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Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #11

EPISODE 11: Return Of The Menace!

In which a mysterious stranger from the past reappears for a brand new adventure!

This weeks episode features a live mix from longtime subsketch collaborator and all around king, DJ Menace! Recorded live on the 7th of May, 2011. Be warned! If you choose to listen, you may find yourself gyrating uncontrollably in a Beetlejuice fashion. Don't be afraid, that means it's working.


For more DJ Menace visit:

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/djmenace

http://www.myspace.com/menacedj

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #10

EPISODE 10: The Department Demo

Recorded and mixed in one night, 2008.

During the early stages of making the new album I put together this 5 track demo as a rough sketch, it was basically just a test to see how well my samples and street recordings could be mixed throughout the album. These were some of the first songs I wrote after completing Therapy, 4 of which have never been heard anywhere (probably with good reason).

After the demo I've included a bonus instrumental, it was co-produced by Mister Speed and was the final song to be cut shortly before mastering. I liked it alot but it just wasn't working in the flow of the album.

Enjoy the messy!

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #9

EPISODE 9: One To Grow On

Our hero returns after a month long hiatus with an extra long episode that gets back to the Alternative Hip Hop roots of this rinky dink show.

Department Of Human Services - Out Now!

Hey, I just released my new album 'Department Of Human Services'! I launched it in Adelaide on the 7th of May and since then I've been spending all my time sending out cds and press kits and stickering up this fine city like a bandit. Unfortunately this has not left much free time for the podding, so sadly no show this week. Instead why not listen to my new record? If you like it you can even download it for freaking free!

Here's what some swedish blogger says!

"It is subtle and a bit spooky, and Subsketch floats above the music as a kind of ghost who occasionally pops down to the streets in the city to make observations of his contemporaries."

Download it or purchase the super mega deluxe edition here www.subsketch.bandcamp.com

The show returns, sexier than ever next week!

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #8

EPISODE 8: Wildstyle Wars part 2

This weeks episode features a whole bunch of classic Hip Hop music, it also contains the ramblings of a delirious host and may or may not include an exclusive/ridiculous intro verse by yours truly.

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #7

EPISODE 7: How To Play The 5 String Banjo

In which our hero pulls out all the stops at the zero hour to deliver his pod on time. This weeks episode features folk music recorded between the years 1928 & 1964. So what are you waiting for? Strap on your ear googles and enjoy!

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #6

EPISODE 6: Hands On Fire!

On the 19th of June 2008, Subsketch performed a one off show with a 3-piece live band at the Jade Monkey. The band consisted of James Hastings (Eat Paint/Cortez) on Acoustic Guitar, Jarrad Payne (1.1 Immermann) on Drums and Jamie Mensforth (Satan's Cheerleaders) on the Bass.

This be a poor quality recording of that fateful night.

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #5

EPISODE 5: Spontaneous Prose

In this weeks adventure our hero finds himself wandering lost in the dusty corridors of spoken-word history. Prepare yourself for a feast of words, with a side of finely aged instrumental Hip Hop.

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #4

EPISODE 4: The Joel Cairo Revue

Ride out your post valentines melancholy with this choice selection of tasty cuts! Expect Rhythm & Blues from the 50s, Jazz from the 20s and a few wild cards thrown in for good measure.

ps: I'm trying out a new way to embed the audio. If you have any trouble with it at all send me an email at subsketch@hotmail.com

pps: You may notice I incorrectly list the Tom Waits song 'Blow Wind Blow' as 'Cold Cold Ground'. Rookie mistake. I had originally planned to spin CCG but changed my mind at the last second. Evidently I still had it on the brain. IDIOT!

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #3

EPISODE 3: Wildstyle Wars!

In which our hero rages against the triple-threat of sleep deprivation, boogers and the longest continuous heatwave in Sydney history! Find out just what happens when a mans brain melts inside his skull and listen to some stupid fresh Hip Hop music at the same time!

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #2

EPISODE 2: The Real Zeal Revealed!

In this weeks exciting adventure, our hero is joined by a special guest host.
You'll hear great tunes, exclusive rarities and startling revelations concerning the secret origins of Zeal!!!

Be sure to check out www.zealousy.com

Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say #1

EPISODE 1: Doomed Adventures in Digital Broadcasting.

Bored? Music starved? Looking for an hours worth of listening material for your next bus trip? Worry not! Click to download my new podcast & marvel as I fulfill my life long dream of being a painfully awkward radio host!

Part 13: The Department, it exists!

Hello there,

I'm not sure if there is anybody still reading this thing, but if by some crazy twist you have actually lasted this long I would like to offer you something for your trouble. The first 5 people to Email me at subsketch@hotmail.com will receive a copy of my brand new album for free! Just put 'I want something for nothin' in the subject line, supply your name, address and tell me in 6 words or less why you deserve it! [NOTE: All freebies have now been claimed. Congratulations Yo!]

If you miss out on a free cd, or harbor some crazy notion of supporting an artist for their hard work then check this out! Exclusive advance copies are available now as well! For $15 dollars (which includes postage to anywhere in the world) you can be the first person you know to legitimately own a copy. Thats right.

