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Wax Lyrical
by FBi Radio
Wax Lyrical is an exploration of written works, found texts, songs with lyrics, poems with music - join Algal Blooms, Absent DJ & 2Nite's Producer on a wonderful journey through word and sound.New episodes every fortnight.Insta: @waxlyrical_fbi
Episodes
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ISO II.
2Nite's Producer chats with musician Josh Kreusler about isolation in Melbourne and his COVID - Song A Day project. Featuring tracks from Josh himself and Earl Sweatshirt. https://soundcloud.com/joshkreusler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Relationships
Algal decides to explore relationships in this episode. All sorts: mother and baby, algae and funghi, land and water, lover and lover. There's expert breastmilk advice from midwife and nurse, Louie Scadubi. And a short story by Melbourne author, C.W Haven. Sounds recorded at Malabar and Tamarama…
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Poo, murmur, circle
Algal Blooms travels through several dimensions to find out more about the mysterious beauty of poo. Along the way he hears the voice of John Todd, who constructs living machines and Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist. He listens to Burnt Sage for her great wisdom. And he reads the saucy…
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FREE
‘free writing’ is a writing technique in which you write continuously for a set period of time or set number of pages, regardless of spelling, punctuation, rhetorical concerns. its aim is to loosen your mind, to eradicate the barriers of self, the internal critic. do it fast. write whatever comes...
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ISO.
2Nite's Producer reads his mail during a pandemic. There's conversations from lockdown and relevant tunes from Zack Fox, Hopsin, Earl Sweatshirt, Gmac Cash, Westside Gunn and Pharrell? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Safe and sound
Join Algal inside his house. Lie back, drift off and explore the wonders of... – Plant-walk with Hummus ‘Linda’ Solomon – A big frog pond in Crabtree, Tasmania – Waterbeetles conspiring under the Murrumbidgee River – The comforting, detailed visions of Mason Pillars – An expert round of super…
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Hannah Hotker's 'Lilith Loves You'
You’re in “iso”. There’s a pandemic and it’s advisable to not go outside. You might be feeling misunderstood, alone, censored. But you might also be resisting, relaxed, rejuvenated. This episode we bring you a hard-hitting 20 minute samplesoundscape from Aussie artist Hannah Hotker. & some…
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Odyssey.
2Nite's Producer takes you on a sonic road trip from the country to the city. Old forests full of memories, seedy alleyways brimming with hustlers and the ghosts that haunt them both. Tracks from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Jonny Greenwood, Oneohtrix Point Never and Bob Dylan. See...
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Spring to mind
This episode features a soundscape of recordings done in India and Nepal. Algal takes you on a soundwalk along the buzzy, labyrinthine streets of Thamel. Up into the rangy, rocky Himalayas. Through the humidity of Kochi. Hear what pops up, within and without Algal's brain. Songs: Nikhil Banerjee…
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spoken word in aussie music
*Explicit* Some swears and a drug reference. What is the Aussie storyteller? A larrikin, a rabble-rouser, a muso, a politician? Join Absent DJ in a brief and by no means exhaustive excursion into spoken word in Australian music. Poems, field recordings, samples - political malaise & the great...
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Flow.
2Nite's Producer sits down with musician and field recordist, Flo and the two explore memory through sound. Flo's recordings map her trip across Latin America with an emphasis on music, culture and intimate moments. Check out Flo's podcast, 'Tales In The Anthropocene' here: https://bit.ly/36YkK1A...
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Dads and Death
Algal talks to his uncle, Algie’s Little Brother about the death of a loved one. The two expound on life after death, and life during life. Featuring a special soundtrack of classic dad tunes from Bruce Cockburn, Jimmy Little, Sister Janet Mead and Gerry Rafferty See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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ask people to repeat what they say (or a poem about decay)
Sydney based poet and DJ, DJ OFF IT, reimagines a hybrid poetry/dj set initially performed at an Ear Health Workshop put on by NECTAR, AfterHour and Apparent Motion. "ask people to repeat what they say (or a poem about decay)". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fall II.
2Nite's Producer delves back into the dystopian present. Featuring a soundscape of toil from across the world and a lucky few talking about the apocalypse at a pub. Tracks from Audiomachine, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Colin Stetson, OFB and Jóhann Jóhannsson. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Under the Surface
Join Algal as he takes you beneath the surface of the Darebin Parklands. Listen to the broad, lilting accent of the head ranger, Peter Wiltshire. Be awed or entranced or drowsed as a small child is, seated and starry-eyed before their storytelling grandma. Songs from Brian Eno, Gaussian Curve,...
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Chess: Absent DJ vs DJ MSG
What does chess have to do with language? What does playing chess reveal about the self? In the way that you move across the board, of course, but also in the language you use when you do so - swearing and strategising. Absent DJ challenges DJ MSG to a few games in the park... Tracks from…
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Macsurdity.
