Wyrd Daze

05/05/2024

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by composer Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken. Features the decay of the human body, super straws and déjà visité:

My name is Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken and I am a Scottish composer/musician from Dundee, Scotland. I am now based in the south of England. I started making music as part of Edinburgh based band…

28/04/2024

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by field recordist and producer Poppy H who has a new album just released on Cruel Nature Records

Hello Wyrd Daze, I’m a musician/field recordist/producer who goes by the name ‘Poppy H’ – Poppy being the name everyone called my grandad who I never met. I began releasing music in October 2023 wi…

21/04/2024

nisi intellectus ipse - a mix for Tak Tent Radio by The Ephemeral Man ft. an extraordinary psychedelic mix session by Rapid Eye Electronics

nisi intellectus ipsea mix for Tak Tent Radio by The Ephemeral Manfeaturing an extraordinary mix session by Rapid Eye Electronics Ltd 1 Radiohead – Pyramid Song (Building the Ephemeral Pyrami…

24/03/2024

Sunday synth 🎹 Zadagan Keep: synth from dungeon (2) - featuring a moving live performance by Hermit Knight of WereGnome Records. A mix for Tak Tent Radio. Also with fantastic sounds by Ithildin, Guild Of Lore, Kingdom of Erang.

Zadagan Keep: synth from dungeon (2)Dungeon synth, fantasy synth and worldbuilding ambience curated by The Ephemeral ManFeaturing a live performance from Hermit Knight: Ithica ny 7.13.23 Thanks to …

10/03/2024

Wyrd Question Daze with some great answers by Jeremy Hunt - who has an extraordinary album as ‘H.R. Giger Counter’ on Cruel Nature Records. Contains fake bands, telepathy and a case of mistaken identity.

Hey y’all, my name’s Jeremy Hunt and I’m a musician from North Carolina. I’m involved in several projects at any given time. My main one is an experimental noise rock band called QOHELETH, where I …

08/03/2024

This evening, a glorious night of dungeon synth and sword & sorcery with New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Erang Kingdom, Fen Walker, and Dungeon Synth Zine!
7pm EST - 12am GMT

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/new-edge-sword-sorcery-2024?ref=NESS-youtubeJoin the staff of New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine and special...

05/03/2024

This will be a good time!

02/03/2024

Zadagan Keep: Beyond the Time Barrier. A mix for Tak Tent Radio featuring an extraordinary live session by Peter Verwimp (ASHTORETH).

Dedicated to Gill Finlayson

With wonders by Enya, james, Cocteau Twins, Andy Aquarius, Dead Can Dance, JOHN 3:16

Zadagan Keep: Beyond the Time BarrierA mix for Tak Tent Radio by The Ephemeral ManFeaturing an extraordinary live session by Peter Verwimp (Ashtoreth) Dedicated to Gill Finlayson 1 Enya – She…

11/02/2024

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by Ben Holton of Wayside & Woodland Recordings and epic45 who have just released a superb new album. The interview contains landscape, a scary skeleton and a chance encounter with Bjork...

28/01/2024

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by modular synthesist Loula Yorke, whose newly released album ‘Volta’ is deservedly gaining rave reviews. And introducing the third video to accompany the album, the mesmerising ‘Staying with the Trouble’

Hi Wyrd Daze! I’m Loula Yorke, a modular synthesist, composer and electronic music lover. I’d love you to listen to my album of synthesiser explorations, ‘Volta’. I think of these tracks as sonic t…

21/01/2024

The Failure of Surrealism. A mix for TakTent Radio with surreal insights and wondrous sounds: https://wyrddaze.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/zadagan-keep-the-failure-of-surrealism/

13/01/2024

I’ve started a fan blog for the mystic psychedelic prog band Gong, with occasional mixes of Gong Family music, rarities and interviews. Episode 1 today on what would have been Daevid Allen's 86th birthday. Gong but not forgotten!

  NOW it is 1924  'The First Manifesto of Surrealism' by André Breton emerges  NOW it is 1974  'YOU,' the third album of the...

31/12/2023

Disco Rd 5 / a discordian zine / end of the Rd /contains wisdom and absurdity / a beginning / for the taking / if you can find it / the Vivid Mind / https://wyrddaze.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/disco-rd-5/

24/12/2023

The Ephemeral Man's last mix of the year for Tak Tent Radio is an epic Winter Chill with samples from two classic Christmas films: ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Die Hard’ and a kingdom of glistening musical wonders.

26/11/2023

Null Limit – a mix for Tak Tent Radio featuring a mind-blowing mix session by JOHN 3:16 and good songs, some sprinkled with a touch of Ephemeral Man magic.

Zadagan Keep: Null Limit – a mix for Tak Tent Radio. Featuring a mind-blowing mix session by John 3:16 and good songs, some sprinkled with a touch of Ephemeral Man magic Tracklist and links 1…

23/11/2023

Disco Rd zine with podcast ft. Third Eye Spaceship – Ramesses (Full Demo). The zine include art from discordian and troublemaker Q.G. Pennyworth and declares the rise of a new cabal: The Vivid Mind.
https://wyrddaze.wordpress.com/2023/11/23/disco-rd-4-23-pages-23-minutes/

19/11/2023

Wyrd Question Daze with answers from Nick Raybould and Chris Cordwell of psychedelectronic band Thought Bubble, who have an excellent album just released on Moolakii club audio interface. The interview contains Marmite, otters, a small tail and horns and King Arthur.

