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Episode 4: We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together w/Special Guest: The Renderers (Part 2 of 2)

Welcome to episode four of Feeling the Space, broadcast from Omaha, Nebraska and the offices of Grapefruit Records. Our special guests in the second set are Brian and Maryrose Crook of the legendary New Zealand band, the Renderers, returning for the second part of our two part interview to discuss over thirty years of making music and art together. They spin some great stories of the early days of the NZ scene of the 80’s and 90’s including their experiences in Max Block, The Terminals, Above Ground, Scorched Earth Policy, and their family band, the Renderers. Brian gives us a history of his amplifiers and some guitar lessons! Maryrose discusses her painting career. They also play us a couple of songs from their house near Joshua Tree. Listen to our previous episode to catch Part 1 of the interview and then pick up where you left off here.

And in honor of Lou Reed’s upcoming birthday our third set of Inherent Vibes (the part of our show where we play songs that all share a commonality) features some of his descendants, the lesser known ugly stepchildren of the Velvet Underground. Electricity indeed comes from other planets but it’s here now, thanks to you, Lou. Happy birthday.

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SET 1: But Mike Was So Much Younger Then (He’s Older Than That Now)

  1. Witch – “The Only Way” from In The Past [Self-Released/Now Again, 1974/2013]
  2. Curt Newbury – “S & C See Me” from Half A Month Of Maydays [Verve Forecast, 1970]
  3. Buffy Sainte-Marie – “He’s A Keeper Of The Fire” from Illuminations [Vanguard, 1969]
  4. Barry Walker Jr. – “Easy, As The Phainopepla” from Shoulda Zenith [Holy Mountain, 2020]
  5. The Flatlanders – “One Day At A Time” from More A Legend Than A Band [Rounder, 1990]

(mic break)

  1. Jefferson Airplane – “We Can Be Together” from Volunteers [RCA Victor, 1969]
  2. Los Llamarada – “Break The Silence” from The Exploding Now! [S-S, 2007]
  3. Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger – “Cindy’s Main Mood” from New York City R&B [Barnaby, 1972]
  4. Van Dyke Parks – “Clang Of The Yankee Reaper” from Clang Of The Yankee Reaper [Warner Bros., 1975]
  5. Bill Fox – “My Baby Crying” from Tranzit Byzantium [spinART, Cherry Pop/Scat, 1998/2021]
  6. Ernie K. Doe – “Here Come The Girls” from Self-Titled [Janus, 1971]

(mic break)

  1. Mary Catherine Lunsford – “Care Care Care” from Self-Titled [Polydor, 1971]
  2. Bill Fay Group – “Man” from Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow [Durtro/Jnana/Drag City, 2006]
  3. Yasmin Williams – “Juvenescence” from Urban Driftwood [Spinster, 2021]
  4. Television Personalities – “A Sense Of Belonging” from The Painted Word [Illuminated/Fire, 1984/2017]
  5. Jerry Moore – “Life Is A Constant Journey Home” from Life Is A Constant Journey Home [ESP Disk, 1967]

SET 2: A Brief History of Brian’s Amplifiers (Part 2 of Our Interview w/The Renderers)
1. Interview
2. “Garden Of Darkness” live performance
3. “Seduced By The Fall” live performance
4. Interview continued
This is the second half of our interview with The Renderers. Check out Episode 3 for Part 1.

Peruse The Renderers discography here and follow them on Instagram at the.renderers.music.
Visit Maryrose’s website here to learn more about her visual art and follow her art on Instagram at maryrosecrookart.

House Of Occlusions, 2019


SET 3: You Be Me For Awhile and I’ll Be Lou – Inherent Vibes (descendants of Lou Reed edition)

  1. Trash – “On And On With Lou Reed” from On And On With Lou Reed 7” [New World Of Sound, 1992]
  2. Andrew Graham & the Swarming Branch – “Take It Easy On Kathy, At Least She Can Dance” from Andrew Graham’s Good Word [Mexican Summer, 2010]
  3. Debris’ – “Real Cool Time” from Self-Titled/Static Disposal [Static Disposal/Anopheles, 1976/2008]
  4. Pelt – “Will You Pray For Me?” from Ayahuasca [VHF, 2001]
  5. Jack Name – “Kick-around Johnny” from Magic Touch [Mexican Summer, 2020]
  6. The Mirrors – “How Could I?” from Those Were Different Times [Scat, 1997]

(mic break)

  1. England’s Glory – “It’s Been A Long Time” from Self-Titled [Self-Released/5 Hours Back, 1973/1987]
  2. Half Japanese – “Young Hearts Break” from Our Solar System [Iridescence, 1984]
  3. Peter Laughner – “Baudelaire” from Take The Guitar Player For A Ride or the Self-Titled Box Set [Tim/Kerr / Smog Veil, 1993/2019]
  4. Dream Syndicate – “Tell Me When It’s Over” from The Days Of Wine And Roses [Ruby/Slash, 1982]
  5. The Feelies – “The High Road” from The Good Earth [Coyote/TwinTone, 1986]

(mic break)

  1. Entlang – “Walking Into Bars” from The Four Sisters [Rose Hobart, 2019]
  2. Rakta – “Life Comes From Death” from Self-Titled [Dama Da Noite, Nada Dada Discos/540, 2013/2014)]
  3. Brian McMahon – “Men Who Write Of You” from An Inch Equals A Thousand Miles [Crabpot, 1997]
  4. The Mantles – “Don’t Lie” from Self-Titled [Siltbreeze, 2009]
  5. Lewsberg – “At Lunch” from In This House [Self-Released/12XU, 2020]

(mic break)

  1. Gary Heffern & Blood On Fire – “Lou Reed” from a live clip on youtube [WhoKnows, ????]  *the song is from a 1997 CD called Askew

We would like to thank James Schroeder for providing our theme song, Megan Siebe for our segue music, and Todd Fink and Jason Meyer for the outro echo chant from Joshua Tree. Thanks also to Allyson Gibbs for allowing us to use her artwork for our FTS logo. Thanks to our spiritual guru, keeper of The Archive (and therefore the flame), Herr Christopher D. Deden.

Additional thanks to all of our friends far and wide who shared their voices for our FTS introduction, including: Noah Sterba, Sean Pratt, Megan Siebe, Frances Joyner, Liz Huffman, Donovan Quinn, Jeffrey Lewis, Ryan McKeever, Jerry David DeCicca, Robb Nordstrom, David Nance, Adam Ostrar, Sara Adkisson-Joyner, Zach LaGrou, Kevin Donahue, Brad Smith, George Peek, James Schroeder, William Thornton, Gillian Welch, Bill MacKay, Michael Krassner, Tim Kasher, David Rawlings and Ryan Jewell.