Low Profile with Markly Morrison

89. Anne-Tina

Today, we’re examining a hidden gem from 1984 lovingly crafted by a nineteen year old keyboardist living in Denmark by the name of Anne-Tina, whose debut album was reissued in 2025 on Frederiksberg Records [https://frederiksbergrecords.bandcamp.com/album/anne-tina-1]. To help us explore this record, I’m thrilled to introduce our guest host, Ashley Eriksson, who is taking the reins to guide us through this conversation. Ashley has been on the show as a guest discussing her solo material back in 2020, and you might also be familiar with her work in the band LAKE. Joining Ashley today is the artist herself, Anne-Tina. Now based on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Anne-Tina takes us back to Denmark in the eighties—a time of financial crisis, where, amidst the struggle, she found a way to cultivate her own life and quality through a deeply versatile musical education. We’re diving into the process behind her debut: the pivot from classical training to the world of pop, her meticulous multi-track recording methods, and the story of how she balanced a professional life in hotels and cruise ships with her own artistic vision. More info and more episodes at lowprofilepodcast.com [lowprofilepodcast.com] Support Low Profile with a flexible monthly donation at patreon.com/lowprofile [patreon.com/lowprofile]

88. Shudder To Think

After moving to D.C. in 1985, then 16-year-old Craig Wedren helped shape Shudder To Think [https://shuddertothink.bandcamp.com/] into a standout act within the Dischord Records scene, evolving from a raw hardcore-adjacent sound into a complex style that eventually earned the respect of Ian MacKaye. The band pivoted to Epic Records in 1994 during the big alt-rock boom, releasing the sonic anomoly Pony Express Record [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express_Record] before facing label pressure to produce more commercial hits for their follow-up, 50,000 B.C., which would be the group’s final studio album to date. Following their 1998 split, Wedren built a prolific career in film and television scoring, but the group reunited in 2025 to record new material. Despite a 20-year hiatus from their signature style, their collective muscle memory remained intact, allowing them to integrate modern digital tools with the foundational creative energy that defined their early years. Shudder To Think’s latest single, “Thirst Walk,” is out now on Dischord records. I spoke with Craig Wedren from his home studio in Los Angeles. Low Profile is supported by you via flexible monthly or one-time donations at patreon.com/lowprofile Low Profile also receive in-kind support from San Francisco Street Bakery, Old School Pizzeria, Three Magnets Brewing Company, Schwartz's Deli and Rainy Day Records, all of them are from Olympia. If you like this show, tell them Markly sent you next time you visit. You can follow Shudder To Think on instagram: @shuddertothinkofficial You can also follow my guest, Craig Wedren, on IG: @craigwedren Fun fact: I based the papercut for this episode on his profile pic More episodes coming soon. Next time: Danish pop icon Anne-Tina, interviewed by guest host Ashley Eriksson of LAKE

Kento Oiwa - Olympia Music History Project

Musician Kento Oiwa interviewed by Markly Morrison for the Olympia Music History Project. Formed in the mid-1990s by Japanese immigrants Kento Oiwa and Michiko Swiggs, IQU was a group unlike anything folks in Olympia–or anyplace else, for that matter–had ever witnessed..  I spoke to Kento in a hotel room on an assignment from the Olympia Music History Project, where this interview was first published. Beyond his involvement in IQU, Kento was also an active DJ and event organizer in the Olympia music scene throughout the 1990s. As you will hear, he’s a killer theremin player too. Kento also helped organize the storied Yo Yo A Gogo festivals that filled downtown Olympia with people from all over the world, including friends from Japan like the Bloodthirsty Butchers and Copass Grinderz. This episode has been gussied up with some tasty music clips for your enjoyment. If you like, you can read the full transcript and dig a little deeper into this story–and other stories connected to it–at olympiamusichistory.org [http://olympiamusichistory.org]

Low Profile Classic: Swamp Dogg

Swamp Dogg is coming to Olympia this weekend 7/13/2025! First, he'll be performing at Scherler Sundays, it's a free show that starts at 3pm. After that, Olympia Film Society will be hosting a free 8pm screening of the new documentary Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted at the Capitol Theater in Downtown Oly. No reservations required, all totally free! More info about the show can be found at freemusicolympia.org [freemusicolympia.org] This is my 2020 interview with Jerry Williams, better known as Swamp Dogg. It was really fun to hear his wild stories again. Enjoy, and hopefully see you this Sunday!

Pat Maley - Olympia Music History Project (Bonus)

Today, instead of your usual Low Profile programming, I’m sharing an interview I conducted with Pat Maley in 2023 for the Olympia Music History Project [olympiamusichistory.org].  The whole transcript is available at olympiamusichistory.org . Pat and I are discussing the history of Yo Yo Recordings, a studio and record label that he ran from the 1980s to 2006, recording hundreds of touring and local artists.  Inspired by the International Pop Underground Convention in 1991, Pat Maley, Michelle Noel, Kento Oiwa, Pat Castaldo and Ed Varga started YoYo A Go Go [https://www.yoyoagogo.com/], an independent music festival that ran for 5 or 6 days in a row.  There were four YoYo A Go Go festivals between 1994 and 2001, and all the people I just mentioned will be getting together for a panel discussion to reminisce, reflect and celebrate these events through collective storytelling and slides. This event is called “That Summer Feeling: Thirty Years of YoYo A Go Go” and it’s happening next Friday, April 18th 2025 at 4pm at The Evergreen State College, in the COM 1 Recital Hall. No tickets or reservations are needed, this event will be open to the public. Here’s my conversation with Pat. Illustration by Jack Habegger