Interview with Mike Nicolai

Mike Nicolai

Recently I reviewed Mike Nicolai's latest release, A Line Cook's Guide To Satanic Empires and it's a cracker of a record.

Definitely head over to Bandcamp to pick it up if you haven't already.

But for now, let's get to know the man himself a little bit. Nicolai was good enough to sit down with me and answer the ridiculous questions in my head.

Glacially Musical: Thank you for taking some time for us today.

Mike Nicolai: Of course. First I want to say thanks again to you for giving my record a spin and taking the time to review it.  

GM: Quite honestly, the title of your latest LP is what got me interested. Tell me how you chose the title "A Line Cook's Guide To New Satanic Empires" and what does it mean?

Vinyl Review: "A Line Cook's Guide To New Satanic Empires" by Mike Nicolai

A Line Cook's Guide To New Satanic Empires

Let me start off with another genuine apology. Both to you and Mike Nicolai.

As I type this, I'm in my bedroom. It's connected to the sitting room on my second floor. My sitting room is where we listen to records, drink beer, and play old school video games.

It's still in a total state of disarray and honestly, it totally sucks. The plus side, it's kind of nice drinking IPA's in my bed and not feeling like a total creeper as I've got a legit excuse to do so.

The issue is, it's harder to do my vinyl reviews as it requires that room to do them properly. It seems unseemly to give you a great look at my sitting room all mahoobered up. There's plastic everywhere, plaster dust everywhere, and there's a goodly smattering of paint chips.