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<b><a href="https://youtu.be/v8iLUhm_NLs">Minor Compositions Podcast
Episode 30 Penny as Producer</a></b><br>
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Penny Rimbaud is best known as a founding member of the anarcho-punk
collective Crass, as well as for his work as a poet, writer, and
philosopher. But beyond these well-known aspects of his life and
practice lies another, less frequently discussed dimension: his role
as a record producer. The original idea for this episode of Minor
Compositions was straightforward: sit down with Penny and discuss
his work as a producer, focusing in particular on a selection of
albums that he considers to represent the best of his production
efforts (a list of which is included below). However, as anyone who
has ever had a conversation with Penny can attest, things rarely go
according to plan, and all the better for that.<br>
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For Penny, production is never merely about microphone placement,
mixing levels, or the technical minutiae of sound engineering.
Instead, it is a much more expansive and intuitive process, one that
involves engaging artists on a deeper, often psychological level.
His aim is not just to capture a performance, but to push artists
beyond their comfort zones, to guide them into unexplored creative
territory they might not have reached on their own. In this sense,
his work as a producer takes on the character of a kind of
psychotherapy or psychoanalysis: a practice of care, provocation,
and transformation. This conversation marks the beginning of what
will be an extended series with Penny, exploring these themes as
they resonate across his work in music, poetry, and thought over the
years. More than just a reflection on artistic production, this
series aims to trace a broader philosophical and ethical project:
one that blurs the boundaries between art and life, creativity and
critique. There is no authority but yourself, but there is no self…<br>
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Episode begins with an extended section from Kate Shortt and Alcyona
Mick - Convergence & Variations<br>
Outro - “The Night” - KUKL<br>
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Pen’s Production Work Album List<br>
KUKL - Holidays in Europe<br>
D & V – D & V (Inspiration Gave Them The Motivation To Move
On Out Of Their Isolation)<br>
Hit Parade – Nick Knack Paddy Whack<br>
The Cravats – The Cravats In Toytown<br>
Eve Libertine – I am that Tempest<br>
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For more on Caliban Sounds: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://calibansounds.bandcamp.com">https://calibansounds.bandcamp.com</a><br>
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The Minor Compositions podcast is in made in collaboration with
Firefly Frequencies: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fireflyfrequencies.org">https://fireflyfrequencies.org</a>
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