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<p><a href="http://www.radionope.com/podcasts/protonicreversal/?name=2017-08-03_ep96-j-robbins.mp3"></a><a href="http://www.radionope.com/podcasts/protonicreversal/?name=2017-08-03_ep96-j-robbins.mp3">(stream and download – Episode 96)</a><br />
Conan and Josh kick off the show with a brief discussion of big shows from the past weekend, then have a great chat with J. Robbins! Topics include:</p>
<p>The songwriting process:</p>
<p>-Bendy guitar loop overdubs<br />
-Reviving/rewriting old songs and playing acoustic shows<br />
-Shading confessional songwriting<br />
-The integrity of a band and its members vs. being the sole songwriter<br />
-Going out on a musical limb<br />
-Collaborative projects<br />
-Using the studio as a compositional tool</p>
<p>Stories of various recording projects:</p>
<p>-Roomrunner<br />
-The great moment when a recording project sounds like a record<br />
-the Dismemberment Plan<br />
-What a producer’s role is and/or what it should be<br />
-the Monorchid<br />
-Shiner<br />
-Hand-editing 2-inch tape<br />
-Coliseum</p>
<p>The grand story of his brief time playing with Scream:</p>
<p>-“J., EVERYBODY knows ‘Ballroom Blitz.'”</p>
<p>Jawbox’s influence, and how influence works in general:</p>
<p>-Creating your own culture</p>
<p>We almost entirely avoided discussing politics!</p>
<p>Music played:</p>
<blockquote><p>Jawbox – FF=66<br />
<a href="https://jrobbins.bandcamp.com/track/our-own-devices">J. Robbins – Our Own Devices</a><br />
Jawbox – Won’t Come Off</p>
<p>Shellac – End of Radio (Closing Theme)</p></blockquote>…
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