Today on solipsistic NATION we’ll hear a live set from Giulia Loli from Mutamassik, which was originally recorded for Fari Bradley‘s Six Pillars radio show on Resonance FM to promote Giulia’s 2012 release, Rekkez, out on Ini.itu Records. In fact, there are quite a few tracks from Rekkez on today’s live set. We’ll also talk to Giulia about balancing artistry with industry, and her growth as an artist, musician and as a DJ. Today’s show is eight years in the making. When I launched...
Read MoreGreat show for you today! We’re going to hear a live, in-studio performance from Khafru. But first, I’ve got some sad news to announce. Cheb i Sabbah died last week of stomach cancer. For those of you who didn’t know him, Chebi was a musician and composer from San Francisco. If there’s a genre that would describe his music I guess it would be worldbeat, but that doesn’t adequately describe the richness, complexity and the beauty of Chebi’s artistry. I first discovered Chebi late last...
Read MoreToday on solipsistic NATION DJ Food‘s Strictly Kev returns with a live set that was performed in a… really unexpected place. In a planetarium. The FullDome UK, to be exact. Before we get to DJ Food, a couple of things. First, I want to thank everyone for sticking around and coming back to solipsistic NATION during my absence. It really means a lot to me. I know, you’re busy, you could be listening to another podcast, or watching a movie or playing a video game or reading a book… but you’re...
Read MoreToday on solipsistic NATION… Never before in human history has so much information been available to so many people. You’d think that would be a good thing, right? But it can be overwhelming. What to do? Zite CEO Mark Johnson offers a solution on how to deliver your favorite magazines, newspapers, authors, blogs, and videos right to your phone or tablet. I’ve been using Zite the last couple of years to help me stay on top of everything that’s going on in the electronic music community. Through...
Read MoreSummer vacation is over and I’m back! I’ve been away for the last few months recharging my batteries. It takes a lot of work producing a show like solipsistic NATION and, quite frankly, I had hit the wall. Constantly listening to new music, reading music blogs, posting on social media—I just don’t think it was healthy for me to be doing that nearly every free moment of each and every day. Let me expand on that a little bit. It’s not just that I was listening to too much music, I was listening...
Read MoreToday on solipsistic NATION we’ll hear a live set from Giulia Loli from Mutamassik, which was originally recorded for Fari Bradley‘s Six Pillars radio show on Resonance FM to promote Giulia’s 2012 release, Rekkez, out on Ini.itu Records. In fact, there are quite a few tracks from Rekkez on today’s live set. We’ll also talk […]
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 […]
Stop me if I’ve said this before. Or skip ahead a few paragraphs. Whatever. After spending the last six years or so producing edition after edition of solipsistic NATION I finally figured out one of the important reasons I love electronic music so much and that reason is surprise and delight. I’m surprised it took […]
Filfla‘s track, “Wst-Est,” is so pretty and wistful. Get it on iTunes! FilFla/wst-est/ from Tokuro Oka on Vimeo. Filfla‘s track, “Wst-Est,” is so pretty and wistful. Get it on iTunes! FilFla/wst-est/ from Tokuro Oka on Vimeo.