solipsistic NATION No. 25: Exquisite Corpse
February 16, 2007
Exquisite corpse is based on a parlor game. The game was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal their part of it, and pass it on to the next player for her contribution. Each collaborator adds to the composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g. “The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun”) or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.
What made this game so charming was the collaborative efforts in creating a piece of artwork and the unexpected results when the whole was revealed to all the particpants.
Years ago I adapted exquisite corpse for radio when I was spinning at WMFO. I would invite several DJs to the show and begin the set with a song. The next particpants had exactly the length of the song to choose a track that he thought should be played next. The DJ could stay within the same genre or mood or segue into an entirely different direction and the next DJ would do the same. It was a lot fun and made for some amazingly diverse mixes of music.
Today’s episode of solipsistic NATION is an exquisite corpse mix.
I invited the hosts of some of some of the best electronic music podcasts to participate in the exquisite corpse mix. As above, each podcaster was sent a MP3 of the song most recently added to the mix and were asked to select a song to play next. None of them has any idea what the final exquisite corps emix will sound like until the release of today’s show. The mix will be just as much a surprise for them as it will be for you!
Photo Credit: raindog
- Stop Paving Roads “Spanish Evil”
Selected by Bazooka Joe, solipsistic NATION - Halou “Everything Is OK (Different)”
Selected by Anji Bee, The Chillcast - Pale Beneath the Blue “Inside”
Selected by Jim Nye, Idyllic Music - Hexes & Ohs “Alive Until Saturday Night”
Selected by Julien Smith, In Over Your Head - Christian Walt “Sooner Or Later (Once Again)”
Selected by Jason Smith, Both Sides of the Surface - La Caution “Je Te Hais”
Selected by Thomas, Yo La La! - Aegis “Computer Chips”
Selected by Guy David, Advanced Electronica - I Am Dog Biscuit “Yakuza VS The Robots”
Selected by Neil, Well Made Music - :brownstudy “Do Gets Done”
Selected by .8bliss, Omnipresent Podcast - Ewun “Screw Up”
Selected by Mr. E, The DJ Class - Blue Hand “Novokaine”
Selected by Patric Bakkenist, Electron-X
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Comments
17 Responses to “solipsistic NATION No. 25: Exquisite Corpse”
Awesome! It’s really cool to hear what the other podcasters have chosen (and their accents too ;P).
Thanks for herding us cats!
Thomas,
Thanks again for participating on the show! I’m really excited how the mix came out. Very eclectic and great music! I’m also pleased that the show had an international flair.
Speaking of international, I’d love to have you come on the show and do a mix of French hip hop.
ciao for now,
Bazooka Joe
this one was totally worth the wait!!! fantastic show. i love what thomas chose to follow up the christian walt piece. the movement of the show was continously unexpected with great results. i’m very happy to have been involved in this - thanks so much for asking me to be a part of it.
[...] Solipsistic NATION just released this awesome special collaborative episode based on the Surrealist technique known as Exquisite Corpse. You guys know I love 20’s-30’s literature and lifestyle, particularly French, so of course I was quite excited to participate! Turns out my pals Jules and Jason participated, too. Bonus! Check out full shownotes with links to the bands and guest hosts on solipsisticnation.com. [...]
Jason,
Yeah, I’m really very happy with the Exquisite Cosrpse mix. Everyone picked such great music!
To be honest, at first I didn’t like Hexes & Ohs “Alive Until Saturday Night†and I Am Dog Biscuit’s “Yakuza VS The Robots†but after listening to them a couple times the songs really grew on me. And La Caution’s “Je Te Hais†was awesome!
I plan to do another Exquisite Corpse mix in the next few months but this time I’m going to ask musicians to pick songs by artists they admire. I’ll keep you in the loop.
Ciao!
Bazooka Joe
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I’m pleased that the corpse turned out so exquisitely, it was a honour to be involved.
Neil (Well Made Music)
Hey the mix sounds great. Very happy to be included.
What a great idea, works well, alot of fun.
Have a great week and thanks for the support.
Neil,
It was great having you on the show. I Am Dog Biscuit was a great addition to the mix. As I mentioned above, I didn’t like “Yakuza VS The Robots” at first but it grew on me. Now it’s one of my favorite songs on the show, which was kind of the whole point of the exercise: getting exposed to new and unexpected music I might otherwise known about.
ciao,
Bazooka Joe
Karl,
Hey, it really means a lot to us podcasters that you make your tunes available for our shows. Hopefully we can return the favor by introducing people to your music.
Feel free to contact me when you release more songs. I’d be more than happy to feature them on the show.
ciao,
Bazooka Joe
Thanks for letting me be a part of this project, Joe. It came out quite nicely!
Jim Nye
Jim,
Hey, I’m just lucky to have you on board. Idyllic Music is a fantastic show so I knew you’d pick a great song that flow beautifully into the mix!
ciao,
Bazooka Joe
[...] Another thing I am very proud of is that I also got to do a lot things I never got to do with solipsistic NATION when it was a radio program. I’ve experimented with the format of the show with the Exquisite Corpse mix. I also got to interview artists such as Rena Jones and music labels such as Woodson Lateral Records. I even had my dad on the show! [...]
[...] I’ve got a very special show coming up in a few months that will feature an Exquisite Corpse mix put together by a dozen DJs. [...]
[...] Earlier this year I put together an Exquisite Corpse mix and when I asked Anji Bee, host of the Chillcast, which deejays I should include in the mix she unequivocally said Macedonia. Now that I’m into the second year of solipsistic NATION I plan to have more guest deejays on the show and the first guest I wanted to have on the show was Macedonia. [...]
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