Some Assembly Required is a weekly focus on sample based music and audio art. Host Jon Nelson explores the world of sound collage via this weekly podcast of his nationally syndicated radio program.
Episode 99, Some Assembly Required
Episode 99 features our 2004 interview with Otis Fodder and Mildred Pitt, of The Bran Flakes, along with sixteen tracks off of their albums, I Remember When I Break Down, Bounces!, Hey, Won’t Somebody Come And Play, and I Don’t Have A Friend. Check it out HERE.
Since our 2004 interview, The Bran Flakes have released two albums and kept busy with projects such as The 365 Days Project and the radio program, Friendly Persuasion. They’re currently planning a west coast tour with The Evolution Control Committee, aptly titled “ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... NONE ®ESPE©TED!”. Find out more about the tour HERE.
Be sure to check out the SAR Blog, at its brand new location: www.blog.some-assembly-required.net. You’ll find Q&A’s with over 150 of the artists we play weekly on Some Assembly Required, including one with The Bran Flakes, and countless archived episodes of the show. You can find this week’s episode HERE.
Thanks for listening!
Jon Nelson
Jon Nelson is an artist, curator and producer, focused almost exclusively on collage, with forays into radio, visual art, theater, writing and installation. His nationally syndicated radio program (Some Assembly Required) is a weekly radio art show, featuring the talents of audio artists who appropriate sounds from their media environments.
Some Assembly Required is online, at: www.some-assembly-required.net