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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 19 of Buddy’s Buddies! This is part 2 of the ‘Margate Voices’ series, which is a collabo between myself and the Margate Mercury - and also, a new episode of Buddy’s Buddies which in itself, in current times, is a monumental occasion for all kinds of reasons, so there are many reasons to rejoice!

Lucy, the editor of Margate Mercury had an idea of a way to combine forces, whereby the format of the podcast would be the same as always but the guests would be in a somewhat different vein to usual. In this case, as a follow up to the previous edition with Cyril, she connected me with Carla. Through Carla it was also possible to meet and chat to her mum Gloria, which was also a true treat.

What follows is a really sweet chat between me, Carla and Gloria, which took place at Olby’s (massive thanks to Eli & the gang there who, as always, managed to make a perfectly safe and secure scenario in which to get things done) late in August. Gloria is from Trinidad and came to the UK in the 60s, and I feel like there’s a podcast series in itself waiting to happen with that whole story - we barely even scratched the surface there but I hope we get to meet up again and go further into it all. Carla was also excellent, and it was really fascinating to hear how she’s been getting on over the past half a year through the chaos as someone in the education system. We also touched on the Black Lives Matter movement and events through 2020 to hear their unique perspectives on it all, and covered a good amount of ground between us all! No spoilers as I just want you to hear the whole thing and just take an hour or two away from where you are now to get lost in a lovely chat with two engaging, sweet and truly fascinating guests. I really do wanna get the back for round 2 - we’ve only just begun! Please enjoy Carla and Gloria, Thanet’s finest!

EPISODE REFERENCES:

MARGATE SEA BATHING HOSPITAL • ROCK CHOIR • GEORGE CLINTON • DREAMLAND • TRINIDAD • MARGATE PRINTWORKS • RAMSGATE OPERATIC SOCIETY • STEPPING OUT

BUDDY'S LINKS:

BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

MARGATE MERCURY!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork • Writings – Buddy...

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 18 of Buddy’s Buddies! This week I am joined by a guest who is technically living in the past… Can you imagine such a thing? No seriously he’s like 7 hours behind us. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all the way from San Bruno USA, producer CONTROLLER 7 (aka Tommy)!

* Note - I decided to use a weird old mic for the intro, which is why it sounds kinda freaky on the intro and outro parts... Just wanted to give it a shot!

––––– PART 2 of 2 –––––

He’s been a pal of mine for around 20 years by now, and I’ve been a fan all the along. His music is, for ease of comparison, like ‘Endtroducing’ era DJ Shadow, mixed with a lot of LA sunshine and psychedelic sample sources but with those gorgeous drums. Ugh. Love em. Anyway I’ve been flexing with some online recording action of late, trying to prepare myself for the new normal and all, and I decided to finally SPEAK to my friend of 20 years - so you hear the first moment we do that! It’s wild. I also go into some detail about his music and try and set some context for what he’s been doing over the years in a longer intro than usual - it’s not a self indulgent ramble, honestly. I really wanted to try and set the scene just so you have a bit of background on Tommy and it’s not just some random dude I’m chatting with.

We get into the big stuff, the life stuff, the weirdness of making music, where the inspiration comes from, the process, how we’re handling this current era, music biz thoughts, his new project with rapper Mestizo called ‘Couch’, and loads more - so much more that I split it into two parts! So thank you ever so much for being part of it and listening, and know that you are appreciated and, yes, loved. Now go listen you some Controller 7.

BUDDY's CONTROLLER 7 MEGAMIX from 2003!

EPISODE REFERENCES:

MESTIZO • DIANE TRINITY • SOUL STRUT • 'MEAN GENE' by CUT CHEMIST & EDAN • MEATY OGRE • DAD BOD RAP POD podcast • BILLY WOODS • MONEY MARK on INSTAGRAM • HEAT ROCKS podcast

EPISODE LINKS:

CONTROLLER 7 on INSTAGRAM!

'COUCH' on BANDCAMP! SPOTIFY!

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 10 of Buddy’s Buddies!

You’re doing good. I’m doing good. LET’S GO!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING this podcast get together. Your presence is gratefully appreciated. Or is it ‘graciously’? Never fully figured that out. In any regard, bigup yerselves and thanks for listening! Ladies and gentlemen, let me ask you a question. What you know about the Tom Thumb Theatre? Hmm? OH REALLY?!? Well prepare to know MUCH MORE about it, because here is a proper nice chat with the owners themselves - or as they would call themselves, ‘Custodians’. I love that. And as you’ll hear, this humble but extremely proud Margate treasure of a venue is full of nothing but great vibes from the main room to the bar. I’m happy to say I’ve seen a good few shows here, even DJ’d there a while back, and it’s just great - the interior decor is perfect, and the size and intimacy is just impossible not to fall in love with. If you haven’t been and you’re headed down this way, oh by gawd you MUST come through and visit.

