Weta - Geographica: Part 1 w/Clinton Den Heyer, Gabriel Atkinson, Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Steve James
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10/17/23 • 34 min
In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020
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Welcome to The Season 2 Premiere of Studio Stories. This is part 1 of an epic 2 part deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.
In this episode you'll hear how the band got together and quickly found themselves with a bunch of cash to make their one and only full length album at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.
The influence of Shihad's Tom Larkin, the massive name initially slated to produce the record, getting the 'Radiohead' guitar sound, and a breakdown of the recording of one of the band's biggest tunes - "Calling On".
Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Archival interview content of Aaron Tokona courtesy of Phil Knight and Lewis Tennant's "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.com
Additional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FM
Follow Weta on Instagram: @wetarock
Purchase or Stream Geographica
Flying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographica
Marbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/Geographica
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=true
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8
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In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020
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Welcome to The Season 2 Premiere of Studio Stories. This is part 1 of an epic 2 part deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.
In this episode you'll hear how the band got together and quickly found themselves with a bunch of cash to make their one and only full length album at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.
The influence of Shihad's Tom Larkin, the massive name initially slated to produce the record, getting the 'Radiohead' guitar sound, and a breakdown of the recording of one of the band's biggest tunes - "Calling On".
Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Archival interview content of Aaron Tokona courtesy of Phil Knight and Lewis Tennant's "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.com
Additional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FM
Follow Weta on Instagram: @wetarock
Purchase or Stream Geographica
Flying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographica
Marbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/Geographica
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=true
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8
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In this season finale of Studio Stories - Auckland’s Dead Flowers formed at a 21st over a bag of magic mushrooms and shot to prominence in 1992 with the release of their first single, “Lisa” which reached number 27 on the national charts. In October of that year, the band set about recording their debut album.
In this episode, you’ll hear how the band found working with AC/DC’s legendary drummer Phil Rudd, and how they had no idea what they were doing.
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Weta - Geographica: Part 2 w/Clinton Den Heyer, Gabriel Atkinson, Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Steve James
In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020
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Welcome to Studio Stories. This is part 2 of our deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.
In this episode you'll hear breakdowns of the recording of 'Got The Ju', 'Hole' and the emotional black-story behind the writing and recording of 'Conversations' as well as Aaron's struggles with mental health and his decision to leave the band shortly after the album's release. You'll also hear how the band, in Memory of Aaron, remastered the album for it's 20th Anniversary.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Additional interview content from Phil Knight. Huge thanks to Lewis Tennant for archival interview content of Aaron Tokona. Check out Lewis' "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.com.
Additional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FM
Follow Weta on Instagram: @wetarock
Purchase or Stream Geographica
Flying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographica
Marbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/Geographica
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=true
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8
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