - The Wolftrap

    FEB 5

    S3 E4 - The Wolftrap

    South Africa is the destination of choice this week! Bryn and Jaff try a Shiraz from the Franschoek region...and the reviews are mixed... There's been announcements from ArcTangent and Damnation, Grammy's snubs, Donald Trump's aversion to Green Day, and there's another round of 'Red, White or Black'...if Bryn can keep his eyes of Jean's sugar bush.... New releases cover a wide range of genres this week, including a British black metal band, some Swedish prog and a Belarusian technical death metal band with a name longer than Gandalfs beard....plenty to get your teeth into! This Weeks Releases Sidious - Malefic Necropolis (00:39:28) Immortal Frost https://sidious.bandcamp.com/album/malefic-necropolis Gorrch - Stillamentum (00:47:30) Avantgarde https://gorrch.bandcamp.com/album/stillamentum Qasu - A Bleak King Cometh (00:58:52) Apocalyptic Witchcraft https://qasu.bandcamp.com/album/a-bleak-king-cometh Hällas - Panorama (01:09:04) Äventyr https://haellas.bandcamp.com/album/panorama Eximperitus - Meritoriousness Of Equanimity (01:15:24) Willowtip https://eximperitus.bandcamp.com/album/meritoriousness-of-equanimity Laura Cannell - The Medieval Drone Society (01:20:58) Brawl https://open.spotify.com/album/6IgbjNqm7ZAHEjLfKbGeeM?si=2d8yy4dGRkKfVTKZeev8Ww Nightmarer - Hell Interface (EP) (01:26:05) Total Dissonance Worship https://nightmarer.bandcamp.com/album/hell-interface Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 44m
  4. S3 E3 - Three Finger Jack

    JAN 29

    S3 E3 - Three Finger Jack

    Another week, another wine! And this time it's back to California for a Zinfandel courtesy of Three Finger Jack (prospecting not required). This week Vigljos are touring Botswana, there's drunken children stumbling around France in 1981, Bryn and Jaff have an uncharacteristically serious conversation about the challenges facing music venues across the UK......and Jaff goes full Bruce Forsyth as he brings a game for Bryn to try his hand at! It's been another stellar week for music releases, including two solo French projects that are contenders for album of the month!! This Weeks Release Gros Enfant Mort - Le Sang des Pierres (00:33:54) Moment Of Collapse https://grosenfantmort.bandcamp.com/album/le-sang-des-pierres Megadeth - Megadeth (00:44:04) BLKIIBLK https://open.spotify.com/album/6ouAFvDtaYWB7PdGaRtJGq?si=Ur0S14IcTc2FM_9wiKm4sA Madra Salach - It's A Hell Of An Age (01:01:07) Canvas Music https://open.spotify.com/album/6oZmZb6MX4lhYPN6v3sD2S?si=MJdNTmutTieOo913MJMzDw Archvile King - Aux Heures Désespérées (01:09:40) Les Acteurs de L'Ombre https://ladlo.bandcamp.com/album/aux-heures-d-sesp-r-es Handful Of Hate - Soulless Abominations (01:17:27) Dusktone https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/soulless-abominations Return To Silent Hill (OST) - Akira Yamaoka (01:22:02) Room 318 https://lacedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/return-to-silent-hill-original-motion-picture-soundtrack JB Dunckel - Paranormal Music Chamber (01:27:42) Prototyp https://open.spotify.com/album/0jGs4yfIyOKfn6b9kYzlS8?si=acx7akz9Rq-fONRf7bWx3g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 48m
  5. S3 E2 - Lui

