Last Updated on January 16, 2026
If you’ve ever wondered what a Finnish man in a bedroom with a broken keyboard sounds like, then you’re weird. But also in the right place. This week, Dr. Sam joins Andrew for a dive headfirst into the murky swamp of obscure music genres, where rules don’t matter and the cats are in charge.
Expect tangents galore: from liturgical black metal to folk electronica via squee (yes, it’s a thing), this episode is a chaotic tour of sounds you probably never asked for. There’s also rants about Winamp, philosophical crises over Adam Buxton’s new album, and an alarming amount of discussion about bodily functions—human and feline.
Other highlights:
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Discover why Primus are their own genre.
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Chatpile vs. Nick Cave (don’t @ us).
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The truth about the Super Mario cartoon theme.
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What happens when cats demand mid-podcast poo patrol.
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Childhood trauma via 70s UK sitcoms and cartoons.
So, whether you’re sickening for a new genre or just want to hear two middle-aged blokes descend into sonic madness, this episode will either enlighten or deeply confuse you. Either way, you’ll come out the other end feeling like you’ve learned something. Probably.
### Riffs of the week
#### Dr Sam’s Riff
– Adam Buxton – Doing it Wrong (0.18)
#### Andrew’s Riff
– Chatpile – Shame (2:24)
### Dr Sam’s track choices
1. Primus – Restin’ Bones (2.13)
2. Ana Lua Caiano – Ando Em Círculos (opening)
3. Thomas Ignatius – Sum qui sum (1.00)
4. Super Mario Rap (0.2)
### Andrew’s track choices
1. Suicide – Ghost Rider (1:24) – No Wave
2. Eero Johannes – We Could Be Skweeeroes – Skweee
3. Batushka – Yekteniya I – Liturgical Black Metal
4. Phace – Hot Rock – Neurofunk
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