solipsistic NATION

2012 has been a fantastic year for solipsistic NATION! In 2012 began streaming on taintradio. At first glance it seems like an off fit—taintradio is primarily a jazz station, but that also include jazz on the fringes like Naked City and Last Exit. If you kind of squint your eyes you can see how solipsistic NATION might fit into taintradio's overall format. Whatever, I don't care. I'm just thrilled and honored to be included on taintradio's roster. Check out my interview with Bob Rogers, the founder of taintradio, here. There are a lot of new listeners to solipsistic NATION this month and if that's you, welcome aboard. You're probably wondering what this show is all about so let me get you up to speed. The first weekend of each month I feature a live performance by an electronic musician. This month our guest was Michael Maricle, and that show got over one 144,624 downloads, so that may be how you found out about solipsistic NATION. The second weekend of each month, as I mentioned earlier, I showcase a record label that's putting out such amazing releases that it's my duty as host of this show to turn you on those labels.The rest of the month on solipsistic NATION is chock full of interviews and music and from time to tine, a guest DJ comes to town. On today's show we'll bring in the new year with our guest DJs Juan Diego Borda and Andres “Popa” Erazo. Together they are Palenke Soultribe! Palenke Soultribe is a loose-knit collective of musicians based out of Los Angeles. I've been a fan of their music since the release of their Tropic N Heaven album back in 2007. Such a fan that I was kicking myself earlier this year for not having them on the show yet. I sent them an invitation to cone on the show to play live. They declined because they are hard at work on their forthcoming album but they were generous to put together an awesome mix to close out 2012 and bring in 2013! Toss this mix onto the stereo at the next party you go to tonight! On that high note, I want to thank all the bands and musicians, labels and festival organizers, filmmakers and documentarians, photographers and artists who make solipsistic NATION. And of course I want to thank you for listening. I'm stunned at how many there are of you. Tell a friend about the show, let's see how big solipsistic NATION can get in 2013. See you next year! 01. Palenke Soultribe "The Sierra Brothers (Wilcox Remix)" 02. Interview with Juan Diego Borda and Andres “Popa” Erazo of Palenke Soultribe 03. La Makina del Caribe "Levemente Obsceno" 04. Munchi "Sandungueo" 05. ETC!ETC! "Temblando" 06. Palenke Soultribe Remix "Bonkers" 07. Frikstailers "Cumbia Kamisama" 08. ETC!ETC! "Fresh" 09. Palenke Soultribe "Oh Mama! (Kaddyn Palmed Remix)" 10. Palenke Soultribe "Oh Mama! (DJHD Remix)" 11. Shanti Roots "Cumbia Nightlife" 12. Gregor Salto/The Flexican "Maldita Cumbia" 13. Andy Von Paramus "La Cumbia (Dutchworx Rmx)" 14. Sidney Samson "Riverside (Palenke Soultribe Remix)" 15. Palenke Soultribe "La Tierra No es Mia" 16.Palenke Soultribe "El Cocuyo" 17. Hatiras, Nom De Strip "Roman Bromanski" 18. Palenke Soultribe "Africa is the Mother of the Beat (feat.Scrip)"

Each edition of solipsistic NATION is evergreen because they rarely make any mention of current events. There's no talk about the latest tragedy, the latest scandal or the latest war because solipsistic NATION is place for at least an hour every week where you can get away from all of that, where it just about the music. When you listen to solipsistic NATION you join a temporary nation of solipsists. Don't worry, all those worldly matters will still be waiting for you when the show ends. But on today's show were going to listen to select tracks from Headphone Commute's ...And Darkness Came compilation album, an album that would not exist if not for Hurricane Sandy. I can't simply not talk about it. ...And Darkness Came features 87 tracks of beautiful music. But ...And Darkness Came is more than just beautiful music. It also benefits all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, which has devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. 100% of all the proceeds generated from the sale of this album will be donated towards two charitable organizations: Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society. The artists on the release have been hand-picked to showcase the world's top talent in ambient, modern classical, and experimental music and features many unreleased pieces composed exclusively for the cause. HC from the Headphone Commute music blog invited me to put together a mix of my own featuring tracks from ...And Darkness Came. Unfortunately, I was waylaid by a cold last weekend and couldn't get that show out. In fact, I'm still under the weather but fortunately HC put together a mix of his own, which we'll listen to today. You can also listen to the mix without my blathering here. If you're a long time listener of the show then you already know I'm a big fan of HC. If you're new to the show, then today's edition of solipsistic NATION serves as a great example of the kind of music HC blogs about: it's beautiful, yes, but it's also luxurious, breath taking, intimate but at the same time, larger than life. You can purchase ...And Darkness Came at headphonecommute.bandcamp.com or go to headphonecommute.com for more information. If I know HC, he's hard at work putting together his list for the best music of 2012 so you'll want to subscribe to his blog just for that. It usually takes him the entire month of January to get through it all. Join us again next week when we'll wind down 2012 with a special mix from the Palanke Soultribe. See you then! 01. Gen Ken Montgomery "Sandy Drain" 02. The Frozen Vaults "A Year Without Summer" 03. Clem Leek "A Modern Hymn For NYC" 04. Good Weather For An Airstrike "Fred's Song" 05. riverrun "Maallinen Kuu" 06. Roel Funcken "Trideo Vaperz" 07. Pinkcourtesyphone "pixels came and broke your heart" 08. Julien Neto "Los Cien Enamorados" 09. Jóhann Jóhannsson "Melodia (iv) (Live at Ancienne Belgique)" 10. Nils Frahm "Sol" 11. Ólafur Arnalds "Tomorrow's Song" 12. Dustin O'Halloran "Fragile N.2" 13. Clint Mansell "Merry Christmas (It’s The End Of The World)" 14. Somatic Responses "Fear Chasing Hope (Zombie Subway HC Edit)" 15. SaffronKeira "Endless Agony of Being Sick (Edit)" 16. Valgeir Sigurðsson "Big Reveal" 17. Dakota Suite & Quentin Sirjacq "Now I Am Lost" 18. Ben Lukas Boysen "16°"

