In case the references regularly dropped around here aren’t enough of an indicator, I’ll say it outright: The Big Lebowski is my favorite film of all time. Since it has an ever-growing cult behind it, I know I’m not especially unique in this regard, but I don’t care. It is my cinematic ideal.

I could but won’t linger on the topic of the film’s memorability, easily-impersonated lines and characters. Suffice it to say this is a project I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Since before I was podcasting. Since before there was The Obelisk. The idea is a relatively simple one — interspersing clips from Lebowski between songs — but the execution is much more complex.

Foremost, how to choose what to include? In a movie where virtually every line is pull-worthy, how does one decide what stays out? Was I right to sacrifice “I can get you a toe” for “I’ll suck your cock for a thousand dollars — Brant can’t watch though, or he has to pay a hundred?” I don’t know. All I can say is I did my best and I hope you enjoy.

Click here for audiObelisk Transmission 003: The Dude Abides.

Contained within, you’ll find new music from Sardonis, The Brought Low and Church of Misery (live), as well as classics from Kyuss, Melvins, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Orange Goblin and more. Full track list is after the jump…

audiObelisk Transmission 003:

Shrinebuilder, “Solar Benediction” from Shrinebuilder (Neurot)

Goatsnake, “Slippin’ the Stealth” from Goatsnake I (Man’s Ruin)

Kyuss, “Allen’s Wrench” from Blues for the Red Sun (Elektra)

Melvins, “Revolve” from Stoner Witch (Atlantic)

Sleep, “Holy Mountain” from Holy Mountain (Earache)

Lords of the North, “Souls Come Rising” from Lords of the North (Radio Optik)

Meatjack, “One More” from Days of Fire (At a Loss)

Electric Wizard, “Supercoven” from Supercoven (Bad Acid)

Orange Goblin, “King of the Hornets” from The Big Black (The Music Cartel)

The Brought Low, “My Favorite Waste of Time” from Third Record (Small Stone)

Viaje a 800, “Los Angeles q Hay en Mi Piel” from Estampida de Trombones (Alone)

Positiva, “Off the Road” from Prodigal Songs (Odio Sonoro)

Sardonis, “The Hollow” from Sardonis (MeteorCity)

Mr. Plow, “The Dude” from Cock Fights and Pony Racin’ (Self-Released)

Hypnos 69, “The Point of No Return” from The Eclectic Measure (Elektrohasch)

Bloodcow, “Ghost of Shadows” from Bloodcow III: Hail Xenu (Scurge)

Scissorfight, “Blizzards, Buzzards, and Bastards” from Mantrapping for Sport and Profit (Tortuga)

Church of Misery, “Red Ripper Blues” from Live at Roadburn 2009 (Roadburn)

Monster Magnet, “Spine of God” from Spine of God (Primo Scree)

Akimbo, “Great White Bull” from Jersey Shores (Neurot)

Rhino, “Wolf Among Black Sheep” from Dead Throne Monarch (Arctic)

Stack, “D.A. Blues” from Above All (Gear Fab)

Toner Low, “Praying for Murphy’s Law to Arise” from Toner Low (Roadkill)

YOB, “The Mental Tyrant” from The Unreal Never Lived (Metal Blade)

[NOTE: As ever, these, apart from The Brought Low, are all my rips; disc to wav, compiled in Sony SoundForge then converted to 256k mp3. The clips from The Big Lebowski were taken from an avi file, since although I own three copies of it, I was too lazy to get up and grab any of them off the shelf.]

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