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 …
I’m going to keep today’s intro short because I learned that a family member tested positive for COVID-19. Our current understanding of the virus is that there is a 97-99% recovery rate. If you have pre-existing conditions then the chance of recovery lowers, and he has pre-existing conditions. I am optimistic that he’ll recover but …
Our guest deejay for today’s show is Jaime Irles.
Jaime was one half of Known Rebel, an electronic music duo from Ibiza. I very much wanted them to interview them for my electronic music show, solipsistic NATION but it never happened. I always regretted missing that opportunity so when I launched SOUNDWAVE Jaime was one of the first group of people I contacted to participate on the show.
Jaime was kind enough to send me this mix we’re going to listen to on today’s SOUNDWAVE. It’s spectacular and ranges from Burial to Ryuichi Sakamoto and I know you’re going to love it.
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 music at Radio79.com. …
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 …
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It’s a dark, rainy night here in San Diego and that’s providing the inspiration for today’s show. Me? I’m providing the soundtrack for tonight’s perilous precipitation. A dark, rainy night. That could go many ways, right? A brooding, introspective mix might be appropriate. Or maybe something light and playful, suggesting the cleansing nature of rain. …
Each month on solipsistic NATION I spotlight an electornic music label that I think you should know about. What constantly amazes me is just how many electronic music labels there are! Take Tympanik Audio. Tympanik Audio has been around since 2007 and has quickly established a reputation for releasing high quality, dark, electronic music featuring …
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Philosophy and science fiction has always been a part of solipsistic NATION. In fact, the name solipsistic NATION was taken from Greg Egan‘s science fiction novel, Permutation City. Recently I’ve been reading Neal Stephenson‘s novel, Anathem. Stephenson’s books are great reads full of adventure, heady concepts and passages that have made me laugh out loud. …
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