solipsistic NATION

Today on solipsistic NATION we'll listen to select tracks from Experimedia, a record label, shop, and distributor based out of Ohio and established in 2000. I've known about Experimedia for quite some time and it's kind of surprising that our paths haven't crossed already. Experimedia consistently puts out quality releases, so much so that when I hear about an album that's released on Experimedia, I just assume that it's going to be fantastic. It's that kind of dedication to excellence that I showcase labels on solipsistic NATION in the first place. This is music you need to hear. Jeremy Bible is the man behind Experimedia and he'll also be performing tonight at the RCN CAVE in Akron, Ohio. If you came to solipsistic NATION from that show, then welcome aboard! If you liked today's show why not tell a friend about solipsistic NATION. I'd also welcome a quick review on our iTunes page. The more people who know about solipsistic NATION the more shows like today's I can produce. Speaking of which, join us next week when our guests will be Benji Vaughan who'll be performing at this years Glade Festival. We'll also chat with Patti Schmidt from MUTEK and we'll learn about Vibin.fm, the Pandora for electronic music. See you then! 01. RxRy "Cygnus" 02. Damian Valles "Movement III" 03. Interview with Jeremy Bible, founder of Experimedia 04. From The Mouth of The Sun "Like Shadows in an Empty Cathedral" 05. Superstorms "Part 3" 06. Lawrence English "The Roar Ceasing" 07. Jannick Schou "Then Filling Your Pockets With Stones" 08. Keith Freund "The Ortzi" 09. Interview with Jeremy Bible, founder of Experimedia 10. Black Swan "The Quiet Divide (Reprise)" 11. Ben Bennett "yet to be titled" 12. Celer "Repertoire of Dinless Shifts (Excerpt)"

On today's show we have a very special live set from Nick Brennan of Tripswitch performing at the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival. Nick Brennan is Tripswitch and as Tripswitch he's released music that is just fantastic stuff! Nick has this knack for making music that feels well-worn and new at the same time. There's something about his music that's instantly familiar and feels like he's always been part of your record collection. There's something very English about it, too, because his music is very dreamy and idyllic with a undercurrent of darkness that surfaces from time to time. It's something I also recognized in Ott, who was our guest last June, and I think this strand can be traced back to The Orb, which can be further traced back to Pink Floyd. But that begs the question, how much further does this tradition go back in the history of English music? We'll find out when we talk with Nick. We'll also talk about his alter ego, Codemonkey, and his label, Section Records. Before we go any further, if you're listening to today's solipsistic NATION on Taint Radio then I'm afraid you're not going to here the entire show. We're going long because Nick has a very special recording of him performing at the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival. Don't worry, I've got you covered. Just download today's show and you won't miss a thing. While you're here, why not visit out iTunes page and give the show a quick review. The more reviews solipsistic NATION gets, the higher ranking it gets on iTunes, which means more people might find out about the show. Which means more people might get turned on to Nick's music, which would be awesome, right? Join us again next week when we'll talk with Experimedia's Jeremy Bible. See you then! 01. Kaya Project & Tripswitch "When Only Sand Remains (Tripswich Remix)" 02. Tripswitch "Circularity" 03. Interview with Nick Brennan of Tripswitch 04. Tripswitch "Strange Parallels" 05. Tripswitch "Floating Point" 06. Tripswitch "Live (O.Z.O.R.A. Festival, 2011)"

Welcome to #twittermix4! And here's the part where I explain what that means. Explaining what it means is actually one of the #twittermix traditions. So here we go... When I first joined Twitter there wasn't a lot of labels or musicians on Twitter, which made it almost useless as far solipsistic NATION was concerned. But I stuck around and gradually more and more labels and musicians came online on Twitter, which is also right about the time when Twitter became my social media platform of choice. Twitter had two things going for it that I came to cherish: it was ubiquitous and concise. Twitter's 140 character limit forced you to say what you wanted to say with laser-like intensity. I thought it would be fun to put together a mix for solipsistic NATION featuring tracks from musicians on Twitter. I approached the artists I had met through Twitter for their participation and asked them to extend the invitation to musicians they new. I believe this was when retweeting came onto the scene. Heady times! Retweeting put me in touch with a lot of musicians I talk to to this day. Come to think of it, I guess that whole process is one of the traditions of the #twittermix. Anyway, I got a lot of great tracks and the show was a success, but I have to tell you, today's #twittermix is the best. Not to diminish the previous #twittermixs but this one's pretty special. Not only is the music as diverse as Twitter