Top 5 for 2007!
December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This is the time of year that when I visit my favorite record stores I read the lists the employees have made out for their top 10 albums of 2007. In this age of downloading songs from albums à la carte, are such lists even relevant?
Glancing at my selection of songs that I have rated the highest or played the most in the last year I see that Ooah’s “Hacksaw” single made the top of my list. Immediately after is a few songs from Little Dragon, The Other Guy and quite a few songs from Amon Tobin’s Foley Room CD. They’re all great songs but I rarely listen to them in the context of an album. I honestly couldn’t tell you what my top 10 electronic music albums for 2007 are.
That said, here are my top 5 electronic music songs for 2007:
- Ooah “Hacksaw”
- Amon Tobin “Straight Psyche”
- Evan Marc “Silver”
- Little Dragon “Twice”
- The Other Guy “Rockin Chairs”
As long as we’re on the topic of top 5s, below is a list of the top 5 most downloaded editions of solipsistic NATION. If you’re new to the podcast and want to get an idea of what the show is about, this is a good place to start.
- solipsistic NATION No. 56: Cheb i Sabbah
An interview with Cheb i Sabbah and a retrospective mix of his musical career so far.
Download episode. - solipsistic NATION No. 46: Grime + Dubstep = GrimeStep
A great overview of the emerging genre of Grimestep with an interview with Grimestep International’s Leo Olofsson and the lads from The UK Connection.
Download episode. - solipsistic NATION No. 64: Dub Beautiful Collective
Live electronic music from Nalepa, gasp, Aes Dana and more! Plus, an interview with Maer of the Dub Beautiful Collective.
Download episode. - solipsistic NATION No. 43: digITAL
Long time listeners of solipsistic NATION know that I love dub and this particular show got mega downloads.
Download episode. - solipsistic NATION No. 67: Hol Baumann, Live
I naturally think that solipsistic NATION is unique amongst electronic music podcasts and one reason is that I often feature recordings of live performances on the show from artists such as Deru and Robert Rich. This set by Ultimae Records recording artist, Hol Baumann, was a hit with a lot of people.
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- Vijaya Anand “Aatavu Chanda (Dancing Is Beautiful)”
- Madlib “Early Party”
- Oh No “Ohhhhhh”
- DJ OM “The Arrival”
- Kalyanji & Anandji V. Shay “Uptown Bollywood Nights”
- Soulphonic Soundsystem “Eastern Market”
- Mutamassik “High Alert A’al Geddu Featuring 4th Pyramid”
- Özgür Sakar A.K.A. Misda Oz vs. Mercan Dede “Ab-ı Beka”
- Interview with DJ Bulut of the New Turkish Beat Podcast
- Gate Eight “Just Remember”
- Sertab Erener “Music”
- Harri Kakoulli “Love Exotico”
- David Starfire “Indian Fever”
- DJ Spinna “The Ill Kudana”
- Enduser “Switch”
- Promo: Urban Outside
- Schulman “Staring at the Abyss”
- One Second Bridge “Everywhere”
- Tycho “Past is Prologue”
- Vector Lovers “Neon Sky Rain”
- Ganucheau “Stillness”
- Boards of Canada “Dayvan Cowboy”
- Felix Laband “Whistling in Tongues”
- International Peoples Gang “AC Harmonics”
- Nalepa “Fresh”
- Studio Pankow “Heidelberger Platz”
- I’m Not A Gun “Move”
- International Peoples Gang “This One”
- The Gentlemen Losers “Laureline”
- Dark Machines “220″
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Soulkut “Berlin Undaground”
- Lucio & Pep “Afternoon”
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Digital Filth “Beta Bug”
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Moog Conspiracy “Code Alfa (Lucio & Pep Remix)”
- The Free Electric Band “Bashy”
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Flavio Lodetti & Cletto Arrighi “Refresh”
- Ilario Naples “Anfetamin”
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Mark Marquez “Voodoo Cat”
- Harnessnoise “Flat Coke Can´t Dance”
- Interview with Rom1 of Elektrotribe Records
- Hol Baumann “Asia”
- Interview with Hol Baumann
- Hol Baumann “Final”
- Hol Baumann “Extended Away”
- Hol Baumann “Asian Woman”
- Hol Baumann “Benares”
- Interview with Hol Baumann
- Hol Baumann “Send Away”
- Hol Baumann “Sub 0″
- Hol Baumann “At Home”
- Interview with Hol Baumann
- Hol Baumann “Human”
- Hol Baumann “Radio Bombay”
- Interview with Hol Baumann
There you have it: my top 5 lists for 2007. I guess my resolution for 2008 is to take care to track my top 5 electronic music albums for the year.
