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Dutch band (The) Nits looks back on an extraordinary career of fifty years, in which the band has published an enormous amount of very different albums, has played countless concerts all around the globe and has participated in many side ventures. A band that chose its own path and that continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Starting out as a power pop band with songs in the vein of the Beatles, the Kinks or the the Hollies, they evolved into an outfit with an own sound, a mixture of pure p ...
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My name is Jamie Lidell and I'm gonna delve into the heady magic of creating music in a modern studio, probe the depths of production, get tech crazy with mixing tricks, studio skills and equipment. I'll be joined by fellow musicians, engineers and all-round audiophiles who kindly share their tips, stories and ingenious insight from the bizarre world of music production. I shall answer questions and seek knowledge from other music makers on a quest to discover how to make things sound RIGHT. ...
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I was lucky enough to be introduced to Hauschka a.k.a. Volker Bertelmann thanks to my friend Dana Wachs who was a pod guest on EP71. He’s had quite the wonderful and interesting adventure in music. It’s quite rare that you find someone who plays prepared Piano so deftly and was also once known as a rapper. Clearly, this was not going to be your ave…
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Kazim Rashid is an artist, manager, and creative director based in Berlin and London. I found out about him through my good friend David Okumu who is our magical, mutual connection. Aside from his work as a manager, Kazim is chief creative officer at Resident Advisor, the world's largest and most influential electronic music platform. His work ofte…
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Im going to read from the press release this time coz its a good’n The simpatico sophomore album by the unstoppably prolific Alex Paterson and fellow Orb original Andy Falconer is an epic sail through the sky at night. Helmed by gentle spirits with warmth in their hearts, ‘SETI’ feels cold and dark, yet also glowing and welcoming. Aboard a cosy can…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 17 Back to the core trio Hofstede, Kloet and Stips. The first time since 1992, they record an album in this smaller line-up: «1974» is not a best of-compilation, and it does not convey any nostalgia. The resulting album is viewed controversially by the audience of the Nits. Some fans consider this to be a wea…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 16 Other voices, other rooms. In this episode, you will hear the opinions and observations of people who have crossed paths with the Nits or who have admired them from a distance. Matthias Erb, radio DJ and Fritz Hauser, percussionist who has worked with Rob Kloet many times, both come from Basel, the first c…
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Bones.... Wind.... Caves.... A simpler time When we apes first tooted.. the fluuuute Yes it’s wild how far we’ve come and Matthew Herbert and I go back a bit too .. I mean not to the flute tooting era but we go back. He speaks during this chat of his achievements as an evolved ape and many had me gasping ! He tells of multiple slippers that he can …
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 15 In a career full of stylistic twists and turns, the album « Wool» is a stand-out. The music is intimate, sort of jazzy, a low-key, but finely wrought set of songs. Slow tempos, sober atmospheres – this is a meditation about life, eternal childhood and death, with at least one of the most poignant songs of …
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 14+ Postcards used to be little signs of life that you would send home. They would inform them that you were still alive,that you were doing well and that your room was where the arrow pointed at in the picture. Here’s a bonus postcard from Switzerland. This is a moment in the short life of the ad hoc-band «A…
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Superbooth 2024 here I come Im in a rush but I promised a show so here it is :) This is the second celebration of a wonderful maker in the eurorack world. Meet Instruo. The company was founded by Jason Lim who is the guest on this episode and we discuss how a company like this can exist in the wild electric world. The kind of knowledge it takes. Th…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 14 A special event takes place in November of 1996. Henk Hofstede from Holland collaborates with the Swiss band «Stop the Shoppers» and guest singer Chessy Weaver for a short tour in their home country. Their repertoire : old Nits-songs like «The train» or «A touch of Henry Moore» plus a collection of new son…
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HOWA EP 123 - MATTHEW OF ALM BUSY CIRCUITS
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Im joined by Matthew Allum (ALM/Busy Circuits) as we discuss the origins of one of the best loved and most popular eurorack modules of all time Pam’s New Workout (and subsequent PRO form) How does a person go from having a thought of an afternoon to running one of the worlds most beloved modular synth companies? All shall be revealed! For those sen…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 12 Kent is a well-known musician and author from France. And, he is a fan of the Nits which he has made public a number of times. Also in print. Here’s an excerpt of what he wrote for « Télérama » on April 29th of 1998: «Why is one of the most interesting bands in the world not so well-known? Henk Hofstede is…
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were you the co-developer of ableton live? ah no but Mr Henke very much was. Think about that for a minute. It’s easy to forget as he’ll never bring it up without being prompted. He’s not big on the dwelling and far more interested in his current obsessions. Special interests (SPINS) as they are called are the things driving the REAL artists of whi…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 13 These are years with a tremendous workload. The Nits release one album, film videos for some of the new tracks, record a number of songs for B-sides and contributions to other compilations, assemble a Best of-album accompanied by an album of outtakes. And they tour a lot, expanding their usual territories …
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On fête le groupe néerlandais The Nits EP 11 Extrait d’un article de Kent dans Télérama, du 29 avril 1998 : « Pourquoi un des groupes les plus intéressants au monde reste-t-il à ce point confidentiel ? Henk Hofstede est un excellent chanteur et les concerts sont un régal pour les yeux et les oreilles. Peut-être les Nits ont trop bon goût ». Un musi…
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With 20 albums under his own name and his instrumental group Cosmo, the man knows how to make a record. He is a wildly accomplished and successful songwriter. For example in 2003 Harris he received the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year for Norah Jones’ breakout hit “Don’t Know Why,” from her debut album, Come Away With Me, which has sold almost 30 …
