S12 E5: Brother Michael

You know when you’re listening to a song and, y’know, there’s an unexpected chord or tempo change, or something that throws you a bit off kilter. And then there are LP’s that throw up another, perhaps unexpected, direction for the artist – even for an artist known for their eclectism - maybe some influences that you hadn’t heard before. Then there are LP’s where the LP as a whole is whacko eclectic. And then…. there’s Psymon Spine, the band of my guest Brother Michael… ....who take it a step further and shift ground mid-song like it's as natural as making a cup of tea – and, of course, why not…break the mould, paddle against the tide and all that. Take their ridiculously good new LP, Head Body Connector and let’s take the track AntiMatter Kid whose sounds (and I’m gonna break all my own anti-genre rules here) veer from psychedelic rock, punk rock, indie rock with the most thrilling guitar – it’s The Osees on ketamine (not that I would know what that might be like of course) - into an 80’s Blame it On The Boogie discofest. And by the way, it’s absolutely coincidental and serendipitous that the K reference resurfaces a couple of tracks down when Ketamine Hot Tub appears. Those feelings are what music is all about. In my opinion of course! It feels to me like Psymon Spine has a personality and identity of its own as distinct from the band members. Maybe that’s too wacky to contemplate. Maybe it does run its own Instagram page. Imagine what that would look like! https://www.iwannajumplikedeedee.com I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is the music podcast that does music interviews differently. Giles Sibbald talks to musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in every part of their lives. - brought to you from the mothership of the experimental mindset™ - cover art by Giles Sibbald - doodle logo and art by Tide Adesanya, Coppie and Paste