Today on solipsistic NATION we're going to listen to live in-studio performance recorded by Michael Maricle! Michael has been recording and performing his music for a while now but I only just discovered him when a promotional copy of his recently released The Heart Found You album was sent my way for review. Michael's music was instantly familiar and seems to come from the same tradition that The Orb and Tripswitch others do. I don't quite know what that tradition is but I know it has it's roots in Pink Floyd and beyond. Michael's music may be rooted in that tradition but it's also distinctly his own. In fact, during today's chat I asked Michael how his music lends itself to dub and new age music. I mentioned it because if you drew a Venn diagram Michael's music would touch upon those genres and more. While those elements are there or suggest those styles they're entirely Michael's and therefore unique. If you like Michael's live set, and I know you will, then I know you'll also will want to know about Headphone Commute's compilation album, ...And Darkness Came, which drops tomorrow. It's 10 bucks for over 75 tracks! ...And Darkness Came features the world’s top talent in ambient, modern classical and experimental music. Like I said, there are over 75 tracks on this album and features everyone from Ben Lukas Boysen to Ezekiel Honig. You'll really get your money's worth buying this album but the best part is not only do you get to listen to beautiful music, you also help support Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society to help all those affected by Hurricane Sandy. HC wants to do good in the world while turning people on to good music. On next week's show I'll be playing select tracks from HC's compilation album, so stay tuned for that. See you then! 01. Michael Maricle "Earthbound Misfit" 02. Michael Maricle "Around the Corner" 03. Interview with Michael Maricle 04. Michael Maricle "Live, 2012"

Today's show we'll been listening to noise and sound. Some of it, like Boyd Rice's Sick Tour, is blistering and could reduce a cinder block to dust in mere seconds. Some of it, like Kingbastard's "Danlan Speaks" could lull you to a deep, luxurious sleep. Some sounds like the sound of a 56K modem are fast disappearing. Boyd's experimentation with sound opened my head up to what music could be. In fact, you can hear his influence in the introduction to each episode of solipsistic NATION. Those harsh frequencies trace their lineage back to Boyd and they kind of serve as a fuck you to the listener. It says: Hey, this is a different kind of show. If it's not for you, shove off. We don't need you. Go listen to something safe. I discovered Boyd right about the time I discovered Survival Research Laboratories and their robot gladiator arenas and V. Vale's Re/Search magazines and the Murder Can Be Fun calendars and a whole bunch of other twisted shit that informed who I would become as a young man. Getting back to noise that fades into oblivion... The Museum of Endangered Sounds is an online archive of the archaic noises of technology and is here to save the day. The hard static of 56k modems, the sounds of VCRs, and operators of payphones are just some of the sounds that you'll find at the Museum. The Museum of Endagered Endangered lists Brendan Chilcutt as the curator of the museum but when I asked him to join us on today's show I discovered that Brendan is actually a cutout for Phil Hadad, who is just one of the people behind Brendan and the Museum. Join us again next week for a special live set from Michael Maricle. See you then! Photo Credit: ©S2OK 01. NON/Boyd Rice "Warm Leatherette" 02. NON/Boyd Rice "Sick Tour" 03. Interview with Boyd Rice 04. Laibach "Get Back" 05. Ambassador21 "Power Rage Riot Death (Legion Mix)" 06. David Morneau "Exiles (David Morneau Doomsday Mix)" 07. Dalglish "3.2008" 08. Kingbastard "Danlan Speaks" 09. Korallreven "Pago Pago" 10. Khalija "Khalija Part VII (Flood's Dream)" 11. Interview with Phil Hadad, co-curator of the Museum of Endangered Sounds 12. Toshinori Kondo "Clear Water" 13. Pale Sketcher "Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)"

