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PODCAST

Essential Tremors

WUOT-FM 91.9 Knoxville

A show in which musicians and other creators talk about the songs that shaped who they are. Produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner.

music performing arts

All Episodes

36:08

Mary Timony

Essential Tremors ·

2021/06/17

Washington, DC-based singer/guitarist Mary Timony has built a deeply respected career through a series of bands like Autoclave, Helium, Wild Flag, and Ex Hex, as well as solo music. In this episode, she talks about how the music of Jimi Hendrix, the Velvet Underground, and Moondog shaped her own work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:17

Suzanne Vega

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2021/05/04

Suzanne Vega has spanned four decades with her deceptively cool singing voice and urbane songwriting. On this episode, she discusses how the music of Bob Dylan, Philip Glass, and Lou Reed guided her path.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:46

Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order)

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2021/04/06

Stephen Morris drove the shift from punk to postpunk as the drummer for Joy Division and New Order, and helped further open postpunk to new sounds. On this episode, he discusses how the music of Can, Terry Riley, and Grandmaster Flash shaped his course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:07

Tricky

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2021/03/24

Tricky has created his own sound world over the past 25 years, built from broken hip-hop beats, forlorn chanteuses, and shadowy mutters. In this episode, he talks about the impact of Nirvana, Billie Holiday, and T. Rex on his life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:02

Mdou Moctar

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2021/02/16

Singer/guitarist Mdou Moctar has blazed a trail for electrified Tuareg music from his native Niger through the music venues of Europe and the U.S. In this episode, he talks about how Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, and Tinariwen shaped his own music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:54

Kristin Hersh

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2021/01/11

Kristin Hersh has built a devoted following with her one-of-a-kind singing and songwriting, as a solo artist and as leader of the bands Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. On this episode, she discusses how traditional ballads, Nick Drake, and Vic Chesnutt impacted her own work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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61:59

Brandon Soderberg

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2020/12/18

Brandon Soderberg has worked as a music critic, an altweekly editor, and a reporter on the frontlines of protest. He’s now the co-author of I Got a Monster, a book about the Baltimore Police Department’s corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. On this episode, he discusses how music from OutKast, Fabio Frizzi, and Jason Isbell shaped his work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:22

Amanda Shires

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2020/12/01

Amanda Shires has made her mark on American music as a singer, songwriter, and fiddle player, both solo and a member of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit. On this episode, she discusses how songs by Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen, and Richard Buckner shaped her work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:03

Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

Essential Tremors ·

2020/11/13

Thurston Moore's name and work have been ever-present in the last 40 years of underground culture, from his years in Sonic Youth and his solo career, his many musical collaborations, his record-label and book-publishing activities, and his unofficial boosterism. In this episode, he talks about how the Kingsmen, Patti Smith, and Public Image Ltd. shaped him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:44

Bob Mould

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2020/10/26

Bob Mould has turned out decades worth of impassioned singing and songwriting as leader of Husker Du and Sugar and a longstanding solo artist. In this episode, he talks about how songs from the Beatles, the Ramones, and My Bloody Valentine shaped his work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:32

Marcus Moore

Essential Tremors ·

2020/10/16

Music critic Marcus Moore became an author with his new book The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America. On this episode, he discusses what songs by Roberta Flack, Common, and Stevie Wonder have meant to him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:31

Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)

Essential Tremors ·

2020/09/24

Drummer Chris Frantz provided the rhythms for two seminal groups, Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, a career he discusses in his memoir, Remain in Love. In this episode, he discusses how Jimmy Dean, the Beatles, and James Brown shaped his life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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65:55

Matmos

Essential Tremors ·

2020/09/01

MC Schmidt and Drew Daniel of the electronic duo Matmos have built their body of work from manipulating unusual sounds. On this episode, recorded live at Fadensonnen in Baltimore, they talk the music that influenced their own.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:50

Flying Lotus

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2020/07/23

Flying Lotus's music has consistently overflowed the barriers that separate electronic music, hip-hop, jazz, and other genres over the course of five albums and many side projects and collaborations. In this episode, he discusses how his work was shaped by Stravinsky, Slum Village, and Queen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:18

Gwenifer Raymond

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2020/05/29

UK guitarist Gwenifer Raymond has adapted the sounds of the American South for her own intricate, and sometimes riotous, acoustic compositions. In this episode, she discusses how tunes from the Pixies, Roscoe Holcomb, and John Fahey guided her work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:13

Jeff Parker (Tortoise)

Essential Tremors ·

2020/04/27

Composer/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Parker is a prolific solo artist and a member of esteemed post-rock quintet Tortoise. Here he explains how songs by a jazz drummer, a master sampler, and a legendary jazz trumpeter shaped his musical vision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:40

Dan Deacon

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2020/03/02

Baltimore-based musician Dan Deacon has evolved substantially in both the scope and ambition of his artistic endeavors since his breakout 2007 album Spiderman of the Rings. In this episode, he talks about how Pee-Wee Herman helped indirectly cultivate his interest in being a performer, Lightning Bolt changing how he thought about music, and the technical influence Daft Punk had on his vocal style.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:22

Clint Conley (Mission of Burma)

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2020/02/18

Bass player and vocalist Clint Conley of seminal post-punk band Mission of Burma has influenced a generation of musicians with his work over the course of the band's multiple decade existence. In this episode, he talks about how songs by Music Machine, Television, and Captain Beefheart formed his point-of-view as an artist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:39

Andy Shauf

Essential Tremors ·

2020/01/23

Andy Shauf's understated, gentle, and expertly composed pop songs are miniature gems that grow in appeal with each listen. In this episode, Shauf talks about how Elliott Smith, Wilco, and The Beatles guided and inspired his understanding of how to write intimate but deeply accessible pop songs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:20

Thalia Zedek

Essential Tremors ·

2019/12/23

Thalia Zedek's distinctive voice and soul-baring songwriting have powered a series of bands, including Live Skull and Come, as well as her own solo career. On this episode, she discusses a seminal moment with Patti Smith, obscure Kentucky band Circle X, and her love of Nick Cave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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