Tasting Notes - With Bryn and Jaff

About Tasting Notes - With Bryn and Jaff

Hosted by two guys who know a bit about music and nothing about wine, the Tasting Notes podcast is a weekly chat about both. Bryn and Jaff try a different bottle every week in a quest to understand the terminology and to be able to taste wine, rather than just drink it; as well as discussing all things heavy, extreme and alternative in the world of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Tasting Notes

Category

arts · comedy · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Jan 2025

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Domaine Bousquet

   After a brief moment (and some international meandering), Bryn and Jaff are back for Season 4! They're kicking off proceedings with an organic, Argentinian Malbec...will it be any better than their previous forays into organic wines? There's discussions about Devin Townsend's flatulence, Nicko hosts a big welsh curry night, it's Metal Hammer's 40th birthday, Slipknot continue to be Slipknot...and Jaff appears to have returned from Oz with a comprehensive knowledge of Neighbours... And on the music front, Anthrax have a new album, there's some bimbo-violence from New Orleans, a rather interesting slowcore record and many, many more! This Weeks Releases Anthrax - Cursum Perficio (00:39:24) Nuclear Blast https://open.spotify.com/album/66sInN5ejxo3K8Al4QDw3S?si=AozJkH6tSnCzS_jVLOTFig (https://open.spotify.com/album/66sInN5ejxo3K8Al4QDw3S?si=AozJkH6tSnCzS_jVLOTFig) Godflesh - Decay (00:44:04) Relapse https://godflesh.bandcamp.com/album/decay (https://godflesh.bandcamp.com/album/decay) Tom Morello - Everyone Gets Everything They Want (00:46:44) Mom + Pop https://tommorello.bandcamp.com/album/everyone-gets-everything-they-want (https://tommorello.bandcamp.com/album/everyone-gets-everything-they-want) Adam Wiltzie & Jóhann Jóhannsson - Friendship Survival Guide (00:51:22) Deutsche Grammophon https://adamwiltzie.bandcamp.com/album/friendship-survival-guide (https://adamwiltzie.bandcamp.com/album/friendship-survival-guide) Rorcal - Mahre (00:57:21) Hummus Records https://rorcal.bandcamp.com/album/mahre (https://rorcal.bandcamp.com/album/mahre) The Ocean - Solaris (01:06:05) Pelagic https://theocean.bandcamp.com/album/solaris (https://theocean.bandcamp.com/album/solaris) Storefront Church - Blue Movie (01:12:57) High Room https://storefrontchurchmusic.bandcamp.com/album/blue-movie (https://storefrontchurchmusic.bandcamp.com/album/blue-movie) BRAT - Manslayer (01:24:08) Prosthetic https://brat504.bandcamp.com/album/manslayer (https://brat504.bandcamp.com/album/manslayer) Moloken - Moloken (01:28:26) Discouraged https://moloken.bandcamp.com/album/moloken (https://moloken.bandcamp.com/album/moloken) Profeci - Troska (01:33:07) Godz Ov War https://profeci.bandcamp.com/album/troska (https://profeci.bandcamp.com/album/troska) Mr Bison - The Garden Of Forgotten Dreams (01:34:33) Heavy Psych Sounds https://mrbison.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden-of-forgotten-dreams (https://mrbison.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden-of-forgotten-dreams) Noctule - Extinguish Thy Flame (01:36:25) Church Road https://noctule.bandcamp.com/album/extinguish-thy-flame (https://noctule.bandcamp.com/album/extinguish-thy-flame) Theosophy - Line Before The Event Horizon (01:38:10) Apocalyptic Witchcraft https://theosophygroup.bandcamp.com/album/line-before-the-event-horizon (https://theosophygroup.bandcamp.com/album/line-before-the-event-horizon) Kongh - Dissolved In Time (01:38:53) Self https://kongh.bandcamp.com/album/dissolved-in-time (https://kongh.bandcamp.com/album/dissolved-in-time) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   19 Sept 2026

   S3 E30 - Wine Of Australia...

