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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 257: Gridfailure
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 257 features an interview with David Brenner of Gridfailure.
Gridfailure is the musical sobriquet of David Brenner, an underground music lifer who has worked in every aspect of the industry. Samples, loops, improvisation, and the discarded recordings of other contributors are all dropped in the project's sonic bouillabaisse - the aural equivalent of system decay and societal collapse.
I spoke with Dave about how he went from being a typical punk and metal fan to creating experimental music, and why Gridfailure is more like an art class than band pracice. We also discussed how catsitting for...