Fake Science
July 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve always been a fan of Fake Science. They’re not a record label but an online store. They just feel like one of your favorite record label because they distribute some amazing music by mind blowing artists.
Thing is, as much as I think Fake Science is great I never had any use to purchase anything from them. As a DJ I get music shoveled at me constantly, let alone the sites like Ioda that let me download stuff for free. That all changed when I got permission to play tracks from Robert Rich’s live performances for an upcoming show on solipsistic NATION. After interviewing Robert for the show I went to Fake Science and downloaded his sets.
Since then I’ve been going back to Fake Science every few days and marveling at how the store as grown and the roster of artists they distribute. Today, for example, I purchased
Hol Baumann’s incredible live performance at Sonic for a mere five bucks . Five bucks!
If you’re yearning to put some beautiful music in your ears, whether it’s break beat or ambient, head over to Fake Science and spend some coin. You support a good company and, more importantly, you support the artists.
solipsistic NATION No. 48: Twitch
July 27, 2007 | 6 Comments
This week on solipsistic NATION we’re going to dig into the genre of Glitch.
It’s generally accepted that Oval’s Wohnton, produced back in 1993, was the first proper Glitch album. Since then, Glitch quickly spread around the world as artists such as Autechre, Aphex Twin, and Yasunao Tone — who used damaged CDs in his Techno Eden performance in 1985 — followed suit.
While Glitch adheres to logic, patterning, and order it can be at the same time either raw or delicate or, sometimes, both. We’re going to explore both the raw and delicate aspects of Glitch on today’s show.
Photo credit: Yasemin Sabuncu
- Ooah “Stomp the Yard”
- Detalles “Loose Losse”
- Blipvert “Last Teeth Before Smiling”
- Nick Didkovsky “Hell Beat 01, 110 bpm”
- Dam O “Klokia”
- Raffaele Martino “Joint”
- Crystal Fake “Frostbite Freenite”
- Rechenzentrum “IBM”
- James Bernard “Segue 1″
- Distraub “Cepstrum”
- Badun “FyrtÃ¥rn”
- Nalepa “Monday”
- Dominik Eulberg “Stelldichein des Westerwälder Vogelchores”
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1:04:10 | 58.80 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 47: California Dreaming
July 20, 2007 | 12 Comments
I moved to San Diego from Boston in 2000 and after seven years in California I still feel like I’m living in a dream. The palm trees still delight me and the wide open skies still take my breath away.
While I was living in New England people told me time and time again that because of my laid back attitude that I should move to California. Originally I had planned to San Francisco but my plans changed when I met Danielle. We had begun dating and a few months before things became serious between us she had made plans to move back to her home in San Diego.
After driving with her cross country and visiting her city for a week she said I should move to San Diego. I was in love and what’s life without a few grand romantic gestures? So I moved to the west coast.
It’s a cliché: I moved for the girl and stayed for the weather.
On today’s solipsistic NATION I’m going to share the dream of California with you. All the bands who appear on this week’s show are from the left coast. If you close your eyes you can imagine the palm trees gently swaying against a big, blue sky while the music plays.
Photo credit: Scott Waterman
- Ooah “Hacksaw”
- DJ Frane “The Impossible Dream”
- Mono “Life in Mono”
- Heroin Skinny “Shape of Pain”
- The Moscow Coup Attempt “Do You Fear Sleep?”
- Halou “Honeythief”
- Moosefrog “En la Oscuridad (Ft. Anji Bee)”
- Lovespirals “Trouble”
- Doublehead Music “Work It Out”
- samix “ghostshrimp”
- Frog Pronounced Ball “Frogman”
- Maccar “Even if the Sonogram Reveals Weeds, I Am Still Giving Birth”
- KHURSOR “Authentic Power (Spatial Remix)”
- Robert Rich “Liquid Air”
- Promo: The Chillcast with Anji Bee
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1:03:01 | 58.69 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 46: Grime + Dubstep = GrimeStep
July 13, 2007 | 2 Comments
Each week on solipsistic NATION I play for you the best of all genres of electronic music. This week we’ll groove to the throbbing sounds of Grime and Dubstep and their love child, GrimeStep. We’ll also talk with Leo Olofsson of Grimestep International and Freeza Chin, Zeba and Plain English of The UK Connection.
GrimeStep International is a platform and network for postmodern dance music but right now, first and formost a compliation CD. GrimeStep International represents a pioneer front for the spread of grime and dubstep around the world, using every kind of guerilla tactic and propaganda to further the scene. It is conceived as an international brigade of free agents and crews, made up of producers, consultants, djs, mcs, promoters, journalists, editors, designers, film makers and other artists of all shapes and sizes.
The UK Connection is a crew in the Toronto music scene, it consists of 2 DJs (Freeza Chin & Zeba) and 2 MCs (Plain English aka MC P & Alki RiDDiMZ) three of the four members are born and raised in the UK but now live in Canada and are fully focused on bringing Grime, Garage and Dubstep music to everyone in Canada,’cause we all know how hard it is to follow here. Be on the look out for promo cds being flooded in the streets very soon, and also keep an eye out for the monthly raves presented by The UK Connection.
Photo credit: China DoII
- Statuz “Invasion”
- DJ Flex “Watch Ya Boy!”
- Interview with Leo Olofsson of Grimestep International
- TecH-MatiX “Blood Clad Rocka”
- Phokus “Dem All Shots (Ft. Tinchy Stryder, Dirty Danger)”
- U$O “Ikâ (DJ JSL Ohoi! Remix)”
- Amewu “Der Universelle”
- Interview with The UK Connection
- The UK Connection “Freeza Chin, Plain English & Alki Riddimz”
- The UK Connection “Zeba Dubstep Mix”
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1:13:38 | 67.50 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 45: Moods for Moderns
July 6, 2007 | 10 Comments
When I was a lad my roommate, Jane, had a friend named Diego who had a radio show called Moods for Moderns. I never met Diego and I never heard his show but I imagined what the show might sound like: sophisticated, but whimsical; ironic, but earnest; gritty, but chic; a mix of both hip hop and lounge music. Kind of like today’s show.
The music featured on this week’s episode of solipsistic NATION is suitable for your space age bachelor pad or your next cocktail party. When people at your next soiré hear the music you’re playing from this week’s show they will instantly identify you as a person of class and elegance but who also plays life for the mad pinball game it is. Pour yourself a snifter of fine cognac and raise a toast to your fellow citizens of solipsistic NATION!
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- Think Tank “What Time It Is”
- Zygote “Assault”
- Bitman & Roban “Después del Almuerzo - Parte 3″
- Pinker Tones “Love Tape”
- [dunkelbunt] “The Chocolate Butterfly (Ft. Raf Mc & Fanfare Ciocarlia)”
- Nortec Collective “Almada”
- Plankton Man “No Hay Volver”
- Zeph & Azeem “Play The Drum”
- A Plus “The One (Ft. Bless Man)”
- J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science “Que Pasa (Deuce Eclipse)”
- D.J. Waht “Be Free To Speak”
- Stereotyp “Satisfied”
- DJ Frane “The Impossible Dream”
- Bn Loco “Tan Loco Como Tú″
- DJ Wally “The 29th Day”
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1:04:42 | 58.70 MB