Malcolm Fraser, writer/musician/filmmaker based in Montreal, talks to musicians, music writers, curators and fans about the psychology and sociology of music: why we like (and hate) the music we do, and what it means.
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Malcolm Fraser, writer/musician/filmmaker based in Montreal, talks to musicians, music writers, curators and fans about the psychology and sociology of music: why we like (and hate) the music we do, and what it means.
A fan raises the metal horns for Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf at Hellfest 2014
On this Very Special Episode, I discuss the beginnings of What Is This Music?! at the Hellfest metal festival in France in 2014, and give an overview of where the project is at, touching on the audience for stoner/doom metal, theories about genre and musical communities, science and technology, and assorted random thoughts.
Further reading: my 2014 report on Hellfest for Vice—and, if you want to go really deep, my companion report on the neighbouring snail-sampling station entitled Shellfest.
What Is This Music?!
Malcolm Fraser, writer/musician/filmmaker based in Montreal, talks to musicians, music writers, curators and fans about the psychology and sociology of music: why we like (and hate) the music we do, and what it means.
