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Witchpolice RadioWR967: Closetjudas Live SessionAfter the success (in the sense that it actually worked) of the first attempt at recording a live set at my house, I'm planning on doing a bunch more of these. Interviews will remain the focus of the podcast, but every once in a while, you'll get some live music.
This episode features alt-rock singer-songwriter Closetjudas performing five songs live and direct from the relative comfort of my dining room (which has decent sound, for some reason).
Need more Closetjudas? Check out episode #510 (Sept. 2020), #691 (May 2022), and #945 (Oct. 2024).
Want to support this podcast? Get...2025-01-2822 min
Absent Sounds Archive2024 Recap EpisodeHuzzah! We've made it! What a year it's been. Thank you for being friends and keeping us company over the past 12 months. Here's to a better 2025.Tracklist (Song - Artist)little kid - EggshellIDLES - Gift HorseMannequin Pussy - Loud BarkStarflyer 59 - 909closetjudas - Simulacra + The SupermarineThe Famous Sandhogs - Wicked Game KaraokeLime Garden - Pop StarFountains DC - Here’s The ThingAnd So I Watch You From Afar - North Coast Me...2024-12-291h 30
Witchpolice RadioWR961: Favourite local albums of 2024 #20-16
As I do every year, I've made a list of my favourite local albums of 2024. Did I miss albums? Absolutely. Did I immediately question my judgement after I finished narrowing it down to 20? Yuppers. But for good or ill, there are 20 releases by local artists I want to highlight.Continuing the tradition I began a couple years ago, I've recorded a series of episodes counting down the records on my list, including interview clips and songs.This first installment covers albums I've unscientifically ranked from 20-16 (I know, random numbering happening here, sorry) which includes 'Honk...2024-12-2842 min
Witchpolice RadioWR945: ClosetjudasGood talk as always with Closetjudas, who is on the verge of releasing the new ‘SONDER’ album — the third part to a connected trilogy of loose concept records.Tune in for a conversation about the album, the importance he places on sharing the behind-the-scenes philosophy behind his songs, collaborating with other artists, and much more!Need more Closetjudas? Check out episodes #518 (Sept. 2020) and #691 (May 2022).Want to support this podcast? Get access to loads of bonus content and more on the Witchpolice Patreon page!
This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine...2024-10-3042 min
Absent Sounds ArchiveCivilian and Closetjudas episode (Pledge Drive)PLEDGE DRIVE is HEREeeE (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。For our special episode coming up @ 1pm EST, we play though an album that is tucked away in our hearts forever - You Wouldn't Believe What Privilege Costs by civilian. Then we close out with the latest record by Ontario native- closetjudas :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-041h 30
Witchpolice RadioWR691: Closetjudas
The new Closetjudas record, Subaltern, is the latest in the Manitoba (by way of Ontario) artist’s DIY discography.We sat down to talk about the record, its accompanying psychological/sociological/philosophical reflections, how it was inspired by concepts from a TV series, giving music away for free, and much more.
This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company!
Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some chan...2022-05-2339 min
The Two Idiots PodcastTwo Idiots 150: Inside the Trainer's Room feat. Brayden MillerThis week, we're joined by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Sport Science/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Brayden Miller! We have a blast chatting about watching the Grey Cup from the sidelines, the Bombers' celebrations, freak athletes, NFL vs CFL, debunking sport science myths, diverse locker room personalities, powering through injuries, pre-game rituals, Mike O'Shea's brilliance, Ovechkin's Dr. Pepper, the future of the CFL, favourite stadiums, CTE, woodpecker blood pressure, and more! Enjoy!*** We're played out this week by ClosetJudas' 'breaking the fourth wall'. Check it out! https://closetjudas.bandcamp.com/track/breaking-the-fourth-wall ***2021-12-231h 20
The Two Idiots PodcastTwo Idiots 150: Inside the Trainer's Room feat. Brayden MillerThis week, we're joined by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Sport Science/Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Brayden Miller! We have a blast chatting about watching the Grey Cup from the sidelines, the Bombers' celebrations, freak athletes, NFL vs CFL, debunking sport science myths, diverse locker room personalities, powering through injuries, pre-game rituals, Mike O'Shea's brilliance, Ovechkin's Dr. Pepper, the future of the CFL, favourite stadiums, CTE, woodpecker blood pressure, and more! Enjoy!
