Steven E. Jones Brings Tom Wilson Out of the Liner Notes
With ‘Everything Is Everything,’ the author makes Tom Wilson’s taste for mixing genres the thread connecting Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, Nico, and the pop music of 1966.
Music Producers
Bob Ezrin Would Rather Be the Dumbest Guy in the Room
The producer of 'The Wall,' 'Destroyer,' and 'Welcome to My Nightmare' discusses his return to the Jayhawks on 'Sanctuary Park,' how he builds a record out of three or four live takes, what a label and a band each want from a producer, and why he thinks the album still exists.
Martin Bisi, Recording Engineer Without a Uniform
Forty-five years into BC Studio, Bisi talks through hardcore and hip hop as underclass music, the trouble with the post-genre label, the taboo of anger, and the collaborators who shaped 'Dancing On The Power Lines.'
Putting the Performance First — Michael Graves on Archival Audio
The five-time Grammy winner discusses the daily tension between preservation and intervention, his analog-first approach to archival audio, and what his restoration of unreleased Stax songwriter demos revealed about the ethics of serving the archive.
Don't Fear the Reverb — A Conversation with Kramer
From producing Galaxie 500 and Low to his new ambient masterwork '...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye,' the musician and Shimmy-Disc founder reflects on spontaneous composition, the spiritual dimensions of reverb, and finally achieving his personal 'Rothko Chapel.'
Everything is Everything — Adrian Sherwood's Resistance in Dub
The legendary On-U Sound producer discusses 'The Collapse of Everything,' his first solo album in thirteen years, and why treating the mixing desk as a live instrument remains his most radical act.
Soul and Landscape — Raz Olsher Reimagines the Spaghetti Western
The London producer discusses how island isolation and a borrowed Gretsch guitar led to 'Craters of the Lost Souls,' his haunting soundtrack to an imaginary Western film that doubles as a tribute to Ennio Morricone's cinematic legacy.
Finding New Frequencies with Dennis Bovell
In his London studio, surrounded by the tools of his trade, the British reggae innovator shares stories of sound system culture and frequency science. His new compilation, 'Sufferer Sounds,' brings fresh attention to his groundbreaking dub productions.