    JAN 22

    S3 E2 - Lui

    This week Jaff has pulled an absolute blinder with his wine choice, opting for a Cabernet Sauvignon from Verona in northern Italy. Gimp suits, Megadeth, James Hetfield's tricky guitar playing and the best Doctor Dave you could ever ask for.....there's all this and plenty more in store for you this week. On the release front, Jaff brings all the heavy this week, whilst Bryn basks in crust....January is throwing some absolute gems! This Weeks Releases Kreator - Krushers Of The World (00:36:07) Nuclear Blast https://kreator.bandcamp.com/album/krushers-of-the-world Corporatocracy - Corporatocracy (00:48:01) Self https://corporatocracy.bandcamp.com/album/corporatocracy Tombseeker - Tombseeker (00:57:03) Iron Fortress https://tombseeker.bandcamp.com/album/tombseeker Rotgut - 8oz Cantrip EP (01:02:13) Self https://rotgutofficial.bandcamp.com/album/8-oz-cantrip Void Monuments - Posthumous Imprecation (01:10:03) Blood Harvest https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/posthumous-imprecation Total Annihilation - Mountains Of Madness (01:17:42) Testimony Records https://total-annihilation.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-of-madness In A House Of Hearbeats - Divination Of Dreams (01:23:52) Ripcord https://ripcordrecords.bandcamp.com/album/divination-of-dreams Imarhan - Essam (01:36:23) City Slang https://imarhan.bandcamp.com/album/essam Void Seeker - Depth (01:43:02) Self https://voidsinker.bandcamp.com/album/depth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 52m
  6. S3E1 - American Gothic

    JAN 15

    S3E1 - American Gothic

    After a shaky, snowy start to the year, Bryn and Jaff are back!! They're kicking off 2026 with a truly artistic bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from California....and Bryn brings a fancy new piece of wine tech to elevate their drinking experience!! You'll hear about Mozart's love of arses, Ozzy's new autobiography, the first Damnation announcement of 2026.....and there's a throwback to the infamous Italy episode! And on top of all that, there's been some exceptional releases already this year......especially for the black metal fans out there!! This Weeks Releases Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge (00:35:05) Napalm https://alterbridge.bandcamp.com/album/alter-bridge Ellende - Zerfall (00:46:43) AOP https://ellende.bandcamp.com/album/zerfall Miasme - Keep Them At A Distance (00:55:57) Self https://miasme.bandcamp.com/album/keep-them-at-a-distance Fuath - III (01:02:53) Northern Silence https://fuath.bandcamp.com/album/iii The Ruins Of Beverast - Tempelschlaf (01:09:15) Ván Records https://theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/album/tempelschlaf Sinister Feeling / Heavens Die - Split (01:15:18) Delayed Gratification https://delayedgratificationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-4 Big Shipping - Nobody Asked For This (01:23:28) Freakscene Records https://bigshipping.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-asked-for-this Oraculum - Hybris Divina (01:30:15) Invictus Productions https://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/hybris-divina Ectovoid - In Unreality's Coffin (01:33:37) Everlasting Spew https://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/in-unrealitys-coffin Zu - Ferrum Sidereum (01:37:02) House Of Mythology https://zuband.bandcamp.com/album/ferrum-sidereum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 47m
  7. S2 E22 - Albums Of The Year 2025 (pt. 2)

    12/18/2025

    S2 E22 - Albums Of The Year 2025 (pt. 2)

    And here it is.....after 49 episodes, 53 bottles of wine and 300 albums.....it's time for Bryn and Jaff to share their TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!! Jaff puts Bryn's wine knowledge to the test once again, there's the return of a certain infamous Chilean cowboy and there's even a festive whisky to finish off the year in style.....sorry about the slurring... It's now time for Bryn and Jaff to eat, drink and be merry, but they'll be back in the new year to do it all again....CHEERS!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 34m
  8. S2 E21 - Albums Of The Year 2025 (pt. 1)

    12/11/2025

    S2 E21 - Albums Of The Year 2025 (pt. 1)

    And, here it is! The first of a two-part episode where Bryn and Jaff give you the rundown of their top 20 albums from 2025..... In this episode they'll share each of their #20 - #11 albums, whilst sipping one of the most unapologetically glamorous drinks they've tried this year....and Jaff has devised a little game to test how much they've learnt about wine! Expect some obvious choices, some less-obvious.....and some absolute wildcards as we race ever closer to the end of the year!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m
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Hosted by two guys who know a bit about music and nothing about wine, the Tasting Notes podcast is a weekly chat about both. Bryn and Jaff try a different bottle every week in a quest to understand the terminology and to be able to taste wine, rather than just drink it; as well as discussing all things heavy, extreme and alternative in the world of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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