The Wavelength
Monday March 18th, 2019 with Joe Reilly
An interview with Brian Willey of The Black Drumset and other great music

To kick off the show we talk to Brian Willey who is the man behind the Austin-based musical project The Black Drumset. Brian explains why it took 9 years to produce and release a follow up to the Black Drumset's debut album. He talks about his time running an artist space in Austin and why that had to stop. He also takes us through his creative process talking about how he makes the music and why he adds lyrics to some of his work. https://theblackdrumset.bandcamp.com/ We also play two new pieces from Iceland's Olafur Arnalds - as I had the opportunity to see him performing in Portugal last week. Finally we pay tribute to Jeremy Dutcher's Juno Award and tell the story of how he got cut off during his acceptance speech but got to finish his speech about reconciliation when the Arkells invited him up on stage as they were accepting the Juno Award for best rock album. A truly fantastic gesture by the Arkells. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFVzqDfiHuo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mJ3LBODhGQ