Someone Who Isn't Me

In this new episode, I chat with Annie about her fantastic album 'All Born Screaming' the 7th studio album from St Vincent. The record spans a wide array of influences and sounds combining industrial art rock, pop, rave, dub etc with a haunting lyrical quality all delivered beautifully. 'All Born Screaming' unsurprisingly is one of my favourite albums of this year.

In the course of the conversation we spoke about the albums creation and how it was born from studio experiments with modular synths and electronica. We briefly touch on grief, about the almost prophetic nature of...

Episode 45 is with Tomas Haake of the Swedish band Meshuggah. This episode was recorded on the eve of the release of the bands latest album 'Immutable'. A fantastically beautiful, layered and crushing work of modern metal, that yet again proves them to be one of the most vital bands in the genre. Over the course of this conversation we discuss the writing and recording of the album during the pandemic, some of the dystopian themes covered in the lyrics, the idea that all great art has an ethereal nature that is hard to pinpoint, yet is easy to recognise...

As we are on the threshold of a new year and former HIM frontman Ville Valo is less than two weeks away from releasing his debut album under the moniker 'VV' called 'Neon Noir' (due Jan 13th Via Spinefarm / Universal) it seemed appropriate to release this show on new years eve 2022. Its been five years to the day since the Finnish singers former band HIM drew their last breath at their final show at Helsinkis Tavastia venue in 2017.

I recently met up with Ville whilst he was here in London and in the office of the label...

In this episode with Erik Danielsson, frontman of Swedish black metal band Watain, we discuss the bands new album 'The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain' which is due out April 29th on Nuclear Blast Records and can be pre ordered from various sites such as here. Along the way we talk about the albums recording, the nature and importance of transgressive art and those that walk the path outside of societies norms, the spiritual aspect of the band that is a foundational part of their work and the nature of the magickal entities known as Egregores.

Though Erik...

On this episode, number 42, myself and Aaron Weaver discuss his band Wolves In The Throne Room's latest album 'Primordial Arcana' along with the spiritual mindset he, his brother Nathan and guitarist Kody Keyworth apply to making their art. Since the bands first release in 2006 (Diadem Of 12 Stars) WITTR have made incredibly atmospheric and magickal black metal in the Cascadian scene of Americas north west...

Very quickly we get into talking about the process of channelling art and music that rises as a current from the landscape they live within. We talk about rising through the Olympia Washington...

On this episode, which take two of a conversation with singer, songwriter, musician Chelsea Wolfe, we discuss her music and the creative process and how that changes due to environment etc. We talk about the collaboration with Converge on the Blood Moon project, her band with Jess Gowrie called Mrs Piss and about her albums as Chelsea Wolfe. Its a rad episode and Chelsea is one of my favourite singers for the fact that her work is imbued with a very magickal current.

The first couple of tracks of Blood Moon have recently been released with...

My guest on this episode is Wade MacNeil wonderful human and musician known for his work not only in the bands Alexisonfire, Gallows, Black Lungs and his new endeavour Dooms Children, but also for his score work for various films and video games. We caught up recently to discuss the formation, dissolution and subsequent re-convening of Alexisonfire, a band that rose from Canada's sweaty bar room punk scene into full fledged Juno winning arena filling rock greatness. We talk about him becoming the singer for British punks Gallows, after the departure of frontman Frank Carter and we discuss the...

MY GUEST ON SOMEONE WHO ISN’T ME FOR EPISODE 39 IS SINGER, FRONTMAN AND AUTHOR DAVEY HAVOK OF AFI, BLAQK AUDIO, XTRMST AND DREAMCAR.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS AFI’s FABULOUS NEW ALBUM ‘BODIES’ AND SOME OF THE THEMES CONTAINED THEREIN.

‘BODIES’ IS THE CALIFORNIA BANDS 11th STUDIO ALBUM THAT CAME OUT ON RISE RECORDS IN JUNE 2021.

WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE BOTH THINK IT RANKS WITHIN THEIR BODY OF WORK, DISCOVERING MUSIC AT AN EARLY AGE VIA THRASHER MAGAZINE, THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING AN AESTHETIC SENSIBILITY FOR THE CREATION OF GOOD ART AND MUSIC...

Episode 38 is with Gojira frontman, guitarist and producer Joe Duplantier.

The band have just released their seventh studio album 'Fortitude' on Roadrunner Records and it sees the band cementing their place in the pantheon of truly great modern metal bands.

