Music Is Art Podcast is the official podcast from the Spotted Peccary music label. We exist at the intersection of sound and artistic expression – exploring the boundaries of the progressive Ambient and Electronic sonic landscape. From deep drone, to chillout, to high energy beats, Spotted Peccary reveals the worlds of Ambient Electronic, Classic Berlin-School, Ethereal Atmospheric, Spacemusic, Rock, Pure Acoustic and more. Join us as we explore it all.
Episode 11 – ALL HALLOW’S EVE – Dark Ambient Soundscape
This episode of Music Is Art Podcast explores a dark ambient soundscape for All Hallow's Eve, featuring various artists and tracks to evoke the sounds of the season.
This episode presents a continuous music mix, titled "SHARED LIGHT: CMX + Critical Listening," that explores themes of peace, positivity, and connection through carefully selected tracks.
29 Aug 2025
Music Is Art Podcast – Episode 9 – Interview Edition: Deborah Martin & Jill Haley | Rendering Time
Ambient Electronic veteran Deborah Martin and oboist Jill Haley discuss their collaborative album "Rendering Time" and the creative synergy of co-creating in the studio.
9 Jul 2025
Episode 8 – Summer 2025 CMX
This episode presents a continuous music mix, Summer 2025 CMX, featuring ambient tracks evoking sun-drenched days and twilight, perfect for reflection and unseen magic.
26 Jun 2025
Episode 7 – Interview Edition: Improvisation and Spontaneity w/ Howard Givens, Craig Padilla, Massergy
Recording artists Howard Givens, Craig Padilla, and Eric Jensen explore improvisation and spontaneity in their creative processes, discussing happy accidents and the lessons learned about themselves as artists in this interview.
22 May 2025
Episode 6 – Critical Listening: Mental Health + Music Feat. Women of Spotted Peccary
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and it’s also when we celebrate Mother’s Day. That got us thinking about the deeply emotional, nurturing music created by the women on the Spotted Peccary label. It doesn’t feel like a coincidence. So this month, we’re kicking off a new series called Critical Listening to explore that connection.
In Critical Listening, we’ll explore music through the lens of themes, ideas and concepts all drawn from the music in our deep catalog.
For this first episode, we’re highlighting the women of Spotted Peccary — their rich, expressive music and its ability to quiet the mind and offer a break from the chaos of everyday life.
We’ll hear music from Deborah Martin, Madhavi Devi (Cheryl Gallagher), Jill Haley and Catherine Marie Charlton.
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00:00 – Intro / VO
02:23 – Deborah Martin | Aurora | Under The Moon
06:57 – About Deborah Martin
07:42 – Deborah Martin | Metamorphic | Eye Of The Wizard
14:49 – Deborah Martin | Blue Lake | Deep Roots, Hidden Water
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21:29 – About Madhavi Devi (Cheryl Gallagher)
22:33 – Madhavi Devi | Jade Breeze | The Truth Of Being
33:48 – Madhavi Devi | Breakthrough | The Truth Of Being
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38:38 – About Jill Haley
39:35 – Deborah Martin & Jill Haley | Earth Stone Water Sky | The Silence Of Grace
42:23 – Deborah Martin & Jill Haley | Into The Quiet | Into The Quiet
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50:40 – Deborah Martin & Cheryl Gallagher | Seeker and Sought | Tibet (20th Anniversary Remaster)
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57:40 – About Catherine Marie Charlton
58:40 – Weingarten-Charlton | Refuge | Where There Is Light
01:01:11 – Weingarten-Charlton | 5 AM | Where There Is Light
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Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
National Organizations
Mental Health America (MHA): https://mhanational.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Helplines and Crisis Support:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
Online Resources:
FindTreatment.gov: https://findtreatment.gov/
SAMHSA National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
1 May 2025
Episode 5 – Interview Edition: The Precious Dark | The Visual Side
We welcome Spotted Peccary recording artists and collaborators David Helpling and Eric “the” Taylor to the podcast, along with photographer, creator and teacher David Behringer to talk about the amazing macro-photography and video he contributed to their latest release, The Precious Dark.
