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

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 Grab The Murlocs merch & vinyl here: Australia | Europe | USA Extended interview & video here: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide 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