Over the course of the conversation Daniel P Carter and Joe discuss the new album and some of its themes including the bands move to raise awareness for the destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the plight of the indigenous people of the region.

Joe can be found on instagram here and...

My guest on this one is Craig Reynolds, drummer with the politically incendiary metal band Stray From The Path and host of the fantastic podcast The Downbeat.

This episode looked like it was going to be a slight departure from the usual heaviness of SWIM as Craig is a good mate and usually when we catch up we end up talking nonsense for a minute, however amongst a lot of laughing and weird tangents, we got into discussing some heavy topics that have affected Craig in recent years such as anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.

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In this episode Daniel P Carter speaks with musician Einar Selvik of the band Wardruna. As well as discussing the fantastic new album 'Kvitravn' (due out Jan. 22nd 2021) the creative process and his use of instrumentation, they also discuss the animist concepts that permeate and enliven all art that Einar makes.

As well as the music he makes with Wardruna, he also created all the music for the TV show Vikings and the recent Assassins Creed: Valhalla game for Ubisoft.

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In this episode, Daniel P Carter speaks with multi disciplinary artist and musician Ghostemane about his newest album 'ANTI-ICON'. Aside from discussing the album, they discuss the importance of finding identity at an early age through music, his creative process and some straight up mystical chit chat. Oh, and both sing the praises of Nu Metal.

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On this episode I speak with Tom Delonge, frontman of Angels & Airwaves, founder of To The Stars Academy Of Arts & Science and former guitarist and singer of Blink 182. We discuss the new AVA single 'All Thats Left Is Love' and the making of the bands forthcoming album during the pandemic. We also discuss the work TTSA is doing with regard tobringing forward information and ideas that tie in with the phenomenon and its relationship to UAP's or as they are more commonly referred to as UFO's.

There is an edit two thirds of the way through that...

To mark the auspicious number 33, its very fitting that the guest on this episode is Grant Morrison MBE.

A true visionary and legend in the field of comics, Grant has created work for DC, Marvel, Image and more. He's written groundbreaking arcs on such legendary comics as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, X-Men, Doom Patrol, Fantastic Four, Swamp Thing and Justice League. He is also the creator of 90's masterpiece 'The Invisibles', a book who's influence reaches far into popular culture and occulture. In this episode I talk to him about magick, life, comics, creativity and recent work...

In this episode of Someone Who Isn't Me, I speak with Tobias Forge, creative mastermind, songwriter and frontman from the band Ghost.

We discuss the rise of the band to arena headliners, the bands journey, songwriting and creativity. Tobias tells how he struggles with the idea of people conflating him with the characters of Papa Emeritus and Cardinal Copia, the lead characters that have fronted the band through its career. He hints at creative endeavours elsewhere and how two events in his childhood have had a profound affect on the development and his creative vision, of what...

This episode is a conversation with the singer and artist known as Poppy and her collaborator Titanic Sinclair. Having met the pair of them a few times now and having spent some time with them 'off duty' as it were, I feel its fair to say that this is one of the first interviews Poppy has done where she steps away from the persona that is this whole project and had an open discussion about some deeper stuff. We discuss life, the music industry, art, creativity and more. We also get into some of the wild conspiracy theories swirling...

I recently spoke with Perry when he was here in London for a couple of shows to launch his new album 'Kind Heaven'

We sat in his hotel the afternoon of the first of two shows the Kind Heaven Orchestra, featuring Perrys wife and co-vocalist Etty, played at The Box in Soho. It was unlike any gig I've been to, very intimate, interactive and inclusive. It was pretty wonderful to see.

During our conversation we discussed the new project, the interactive and immersive experience in Las Vegas, Janes Addiction, Travel, Music, Creativity, Politics and an...

In this episode I talk with NOFX frontman / songwriter Fat Mike about his incredible recent album as Cokie The Clown called You're Welcome (Fat Wreck Chords)

We started off by discussing the upcoming show that NOFX is playing in Portland (they've announced it now so I didn't need to bleep it out) with an orchestra 'The Decline' in full and then moved onto the Cokie record and little about his musical Home Street Home. We also talk a bit about Mike's love of BDSM and his line of womens clothing for men. All in all it was...

In this episode I talk with Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén about the history of the band, its legacy and where its heading next. We speak a bit about his new band Fake Names which features some legendary musicians who played in bands such as Minor Threat, Embrace, Enon and Girls Against Boys. Over the course of the hour or so we discuss hardcore punk, creativity and more.