itself but the music is topnotch! As an added bonus, we'll also talk with Clay Nutting, who is one of the people organizing this year's Sacramento Electronic Music Festival. I really hope to make it to the festival because the've got some incredible talent from folks like James & Evander, Shlohmo, Mux Mool and more. If you plan on going, Tweet me on Twitter at @solipsistic and maybe we can meet up. Getting back to my point... I think Twitter is important to me because it also represents the spirit of solipsistic NATION. Through Twitter I am able to informally approach musicians and labels I would otherwise never get the chance to talk to, and that's led to a lot of incredible shows and struck up a lot of friendships. In turns, musicians and labels have contacted me through Twitter as well as listeners of the show and people who just show up because they got word of the show or are just curious or the other myriad reasons. Twitter has helped me build up solipsistic NATION, reach out and collaborate and have a hell of a lot of fun. The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that solipsistic NATION could not exist without Twitter. Or be something very, very different without it. Join us again next week when our guest will be Tripswitch's Nick Brennan. He's got a very special live set for us. See you then! 01. Lorn "Soft Room" 02. Salva "Obsession (feat. B. Bravo)" 03. Mux Mool "Wolf Tone Symphony" 04. Shlohmo "Hot Boxing The Cockpit" 05. Interview with Clay Nutting, Sacramento Electronic Music Festival organizer 06. Dragonfly Lingo "All Right" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 07. YouShriek "Ever And Anon (Strobelight Mix)" 08. Wet Dentist "The Running Man" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 09. EshOne "Golden Ratios" 10. David Morneau "Jubilation" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 11. Leaving Richmond "What Were We Waiting For?" 12. Myrrh Ka Ba "Grimes Visiting Statue Remix" 13. Uschi-No-Michi "SparK" 14. Big Mister Doom "Wilderness" 15. bubbles "Pilot Wormholio" 16. KTD "Dreams" 17. Exillon "Abysmal Dismal" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 18. dustmotes "Saudade" 19. Somatic Responses "Old Photos"

On today's show our guest is Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show. As the producer of solipsistic NATION I rarely have time to listen to other music podcasts. There simply isn't enough hours in the day so there are only a handful of them. Macedonia's Both Sides of the Surface is one. There's also Mikel OD's Most People Are DJs podcast and the Spartacus Roosevelt podcast and definitely the Headphone Commute podcast. But I barely have enough time to listen to even those clutch of shows, so a podcast better be very special if I am going to make time for it. I expect it's the same with you, too. So, why The Electro Show? Mainly it's because Nathan has also embraced a freeform approach to producing a show about electronic music. Every genre is grist for his mill. And like myself, Nathan eagerly wants to turn people on to great music even as he himself explores the vast terrain of electronic music in all it's myriad forms. Join us again next week for the fourth annual #twittermix featuring electronic music from artists on Twitter. Best one yet! 01. Boards of Canada "Left Side Drive" 02. Interview with Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show 03. Breeze Squad "Almost Beating" 04. Goldfrapp "Ohh La La" 05. John Wills "Emancipation" 06. Response "Backbone" 07. KMFDM "Krank" 08. Zed Bias "Fairplay" 09. Vandal "Bats!" 10. Interview with Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show 11. John Craig "Breaking Up (Crazibiza Remix)" 12. The Chemical Brother "Do It Again" 13. Danny Tenaglia "Dibiza (Jaimy Tribal Mix)" 14. Interview with Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show 15. Mogan Page & Lissie "The Longest Road (Kesha van Ford Remix)" 16. ATB "9P.M. (Till I Come)" 17. Bro Safari "Da Worm (Bro Safari: Self-Indulgent Remix)" 18. Caspa "Fulham 2 Waterloo" 19. John B "Numbers (Camo & Krooked Remix)" 20. DJ Korsakoff "Unrivalled (Re-Style Remix)" 21. Interview with Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show 22. Tommy Trash "Cascade"

Today's label showcase features, by popular demand, ABAGA Records! A few months back I asked friends of the show on Twitter which labels you thought I should feature on solipsistic NATION and ABAGA Records came up again and again. You demanded it, I listened! When I launched solipsistic NATION I was uncompromising in my vision for the show. I wanted to feature the best of all genres of electronic music. Not everyone likes jumping from genre to genre of electronic music but the net is big. I knew that there were listeners out there. We just had to find each other. Six years and 276 shows later solipsistic NATION has found a global audience. And damn, the audience has amazing taste. Whenever I ask for suggestions for guest or labels to feature on the show I'm never disappointed and I'm constantly being introduced to new and exciting things. Today's show is proof of that. Today's show is also a bit different because I haven't heard the mix yet. Andrew, the label's director, sent it