Ep325: Ambrose Kenny-Smith - The Murlocs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Ambrose Kenny-Smith of The Murlocs and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard shares vinyl memories, discusses his musical lineage, the early years of KGATLW, balancing multiple bands, creating album concepts, rare records and beyond.

Topics include:

Sound check / Recording the podcast
Cancelling shows due to Covid
The differing roles in The Murlocs & King Gizzard
Growth within songwriting
Balancing The Murlocs & King Gizzard commitments
Focusing time during the Melbourne lockdowns
The music of his youth, Ambrose's Blues Brothers obsession
Discovering music on his own
Parental guidance on a career in music
The changing Australian music scene
The formation of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
The music community of Melbourne
Self Financing KGATLW vs large record labels
Potential future KG album concept
The KG concept for "Infest the Rats Nest" & recording
How did "Quarters" come about?
Deciding on the vinyl format for "12 Bar Bruise"
The collectability of KG and Flightless records
The story of "Eyes Like The Sky" and his father's narration
Completing the 5 albums in 2017
Learning about Stu's 5 album proclamation
The decision to give away "Polygondawanaland"
Putting the Murlocs on Flightless Records
Stolen laptop during the recording of "Loopholes"
The collectability of KGATLW vinyl and merch
Archiving KGATLW, Murlocs, Flightless history
The upcoming KG tour
What is "Made in Timeland"?
Future plans for The Murlocs
Wrapping up the interview

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0:24.7	audiophileusa.com. Search, dig, and grab the deals. And with that, on with the show.
0:33.5	Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide,
0:38.5	the podcast for record collectors, music nerds,
0:41.2	and the undeniably handsome.
0:43.2	You are certainly in the right place here.
0:45.2	This is episode 325, and we have a great guest today.
0:49.6	Ambrose Kenny Smith of the Merlocks and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
0:54.0	joins us today to talk records,
0:56.0	recordings, rare vinyl, the early days of the Melbourne music boom, and heaps, heaps more.
1:01.5	Plus, we get some glimpses into what's next for both King Gizzard and the Murlocks.
1:06.9	Oh, and by the way, if you are unfamiliar with the Merlocks, I strongly recommend picking up some of their vinyl.
1:14.1	Their newish album is Bitter Sweet Demons with gorgeous vinyl pressings available at flightless Records.com.
1:20.9	Or just straight up go to Unclemerl.com.
1:23.8	There's different web stores for different continents.
1:26.6	Bitter Sweet Demons is a great place to start.
1:28.8	So is Manic Candid episode. That is one of my favorite Merlock's albums. And of course, you can see
1:34.2	Ambrose and the Merlocks currently on tour or catch him later this year with King Gizzard. Dates
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