2Nite's Producer is joined in the studio by local rapper Mack Daddy Fresh and his friends to discuss Dice Therapy, rocks with googly eyes, weapons and The Matrix. Tunes from Zack Fox x Kenny Beats, JPEGMAFIA, Dominic Talarico and Mack Daddy Fresh himself. https://soundcloud.com/user-958484099 See...
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Plants
Plants -Why they’re so good for us. -How they cool the planet. Find out on this episode of Wax lyrical with Algal Blooms. Vegan, plant-based soundscape from Algal and tunes from Tom Waits, Aphex Twin, Patrick Cowley, Waak Waak Djungi, Mappa Mundi, Boards of Canada, Brian Briggs, Satsuki Shibano,...
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Jake Goetz's 'meditations with passing water'
Sydney-based poet Jake Goetz joins Absent DJ on a journey through his book/poem ‘meditations with passing water’. We'll gently rock you along the Maiwar (Brisbane River). Songs from: Gigi Masin, Midori Hirano, William Selman, Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell, Tassilo Vannhöfen, Lucretia Dalt. See...
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Sawcy Dogé.
2Nite's Producer is joined by DIY rapper Sawcy Dogé from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The two speak on playing soccer for Kenya, addiction, drug dealing and finding creative relief while locked up. Tracks from: Francis and the Lights, 21 Savage, YBN Cordae and Sawcy Dogé himself. See...
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Pornos, fire & funky junkies
Sometimes a naughty kid learns more than a good one. In the new episode, Algal coaxes stories from two mischievous 90s kids – Dame Rumpy and Havana. Songs from Jonny Nash, Ozo, The Middle East, Dreamatic, Disco Sigaretta, Jessica Pratt, Albrecht La'Brooy, Tornado Wallace, Ihashi Elimhlophe, Steve...
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Jake Walker's 'Cigarette, Helen?'
Jake Walker joins Absent DJ with his mix 'Cigarette, Helen?' Follow the mad little ear worm along. Absent DJ shares tracks from: Pontiac Streator & Ulla Straus, Luc Ferrari. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nostalgia II.
[WARNING] This episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and references to drugs and violence 2Nite's Producer returns to the not-so-distant past with some help from Melbourne musician and field recordist Josh Kreusler. The pair explore the fractal nature of memory, appreciate inanimate...
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Lucy Dreaming
This time, Algal takes you on an excursion into the sleeping world of Lucy’s brain. She reads her dream diary, which happens to be humming with vibrant life. Lucy wends through both wonder and danger, and wonders at the strangeness of what happens when you're not awake. Finally, listen to a rare...
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Bobo's Seaplane
Note: This story contains some bad language and some drug references. Join author Jack Cameron Stanton as we whirl, twirl and tumble through the high-rises of Sydney in his story 'Bobo's Seaplane'. Absent DJ on the mix with the likes of: D. Tiffany, Dwig, Lee Gamble, Tears for Fears, Allike, Gil...
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Fall.
[WARNING] The following episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and strong themes. Wax Lyrical goes dark this week as 2Nite's Producer delves into the dystopian present. Featuring missing houses with Absent DJ, conversations from a bunker and zombie apocalypse plans. This is not one to...
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Roy Batty Jr + Future telling
Absent DJ prophesies, fortune tells and presses on for meaning - through the Book of Answers, via Algal's prolific Italian Seer, premonitions, and guest Roy Batty Jnr's dissociative meditation: chopped and screwed Youtube tarot readings and oddities. Tracks from: Whirse, Zuli, Rabit & Lucrecia...
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Nostalgia.
[WARNING] This episode of Wax Lyrical contains explicit language and references to drugs and violence. In episode three, join 2Nite's Producer in a haze of nostalgia. An exploration of sepia toned memories and warped refelections of the past. Stories of misspent youth, drug addled discussions of...
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Sheep Boy
In episode two, Algal is joined by artist and thinker, Sheep Boy. Sometimes soothing, other times probing, Sheep Boy spins us an intimate sound-weave. In this mix, old memories blend with present feelings. A mother's song, played to drowse her restless daughter merges with an endless conversation...
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AI vs the Dalai Lama
In the first episode of Wax Lyrical, Algal, Absent DJ and 2Nite's Producer invite you into their warm, wordy cocoon. The gang brings artificial intelligence face to face with the Dalai Lama in a battle of wisest words. Which wisdom is which? Songwise: be prepared for nourishing sounds – stuff you...
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Wax Lyrical is an exploration of written works, found texts, songs with lyrics, poems with music - join Algal Blooms, Absent DJ & 2Nite's Producer on a wonderful journey through word and sound.New episodes every fortnight.Insta: @waxlyrical_fbi
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Wax Lyrical is an exploration of written works, found texts, songs with lyrics, poems with music - join Algal Blooms, Absent DJ & 2Nite's Producer on a wonderful journey through word and sound.New episodes every fortnight.Insta: @waxlyrical_fbi
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