I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee

I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee The music podcast and journal that does music differently. Talking, writing and stuff: Giles Sibbald

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29/12/2025

The genesis of this podcast was a thesis that I did about 8 years ago around the sort of skills and attributes that we will need for the future.

Even now and with an even more rapid pace of change, I believe the premis still stands – that our self, our own talent is our most important resource that we need to protect, nurture and adapt.

It’s all part of a massive shift in how we live our lives – from a linear 3 stage life to a multi-stage life

One of the big mega trends influencing these shifts continues to be technology – particularly the transition from the 4th Industrial Revolution of high automation into the 5th Industrial Revolution where the relationship between technology and humans takes on much greater importance.

I’m saying all of this because my guest today, Halina Rice is wholly immersed in embracing change, using sound and visual technology for her live and recorded experiences where music, art, humans and technology intersect. Her latest album, Unreality, and the accompanying visuals, is groundbreaking stuff.

Thanks Halina!

It’s the 27th and final episode of 2025 so dig in and enjoy a fascinating conversation!

All the full episode platform links on website

Zach Cooper got in touch recently to tell me about his new project - Repeat Until True. It was a couple of years down t...
05/12/2025

Zach Cooper got in touch recently to tell me about his new project - Repeat Until True.

It was a couple of years down the line since we’d bonded after a really fun podcast episode and as soon as I took a look at the project - a collaborative effort with Odeya Nini and Maria Chávez , it was a no brainer - let’s chat and see what’s going on with this wild idea.

It’s essentially a rules-based improvisation triptych using contrabass (Zach), voice (Odeya) and turntable (Maria).

It’s unique in its simplicity and in its flawless ex*****on.

And here is the article. I can’t thank them enough for their contributions to this and the kind and generous education that they have given me in improvisation.

As I was listening back to our conversation and writing, I was learning.

I still am.

And that’s the real beauty of music.

https://www.iwannajumplikedeedee.com/zine/repeatuntiltrue

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28/11/2025

I think relatability has become one of those words that has become overused and, as is usual with these things, the importance of what it means to be relatable has tended to become a bit diluted….it’s unfairly become a target for the old eye rolling emoji. But, I think being able to relate to other people is such a powerful tool to have in our box in whatever way we communicate – through words, action or our art – especially when we seem to be such a divided world and seem to have little desire for even tolerating or even understanding different perspectives.

I recorded this episode on the day that Jessie Kilguss Music released her 6th solo album and it’s called They Have A Howard Johnson’s There, six beautifully crafted songs that are wonderfully evocative of, well, everyday observations on life, topped off by cover art that is resplendent in its 1970’s hotel vibes.

In fact, I remember my parents having one of those wood/mustard upholstery combo sitting chairs.

So there you go, there’s your relatability!

Full episode links on website / YouTube link in bio.

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I did an article a year or so ago with Juni and Nick of the near legendary chin scratcher curmudgeons - stroke - happy-g...
19/11/2025

I did an article a year or so ago with Juni and Nick of the near legendary chin scratcher curmudgeons - stroke - happy-go-lucky audience beraters where, amongst all sorts of gubbins, they sang the praises of Sheffield’s finest purveyors of wildly audacious creative experiments, Hatch

And now, lo and behold, there’s a new compilation out, lovingly curated by those fine folk at Hatch, called Rats In The Meter Vol 3 (no less)

It’s a two-and-a-half-hour journey through post-punk, weird pop, experimental electronics, noise rock, disassembled contemporary classical and even voyeuristic phonecall recordings. Featuring long-term contributors including aforementioned Dearthworms, Lizard Quest, Duck, Ye Woodbeast, Yo Dynamo and Loic J Tuckey alongside new friends like Alysbestos, Vernon Delph, The Margery Kempe Trio and many more including whose track Jane X Jane you can listen to here.

Check out Hatch’s Bandcamp for getting hold of a copy.

18/11/2025

And here’s the second clip from my excellent chat with Segs of Ruts/Ruts DC

I won’t say much more than I feel very honoured to have been trusted for a conversation on subjects that you might not hear about too often.

Full episode links in IG bio and on website.

