S2E11a - Bonus Episode: The Best of Sussex - with Ben Hampson, AA Sessions producer

Fran & Babs were delighted to be joined by music producer/mixer/engineer/arranger extraordinaire Ben Hampson for a special episode focused on bands from the region he's based in, Sussex.  Ben picked five songs from five top Sussex bands - most of whom he has worked with - in one of the most solid playlists ever created for the podcast. Along the way, we also chat about a range of topics including Ben's Agricultural Audio studio in the Lewes countryside, the AA Sessions collaboration he oversees, the demise of b-sides, the Spotify algorithm and the state of (British) rock music. Ben also kindly let Fran & Babs ask a lot of geeky questions about what a music producer does, which was fun for us - and we hope for listeners too! Ben's website showcases some of the records he's worked on, and we recommend following AA Sessions on Instagram to keep an eye on the songs released on the last Friday each month - and we also think you should pop over to AA Sessions' Bandcamp page and pre-ordering Volume II on vinyl. You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all the songs from Ben's playlist, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss! Follow us on social media - it's @OUmusicpod on Twitter, @overunderratedmusicpod on Instagram. You can also email us at [email protected]. Thanks to Mark Abbott for our logo.