solipsistic NATION No. 83: Dubsonic
March 28, 2008 | 5 Comments
This week on solipsistic NATION we’re going to focus seven labels that are putting out some of the finest dubstep you’re likely to hear.
Dubstep is growing in popularity with its dark sound of minimal rhythms and throbbing bass. We’ll learn where dubstep came from, why our guests have chosen to specialize in dubstep when electronic music mutates so quickly and whether dubstep has gone mainstream or is still regarded as an underground phenomenon.
The labels featured on today’s show are Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings, Boka Records, Hot Flush Recordings, Iberian Records, Immerse Records, Lodubs and Studio Rockers.
Today’s show is sponsored by eMusic. eMusic is the number one site for independent music with over three million tracks to choose from. Right now eMusic is offering a 14 day free trial with 35 free song downloads. If you cancel before 14 days, you get to keep all 35 tracks for free! If you sign up at emusic.com/nation you help support solipsistic NATION, and, more importantly, you support the artists.
In keeping with the theme of this week’s show, below are some dubstep artists you can find on eMusic. Enjoy!
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Benga Boxcutter Burial Coki Digital Mystikz Drop The Lime |
Hatcha Kode9 Kromestar Loefah Mrk1 Pinch |
Scuba Shackleton Skream Sub Version Vex’d Zomby |
Photo Credit: R_O_B_O
- Lone Wolf “Slayed By Shadows”
Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings - Lone Wolf “The Plague”
Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings - Afterdark “Infernal”
Boka Records - DZ “Chalice Dub”
Lodubs - 23Hz & Numaestro “Galleon Dub”
Immerse Records - 23Hz & Numaestro “Al Andalus (Full Mix)”
Iberian Records - Emalkay “My Story”
Boka Records - Vaccine “Fever”
Hot Flush Recordings - Bionics “Dubcore”
Studio Rockers - Relocate “Too Moody to Swing”
Iberian Records - Solvent “Think Like Us (Bombaman Remix)”
Lodubs - Boxcutter “Endothermic (D & M Master)”
Hot Flush Recordings - Forsaken “Fighting Spirit”
Immerse Records
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1:05:34 | 60.13 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 82: Amon Tobin
March 21, 2008 | 17 Comments
Electronic musicians often choose to be anonymous. That is to say, they present themselves persona free in opposition to rock bands like Fall Out Boy, who are slickly marketed and have a tailor made image to consumers who frequent stores like Hot Topic. And let’s be honest, a lot of electronic music is pretty generic. It sounds like it could have been made by anyone.
And then there are artists like Amon Tobin who creates music that is so distinct and unique that his sound is as identifiable as his finger prints. It’s like listening to ‘Trane; one you hear him blow his sax, it gets etched into your brain and from then on, you will always be able to pick out a Coltrane tune in a crowded and noisy bar.
Amon first hit the scene as Cujo with his 1996 release, Adventures in Foam. Amon was definitely influenced by drum and bass be he stood out, even then. Foam was laced wild horns, jazz drum breaks, Latin rhythms and a touch of exotica. Whatever the hell it was, it was great!
Amon quickly followed Foam with Bricolage, Permutation and Supermodified and took those themes further and further and as he went along his music got weirder and heavier. By Out from Out Where Tobin had become a full fledged soundsmith, tweaking and twisting his samples well beyond their source material. Foley Room found Amon sampling field recordings of lions, motorcycles and wasps rather than vinyl dug from crates and transforming it all into something utterly recognizable as being Amon Tobin.
On solipsistic NATION I play the best of all genres of electronic music. I’m not kidding around. I really mean it. Amon is the very best at what he does and I’m pleased that he has joined me on today’s show for a retrospective of his musical career so far.
I hope you enjoy the ride!
Photo Credit: Bruno Bollaert
- Amon Tobin “Creatures”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Cujo “The Sequel”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “One Day In My Garden”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Bridge”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Nightlife”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Four Ton Mantis”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Chocolate Lovely”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Hey Blondie”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Back From Space”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Ruthless”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Esther’s”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
- Amon Tobin “Keep Your Distance”
- Interview with Amon Tobin
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1:03:35 | 58.28 MB
Amon Tobin Interview: Unedited
When I arranged to interview Amon I figured I would get 15 or 20 minutes with him over the phone. Amon was extremely generous with his time and talked with me for nearly two hours. Amon gave me thoughtful and considered responses to my questions and it pained me knowing that there was no way I would be able to fit it all into a typical edition of solipsistic NATION. I decided to treat the interview like a movie DVD: I would use the edited version of the interview for today’s show but offer the unedited interview for download for those of you who wanted to hear the conversation in it’s entirety. It was a win-win scenario.
I’d like to thank Amon for taking time out of his weekend to talk with me. I’d also like to thank Jonath Shedletzky of Ninja Tune and Kim Hobbs of Envision Management for arranging the interview with Amon. I’d also like to thank Craig Ruiz, Nicolas Chevreux, Victor Chen, Dr. Toast, Mr. Fresh, Jay Dugger, Macedonia, Ben Mautner and Steve Howard for participating on today’s show. I wish I could have included all their questions during the show.