We get into tons here, including the backgrounds of Alex and Sara and their origin stories, the path to becoming the custodians, theatre in general, the spirit of the building and the history, audiences, age groups, help along the way and where things can go from here. It’s a true treat and you’ll love em - such great people and I’m so happy to have talked to them both in the middle of the theatre room itself! There HAS to be better name than ‘theatre room’. Maybe just ‘theatre’ would suffice. Okay let me ponder on that while you listen - OH - important news too about the podcast enclosed within! Basically this episode wraps up season 1 of the podcast, but I’ll back early new year with a ton more goodness - this way everyone gets a breather, and a chance to catch up. I think this will work nicely, and we’ll pick things up again in very early 2020 okay? It’ll be worth it, I promise. There’s a LOT of good stuff going on… Huge love for every minute listened y’all, thank you incredibly - updates will happen so keep checking in! ENJOY THE EPISODE AND PRIOR ONES TOO IF YOU MISSED EM!!!!

EPISODE LINKS:

• TOM THUMB on INSTAGRAM!

• TOM THUMB on THE INTERNET!

• WHAT'S ON AT THE TOM THUMB!

• TOM THUMB FACEBOOK!

REFERENCES:

• FITZROVIA RADIO HOUR • JESS & EOIN of DOT DASH • LUNATRAKTORS • ART'S COOL • TOM MARSHMAN: A Haunted Existence • EMILY CARDING: Hamlet

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• MARGATE...

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 9 of Buddy’s Buddies!

I trust you are great! I also assume that you are great. Don't let me down now...

A proper salute to you all from here in the BP labs, what a treat to have you back! Thanks so much for joining... I'm so happy to unveil this chat this week, it was a great one - I've known Bri and Gaz for something around a year, maybe more but not a ton of time, and in that time I've been so happy to find out more and more about the creative world in which they live and - well - create! Their most recent work is the gorgeous stage show 'Parakeet', heavy on the music and very full of positive vibes and inspiring messages but with a proper punk aesthetic and really ace message running through it. But they are responsible for a huge amount more, and oh good heavens above you are about to hear all about it...

So we get into all things Parakeet, which involves the initial stages of it right up to the Edinburgh run, all things My Beautiful Black Dog (their previous show) and the physical fuel which made it burn so brightly, as well as some really nice forward thinking business about education, art and the arts, culture, music influences and lifestyles, looking after one another on a small and larger scale, process, mental wellbeing, origins, young folk, politics (not too much, you're safe!) and so much more. I refuse to spoil it! Just get in there and enjoy yourself eh? YOU SHALL! Get to love Bri and Gaz!

• PARAKEET LIVE at GULBENKIAN, CANTERBURY

• PARAKEET LIVE at OLBY'S, MARGATE

EPISODE LINKS:

• BRIGITTE on INSTAGRAM!

• GAZ on INSTAGRAM!

• MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK DOG on BANDCAMP!

• PARAKEET homepage!

• KATE NASH BIGS UP PARAKEET!

REFERENCES:

• BOOM SHAKALAKA • BOUNDLESS THEATRE • LAURA KEEFE • ALEX NOBLE • KATHARINE HAMNETT • TRAID • PAINES PLOUGH

BUDDY'S LINKS:

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 8 of Buddy’s Buddies!

How in the world are you? Wonderful! Let’s get going eh…?

So happy to see you again this week. Thank you ever so kindly for tuning in. YES YOU TUNE INTO PODCASTS. With that out of the way - let me get you better acquainted with today’s episode! I’m delighted to be joined by the man behind Jakl and Margate Vocal Studio, and founder of the Social Singing Choir - it’s Hughie Gavin! We had an awesome chat in his super plush studio down there in inner-most Margate, amongst the gorgeous guitars, beautiful piano and sweet-smelling natural oil diffuser, and not only that, he was kind enough to bless us with a live performance too! It was so lovely, a true one-take heartbreaker right there which you will hear at the end of the podcast so stick around won’t ya!

We get into loads of things here, including his origin story and that of the nom-de-plume Jakl itself, how he started the Social Singing Choir, what goes in the labs there at the Margate Vocal Studio, influences, finding his voice and unlocking the experiences that he could weave into his songwriting, collaborations with Moshi Moshi and Faultline among many others, parents and how his father showed him some of the ropes in the business and in performance and a WHOLE LOAD MORE! Ladies and gentlemen - please welcome and enjoy Mr Hughie Gavin!

• CATCH HUGHIE on SATURDAY 23rd @ TOM THUMB!

EPISODE LINKS:

• JAKL on INSTAGRAM!

• MARGATE VOCAL STUDIO!

• SOCIAL SINGING CHOIR on INSTAGRAM!

