solipsistic NATION No. 147 : Pakuni
June 26, 2009 | Comments Off
One of the ways I put together episodes of solipsistic NATION is that I’ll collect songs and keep them in an iTunes playlist. Some times they’re tracks that are genre specific like drum and bass and other times the songs will have a sound or feel, which is the case for today’s show.
The last few months I’ve been gathering songs that either seamlessly blends traditional and electronic instruments or draws attention to the differences between those instruments.
One of the bands I’ve wanted to feature on solipsistic NATION is the Boredoms. I’ve been a fan of the Boredoms since I discovered Yamantaka Eye from his days with Hanatarash. Where Hanatarash explored the boundaries of sound and music with raw feedback the Boredoms did the same with instruments like the guitar, bass, drums, bass, etc. The Boredoms have mutated every genre of music they touched, whether it was funk or heavy metal.
I’m also delighted to play Cornelius on the show again. Cornelius is Keigo Oyamada and I have to believe that Keigo is a happy guy because everything I’ve heard from him is beautiful, wacky or pretty and just makes smile.
We’ll also hear some music by Black Moth Super Rainbow and The Octopus Project. Black Moth Super Rainbow describe themselves as a psyche-pop group in early ’70s electronic clothing but I like to think of them of what the Butthole Surfers would sound like on a happy acid trip. Black Moth Super Rainbow also collaborated with The Octopus Project on their The House of Apples & Eyeballs album.
I’m also a long-time fan of Odd Nosdam because all his music is incredibly inventive and I’m really digging his recent release, the T.I.M.E. Soundtrack, out on Aniticon Records.
One artist I’ve just become a huge fan of is Yppah. Yppah is a Ninja Tune recording artist and Yppah is “Happy” spelled backwards. Also from Ninja Tunes we have a track from Daedelus and from Ninja Tune’s sister label, Big Da Da Records, we have a track from cLOUDDEAD. You can listen to my interview with Jonathan Shedletzky of Ninja Tune here.
Somnia Records is a label that consistently puts out breath taking releases and one of my favorites is juxta phona & offthesky. You can listen to my interview with Evan Bartholomew, the founder of Somnia Records, here. Another label that puts out mind blowing releases is 12k and I’m thrilled to play tracks from Giuseppe Ielasi, Savvas Ysatis + Taylor Deupree and Sawako on today’s show. You can listen to my interview with Taylor Deupree, the founder of 12k, here.
There’s a lot of weird and wonderful music on today’s show and I hope you fall in love with all of it!
Before I sign off, a bit of sad news. First, Thomas of the spectacular French hip hop podcast, Yo La La, has decided to stop producing his show due to time constraints. Yo La La will be missed but you can always listen to the previous shows at the Yo La La archive. Secondly, Michael Jackson died at age 50 of a cardiac arrest. I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson but even so his music always got my feet taping and my hips swaying. The King of Pop is dead.
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Photo Credit: Augie Pagan
- Boredoms “(Boriginal)”
- Cornelius “Toner”
- The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow “All the Friends You Can Eat” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Black Moth Super Rainbow “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Yppah “Gumball Machine Weekend (Pollination Remix)”
- Odd Nosdam “Ethereal Slap”
- cLOUDDEAD “Physics Of A Bicycle”
- Cloudland Canyon “Heme”
- Daedelus “LA Nocturn”
- juxta phona & offthesky “trust & roullette”
- Giuseppe Ielasi “Track 08″
- Savvas Ysatis + Taylor Deupree “The Youthful Sea”
- A Wake A Week “One Take Away One”
- Bizzart “Mount Washington Blue And Red”
- Sawako “April - From Sea Shell (With Radiosonde)”
- Konntinent “pin point” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
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1:00:19 | 55.33 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 146: Oganza
June 19, 2009 | Comments Off
As much as I try and keep solipsistic NATION fresh I have to admit that I can be fairly predictable at times. For example, if on one show I play music that ambient and ethereal then the next show I go in the opposite direction and go hard. Today’s show is is exactly like that. Last week featured melodic, shoegazer electronica so this week I’m going aggro with the likes of The Teknoist and Sickboy.
So let’s talk about today’s show.
First off, most of the tracks featured on today’s show come from Ad Noiseam and Tympanik Audio.
First up from Ad Noiseam is The Teknoist from his wonderfully titled first full-length album, …Like A Hurricane Made Of Zombies. Definitely stuff to make your ears bleed! Also from Ad Noiseam is Enduser, an artists I’ve been meaning to feature on solipsistic NATION for a very long time. I’m thrilled to finally be able to play a track from his Pushing Back album. The we’ve got a track from Sickboy’s Time To Play CD. From Omelette Records we’ve got the weird and wonderful Frank Riggio who crafts songs that often remind me of Amon Tobin’s Out From Out Where album (by the way, you can download Riggio’s Noise Thinking EP absolutely for free here). Going back to Ad Noiseam, we also have tow tracks from Abelcain and Cdatakill from their Passage album. From there we move on to a track from Meat Beat Manifesto’s Autoimmune album available on Metropolis Records. From Tympanik Audio we’ve got a track from Ad·ver·sary and then we bounce back to Ad Noiseam with from Larvae and then back to Tympanik with Pandora’s Black Book and Integral. We’ll close this week’s show with a track from Blackfilm’s self titled album on Spectraliquid.
If I’m going to stay true to form then next week I guess I’ll have to play a set of soothing and relaxing music. Maybe I’ll do a mix of industrial music just to keep you on your toes.
