Ep138: Dr Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2018
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Deniz Tek is the founder of Radio Birdman and, in the course of 2 albums, redefined music for the youth of Australia. Hear his stories of the early days, the DIY rare records, the breakup, his multiple careers and the return rise of popularity for Radio Birdman.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Dennis Tech from Radio Birdman here to talk to Nate about all sorts of things, |
| 0:05.4 | including new album that I have called Lost for Words. And you are listening to The Vinyl |
| 0:10.4 | Guide with Nate Goyer. Thanks, Dennis. And hey everyone, thanks for joining us here on the |
| 0:14.5 | vinyl guide, the weekly podcast where we talk to the artists behind the records we love and |
| 0:19.1 | collect. And this week, as you've heard, |
| 0:26.2 | we have a special guest, Dr. Dennis Tech, of Radio Birdman, the highly influential band out of Sydney, Australia. Now, Dennis, however, is originally from Michigan, having spent many |
| 0:31.0 | of his formative years in the Ann Arbor music scene in the presence of the Stooges, the MC5, |
| 0:35.8 | and heaps more, before moving to Sydney, attending medical school, and starting the phenomenal band Radio Birdman. |
| 0:41.9 | Now, in recent years, Radio Birdman records have skyrocketed in value, many going for $4,500 each if you can find them. |
| 0:48.8 | And today, Dennis is going to tell us all about the formation of Radio Birdman, the DIY approach to their original singles, the stories |
| 0:55.5 | behind the records, and much, much more. And speaking of records, do you guys have a groove washer |
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| 1:23.0 | Now, this is due to many international users of this show, taking it up the corn chute, really, because of the |
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| 1:44.6 | And with that, let's get into today's episode featuring Radio Birdman's Dennis Tech. |
| 1:49.8 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? |
| 1:52.4 | Well, you're in luck. |
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