solipsistic NATION No. 6: Deru, Live Performance
October 6, 2006
“What the hell kind of show is solipsistic NATION?” you might be asking yourself.
One week I’m playing lazy hip hop beats, the next I’m getting aggro with a drum and bass show and then the week after that I have a guest DJ and then this week is a live performance by ambient glitch dub musician, Deru. What up with that?
There are a lot of excellent electronic music podcasts out there that specialize in one particular genre. While I enjoy and appreciate those podcasts I know that I could never focus on one kind of music because I would soon grow bored with the show. Also, in this iPod world of ours everyone listens to all sorts of music, so why shouldn’t solipsistic NATION reflect that à la carte sensibility?
Which brings us to today’s show.
Electronic music has a reputation as a genre that is performed by faceless musicians, and this is even more true for the ambient glitch dub hybrid. Or is it? The sonic landscapes of, say, Ezekiel Honig, are distinct from the sounds of Nalepa just as Deru’s audio hallucinations are uniquely his own. Deru says he loves the sonic grit of static and ambient noise but for all that his songs can be delicate and all of them are hauntingly beautiful.
solipsistic NATION will continue to feature mixes of electronic music, guest DJs and spotlighting subgenres but whenever possible, I will also release live performances on the show. And what better way to start than with a live performance by Deru?
Enjoy!
Photo Credit: PiotroN
- Deru Interview
- Deru “Live”
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6 Responses to “solipsistic NATION No. 6: Deru, Live Performance”
[...] Previous episodes of solipsistic NATION have included shows on house music, chill out music, drum and bass and hip hop. There have also been documentaries on nerdcore and chiptunes, a mix by guest DJ Eve Falcon and a live performance by Deru. The show has also included interviews with Rena Jones, Grouse, and Dielectric Records. [...]
I was searching for something to listen to on my iPod while walking to the Pistolera show and on a whim I decided to listen to this show again. I forgot how beautiful Deru’s live set was. And so seamless! I kind of hope on his next CD he doesn’t have any gaps between his songs and melds them all into on long track.
ciao,
Bazooka joe
[...] Unfortunately, during the last year of solipsistic NATION the live performances have been left behind. I had forgotten about that aspect of the show until a month ago I went back and listened to the live Glitch set from Deru that appeared on the show back in October. Listening to Deru’s performance brought back all the magic and excitement a live show can evoke. [...]
[...] From time to time on solipsistic NATION I’ve featured live electronic music from such artists as Deru and Robert Rich. In the near future solipsistic NATION will feature live performances from Hol Baumann and Nalepa. [...]
[...] In the last year I’ve done documentaries on Nerdcore and Chiptunes. I’ve featured live performances from Deru and Robert Rich. I’ve had guest DJs on the show such as Wayz and Eve Falcon, I’ve also interviewed people from record labels such as Nacional Records and Extreme Records and more recently I interviewed Vivian Host, the editor of XLR8R magazine. [...]
[...] live performance on solipsistic NATION began a tradition of featuring live electronic music on the show that [...]