to me and I literally just downloaded it. I have no more idea what to expect that you do, dear listener. Despite the time shifting with podcasts I am, for all intents and purposes, listening to today's the same time as you. But you've never steered me wrong. I'm going to trust in your good taste. ABAGA Records releases bass music, dubstep, jungle, d&b and other sub-heavy styles of music. Based in Edinburgh, the label provides a platform for artists to get their music heard, with both free and paid releases. Join us again next week when our guest will be Nathan Phelan, host of The Electro Show. See you then! 01. Tactus "Red Tide (Unreleased)" 02. DanieL Bazz "Ace" 03.Interview with Andrew Rankine, director of ABAGA Records 04. Tactus "Refueled" 05. The Mighty Cornelius "The Black Meat (DanieL Bazz Remix)" 06. The Setup "Grindstone" 07. G.Davies "Crab Riddim" 08. CIVIC "So Rough (Tactus Remix)" 09. Tactus "Broken (Unreleased)" 10. Tactus "Skittles (Unreleased)" 11. Tactus "Litmus (Unreleased)" 12. Tactus "Steam Cloud" 13. Tactus "Rub-A-Dub Remix" 14. Tactus "Home Guider" 15. Tactus "Dancing Bruise (Unreleased)" 16. Tactus & Spiral Soundsystem "Dancing Bruise (Unreleased)" 17. Radikal Guru "Inilusion (Quektis Remix)" 18. Interview with Andrew Rankine, director of ABAGA Records 19. Tactus "Captain Cabinets Remix (Unreleased)" 20. Tactus "Amputation Party" 21. G.Davies "Young Hegelians" 22. Project Midnight "Slam" 23. TeKlo "Overdose" 24. ODEA "Circuit" 25. Jammin J "Perfect Score (Tactus Remix)" 26. Tactus "Approach" 27. Tactus "Flamjonkles" 28. Tactus "Death Note (Unreleased)" 29. Tactus "Radikhal (Unreleased)" 30. Interview with Andrew Rankine, director of ABAGA Records 31. Tactus "Detriment (Unreleased)" 32. Profisee "Hold Up (Tactus Remix)" 33. Denney "Make It Funk" 34. Tactus & MAKO "Come Again" 35. Denney "Spiritual Contact" 36. Jammin J "Something Special"

I think it's safe to say that if you've heard the Stereo MCs' music then you're probably already fan. And if you haven't heard the Stereo MCs' music, which is almost impossible, then you will be a fan by the end of today's show. Well, actually, I have to admit the possibility that you may not be a fan. I know I wasn't. When the Stereo MCs released their track "Connected" it was a monster hit. You couldn't get away from it. At the time I was working a bar and a nightclub and if the DJs weren't playing it in the nightclub, people were playing it on the jukebox in the bar. Even a good song, a great song, can turn sour if you hear it too much. And so I grew to loathe the Stereo MCs. But nearly 10 years later a friend from work played "Connected" and I heard it with fresh ears and instantly became a fan. That very night I ran out and purchased their Connected album and, to my joy, they had recently released a new album called Deep Down & Dirty. Those albums were on constant rotation that summer. I played those albums at parties the summer of 2001. I drove to the Getty Museum for the first time on a date while listening to those albums. I've made love while those albums played in the background. As you can see, I have a very intimate connection with the Stereo MCs' music. When I saw Rob on Twitter a few week's ago I knew what I had to do: invite him on the show. And to my delight, he said yes! I don't think neither Rob or his partner, Nick Hallam, self-identify as electronic musicians. I think they just see themselves as musicians and electronic instruments are just one of the tools, among many, they use to create music. That's cool, but they do use electronic gear and that's good enough for me to call them one of our own. And if it isn't? Who cares, it's the Stereo MCs, for crying out loud! If you liked today's show, and honestly, how can you not like today's show, then tell a friend. The more people who listen, the more people like Rob I can get on the show. Joins us again next week when we'll showcase music from Abaga Records. See you then! 01. Stereo MCs "Wooden Heart" 02. Interview with Rob Birch of Stereo MCs 03. Stereo MCs "Breeze" 04. Stereo MCs "Chicken Shake" 05. Stereo MCs "Rhino Part I" 06. Stereo MCs "Rhino Part II" 07. Stereo MCs "Rhino Part III" 08. Stereo MCs "Lost in Music, 92 (Live)" 09. Stereo MCs "Set It Up, BBC 92 (Live)" 10. Stereo MCs "Set It Up, BBC 92 (Live)" 11. Stereo MCs "Pressure, T&C 93 (Live)" 12. Stereo MCs "Playing with Fire, T&C 93 (Live)" 13. Stereo MCs "Fade Away, Glaston 93 (Live)" 14. Stereo MCs "Elevate My Mind (Live)" 15. Stereo MCs "Connected, T&C 93 (Live)" 16. Stereo MCs "Breeze, London 01 (Live)" 17. Stereo MCs "Graffiti Pt 2, London 01 (Live)" 18. Stereo MCs "We Belong In This World Together, Cactus 03 (Live)" 19. Stereo MCs "Sofisticated, Cactus 03 (Live)" 20. Stereo MCs "Show Your Light, Brixton 08 (Live)" 21. Stereo MCs "Black Gold, Brixton 08 (Live)" 22. Stereo MCs "City Lights, Brixton 08 (Live)" 23. Stereo MCs "Deep Down & Dirty, Brixton 08 (Live)" 24. Stereo MCs "Ground Level, Brixton 08 (Live)" 25. Stereo MCs "Here And Now, Brixton 08 (Live)" 26. Stereo MCs "Desert Song, Frequency Fest 11 (Live)" 27. Stereo MCs "Far Out Feeling, Frequency Fest 11 (Live)" 28. Stereo MCs "Running, Frequency Fest 11 (Live)"

