Field Musicast

Jan 31 2025 19 ep. 29 mins 48

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Peter and David Brewis of Field Music talk music from one direction or another. Frivolous.

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Limits of Language, Episode Eight: On the Other Side

Jan 31 2025 10 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We're all the way up to track 8, On the Other Side. Tune in to hear us chat about yet another Field Music song about parenthood - this time with an emphasis on coping with "people who say thing

Limits of Language, Episode Seven: Turn the Hours Away

Jan 24 2025 14 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. Track 7 is Turn the Hours Away, where we pose the eternal conundrum, "Have you ever been to Gateshead?" We'll discuss how a guitar riff might eventually become a synthesised marimba, and g

Limits of Language, Episode Six: Curfew in the Square

Jan 17 2025 10 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We're up to track 6, Curfew on the Square. If you'd like to know our greatest ever working song title, why we would stick a hi-hat rod into a piano, or even if you'd like to join us in lamenting the clo

Limits of Language, Episode Five: Absolutely Negative

Jan 10 2025 11 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. In the latest episode, we move to track 5, Absolutely Negative, where we discuss playing Civilization II, drinking our dad's whisky and the delights of capturing a Quincy Jones groove.

Limits of Language, Episode Four: Sounds About Right

Jan 03 2025 15 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We're up to track 4, Sounds About Right. Stay tuned for jazz explorations, wry raised eybrows and an unhealthy dash of pure gloom.

Limits of Language, Episode Three: The Limits of Language

Dec 27 2024 11 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. In the third instalment we move from Guy Debord to Wittgenstein as we discuss the title-ish track, The Limits of Language. Here we'll tackle the age-old questions: are Field Music normal people? are the

Limits of Language, Episode Two: The Guardian of Sleep

Dec 20 2024 13 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We're moving on to track 2, The Guardian of Sleep. You can expect much discussion of Quasimodo, Guy Debord, atonal riffs and also a peek into the Limits of Language "Mix Vibe" playlist. Eeek!.

Limits of Language, Episode One: Six Weeks, Nine Wells

Dec 13 2024 12 mins

Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We'll kick off, naturally, with track 1 - Six Weeks, Nine Wells, so be prepared for tales of summers frittered away in exurbia and how to keep prog light and fluffy.

Daylight Saving Time, Episode 2: The Soft Struggles

Feb 19 2023 48 mins

Peter and David Brewis of Field Music talk about the new David Brewis solo-ish album The Soft Struggles, as well as string arranging, spontaneity and the difficulties of organising a night out in your forties. To listen to some of the music we talk about, along with some of the other influences on the album, try this: open.spotify.com/playlist/59vbNl0a3YCLNBy2mh9Iuf?si=939f5fb5b64

Daylight Saving Time EPISODE 1: SLUG

Sep 28 2022 47 mins

In case you haven't heard, we (Peter and David Brewis of Field Music) have started our own record label, Daylight Saving Records. To celebrate the start of this new venture, we spoke to Ian Black about the story of SLUG so far, getting dressed up as a nun, character self-assassinations and forthcoming album Thy Socialite! We'll hope to publish new episodes as and when new releases