Anton Newcombe

Lost and Sound is about sharing conversations with the innovators, the outsiders, the mavericks, artists that do their own unique thing and this week’s guest is certainly all of those. Anton Newcombe. 

His musical project, the psychedelic trailblazers The Brian Jonestown Massacre, began in San Francisco in the early nineties. Outspoken and often misunderstood, he is in fact a clever, tenacious and conscientious artist whose carved out a unique DIY ecosystem. Acerbic, unfiltered, honest and funny - he talks with Paul about how he started out, creating musical ecosystems, the importance of being civic minded as the world turns more fascist and the math in his sound.

The 20th Brian Jonestown Massacre studio album - The Future Is Your Past is release date 10th February 2023 and the band are touring in Europe in Jan and Feb, tour dates and album info here.

This episode is sponsored by Audio-Technica

Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press. Click here to find out more. 

Lost and Sound title music by E.S.O