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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsAuthor: The Vinyl Guide
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Ep533: Exploring the Pusciverse with Carina Round
Episode 533
Monday, 26 January, 2026
Carina Round discusses the new Puscifer album "Normal Isn't", their creative partnership, how motherhood transformed her songwriting, the emotional experience of revisiting The Disconnection and much more. Topics Include: New Puscifer album "Normal Isn't" and concert film drop February 6th Puscifer described as dark multimedia project with interconnecting 20-year storyline New characters introduced: Belendia Black, Fanny Gray, the Synth Whisperer Writing began post-Existential Reckoning; Mat keeps a magical idea folder Maynard learned Logic software, contributed more initial musical sketches this time Carina waits for lyrics—word rhythms shape her vocal approach entirely Mat masters specific gear per album: Fairlight, Synclavier, custom guitars Carina sang through Eventide effects unit, letting it shape melodies Mat designs all stage plots, lighting, and visual concepts himself Carina recently started improv classes—facing her worst nightmare on purpose Mat discovered her at LA show; V is for Vagina hooked her Maynard conveys mood clearly while leaving lyrics open to interpretation Humbling River audition taught her: no preciousness about ideas here Maynard's response—"as long as it doesn't interfere with me"—was freeing Having an eight-year-old son completely changed her creative process Revisiting The Disconnection live revealed surprising wisdom in her youth Music became her way to connect rather than dissociate emotionally She bootlegged her own Interscope album just to have it on vinyl Kids today skip songs constantly—no commitment to full album journeys Rare Ocean Blue pressing was a happy accident—only 13 copies exist High resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Apple: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide
