I am generally not particularly inclined to seek out interviews, but discovering Welcome to Night Vale has been one of the clear cultural highlights of my year. Unfortunately, one of the things that made me so instantly obsessed with it is that it is so warped and unique that effectively describing it poses a bit of a challenge, particularly if one is trying to avoid using the term "Lovecraftian." My best attempt is this: a blackly funny podcast that tells the story of a singularly cursed desert town though a series of chipper community radio broadcasts by an unflappable announcer named Cecil. Of course, "singularly cursed" seems hopelessly inadequate for a place where wheat (or wheat by-products) can abruptly turn into venomous snakes or malevolent spirits, but I am unable to avoid working within the English language's maddening limitations.
Although dormant for a number of years, Paul Douglas has leapt back into activity on this brief, but effective 7" single. With heavy use of electronics and processing, these two pieces are shaped into fully fleshed out and complicated works that bear the mark of an expert.
