On this installment of the podcast, I dig into the vast musical universe of Dereck Higgins, an artist and musician who has been active in the Omaha, Nebraska music community since the 1970s. Higgins has played in numerous bands over the years including Norman & The Rockwells, Digital Sex, RAF, InDreama, and Son, Ambulance to name a few. More recently, he has also been playing in the David Nance Group, which through that connection I was able to discover Higgins’ impressive back catalog of self-released solo material, along with his highly enjoyable and insightful YouTube channel that he has been doing for over a decade now where he not only discusses records from his collection but also reflects on what’s happening in his life and in the world around us. This past week, I was able to chat with Dereck about his musical background, his solo recordings, and his YouTube channel. We also spent some time discussing his excellent new album called Future Still that was released just a few weeks ago on the Chicago-based label, FPE Records. You’ll get to hear the entirety of that interview in segments throughout the show, along with a broad overview of the music that Dereck has been making for the past four decades. I hope you enjoy this episode. Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions. As always, thanks for looking and listening.
- ~Introductory Music: Dereck Higgins “Singing Bowl Meditation 1” Singing Bowl Meditations (self-released)
- Dereck Higgins “The Door” Dereck 2 (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “So Glad To See You” Dereck 3 (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “Suninmoon” Way Stasis (self-released / re: In Fact Recordings)
- ~Interview segment with Dereck Higgins~
- David Nance Group “When the Covers Come Off” Sept. 20, 2020 (Trouble in Mind)
- InDreama “Saw A Blind Dad” S/T (DVH Recordings/Team Love)
- Son, Ambulance “The Renegade” Someone Else’s Déjà Vu (Saddle Creek)
- The Door “Life Support” Virgo (DVH Recordings)
- Digital Sex “I Can’t Wait” Essence & Rarities 1982-1987 (Randy’s Alternative Music)
- R.A.F. “Four Walls” These Days of Tears (No Time Records)
- ~Interview segment with Dereck Higgins~
- Dereck Higgins “For the Times” Nice (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “Seems Like We’ve Been Here Before” The World Is Burning (Randy’s Alternative Music)
- Dereck Higgins “Gorde” Murphy (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “Peripheral Vision” Flyover (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “Life After Ex (main title)” Life After Ex (self-released)
- Dereck Higgins “Swing Set” Sonospheres (DVH Recordings)
- Dereck Higgins “Hanadensha” Sonospheres II (DVH Recordings)
- ~Interview segment with Dereck Higgins~
- Dereck Higgins “Ramped” Future Still (FPE Records)
- Dereck Higgins “Flowbe” Future Still (FPE Records)
- Dereck Higgins “Start Anew” Future Still (FPE Records)
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