Talking To Ghosts

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talked with video artist, poet, and Marietta Magazine founder Erica Schreiner. From riot grrrl inspired introspection to the body depersonalization that comes from editing and modeling yourself for so many years, Erica takes us deep into the life of an artist living and working in New York.

Erica Schreiner's work is best found on her website. (some of it may not be safe for viewing at work).

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of reviews and podcast episodes, please visit our official website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we have an interview with Aidan Baker from the doom/experimental metal band Nadja. They have a huge catalog and a nearly constant state of production, so it was great to talk to Aidan about life in Berlin, soundtrack work, books, and a 3-hour performance as the sun was coming up over a parking garage in Toronto.

Nadja's new album, Luminous Rot, is out now on Southern Lord.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of episodes and reviews, please check out our official website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we are finishing out our summer break re-run episodes with Bustié! This interview was originally recorded in a cafe outside of The Liquor Store in Portland, right before Bustié played on their Birds of Paradise tour in 2019. We have fond memories of this interview and the show, and are happy to bring it back out again.

Bustié's "Birds of Paradise" can be found on their bandcamp and look out for their shows starting up again!

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For more episodes and reviews, check out our official website.  

For our second Summer Break episode we are excited to re-run our interview with the doom / experimental metal project Divide and Dissolve from February of 2019. Divide and Dissolve are one of those bands who really challenged us on our views and the way we talked about metal music. We both came away from the interview feeling like we'd just had our asses kicked in the most fantastic way.

Divide and Dissolve describe their aims as a project as “a simple one: to secure Black futures, liberation, and freedom; demand Indigenous Sovereignty; uplift people of color’s experiences; and destroy white supremacy.”

Divide and Dissolve have a new album out now called Gaslit, which you can check out on their Bandcamp.

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of previous episode and new reviews, please visit our Official Website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we are re-running our 2016 interview with the experimental metal band Muscle & Marrow (featuring a new intro and slightly improved audio)! Although this band is no longer active, the duo have a great new pop project called So Sensitive!

Muscle & Marrow were one of our favorite projects and it was an amazing opportunity for us to interview these great folks while they were still living in Portland, OR. 

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of our episodes and reviews, please check out our Official Website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talked with Mathieu Ball from Big|Brave about their new album "VITAL," which is out now on Southern Lord. We talked about recording during the early phases of pandemic lockdown, minimalism in art and music, and sound art. 

Big|Brave is an experimental metal band from Canada and their new album is heavy and brutal. Check out more from them on Bandcamp.

**SUMMER BREAK ANNOUNCEMENT**

We will be taking a little over a month off from the show to refresh ourselves after 7 years and a hard pandemic. TTG will be re-running our next three episodes with new intros. We will still be doing brand new reviews for the site during our down time. Returning on 6/28 with a new interview!

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes and reviews, check out our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talked with Mathieu Ball from Big|Brave about their new album "VITAL," which is out now on Southern Lord. We talked about recording during the early phases of pandemic lockdown, minimalism in art and music, and sound art. 

Big|Brave is an experimental metal band from Canada and their new album is heavy and brutal. Check out more from them on Bandcamp.

**SUMMER BREAK ANNOUNCEMENT**

We will be taking a little over a month off from the show to refresh ourselves after 7 years and a hard pandemic. TTG will be re-running our next three episodes with new intros. We will still be doing brand new reviews for the site during our down time. Returning on 6/28 with a new interview!

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes and reviews, check out our official website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talk to Jamie Steward from Xiu Xiu about their new record of duets called "OH NO," which is out now on Polyvinyl Records. We talked about pandemic life without near constant touring, the Xiu Xiu subscription service through bandcamp, and the Twin Peaks album. 

Xiu Xiu is best found on Instagram, or if you want to check out their music, check out their Bandcamp page. "OH NO" is fantastic and is out now!

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. To find an archive of our podcast episodes, not to mention our Reviews, check out www.talkingtoghosts.com

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast Amulets returns to talk about his new album, Blooming, which is out now on The Flenser! We talked a lot about the new album, the pandemic (of course), and the new mini documentary about Amulets, Tape Wizard by Kilian Vidourek.

Amulets' new album, Blooming, is on its second pressing from The Flenser. 

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For more episodes and reviews, check out www.talkingtoghosts.com

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talk to the founder of The Flenser, Jonathan Tuite, about the early days of the label, what he looks for in an artist, and the future of The Flenser. 

Some artists from The Flenser who we have interviewed in the past include: Street Sects, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, and Sprain! As we mentioned in the interview, the new Amulets album is now available for pre-order! For more releases from The Flenser, check out their Bandcamp page.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes, and our new review section, check out our official website.