Kreative Kontrol

Chris Forsyth and Douglas McCombs from BASIC are here to discuss their new, self-titled album, how they first met and bonded over the iconic band Television, Chris receiving guitar lessons from Television’s Richard Lloyd and Doug interactions with the band’s Tom Verlaine, the social import of a good Chicago breakfast or brunch, the significance of the 1984 Robert Quine/Fred Maher album Basic, when a pre-Doug version of BASIC opened for Doug’s band Tortoise, Mike’s remarkable custom guitar pedals, a modular band and a basketball team, the role of improvisation in BASIC, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Help Richard Lloyd Fight CancerEp. #1127: Black Duck and Elena SetiénEp. #1117: Horse LordsEp. #1104: SUNN O)))Ep. #1055: PullmanEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #966: Regulator WattsEp. #851: Mark MothersbaughEp. #786: Black DuckEp. #736: Douglas Andrew McCombsEp. #626: Eleventh Dream DayEp. #240: A Way That’s Clear – Tortoise & The Making of ‘The Catastrophist’

Giles Martin is here to discuss his work with the Beatles and the new deluxe reissue of their 1965 album, Rubber Soul, challenges and surprises he encountered delving into the original session tapes and his unique temporal mindset to mixing a sixty-year-old album, how the emotional tenor of a song can influence his technical approach, his history remixing Beatles music including Revolver and Sgt, Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, why he supposes so many children of the Beatles and from within their orbit have chosen to follow in their parents’ musical footsteps, the Beatles’ desire to make records that sounded as mighty as those by American bands and the conflicts this caused with their own label’s mastering and manufacturing departments, how Frank Sinatra fits into all of this, Martin’s use of machine learning to enhance Beatle recordings and fulfill their original vision, input he receives from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, insights about the discovery of the previously unreleased, unknown John Lennon home demo for “Little Girl,” George Harrison trying to teach the Beatles “Think For Yourself,” the increasing humanization of the Beatles, Martin’s preferred music listening format, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1135: Jake Xerxes FussellEp. #1124: LambchopEp. #1116: Robyn HitchcockEp. #1107: PotionsEp. #1100: The CreemEp. #1084: Janel LeppinEp. #1075: Bill FrisellAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #656: Steve AlbiniEp. #603: TUNS

Rick White and Julie Doiron are here to discuss Together, Julie performing an Eric’s Trip song with Status/Non-Status at Sappyfest, how Rick works on songs for people like the Sadies and why he wrote an eclectic record for Julie and him to sing on together, his retirement from music and why he returned, how losing friends like Dallas Good and Gord Downie might prompt them to work with each other as often as they can, a sudden unboxing, how Rick created Together’s cover art, whether or not Eric’s Trip might play together again, updates on Julie’s next record, other future plans, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1074: Status/Non-StatusEp. #1037: SloanEp. #918: Mount EerieEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesJulie Doiron (2011) – TeaserEp. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!Ep. #651: Julie DoironStill Processing: The 2016 ‘Man Machine Poem’ TourEp. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]Eric's Trip - A Love Supreme

Joe Casey from Protomartyr returns to discuss Hotel Usona, raising a family who enjoy visiting the zoo, how having a child can focus one’s once random anger at the world in hopes that things might improve in the future, the United States of North America and my perception of Joe’s obsession with Alberta, Canada, how transient hotels and 1950s exotica inform this new record, nostalgia for a phonier, more terrible time, the rise of democratic socialism in America and the trap of the internet age, horn sections as symbols of American patriotism, doing research and writing lyrics, bombshells and homophones, Iggy Pop’s love and support, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more!THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1129: Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins on The CrampsEp. #1125: Kiwi Jr.Ep. #820: Gregg TurkingtonEp. #806: The BreedersEp. #778: ProtomartyrEp. #671: Joe PeraEp. #552: Protomartyr’s Joe CaseyEp. #496: Iggy PopEp. #357: Protomartyr’s Joe CaseyEp. #245: Joe Casey of Protomartyr

