Episode # 27: DEEP FOREST - Connecting cultures through "ethnic electronica"! In conversation with Eric Mouquet

A truly unique musical experience since its inception, DEEP FOREST continue to break new ground and stay fresh.

POEM talked to Deep Forest’s Eric Mouquet about their career, sampling, live performances, song-writing, influences and a lot more. 

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Episode # 26: Bringing the Mellotron into the 21st century

There are very few instruments so iconic that their name rings a bell with musicians across the globe. The MELLOTRON certainly is one such instrument. Made famous by artists such as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Genesis, The Moody Blues, Kraftwerk and The Beatles (to name but a few) it will live on forever on the records of the aforementioned artists. But for one man that just wasn’t good enough! POEM’s Thomas Janak talks to “Mister Mellotron Germany” Klaus Hoffmann – Hoock about the Mellotron and Memotron, the 21^st century version of the legendary instrument.

Quite fitting as this year marks the 50^th anniversary of the Mellotron.

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Episode # 25: Soundtracks and Trailer Music explored

Peter Ebbinghaus, Cedric Garschagen and Stephan Brosch are the team behind “Soundtracks and trailer music” and as such provide a platform to aspiring film score composers- and producers. They highlight artists from around the world and give soundtracks and music composed for trailers the attention they deserve. POEMs Thomas Janak talked to the three gentlemen about their love for film music, how soundtracks and trailer music came about and much more.

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Visit Soundtracks and Trailer Music HERE

Episode # 24: "Welcome To The Robots" - in conversation with DJ Raphael Krickow

“Welcome To The Robots” concerns itself with the history of electronic dance music in the early 80s. The first edition of the CD series WELCOME TO THE ROBOTS holds a selection of “Electro-Pioneers” on 2 CDS. These Electro-Pioneer productions were not about verses and classical arrangements, but rather instrumental pieces with voices and samples, which were used as sound effects. Putting surreal — and oftentimes melodious— computer sounds together in danceable rhythms was the main focus of the Electro-Pioneers.

The idea and the realization of WELCOME TO THE ROBOTS comes from Raphael Krickow, known for being part of the internationally successful DJ duo “The Disco Boys”. POEM’s Thomas Janak talked to Raphael about all the things mentioned here and more. Due to a technical error (recorder didn’t work first time round) parts of the conversation may sound a bit rushed but we wanted to make sure that all the information you would need and derserve to get you would get!

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Visit Welcome to the robots HERE
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Episode # 23: In conversation with Robert Marlow

In the early 1980’s Robert Marlow enjoyed great success with songs like “Calling all destroyers” and “The face of Dorian Grey”. His “Blackwing Sessions” album received rave reviews and POEM’s Thomas Janak had a chance to talk to Robert about his career and possible future releases. In this down-to-earth conversation Robert talks about his performances, his life and music.
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Episode # 22 : Of consciousness and love - in conversation with Jon Anderson (the voice of YES)

Jon Anderson (website print screen)

On today's show we briefly talk to Jon Anderson, the voice of YES, who has also worked with Vangelis, Kitaro to name but a few. His positive and spiritual outlook helped him create amazing pieces of music. The conversation also touches on the songwriting process, falsetto and today's charts. This episode of POEM features some of his greatest work as well as highlighting songs by Kitaro and Vangelis. (Note: There are some minor drop-outs (moments of silence), which can happen when large files get compressed to mp3 but they only last a few seconds.)



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Episode # 21: BAS13 - Celebrating Depeche Mode and the heritage of Basildon

Basproductions once again celebrates the heritage of Basildon by putting on BAS 13, a three day festival celebrating all things Depeche Mode while not forgetting good old Vince Clarke. POEM’s Thomas Janak talked to one of the organisers, Gary Clark, a Basildon native who also happened to be a tour manager on the 2008 Yazoo Reconnected tour, about the amazing BAS13 festival and much more besides.

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