Last week’s Nerdcore show got a tremendous amount of responses from listeners, I’m pleased to say!
I’m really proud of that episode because first of all, it was a great show and, secondly, it is the start of the slow mutation that will occur on solipsistic NATION.
There are a lot of electronic music podcasts I enjoy but there are aspects of those shows that frustrate me. Some shows only play a few minutes of a song before moving on to the next song, often abruptly. I don’t know if the hosts of those podcasts do that because of time constraints or licensing agreements but it bugs the hell out of me! Other podcasts have a lot of inane banter. If it’s not entertaining or informative then shut the hell up so I can listen to the music, which is why I wanted to listen to their show in the first place. Still other podcasters have the never ending, obligatory shout-outs and who and where they’re representin’. I know that comes from a long tradition but it drives me crazy because after a short while it ceases to mean anything to me.
There’ll be some banter on solipsistic NATION but it will be kept to a bare minimum. There will be interviews on solipsistic NATION but they’ll be brief. There might even be the odd shout-out but again, no more than is necessary.
Speaking of which, today’s show features an interview guest DJ Eve Falcon. I interviewed Eve on the small WORLD podcast and I knew that when I relaunched solipsistic NATION that I wanted her to be a guest on the show. Eve was kind enough to oblige as well as treating us to her Fast Forward mix.
Progressive house, along with trance, has been the main source of the superstar-DJ phenomenon of late. And, to be sure, it’s been a boys’ club. Women are found on vocals, backstage, and behind industry desks, but rarely do they get the spotlight at the biggest clubs. Those who have broken through – DJ Irene, Sandra Collins, DJ Rap – seem to have worked extra hard to prove they can rock a party with the best of them. Now a newer generation of female DJs is following up, plowing through the negatory politics of the scene to get a chance to shine. Brooklyn-bred, L.A.-based Eve Falcon, a talented prog-house DJ and vocalist, has been on a mission for the last five years, taking on global gigs and getting her voice and production (on “Know It All” with Desert Sol) out front. Her momentous progressive-house and steely breakbeat sound is the pulse of now. Feel her freshen up the big room Saturday at Avalon.
-Citybeat (Los Angeles) September ’05 – by Dennis Romero. Click here to see the article.
- DJ Eve Falcon Interview
- Jeff Belfi & Blake Potter “Agile (Breaks Remix)”
- The Project “Truth (Faskil’s Split Remix)”
- Esque “Volume”
- KiloWatts “Weird Little Creatures”
- Voyager “Someone Else (Voyager I-40 Remix)”
- Merlyn Vs. Burufunk “Two Lives”
- EK “Absolute (Sound Not Scene)”
- Deepsky & Marc Mitchell “Lost in the Moment”
- Eve Falcon & Desert Sol “Know It All (KiloWatts Critical Thinking Remix)”