The Laydown Podcast: For Songwriters, Performers and Producers

Some times all you need is a metaphorical nipple twist to get you through to the end. At other times, though, it might be better to just lay down and let your project die. Maybe it resurrects, maybe it doesn't.

When to push through and when to let it die can be a very challenging question to answer, and this is our attempt to at least look at it from a couple angles.

From ancient alternative history to genuine Instagram engagement. We called notorious beatmaker Denisova out of his cave in Siberia for a conversation about this and much much more. Of course, convos about beatmaking took center stage in this pod.

Enjoy the beats of our ancestors!

The worst dad joke so far on this entire pod happens in this episode (see if you can spot it) as we discuss impostor syndrome and how we as humans often try to put up barriers to divide the good enough and the not-goods. And how sometimes we throw ourselves in the not-good bunch when we experience impostor syndrome.

Rambling has two definitions. "Lengthy, confused or inconsequential speech," or "a pleasurable stroll through the countryside." Which one do you think we mean? 

Join us for a pleasurable stroll down recording lane, where we discuss everything from the ethereal quality of sound, to practical tips for how to patch together your first songs. Most important of all though — get a pop filter.

Moving to the capital city to pursue music, gathering a band (on Tinder), getting gigs and writing songs — it's the hero's journey of Linus (the Legend) Waidringer. Join us as Linus sits down with us to tell his story until the whole conversation ends in a crescendo of puke. Sorry about that. Hope you're a blood fan.

Turkmenistan took center stage in this podcast. All we were trying to do was having a candid talk about what inspires us to creativity, but when creativity is unleashed, one never knows where it takes you.

Disclaimer: We probably love Turkmenistan — it was merely used as an example of a country we know nothing of. Also, we speak Norkelork in Norway — and we aint offended.

The legend of lapsang souchong (or: zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng) is at the center of this episode, though it is completely unrelated to the theme. The theme however is one of our best ones so far, where we go through the process of prioritizing and cutting away things that steals your focus from what matters the most.

While navigating our way between cringeworthy dad-jokes, we attempt to deal with the glee of finally recording in the same room. The aim is to explore the use of Instagram in your music, production or performance endeavors  — from brand philosophy to the more technical stuff.

The moment when you first hear or see your own performance and realize you absolutely suck, is a defining one. It is there and then you decide whether to sulk or to suck it up and get back in the game. We are here to encourage you to do the latter and grow better as you do.

In this first episode, after getting past a drawn out story about a man utilizing his self prescribed nose medicine, we explore the subject of excusing oneself versus getting out there and just start doing what you've been wanting to do. Shia LaBeouf also does a guest appearance underlining our point with a severe roar.