Walter Schreifels from Quicksand returns to discuss ‘Bring on the Psychics,’ his recording studio in upstate New York, making a relatively short album and musical urgency, reflecting upon the foundational aspects of punk and hardcore in his life, a gorgeous new Quicksand song called “Days You Run To,” his dynamic and extremely powerful singing voice, timeless band names like Youth of Today and Minor Threat, why Quicksand is now a trio, a cross-Canada tour with Fucked Up, other future plans, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny TempleEp. #1027: No JoyEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #892: Fucked UpEp. #842: Daniel Romano’s OutfitEp. #826: Steve Albini and Fred ArmisenEp. #825: Dave HillEp. #732: SoulsideEp. #364: Walter Shreifels of Dead Heavens, Quicksand

Jake Xerxes Fussell returns to discuss his new album, The Old Beloved Path, us meeting up at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival just moments before I took my daughter to see AC/DC, Jake’s limited experiences at big shows beyond Bob Dylan’s and a band he’d love to see one day, a lengthy discussion about “Rock Island Line” and The Compleat Beatles, contemplating aging and transience, the historical implications of musical interpretation and adaptation, why Jake would rather write a book than a song, working with Ben Whiteley, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #982: Jake Xerxes FussellEp. #699: Joan ShelleyEp. #630: Nathan SalsburgEp. #600: The Weather Station

Michael Cloud Duguay and Andrew MacKelvie are here to discuss Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go, the many Canadian provinces and territories involved in them meeting and connecting musically, driving Jake Nicoll’s solar powered mobile recording studio all around Newfoundland to capture the sounds of seven church organs, improvising and composing on woodwinds and other instrumentation at the same church sessions, capturing interviews and dialogue among church congregants and others marking the passage of time, the imaginative, process-oriented aesthetic of their label, Watch That Ends the Night and a preview of its upcoming releases, their many upcoming Canadian tour dates, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #991: Elle BarbaraEp. #990: Michael Cloud DuguayEp. #957: The Burning HellEp. #810: Markus FloatsEp. #683: Joyful JoyfulEp. #543: Markus FloatsEp. #454: John Orpheus, Chanty Marostica, Joyful Joyful on Long Night

Morgan Greenwood, Clinton St. John, and Chad VanGaalen are here to discuss their new self-titled album as CG Tears, a Nina Nastasia and Silkworm show I should’ve attended, the story behind the band’s name and its formation, the time Chad misunderstood the assignment, Clint’s improvisational approach to writing lyrics and singing them and Morgan’s unique ability to organize songs, musical loops and vocal repetition, leaving, returning, but also leaving forever, the shows CG Tears has played so far and the shows they’d love to play, other future plans, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Pop Montreal, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #998: Nina NastasiaEp. #973: Jolie LaideEp. #952: SilkwormEp. #899: GhostkeeperEp. #602: Chad VanGaalenEp. #410: Chad VanGaalenEp. #188: Chad VanGaalen on doing Stupid Human Tricks on David LettermanEp. #20: Chad VanGaalen + Slim Cessna

Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker are here to discuss Gold Horatio, how living in the same town has impacted their musical collaboration, why someone like Jon may possess the “Amherst strut,” how Jay is managing without regular "beach time," why the Shakespearean character Horatio is invoked here, exactly how Jon and Jay work together and who did what on this album, pondering existentialism, theology, reality and internet gurus, the death of Jackie Paper and how children’s observations can be poetic and lyrical, new JOYFULTALK records, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!Ep. #1032: Caged AnimalsEp. #957: The Burning HellEp. #899: GhostkeeperEp. #862: Jon MckielEp. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!Ep. #706: JOYFULTALKEp. #441: JOYFULTALKEp. #306: Jon MckielEp. #275: Incredible Love – Alan Vega & Suicide Remembered by Steve Albini, Jehnny Beth, Brendan Canty, Kid Millions, Robyn Phillips, Priya Thomas, & Mike Watt