GBA 127 Robin The Fog

Published: Sept. 4, 2013, 4:12 p.m.

b'In GBA 127 we get better acquainted with Robin the Fog. He talks radiophonics, records, finding sounds, Resonance FM, why he\'s called the fog and so much more.\\n\\nWe go from The Prodigy to John Cage to Simon and Garfunkle to Thundercats, all the time talking about how you find sounds and how you find ideas.\\n\\nRobin at one point quotes Charlie Parker: "Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don\'t live it, it won\'t come out of your horn."\\n\\nAnd that is pretty much what this conversation is about!\\n\\nRobin plugs (plus extras):\\n\\nHis website: http://www.robinthefog.com\\n\\nHis releases: http://www.thefogsignals.com\\n\\nThe Ghosts of Bush: http://thefogsignals.com/album/the-ghosts-of-bush\\n\\nThe Original Sound Track Show (OST) resonance: \\nBBC Records Special: http://robinthefog.com/2012/10/23/a-living-sermon-ost-bbc-records-special/\\n\\nHowlround: https://twitter.com/Howlroundmusic\\n\\nHowlround play London Analogue Festival on Sunday 8th September: http://www.londonanalogue.com/\\n\\nHowlround LP. Secret Songs Of Savamala will be released September 16th on The Fog Signals in a strictly limited vinyl edition of 300 copies (plus download), with spine sleeve and beautiful cover photography by Milica Nikolic.\\n\\nPrequel to Ghosts of Bush: http://thefogsignals.com/album/earl-grey-whistle-test\\n\\nResonance FM: http://resonancefm.com/\\n\\nYou can catch the follow up to The Ghosts of Bush Whirled Service is a twenty-minute nocturnal perambulation around the empty corridors, studios, stairwells and basements of the BBC\\u2019s recently completed home, New Broadcasting House on BBC3\'s Late Junction which is still on the iplayer till Thursday 5th http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038ygzc\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nThe Radiophonic Workshop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop\\n\\nIn the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/\\n\\nJohn Cage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cage\\n\\nStockhausen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen\\n\\naltern-8: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altern-8\\n\\nLone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_(musician)\\n\\nAlern-8 active - 8 on top of the pops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWTNeg-uog\\n\\nThe Prodigy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigy\\n\\nSmack My Bitch Up - video: http://vimeo.com/44561183\\n\\nOut of Space: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qriH-8yeqcE\\n\\nTake That: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That\\n\\nCradle of Filth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth\\n\\nSimon and Garfunkle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel\\n\\nDJ Shadow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Shadow\\n\\nEverybody in the Place - Prodigy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmhlA2S2KU\\n\\nRobin the Fog in Wire magazine: http://robinthefog.com/2012/05/29/fog-on-the-wire/\\n\\nCharlie Parker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker\\n\\nDecasia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decasia\\n\\n\\nResonance FM Inteview with Stewart Lee: https://soundcloud.com/resonance-fm/til-debt-do-us-part-the-entire\\n\\nStewart Lee on Blasphemy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9EUe8jNr6o\\n\\nStewart Lee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Lee\\n\\nJames Baldwin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin\\n\\nCaptain Planet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers\\n\\nThundercats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats\\n\\nOasis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(band)\\n\\nThe Dave Album: https://soundcloud.com/the-dave/sets/going-back-to-finish-the-job\\n\\nCanary album: http://www.discogs.com/Jim-Fassett-Symphony-Of-The-Birds/release/3973873\\n\\nYou can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.\\n\\nOn-demand and on the go!\\n\\nDon\\u2019t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.\\n\\nHelp more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?'