   Well...it''s a bit of a strange edition...Jaff is off barreling his way around Australia so in an act of solidarity, Bryn has chosen an Australian Chardonnay to sip on during this weeks episode. There's some questionable tour choices, an upcoming solo album from the one and only Pepper Keenan, a jobby in a moshpit....and that Slipknot single... And that's without mentioning the twelve incredible records that Bryn brings to the table...punk, death/doom, noise-rock...there's an absolute gold mine of new releases!! This Weeks Releases A-tota-so - I Told You So (00:12:17) Buttonpusher https://a-tota-so.bandcamp.com/album/i-told-you-so (https://a-tota-so.bandcamp.com/album/i-told-you-so) Slug Comparison - Cold In Cold Out (00:14:54) Self https://slugcomparison.bandcamp.com/album/cold-in-cold-out (https://slugcomparison.bandcamp.com/album/cold-in-cold-out) Epitaphe - III (00:18:08) Aesthetic Death https://epitaphe.bandcamp.com/album/iii (https://epitaphe.bandcamp.com/album/iii) Ch'ahom - Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation (00:20:14) 20 Buck Spin https://open.spotify.com/album/4OHmDHVAJCfr6VvvHx0heC?si=BoXGLOuvShqR-mQqvdhzEA (https://open.spotify.com/album/4OHmDHVAJCfr6VvvHx0heC?si=BoXGLOuvShqR-mQqvdhzEA) Arab Strap - Half-Told Tales (00:25:23) Rock Action https://open.spotify.com/album/12dPsO3WXjHBvZnG7Czr1u?si=LUZS57ZuQUC2ntXdjQ4k8Q (https://open.spotify.com/album/12dPsO3WXjHBvZnG7Czr1u?si=LUZS57ZuQUC2ntXdjQ4k8Q) Brian Fallon - Not Bad For New Jersey (00:27:25) Lesser known Records https://brianfallon.bandcamp.com/album/not-bad-for-new-jersey (https://brianfallon.bandcamp.com/album/not-bad-for-new-jersey) Foreign Body - Libertine (00:29:16) Brutal Panda Records https://foreignbodynyc.bandcamp.com/album/libertine (https://foreignbodynyc.bandcamp.com/album/libertine) Discouraged - A Farewell In Stages (00:31:14) FDA https://discourageddoom.bandcamp.com/ (https://discourageddoom.bandcamp.com/) Green Lung - Necropolitan (00:33:35) Nuclear Blast https://greenlung.bandcamp.com/album/necropolitan-2 (https://greenlung.bandcamp.com/album/necropolitan-2) The Meffs - Business (00:35:40) FLG https://open.spotify.com/album/4fpiWVsOXBkLATixKVDZeY?si=4avCPREZTqeicLgd0q0vIQ (https://open.spotify.com/album/4fpiWVsOXBkLATixKVDZeY?si=4avCPREZTqeicLgd0q0vIQ) Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree - In Between Strides (00:37:37) Magnetic Eye https://beesmadehoneyintheveintree.bandcamp.com/album/in-between-strides (https://beesmadehoneyintheveintree.bandcamp.com/album/in-between-strides) Remote Viewing - State Violence (00:39:39) Human Worth https://remoteviewing.bandcamp.com/album/state-violence (https://remoteviewing.bandcamp.com/album/state-violence) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   S3 E29 - Vieilles Vignes

   It's the end of the Chardonnay journey, and the end of Season Three! But, fear not, as Bryn and Jaff have a rather fine bottle of Chablis to round off the season! There's an ArcTangent roundup, discussions about 'smoke taint', a man forgets how to wear sunglasses, Jaff joins Poison and Bryn ponders the return of MySpace and our old chum Tom... A whole host of musical delights are provided as usual...from classical, to death grind, to jazz, post-metal and even a bit of drone thrown in for good measure! See you in season four!! This Weeks Releases Mastodon - Marrow Deep (00:39:31) Loma Vista https://mastodon.bandcamp.com/album/marrow-deep (https://mastodon.bandcamp.com/album/marrow-deep) Mike D - Thank You (00:44:19) UMG / Self https://open.spotify.com/album/4f2eRJXelRGjIu5i7Ow7Hz?si=8ktCKhb0S-q2ul3RO8HIDQ (https://open.spotify.com/album/4f2eRJXelRGjIu5i7Ow7Hz?si=8ktCKhb0S-q2ul3RO8HIDQ) Chelsea Wolfe - The Dark (00:45:53) Loma Vista https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/album/the-dark (https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/album/the-dark) Andrew WK - Temptation To Exist (00:48:23) The Louise Harland Corporation https://open.spotify.com/album/3cgOB20VrKxHzvTPuMmav2?si=2550830ba94a4aa5 (https://open.spotify.com/album/3cgOB20VrKxHzvTPuMmav2?si=2550830ba94a4aa5) Russian Circles - Nine (00:53:28) Sargent House https://russiancircles.bandcamp.com/album/nine (https://russiancircles.bandcamp.com/album/nine) Invocation Ritual - Altered Reality (00:59:07) Iron Fortress https://invocationritualofficial.bandcamp.com/album/altered-reality (https://invocationritualofficial.bandcamp.com/album/altered-reality) Kulk - Choosing To Die (01:07:02) Church Road https://kulk.bandcamp.com/album/choosing-to-die (https://kulk.bandcamp.com/album/choosing-to-die) Grave Depression - Seize The Decay (01:11:24) Self https://gravedepression.bandcamp.com/album/seize-the-decay (https://gravedepression.bandcamp.com/album/seize-the-decay) Peace Test - Repercussion (01:18:05) Delayed Gratification https://peacetest.bandcamp.com/album/repercussion (https://peacetest.bandcamp.com/album/repercussion) Old Corpse Road - From Ancient Roots EP (01:21:23) Self https://oldcorpseroad.bandcamp.com/album/from-ancient-roots (https://oldcorpseroad.bandcamp.com/album/from-ancient-roots) Fen - Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth (01:24:03) Prophecy Productions https://fenuk.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-part-one-mourning-earth (https://fenuk.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-part-one-mourning-earth) Stephen O'Malley - Avaeken (01:26:09) Ideologic Organ https://stephenomalley.bandcamp.com/album/avaeken (https://stephenomalley.bandcamp.com/album/avaeken) Jon Baptiste - Black Mozart (01:27:35) Decca https://open.spotify.com/album/4pw6vv5tS2sbpgKjwVS7l5?si=31960e17743a41d3 (https://open.spotify.com/album/4pw6vv5tS2sbpgKjwVS7l5?si=31960e17743a41d3) Evil Dungeon Crawler - The Unending Vomiting of Northern Blasphemies (01:29:08) Wulfhere https://wulfhereproductions.bandcamp.com/album/the-unending-vomiting-of-northern-blasphemies (https://wulfhereproductions.bandcamp.com/album/the-unending-vomiting-of-northern-blasphemies) Exumer - Death Mask Messiah (01:29:59) Metal Blade https://exumerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/death-mask-messiah (https://exumerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/death-mask-messiah) Mulch Messiah - Origins Of Apparatus (01:30:35) Self https://mulchmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/origins-of-apparatus (https://mulchmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/origins-of-apparatus) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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