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 10 By this time in their career, one had to notice that The Nits we’re never going to stand still for longer than was necessary, whilst collecting new experiences along the way. Whereas the previous album was largely based on synthesizers and drums, this time, the musicians chose different tools: two pianos, …
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I met Jim thanks to the wonderful master of mastering Heba Kadry who's based in New York (whi btw that just finished mastering my new LP!) She used him to assist in the making of her room and that set me on a journey to get my place into shape too. Him and his team at Sondhus did an excellent job and I've been loving my light and airy attic so much…
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I have Patreon :) https://www.patreon.com/HOWA You can join now for as little as $1.50 a month. All sounds from this episode will go to those on the upper tier and I want to thank everyone for their support! It really helps me keep the show going. _____ Medasin aka Grant Nelson is a feeler. I was initially drawn to his sample packs like a moth to t…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 9 « We still sing the Sixties », says singer/guitarist/lyricist Henk Hofstede in another episode of the podcast. The album «Giant Normal Dwarf» is an example - an album like a fairytale, like they used to make them in 1968. You disappear down a rabbit hole, walk through a mirror and end up in a parallel world…
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If you want to directly help support me in the pod work please consider joining my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HOWA All sounds from this episode will go to those on the upper tier ! There’s over 4GB of audio from the experiments I did with the Oxi one using a custom tape machine, wild analog gear and generally odd stuff to yield those good samp…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 8 When the Nits played Swiss festivals in 1987, they presented a new songs. To some discerning members of the audience, one of these songs stood out as a possible hit, the egnimaticyally titled « In the Dutch Mountains ». That title begs a question: now where exactly would those mountains be ? What do they pr…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 7The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. A time for celebration! In this seventh episode, we go back tot he year 1986. This marks an important turning point in the life of the Dutch popband. The album «Henk» and a compilation album «La Grande Parade » organized by Henk Hofstede show new possibilities for the band is…
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Merriment abound ! It's that time again when sonic stockings are stuffed. This time with a fireside ramble twixt myself and the legend that is Dj Shadow as we celebrate his new LP "Action Adventure" Welcome. I hope this finds you in good health and merry mood as the season sheds it's joy upon you. If joy is in short supply and the period feels clau…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 6 Their last «best of»-collection had a strange title : ?. The question mark stood for the many ways one could perceive this band from the Netherlands. Are they brainy avantgarde, a classy pop band, a one hit-wonder that has a very long career. Some people think of the Nits as a musician’s band. So we went to…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 5 The title-track of «Adieu sweet Bahnhof» stands as a programme for the career of the Nits. A song about Europe, about travelling across the old continent by train, from Amsterdam to Paris via Brussels. A statement for a deeply European band. And there’s another song on the album that has the same setting: «…
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Quiz time. Who's recent LP did Thom Yorke executive produce? Answer: Clark. Pretty obvious from the title of the show but think about that for a minute. Thom Yorke. Bloody hell. I mean in terms of endorsements, there's few higher and there's good reason for TM to be Clarking, the C man is pumping out the goods and has been for yonks. Ack eye. We me…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 4 1983 is a busy year for the Nits. They score a hit with a song that quotes the Dutch writer Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh (a.k.a. «Nescio»). March sees the release oft he album «Omsk» which is a big step away from the first albums and which earns them their their first Edison prize (the Dutch equivalent of a…
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He's worked with Donny Hathaway. That's it. That's all the intro he really ought to need. I mean can you IMAGINE being in the room with Donny singing? Too much. Ah but Jimmy has worked on music from Aretha, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones not to mention his extensive collaboration with Timbaland. Yeah, Jimmy is heavy. What's more he's a very frien…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 3 Set the dial back to 1978. There are big changes on the musical horizon: after years of prog rock excesses and ever more elaborate musical adventures, some young people in New York City and in England decide to return tot he roots of rock’n’roll. Bands like the Ramones or the Sex Pistols play fast, short, a…
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 2 Once upon a time…. so start many fairytales. The following is one of the stories that have often happened around the globe. Young people see the Beatles on TV and pick up guitars themselves, other go see the Velvet Underground in concert and go form their own band. A dream that many young people have of mak…
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Great to chat with Brian and Josh from the band ! we talk minidisk, the joys of analog, hurdy gurdy and fish. I mean if that doesnt tickle yer fancy I dont know what to say :) Various links feel like they cropped up in the show --Valentin Clastrier - Master of the Gurdy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRsJw7UW98g --TAGO MAGO by can - go and listen …
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A celebration of the Dutch band Nits EP 1 Dutch pop band The Nits will turn 50 soon – an incredible length of time for any band. In these five decades, this very special band has gone its own path, from Sixties power pop influenced by the Beatles, the Kinks or the Hollies via new wave sounds informed by XTC or Kraftwerk to then finding their very o…
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My guest on the show is James Ford who is really one of the most badass producers in the business. Im talking about the kind of low key English badassness and not the Tarantino variety if you know what I mean. James is involved in so many things and yet he does it without needing a big spotlight on himself. Humble badass. That’s the one. He’s been …
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