*** We're played out this week by ClosetJudas' 'breaking the fourth wall'. Check it out! https://closetjudas.bandcamp.com/track/breaking-the-fourth-wall ***
2021-12-231h 20
EpisodesEpisode 450: closetjudasEach individual’s faith journey can be enormously different from each other. Former pastor, Mike Powell, is closetjudas. He joins The Antidote to share his spiritual disintegration, the relationship of philosophy and faith, and his music.2020-11-1200 min
closetjudasthe cycle of emergenceit’s always getting better – yo, take a look at this graph
no mysteries prevail – i’ve done all the calculations for ya
it’s always getting better – it’s been a minute since the last genocide
progress can never fail – and it has nothing to do with that year we were stuck inside
it’s always getting better – there’s no need to question what is true
no work to make real change – it’s very unlikely we’ll make the same mistakes
it’s always getting better – everlasting 15-second filtered wisdom
one click to cure + save – clouds are superior to materialism
it’s alway...2020-11-0504 minclosetjudasbordersland acknowledgment means nothing at all unless obligatory words translate into action to correct the damage done of having forcibly taken territory through coerced, autocratic “agreements” – treaties that would not exist had foreparents been content (restraining base desires to maximize boundaries), which was driven by a co-opted divine right of conquest limitlessly misapplied to gain control over land.
noitulover morf trapa dnuof eb lliw noitulos on dna
noisulli siht hguorht kaerb ot krow ot erac ohw wef era ereht tub
tcejbus ot “srehto” no leenk ot kcen a seriuqer eno hcae
tceffe tuohtiw ton hguoht devirtnoc si yrtnuoc yreve
what are you go...2020-11-0501 minclosetjudasbreaking the fourth wallthat smile only covers over aversion
the verity of tightly-pressed teeth
the saying one thing when you mean another
is as simulated as it seems
all the faces you don’t realize you’re making
betray false security
if you took a moment to realize you’re acting
well, maybe then you would see
that your carefully chosen words are equal
to the sight of your well-pressed clothes
it is a forced + contrived standard of normal
you insist is good for us both
but if all that’s accepted is your sole perspective
and my life incomparibly loathed
then i’m calling...2020-11-0504 minclosetjudasvalkyriesthe fire has gone out – your valkyries have taken it away
no dream of mine remains. all levity, optimism coloured grey
don’t pity me or think you’re safe
hunters of hope give no escape
one day you’ll find you feel the same
forgotten name, forgotten names
i thought you might take notice of these things i did, respond with love
acknowledgment for what’s deserved, communicate that i was heard
but give a damn? it’s clear you don’t
will i forget? my memory’s bad
i’m at a loss for which is worse
your carelessness, or w...2020-11-0502 min
Witchpolice RadioWR518: ClosetjudasThis one is a fun chat with an artist who is likely new to most of you.
Winnipeg (via Ontario) artist Mike Powell, a/k/a [Closetjudas](http://linktr.ee/closetjudas), talks about his thoughts on the local music scene as a newcomer, writing music that rewards thoughtful listening, releasing non-monetized songs as a statement on the music industry, and much more.
This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirts](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) and by [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/), whose new album of truckin’ songs is raising funds for Times Change(d), where it was recorded.
Join us at...2020-09-0746 min
closetjudas09 tributarytrack 9 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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close your mouth – the holy war is neither of the two
too much blood has been wasted on things we’ll never know
no amount of eyeless trust can give us ears to hear
here is where the river that i’m in goes out to sea
see the edge grow distant as the moon brings in the tide
tied, my hands – resigned to let the current gu...2019-10-2305 minclosetjudas08 destroy the moontrack 8 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
"lunacy" is a short story that i wrote in the summer of 2017 (see below). "destroy the moon" is its distillation into a song. the premise is that an extremist religious group is ultimately responsible for the annihilation of all life on Earth. impatient for the world's end + egotistically zealous for their convictions to be substantiated, they set out to simulate and/or effect specific "signs" of divine judgment. quite simply, the story/song is a philosophical critique of all escapist theologies (i.e...2019-10-2303 minclosetjudas07 insolenttrack 7 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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as good a father as i’m a son
double disappointing child
in your insolence i see myself
it confirms that i’m the one
who’s shite at that “do unto” rule
cause i get so easily riled
self-centredness is my default
no regard for family health
i wouldn’t like me if i were you
each day i’m a prop...2019-10-2303 minclosetjudas06 leaving, presentlytrack 6 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas. this was the second official single from the album.