Once a month on solipsistic NATION I showcase a label that's putting out such amazing releases that I feel it's my duty as host of this show to turn you on to that label. On today's show we're going to listen to select tracks from Dope Records and talk to the label's founder, Farees Suleiman. I wish I could tell you how I came across Dope Records. I mean, I know I came across them through Zite on my iPad. I've created a section that focuses on electronic music, so even though I came across Dope Records through Zite, Zite pulled the website from any hundred or so blogs dedicated to electronic music. So who knows? What I do know was that once I was at their web site and started listening to some of the tracks they made available online I became a fan. I expected that a label called Dope Records would feature hip hop releases but I was confounded when I heard everything from ambient to metal to dubstep to noise. I loved it! So I reached out to Farees to join us on today's show. I've included links in the playlist below to purchase nearly all the tracks heard on today's show. Show Dope Records and the artists some love by buying a track or two that you dug, an album or two if you're feeling particularly generous. Quick note: today's interview was actually recorded back in August but as I mentioned last week, I went on a sabbatical for a couple of months so it had to wait. I apologize to you and Farees for the delay. But trust me on this, it is worth the wait. Join us again next week. We'll do it all over again. But completely different. 01. Tokee "Pa (2012 Remix)" 02. Interview with Farees Suleiman, founder of Dope Records 03. Tokee "Th (2012 Remix)" 04. [makina] "Kabul" 05. Tokee "Agony" 06. Paindonor "Shell Shock" 07. Tokee "Conquistador" 08. Meteo Xavier "Amenemhetopelzai" 09. Interview with Farees Suleiman, founder of Dope Records 10. Paindonor "Loneliness of the Shot Down Bomber" 11. [makina] "Fly With Me" 12. Bouquiniste "Unknown Track" 13. [makina] "Eat tha' Bass" 14. Meteo Xavier "Navi Whisperwilde"

You and I need to talk. I've been gone for two months and I owe you an explanation about where I've been. The last week of August I took my first vacation in something like seven or eight years. It's been the first time in ages that I've been able to unwind and completely relax. But something unexpected happened: I found I couldn't get back on the saddle. Let me explain it this way. I've been producing an episode of solipsistic NATION nearly every single weekend for the last five years. That's 290 shows and sure, here and there I took a week off but otherwise I've been working on this show constantly. Every day I spend a few hours sending out emails, making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook and reading electronic music blogs for ideas for future shows or just to take the pulse of the scene. And if I'm not doing that I'm either interviewing people for future shows or doing research for upcoming interviews. And for the first time in five years I had a week where I didn't have to hustle. And after that week I realized how big solipsistic NATION had become and how much work goes into making each episode. It was paralyzing. Each week that went by without producing an episode of solipsistic NATION made the following weekend that much more difficult to face. It's not that I don't enjoy doing solipsistic NATION, because I do. In fact, I've got some big plans in store for the show. But I can't go on like this. Something needs to change and I've got some exciting ideas I want to tell you about on a metacast I'll put out later this month. In the meantime, I'm back, and I'm back with a bang! On today's show we'll talk with Raoul Sinier and hear a recording of him performing in Toulouse in 2009. Like so many artists I really like, Ad Noiseam's Nicolas Chevreux introduced me to Raoul when I showcased his label way back in 2008. I was immediately smitten with his deft weaving of staccato glitches, chopped vocals and shattered vocals. After going offline for so long I figured I'd better deliver the good when I came back. Speak Onion let me know on Twitter that he's looking forward to today's show and that he digs Raoul's music. I'm particularly sentimental about today's show because I interviewed Raoul on my birthday. Granted, I had to wake up at 4:30 am in the morning to accommodate the time difference between me in San Diego and Raoul in Paris. Nonetheless, I was pretty alert and had a good time talking with Raoul. It was a good start to one of the best birthdays I've had the pleasure of experiencing. Enjoy Raoul's live set in Toulouse! Join us again next week when we'll showcase Dope Records. See you then! 01. Raoul Sinier "Listen Close" 02. Raoul Sinier "The Incredible Spitting Machine" 03. Raoul Sinier "Huge Samurai Radish (Video Edit)" 04. Raoul Sinier "Green Lights" 05. Raoul Sinier "We Fly Part 2" 06. Raoul Sinier "Listen Close" 07. Raoul Sinier "Ants Mayhem" 08. Raoul Sinier "Live (Toulouse, April 24, 2009)"