On today's show we're going to experience the Voltron Mega Mix lovingly put together by [tlr], tooth_eye, A Beautiful Lotus, Johan Ess and Joshua Decker to celebrate Magicore's two year anniversary. You remember Magicore, don't you? They only put together one of my favorite editions of solipsistic NATION evah! Only this time they're mix is darker, sinister, heavier and far more dangerous. But don't worry, it's still just as fun! Join us again next week for a very special live set from the Stereo MCs. I'm so excited! See you then! 01. Witxes "Winter Light Burns" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. Interview with [tlr], tooth_eye, A Beautiful Lotus, Johan Ess and Joshua Decker from the Magicore blog. 03. Buried At Birth "Reigndeer In Blood" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by tooth_eye 04. Porion "Boxhead (Foetus Remix)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by tooth_eye 05. Dino Felipe "Fantison" Selected by tooth_eye 06. Earth Dies Screaming "Diseased" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by tooth_eye 07. Sir Vixx "Sickness Anus Monus Rec" Selected by tooth_eye 08. Mechonat Hereg "Pushin Heroin" Selected by tooth_eye 09. Eustachian "Martinique II" Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 10. Louis Minus Seize "666 blues" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 11. Hara-kari Kitty "Vampires Like to Neck (Crystal Cuts)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 12. Bayi "Coulrophobia an Acidus" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 13. Mechonat Hereg "Activate Damage" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 14. Zathura "Do Not Resuscitate" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 15. Yamumi "Lizards with Lazers" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 16. Earth Dies Screaming "Black Wizardry" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 17. Blazar "Hexapod" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 18. Scistitch "Event Horizon" Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 19. A Beautiful Lotus "Super Thrash Aquatica [Dubstep Aerobic Workout Remix by J Randall]" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 20. Lisa Frank Death Machine "Impaled by Unicorns [Demo]" Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 21. Black Magic Rituals feat. A Beautiful Lotus "Prayer of the Gnomes" Selected by A Beautiful Lotus 22. Defecks "Untitled Amen" Selected by Joshua Decker 23. XNation "Foolproof" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by Joshua Decker 24. Ripclaw "Welcome TO Jamrock Remix" Selected by Joshua Decker 25. Bludclot Recordings Various Selected by Joshua Decker 26. Jaymie Valentine "Attic Stares" Selected by Johan Ess 27. Cindergarden "Things that Never Die ([tlr] 'Bad Version' Remix)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by Johan Ess 28. Baconhanger "Witchcraft in America" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by Johan Ess 29. Protman "130goborgs" Selected by Johan Ess 30. Black + Ceiling "Harp" Selected by Johan Ess 31. Myrrh Ka Ba "Black and Blue" Selected by Johan Ess 32. Johan Ess "National Security Smoothie" Selected by [tlr] 33. Shisa "Paranoid" Selected by [tlr] 34. tooth_eye "Methadone Siesta" Selected by [tlr] 35. She "Day 6" Selected by [tlr] 36. Dr. Massive and the Headwound Extravaganza "Piggy (NIN Cover)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by [tlr] 37. Death Cries Make Lullabies "Untitled 004" Selected by [tlr] 38. Mother of Gosh "Mouth of Baked Margarine, Part Two" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by [tlr] 39. A Beautiful Lotus "Panning Check 101" Selected by [tlr] 40. Red Ruler "Fast Beats" Selected by [tlr] 41. Bizzart "marthur" Selected by [tlr] 42. [tlr] "White Noise Drum Experiment #2" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by [tlr] 43. :( "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly (Weezer Cover)" Selected by [tlr] 44. Giant Claw "Erasers Fantasy Pt. IV" Selected by [tlr] 45. Bobbi Dal "Black Magic 9000" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by [tlr] 46. DJCrabhat "I'm Saying 'Pirate Raps'" Selected by [tlr] 47. [P-R-Z] "Heavy Metalloids" Selected by [tlr] 48. Rekombinacje "Nevi Easily Fusible" Selected by [tlr] 49. Baby Giraffes "Choking Hazard" Selected by [tlr] 50. Bubblegum Octopus "Kitten Happy" [FREE DOWNLOAD] Selected by [tlr]

I keep meaning to write up today's show notes but instead I've got caught up in a discussion with friend of the show, _tlr_, about the movie, John Carter. Sorry, _tlr_, I have duties I must attend to! Last week I failed to mention how much I've been blown away by Tympanik Audio's recent releases from the likes of Access To Arasaka, Known Rebel, C.Db.Sn and Tapage. Tympanik Audio always releases great stuff but they've really outdone themselves with this recent batch. Tapage in particular has shown a lot of growth and Overgrown is his best album yet. He has some how managed the trick of simultaneously being more restrained in his music and complex and dramatic. Another label that's batting them out of the park is Record Label Records. Record Label Records tends to release music that's a bit more expierimental and that always runs the risk of falling