official music video: youtu.be/RQ1RdXjH84E
official lyric video: youtu.be/a80lqIQSQuI
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it’s cool you found all of the answers
i guess that means that i am lost
thanks for writing me off like a defect
as if i haven’t counted the cost
surely i am t...2019-10-2303 minclosetjudas05 fulcrumtrack 5 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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“wherever it is we find ourselves, the gravity of our situation demands that we act, yet the most human response is not flight to some distant hoped-for eden above, nor to fall to the ground in hopeless despair...we need a different story to live by, one that isn’t about abandoning this world, but committing to it. to transition into such a myth – one that pushes us beyond our ache for transcendence – we will need to go to n...2019-10-2304 minclosetjudas04 attention paymenttrack 4 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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your silence offers me no healing
your attention payment due
if you’ve refrained from all your speaking
i cannot wait around for you
our one-way conversations bore me
perhaps it’s just my point of view
but if you insist on keeping distance
i cannot wait around for you
i will not wait around for you2019-10-2302 minclosetjudas03 overwatchtrack 3 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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can you think of a time when you didn’t exist
tell me then what do you think of death...
if you weren’t who you are before you were born
is there difference at your final breath?
it’s clear from all things we’re here + then gone
yet, you argue that our mooring’s fixed
our depth is slight, subcutaneous...2019-10-2302 minclosetjudas02 landlocked marinertrack 2 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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sorry i had the impression you cared
it must have been related
to the notion that you’re there
but that’s debatable – maybe i’m wrong
in the springless winter i’ve found myself in
this furtive truth
no longer satisfies – same as valhalla
though i’d like to concede
if i had something i could confirm
then maybe i wou...2019-10-2303 minclosetjudas01 pacifictrack 1 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
the quote at the beginning of the track is from the second season of the german series "dark" (episode 5, called "lost + found"). here is the translation: "a person lives three lives. the first ends with the loss of naïveté, the second with the loss of innocence, and the third with the loss of life itself. it is inevitable that we go through all three stages."
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does anyone know the way to g...2019-10-2302 min
closetjudaslandlocked marinerread the explanation: https://bit.ly/2Xvpzw5
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2pwnIuv
track 2 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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sorry i had the impression you cared
it must have been related
to the notion that you’re there
but that’s debatable – maybe i’m wrong
in the springless winter i’ve found myself in
this furtive truth
no longer satisfies – same as valhalla
though i’d like to concede
if i had something i could confirm
then maybe i would see
but suspending what i cannot hear
is not an option for me
and while...2019-09-2303 min
closetjudasinsolentread the explanation: https://bit.ly/2TE7Faz
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2G5hoz0
track 7 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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as good a father as i’m a son
double disappointing child
in your insolence i see myself
it confirms that i’m the one
who’s shite at that “do unto” rule
cause i get so easily riled
self-centredness is my default
no regard for family health
i wouldn’t like me if i were you
each day i’m a proper tool
treating open wounds with stares + salt
wishing i was someone ne...2019-09-2303 min
closetjudasdestroy the moonofficial music video: https://youtu.be/laSJ2qiM-Js
read the explanation: https://bit.ly/2S8FEXR
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2S8DkQq
track 8 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
"lunacy" is a short story that i wrote in the summer of 2017 (see below). "destroy the moon" is its distillation into a song. the premise is that an extremist religious group is ultimately responsible for the annihilation of all life on Earth. impatient for the world's end + egotistically zealous for their convictions to be substantiated, they set out to simulate and/or effect specific "si...2019-09-2303 min
closetjudasleaving, presentlyread the explanation: https://bit.ly/2sU8GAH
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/36ERspB
track 6 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas. this was the second official single from the album.
official music video: https://youtu.be/RQ1RdXjH84E
official lyric video: https://youtu.be/a80lqIQSQuI
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it’s cool you found all of the answers
i guess that means that i am lost
thanks for writing me off like a defect
as if i haven’t counted the cost
surely i am the one who’s mistaken
cause your sources are much better t...2019-09-2303 min
closetjudaspacificread the explanation: https://bit.ly/33Y9hOS
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/3429uAz
track 1 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
the quote at the beginning of the track is from the second season of the german series "dark" (episode 5, called "lost + found"). here is the translation: "a person lives three lives. the first ends with the loss of naïveté, the second with the loss of innocence, and the third with the loss of life itself. it is inevitable that we go through all three stages."