Ciao!
Bazooka Joe
solipsistic NATION No. 70: Melange
December 28, 2007 | 2 Comments
My iPod is always loaded with a half dozen electronic music podcasts that I listen to without fail. Each week I wait with baited breath for the XLR8R and Beatport podcasts.
Released less frequently but waited with no less anticipation are podcasts like the Indian Electronica podcast and DJ Bulut’s New Turkish Beat podcast.
Indian Electronica is a Canadian-based online community, record label, radio station and annual international music festival - all focused on showcasing cutting edge electronic music inspired by South Asian traditions. The podcast is an eclectic sampling of electronic music produced around the world. You can also catch their stream 24 hours a day, 7 days a week straight out of Toronto. Previous shows have included mixes by DJ Spooky and Tony Estrada.
DJ Bulut hosts the equally eclectic New Turkish Beat podcast. Bulut has an exquisite taste for the mixes he puts together and has an extensive show notes at his blog.
Since this week’s solipsistic NATION was so heavily influenced by the Indian Electronica and the New Turkish Beat podcasts I wanted to have DJ Bulut on to talk about his show and have him contribute to the mix.
The mix, by the way, is dynamite!
I’ve been a big fan of Vijaya Anand for years so it was a privilege to play one of his tracks on today’s show. A special shout-out goes to Christina from Motel Records for letting me play Dan the Automator’s remix of Kalyanji & Anandji V. Shay’s “Uptown Bollywood Nights” from the now classic Bombay the Hardway CD. And once again, Ad Noiseam and Sound-Ink Records continues to blow my mind with tracks from Enduser and Mutamassik. What a great way to close 2007!
Photo credit: © 2007 Jennifer Oatsvall
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57:45 | 53.98 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 69: Gunning For The Buddha
December 21, 2007 | 2 Comments
This week we’ll be listening to a mix of breath taking music from the Boards of Canada, Nalepa, Vector Lovers and much, much more.
This mix was originally released on Praketh’s Blue Orb podcast and, sadly, is no longer available for download. But the music is so beautiful that I asked Praketh, the record labels and artists if I could share the mix with you on this week’s solipsistic NATION. Happily, they all said yes.
As I said, the original mix is no longer available and that’s got me thinking about the shows I release on solipsistic NATION. Each podcast is, ultimately, disposable media.
Let me explain what I’m talking about.
I spend hours putting these shows together and each week you download the latest edition of solipsistic NATION, listen to it, and then delete from your computer or MP3 player. I’m not complaining. I do the same thing.
But when I downloaded Praketh’s podcast I was so enchanted with his mix that I never deleted it. In fact, I’ve set the alarm clock on my computer to wake me up to this mix each morning.
A good DJ will take you on a journey when they put together a mix of music and this show has everything: it’s gentle, sweet, melancholy, joyful and spiritual. Enjoy!
Photo credit: .kaishin.
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1:04:11 | 58.98 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 68: Elektrotribe Records
December 14, 2007 | 2 Comments
Back in August I did an all tech house show on solipsistic NATION and most of the music came from Elektrotribe Records. Elektrotribe’s co-founder, Rom1 and I exchanged a few emails and after many months I’m pleased to have him as a guest on solipsistic NATION.
Elektrotribe Records is a label and management company based on an international community of music producers, DJs, designers, VJs and video producers. While a lot of Elektrotribe’s releases focus on tech house they’re not limited to that genre. Soulkut, for example, specializes in a kind of abstract hip hop and Dark Machines tends to be more drum and bass oriented.
Speaking of which, Nikolce Vasilevski of Dark Machines will release his latest album, Motion, on Elektrotribe December 17th. If you loved Prodigy’s The Fat of the Land then you’re really going to dig Motion!
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1:02:27 | 57.39 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 67: Hol Baumann, Live
December 7, 2007 | 3 Comments
During the first year of the solipsistic NATION I wanted to make live electronic music performances a regular part of the show and I launched that segment with a set by Deru.
Since then I’ve featured tracks from artists who performed for the Dub Beautiful Collective in San Francisco as well as Robert Rich. In the next few month’s we’ll have a live perfromance from Nalepa and Dr. Toast.
On today’s show we’ve got some fantastic music by Ultimae Records recording artist, Olivier Orand, otherwise known as Hol Baumann. from his performance at The Sonic. Joining us is Hol and Sunny, Ultimae Records co-founder.
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57:13 | 52.61 MB