This is Joe Wong.

Welcome to the Trap Set.

I want to play something for you. You're hearing curtains by my guest, Jim White.

Jim began his career in Melbourne in the early

1980s. In 1992 he co-founded his longest running band, Dirty Three. Jim plays with

extra sensory sensitivity and a supernatural dynamic range. His gorgeous textural work evokes vivid landscapes.

Because of his ability to elevate any song he inhabits, Jim is the drummer of choice

among many of the most compelling songwriters working today.

Bill Callahan, P.J. Harvey, Cat Power, Will Oldham, Courtney Barnett, and Kurt Vile, to name just a few.

For the past decade, Jim has also played in the duo Xilurus White with George Zylurus.

Jim's first solo album, All Hits Memories, was produced by Guy Pichiotiotto and is available now via Drag City Records.

He spoke to me from his home in Brooklyn.

And now my conversation with Jim White.

Well, I just listened to your new album.

It's beautiful.

Congratulations. Oh, thank you. how did it feel making a solo album this was your first solo album it felt uh it felt very um stressful it just unfolded

it sort of feels like a bit of a dream in a way. But, like, it just, you know, I feel like normally I'm in the room with people.

Most records I make are performance in some way.

And this wasn't.

This is like, some of it is a performance in part but it's not like do you know what I mean like

it's sort of made like you know some people said oh yeah you're going to do a show and I'm like what

you know like no even though now I'm going to try but you mean rather than being performed in the

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