Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Cook Craig (instagram.com/pipe.eye) of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/) and The Murlocs (unclemurl.com/) discusses his new Pipe-Eye (instagram.com/pipe.eye) solo LP, early and rare recordings, KGATLW bootlegger series, touring & lots more.


Topics Include:


• Name preference

• Cookie's record collection

• Touring plans, summer in Australia

• Any live dates for Pipe-Eye?

• Remembering dozens of songs

• What's the hardest song to play live?

• Challenges of microtonal songs

• Themes of King Gizzard and Pipe-Eye albums

• Starting an album with a theme vs a collection of songs

• "Pipe-Defy (pdoomrecords.com/products/pipe-eye-pipe-defy) " has a lot of funk influences

• When does a song go to Pipe-Eye, King Gizzard or Murlocs?

• Some King Gizzard albums are driven by themes

• Origin story of the "Pipe-Eye" moniker

• Strong influences of 60 garage rock in Geelong

• Working with Stu in "Revolver & Sun"

• Pre-release CD from Revolver & Sun – ever be reissued?

• Cookie was on the Angelsea EP

• Early band names - reaction to "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard"

• Becoming aware of his ability to make a living from music

• How KGATLW, Murlocs & Pipe-Eye stay prolific and keep quality high

• The plan for 5 albums in 2017

• Giving away "Polygondawanaland" – the gift economy

• Seeing, receiving and storing bootlegger products

• King Gizzard taped over many earlier recordings

• Recording at Daptone studios – recording on the road

• Overwriting and over-recordings to select the best tracks

• How Cookie writes on the road

• Pipe-Defy sounds less low-fi – higher quality production

• Doesn't guest on other projects

• Recording Cosmic Blip – recent reissues – relationship with Flightless

• The change from Gizzverse to "p(doom) records (pdoomrecords.com/) "

• Making the videos for Pipe-Eye

• Working with Jason Galea – albums and gig posters

• Involvement in poster and vinyl art

• More touring in 2025 – Europe residencies – maybe Australia

• What's left on the bucket list for KG?

• The Gorge in Washington State was quite surreal

• Working on new music over Christmas break – rapid turnaround

• Pipe-Eye interview wrap up


Order "Pipe-Defy" vinyl here. (pdoomrecords.com/products/pipe-eye-pipe-defy)


Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: Patreon.com/VinylGuide (patreon.com/VinylGuide)


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