We dive deep into David Behringer’s macro-photography approach on the streets of Nagoya, Japan, and geek-out over how the visual and musical aspects of projects impact one another. We also tangent to talk about the love/hate we have for AI, Behringer’s Instagram stardom, and the time Helpling and Taylor spent in the studio creating their recent record.
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00:00 – Intro / VO
01:41 – The Setup | SPM / “Music Is Art” and why the visuals matter
04:39 – The Precious Dark: concept and visuals
09:09 – David Behringer’s photography background and the macro approach
16:00 – The photos as a “Deep Viewing” experience vs music as “Deep Listening” experience
19:00 – The “Produced Entirely by Humans” ethos
23:17 – The “AI factor”
25:11 – The Listening Party experience
30:05 – The Dark Sky Alliance connection
31:15 – Working together in Deep Exile
36:12 – Differing opinions / unique perspectives / learning from each other
37:29 – How it started vs how it’s going
41:27 – “Your images look like my music” – better call mom.
42:47 – “The Precious Dark” video: telling the story thru David Behringer’s lens
48:50 – Gratitude for new eyes and ears / leaving a legacy
51:40 – The “Instagram factor” – David Behringer blew up my phone
53:07 – The music and visuals are forever connected through love
56:35 – Immersion colors mindsets, neon synthwave and getting lost in the “atmosphere”
01:03:28 – Studio session twister, cussing and “chasing the truth”
01:05:29 – Collective creative spirit and our precious time
01:07:16 – Bi-coastal / global / dimensional time travel via small magical moments
01:11:45 – Feeling the air move and experiencing the music with your whole self
01:13:52 – Favorite track picks: David Helpling – We Rise In A Harmonious System (excerpt)
01:16:16 – Favorite track picks: Eric “the” Taylor – The Ice Has Dreams (excerpt)
01:18:24 – Favorite track picks: David Behringer – The Precious Dark (excerpt)
01:22:23 – The Digital Booklet
01:26:27 – What’s next? More music? Interviews?
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As our Tucson residency comes to a close, we reflect on our time in the desert with a new-found appreciation for the deeply profound lessons the landscape can teach us about our place within it. We were struck by the “slow time” rules that desert growth seems to be governed by – the way its incredible vibrancy appears to operate in near silent suspension.
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Continuous Mix:
00:00 – Intro / Desert Walk-and-Talk
03:25– Michael Stearns & Ron Sunsinger | Sendero | Sorcerer
05:51 – Rudy Adrian | Desert Realms | Desert Realms
13:33 – Betrand Nadel | For Strength & Vision, Part II * Vision | Mohave
17:36 – Deborah Martin | Gray Sky | Under the Moon (Special Remastered Edition)
22:49 – Steve Gordon & Deborah Martin | Heart of Fire | Ancient Power
27:27 – Frore & Shane Morris | Calling Down the Sun | Eclipse
36:02 – Terra Ambient | Sandstorm Dreaming | The Gate
44:46 – Deborah Martin | The Strength of Stones | Deep Roots, Hidden Water (Remastered)
49:23 – Dean De Benedictis | Blue Mesa | Salvaging the Present
55:52 – Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig with Steve Roach | Deep Time Dreaming | Wachuma’s Wave
1:06:17 – Frore, Shane Morris | Lost in Wonder | Horizon
1:15:01 – Massergy | El Viajero | Fire Opal
1:20:05 – John Gregorius | Wonder | In Awe
1:24:37 – Erik Wøllo | Sedona | Blue Sky, Red Guitars
1:30:10 – Deborah Martin & Erik Wollo | Between Worlds | Between Worlds
1:35:32 – Darshan Ambient | Waiting On A Dead Man’s Horse | Dream In Blue
1:40:58 – Jeff Greinke | Falling Sky | Other Weather
1:46:02 – David Helpling & Jon Jenkins | The Same Sky | The Crossing
1:51:40 – Dark Sky Alliance | The Desert Mind | Interdwell
1:57:02 – Jon Jenkins | Zzyzx Road | Beyond City Light
2:03:44 – Rudy Adrian | Saguaro Silhouette | Desert Realms
2:11:00 – Brain Laughter | The Other Side (Of Night) | In The Land of Power
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18 Feb 2025
Episode 3 – Discovering Kinishba: One Year Anniversary
We mark the one year anniversary of the release of Kinishba, the ongoing collaboration from Deborah Martin & Erik Wøllo, that celebrates the cultures, traditions and lives of the Apache people of the American Southwest.
