TRAPPO's Mail Bag #14!
It's time for the first episode of TRAPPO's Mail Bag for season two! In this 14th exciting installment of the show that talks about you on purpose, we discuss a wide range of topics, including the upcoming Willy Wonka prequel directed by the guy behind the recent Paddington movies and The Mighty Boosh, our process behind preparing to record an episode of TRAPPO, the different film adaptations of Frank Herbert's Dune and that adorable pug that just keeps popping up in David Lynch's film, the state of modern science fiction cinema, feedback on Angel Olsen's Whole New Mess, our ceaseless adoration of punk legends The Stooges, controversial opinions on direct-to-video sequels to mediocre theatrical horror movies, and so much more! It's available below, and you can also find it on Apple, Google, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Anchor, so choose your own adventure and enjoy the ride...
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You guys could still talk about Dune on purpose for the show. Maybe people want to hear you talk about Dune. I mean I don't, but it seems like somebody does.
ReplyDeleteCpmgratulations on another goddamn mail bag. You did it. 14 of these stupid things. But I'm the idiot because I listen to all of them. I'm the fool. My name's Sammy (that's not my real name) and I listened to your show. I still do technically since I just listened to this one. I don't think I have any immediate plans to stop, but I might. I dontk know I mean I enjoy the show fine and I can listen to it when I'm walking around or during my lunch break so it's not a big deal. I really liked the Meat Loaf episode you did a while back. I felt like I really l;earned something about the folks who made the music and it was fun to listen to so I didion't mind the length. Maybe you folks should do more episodes like that with a slightly scholarly bent. I don't want the whole of TRAPPO to become some sort of dry-ass dissertation on various musical topics, but you could revisit that format more often and it wouldnt hurt anything. I recently listened to some music from an artist called Kutiman that was really cool. He's got a record called OPEN and there are some solid beats there. I'm talking really well crafted music. I've seen the l;abel "afrobeat" associated with it, and I'm not sure what that is, but it sounds right so I'll stick with that. Keep making TRAPPO but maybe be more ambitious sometimes. It doesn't hurt to dream big.
ReplyDeleteI would also not be against hearing some more Dune content. I like Dune and with the new movie I thought that might get more Dune conversations rolling in social media but that never really materialized.
ReplyDeleteLesbian Bed Death is a band. I don’t know where the name came from and I genuinely don’t care. I just like the music. It’s goth/punk noise with a big campy horror edge. The band has become something of a running joke for their inability to keep a lead singer over the years. I think they’re on their fifth today? My favorite has always been Luci4, their first (and also their fourth, I believe), but the new girl is good. I can’t remember her name, but it probably doesn’t matter since she’ll most likely be gone within a year, anyway. That’s not a comment on the overall quality of the music, friends.
So more Dune and more Lesbian Bed Death. It sounds good to say out loud. Lesbian Bed Death.
Nite Fleit is a pretty well-known DJ who has developed a solid reputation over the past several years. She's supremely talented and she's been kicking ass on the club scene all over the world. She released a rather ambitious double LP of original music back in August (her debut album) entitled "Day Fleit/Nitet Fleit" that's sweeping and epic and cool as hell. It's killer beats awash in a sea of half-remembered dreams and hazy memories. I love it. I love this shit. I'm just pissed off that I didn't know this thing was out before the double LP sold out so I had to settle for the digital version. It's just not the same. I wanted to hold those radioactive green records in my stubby hands. It's fucking bullshit how much this thing is already going for on Discogs. But I don't hold that against Nite Fleit. It's not her fault she's blowing up in popularity. More TRAPPO is good. More Nite Fleit is GREAT.
ReplyDeleteI deleted the thread, and if the troll pops back up I'll just keep deleting the comments.
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DeleteI've always been quite fond of the music of Inkubus Sukkubus. They're a pagan/goth rock band and they've been around since 1989. Still making music, and the music's still good. Honestly their back catalogue is quite large, so diving in can feel daunting. But it's fine to just sample their newer stuff to see if it's for you. I'd recommend 2018's Vampire Queen. It's probably their most consistent modern work, very moody and a bit sexy with a slight sinister undertone. Music that fills the dimly lit corridors of your mind with a mysterious fog. If that's to your liking, then you'd like anything else they've recorded. Their older stuff is a little less polished, but that's part of the charm. Inkubus Sukkubus. It's the dark half of the year. A perfect time to listen to some cool tunes on a dreary autumn afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI like Inkubus Sukkubus, too. Their earlier stuff was definitely more pagan than goth which I think I enjoyed more, although their newer stuff is pretty damn good. Any band that's been around as long as they have and is still creating new worthwhile music is aces in my book. I love pagan influences in modern music. When an artist properly uses themes and techniques and even instruments from the "old way", the results can be amazing.
DeleteThat's why I have to bring up Myrkur. The "band" (the name comes from an Icelandic word that means "darkness") is really just a solo project from multi-talented Danish artist Amalie Bruun who wanted to break away from her more pop-focused work with a band called Ex-Cops. Bruun's work with Myrkur is generally categorized as "black metal" but it's such a reductive term for what she'd doing. The black metal is there (not with her most recent album, but that's beside the point), but there's so much more to it. The music is expansive and experimental, with a heavy pagan influence. It's music that utilizes many traditional and archaic instruments, brought to life with modern production and sensibility, a haunting marriage of the sacred and the profane. I really can't recommend the music of Myrkur enough. It's absolutely fantastic.
Bona Fide just released her second full-length album LORE earlier this month, and it's very haunting, minimalistic gothic folk that may not have the same edge as Myrkur or Inkubus Sukkubus, but it really gets under your skin in a great way. I'd recommend everybody check that out.
DeleteI’ve recently discovered the work of a fascinating composer named Evgueni Galperine. He’s a Ukrainian/Russian expatriate living in Paris who composed acoustic orchestral music and transforms it digitally to create entirely unique soundscapes. He’s recently released a full-length instrumental composition called Theory Of Becoming and I’ve fallen in love with it. I don’t think I can really do the music justice with any kind of description. Sometimes it’s soaring and beautiful, sometimes it’s drifting serenely through a formless void, and sometimes it’s confronting primordial fears in hostile environments. Genuine musical journeys. I can’t get enough of this genius stuff. You need to get onboard, TRAPS. I wouldn’t steer you wrong.
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I know you folks like the Misfits, so I guess you need to know that Jerry Only's released his debut solo album this week, believe it or not. It's called Anti-Heroes and I haven't heard it yet but I know it exists and now you know it exists. Long live the Misfits!
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