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1:25:49 | 78.59 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 81: Ad Noiseam
March 14, 2008 | 5 Comments
I seem to have gained a reputation for playing only chillout music on solipsistic NATION. So untrue! I can, however, understand why some people might think that. The last couple months I’ve featured live performances from Dr. Toast and Nalepa, a guest mix from Travis Nobles from the hiddenplace music blog and featured music from Native State Records. So, yeah, I can see why people might think that all I play is chillout. Hopefully this week’s show featuring an interview with Nicolas Chevreux from Ad Noiseam and music from his roster of artists will put that notion to rest.
There is some pretty and delicate music on Ad Noiseam but on the whole, Ad Noiseam specializes in music that is experimental, gritty and very, very loud. Ad Noiseam doesn’t limit itself to a specific genre. From the metal/drum and bass stylings of Bong Ra to the insane breakcore of Enduser to the subsonic bludgeoning of Scorn, there’s something for everyone. As long as you don’t mind your ears bleeding, that is.
Sit tight. Crank the volume to eleven and prepare to have your mind completely blown. Just don’t send your medical bill my way.
- Bong Ra “Slaytronic”
- Enduser “Pushing Back”
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Glowstyx “U R Mine”
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Chevron “Burn Down The Jungle!”
- Exillon “Darkassid”
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Jvox “Murder”
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Raoul Sinier “Huge Samurai Radish (Lynx And Ram Remix)”
- Cdatakill “Yesterdays”
- Lapsed & Nonnon “Hapless Plastic (Ra Remix)”
- Mad E.P. “Scab Removal Technique”
- Mothboy “A303″
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Scorn “Stripped Black Hinge”
- Aaron Spectre “Half Silver”
- Interview with Nicolas Chevreux of Ad Noiseam
- Lapsed “Lapsed + Urusai: Where Were You?”
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1:05:36 | 60.13 MB
NIU Support Collabocast
March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Recently Anji Bee from Lovespirals invited podcasters to participate in a collaborative show to help support those who suffered from Northern Illinois University’s recent shooting.
She asked us to choose a song and saw a few words about the NIU tragedy. I have to admit, I put off contributing to the show as long as I could. What happened at NIU was horrible, yes, but it was just one among many shootings that have occurred at schools in the US. Sad to say, but by the time of the NIU shooting I had become inured to such terrible events. What could I possibly say about the NIU shooting when it barely registered on my radar?
But the more I thought about what had happened the more I found myself asking what it meant that I was hardly fazed by what had happened at NIU? I suspect that many felt as I did so what did that say about our society? And what does it say that unthinkable events like the NIU shooting have become commonplace? Unintentionally or not, by participating in Anji’s show she helped shake me out of my malaise and make the tragedy at NIU real anot not just another item on the evneing news.
- Lovespirals “Empty Universe”
Selected by Chillcast - Tom Acousti “Still Stand”
Selected by Accident Hash - Natalie Walker “Urban Angel”
Selected by Dave’s Lounge - Andy McKee “Drifting”
Selected by Insomnia Radio Chicago - Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian “World Citizen”
Selected by MikeyPod - Hungry Lucy “Shine”
Selected by Tea with Hungry Lucy - Touch “Radio Station (Charly Fath Radio Edit)”
Selected by Behind the Lyric - Small Sails “Somnambulist”
Selected by Radio BSOTS - Zion I “Bird’s Eye View”
Selected by Do You Know Clarence? - Planet Boelex feat. K “Forever and Always”
Selected by solipsistic NATION - Lazy Hammock “You Light My Mind”
Selected by XtraChill - Big Stuf “Keep Singing”
Selected by Friday Favecast - Kerry Politzer “Trampoline”
Selected by Cadence Revolution - Matthew Ebel “I Will Wait For You”
Selected by Financial Aid Podcast - Virginia Coalition “Sing Along”
Selected by Mothpod - Tony Pucci “Your Smile Never Fades (ft. Leah Pinnavaia)”
Selected by Pollyanna Cowgirl Podcast - Kirsty Hawkshaw “Ice Castle Meditation”
Selected by Kirsty Hawkshaw Podcast
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1:35:25 | 84.80 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 80: Dr. Toast, Live
March 7, 2008 | 4 Comments
If you’re new to solipsistic NATION, I kick off each month with a live performance by an electronic musician.
When I first introduced the live segment on the show I thought that it would be something I would only occasionally do on solipsistic NATION. I just assumed that recordings of live performance that artists would share with me would be scant. Happily, I was wrong.
As more and more live recordings came my way I decided that I would feature those shows on solipsistic NATION at the beginning of each month until the well ran dry. At this point I have enough recordings to take us until June and it at this point it looks like I can continue this segment on solipsistic NATION indefinitely.
This month’s comes to us from Dr. Toast by way of the Dub Beautiful Collective. Dr. Toast’s music is, well, beautiful.
I’d like to thank Dr. Toast and Maer from the Collective for their generosity. I had Maer on solipsistic NATION a few months back to feature some of the artists who have performed for the Collective in the past. I could probably continue the live segment on solipsistic NATION for the next year drawing from their archive alone.
This month I’m going to give away one tee shirt, courtesy of Threadless. Threadless is a community based tee shirt company with an ongoing, open-call for tee design submissions.
Send me an email and you could win a Threadless tee!
- Dr. Toast “Live (November, 2004), recorded by the Dub Beautiful Collective“
- Interview with Dr. Toast
- Dr. Toast “Skronked”
- Dr. Toast “Zero-Marking”
- Dr. Toast “Somnambulist”
- Dr. Toast “Deeper (Dr. Toast Remix Ft. Rena Jones)”
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1:03:07 | 57.86 MB