EP. 61- Ben Weinman On Pushing Metal To The Brink Of Infinity With Dillinger Escape Plan

The Record Process

In this episode, Casey and Tom are joined by Ben Weinman to discuss The Dillinger Escape Plan’s 1999 album “Calculating Infinity.” We explore how writing technically complex music without a music theory background became a form of medicine for Weinman. Ben describes a group of guys who had thrown out the expectations of music as a viable career path, and how it was leaning into the "happy accidents" that made this album and dillinger work. Topics include:

11:02 - Artists in other genres being inspired by Dillinger
14:50 - Leaning into happy accidents are what made the band work
25:48 - Ben didn’t learn music theory
30:36 - What satisfied his brain during the record process
40:10 - The importance of having something you want to work on
46:39 - The band was challenging

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