solipsistic NATION No. 18: Master of Dead Contortions
December 29, 2006 | 3 Comments
Hello to all of you in Berlin who tuned in for today’s show.
In the early eighties there was a punk band called MDC and they frequently changed their name to a different acronym with every new record released. Some of the names included Millions of Dead Cops, More Dead Cops, Millions of Dead Children, Multi Death Corporations, Millions of Damn Christians and Missile Destroyed Civilization. The woman I was dating at the time and her friend would come up with their own acronyms for MDC and one them that struck me was Master of Dead Contortions. If there was ever a more appropriate name for today’s mix then Master of Dead Contortions is it.
I’ve noticed that a lot of electronic music podcasts are usually 30 minutes in length while my shows usually clock in an hour. Even without the interviews that sometimes occur on Solipsistic Nation I feel that I need an hour to really take you on a journey.
So here’s the question: would you prefer 30 minute installments of solipsistic NATION or do you think the show should continue to run for an hour? You can post your answer at solipsisticnation.com or email me at solipsisticnation@gmail.com.
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- solipsistic NATION “Bad Acid”
- Riothead vs. Andrako “Under the Skin (Viral Remix by Bleedr)”
- compUterus “Exhaust Head”
- Mind Disruption “Sick Minds”
- Punch Drunk “Robotopia”
- Neikka Rpm “Sacrifice (Sever The Delusion)”
- Cristian Paduraru “Pentateuch”
- Reverend Rye “The Boom Boom Room”
- BioUtopia “A New Origin of Species”
- Mel “Waiting”
- Insideamind “Twinkle Twinkle”
- Junkyard Connection & Montana “Conestoga Bounce”
- Raven Chacon “Overheard Song”
- Electric Skychurch “Full Moon Generator”
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1:00:04 | 55.01 MB
Autchre Live on Xltronic Radio
December 29, 2006 | 1 Comment
Autechre Live on Xltronic Radio
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Great set of eighties electronica. I just heard some classic Coil and 808 State that takes me back!
From Wikipedia:
Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. 1971) and Sean Booth (born c. 1973), both natives of Rochdale. The group is one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music artists. Some journalists and fans consider Autechre to be a paragon of IDM, though Brown and Booth themselves do not consider their sound to belong to any genre.
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solipsistic NATION No. 17: Saturnalia
December 22, 2006 | 2 Comments
Happy holidays, citizens!
However you celebrate the holidays, I hope you have a good one.
I’m calling this episode of solipsistic NATION Saturnalia for no particular reason. It just sounds cool is all.
From Wikipedia…
The Saturnalia was a large and important public festival in Rome. It involved the conventional sacrifices, a couch (lectisternium) set out in front of the temple of Saturn and the untying of the ropes that bound the statue of Saturn during the rest of the year. Besides the public rites there were a series of holidays and customs celebrated privately. The celebrations included a school holiday, the making and giving of small presents (saturnalia et sigillaricia) and a special market (sigillaria). Gambling was allowed for all, even slaves; however, although it was officially condoned only during this period, one should not assume that it was rare or much remarked upon during the rest of the year. It was a time to eat, drink, and be merry. The toga was not worn, but rather the synthesis, i.e. colorful, informal “dinner clothes”; and the pileus (freedman’s hat) was worn by everyone. Slaves were exempt from punishment, and treated their masters with disrespect. The slaves celebrated a banquet: before, with, or served by the masters. A Saturnalicius princeps was elected master of ceremonies for the proceedings. Saturnalia became one of the most popular Roman festivals which led to more tomfoolery, marked chiefly by having masters and slaves ostensibly switch places. The banquet, for example, would often be prepared by the slaves, and they would prepare their masters’ dinner as well. It was license within careful boundaries; it reversed the social order without subverting it.
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- Dean Martin “Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)”
- Sismo “Pueblo”
- Dolce Stil Nuovo “Hawaiin Song”
- D.J. Waht “Shopping Cart Ride Reprise”
- Skink “The Ages of Carbon Dating MkIII”
- Kaká Werá Jecupé “Ibi-Cy”
- Neikka Rpm “Kill All Machines (Ft. Kenji Siratori)”
- Mel “Sheltered Life”
- Tanya Pea “Handcut Ice Cubes (Thieves Mix)”
- Cars & Trains “Broken Streetlamp Serenade”
- Infantjoy “Without”
- Ultre “Scissors and Intervals”
- BEe “Our Blood”
- Michael Bross “Oscuro”
- Beckett & Taylor “Where There You Been Gone Find It”
- Spandex “What’s Wrong With You”
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1:01:41 | 56.50 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 16: Acid Jazz and Nu-Jazz
December 15, 2006 | 2 Comments
Today’s show focuses on acid jazz and nu-jazz. Acid jazz combines elements of soul music, funk, disco and modal harmonies while nu-jazz lend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation.
