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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 232: Artificial Brain
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 232 features an interview with Samuel Smith of Artificial Brain.
Artificial Brain belong to a new generation of underground metal band that New York has become known for - one that combines speed, dissonance, melody, and stellar musicianship to create a sound that hearkens back to the classic death metal albums that emerged from the area, whilst simultaneously looking to the future (in both their progressive sensibility and science fiction themes).
I spoke with bassist Samuel Smith about the sci-fi concepts that connect Artificial Brain's albums, and his thoughts about their music being labeled "dissonant death...