Fri 14 Mar 2008
I’m both excited and a bit nervous. I’m very excited to continue with the Habañero Hour podcast but nervous because it still seems to be a bit of a “work in progress.” We thought we had some of the voice issues resolved, but we were wrong. (I think) We know what’s wrong but our solution didn’t seem to solve what it was supposed to solve, so we humbly ask that you would, as much as possible, ignore us and enjoy the rest of the content! It won’t change the world, but it might change the way you think about “Christian” music. The Habañero Hour is a music/interview podcast dedicated to exploring and challenging the idea of “Christian” music.
We’d like to once again ask you to help us promote the podcast. We would love to get the music out to as many people as possible. If you have a website or blog, please consider featuring us and sending people our way. You can find some images to use here. Any and all help is sincerely appreciated.
Here is the setlist for episode 02 of the Habañero Hour:
- Swing Down, Sweet Chariot by Jon Shirley
- The Surface by This Beautiful Republic
- The Robots Among Us by Synthar
- Forgiving Monarch by Foxhole
- Bury The Hatchet by Joe Garner
- Tomorrow On The Runway by The Innocence Mission
- Thank You by Glen Phillips
- Silence and Photographs by Ely Falls
- Bhajo Re by Aradhna
- I’m Free by Psalters
- Blame by Five O’Clock People
- Not Alone by Seabird
Please bear with us as we continue to work out the kinks and learn what exactly we’re doing. Until then, please focus on the music and not us!
- Subscribe/Download to the Habañero Hour at iTunes
- Download Episode 02 as a direct-download mp3 file
- Visit the Habañero Hour website
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on 14 Mar 2008 at 10:53 am 1.Kyle said …
Not to question your selections but doesn’t a person need to first BE a Christian before they can be an author of Christian music ( no matter what current definition you are using of what that is)?
I bring this up because of the Glenn Phillips selection. Although he has been a huge influence on just about every great modern Christian band, he has repeatedly said that he is NOT a Christian. He spends a lot of time singing and talking about religious issues but not from a Christian worldview.
I appreciate you putting out this podcast trying to get a conversation started but should we at least agree that, whatever the lyrics and style, Christian music must first at least come from a Christian? Or should we be expecting some Matisyahu on future podcasts?
Thanks Kyle
on 14 Mar 2008 at 12:28 pm 2.Rhett Smith said …
great stuff Brent…i will be putting up a more regular blurb about the Habanero hour on my site…go to get my act together.
Couple more questions though:
1) What do you use to record the Habanero on? Meaning, what podcast app? And do you use a mic, headset, computer mic, etc.?
2) Did you ever explore Skypecasting? Curious because I’m thinking about using that.
thanks man…
rhett
on 14 Mar 2008 at 8:24 pm 3.Brent said …
“Not to question your selections…” but I’m going to question your selections. Ha, you’re funny Kyle.
That’s exactly part of the point that the whole concept of the show is trying to explore. What is Christian music? Is it, as you suggest, music made by Christians? Is it music that expresses biblical truth in spite of the musician’s worldview as in the case of Glen Phillips?
Your questions about why we chose Glen Phillips are not only valid, they are exactly why we chose him and that song. If there are fundamental problems with the idea of “Christian” music in the first place (which I think there are), why not directly confront them by immediately pointing out some of the confusion in defining the term itself?
So far, every other artist has been a professing Christian of some sort but the music has (intentionally) contained a healthy mix of subject matter. Some of it directly and openly would pass as “Christian” music and some would have to just be described as “music made by Christians,” but that’s part of the whole point of the podcast is that we ought to be thinking more about what is and what is not “Christian” art and how do we determine the answers to those questions: by the artist’s faith? by marketing? by content?
Thoughts?
on 14 Mar 2008 at 8:27 pm 4.Brent said …
Rhett,
For the speaking parts, Mark and I talk via Skype using USB headsets. This is convenient, but it has proven difficult because it is not always a crystal clear connection. To record, we use a program called Audio Hijack. Then I sequence everything in GarageBand and save it all as one file, converting it to an mp3 file in iTunes before uploading. Does that answer your questions?
Also, if anyone has any suggestions as to how to better record a conversation between a guy in TX and a guy in AZ, it would be greatly appreciated!
on 15 Mar 2008 at 3:48 pm 5.Rhett Smith said …
cool. that answers my question. there is just so much out there that it’s nice to know what others are using instead of going through all of it myself.
rhett
on 15 Mar 2008 at 5:14 pm 6.Brent said …
I forgot to mention that I use Audacity to edit the talking parts. If it’s just going to be you talking, I highly recommend M-Audio’s Podcast factory.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 8:36 am 7.Proverbs31 said …
I really liked that second song! But the one about the robots… HMMMM…. :P
Good job, guys!
on 17 Mar 2008 at 8:42 am 8.Proverbs31 said …
James says the thing he’d use is a conference room software, but the one he’s referring to is 45$/month. Ew. He said there’s also grandcentral.com