Interviews | No. 162
Khruangbin
by Geoff Stanfield
This interview originally ran as a podcast in December of 2022. Since that time the band has released a new album, A La Sala. Texas trio Khruangbin have paired with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka...
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Albert Hammond Jr.: More Powerful Than Perfection
by Geoff Stanfield
As a member of New York City's The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. has been owning the downstroke for over 20 years. In addition to his work with that band, Albert has managed to find time to record five...
Noah Lennox: Music Can Be Anything
by Geoff Stanfield
Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...
Amanda Shires & Lawrence Rothman: "One More For Fun"
by Geoff Stanfield
The pairing of Amanda Shires and producer Lawrence Rothman is an unlikely one. On paper, Amanda's Americana-leaning solo records (including her work with The Highwomen), and Lawrence's art rock...
Xenia Rubinos: Regaining Spirit
by Geoff Stanfield
Xenia Rubinos could just as easily be on a bill with Flying Lotus and The Boredoms as she could with Erykah Badu and Esperanza Spalding [Tape Op #147]. Her unique genre-mixing of soul, punk, jazz,...
Theo Croker: Expose the Hero
by Geoff Stanfield
With two feet planted firmly in the jazz world, as well as tentacles reaching into hip-hop, R&B, ambient, world music, and experimental genres, Grammy-nominated producer, composer, and trumpeter...
Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: A Lot More Considered
by Geoff Stanfield
I entered the world of Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard a few years back, via their Turkish psych-rock record, Flying Microtonal Banana. It struck me as so fun and fresh,...
Tommy Brenneck & The Budos Band
by Geoff Stanfield
Producer and musician Tommy Brenneck got his start as a member of New York's Dap-Kings. He has since made an impression on the east coast music scene as a band member and producer on...
Eric Earley & Blitzen Trapper
by Geoff Stanfield
I’ve been following the career of Portland, Oregon's Blitzen Trapper since their first self-titled release in 2003. I think I bought the CD based on the name of the band and album cover alone. I...
Chad Clark: Casting a Spell with Beauty Pill
by Geoff Stanfield
I stumbled across Beauty Pill on Bandcamp while poking around the internet looking for new music. There were a few tracks posted from a forthcoming soundtrack to a play called suicide.chat.room. It...
Mad Professor: The Sound of the Studio
by Geoff Stanfield
My introduction to Mad Professor was via an album called No Protection, his dub remix of Massive Attack’s Protection. It was a journey to a musical universe that I was aware of, but had never...
Geoff Swan: Mixing as an Art Form
by Geoff Stanfield
Engineer and mixer Geoff Swan has gone from university student, to studio owner, to producer Mike “Spike” Stent’s assistant, back to studio owner, and is now a go-to engineer and...
Nate Smith: Listening Hard
by Geoff Stanfield
A drummer can make or break a session, and I have always loved getting their perspectives on the recording process as well as the variety of roles they play in the studio. After several solo records...