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Cracked
by Luke Joseph & Alister Hill
Hosted by Gen Z engineering genius Luke Joseph and washed up psych-flunk armchair philosopher Alister Hill, Cracked is a podcast that pries open the creative process behind the music we love.Covering new tunes, old icons, all genres, and movements big and small... we get into the tech, the emotions, the lyrical themes, instrumentation, and even the knotty sociopoliticaltough stuff that goes into why people make music and how, with many lols in-between.Instagram:@crackedbroadcast@lukeyoseph@alisterhill
Episodes
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Disembodied Voices
Jenna and Luke get tucked into disembodied voices and explore the multitudes of human expression or there lack of. With tracks from Torus, YL Hooi, Moor mother and many more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chopped and Screwed
Alister is back for one episode only! We chop it up and discuss chopped and screwed in its origins and influences. Featuring tracks from myspacejuan, dj screw, solange and many many more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Shadowplay
Highlighting tracks from Yves Tumor, Sam Gellatry, Ulla Strauss, still house plants and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Edits, Remixes and Recontextualisation
Luke is joined by guest Liya to explore the history of edits/remixes/dubs/mashups etc, the powers they have to skew our perception of songs and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Swan Songs
Lindsay and Luke explore swansongs, delving into the different climatic happenstances in music literally, symbolically and even philosophically. Touching on the death of genres and the metaphysical phenomenon that happens to artists before they pass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Ghost In The Machine
This week Jenna Parker of Thursday Lunch is the new Al. Jenna and Luke explore the concept of Ghost in the Machine. Originally a critique to the idea dualism in the mind and body, we see how it applies sonically. Artists include Cybotron, Eartheater, Helena Hauff, J dilla and more! See...
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The Sound of Space
Luke and Al get heady and expansive across all things ambient, cosmic jazz and ~ the physicality ~ of live recording with gorgeous selections from the likes of Arooj Aftab, Harold Budd, Nala Sinephro, Spiritualized and Lonnie Liston Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Demo Gold
Luke and Al dig deep to explore all things that can be defined as “Demo Gold”, from a key Sofia Coppola placement that completely changed a Strokes song, to the mystique of the Jai Paul leaks, Kim Gordon blitzing Playboi Carti offcuts, and the beautiful Lo-fi finds that are constantly being...
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Where Songwriting Meets Sound Design
Luke and Al dig into 'Songwriting meets sound design' - an exploratory study in how combining classic song composition and exploratory sound making meet to create immersive world building and sonic baths to dream in. Featuring music by Bjork, Stereolab, Grouper, Oneohtrix Point Never, ML Buch…
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Loud Quiet Loud
Luke and Al dive deep into the concept of 'Loud Quiet Loud' –– from its inception by indie gods The Pixies to how it influenced decades of genres like postrock and slowcore featuring songs from Low, Tortoise, Nirvana, Wednesday, Grimes, Bloc Party and even some surprising low key hip hop...
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Hauntology
Luke and Al unpack what exactly constitutes hauntology and how has this sound, ethos and vibe evolved from the gothic early days of Cocteau Twins, Broadcast and His Name Is Alive through to witch house faves Salem and Holy Other to downtempo Warp icons Boards of Canada, OG mystery producer Burial...
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The Side Project Is The Main Project
What constitutes a side project? Isn't everything a side project in life? This week Luke & Al look into why side projects are sometimes better than the main gig and - something that everyone can relate to in Sydney - doing what you love as a side project to making money and scraping by in such a...
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Bad Movie Great Soundtrack
Luke & Al go digging into the detritus of cinema and provide some scorching hot takes on the likes of the Fast series, Blade Runner, Saltburn, and play some beautiful selections by Mica Levi, Jonny Greenwood, Ludacris and more genre-hopping greats. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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The Pop Star Goes Indie
Leading on from last week's "The Rapper Plays Guitar", Al and Luke unpack "The Pop Star Goes Indie", exploring the trend for popstars to shift to alternative sounds and how that pans out for them. Featuring huge stars such as Charli XCX and how she changed the face of pop, historic icons like...
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The Rapper Plays Guitar
Luke & Al unpack the strange phenomenon that has made rappers want to go rawk for decades. Featuring stone cold classics from NERD, Linkin Park hooking up with Jay-Z, Dangermouse, Young Thug, Andre 3000, Lauryn Hill and Lil Yachty, they unpack Jay-Z's multiple forays into guitar music, MTV's MVP...
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Post-Punk Is The New Elevator Music
Finally unpacking 'post-punk' for co-host Luke Joseph and giving him a lesson in the history, the beauty, the pain, darkness and hilarity of everything to do with post-punk as he hears songs from Sonic Youth, Public Image Limited, The Sound, Rowland S Howard and Aussie icons like Laughing Clowns...
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Echoes
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Outsider Music
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Self Soothing
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Rap Voices
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Gen Z engineering genius Luke Joseph and washed up psych-flunk armchair philosopher Alister Hill, Cracked is a podcast that pries open the creative process behind the music we love.Covering new tunes, old icons, all genres, and movements big and small... we get into the tech, the emotions, the lyrical themes, instrumentation, and even the knotty sociopoliticaltough stuff that goes into why people make music and how, with many lols in-between.Instagram:@crackedbroadcast@lukeyoseph@alisterhill
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Hosted by Gen Z engineering genius Luke Joseph and washed up psych-flunk armchair philosopher Alister Hill, Cracked is a podcast that pries open the creative process behind the music we love.Covering new tunes, old icons, all genres, and movements big and small... we get into the tech, the...
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