A new series for an older podcast feed than yours. Started as a way to talk to people making weird shit on the fringes of the underground, then splitting time with a series of interviews with Gawker commenters, then just weird Christmas music and audio experiments, then interviews with LGBTQIA and POC artists about their feelings about the Trump presidency, then the obscenely pointless series "We Are Podcasting in a Room", and now Platonic Polyamory cohosts Rob Marvin, Jennifer C. Martin, and Brandon Dumais continue the original mission. Sort of.
Today on the show we've got our buddy Tripp Nasty (https://trippnasty.bandcamp.com)'s friend, Trond Jervell!
Trond lives on a remote island in Norway and had to wake up at 4am to talk to us, which also required us postponing 2-3 times over the past few months, so I think he's earned your time.
Trond does a mix of "Radical Ambient" music (read his manifesto on his old bandcamp (http://radicalambientmusic.bandcamp.com)... or just listen to the episode here), sound art, and what I'll maybe offensively refer to as "normal" ambient music. He utilizes synths, tape loops, field recordings, and whatever else he's got around. At his day job he poisons the mind of rural Norwegian tweens teaching them how to make noise music. It's a long, lovely talk and I enjoyed listening back to it over a variety of tracks I got from his current bandcamp (http://trondjervell.bandcamp.com).
And while you're here... Do you like Edgar Allan Poe? Are you able to tolerate recording your own voice? Do you make music (or, "music")? We've still got a few weeks to accept submissions for this year's Edgar Allan Poecast. The poems and stories I can remember offhand were taken are Black Cat, Masque of the Red Death, and Fall of the House of Ushers. That still leaves most of his poems (including The Raven!). Reach out to me, Jennifer (https://bsky.app/profile/notreallyjcm.bsky.social), or Brandon (https://www.instagram.com/d00m1ce/) or email me at rob AT undressingunderground DOT com (do we still need to do that? does that still help prevent spam?)
Don't want to submit but want to hear what this is all about? You can listen to or purchase the first Poecast here (https://grayromantics.bandcamp.com/album/edgar-allan-poecast) and the third one here (https://grayromantics.bandcamp.com/album/edgar-allan-poecast-vol-3). There is no second one cause I lost it.
7 Aug 2026
PPA - Jon Moritsugu Pt 2 (Godfather of Punk Cinema)
After this we'll start releasing episodes all at once. I don't fully remember why I was breaking them into two and I'm tired of doing it.
Also, we think a lot of the best stuff actually came up in this part. Lots of talk about America's Sweetheart, James Duvall, Gregg Araki/Sundance stories, and a bit more personal as Jon talks about showing his mom his latest film right before she passed.
We had a lot of fun with this.
Know anyone else we should talk to? Reach out. Our information is around in past descriptions and if you're listening there's like an 85% chance you already know us.
We're also still taking submissions for the Edgar Allan Poecast. Deadline is mid/late October. Do what you can and as long as it's audio, we'll play it and send you a professionally dubbed cassette next year.
Check out Jon Moritsugu's website (https://jonmoritsugu.com) for everything you hear him talk about here.
31 Jul 2026
PPA - Jon Moritsugu (Godfather of Punk Cinema) Pt 1
Hi,
We talked to Jon Moritsugu (http://jonmoritsugu.com), the Godfather of Punk Cinema. Director of My Degeneration, Mod Fuck Explosion, PBS's Terminal USA, and most recently, Numbskull Revolution... what more should I say? He rocks.
In this first half we talked about his roots in Hawaii, Asian punk/cinema, semiotics, PBS, meat, jumping on a table in the middle of a dinner party and taking a shit, and some other broad strokes of his career.
The second half will go up next week when I have time to edit it. You can currently buy his films through his website and catch screenings of Numbskull Revolution at cinemas, museums, and DIY spaces around the world. Check if it's playing near you on his site (https://jonmoritsugu.com/events/).
Next week things get weirder and sadder.
In the meantime, wanna contribute to the 2026 Edgar Allan Poecast? Reach out to me via email (mailto:rob@undressingunderground.com) or catch me (https://bsky.app/profile/thedeathsiren.bsky.social), Brandon (https://www.instagram.com/d00m1ce/), or Jennifer (https://bsky.app/profile/notreallyjcm.bsky.social) on social media. Or if you or someone you know wants to come on the show and talk art, weird hobbies, or whatever other bullshit. We've been bad at recruiting guests, so we're always happy to have suggestions.
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