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Ramblings from James and Harry, your favourite two groove merchants, giving their thoughts on music, life, gear and whatever else comes to mind
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Want a sneak peak of some new Toucan Echo songs before they are released? Or wondered what goes on at a Toucan Echo practice session? Well now you can find out! See if you dug into our archives (and you'd have to dig because we buried them deep under the Amazon river), you'd find a BEAK-TON of demos, jams, performances and other things that James and Harry cook up, but never release to the world. That cuz we record all our practices and usually go through a few versions of songs before they're ready to record. Heck, given we never play a song the same way twice live, imagine what we're like behind closed doors, ha! Anyway, I (James, hello) wanted to do an experiment by using the podcast to share sneaky behind the scenes looks, like demos and jams we do in the practice room. Thought it might be fun. And gave me a flash back to my student radio days. Here you go! Let me know if you enjoyed by emailing james@toucanecho.com or DM us on our socials! :)
Jungle Jams #1 - 28/07/22

Jungle Jams #1 - 28/07/22

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We've re-branded our regular live stream as 'Jungle Jams' - as they're too good to leave on Facebook. So welcome to Episode 1, where we jam new songs and old! Note - this is mostly music, not much speaking like our regular podcast!!  28/07/22 00:00 'The Savannah of the Internet' 02:00 Volunteer 11:50 'By a band called Toucan Echo' 13:22 Milestones (new song) 20:20 Improvised song (I Can Hear The Rain)  23:55 Patina 25:05 Roll Call 28:37 '2018...these days that's vintage' 29:38 Level Up 36:00 War (Bob Marley and The Wailers Cover) 42:20 'Two Pan Echo, pasta and sauce' 44:20 Square One 48:50 'Whose listened to it?' 49:40 Backpack 57:20 'How's it going? ALL GOOD' 58:58 Never Gonna Live It Down / Diamonds on The Soles Of Her Shoes (Paul Simon Cover)
J&H discuss attending some festivals in the past few weeks - Harry was at Glastonbury and both James and Harry were at Love Supreme. We also briefly talk about whether we want to play some festivals as Toucan Echo in the future. . . 
J&H discuss our latest track 'Volunteer', which arrives on streaming Monday 18th July 2022.  Bit of a rockier Jack White / Doors / Hendrix vibe to this one.
James and Harry discuss the new Toucan Echo single Room Wide Mind - with a preview at the end of the podcast! Show Notes: Zed and Two Noughts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Zed_%26_Two_Noughts
James and Harry discussing the latest Toucan Echo gossip and plans for the rest of 2022!
James and Harry discuss their gig at Northern Guitars in Leeds UK, (13th May 2022), including: - How we prepared for playing 2x45 minute sets! - Some advice for bands (particularly 2 pieces) on how to make your gig a success SHOW NOTES: Watch the full set on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdaX6H_8_wg Live band makeover by Tom Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_AVfpTc4nA Listen to Level Up / War (Bob Marley Cover) at the end of the podcast!
The coolest podcast in the rainforest returns!  In this first episode of 2022, James talks: - Our new record Headless / Restless - why we made it, what we learned from it - Our plans for 2022 - Going to a jam night in Leeds - Buying random vinyls - Guitar tone & the Kemper - why it's a dream in the studio!
Toucan Echo Podcast #48 James and Harry discuss the new 3 part, 8 hour long Beatles documentary 'Get Back' and it's insights into the creative process of the greatest band of all time.  They also discuss their most listened to songs this year, according to '2021 Spotify Unwrapped'.
We've been hidden away working on our album in recent weeks, but now we're back! Tune in to a cosy fireside chat with James and Harry to find out:  Why we are in France  What the title of our new album means  Harry's creative process for our new music video  What we think of Britpop and Stone Roses  More love for Paul Simon  Some random chat about rugby
James and Harry having some drinks on Wednesday evening, discussing the past year living together in their London flat and making music. A real lucky dip episode covering lots of topics but sit back relax and let that talking roll. We even hit some thoughts on whiskey and NFTs. But general good vibes episode.
James and Harry sit down to discuss overcoming their current struggles with creative blocks finishing their current album, and come up with some gems/strategies for all you creatives out there!  Listen for: - How James writes songs - How Harry creates drum parts, videos and artwork - Vision - or make it up as you go? - Advice on how to set deadlines and limitations to jumpstart your creativity - Other random tangents! Some real gems in there today! 
Harry's back on the podcast! We're back to discuss the new album and how we plan to promote it, creative vision and how to make it come true in the real world, plus whiskey and other fun stuff!
James returns on the Toucan Echo podcast to discuss why we're recording an album in 2021, plus some insights into the recording process and some new, erm, guitar purchases that helped along the way! Also - we're looking to play some shows in 2021/2022! If you'd like to see TE play a show near you, let us know: https://forms.gle/kTs16pWvyWkDnzA87
James read a great book by Kevin Kelly called 'The Inevitable', all about technology and the future. So Harry and James sit down to talk about the themes from the book and how some of his ideas on what will happen in the future might impact musicians. . .including but not limited to AI, having a community of fans, remixes, live streams, VR, and more. It's an interesting discussion for sure! 
A sprawling Thursday evening conversation between James and Harry on a range of topics, including but not limited to our new single Digital Native. Strap in! 
Wow what a jam packed episode! James and Harry sit down to talk about their next single 'Digital Native', but the topic wheel spins out of control rolling down the winding highway and landing at new regions such as whiskey, creativity/being an artist, lighting, live streaming, and more! A real one to kick back on the sofa in a pleasantly lit room and absorb!  Show Notes: Civilised to Death - Christopher Ryan. https://www.waterstones.com/book/civilized-to-death/christopher-ryan/9781451659108
James One Man Mindset Rant back today with some thoughts on planning - its useful turning dreams into reality, but is nothing without execution and often doesn't account for the challenges of actually doing stuff!
Sort of combined Toucan Echo catch up on what we've been up to and James exploring some recent discoveries on minimalism and aiming for less while recording, buying music gear, etc. Show Notes: Toucan Echo Live Stream:https://fb.watch/39W7FgDP4J/ John Mayer Current Mood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlzbAzGw7U Recording Revolution: https://www.recordingrevolution.com/mixing-minimalism-and-the-art-of-subtraction/
While a curry simmers on the stove, James and Harry sit down to chat about Toucan Echo plans for 2021! This includes... recording a bunch of new songs (that might become an album), minimalism and fake tape machines, Haruomi Hosono. . .what a jam packed episode.  One of my resolutions is to actually include show notes, so here goes: Vampire Weekend: 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmnjkZEkiA  Haruomi Hosono: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlpva2-5FMs A 60s Tape Machine: https://www.musictech.net/reviews/studio-icons-studer-j37/ 
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