• FAULTLINE feat. JAKL - 'I Could Have Danced All Night'!

REFERENCES:

• FALLE NIOKE • MOSHI MOSHI • JULIAN GAVIN • LISA GAVIN • ADEM • ROBERTO ALAGNA

• HOT CHIP - 'Crap Kraft Dinner'

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 7 of Buddy’s Buddies!

You good? Marvellous! Then let’s begin…

Powerful treats for you this week, by way of a really nice chat with the woman behind the place I’ve decided to call the constantly evolving cathedral of creativity… The Joseph Wales Studios here in Margate - Dane Hill to be exact - it’s Heidi Rogers! I’ve known Heidi for a year or so, from DJing at a few of the makers markets there (one of the MANY uses of the space!) and she’s always been a really friendly figure in the Margate scene. As you’ll hear, she loves being around artists and being involved in providing the space for artists to present their work, which is so huge - I loved hearing about the other side of art, the side of presenting it and facilitating the requirements of an exhibition. But Joseph Wales isn’t only an exhibition space, it’s a studio space and so much more - lord only knows how she manages to get so much use of the building but it’s a real treat to behold. There is so much potential inside and so many ways to use the areas in there, so it’s no surprise that it’s a destination spot for local artists and makers.

Of course on top of all the Joseph Wales talk, you’ll hear about Heidi’s background and how it enriched her current position in the studios, and a bunch of awesome historical goodness too - the building has been through a LOT and we get to hear it all. I’m constantly surprised at these incredible nuggets of history that keep cropping up, it’s so exciting. So yeah - tons to cram into just shy of an hour so ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy the wonderful Heidi!

EPISODE LINKS:

• WHAT'S ON @ JOSEPH WALES!

• JOSEPH WALES on THE INTERNET!

• JOSEPH WALES on INSTAGRAM!

• JOSEPH WALES on VISIT THANET!

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

• BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

• MARGATE URBAN SKETCHERS!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork – Buddy Peace

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 6 of Buddy’s Buddies!

Good day to you all - thank you ever so kindly for joining!

Ladies and gentlemen, a goody for you this week… I’ve known Ollie for a while here in Margate, and all the while he’s been working super hard on the AEE project from crowd funding to initiating sessions for young people to create amazing work, and alongside Sarah and Kim, AEE has become an ultra positive shining ray of light there on Northdown Road for creative youths here in Margate to engage in. It’s so important that they have a chance to realise their creativity and skill in a place like this, which works on finding their strengths and interests, while providing an equal footing and agency in their own paths.

You’ll hear it all, from how it started to where it was to where it is today, and Ollie is a great voice to talk about it all - you can hear that enthusiasm and spark, and pure confidence in the project which is really coming into its own. It’s still young but already they’ve helped a huge amount of young people in the Kent area find their voices and make music, artwork and film which has then been released to the world. Really exciting stuff. I hope you enjoy this one - thanks as always, hope you dig!

EPISODE LINKS:

• AEE on THE INTERNET!

• AEE on INSTAGRAM!

• AEE RECORDINGS!

• KENT LIVE in 2018!

• ORIGINAL FUNDING PAGE!

REFERENCES:

• DARREN McGARVEY - Poverty Safari • JACQUES RANCIERE (equality of intelligence)

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

• BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork – Buddy Peace

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 5 of Buddy’s Buddies!

Thanks for joining me again - truly lovely to see you. Merry Friday to you all!

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure to introduce a glorious chat with the multi-talented soundwave wrangler and good vibes initiator JO MILLER of SOLASTA SOUNDS! I’ve been a firm fan ever since my first sound bath a good couple of years ago, when I didn’t even know what I was getting into by attending a sound bath - to say I was extremely pleasantly surprised is a powerful understatement… I’ve been involved in sound activities for a few decades now and this was definitely among my favourite. But that’s not where Jo’s expertise start and finish by any means!

I’d been wanting to talk to Jo for ages, especially as she’s so heavily involved in sounds and the more restorative aspects of it. I’m intimately familiar with bobbing my head and altering my pace as a pedestrian when listening to various types of music (or indeed slowing down to halt on the more ambient stuff), but I don’t think I’d ever really stopped to think about what was happening from the neo-cortex to the limbic system to the brain stem and onward… Well, we proper got into it here and it was totally fascinating - so much so that I must have dropped several questions in the smash-grab of my mind when I was reaching quickly for what to ask next…! There’s so much involved, and Jo breaks down everything from origins, her history with sound, vibrations and the actual physical effects of sound and how we can incorporate it in a mindful sense, using our bodies to navigate trauma, animals and how they handle trauma, and - ahh, just too much to mention here.