Today on solipsistic NATION we're going to listen to an absolutely gorgeous mix from Jason Thomson, AKA, Herd. It's beautiful and it's haunting and I know you're going to love it! I was really looking forward to having Jason on the show but he felt it best to let the music do the talking for him. This has always been one of the more frustrating aspects of producing solipsistic NATION because there are some people I'd very much love to have on the show like Frank Riggio and HC from the Headphone Commute blog, but for whatever reasons, they prefer not to be interviewed. But interviewing people from the electronic music community is a big part of what makes solipsistic NATION, well, solipsistic NATION. Too be perfectly honest, I have reservations about interviews myself. I think we live in a culture that often is more fascinated with the artist then the art they create. But we're human so were prone to this sort of thing and hopefully I ask a good question once in a while that reveals or re-frames or reaffirms our understanding of what it means to be human. I know that sounds pretentious but isn't that what it's all about? Culture is forever asking and answering the questions: who are we, why are we here, what does it all mean? The Internet has merely accelerated culture and we're all along for the ride. Blogs, YouTube videos, podcasts—you get the idea. So we're fascinated with the artist. When our favorite movies stars and rock stars talk and, in rare moments, reveal their humanity, we recognize ourselves in them. And if we're lucky, they might share something that makes us look at ourselves and our world differently. All the same, I can respect and appreciate that Jason didn't want to be interviewed. And to be fair, he did suggest a compromise where he would respond to my questions with answers made up from a myriad of samples. In the end, I didn't have time to reformulate my questions and as fun as the idea sounds, I don't think I would have had the conversation I hoping to have. Join us again next week. We'll talk with the good folks from the Museum of Endangered Sounds and talk to Malcolm Levy about this years New Forms Festival taking place September 13 through September 16th in Vancouver. I'm working on nailing down a third interview but it's too early to talk about that. So sit tight until next week's show. See you next week! 01. Ross Baker "Fields & Valleys" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. Humanoid "Fractured ( Legiac Mix)" 03. Scanner "Passage de Recherche" 04. Demdike Stare "Suspicious drone" 05. Future Sound of London "Elation" 06. Fanu "Strange Days" 07. Intex Systems "Absorb" 08. Oberman Knocks "Walkers Ret Ret Hive" 09. Somatic Responses "Lunar Disturbance" 10. Future Sound of London "A Corner" 11. Demdike Stare "Ghostly Hardware" 12. Second Thought "Nsepan" 13. Secede "The Realms of Sanda" 14. Legiac "Hallux Abb" 15. Jochem Paap "Trpp Bll" 16. Monolith Cycle "Transmission" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 17. Fanu "Trippy" 18. Small Fish With Spine "High Fibre" 19. Intex Systems "Transcend The Mind" 20. Herd "Untitled" 21. Intex Systems "The Infinite Void" 22. Herd "Untitled" 23. Herd "Untitled" 24. Excerpts from the film The Cell 25. Future Sound of London "Plough" 26. Herd "Untitled" 27. King Crimson "Masque 8" 28. Blackfilm "Midnight to 4" 29. Future Sound of London "Cascade Part 4" 30. Intex Systems "Vapour Fragments" 31. Burial "Untitled" 32. Herd "Untitled" 33. Access To Arasaka "Kyokko" 34. Andrea Parker and Dan Quayle "Under the Sand" 35. Freeform "Under the Sand" 36. Legiac "Opaque" 37. Robert Normandeau "Memoires vives" 38. Squarepusher "40.96a" 39. Access To Arasaka "Brilliant Pebbles" 40. Future Sound of London "First Death In The Family" 41. Future Sound of London "Vit Drowning / Through Your Gills I Breathe"

