Blowtorch Records Podcast

Bigmooon Records is an independent record store in Drogheda, Ireland and episode 46 finds me chatting to owner Jason Mahon. From travelling all over Ireland for lockdown record fairs to opening a physical record shop, promoting gigs and helping to kickstart the music scene in the town, we get insights from this super sound independent music obsessive.
You can find all Bigmoon Records details on Instagram
Mentioned in the podcast:
Thirty Three 45 Records
Fuzzed Up Astromoon Records
Swarm Zine
Stone Roses blog
Music played is:
Thee UFO - Ponderous Fug
Search Results - Panic In The Park
Japanese Jesus - Tension
Punching Peaches - Full Goose
Guided By Voices - Bunco Men

Our first podcast of 2021 features South Wales' mighty The Rivers, post industrial poets with a fine line in nuanced and dynamic songwriting. Evan, Nathan and Dan talk us through the music scene in South Wales, their influences and what inspires them, and their songwriting. Nathan gets embarrassed as he's nominated as the best musician in the band, we uncover Evan's predilection for prog rock and Dan is revealed as the songwriting leader of an autocracy. And we get the scoop on their latest addition to the line-up - hello Lloyd. As ever entertaining chats and great music.

Seabass Vinyl is Scotland's first ever, and currently only, vinyl pressing plant. As vinyl is our favourite obsession there's no better subject for the half century of Blowtorch podcasts than Seabass co founder Dave Harvey.
Dave and his wife Dominique have setup a state of the art pressing plant 20km from Edinburgh which aims not only to deliver short vinyl runs to up and coming bands (and Taylor Swift if she asks nicely) but also be the most sustainable facility in the world.
We pressed our recently released Swedish Railway Orchestra album with Seabass and were delighted with the result. So here's our chat covering everything you wanted to know about vinyl production but were afraid to ask.
Mentioned in the podcast:
Seabass Vinyl website
Seabass Vinyl Instagram
Fish on a Friday podcast
Indicator Records
Stamper Discs
Barry Grint mastering
Calum Malcolm audio

Happy New Year listeners and welcome to our first podcast of 2022 and the latest in our series which rounds up Blowtorch Records' recent releases.
It was a busy end to 2021 and 2022 is shaping up to be even busier. There's loads of quality new music coming this year along with exciting vinyl releases.
For your listening pleasure in this episode we have:
last last nite - Future West. Insta Spotify
Out Of Air - WAXX. Insta Spotify
Window Shopping - Undercover Martians. Insta Spotify
Escape - Static Vision. Insta Spotify
People Feel - Nixer. Insta Spotify
All tracks are also on the relevant band page on our website
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In the first of a new series we talk to Galway music promoter John O'Connor who runs the city's A Modern Movement.
The aim of the series is to shine a light on the heroes in the shadows. Those who host the small scale shows and events which encourage and develop upcoming bands and where you might see your next new musical love. Although Galway-based, the themes apply to any such place with a thriving sonic sub culture.
John guides us through his own not insignificant input to the night time economy and curates a personal dream lineup. Could Galway have a 'night mayor?' How will the new Irish club licensing laws affect things? Where can you get a coffee after 8pm? All that and much more besides.
All details for A Modern Movement are on their Facebook page
Music played in this episode
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Devil Inside Me
Reuben - Let's Stop Hanging Out
Biffy Clyro - 57
Sal Dulu - She Belongs To Roth