From the Machine

From the Machine

Conversations about music, art, and whatever else is on our minds. Hosted by Impulse Machine and friends.

Episodes

July 25, 2025 15 mins

Part 5/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Inhales aren’t bad † Jane’s technique † articulation † volume

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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Part 4/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Conner’s technique † clean and harsh singing † pitch correction † mouth & jaw position

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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July 11, 2025 13 mins

Part 3/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Alcohol & anxiety † sobriety as an altered state † psychedelics † embrace the silliness

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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July 6, 2025 28 mins

Part 2/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Comfort zone † Aaron's technique † pain † live vs recording † children screaming

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Impulse Machine

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June 27, 2025 15 mins

Part 1 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Songwriting as therapy † what does authenticity really mean? † research methods

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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June 20, 2025 14 mins

Skill appeal in popular metal † timbre & attack † humanity & blood

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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June 13, 2025 16 mins

Theorizing pop & rock † descriptive rules † language shapes perception

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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June 6, 2025 13 mins

Part 3/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness

Experiences in the pain cave † quitting † osu & limit experience † panic † mind/body dissolution

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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May 30, 2025 16 mins

Part 2/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness

Mindset toward content/expression † Neurochemical minmaxing

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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May 23, 2025 18 mins

Part 1/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness

Developing ideas † dark places † contrast † cliche

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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May 16, 2025 12 mins

Novelty & recognition † the concept of authorship † suggestions † kairotic moments

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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May 9, 2025 10 mins

Care † ethos † quality vs quantity time † obsession

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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May 2, 2025 26 mins

(un)Cancelability † seriousness † response † justification

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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April 25, 2025 10 mins

Outtake from our conversation about music taste

Sonic metaphors for flavor † embodied cognition † the world of sound

Words by Ethan Bowen, Douglas Stephens, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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April 18, 2025 15 mins

Part 3/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis

Dream work † self-interpretation † elaboration & memory † the ego(s)

Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Pithy Docco

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April 11, 2025 8 mins

Part 2/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis

Weighting & continuity † AI & dream logic † dreams, science, & occultism

Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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April 4, 2025 19 mins

Part 1/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis

Meaning † lucid dreaming † abstraction † solipsism † unconscious agency † theories on dreaming

Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Pithy Docco

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March 28, 2025 33 mins

Spoiler warning. 

The Boys † Invincible † Spectacular violence † 4 body genres † infrastructure † formula † Super † paratext † The Suicide Squad

Words by Zac Strum & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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March 21, 2025 24 mins

Unpublished review of Zeal & Ardor's 2022 self-titled album

Metal and evil † revisionist history † alternative present † speculative future

Words by Conner Tomlinson Music by Impulse Machine

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March 7, 2025 14 mins

Part 4/4 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy

Fantasy music? † spec-fic semiotics † look at this new graph

Words by Ethan Bowen, Conner Tomlinson, & Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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