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In this episode I speak with Adam 'Nergal' Darski, front man and songwriter for Polish metal band Behemoth and alt country duo Me And That Man.

We recorded this on the eve of the release of the latest Behemoth album 'I Loved You At Your Darkest' and we discussed the writing, shaping and recording of the album. Aside from the song writing I also got into a discussion about the incredible artwork by acclaimed Italian painter Nicola Samori that was used for the albums cover and subsequent singles and how the intended art by the fantastic Russian...

In this episode I spoke with Randy from Lamb Of God, when his band were over supporting Slayer at the final headline show Slayer were doing in London before calling it quits. We talked about life, art and music that encompassed stuff like the nature of being in the public eye, social media, the state of the world and his passion for photography.

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This is his only social media as he hates it. Haha!

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Mike Shinoda discusses the making of his fantastic debut solo album 'Post Traumatic', the paintings that were to become the albums artwork and the creative process in general. We also touch upon passing of his friend and Linkin Park bandmate Chester Bennington and how making the album was a means of coming to terms with that.

It seems appropriate putting this episode online today, as I just saw that today is World Suicide Prevention Day.

This is a slightly shorter episode than normal due to a busy schedule. As I explain in the intro...

This episode is with Manuel from Zeal & Ardor, an awesome band that fuses black metal with rootsy Spirituals that started as a one man projects and now is a full touring band.

We discuss the upcoming album 'Stranger Fruit' which is due out June 8th. We get into its references to esoteric topics such as Goetia, Abramelin the Mage, the syncretic religion of the Yoruba, The Tarot and more.

Listen to the album when its released and check out the singles that are already out there from it like Gravediggers Chant etc. Its a great...

For Episode 23, Daniel P Carter speaks with musician, songwriter and artist Andrew WK about his new album You're Not Alone. Discussing the nature of partying, creativity and positivity in the face of adversity. The question is asked: Is partying a spiritual praxis?

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In this episode Daniel P Carter talks with Marilyn Manson about his latest album 'Heaven Upside Down' and how recent events in his life influenced the creative process.

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Someone Who Isn't Me (SWIM) Podcast Episode 21: Kat Von D

Daniel P Carter chats with tattooist, artist, musician and business woman Kat Von D about art, creativity, veganism, her upcoming album and sobriety, amongst other things.

It was a rad afternoon at her house talking about all this, meeting her three cats (who you'll hear making their presence know part way through the episode) and also it was a trip for me to see her incredible art collection, which was my first chance to see a few pieces I knew from seeing online...

Someone Who Isn't Me SWIM Podcast Episode 20 Daniel P Carter speaks with Billy Corgan of WPC / Smashing Pumpkins about politics, propaganda, music and the occult... Billy's beautiful new album as WPC (William Patrick Corgan) is called 'Ogilala' and is out now. Find it here: http://smarturl.it/Ogilala Links here: www.ogilala.com/ www.twitter.com/Billy www.instagram.com/ogilala www.instagram.com/smashingpumpkins www.twitter.com/danielpcarter www.instagram.com/danielpcarter www.twitter.com/swimpodcast www.instagram.com/swimpodcast This one goes pretty deep, pretty quickly. I was way into it. If you liked it too, please...

James Lavelle of UNKLE discusses the new album 'The Road: Part 1' that come out Aug 18th. We also discuss his journey from creating Mo Wax Records when he was 18 up until this point. Taking in his meeting and collaborating with artists like Josh Homme, Ian Astbury, Chris Goss and Jeordie White etc. For an artists to come from a dance and hip hop background to end up producing Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age is an interesting transition from one genre to the another at a time when that really wasn't the norm. It would be fair...

Dan Searle, drummer with UK band Architects, talks about the loss of his twin brother Tom Searle, guitarist and songwriter for Architects. Its been a little over six months since Tom passed away due to cancer. On the eve of the bands North American tour Dan Searle contacted me about coming on Someone Who Isn't Me to discuss Tom's illness and its aftermath and how that informed their latest album 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us'. We spoke about how this has profoundly affected not only him and the rest of the band, but also the bands fanbase, what...

Daniel P Carter chats with Against Me frontwoman and author Laura Jane Grace about the latest Against Me album 'Shape Shift With Me', her recent book 'Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout', band life and creativity in general.You can find Laura on twitter & Instagram here: @laurajanegraceThe album 'Shape Shift With Me' is out now and is banging.Her book 'Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout' is published by Hachette Books and I suggest you get to a good independent bookstore or failing that Amazon and pick it up as its a compelling read...