For all my talk of my mission to present to you the very best of all genres of electronic music I am still a sucker for a label with a cool name. A cool name raises an eyebrow, makes me curious. To be sure, the label's music better be good or I'm go on my way in short order. There's got to be something to back up a cool name. Take Robot Elephant Records. A few months back I was perusing electronic music blogs on Flipboard or Zite or some app like them and came across a post about a label called Robot Elephant Records. Cool name, I thought. And what would a robot elephant look like? I imagined a Mechagodizilla like beast. I had to know more. The blog post praised their Robot Elephant Records so I moseyed over to their website and listened to the tracks they were streaming online and I really, really dug what I heard. So much so that I invited Sebastian Weikart and Anthony Chalmers, the founders of Robot Elephant Records, to come on the show and play some of their releases and chat about their label. You're going to love the mix they've prepared for us and I think you'll agree, Robot Elephant Records unequivocally live up to their cool name! This interview was actually supposed to go out last month but as I mentioned last week, I've been working a lot of hours to meet a deadline for a very big project at my job. I love producing solipsistic NATION and having guests on the show and I love that you tune in, but it's unavoidable that I'm going to miss a show from time to time. Join us again next week. I'm still catching up from being off a couple of weeks so while I've got some things in the hopper I'm not quite sure what I'll use first. Rest easy, you're in good hands. It'll be good. Okay, I'm out of here. Enjoy today's show! 01. Dead Fader "Industrial Funk Stains" 02. Interview with Sebastian Weikart and Anthony Chalmers, founders of Robot Elephant Records 03. Os Ovni "A Lil' In The Moon" 04. Os Ovni "Holographic Dreams" 05. Blue on Blue "Night Terrors" 06. Funerals "Water over Night" 07. Ourobonic Plague "The Outer Alphabet" 08. Dead Fader feat. Sensational "fishsh" 09. Fostercare "City of Gods" 10. Martin Galway "Arkanoid" 11. Ben Daglish "Trap" 12. Ritualz "III" 13. Party Trash "Sky Clad" 14. Husband "Love Song" 15. Fostercare "Future Tribes" 16. Dead Fader "Das Hamster" 17. The Church of Synth "Der Fall von Leviathan"

Like Lazarus, I return! Too be fair, Lazarus returned from the dead whereas I have merely returned from three months of working hard to meet a deadline at my job in addition to my daily responsibilities. I'm happy to say that I met that deadline but the last month has been particularly demanding and so I had to miss a few shows. But I'm back and we've got a great mix from Duncan Bain, A.K.A., Orangewarrior. Duncan first came into my life when I heard his spectacular mixes for the Headphone Commute blog. What I like about his mixes is that not only is his taste in music excellent, he's not limited to a specific genre. He'll spin some chillout, then some dubstep and, as in the case of today's show, he'll spin some house. The kind of house you might listen to after a long night of clubbing. Wonderful stuff! I have to keep this short because I'll be heading out shortly to a farewell party for my friends who will be sailing around the world in two weeks. Maybe I'll bring this week's show with me. They'll be gone for two years. I miss them already but on the other hand, I know I'll be reading about their adventures on their blogs, chatting with them on Facebook, and corresponding with them via email. If we're lucky, we'll video chat with each other. What a world. Join us again next week. Not sure what I'll have in store for you because I'm still catching my breath. If I can pull it off I'll have a live set from The Teknoist. If not, I'm sure I can put together something that'll entertain you. One more thing before I go. As of today I'll be encoding each edition of solipsistic NATION at 192 kbps. I've given this a lot thought and while 128 kbps ensures an easier download it sacrifices some audio fidelity in a format that sacrifices audio fidelity to begin with. Ideally I'd like to release each show at 320 kbps but I feel 192 kbps strikes a nice balance of a not too onerous download and superior listening experience. Duncan's mix deserves it, right? Let me know what you think. Bon voyage! Photo Credit: ©Cris Rose 01. Ricardo Rae "Hold On (Chuck Love's 666 Mix)" 02. Sierra Sam "Phoney Man" 03. Interview with Duncan Bain, AKA, Orangewarrior 04. John Talabot "So Will Be Now feat. Pional" 05. Ursa's Reef "Pacific State (808 State Cover)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 06. Jack Dixon "Lose Myself (Dauwd Remix)" 07. Pixelord "Quartz Boy (i11even remix)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 08. Jacques Greene "Prism" 09. Koreless "Lost in Tokyo (Jacques Greene Remix)" 10. Four Tet "128 Harps" 11. Phon.o "Mosquitoes" 12. Julio Bashmore "Au Seve" 13. Mosca "Eva Mendes" 14. Lopez "Balham Tandoori (LV Remix)" 15. Drums Of Death "Transistor Rhythm" 16. Dauwd "Ikopol" 17. Om'Mas Keith "Girl Is a Player (Om Unit Remix)"