flat. Record Label Records has always managed to find the good stuff, though, and with the recent releases of their Drinking the Goat's Blood and the Cremation of Care compilation albums (and wAgAwAgA's midnight sampler album, which I sadly was unable to play on today's show) they've really brought their A game. The Centrifuge has also been blowing up. Velapene Screen returns from his live appearance on solipsistic NATION with a track from his album, What If They Can't Trust You? Lodsb also returns with a fantastic track and Myoptik makes his first appearance on the show. Of course, there are other labels featured on today's show but I wanted to focus on those three because each and every one of them has been releasing music so great that I have to pinch myself to convince myself that I'm not hallucinating it. Can music really be this good?! A lot of the music heard on today's show can be downloaded absolutely for free by clicking the links below but why not show your support for the artists by purchasing one or two of their tracks. Maybe one of their albums if you really liked what you heard. If you want to support the show, that's free too. Just tell your friends about the show or give us a rating or review on iTunes if you think solipsistic NATION is with listening to. Let me sweeten the pot: join us again next week when the lads from Magicore return with yet another mind blowing mix of select tracks from their blog. That reminds me, I need to get back to my conversation with Magicore's _tlr_ about what a turkey John Carter turned out to be. 01. Somatic Responses "Panic Attack" 02. Velapene Screen "Breaks The Habit" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 03. Tim Ballista "Thing Scape 1" 04. Soulsonic "Osr" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 05. Tapage "Dresscode" 06. Amon Tobin "Piece of Paper" 07. Frank Riggio "Errance" 08. Slugabed "Dragon Drums" 09. Wisp "Ptolemy Sphere" 10. Thee Source Ov Fawnation "Hello Black Diamond" 11. Myoptik "Night Raidz" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 12. Lodsb "Neon" [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Today on solipsistc NATION our guest is Saltillo's Menton J. Matthews III. He's just released Monocyte, Saltillo's long awaited second album. Saltillo's Monocyte is both an album and a comic book. The comic book was released by IDW and the album was released by Artoffact Records. Jacek Kozlowski is the founder of Artoffact Records and his label was featured on solipsistc NATION's label showcase back in January. Jacek prepared a great mix with select tracks from his label and introduced me to Saltillo with two tracks that were gorgeous and mysterious and very, very dark. Ganglion is Saltillo's first album but I'd be hard pressed to say if one was better than the other. Their both beautiful and while Ganglion is more restrained it no less powerful than Monocyte. And Monocyte is very powerful—cinematic in scope chock full of cryptic dialogue, sound effects and the music, the beautiful and haunting music. Menton J. Matthews III is one half of Saltillo and he joins us from his studio in Chicago to talk about both his new album and the comic book. Join us again next week. We'll do it all over again. But completely different. 01. X:THC "Hide" 02. Zeller "Asperitatis Texture" 03. Saltillo "ABEO" 04. Saltillo "The Opening" 05. Interview with Menton J. Matthews III of Saltillo 06. Saltillo "If Wishes were Catholics" 07. Access To Arasaka "Sao" 08. C.Db.Sn "Artificial Intelligence" 09. Spyweirdos, John Mourjopoulos, Floros Floridis "The Letter After Omega" 10. Steinbruchel "narrow"

Today on solipsistic NATION we're going to listen to select tracks from Futuresequence and talk with the labels founder, Michael Waring. Futuresequence is based out of the UK and began as a blog but has slowly been mutating into a music label that explores the possibilities and boundaries of textures, patterns and sounds and, hopefully, pushes past those boundaries. I've known about Futuresequence since their first Sequence compilation album. I recently read about the release of Sequence3 in Zite's electronic music section. After downloading all 41 tracks of the album and being blown away by each and every one, it was obvious that I had to feature Futuresequence on solipsistic NATION. We'll talk with Michael about his label and the music we'll hear on today's show. If you heard a track you liked on today's mix you can always show your support by buying a track or two from the artists by clicking the links on today's show notes. If you like the show, you can also support solipsistic NATION simply by giving the show a quick 1 to 5 star rating on iTunes. I of course hope you'll give solipsistic NATION a five star rating. You can also support solipsistic NATION by turning your friends on to the show. The more people who listen to solipsistic NATION the more shows like today's show I can produce. Each edition of solipsistic NATION is free for your listening pleasure. I just ask you share solipsistic NATION with people who enjoy good music. I'll see you again next week when we'll do it all over again! But completely different. 01. Radere "I'll Make You Quiet" 02. Sun Hammer "A Dream In Blood" 03. Interview with Michael Waring, founder of Futuresequence 04. Widesky "_____ Is Also Movement" 05. Zvuku "Untitled" 06. Radere & A Setting Sun "VII" 07. Radere "Good Evening, Ghosts" 08. Interview with Michael Waring, founder of Futuresequence

