Episode 2: I Am Not There Anymore

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08/07/23 • 73 min

In Episode 2, host Robin Allender continues his chat with Alasdair MacLean and James Hornsey as they give him a track-by-track guide to The Clientele's new album I Am Not There Anymore. The discussion touches on production, equipment, recurring lyrics, and the album as an 'emotional autobiography'. Along the way, Alasdair talks about the influence of the writers Alan Garner and Susan Cooper.

Interview with Alasdair on Our Culture by Konstantinos Pappis:

https://ourculturemag.com/2023/07/28/the-clientele-i-am-not-there-anymore-interview/

Louder Than War interview with Alasdair by upcoming guest Audrey Golden:

https://louderthanwar.com/the-clientele-interview-with-alasdair-maclean/

Recommended Backlisted episodes:

Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/55-diana-wynne-jones-fire-and-hemlock

Red Shift by Alan Garner: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/31-alan-garner-red-shift

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/127-susan-cooper-the-dark-is-rising

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Interview with Alasdair on Our Culture by Konstantinos Pappis:

https://ourculturemag.com/2023/07/28/the-clientele-i-am-not-there-anymore-interview/

Louder Than War interview with Alasdair by upcoming guest Audrey Golden:

https://louderthanwar.com/the-clientele-interview-with-alasdair-maclean/

Recommended Backlisted episodes:

Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/55-diana-wynne-jones-fire-and-hemlock

Red Shift by Alan Garner: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/31-alan-garner-red-shift

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/127-susan-cooper-the-dark-is-rising

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Previous Episode

Episode 1: An Introduction to The Clientele

In the first episode of The Clientele Podcast, host Robin Allender talks to Alasdair MacLean and James Hornsey from The Clientele about the band's background and about the making of the fantastic new album I Am Not There Anymore. There are insights into songwriting, production and some of the surprising influences on the album. There is also a discussion about how growing up in the 'in-between' town of Fleet affected Alasdair's songs, and how the new album is an 'emotional autobiography set to music', as Alasdair said in a recent interview with Chickfactor.

Find out more about the new album and the upcoming tour:

https://theclientele.co.uk/

Chickfactor interview:

https://www.chickfactor.com/the-clientele-is-back-yay/

Your Own Personal Beatles podcast with Alasdair MacLean:

https://shows.acast.com/personalbeatles/episodes/alasdsair-maclean

Ash Dem (feat. Lowkey) by OFB:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OulAiN-4ZrE

Engineered by Jack Allen at Audio Always

Produced and edited by Robin Allender

Mixed and mastered by Johnny White

https://www.robinallender.com/

https://johnnywhitereallyreally.bandcamp.com/

PS When I say breves in this episode I think I meant minims.

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Next Episode

Episode 3: Mark Keen

This week on The Clientele Podcast, Robin Allender talks to the band's drummer Mark Keen. Mark talks about joining The Clientele, playing live, and how his drumming complements the band's delicate sound. He also talks about his beautiful piano compositions, including the Lyra pieces on Music for the Age of Miracles and the Radial pieces on I Am Not There Anymore.

Mark has an extraordinary story about the song 'Conjuring Summer In' and this episode ends with his original demo of the song.

'Another summer's night', Anwen Crawford's review of Music for the Age of Miracles:

https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2017/october/1506780000/anwen-crawford/another-summer-s-night#mtr

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