You’ll get a real charge off this one, no doubt about it. So much goodness from an awesome sound-loving and living individual. Get to know Jo Miller and acquaint yourselves with what she does! ENJOY!

EPISODE LINKS:

• SOLASTA SOUNDS on THE INTERNET!

• SOLASTA SOUNDS on INSTAGRAM!

• NEW YEAR'S EVE RETREAT!

• ALL SOLASTA SOUNDS EVENTS!

REFERENCES:

• DR MICHAEL PICUCCI (somatic psychologist) • CARLY GRACE (bowls) • YANTARA JIRO (bowls)

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

• BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork – Buddy Peace

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 4 of Buddy’s Buddies!

So nice to see you again… You’ll like this week’s episode for sure, of that I am MOST certain…

Please welcome the wonderful double team of Bridget and Ian of Margate’s Clayspace Studio! Such a treat to spend some quality time with them. I recorded this chat just before I’d enrolled in the 6 week beginners course there, so I was very well primed for the road ahead! It absolutely sealed the deal for me of why people find ceramics so infinitely addictive and satisfying. I’d also heard about how wonderful they were so I was really looking forward to meeting them and getting the full scoop on everything that goes on in the building, including what led up to it.

“…it’s positive proof of your own existence…”

How beautiful is that, right? Goddamn. I feel like that perfectly sums up everything about it, doesn’t it… Words that only someone with that pure mastery could conjure. That’s Bridget right there! It was really cool hearing about not only her origin story but Ian’s too, and how they combined forces to create a safe, positive and inspiring space for total beginners and hardened, fired and glazed professionals to work in. Expect to hear it all, from Loughborough beginnings, to Akido, to mental health, to early studio visions, how ceramics will outlast all of us, to the Margate day to day, to ceramic slang (handy to know if you wanna engage in some fettling or blunging), technique and process, history, glazing and the importance of the imperfect and handmade. Also Clayspace resident Nina D makes an appearance, so that’s the voice you’ll hear ever so quietly later on… I left it in for context - you’ll understand!

Get involved and follow the Clayspace crew - inspiration for all skill levels, and definitely two lovely people who will make your day and put a smile on your face. Or if you’re already smiling - lucky you - they’ll make that smile grow even further. Please enjoy your buddies, Bridget and Ian!

EPISODE LINKS:

• CLAYSPACE on THE INTERNET!

• CLAYSPACE on INSTAGRAM!

• CLAYSPACE TIMETABLE!

• BRIDGET'S OLDER WEBSITE!

• IAN'S AKIDO CLASS @ CLIFFS, TUESDAYS!

REFERENCES:

• NINA (mentioned later!) • IKIGAI • TERRACOTTA ARMY

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

• BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork – Buddy Peace

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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!

Welcome to episode 3 of Buddy’s Buddies!

Lovely of you to show up for the third one - got a goody for ya this week and it’s super exciting to share this one with you!

It was so nice to spend some time with Sorrell. I remember seeing her on the cover of the fantastic local paper here, the Margate Mercury, in front of her glorious jars of herbs and extracts behind her - you can absolutely tell that it’s her happy place, and it was entirely self-evident in talking to her about it all that she’s totally found her thing. We recorded this up in the top floor of the Chamomile Clinic, as the acoustics worked more in our favour up there but I always had the image of those jars of goodies in my mind throughout…

“We’re all using herbal medicines, we’re just not realising…”

Although the herbal treatments aren’t all that happen there. not by any means! I had so much on the agenda to chat about and I think a good amount got handled, but we could have gone on for hours longer… In the time she was kind enough to share with me though, we covered everything from how much of the world is still using herbal medicine, how ‘alternative’ is really ‘mainstream’, the Margate health community, the help framework she has for herself, beginnings in London, shamanic healing and visualisation exercises, cacao ceremonies, the 7 generations before and ahead theory, layers of reality, spiritual shopping lists, whether haters are a problem, soul retrieval, how she is a ‘plant puppet’, law of attraction and how you want Sorrell on your team in an apocalypse situation! And more! SO much more.

A lovely one for those of you curious to know about a side of the health and healing community that you might not have encountered before. We got to some real nice talking points with this one, and as you can hear - Sorrell is a true master of guidance and sort of steered the whole chat with finesse and ease. Ladies and gentlemen, your new buddy - Sorrell Robbins!

EPISODE LINKS:

• CHAMOMILE CLINIC on THE INTERNET!

• CHAMOMILE CLINIC on INSTAGRAM!

• CHAMOMILE CLINIC on FACEBOOK!

• CACAO CEREMONY in OCTOBER!

REFERENCES:

• BROOKE MEDICINE EAGLE • LEO RUTHERFORD • PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE book

BUDDY'S LINKS:

• BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM!

• BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET!

• BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP!

• BUDDY PEACE PATREON!

Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork – Buddy Peace

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