Can I share something with you that is simultaneously mind blowing and utterly mundane? I get anywhere from 50 to 250 tracks emailed my way every week. Let me repeat that: every week. And I've made a pact with myself that if musicians or music labels are generous enough to send music my way to play on the show then I feel obligated to every single song. As you can imagine, that takes a lot of time. My strategy to deal with this constant geyser of music is to listen to a couple hours of hours a day of music on my phone that has been sent my way in the last week on random. Listening to music on random gives me an approximation what an album sounds like. I realize it's not fair to the artists but it would take me forever to listen to each and every album from start to finish. Random's just faster. Anyway, whenever a really good track comes on that I flag it for consideration to play on the show. And tracks from Velapene Screen's album, What If They Can't Trust You?, just kept popping up again and again, demanding my attention. Who the hell was this guy? Whoever he was, his music is slamming! I wasn't surprised, What If They Can't Trust You? is a Centrifuge release, and The Centrifuge puts out quality music. Check out my interview with The Centrifuge's Wassim if you don't believe me. And as I was listening to yet another killer track from Velapene Screen I suddenly saw him post something to Twitter. I wondered if he'd be interested on coming on the show with a live set and sent him a Tweet. Minutes later he Tweeted back that he was interested. We talked further and the results is today's show. On the surface that's not such an amazing story but if you think about it, it's almost magical. Musicians and music labels send me music to download which I might later play on my show, which is available as a podcast or streaming from an internet radio station. And I'm deluged in music. All. The. Time. And I listen to this stuff, anywhere I go, on my phone. And I can reach out and contact the musicians I'd like to come on the show by posting message in the aether. Can you fucking believe that shit? Like I said: utterly mundane but completely magical. Anyway, listen to today's show featuring a chat with Chris Ghiraldi, the man behind Velapene Screen, and Chris' in-studio performance! His whole life is magical. Became a touring musician at a young age, won the Philly Laptop Battle in 2004 and the New York City Laptop Battle in 2006, received attention from Rolling Stone, remixed artists including Interpol, Meat Beat Manifesto, Radiohead and Regina Spektor, etc. Before I get out of Dodge, keep your fingers crossed because next month's Live show may feature a set from the Stereo MCs! I hope I didn't jinx it. See you next week! 01. Velapene Screen "Breaks The Habit" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. Velapene Screen "Breathe Again (Sense's In, Out and Around Mix)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 03. Interview with Chris Ghiraldi of Velapene Screen 04. Velapene Screen "Live"

One of my resolutions for 2012 is to infect as many people as I can with the meta virus that is solipsistic NATION to as many people as possible. When I first concocted solipsistic NATION I had no idea how far the contagion would spread. While solipsistic NATION features the best of all genres of electronic music it is a specialized format that will only infect those who are susceptible to that particular virulent strain. Furthermore, solipsistic NATION uses podcasts as a delivery mechanism to bypass the blood–brain barrier, narrowing the scope of the meta virus. I had developed a potent show. All I could do was release it into the world and watch its vectors grow... and spread. I always knew solipsistic NATION was a quality show. I work damn hard on it, after all, and the music and the interviews are great. And as solipsistic NATION has mutated, it has infected more and more people surprising even me how many people it had reached. solipsistic NATION was getting over 47,000 downloads a month in 2011. I saw solipsistic NATION in a new light. How far could it go? I wanted to find out. Enter Bob Rogers, founder of TaintRadio. solipsistic NATION already podcasts on the Mevio and Alterati networks and now streams on TaintRadio TaintRadio is an international alliance of independent producers dedicated to presenting music and music-related programming on the Internet 24/7. If Taint Radio has a format, I guess I would call it freeform. I come from a freeform background myself as a DJ from WMFO and I've always applied that approach to solipsistic NATION, which makes solipsistic NATION and TaintRadio a perfect fit. In the short time I've been listening to TaintRadio I've been blown away by music and the DJs I've heard on the station. I tell you this with all sincerity, if you want to listen to some incredible music selected and curated by fantastic DJs, tune in. You can catch solipsistic NATION on TaintRadio Thursdays at 