Okay, folks, plug in your earbuds and grab your seats because here we go: on today's show were going to talk to both DJ Jenny LaFemme, who with Maggie Derthick produced Girls Gone Vinyl: The Untold Story of Female DJs, a documentary funded through Kick Starter and Geeta Dayal about her charming and illuminating book, Brian Eno's Another Green World. Jenny and Maggie achieved their goal of raising $15,000 through Kick Starter to produce Girls Gone Vinyl this time last year. Girls Gone Vinyl asks a very simple and important question: why aren't there more DJs who are women? The answers, of course, are many, and Girls Gone Vinyl covers more ground than just that question. Do I really need to give an introduction to Brian Eno? Brian Eno has created and produced more music and trends in his 40 year career then anyone could possibly hope for. He's played with such legends as Roxy Music and Talking Heads and produced smash hits for U2 and Cold Play. His own albums have experimented with everything from ambient to pop to rock to noise. Hell, he practically invented ambient and Eno pushes the boundaries of what music and albums can be with each release. Brian Eno's Another Green World is just one masterpiece among many, but it's a very important one that is a snapshot of the music Eno was creating in 1975 and hinted at what lay ahead. Geeta Dayal writes about music for the likes of Wired and The Wire, The Village Voice and The New York Times and many other respected publications. Brian Eno's Another Green World was written for 33 1/3, a brilliant series focusing on select albums like the Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique LP or Throbbing Gristles' 20 Jazz Funk Greats album. My interview with Geeta kicks off a new segment I'm calling Electronic Lit. Upcoming shows will feature interviews with Lyle Owerko about his book, The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, and How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks by Dave Tompkins. I hope you'll pick up a copy of Geeta's book. In fact, I have a copy that I'm going to give away to a lucky winner. Email me at solipsisticnation@gmail.com or Tweet me on Twitter @solipsistic for your chance to win. I'll pick an entry at random and announce the winner on next week's show. Speaking of next week's show, we're going to showcase Robot Elephant Records and talk to the label's founders Sebastian Weikart and Anthony Chalmers. See you then! 01. Amana Melomé "Nao Falo (Belladonna Deep House Remix)" 02. Girls Gone Vinyl: The Untold Story of Female DJs "Street Interviews: Who is your favorite female DJ? Do you know any?" 03. Amana Melomé "Caterpillar (Atjazz Remix Instrumental)" 04. Interview with DJ Jenny LaFemme, co-producer of Girls Gone Vinyl: The Untold 05. Story of Female DJs 05. Brian Eno And The Words Of Rick Holland "The Airman" 06. Brian Eno "2 Forms Of Anger" 07. Brian Eno "Horse" 08. Interview with Geeta Dayal, author of Brian Eno's Another Green World 09 Brian Eno "Slow Ice, Old Moon" 10. Brian Eno "Calcium Needles" 11. Brian Eno "Late Anthropocene"

There's an old saying that 99% percent of everything is crap. Theater, movies, literature, etc. And in our case, electronic music. 99% of it is crap. Mediocre. Uninspired. Trite. Cliche. Gutless. Excrement. But here's the good part—there are so many human beings that statistically there's an astounding amount of great electronic music in the 1%! So much of, in fact, that I can't possibly play all of it even on a weekly one hour program. There's just too much of it! Seemed a shame to keep it to myself so I started Tweeting whatever tracks I was listening to at the moment that I thought were worth hearing. Problem solved, right? Not quite. I listen to a lot of music when I'm on the go and it was frustrating to not always be able to link to the song or album I was listening to. What to do? After giving it some thought I created a new section on my blog where I featured the song of the day. That gave me the freedom to not only link to the artist but also include the song or a video of the song of the day, and whenever it's possible, a free MP3 download of that song. I've posting a song a day for the last month or so and now that I have enough of them under my belt I thought it was time to share some of those songs with you on today's show. And like the tracks I feature on my blog, the music on today's show will skip from genre to genre and every track is top notch. On today's I prove it to you. Below are links to purchase music from on today's show. If you like anything you heard, why not spend a buck or two to support the artists? See you next week! 01. Morgan Page "Loves Mistaken feat. Shelley Harland" 02. Underhill "Hiding The Light" 03. Squarepusher "Dark Steering" 04. Take "Before You Think" 05. Leaving Richmond "Tiny Things" 06. Renart "Conte D'Eté" 07. Tomas Barfod "Broken Glass" 08. Emsy Prank "Backside" 09. Pepe Deluxe "Go Supersonic (Radio Edit)" 10. Wordburglar "Rhyme O' Clock feat. More Or Les (Clean)" 11. Bonde Do Role "Kilo" 12. Busdriver "Bon Bon Fire" 13. Blockhead "Meet You At Tower Records" 14. Sidestepper "La Paloma"

