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Erik Oldman November 15, 2021 Podcasts

EPISODE 15: Alexi Front

Episode 15: Alexi Front

In this episode, Erik chats with Alexi Front, founder of Scorched Tundra, a heavy music festival that takes place annually here in Chicago and Gothenburg Sweden since 2011. Alexi has a long history in the music industry, working as a music journalist, in PR, and most notably founding the independent label Pivotal Rockordings Record Label in 2004. The label specializes in sharing and syndication of a variety of death metal music from Sweden.
Alexi is also a fellow podcaster and produces Heavy Hops, a weekly interview format podcast focusing on innovators, creators and insiders in the music and beverage industry related to heavy music and beer. Alexi is also a life-long resident of Chicago.

We discuss a number of different things related to the art and craft of podcasting, the undertakings and values for curating an international music festival along with different ways of looking at experiencing new music post-pandemic in different contexts.
The music featured in this episode is “Clearing the Sand” by Huntsmen and “Twist Ending” by Annihilus.

Photo: Therese Rasmusson

The 12th edition of the Scorched Earth festival will take place September 1-3, 2022 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago and 13th in December 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Photo: Kevin Kevin Schmalandt

Alexi curated 90 minutes of music from some of his favorite artists from Chicago along with some amazing performances from national and international acts who made live recordings at some of our city’s venues.

TrackArtist
Riding the UniverseOozing Wound
Supernatural Killing SpreeUsurper
RainLuggage
Draw the BeastAnnihilus
DepailureElectric Hawk
SatanBongripper
Midnight and MescalinePelican
Not HereBruges
Coffin VarnishThe Atlas Moth
Girl on GirlHIDE
Stumbling Toward CatharsisImmortal Bird
TransmissionCloud Cruiser
ReconductorRLYR
CmajChord
In the Grip of Winter – Live In ChicagoAutopsy
Blackest Eyes – LivePorcupine Tree
ColossusHuntsmen
Within and WithoutMinsk
The Crystal WorldLocrian
Bullets and GravesCorrections House
Fool AroundHitter
Climax & ExileVaraha
Famine Driven ThirstHatemonger
Victorian PunishmentWithout Waves
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