With a pile of scrap metal and a disused railway tunnel nearby, unemployed youths Dave Kirby and Rob Maycock began recording sounds that they’d use as material for their Throbbing Gristle-inspired noise project, Psychopath.

His early meeting with Justin Mitchell of Cold Spring Records led to his music finding a worldwide audience.

Forty years later, on the eve of his international tour we speak with Dave about his early cassette scene releases and continued artistic evolution in Satori. Touching on his motivations, artistic confidence… and his extensive sample library of road drill sounds. 

Hosted by Martin Franklin & Hudson Graham.

VIDEO
You can find video of some of the fanzines and cassette releases we discuss in this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CassetteCulturePodcast

Music:

“Pressing Down” Satori, The Woods (Cold Spring Records)
‘The Kill”
“Post Mortem”
“Heavy Sadist” Psychopath, The Final Bow

“The Entity” Satori, Kanishibari (Cold Spring Records)

”This Is Concrete” The Happy Citizen

The recording "How things used to be in Margate" at 0:51 used by kind permission of Stuart Fowkes/Cities And Memory. (https://citiesandmemory.com/)

Links
Cold Spring Records
https://coldspring.co.uk/

Satori
https://satori-industrial.bandcamp.com/

Mindscan Tapes
https://www.discogs.com/label/18022-Mindscan-Tapes

"Premonitions: Underground Cassette Network 1989​-​90" cassette reissue, Infinite Expanse, 2024
https://infiniteexpanse.bandcamp.com

 

Podcast Produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio (http://eastcoaststudio.com.au)

With a pile of scrap metal and a disused railway tunnel nearby, unemployed youths Dave Kirby and Rob Maycock began recording sounds that they&rsquo;d use as material for their Throbbing Gristle-inspired noise project, Psychopath.
His early meeting with Justin Mitchell of Cold Spring Records led to his music finding a worldwide audience.
Forty years later, on the eve of his international tour we speak with Dave about his early cassette scene releases and continued artistic evolution in Satori. Touching on his motivations, artistic confidence&hellip; and his extensive sample library of road drill sounds.&nbsp;
Hosted by Martin Franklin &amp; Hudson Graham. VIDEO You can find video of some of the fanzines and cassette releases we discuss in this episode on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CassetteCulturePodcast">https://www.youtube.com/@CassetteCulturePodcast</a>
Music:
&ldquo;Pressing Down&rdquo; Satori, The Woods (Cold Spring Records) &lsquo;The Kill&rdquo; &ldquo;Post Mortem&rdquo; &ldquo;Heavy Sadist&rdquo; Psychopath, The Final Bow
&ldquo;The Entity&rdquo; Satori, Kanishibari (Cold Spring Records)
&rdquo;This Is Concrete&rdquo; The Happy Citizen
The recording "How things used to be in Margate" at 0:51 used by kind permission of Stuart Fowkes/Cities And Memory. (<a href="https://citiesandmemory.com/">https://citiesandmemory.com/</a>)
Links Cold Spring Records <a href="https://coldspring.co.uk/">https://coldspring.co.uk/</a>
Satori <a href="https://satori-industrial.bandcamp.com/">https://satori-industrial.bandcamp.com/</a> Mindscan Tapes <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/18022-Mindscan-Tapes">https://www.discogs.com/label/18022-Mindscan-Tapes</a>
"Premonitions: Underground Cassette Network 1989​-​90" cassette reissue, Infinite Expanse, 2024 <a href="https://infiniteexpanse.bandcamp.com/album/premonitions-underground-cassette-network-1989-90">https://infiniteexpanse.bandcamp.com</a>
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Podcast Produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio (<a href="http://eastcoaststudio.com.au">http://eastcoaststudio.com.au</a>)

The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there…

For two decades during the '80's and '90's, the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork – all under the radar of mainstream media. Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, we travel through the network to find the creators of the fanzines, the music, the labels and events.

The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there&hellip;
For two decades during the '80's and '90's, the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork &ndash; all under the radar of mainstream media. Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, we travel through the network to find the creators of the fanzines, the music, the labels and events.

Cassette Culture

The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there...

For two decades the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork - all under the radar of main stream media.

We track down some key figures in the cassette scene, and follow the web of connections outward from the UK around the world, mapping the impacts and their ongoing effects.

We speak with musicians, label runners, and fanzine writers, who share their experiences of connecting through the mail system and its ongoing effects on their lives.

Hosted by Martin Franklin & Hudson Graham | Podcast produced by East Coast Studio

Find us on www.cassetteculturepodcast.com

The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there...
For two decades the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork - all under the radar of main stream media.
We track down some key figures in the cassette scene, and follow the web of connections outward from the UK around the world, mapping the impacts and their ongoing effects.
We speak with musicians, label runners, and fanzine writers, who share their experiences of connecting through the mail system and its ongoing effects on their lives.
Hosted by Martin Franklin &amp; Hudson Graham | Podcast produced by <a href="https://eastcoaststudio.com.au/">East Coast Studio</a>
Find us on <a href="https://www.cassetteculturepodcast.com">www.cassetteculturepodcast.com</a>

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