In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020
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Welcome to The Season 2 Premiere of Studio Stories. This is part 1 of an epic 2 part deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.
In this episode you'll hear how the band got together and quickly found themselves with a bunch of cash to make their one and only full length album at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.
The influence of Shihad's Tom Larkin, the massive name initially slated to produce the record, getting the 'Radiohead' guitar sound, and a breakdown of the recording of one of the band's biggest tunes - "Calling On".
Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Archival interview content of Aaron Tokona courtesy of Phil Knight and Lewis Tennant's "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.com
Additional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FM
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Purchase or Stream Geographica
Flying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographica
Marbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/Geographica
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=true
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8
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