Transcript: Hello chums, welcome to the Freshstock Podcast, episode two!! It’s me, Alex, the pearly king of Brunswick. What’s a pearly king, you may ask… well it’s not what it sounds like, Pearly King is an old cockney tradition, every borough in London has a pearly king and queen, they’re basically just respected members of the community, denoted by their distinctive. So, Brunswick here in Melbourne town was missing a pearly king, so, like the despot I am, I crowned myself pearly king of Brunswick. I’m still awaiting the costume.
Coming up, we have a little bit of actual information that I like to call home recording hints, and I help out a couple of my listeners with their band naming woes in the first proper version of the band name generator.
Okay, enough about me, to the music! Firstly we have Michael Isnt, with a quirky little track which at the moment it just simply entitled Untitled Glitchy. Here we go!
https://soundcloud.com/mikaelisnt
Michael Isnt there with Untitled Glitchy, and if you liked that there is an extensive list of great tracks on his Soundcloud. Have a look.
So what has old Alex been up to in the week? Good news for the listeners, I bought a new mic on eBay, still waiting for it to arrive in the post, unfortunately. But you can look forward to next week when my voice will be captured by this new golden brush of the wind.
That leads me nicely to my segment full of actual information, home recording hints. Today’s episode is about choosing the right microphone. Okay, there are two main categories of microphones, they are dynamic mics and condensers. Dynamic mics usually cope with louder sounds, they’re good for close miking a guitar amplifier or a snare or a bass drum. A dynamic mic is the kind you’d usually see used for live vocals, not so common for studio vocals though. How can you tell if your mic is dynamic? Well, generally speaking it will be cheaper, sturdier and it wouldn’t need power running to it. In fact, if you plug your headphones into a mic socket, you’ll find it works as a dynamic mic.
Condenser mics, most mixers or audio interfaces would have a little button called phantom power or +48v, and if your mic won’t work without that on, chances are it’s a condenser mic, likewise if you have to put batteries in it. These ones have a much higher output because they’re much more sensitive, great for studio vocals usual, or picking up anything that requires subtlety. Don’t put them right on a drum or you might kill it, but it can be good to have a stereo pair in a room to pick up a whole drum kit and get a bit of the room sound in.
Anyway, that’s the actual information for today’s podcast, on with the music. Next up, we have White Noyse with Edge.
White Noyse there. Errol writes/produces/mixes/records all his own music out of his bedroom of a friends house and releases it all for free download on his site WhiteNoyse.com. Check it out, he’s just moved from Brisbane to Melbourne, and he has a new album coming out in September. Don’t forget to check the blog for links if you like the music in the show today, freshstockpodcast.worpress.com.
Now, that’s White Noyse, Noyse with a “Y”. It’s important in hip-hop not to spell your whole name correctly. That’s how you pick your hip-hop name, just think of something cool and alter or add some of the letters. It’s lucky that Snoop Dogg is talented, because it’s pretty much the laziest hip-hop name up there. He must have been up all night thinking of where to put his extra letter. I would have gone for three “o”s in Snoop personally. On the flipside, my favourite hip-hop name is Ghostface Killah. How good is that, you can’t get any more badass than that, especially considering a google search has revealed to me that his real name is Dennis.
Speaking of band names, its time for the first proper episode of Band Name generator. I’ve had two emails this week, and of course I’d be glad to help. Remember, if I do come up with a band name for you, you must use it or I’ll come around and leave salami slices in your formal shoes.
The first is from Bill in Albury-Wadonga.
Dear Alex,
I’m wanting to start up a banjo choir, which is actually proving rather difficult to find members for. I think if I had a good name for it I would be able to find more banjoists in the Albury-Wadonga area who are keen.
Thanks,
Bill
Will, Bill, I like your optimism. A whole banjo choir would be not only tricky to assemble, but possibly trickier to attend. Okay, let’s see… whin I think banjos I think deliverance, so I hearby dub your choir: The Delivery Boys. Even if that name is already taken, you must use it. Done.
Second email from a concerned listener:
Hi Freshstock,
I want a name for a punk band, so what’s the most punk name you can think of? Thanks.
Okay, this is a tricky one, so I’ve decided to come up with a selection for you here. Feel free to make a choice:
-The Goat Tusks
-The Fart Baskets
-The Fleshlights
-The Granny Tippers
-The Cheese Whisperers
-The Night Emissions OR
-The Unexpected Kernel Trap
So, you must pick one of those and use it. If you’d like a band name sorted out, email me: freshstock@post.com, and I will bestow a name upon you, or sort out any disputes.
Enough of me blabbing around, we’re getting close to the end. Here’s some more music, this time it’s Lucas Bell with She Knows it’s Not Right
https://soundcloud.com/lucas-blue/
There we have it, Lucas Bell, with Tim Folliot of the Melbourne band Tell Amarosa, with Tim there producing and playing guitar, drums and bass, and Lucas on guitar and vocals. I’ll put links for it up on the blog.
Thanks for listening, my names alex dick, you can see links to all the bands your heard in this episode at the show’s blog, freshstockpodcast.wordpress.com, or have a look at my own site, headstockpublishing.com.au. If you want to have your music played, send it to freshstock@post.com, links or files accepted, and you could be in future episodes. Cheers, support new music everyone. Bye!
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