If you’re craving more music featured on today’s show then I suggest listening to the Ad Noiseam, Tympanik Audio, Spectraliquid and Metropolis Records record label showcases on solipsistic NATION. You also might want to listen to the mix Blackfilm put together for solipsistic NATION or Meat Beat Manifesto’s live set.
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Photo Credit: BFLV
- The Teknoist “No Such Luck”
- Enduser “The Maker”
- Sickboy “Spartan Gabba”
- Frank Riggio “Mini Cum Shot” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Abelcain “Musca Domestica (Cdatakill Remix)”
- Cdatakill “Tornado Sirens (Abelcain Remix)”
- Meat Beat Manifesto “Less”
- Ad·ver·sary “Waiting For Gira (Phylr Remix)”
- Larvae “Gigan And The Mysterians”
- Pandora’s Black Book “The Wait”
- Displacer “The Witching Hour”
- Integral “Moonwalk”
- Blackfilm “Five Years”
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1:03:59 | 58.68 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 145: n5MD
June 12, 2009 | Comments Off
Since re-launching solipsistic NATION as a podcast I’ve done over 25 episodes showcasing records labels that you absolutely need to know about. There are so many labels putting out such amazing releases that it some times take months, if not years, to get get to. One such label is n5MD.
n5MD was unique from the start. Founder Mike Cadoo launched n5MD as a MiniDisc-only label (hence the name, an acronym for “No Fives, Minidiscs!”). n5MD eventually transitioned to CDs when they Sony stopped manufacturing pre-recorded MiniDiscs. Whatever the platform, almost from the very beginning Mike was putting out releases that he defines as “emotional experiments in music.”
What I’ve always found so charming is that the releases on n5MD don’t just provide musics that establishes a mood, the releases on n5MD take you on an emotional journey, which I find far more compelling and interesting. Anyone can play a chord in E minor that will evoke an emotional response but it’s much more difficult to build a song is emotionally complex and takes you places in your imagination. Let me take that back. There are plenty of people who can do that, there are just few people who do it well and do it with sincerity and I think that’s what n5MD is all about.
If that isn’t enough for you, n5MD also has launched sister labels Enpeg Digital and Nonresponse. Enpeg Digital is the digital only division of n5MD while Nonresponse is a label run by Clay Emerson and Ian Pullman of Loess.
I know you’re going to love today’s show and if you’d like to hear more music from n5MD I suggest you download the n5md Label Sampler with Bitcrush from XLR8R’s podcast.
Speaking of podcasts, two weeks ago I put together a mix of experimental and psychedelic music for the always excellent Spartacus Roosevelt podcast which you can download here.
As much as I love electronic music I also love many different genres of music. The format of solipsistic NATION doesn’t allow me to explore those other kinds of music n the show so I made a deal with Spartacus: he can host an episode of solipsistic NATION and play electronic music he digs if I can host an episode of Spartacus Roosevelt. Fortunately he agreed and you can expect a mix from him on an upcoming show. In the meantime, check you out the mix I did for his show. It’s got everything from the Butthole Surfers to Zoviet France and it will melt your brain!
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- Funckarma “The Other Dredge”
- Ruxpin “A Sunrise (and They Turned into Stones)”
- Another Electronic Musician “Congee”
- Interview with Mike Cadoo, founder of n5MD
- Phylum Sinter “What Once Was One Now Adds Two”
- Fell “Bulgaria”
- SubtractiveLAD “Through The Trees”
- Interview with Mike Cadoo, founder of n5MD
- Loess “Nomon”
- Proem “Sputterly”
- Interview with Mike Cadoo, founder of n5MD
- Plastik Joy “Hands”
- Lights Out Asia “Radars Over the Ghost Of Chernobyl”
- Near The Parenthesis “Departing Gate”
- Interview with Mike Cadoo, founder of n5MD
- Last Days “Blue And White Flowers”
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1:02:45 | 57.51 MB
solipsistic NATION No. 144: Rena Jones, Live
June 5, 2009 | Comments Off
If this is your first time tuning into solipsistic NATION you should know that the first Friday of each month I feature a recording of a live performance from an electronic musician.
Recent shows have included live sets from Amon Tobin, Milieu and Lokua. This week’s show features Rena Jones‘ concert recorded at The Triple Door for the Decibel Festival Fundraiser in Seattle recorded on May 6, 2009. The show also included performances from Gala with Helios, Lusine and the Seattle Piano Collective.
Rena is a multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer who weaves traditional instruments such as the violin and cello with digital instruments. Rena has also provided background music for the award winning video games Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution.
Rena Jones has also released tracks with such reputable international labels as Iboga Records, Spun Records, Aleph Zero Records and Native State Records.
If memory serves, I first heard Rena Jones music on the new defunct Fake Science podcast. I was immediately struck by Rena’s beautiful music. Some how she was able to weave the feeling of stillness and movement together in a spell of the eternal now. Heady stuff! I was so enchanted that I had her come on the Just Chill edition of solipsistic NATION to talk about her album, Driftwood. Rena has since launched her own label, Cartesian Binary Recordings, and her first release on her label will be her album, Indra’s Web. I thought this would be the perfect time to have Rena back on solipsistic Nation to talk about her new label and album!
By the way, I highly recommend you read Fluid Motion’s interview with Rena and their review of Indra’s Web.
- Rena Jones “Live at The Triple Door (May 6 2009)”
- Interview with Rena Jones
- Rena Jones “A Lullaby for Corvis”
- Rena Jones “Helix”
- Rena Jones “Helix (EVAC Remix)”
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1:00:46 | 55.72 MB
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Rena Jones Live @ Someday Lounge