Last weekend I headed up to LA with my friend. No particular reason, we both just needed to get out of San Diego. Don't get me wrong, San Diego is a slice of paradise but it is lacking in some of the cultural amenities. I wanted to see Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman perform their Hollywood Babble-On podcast at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal City Walk. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Kevin Smith because he was on the road promoting his new book, Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good. It was still a good show and I had the unique experience of strolling through Universal City Walk, which was a weird combination of a theme park and a shopping mall. Thing is, once you've been there, there's absolutely no reason to ever go back, because there's nothing there you'd really want to spend cash on beside touristy shit (although I must admit that I kind of liked it). I suppose if you lived in the area you'd want to go there to check out the latest Hollywood blockbuster film. The next day we drove to the fashion district in LA, which was a vast disappointment to my friend. I suppose she was expecting haute couture and models strolling up and down the streets. Anyway, it was good to take the weekend off and now I'm back and I'm really excited about today's show, because on today on solipsistic NATION we're showcasing Metal Postcard Records. I'm quite fond of Metal Postcard because they've been around roughly the same time I first started broadcasting solipsistic NATION on Free Radio San Diego. I didn't have any juice but Sean Hocking, the label's founder, was kind enough to send promotional CDs and vinyl my way to play on the show. Metal Postcard is an eclectic label and we'll find out just how eclectic when we chat with Sean, who joins us from his home in Hong Kong. Before I go, I want to wish my dad a happy Father's Day. He's listened to every single edition of solipsistic NATION. It means a lot to me that I can share something that means so much to me and that I work so hard on with my dad, and that he wants to listen. That he enjoys that show is just icing on the cake. He's a father and a friend and his influence on me in appreciating great music from all genres is only one of the many things I'm thankful for him as a father. Happy father's day, dad. I love you. 01. Wax Audio "Imagine This" 02. Rake Wickman "Suur Toll" 03. Interview with Sean Hocking, founder of Metal Postcard Records 04. Swoop Swoop "Drive Into the Night" 05. Ollo "Full Stop Blue" 06. Cambodian Space Project "I'm Unsatisfied" 07. DJ Foundation "Sitting in Gitmo" 08. The Emergency "Holland Tunnel Dive" 09. Interview with Sean Hocking, founder of Metal Postcard Records 10. Wow "When You're Dead" 11. Pairs "I Wanna Die in the Ocean" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 12. Never Heard of Zeppelin "Book of Love" 13. London School of Economics "Cock Sucker" 14. ?redo from Start "Wires" 15. Louis Inglis "Dark Days Ahead" 16. Crystal Sun Remixed by DSICO "For Those Who Wander" 17. Interview with Sean Hocking, founder of Metal Postcard Records

Tapage is Tijs Ham and he's our guest on today's show. While I've always enjoyed his music, I think he's really matured as an artist and as a musician with the release of Overgrown, his latest album on Tympanik Audio. All the elements that Tijs has worked with the last couple of years—the soundscapes, breakcore and IDM—are all there, but his use of all those styles of music is more precise. They're there more to support what he wants to express through his music than overwhelming the music, if that makes any sense. You'll see what I mean, because we'll also hear a live in studio performance from Tijs on today's show. Speaking of shows, [tlr], who has been a frequent guest on solipsistic NATION, will be performing tonight with Ming and Ping and Mike Diva as NVD-NDR at Til Two here in San Diego. If you live in the area, go see them! I plan to be there so send me a tweet @solipsistic and maybe we can meet up. That's if I get today's show out early enough. If you can't make the show, fear not. You can download [tlr]'s's performance as NVR-NDR on the October 15th, 2011 edition of solipsistic NATION. TLR was also on the show with tooth_eye, A Beautiful Lotus, Johan Ess and Joshua Decker with a mix of select tracks from their Magicore blog back in March. One more thing... I get sent a lot of music, and even though I feature the best of it each week on solipsistic NATION, there's so much that I can't pack it all into an hourly program. Even though I can't play everything that I think is great, I can still tell you about it, so I've started a new feature on the solipsistic NATION website: the song of the day. Recent posts have featured Bonde Do Role, Laid Back and the Drop Out Orchestra. All the music is exceptional and each post features a video or track from the artist. I also include links to download free MP3s if they offer them. If you like the show then I think you'll like the song of the day, so check it out! Join us again next week when we'll showcase music from Metal Postcard Records. See you then! 01. Tapage "Leptoid" 02. Tapage & Meander "Delicate Hydroid" 03. Interview with Tijs Ham of Tapage 04. Tapage "Laboratory Panic Advice" 05. Tapage "Sine" 06. Tapage "Notbremse" 07. Tapage "Head Cage" 08. Tapage "Mortuary Beef" 09. Tapage "Live"