We are Thought Bubble, largely a synths and percussion double act who comprise Chris Cordwell and Nick Raybould. We’re based out in the Shropshire hills, near the Welsh border and make recordings t…

05/11/2023

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by Egan Budd of dark folk band Headstone Brigade, who have an extraordinary new album: 'Victory & Defeat'.

Where did you come from and where are you going? Egan Budd: I started the project Headstone Brigade in Boston as a solo project, maybe secretly hoping some would join me eventually but not thinking…

29/10/2023

The 12th annual Samhain Séance: Rite of Passage. With samples from Hammer Horror classics amidst strange musical wonders:

The 12th annual Samhain Séance: Rite of PassageA mix for Tak Tent Radioby The Ephemeral Man 1 Bianca Scout – Empty space2 Cliff Richard – Devil Woman3 Encounters – Reverie (Sineri…

22/10/2023

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by Paul Foreman of psychedelic post-rock band Salisman. Album 'Parched' recently released on Cruel Nature Records

Salisman – Live at Montrose Saloon (Chicago) My name is Paul Foreman. I play guitar, synths and sing with Salisman (links below). I started this project with my buddy, Travis Salisbury, who p…

15/10/2023

An interview with dungeon synth legend and author Archana. Contains influences, worldbuilding and a cantankerous dragon.

Hi, I’m E / Archana, I’m 997 years old and I make Dungeon Synth; I am also the author of a world called Annuin, The Tempest Realms. Thanks for having me and for curating this incredible space. Tell…

14/10/2023

Zadagan Keep: synth from dungeon (1) ~ dungeon synth, fantasynth and worldbuilding ambience curated by The Ephemeral Man for Tak Tent Radio. Culminating with the magical longform demo: Music for 18 Magicians by Ithildin.

Zadagan Keep: synth from dungeon (1)Dungeon synth, fantasynth and worldbuilding ambience curated by The Ephemeral ManCulminating with the magical longform demo: Music for 18 Magicians by Ithildin T…

08/10/2023

Wyrd Question Daze with answers by Adam Stone of absurdist post-industrial kitchen-sink punk band Poundland on Cruel Nature Records. Contains the future of everything, The Gaggle and a wicker basket of newly washed and folded white laundry.

I am Adam, and I am the vocalist with POUND LAND. We are based around the North West of England, although there is a strong East Midlands connection too. I also write the lyrics (and some of the mu…

01/10/2023

New Wyrd Question Daze with answers by noise manipulator Xqui. Includes giant spiders, premonitions and human kindness.

I’m Xqui. He/Him. I’m no musician. I create noise from mobile phone, Dictaphone and found sound and then manipulate them on my laptop. I work purely by what sounds good to me which isn’t always sou…

23/09/2023

Heaven in a Wild Flower: my latest mix for Tak Tent Radio brings blissful soundscapes and beautiful ambience for your pleasure, culminating with a mix session by Fragile X. Extraordinary sounds. Listen & links on my blog:

My seventh mix for Tak Tent Radio is one to lose and find oneself within; a blissful journey with some extraordinarily beautiful music, culminating in a mesmerising mix session by Fragile X. intro:…

17/09/2023

Now up on the Wyrd Daze blog: my interview with musician, mathematician and dad Emanuele, who tells us about his dungeon synth project ᚼᛁᛆᚱᛐᛆᚿᛋ - how serious health issues brought inspiration as the music brings catharsis – as well as about his influences and the artistic contributions from his wife.

Please introduce yourself and tell us about your music journey Hi everyone, I’m Emanuele, the person behind the ᚼᛁᛆᚱᛐᛆᚿᛋ project. I’m a mathematician by trade and musician by hobby. In my youth I h…

10/09/2023

The 50th Wyrd Question Daze brings answers from Fighting's James Hodgson. Includes a new sound, enticing chub rolls and a love of Preston, Lancashire.

FIGHTING are a three-piece collective of musicians based in Preston, Lancashire, in the North West of England. Until their latest release, FIGHTING had been writing and performing Post-Punk songs s…

03/09/2023

New Wyrd Question Daze with answers by producer and label owner John Gorecki. Includes petrichor and an unsettling dream. New EP up for preorder on Light at the End.

Beautiful new EP up for preorder on Light at the End I’m Fragile X, a music producer from Glasgow, Scotland. I’ve been making music in some form or another since my teenage years but ov…

27/08/2023

My sixth mix for Tak Tent Radio spins hauntological psychedelia, culminating in an extraordinary mix session by Keith Seatman

My sixth mix for Tak Tent Radio spins hauntological psychedelia, culminating in an extraordinary mix session by Keith Seatman which includes tracks from his forthcoming album on Castles in Space (2…

13/08/2023

New Wyrd Question Daze up with answers from enigmatic anonymities the Dissociative Identity Quartet. Includes unsettling uncanny experiences and an interesting array of smells.

We are the Dissociative Identity Quartet.We have released music individually, been given attention to our persons and come to realise attention of that sort gives us nothing. The quality of a piece…