A show in which musicians and other creators talk about the songs that shaped who they are.

French musician Cécile Schott, who records as Colleen, has spent the past 20 years building a fantastic sound world from samples and loops, with albums on the esteemed Leaf and Thrill Jockey labels.
In this episode, she talks about how music by Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Beatles and This Heat changed her life.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Essential Tremors

Colleen (Big Ears Festival performer)

Kim Deal has amassed a staggering body of beguiling pop songs over the past three decades with her bands the Breeders and the Amps.
On this episode, she talks about how songs by Hank Williams, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd shaped her course.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Kim Deal (The Breeders)

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has built a rich solo sideline as a soundtrack composer and collaborator with other artists.
In this episode, he discusses how pieces by Abdel Halim Hafez, Kraftwerk and Mohamed Abdel Wahab influenced his recent album with Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)

Reeds player Henry Threadgill has capped a storied 50-plus-year career as a bandleader and composer with a superb new memoir of his life and thoughts about music entitled Easily Slip Into Another World.
In this episode, he discusses how music by Howlin' Wolf, Thelonious Monk and James Brown shaped his course.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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