As a former punk I originally hated electronic music like acid jazz. I was into hardcore and the only music that mattered to me was the kind that was raw, abrassive and in your face. If it wan’t punk, hip hop or indutrial I couldn;t be bothered with it. Acid jazz was just to dainty of a thing for me to care about.
But that was soon to change.
At the time I was a DJ at WMFO and each weekend I would have live bands perform on my show. As you might imagine, they were all punk, industrial or hip hop acts. My engineer was a guy named Harry and prior and after a band’s set he would blast the speakers of his studio with all sorts electronic music I had never heard before. And it grooved!
I think the big turning point for me was one night after my radio show I headed over to a nightclub I worked at. The DJ was spinning acid jazz and house. It was very sexy watching people dance to the music, always slighty off beat but always riding the rhythm. Kind of like a jazz solo. For the first time I really started digging the music. The tab of acid I had just taken might have helped.
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- Dolce Stil Nuovo “12 Times”
- Craig De Maio “Intro To Reality”
- Tstewart “A World Generated Every Answer Ever For All to Know”
- So Percussion “Work Slow Life”
- Spacehoppa “Alone”
- Soular Sound “Things We Do”
- The Messenger “Colorized”
- The Other Guy “Rockin Chairs”
- Fonkmasters “Once I Get Up”
- Heliotrope “Flute Flight”
- Nikita Warren “I Need You (MLK’s Dream Version)”
- Nettle “Mehmet Irdel (ft. Aziz Arradi)”
- DJ Olive “Coonymus”
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1:02:21 | 57.10 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 15: Fake Science
December 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Each week on solipsistic NATION I play the best of all genres of electrnoc music. On today’s show we talk to James Polanco of Fake Science, the digital online music store. We’ll also hear select tracks from artists who are featured Fake Science.
Fake Science is an internet based distributor of downloadable music. Fake Science provides a unique service catering to fans of indie labels and artists frustrated by a world ruled by large corporate download services, where the true independents are afforded little chance to stand out from the crowd.
Fake Science is dedicated to making independent music available digitally and affordably. Fake Science wants to enable musicians to sell their music and to make more by offering direct payment and an opportunity to reach a larger audience without being limited by the number of CDs they could afford to print.
What if people buying music were treated with respect rather than suspicion? Charged a reasonable amount of money for the music they were getting? What if they were allowed to share their favorite music with their friends without being considered a criminal?
As listeners, Fake Science is sick of being considered as consumers of art, rather than patrons. Fake Science decided to do something about it.
If you enjoy today’s edition of solipsitic NATION then you’ll sure to dig the Fake Science Lab Report podcast.
- Fake Science Interview
- Nano “Mosaic II”
- Qpe “Devil May Care”
- Eddie Mis “Acrobat Bilder”
- Hol Baumann “Radio Bombay”
- Cell Culture “Revelation”
- Dr. Toast “Introspective Transmission”
- Alchemy “Alchemy”
- Carbon Based Lifeforms “MOS 6581 (Album Version)”
- Adham Shaikh “Shiraz (Evolution Mix)”
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1:06:46 | 57.07 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 14: DEFcember
December 1, 2006 | 1 Comment
People sometimes ask me what’s the story behind the name solipsistic NATION. I first came across the phrase “Solipsistic Nation” in Greg Egan’s book, Permutation City. In the book, there are two characters who inhabit a digital universe, and because they can create and recreate their world and identities, they were truly solipsistic beings who led existential lives.
You can really lose yourself in the rhythms and sounds of electronic music. It’s often a faceless genre, so to some degree you can interpret the music as you like. Electronic music can both be a communal form of music and a form of individual expression. Hence, the name Solipsistic Nation. Plus, it just sounds so damn cool!
- DJ Uff Da & DJ Jay C 3 “Hit Record”
- Jedi Mind Tricks “Heavy Metal Kings w/ Ill Bill (Terror Remix)”
- Audio War “Analyze”
- Iscintilla “Havestar”
- Jonny 20 “Vampyre”
- Solid Decay “Legalize”
- Floattank “Star Gate”
- Vaia “Plagas”
- Infantjoy “Composure With Isan”
- Cooler “Plepp Stumbles Away”
- Spiral System “Different Light”
- Qpe “Wheel”
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1:02:19 | 57.07 MB