On today's show I'm handing the virtual wheels of steel over to Praketh, who has lovingly selected tracks from Audio Aashram, one of the only labels operating out of New Delhi that sell, promote and manage various artists and different styles of alternative electronic music. They also stream three different kinds of chillout music at Radio79.com. Praketh has been a guest DJ on solipsistic NATION several times now, and also produces his own show, the always excellent blueOrb podcast. In fact, it's because of his podcast that we know each other in the first place. I came across his show five years ago when he released a mix featuring everyone from Nalepa to Boards of Canada. To this very day that remains one of my favorite mixes. Anyway, I asked Praketh if I could feature that mix on solipsistic NATION. He graciously agreed and has been a welcome guest on the show ever since. Whenever Praketh is kind enough to send a mix my way I invite him to come on the show to talk. But Praketh always declines, preferring to let the music do the talking. If you've listened to this show for any amount of time, you know that interviews are integral to solipsistic NATION. I like to get to know people in the electronic music community, what makes them tick, why do they do what they do? But Praketh's mixes are always so brilliant that I'm willing to not scratch that particular itch. I was considering releasing this show as a label showcase but when I talked it over with Praketh he pointed out that his mix, awesome as it is, doesn't convey the breadth and scope of Audio Aashram. The mix is more representative of Praketh's tastes in music. And that's true, because this mix has Praketh's fingerprints all over it. You can hear more mixes from Praketh. Check out the December 21st, 2007 Gunning for the Buddha show and the May 21st, 2011 Blue Orb edition of solipsistic NATION. If you know someone you think would enjoy today's show, tell them about solipsistic NATION. Or give us a review on our iTunes page. Spread the word! Join us again next week for a special in-studio performance by Tapage. See you then! 01. Open System "Inner sense (INTRO)" 02. Dualist Inquiry "Orbital" 03. Shantam "Reflexed" 04. Lucid Picnic "Saturn Effect" 05. Sattyananda "Realize" 06. Akasha "The Chain" 07. Sattyananda "Sonic Dreams" 08. Sygnals "Abyss Escape" 09. Sattyananda "Celebrate" 10. Shantam "Selfitude" 11. Sygnals "Recollection" 12. Asura "Volte Face" 13. Akasha "More Babak" 14. Saatvik Sequencers "Raga Durga" 15. Grains of Sound "Way In, Way Out (OUTRO)"

I have spent over 12 hours producing today's show. This last surge of nervous energy is only going to last so long so let me give you the low down on today's show before I collapse into a quivering heap of exhaustion. First off, I want to say goodbye to Adam Yauch, or as we know him, MCA of the Beastie Boys. I wasn't a fan of their Licensed to Ill album because I could never get past their douchebag posturing. But there was no ignoring their Paul's Boutique album and Check Your Head was virtually my soundtrack for 1992. As I was growing and maturing, the Beastie Boys were always a couple steps ahead of me, blazing the trail. Adam passed away last week. I'll miss his wit, his compassion and his humanity. The world is a little colder place with one less Beastie. Namaste, Adam. Life is for the living, so let's get on with it. This year's Glade Festival is less than a month away and we're going to bring it in with Benji Vaughan, who will be performing along with Raja Ram and Simon Posford on the Origin Stage Twisted Sound System. Between them, they are responsible for such ground-breaking music including, but not only, Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Younger Brother and Prometheus. The MUTEK Festival is also around the corner, taking place in Montreal May 30th to June 3rd. Last year we spoke with MUTEK founder, Alain Mongeau. This year we have the pleasure of talking with Patti Schmidt, the curator, programmer and web editor for MUTEK. Patti also has the distinction of being the voice for the CBC's Brave New Waves, a music program that features music and culture from the "fringes and the future." We'll also talk with Vibin.fm's founder, Brian O'Toole. Vibin.fm is the Pandora of electronic music and Brian will explain how it all works, us how Vibin.fm works. Want to have a little fun? Enter any of the other artists featured on today's show at Vibin.fm and see what comes up. I heard some lovely music from Kuedo, Teebs and Byetone. Last but not least, we'll chat with Craig Colorusso about his Sun Boxes. What are Sun Boxes? Sun Boxes are twenty speakers powered by solar panels. Each speaker has a different guitar note that loops. Once the piece begins they continually overlap and the piece slowly evolves over time. Oh, and be sure to check out Craig's mobile Sun Boxes apps! Today's show is free. But if you enjoyed yourself, learned something new or heard something you liked, tell a friend about the show. Want to go the extra mile? Write up a quick review on our iTunes page. The more people who know about solipsistic NATION the more shows like today's I can produce. Join us again next week for a special mix featuring select tracks from the Audio Aashram Music catalog lovingly curated by Praketh, from the blueOrb podcast. See you then! 01. D-Sisive "Adam" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. Younger Brother "Train" 03. Solar Fields "Perception" 04. Interview with Benji Vaughan 05. Apparat "Black Water" 06. Apparat "A Bang In The Void" 07. Interview with Patti Schmidt, curator, programmer and web editor for MUTEK 08. Shlohmo "Tomato Squeeze" 09. Salva "Weeeird Science" 10. Clark "The Pining pt1" 11. Interview with Brian O'Toole, founder of Vibin.fm 12. Clark "The Pining pt2" 13. Craig Colorusso "Grassy Field" 14. Interview with Craig Colorusso, Sun Box creator 15. Craig Colorusso "Frozen Pond"