solipsistic NATION No. 7: Just Chill
October 13, 2006
Fall has come to San Diego.
Not that that means much in this corner of paradise. It’s not like the leaves of the palm trees turn to a riot of autumn colors or that the grass is rimed with frost in the early mornings. None of that for us, thank you very much. Instead, each day it gets darker in the evenings earlier and when it’s particularly cold (60°, brrrr) it might occur to you to wear a jacket or a sweat shirt. Still, I’ve lived in San Diego long enough now that I can detect the passing of the seasons, subtle as they are.
Fall often makes me contemplative and the music I listen to reflects my introspective moods. The Van Halen songs on my iPod give way to The Smiths and Fatboy Slim is replaced by Skinny Puppy.
Today’s show is a mix of ambient, trip hop, and chill out music in an attempt to capture the essence of fall. There’s the romance of the season, autumnal introspection and just a touch of saturnine wickedness.
To quote William Stanley Braithwaite from his poem, “A Lyric of Autumn,”
There is music in the meadows, in the air–
Autumn is here;
Skies are gray, but hearts are mellow
Photo Credit: Kitt Walker
- Studiodavoli “Kiss (CTlab Remix)”
- Durango “Golden One”
- Skult “Jazzy Sofa”
- Amanda Ray “Stronger”
- Chilli Guerrea “Dark Clouds”
- monkeybacon “LNY”
- a’spool “Organic Ocean”
- Halogen “Highway”
- Rena Jones Interview
- Rena Jones “Driftwood”
- Jash “Groovinda”
- The Hijiyama Project “Komorebi (Light Through Falling Leaves)”
- Stop Paving Roads “In the Park with Trane”
- Grouse Interview
- Grouse “Prosperous”
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8 Responses to “solipsistic NATION No. 7: Just Chill”
Ok, so I followed the link here from the San Francisco events section of CraigsList. WHY is this an event? It looks very much like a netcast.
Trav,
I posted an announcement of this episode on Craigslist because I considered the relase of the show an event much like a performance or lecture is thought of as an event. I thought the show was worth promoting so I figured why not mention it on Craiglist?
Hope you enjoyed the show :-)
Bazooka Joe
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[...] We discuss why they opened today’s show with the song “Suicide Kills Me”; vocalist Aoife Hand and trumpet player Brian Switzer; the flow of musc that appears on his CD; albums we recently purchased that flow together well from start to finish; why he moved to San Francisco from Ireland; the San Francisco music scene; OM Records; bands and musicians from San Francsico that he enjoys; my interview with Ronan on the Solipsistic Nation podcast; how he came into electronic music; why he thinks “Lies On Me” is the catchiest song on his album; the with Ronan on the photo on the cover his CD; what his criteria is for a great song; how he approached electronic music as a guitar player; when he plans to release his next album; how he spends Thanksgivings in the U.S. [...]
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[...] 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 [...]