2PM Eastern and Saturdays at 11AM. I invited Bob Rogers to join us on today's show to tell us more about TaintRadio and he joins us from the TaintRadio studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Also joining us to talk about his Bot Box boxed set is Brian Botkiller from his underground lair in New Mexico. Brian is a friend of the show and appeared on solipsistic NATION when I did a segment on the Oscillation electronic music festival that he organized in New Mexico. Brian has just released a boxed set that's an anthology and collection of his works from 2002 to present. Today's show is especially contagious. Help spread the virus that is solipsistic NATION further and wider. If you think the show is good, tell your friends about it. Tweet it. Like it. Play it at work. Play it at home. Loud. Join us again next week when we'll be treated to a live set from Centrifuge recording artist, Velapene Screen! 01. Mos Dub "Ms. Vampire Booty" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. Roots Manuva Vs Wrongtom "Dutty Rut" 03. Zeller "Zion Asteroid" 04. Interview with Bob Rogers, founder of TaintRadio 05. rozz3r "348844" 06. RaaskalBOMfukkerz "AAN / UIT (with DJ Basel)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 07. Mid-Air "Perspective and texture remix" 08. Malachai "Snake Eyes" 09. Igor Boxx "Breslau" 10. ZenWest "Explosion of the Now" 11. Brian Botkiller "Welcome to Postwar USA (Featuring En Esch)" 12. Brian Botkiller "OCCUPY" 13. Interview with Brian Botkiller 14. Brian Botkiller "Mind and Space"

Today on solipsistic NATION we're going to reveal the truth hidden behind the Secret Archives of the Vatican... podcast. I don't listen to many electronic music podcasts because: 1. I simply don't have the time, and; 2. Most electronic music podcasts bore me, even good ones. For example, I love dubstep, but after listening to three or four episodes of a dubstep podcast, I begin to lose interest. I need variety. Some of the podcasts I do enjoy are Both Sides of the Surface and Most People Are DJs. The shows are thoughtful, well planned out and offer a lot of variety. I never feel like I've heard the same show twice. Recently, through Twitter, I've discovered the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast. It's an excellent show featuring excellent music and I never know what to expect from episode to episode. The other reason I'm such a fan of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast is because the music is reminiscent of the kind of music Bill Laswell was pumping out in the 90s: which is to say that the music featured on the Secret Archives of the Vatican is often mystical and tinged Philip K. Dickian paranoia. Which is not to say that the music is not fun or playful, becasue it often is. Speaking of Bill Laswell, be sure to check out the marvelous Sacred Dub podcast. The shows are infrequent but deliver depth-charge explosions when released. Vince Millett is the man behind both the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast and band, and he's also the founder of Broken Drum Records, a netlabel dedicated to creating and promoting excellent, globally-influenced bass-driven music. Vince is also our guest on today's show and he's lovingly hand-picked tracks that have been featured the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast. I can tell Vince and I have an ironic fascination with the romanticized and eroticized stain of Orientalism in the tradition of William S. Burroughs' heroin-fueled hallucinations, Paul Bowles' Morrocan savage hedonism and Hakim Bey's magical temporary autonomous zones. Join us again next week when out guests will be Bob Rogers from TaintRadio, Raziel Panic from YouShriek and Brian Botkiller and Mad EP. 01. Secret Archives of the Vatican "Budayeen 3am" 02. Interview with Vince Millett, host of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast 03. Intention and Rare Dynamic "Syrian Falcon" 04. Fun-Da-Mental "5 Prayers of Afghan Women" 05. Runge Kutta and D-Theory "God Complex" 06. Orange Blossom "Habibi" 07. Zyon Base "1000 Paper Cranes" 08. Interview with Vince Millett, host of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast 09. Turrent Error "Ephixa" 10. Secret Archives of the Vatican "Battleship al Qahira" 11. Eat Static "Dune Rider" 12. Dr Zoidberg "Eastern Whisper" 13. Interview with Vince Millett, host of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast 14. Onra "The Third Sword"