Thanks for watching. I've been subsketch.

Goodnight & good luck.

Part 12: Artwork & Mastering!

Hey!

Remember what I said last time about the artwork? Well forget about all that! At the very last minute as my plan-b was already in motion, a better solution fell out of the sky & landed right in my lap! It was one of those strange coincidences that are too perfect to even question, makes you wanna believe in things like fate even.

So now..

My crusty old photographs will be replaced with the amazing collage work of local sydney artist Jordan Clarke. As this is primarily a sample based album, I have been thinking for a long time that collage would be the perfect match to the audio but wasn't sure if I could ever find the right person to pull it off. It was frightening, she didn't have much time to get it done, & if it had come out wrong I didn't really know what I would do. Sure, I may have been quietly freaking out but on wednesday night at the zero hour we completed the artwork once and for all & it looks outstanding. Oh the sweet relief!

So with that stage complete, I packed up all the audio/art files & got the next flight to ye olde Adelaide town for mastering.



Like my first album 'Cheaper Than Therapy', this one was mastered by Neville Clark at Disk Edits, he is the king. He has pretty much mastered anyone who's anyone in Adelaide music & I knew my record couldn't be in safer hands.



Mastering is a magic process. I only understand it in very general terms. I recorded the last album myself and it was such an ugly little mix full of weird mic noise, clicks & pops, somehow he managed to clean that right up, the before & after of that record is pretty incredible to hear. It could've almost saved it, if it wasn't for my bad bad writing. Haha.

But that was then, this is now!

Now, i've never been this happy with a record this late in the game. I'm not sure what that means. It's definitely not perfect, but it's not half bad either.



So now I wait. The audio & art have been cleared & sent through to the pressing plant and in 15 or less working days, the mailman is going to drop a whole lotta cds on my doorstep.

Here's the specifics:


subsketch: Department of Human Services

Words & Music by Subsketch
Co-Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Mister Speed
Mastered by Neville Clark
Art & Design by Jordan Clarke




COMING SOON!!

Part 11: The final gruelling drag

Hello,

2 weeks ago I flew to little old Adelaide town to take some photos of the place that started this whole Department journey way back in early 2008. Its looking like I'll use one of the images for the album cover & maybe one in the booklet somewhere. Seems appropriate enough. There have been several concepts for the album art over the years, some that I will save for the future, but it's looking like now I will do a big chunk of the work myself & just use a designer to tighten the final layout.

I'm scheduled to meet up with the graphic designer tomorrow & round about mid next week I book my mastering session at Disk Edits in Adelaide, finally my record can be pressed & that is when the work is really going to begin again. I cant wait.



Right now i'm in the process of rebuilding my live set from scratch, i'm finally making some progress on an idea that i've been dreaming up for years. The last show was a shitty one coz i've grown bored with my setup, I need to get back to the things that really excite me. My next show is in August at the Friend in Hand in Sydney, it's a performance poetry night so it'll be a good opportunity for me to get outside of my comfort zone. As soon as the record is in my hands I want to perform all over, as much as possible, to start I'll definitely be revisiting my friends in Melbourne, Tasmania & Adelaide (of course), Perth is looking likely too.

The last year has been hard on my brain, working between 45 & 50 hours a week making electronics is not where I want to be, I feel violated, I can see my future in the bitter twisted faces of the factory zombies. Time to make a move I think.

I'm looking forward to sharing this record with you, looking forward to pushing it, looking forward to sending out hundreds of envelopes & cursing the paper cuts, looking forward to performing so much that I forget why I'm doing it. All that ugly, all that magic. It's gonna be good kid, real good.

& if you are feeling as dissapointed as I am with our current political situation why not load your car up with high explosives & drive it into parliment! If not check out the new album by my friend Trillion, its the next best thing!
trillion-everything is under control



I look forward to seeing you soon.

subsketch

Hello there,

Just a quick note to let ya'll know that I've uploaded 2 songs off the new album for your listening, 'Raven Black Horses' & 'What Brings You Here?'. You can check them out here www.myspace.com/subsketch

As far as the album status goes, it seems once again to be stuck in a holding pattern, at this point it all seems so old to me, I finished writing these songs well over a year ago, but trust me it will be out 'soon'. Haha. In the meantime I've started recording songs for the next album which is much more fun than stressing about the old one & its shaping up to be something interesting.

I also have a show coming up on the 1st of June for any Sydney people out there, it'll be at the Friend in Hand in Glebe for their monthly performance poetry night.

Well thats about it for now, I've only just got an internet connction at home today so you can expect more updates from now on.

ss norberg

Part 10:

Its been a long time between real updates but here is the lowdown.

The final mix of the album is done! I'm currently organising the artwork & preparing to send a promo copy of the cd around to anyone who might be interested in distributing this thing.

Expect a new preview song & more updates very soon.

Until then, I've uploaded my first 2 eps to bandcamp for free download, so chew on that for a while & prepare yourself for the newness.

http://subsketch.bandcamp.com/