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does anyone know the way to get...2019-09-2302 min
closetjudastributaryread the explanation: https://bit.ly/37Pdrdf
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/3bT7HSS
track 9 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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close your mouth – the holy war is neither of the two
too much blood has been wasted on things we’ll never know
no amount of eyeless trust can give us ears to hear
here is where the river that i’m in goes out to sea
see the edge grow distant as the moon brings in the tide
tied, my hands – resigned to let the current guide me forth
i won’t name the n...2019-09-2305 min
closetjudasfulcrumread the explanation: https://bit.ly/34NeQiE
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2ZfgGaQ
track 5 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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“wherever it is we find ourselves, the gravity of our situation demands that we act, yet the most human response is not flight to some distant hoped-for eden above, nor to fall to the ground in hopeless despair...we need a different story to live by, one that isn’t about abandoning this world, but committing to it. to transition into such a myth – one that pushes us beyond our ache for transcendence – we will ne...2019-09-2304 min
closetjudasattention paymentread the explanation: https://bit.ly/2Shr0Oq
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2ZdNOQp
track 4 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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your silence offers me no healing
your attention payment due
if you’ve refrained from all your speaking
i cannot wait around for you
our one-way conversations bore me
perhaps it’s just my point of view
but if you insist on keeping distance
i cannot wait around for you
i will not wait around for you2019-09-2302 min
closetjudasoverwatchread the explanation: https://bit.ly/2rguci2
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/34Ouj22
track 3 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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can you think of a time when you didn’t exist
tell me then what do you think of death...
if you weren’t who you are before you were born
is there difference at your final breath?
it’s clear from all things we’re here + then gone
yet, you argue that our mooring’s fixed
our depth is slight, subcutaneous
candles burn so long as there’s a wick
we anxiously speak to each...2019-09-2302 min
closetjudasdestroy the moon (alternate)the alternate version of "destroy the moon," which is the first single from the forthcoming album "lunacy + the second naïveté." based on the short story "lunacy" by m. w. powell (below).
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DESTROY THE MOON
we were wrong - so sure about our assumptions / looking only to the After Beyond
tore out our lungs - we scorched the Earth for profit / less we breathe, sooner that we're gone
fought, raced + won - sedated our fear of the senseless / with the notion that it won't be long
over-drawn - the time we thought it would take / for the world to fu...2019-04-0303 min
closetjudasqueensferrydedicated to the memory of scott hutchison (from frightened rabbit).
lyrics: http://closetjudas.tumblr.com/post/174247311841/queensferry-lyrics
explanation: http://closetjudas.tumblr.com/post/174259347421/queensferry-an-explanation2018-05-2304 min
MOOD SWINGS: A 365ABERDEEN PODCASTSCOTT HUTCHISON TRIBUTEHello. Our podcast this week is a little different. After the devastating news that Scott Hutchison of the band Frightened Rabbit had taken his own life, I put out an open invite for those effected by this massive huge loss to send in their recordings of memories, stories, thoughts, feelings all related to Scott and his passing. A massive thank you to everyone who contributed, it was very touching to hear your words. I hope this podcast can provide some comfort to those that were deeply effected by Scott's death. You are not alone. Contributors: Mo...2018-05-2200 min
closetjudasthe manticorea counterpart/follow-up track to the "fringe faith(ful)" project.
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there are three parts of me:
the person that believes
the one who wants to but doesn’t completely
and then there’s the thoroughly existential side of me
there’s the me that truly knows something
the one who has an inkling of the divine
and the other third that’s just making stuff up
we’re all each other’s pharisee
we’re all each other’s Christ…
it’s probably better for us both if i remain within the shadows
that way you will not see me as the monster i’...2017-05-1303 min
closetjudaspari dise(not paradise)
the sixth song from the FRINGE FAITHFUL project (2015).
explained: http://closetjudas.tumblr.com/post/136161749446/pari-dise-not-paradise2015-12-2402 min
closetjudasjackal hauntthe third song from the FRINGE FAITHFUL project (2015).
lyrics + explanation: t.co/tW1NJ3tc5H2015-10-2903 min
closetjudasnew tenementsthe fifth song from the FRINGE FAITHFUL project (2015).
explained here: http://closetjudas.tumblr.com/post/131628932116/new-tenements-explained2015-10-1703 min
closetjudassignal synchronizationthe fourth song from the FRINGE FAITHFUL project (2015)...explained here: http://ow.ly/SglI7.
quote: “what is a poet? a poet is someone who screams out in agony, who cries out, and yet who’s lips are so formed that when they scream, beautiful music is heard. so when we say to the poet, ‘play to us again,’ what we’re really saying is, ‘may new disasters befall you’”(attributed to søren kierkegaard + shared by peter rollins in his youtube video “enacting doubt”): http://ow.ly/SgnhX.2015-09-0602 min