Episode 60 - Ben Cohen & Sam Woldenberg of Heavy Color

Published: Jan. 27, 2017, 6:21 p.m.

Heavy Color (http://www.heavycolorheavycolor.com) is a live beatmaking collective based out of Toledo Ohio. Heavy Color creates ethereal, bass heavy soundscapes with live percussion, MPC mashing, on the fly sampling, vocals and synthesizers. Heavy Color combines soulful electronic hazinesss with the organic textures of African and Latin percussion based music. In this episode of We Speak English Good, host, Mike E.P., sits down with Ben & Sam in their industrial warehouse studio in Toledo Ohio to talk about their upcoming album, collaborating with artist from Africa, their creative process, and other projects they are apart of, including, The Anti-Villains (http://www.theantivillains.com). Also, we listen to a couple tracks off their last self-titled album, Heavy Color (get the album here https://heavycolor.bandcamp.com/). We listen to tracks "One Billion Strong", "Glow", "Consider the Distance", and a sample of "Floating Leaves". Go to reinamystique.com to sign up for the newsletter. This way you'll know when and where host Mike E.P. will be this summer. Be a one trick pony and write the show at : wespeakenglishgood@gmail.com Leave a review on iTunes, Stitcher, or whereever you get your podcast, please.