Daniel P Carter speaks to record producer Ross Robinson, an innovator with a unique approach to making albums, who has recorded the likes of The Cure, Slipknot, Blood Brothers, Korn, Glassjaw, Norma Jean, Limp Bizkit, Klaxxons, Cancer Bats, Red Fang, Headwound City etc etc.His outlook / approach to making albums is a spiritual and esoteric one that has produced some groundbreaking albums that altered the course of heavy music as a whole.Sound quality on this one may be a little quiet because even though I EQ'ed out some of the background noise, I found that if I raised the...

Benjamin Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan talks with Daniel P Carter. What was initially intended as a discussion about the bands new album 'Dissociation' quickly turned into a reflection on the bands career and what it would mean to make the decision to end a 20+ year long career and walk away leaving the bands legacy in great form, with a critically acclaimed body of work.You can follow the Ben online here:Twitter: @dillingerescplnInstagram: @benweinmanThe band can be found online at: http://www.dillingerescapeplan.org/Please pick up their new album 'Dissociation', because aside from being their last will and...

Daniel P Carter speaks to musician and artist Wes Borland about his new solo album Crystal Machete, playing shows with Limp Bizkit and the state of play for their upcoming album. Working with his fiance Carré on the new Queen Kwong album, Painting, house renovation shows on the DIY channel and rescuing cats in Detroit. Theres a lot going on. Its a good one.You can get Crystal Machete here:https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/crystal-machete/id1108782320Follow Wes on Instagram here: @thewesborlandAnd on Twitter here: @wesborlandFollow @swimpodcast on twitter & InstagramAs always, thank you to Olympus Audio for making r...

Second part of a two hour conversation with author Alan Moore about creativity, magick and more. In this part we talk a little about HP Lovecraft and Alan's forthcoming novel 'Jerusalem' which you can preorder here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jerusalem-One-Hardback-Alan-Moore/dp/0861662520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471537193&sr=8-1&keywords=Jerusalem+alan+mooreIf you haven't checked out part one, maybe do that first. Makes sense, linear time and all that...This was recorded at The Lodge Studios in Northampton in July 2016. Thanks to those guys for letting me use their live room. Bands, hit them up: http://www.lodgerecording...

Part 1 of a two hour conversation with Alan Moore about creativity, magick and more. Part 2 will be online tomorrow!This was recorded at The Lodge Studios in Northampton in July 2016. Thanks to those guys for letting me use their live room. Bands, hit them up: http://www.lodgerecording.co.uk/As always, thank you to Olympus Audio for making recording this wherever I happen to be so easy. For people that have asked what I record the podcast on, see the link below:https://www.olympus.co.uk/site/en/a/audio_systems/audio_recording/sound_music_recorders/ls_100/index...

Billy Gould of Faith No More talks about the upcoming re-issue of their debut album 'We Care A Lot' and whilst chatting we get into the bands history, their reformation, the development of his distinctive bass playing style and more.

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Daniel P Carter speaks to Maynard James Keenan of Puscfer, Tool and A Perfect Circle about comedy, music, the creative process, wine, mysticism and a little politics.Find the band on Twitter and Instagram here: @pusciferThe podcast is here: @SWIMPodcastDaniel is here: @danielpcarterPeace.

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Daniel P Carter speaks with Sam Carter of Architects about their new album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us and the bands fight against apathy and lack of empathy within the modern age.All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is out now on Epitaph Records.Follow on Twitter & Instagram: @samarchitectsFollow the band on Twitter: @architectsukFollow the band on Instagram: @architectsDaniel is here on twitter and IG: @DanielPCarterPodcast is here on both: @SWIMPodcastPeace.

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Daniel P Carter speaks with Jaz Coleman, frontman of post punk titans Killing Joke about his book Letter From Cythera, the band, magick, politics and beyond...Find the band online:www.twitter.com/killingjokebandwww.facebook.com/killingjokeofficialDaniel is on Twitter and Instagram here: @danielpcarterThe podcast is here for both: @SWIMpodcast‡

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Daniel P Carter chats with Jason Aalon Butler of Letlive about their new album If I'm The Devil and the things that have influenced him and the making of this record... If I'm The Devil comes out June 10th on Epitaph. Follow on twitter: @thisisletlive Instagram: @mrjasonaalon Daniel is here on twitter and IG: @DanielPCarter Podcast is here on both: @SWIMPodcast

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