Episode 25: Tim Burness Interview

This is the twenty-fifth edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the blog entry to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This edition is a special extra Eppysode of the show focusing on the music of, and an interview with, UK singer-songwriter and guitarist Tim Burness. There’s music from Tim, obviously, including an assortment of material from throughout his career, plus a track from one of his major musical influences, adding up to nearly two hours of fascinating and varied music. There’s the usual diverse selection of styles and genres, including prog rock, ambient electronica, IDM, classical, comedy and even some punky-type rock. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about Tim and the other artists featured.

Total running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes. Downloaded file is 128.7 MB.

1. Can You Hack It? (5:10) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Vision On’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

Interview with Tim Burness

2. Revolution of The Heart (3:16) – Howard Jones (Taken from the album ‘Revolution of The Heart’ and provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network – http://music.podshow.com; see also www.howardjones.com/)

3. Mumbling in the House of Commons (2:31) – Tim Burness (Taken from the mini-album ‘Infinite Ocean’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

4. Mr Hyashi (Japanese For Busy People) (1:22) – Tim Burness (Comedy track, with apologies to my Japanese listeners!)

5. Mesh (12:06) – Tuu (Taken from the album ‘Mesh’; see www.codetrip.net/)

6. Unstoppable Waves Of Joy (4:36) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Finding New Ways To Love’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

7. An Interlude With Monty (3:43) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Finding New Ways To Love’; see www.timburness.com, www.myspace.com/timburness & www.myspace.com/montyoxymoron)

8. Love Is For Giving (4:55) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Finding New Ways To Love’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

9. This Is Life (5:51) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Vision On’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

10. Here Comes The Great Collapse (7:15) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Vision On’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

11. Undercurrents II (4:25) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Vision On’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

12. Walk Through The Darkness (5:18) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Finding New Ways To Love’; see www.timburness.com & www.myspace.com/timburness)

13. Thanks For The Mammary (3:28) – Asparagus Apocalypse (Available as a free download via www.macjams.com/artist/Epileptic+Gibbon)

Thanks to Tim for coming in to do the interview, to my engineer without whom the interviews would not happen, and to you the listeners. Send me comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). See you for the next episode when I’ll have lots more new bands and new albums to play for you… 2009 is developing into quite a year for new music already.