Hear the artists themselves describe the creative process and inspiration behind their “musical archeology” project that involved Apache tribal members and deep storytelling.
Along with more recent music from Kinishba, we’ll also hear music from their earlier collaboration, Between Worlds.
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00:00 – Intro / VO
02:26 – Deborah & Erik | Discovering Kinishba: Project origins / Between Worlds
–04:00 – Distant Voices | Between Worlds
09:07 – Ancestral Whispers | Between Worlds
14:03 – Canyonland | Between Worlds
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18:57 – Track ID / VO
19:17 – Deborah & Erik | Discovering Kinishba: Further exploration
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21:07 – Prayer Song | Kinishba
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24:49 – VO: Vocal Additions from Deborah Martin
25:26 – Deborah & Erik | Discovering Kinishba: Adding vocals on Kinishba
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27:58 – Creation Story | Kinishba
33:07 – Voices of Nature | Kinishba
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36:38 – Track ID / VO
36:48 – Deborah & Erik | Discovering Kinishba: Telling the story of time and place
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41:30 – Burial Ground | Kinishba
46:54 – Fort Apache Meadowlarks | Kinishba
52:17 – Life Spiral | Kinishba
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55:37 – Track ID / VO
57:06 – Deborah & Erik | Discovering Kinishba: Collaborating to honor a people and their stories
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23 Jan 2025
Episode 2 – New Music Premiere
As we put the finishing touches on new music from Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell and AeTopus, we listen back to music from their earlier releases on Spotted Peccary, and premiere some tracks from their upcoming releases. We’ll hear music from Phillip and Chris’s Imaginary Realities, and first listens of music from AeTopus’s iota.
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00:00 – Intro
01:56 – Far Past | Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell | Vague Traces
06:30 – Deep Lane | Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell | Dark Measures
15:42 – Faring Forward | Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell | Dark Measures
20:20 – Memento | AeTopus | Cup
24:58 – Beam | AeTopus | Cup
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Music Premiere
31:17 – Manifesting Presence | Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell | Imaginary Realities
38:54 – Abandoning Desire | Phillip Wilkerson & Chris Russell | Imaginary Realities
53:01 – Wave Hello | AeTopus | iota
57:25 – Finespun | AeTopus | iota
2 Jan 2025
Episode 1 – 2024 Year In Review
We’re back! After a very long break we’re creating podcasts again, and we’re starting back with a 2024 year-in-review. With tracks from each of our releases over the last year, we’ve created our first show back with over an hour of listening.
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02:08 – A New Space Revealing | Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms | To Sleep On Stellar Winds
14:36 – Beyond The Observable | Time Being | Hidden Structures
21:46 – Bristlecone | Hollan Holmes | Sacred Places
26:46 – Storm Is Coming (At Walvis Bay) | Sverre Knut Johansen | Still Time
36:16 – The Desert Mind | Dark Sky Alliance | Interdwell
41:44 – Heart of the Warrior | Deborah Martin & Erik Wøllo | Kinishba
46:16 – Glacier (20th Anniversary Remaster) | Deborah Martin & Cheryl Gallagher | Tibet (20th Anniversary Remaster)
52:52 – Reflections on a Moonlit Lake | Rudy Adrian | Reflections on a Moonlit Lake
57:26 – The Sleepy Hills 4 | Rudy Adrian | Beyond The Sleepy Hills
1:06:16 – A Treasured World (Single) | David Helpling & Jon Jenkins
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Deborah Martin
Jill Haley
Howard Givens
Craig Padilla
Eric Jensen
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