Insane In The Montaigne

I was feeling not well the day I recorded this but realised I hadn't done one in a while. It's still okay! I was just buried in the couch and sound weird and sometimes just drift off. Also posted a few days later because no wifi on tour! Or no wifi good enough for the file to actually upload.  Mentioned: Autark, Sea Shepherd, Everything Now by Arcade Fire, More Fool Me by Stephen Fry, DRELLER, Alex The Astronaut, I Know Leopard, Kingdom Hearts, No Cars Go by Arcade Fire, Haruki Murakami, Alex The Astronaut, I Am Not Your Negro. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

Housesitting for my tour manager gets real dark and weird. Lots of silence. Get tix to my shows at www.montaignemusic.com.au. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

The most delirious podcast yet. Mentioned: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Headspace, This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by David Byrne from Live From Austin, TX, Crack Up by Fleet Foxes, Underline (free print publication), My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBAM - podcast), Arcade Fire, Aunty Donna, Demi Lardner (@DemiLardner on Twitter). Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com FUCK YOU JETLAG

Takk... by Sigur Ros playing in the background. Mentioned: Gordi, Alex Somers, Vera Blue, Tiger Town, Emma Louise, John Congleton. 

There were HEAPS of linguistic tics in this one. Mauro Refosco is David Byrne's percussionist's name. Other things mentioned: Time's End & 'Clocktown' by Theophany (Spotify), Lovers Lane, Immersion (Queensland Music Festival shows I am playing: you can register for my Immersion hotel room gig here http://qmf.org.au/immersion-registration/), Aunty Donna (they seem to make regular appearances on this podcast, I am a big liker of them), Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton, Alan Hampton, Arcade Fire. 

I am in Los Angeles! Another vulnerable one that is not nearly articulate enough for me to really be tackling these subjects publicly. Mentioned: Melodrama by Lorde, RELAXER by alt-j, The Last Bookstore (worth giving a look up), Tony Buchen (my music), Nick Littlemore (PNAU, Empire of the Sun), Amy Shark, Gang of Youths, Sarah Silverman, Aunty Donna, Kingdom Hearts Orchestra. 'Unassuming' was the word I was looking for to describe LA. Photo by www.benjaminriches.com.

Just lots of stuff, really. Also, I said the word "ponce" thinking it meant a generally obnoxious person but that is not at all what it means and I rescind my use of the word. Cover image by www.benjaminriches.com

Wow this was a real emo solioquy. I did end up running a half-marathon the next day. Things I mentioned: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver of The Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Words Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple, No Shape by Perfume Genius, Girls Come First by Clem Snide (albums), Wilosophy (Wil Anderson's podcast), James Jeffrey (@James_Jeffrey on Twitter), Neal Portenza, Penny Greenhalgh (comedians), Good Will Hunting (film). You look great.

Just a whole lot of stuff. I felt a bit weird talking about all that evolutionary biology/psychology stuff because my disquisition into that realm of knowledge is incipient so I stumbled through all of that, probably somewhat inaccurately. If you're interested in proper info, look up the 'Social Survival Mammoth' on waitbutwhy.com, or just type "rejection" into Google. It'll lead you on a trail to intense awareness of your own primal condition. Have fun! Additionally, things I mentioned that you should look up: Steen Raskopoulos, Theophany ('Time's End' & 'Time's End II' available on iTunes, YouTube and Spotify), "Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went From Sunday Best To Fast Fashion" by Clare Press Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

Woke up at 5am in Old Perth Town. Figured I may as well do something productive with my time. Answered a few questions from Twitter! Thank you @freyjaaaaaaaa for asking the questions. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

There are a lot of incomplete sentences and thoughts here which will probably be somewhat confusing for you. When I say a lot of people at my mercy, I mean that if I were less responsible, I could reveal stuff about people in my life that would render them vulnerable, and to a lot of people. I also end up giving a bit of detail about old mate when I said I wouldn't. What I mean is that I'm not going to go into as much depth about old mate as I said I would. I'm gonna let the songs reveal the big, weird stuff. Because there's a lot there, a lot of weird stuff, let me tell you. Moreover, it's unfair that I give my one perspective on him - me being a person with social clout - and refuse him a voice on the matter. Hence I try to offer other people's opinions about him. And then try to internet-diagnose sociopathy. WHO AM I.   Also, the BNW character I was talking about was John. And then there are some introspective rambles. There are more questions than answers. Cover photo from www.benjaminriches.com. P.S. By

What I meant to say also is that I sometimes forget how powerful music is for people. Which is why the observation about its power is noteworthy for me. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com

Caveat: when I say Guy Montgomery & Tim Batt are "fucked", I mean it with the highest degree of admiration and respect. I'm sorry about the toast and the breathing into the phone. I respect you, I do. Talk to me @actualmontaigne on Twitter. Cover photo by www.benjaminriches.com.

The first release! There will be no rhyme nor reason to any of these instalments. I promise I won't be speaking so frantically in the next episodes. Note that this is recorded on an iPhone 6 and I have pretty much no technical chops or help so this is truly the chaff of podcasting. Doing this has also made me aware of how often I say "um" which is regrettable. Life, oh life.