Back in the day, if I heard and album I dug and wanted to find out what music label had released it I simply had to look at the CD or cassette or even an album cover. These days, despite the amazing advances in technology, it's not so easy. If I'm walking down the streets of San Diego, as I often do, listening to music on my iPhone and hear a track that I like I can quickly check out the name of the track and the artist but not which label released the album. But at least I have the names, right? I can Google that. But what a hassle! But surely a minor inconvenience. Not so fast. Sadly, not all artists or labels tag their MP3s correctly, often omitting the name of the song or the artist or the name of the album. No what? Wait until I get home and play the track over my speakers so I can play it to my iPhone and see of Shazam knows what song it is. I'll grant you that it's amazing I might be able to solve a mystery with my phone but it's still ridiculous what I sometimes have to go through just to find out which label released which artists. This is all a long winded way of explaining that if I hear something that I think is good, and good enough that it's worth my time to jump through all those hoops to find out the which label is behind the release, then it's something worth your while to listen to. The Feedback Loop Label is such a label. The Feedback Loop Label is a net label from Portugal and founded by Leonardo Rosado and from the label's inception each release has been amazing. And each release found me thumbing through my phone, trying to find out which label was responsible for the beautiful music flowing into my ears. And it was always the Feedback Loop Label. I've played a lot of music from the Feedback Loop Label and recently label artist Daniel Hopkins of Landcrash appeared on solipsistic NATION with a recording of his performance at the White Star. By that point it seemed ridiculous that I hadn't showcased Feedback Loop on solipsistic NATION, so I emailed Leonardo to rectify the situation. He's our guest on today's show and he's lovingly handpicked select tracks from his label for your enjoyment. As I mentioned, Feedback Loop is a net label and as such, all their music on their catalogue is available as a free download. In fact you, can download nearly all the tracks heard on today's show by clicking the links below. However, if you like what you hear, and I don't see how you could possibly not, then support the artists and support the label. Feedback Loop does have phycial releases that you can purchase and you can buy other releases from the artists as well. You can be a modern day Renaissance patron! Join us again next week when we'll talk with Bob Rogers from TaintRadio, we'll also talk with Brian Botkiller and You Shriek and the folks from 6Wunderkinder, developers of Wunderkit. See you then! 01. Elisa Luu "Nuovi Giorni" 02. I've Lost "The Big Empty" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 03. Interview with Leonardo Rosado, founder of the Feedback Loop Label 04. Savaran "Delphic" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 05. Monolyth and Cobalt "Ground Z-ero" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 06. Luca Nasciuti "Ivory" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 07. Interview with Leonardo Rosado, founder of the Feedback Loop Label 08. SIGHUP "City Distance" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 09. Le Berger "Under the Bridge (Not Downtown)" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 10. Marcus Fischer "Long Thin Arms" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 11. BGUDNA "Broken Goblin Trumpet" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 12. Landrecorder "Morning" [FREE DOWNLOAD]

It's the first weekend of the month, and that means a live set! It's one of the things I got the most excited about every month. Recent shows have featured performances from everyone from Atari Teenage Riot to Zion Train. Today on solipsistic NATION were going to hear a live in-studio performance from MSSNGDGTS (88:88). But first we're going to hear select tracks from 88:88's The Grey album, which you can download absolutely for free! EJ Peter is 88:88 and it's kind of cool how he came to be on today's show. I've been hard at work preparing future live sets for solipsistic NATION but I didn't see the forest for the trees. The weekend was fast approaching and I had zip. So I did what I always do when I'm in a jam like that: I went on Twitter and asked if anyone had a live set they'd like to share on solipsistic NATION. And out of the blue, 88:88 came through. In fact, he's recording his live set for us as I type these very words. That's how fresh this show is! And it's also a perfect example of how social media makes this show happen. I actually played a track from EJ a few months ago when I was doing a segment on the Future Sounds of San Diego compilation album. There were a lot of great tracks on the album but 88:88's "Dub-Hop" immediately caught my attention so it's a nice bit of synchronicity that he's on today's show. Join us again next week. I've got a big announcement about solipsistic NATION. We'll also talk with You Shriek's Raziel Panic and Brian Botkiller about their music boxed sets and maybe review a killer app for your iPhone or iPad. Until then, say hi to me on Twitter @solipsistic. 01. 88:88 "Buried in America" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 02. 88:88 "All Day" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 03. 88:88 "Flycker" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 04. 88:88 "To Be A DJ" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 05. 88:88 "King Speech" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 06. 88:88 "Battling the Sun" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 07. 88:88 "Nostalgia" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 08. 88:88 "Good & Evil" [FREE DOWNLOAD] 09. Interview with 88:88 10. 88:88 "Live, In-Studio"