SOUNDPIT
by Maya Kay
Digging up music history.
Podcast episodes
COMPUTER LOVE: SONGS + COMMENTARY (WENDY CARLOS, BRIAN ENO, KRAFTWERK, APHEX TWIN, YUNG LEAN)
In this episode, we’ll be looking at the development of electronic music, from the first computer to play music to the AI vocoders creating their own songs. We’ll look at production, instruments and recording methods, and the ethos of DIY and remixing that runs throughout. We’ll also be looking at streaming, internet music genres, and virtual bands. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Oro9lZH5BX9repW5qdhLQ?si=6056a143566f44e2
HAIL SATAN: SONGS + COMMENTARY (BLACK SABBATH, MARILYN MANSON, MAYHEM, THREE 6 MAFIA, DOJA CAT)
Throughout music, the symbol of Satan has been used for artistic expression, rebellion, genuine spiritual belief, irony, and shock value. In this episode we’ll discuss the satanic panic, the evolution of heavy metal, the unsettling incidents of murders and church burnings within the black metal scene, and the emergence of more contemporary pop culture conspiracies. Spotify playlist of all the songs played, and more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Nf7SHqyMIX3BQve2LzBW7?si=6adeca3cf24c459e
SURF'S UP: SONGS + COMMENTARY (DICK DALE, THE BEACH BOYS, SURF PUNKS, THE PIXIES, THE GROWLERS)
In this episode we’re looking at the origins of surf music, its entanglement with punk, and its many revivals over the years. Spotify playlist of the songs played, and more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64TyeBXMFej021suh31aMW?si=e0956c66300c459e
MURDER BALLADS: SONGS + COMMENTARY (LEAD BELLY, JOHNNY CASH, NICK CAVE, NIRVANA)
SAHARA SOUNDS: SONGS + COMMENTARY (TINARIWEN, ALI FARKA TOURÉ, BOMBINO, MDOU MOCTAR, IMARHAN)
In the second episode of Soundpit we’re exploring desert blues, a style of music that originated in the Tuareg and West African communities of the Sahara. Spotify playlist of songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4I6fx5foO7pOxpm4T401qD?si=2f426360b6ce4a48