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We Have a Technical
We Have a Technical brings I Die: You Die's discussions of industrial, EBM, goth, dark electro, and related music genres to the podcast format. Join Alex, Bruce, and guests as they explore music's darker alternatives.
Episodes
- We Have a Technical
We Have a Technical 397: Dad Rock Rap
We don't necessarily intend for our two albums format episodes to end up mapping the reach of genres we discuss on We Have A Technical, but they often end up…
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We Have A Technical 296: Astro Boy Didn't Lie
After a far too long absence, it's the return of our popular Pick Five format! Slower club tunes are the subject of the day, with Alex and Bruce each selecting…
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We Have A Commentary: In The Nursery, "L'Esprit"
This month's We Have A Commentary podcast features the Senior Staff's discussion of In The Nursery's landmark 1990 LP L'Esprit. Questions of acoustic versus…
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WE HAVE A TECHNICAL 394: COMICS WITH?
Both Boy Harsher's new film The Runner and its accompanying soundtrack have been released, offering us the chance to talk about how both works draw upon and…
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We Have A Technical 393: Thank You Mike Wells
In the wake of the passing of Mike Wells, we're discussing his legacy both as one half of the legendary Gridlock and as a mastering engineer. We're thankful to…
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We Have A Technical 392: Reconsider that Nickname
Inspired by last week's discussion of legacy acts, we have a very specific iteration of our two albums format for this week's episode of We Have A Technical…
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We Have a Technical 391: 2022 is Ruined
The role of legacy acts (and their definition) in the broader industrial and goth diasporas is the subject of our first podcast of the year. How are festivals…
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We Have a Technical 388: Best of 2021 Round Up
We're tying up some Year End odds and sods on this week's podcast, with a quick rundown of our Top 25, and then some discussion of a whopping twenty releases…
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We Have A Technical 387: Abby Content
It's a bit of an odd catch-up episode of the podcast this week, friends, as we're discussing three recent albums released too late to be given regular review…
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We Have A Technical 386: Nylon Tracksuits
We're talking records by Mesh and Mlada Fronta on this week's podcast, as synthpop/alt rock and rhythmic noise/IDM combos are considered. Also, talk about the…
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We Have a Commentary: Throbbing Gristle, 20 Jazz Funk Greats
As selected by our Patreon backers, an album which needs no introduction whatsoever is the subject of this month's We Have A Commentary podcast. We're…
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We Have A Technical 385: Uncouth Beast
We're talking about the changing roles served by vocals in industrial and post-industrial music in this week's episode of the podcast. Whether tilting towards…
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We Have A Technical 384: Welcome To Health
Was 1998 a peak year for darkwave? You decide after listening to this episode of We Have A Technical, which discusses the broad-reaching electro-acoustic…
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We Have a Technical 383: Ziggy Says
From an uncertain electroclash hangover to an experiment in pure drone, this week's two albums formatted episode covers a lot of ground. First up it's a…
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We Have A Commentary: Boy Harsher, "Country Girl"
This month's commentary podcast conveniently coincides with news of a new Boy Harsher LP and tour as we discuss the duo's 2017 EP, Country Girl. Though short…
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We Have a Technical 381: Ain't Listening
This week we are picking five "easy records". What does that mean? Who knows, listen and find out!
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We Have A Technical #380: Why Choose
It's a down the pipe two albums episode of the podcast this week, with Bruce picking a record by semi-notable German goth rock band and Alex picking a record…
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We Have A Technical 379: Sanctioned Yelling
The thematic complexity, musical variety, and labyrinthine discography of Current 93 is the subject of this week's We Have A Technical. David Tibet's work has…
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We Have A Technical 378: 10 Hours of Sleep
Our two album discussion episodes don't get much more down the pipe than this! Two fun and funky EBM records of different stripes are on the docket. First…
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We Have A Technical 377: Xoxchitla
On the cusp of the release of their sophomore record Acts Of Worship, we're joined on the podcast this week by Jason Corbett and Shannon Hemmett of Actors…
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We Have A Technical 376: Two Slabs Of Meat
It's a Pick Five episode of the podcast this week, with each of us talking about some samples which stuck with us for better or worse. It's somewhat bitterly…
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We Have a Commentary: Choke Chain, "Invoking Shadows"
Mark Trueman of Choke Chain joins Alex and Bruce to discuss his new release Invoking Shadows, his history with EBM and industrial and how this release is…
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We Have A Technical 375: The Arbiters of Industrial
For too long we have been delinquent in our duties as supreme judges of the nature of industrial music and culture. For too long we have hidden behind…
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We Have A Technical 374: John Senile
A classic two albums episode has us kicking between darkwave and industrial metal. Diva Destruction's debut Passion's Price, with its synth strings and…
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We Have A Technical 373: Furnas and LaFon
After four weeks of our New Canon series, the regular We Have A Technical podcast is back! This week we're discussing Sinner Get Ready, the new album from…
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We Have A Commentary: Moev, "Yeah Whatever"
This month's We Have A Commentary takes up the third LP from Vancouver's chameleonic Moev. Yeah Whatever brought together elements of synthpop, post-punk…
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We Have A Technical 372: Sex Lives Of The Thundercats
On the last episode of We Have A Technical before our special podcast series The New Canon takes over the month of August, we're talking about the classic…
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We Have A Technical 371: More Obnoxious
The sometimes strained and sometimes incredibly powerful crossover between industrial and hip-hop is the subject of this week's We Have A Technical. From both…
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We Have A Technical 370: Heat With Kevin Thorn
The return of the listener-favourite Pick Five format has us considering records we like to listen to whilst traveling on airplanes. Being stuck in a tightly…
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We Have A Technical 369: A Cheaper Kind Of Sauce
After a few weeks of holidays, medical leave, and 10th anniversary celebrations we're back to our usual schedule here at the site, including a classic two…
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We Have A Technical 368: FOREVER! FOREVER!
