I don't think he missed it? I think it was expressed that procedural interviews are there, and only noise nerds will like it. Especially those who like the artist in question. He mentioned there is nothing for people who are not into noise. I doubt anyone would oppose that criticism? If similar interview series would be running on theme of reggae, it would be unlikely, you'd listen those simply because interviews are so amazing and insightful?
My assumption is, that WCN podcast is intended to be from "noise nerds to noise nerds", it succeeds in what it is. Done by person who has no education or long former history as "journalist" and people who may have never been interviewed in slightly odd webcam spoken interview. Even possibly using other language than their own. I do prefer that noise interviews are at least somehow connected to noise making. For example, Personal Best, nice magazine sure, but as fresh and unexpected would be to pick up noise guy to discuss.. well lets say V8 motors or ice-coffee, I just.... can't ;) I may be interested on favorite coffee of W. Herzog, but I don't need full story of noisemakers hobbies that seem to have no connection to their sound.
For example, Harsh Truths, when it was often expressed that it wanted to go "deeper", I just do not get what is "deeper" about half an hour talk of what your father had as job and what kind of school you went into and if you played soccer as a kid. No no, its not "deep". That's almost always the same mundane surface level that we all have, and gets interesting only after that is brushed away and we see what other things you are, than just the regular Joe like anyone else.
Procedural interviews, sure, but noise interviews where its more about noise, is nice. (this can be said about upcoming issue of SI too. Many interviews in it are procedural. Some are not. Latter are probably the best, but I like also the standard Q+A based usual topics "you should have" in noise interview..)
We have seen signs of WCN going beyond prepared template at times and also template changing a bit. It would be nice to see where WCN reaches when its been around same time as Noisextra and Harsh Truths was.