14/11/2025

When Segs Ruts DC and I were messaging trying to organise this podcast, Segs wrote something like “we’ve got lots to talk about…the world is changing what feels like day by day”.

And there was lots to talk about.

I feel honoured that we were able to talk about Segs’ personal values and politics and how this has fed into his own mindset and songwriting for Ruts/Ruts DC

Stuff that doesn’t always get aired in public interviews.

It’s truly an inspiring conversation.

Having Segs and around, producing great music, taking a stand against the injustices, governments and corporations that blight our world, and doing it all with an unflinching, unwavering message of “Autonomy - Self Rule - Think for Yourself - People Unite” is one of life’s victories that we should honour.

Keep an eye out for a second clip in a few days (I couldn’t possibly do the episode justice in 1 clip).

Full video and audio episode links on website, YT link in IG bio.

Giles Sibbald

07/11/2025

I’ve always felt that I have to be ultra-prepared for things. Things like my podcast episodes. Be prepared. Know your guests. Fear of being caught out now knowing something. What will they think of me?

Ridiculous, I know.

I think this is tied into an obsession that a lot of society has with perfectionism – don’t make a mistake, be ready for all angles, get it right first time – when really, human beings are far from perfect.

I took the very brave step (for me) of getting out of my comfort zone and avoided any research on my guest Luca Vergano , other than he is a co-founder of the magnificent band Afrodream a solo artist and producer.

And what a fantastic conversation this is - just two people getting to know each other. I learnt so much about Luca and how he moves with freedom and improvisation. Pure and fun. Thanks to Luca for doing this chat in English.

And do check out Afrodream - they have recently released their second and totally inspiring album called Guiss Guiss, a beautifully uplifting, diverse and rich mix of rhythms, instrumentation and vocals at the core. It’s really, really special.

Full episode links on website and YT link in bio

04/11/2025

You asked for it (well, ok you didn’t, I promised it) ….. here’s the second clip of the chat with and of

You can almost touch the positive energy here. F**k, there aren’t many better things to witness.

And yes I agree, golf is s**te 🙃

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31/10/2025

One of the most exhilarating, funny and fascinating episodes I’ve done: Christopher Connolly and Davie Miller talking about their time together from 1982-1987 in FiniTribe

This is the first of two short clips of our chat - check back in a few days for the second.

Ok, so here’s the deal:

Back in the day, Fini Tribe completely flummoxed, intrigued and excited me.

There was the underground and there was Fini Tribe.

I had no idea how to describe them. They didn’t sound like anyone else. I had no idea what they looked like. And I didn’t know much about them. And I had no idea what to expect.

And of course, we lived in an age of genre obsession – still do - so they were real genre party poopers.

So, by the time I was listening to Splash Care or Detestimony, there were frequent shouts of “turn that s**t off”. I was very used to this. Especially from the fella down the corridor that liked Dire Straits.

But Fini Tribe awakened an excitement in me – listening to them was like Alice Through The Looking Glass stepping into another world that felt as distant and exciting to me as when I got those first Killing Joke records…

I never got to see them live so to now have a wonderful compilation of their 1982-1987 years called The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe, diligently and lovingly brought to life by the band with tracks I’ve never heard before including some live tracks, well, it’s well worth the wait.

Listen to this wonderful episode, buy their wonderful record and transport yourself into a period of sheer creativity.

Full video and audio episode links are on my website and YT link is in my Insta bio and in comments below

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24/10/2025

Natalie Hoffmann is a week away from releasing a third album with her band . It’s called Lucky Number and you’re in for a treat. It’s like a modern day film noir, the protagonist skulking along the rainy, lonely streets, trying to discover who they are.

After all these years, I’m still taken aback with how music evokes strong feelings of time and place. It makes me wonder if we are more receptive to songs or parts of songs - whether they be riffs, synth flourishes, percussion or whatever - when we feel particularly connected with that time or place. I wonder if we are also wired to be nostalgic to an extent. I guess we are and our brain is always looking for reference points so it can make its decisions.

So, the big question is: will I be nostalgic in 20 years time about the music my guest is creating today? I’d be pretty confident in my answer but check back in 20 years time in a podcast from the future (assuming our feudal overlords haven’t detonated us into oblivion)

Thanks so much to Liv

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