I Die: You Die turns 10 years old this year, so naturally this week's podcast is of a reflective tack. We're looking back at the very first writing posted to…
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We Have A Commentary: London After Midnight, "Psycho Magnet"
This month's We Have A Commentary episode, made possible as always by the generous financial support of our Patreon backers, has us taking up the sophomore…
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We Have A Technical 367: I Want A New Meme
A most contentious of crossover genres is the subject of this week's podcast, dear listener. Yep, Alex and Bruce are tackling the neon-veined beast that is…
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We Have a Technical 366: He Does That
From the sugariest of highs to the most oppressive of lows, it's tough to imagine records with vibes as different than the pair up for discussion on this…
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We Have a Technical 365: Pod Costas
After almost a full month away from it, we're back to the classic two albums format in this week's episode of We Have A Technical. Voices, the 1998 LP from…
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We Have a Technical 364: UK Music Twilight Zone
The new record from the website and podcast's namesake is up for discussion on this week's podcast. Yep, Uncle Gary's new record Intruder looks to be following…
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We Have A Commentary: Aesthetic Perfection, "A Violent Emotion"
This month's Patreon-supported bonus commentary podcast finds us heading back to the still-oontz driven days of the industrial club scene circa 2008 with…
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We Have a Technical 363: Nice at Bomberman
In this week's episode, Jeff Cancade - AKA Devours - joins the Senior Staff in East Van's bucolic Robson Park to talk about his fantastic new genre-hopping LP…
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We Have A Technical 362: Take A Pils
Our popular Pick Five format has us choosing a selection of Down To Mope records. What the hell does that mean? Well, you'll just have to listen to this week's…
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We Have A Technical 361: Gas Crisis Dynamite
Obscure, murky electro-industrial and brightly anthemic post-punk are the subjects of this week's podcast, as we discuss records by Yeht Mae and Spectres…
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We Have A Technical 360: The Latter
We're on the cusp of a new double-LP from one of our favourite bands at I Die: You Die, Kirlian Camera. And before we dig into the elaborately titled Cold…
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We Have A Technical 359: Pit-Fighter On Game Boy
The podcast is taking a rambling and conceptual route this week, with some discussion of changing perceptions of Our Thing within broader culture. Is the…
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We Have A Commentary: The Sisters Of Mercy, "Vision Thing"
We're hunting big game with this month's commentary podcast, as we tackle the last release from one of the most infamous bands we're ever likely to cover -…
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We Have a Technical 358: From All Angles
A two albums episode of the podcast finds us discussing Klanstabil's strange journey from Ant-Zen minimalism to the surfeit of passion and pop of Math &…
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We Have a Technical 357: Very Very Relaxed
We say this a lot, but trust us: you'd be very hard-pressed to find a more different pair of records than the one's we're discussing in this week's podcast…
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We Have A Technical 356: Was That Too Gross?
As much as we'd like to convey the image of austere, stoic hermits who only listen to music when we're giving it our full attention in a darkened room with…
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We Have A Technical 355: A Good Point
The gents from Sturm Café are our guests on the podcast this week, and we had a blast chatting with them about their changing relationships with EBM, the…
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We Have A Technical 354: Two Chew Toys
The mean and gritty retro-futurism of Pure Ground's brand of minimal synth and Absurd Minds' uncanny obsession with a particular era of Project Pitchfork's…
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We Have A Commentary: Cabaret Voltaire, "Micro-Phonies"
This month's bonus commentary podcast finds us discussing the charming confidence of Cabaret Voltaire's overt push into funk and pop territory, 1983's…
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We Have A Technical 353: Bonobos
Scene-rooted cover tracks are the subject du jour in this episode of We Have A Technical. The expressive, the rote, and the crassly commercial versions of…
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We Have A Technical 352: Dunks on The Office
A striking pair of electro-industrial and EBM debuts are the focus of this week's podcast, as we turn our attention to Necro Facility's The Black Paintings and…