One of the ways I put together episodes of solipsistic NATION is that I’ll collect songs and keep them in an iTunes playlist. Some times they’re tracks that are genre specific like drum and bass and other times the songs will have a sound or feel, which is the case for today’s show.
The last few months I’ve been gathering songs that either seamlessly blends traditional and electronic instruments or draws attention to the differences between those instruments.
One of the bands I’ve wanted to feature on solipsistic NATION is the Boredoms. I’ve been a fan of the Boredoms since I discovered Yamantaka Eye from his days with Hanatarash. Where Hanatarash explored the boundaries of sound and music with raw feedback the Boredoms did the same with instruments like the guitar, bass, drums, bass, etc. The Boredoms have mutated every genre of music they touched, whether it was funk or heavy metal.
I’m also delighted to play Cornelius on the show again. Cornelius is Keigo Oyamada and I have to believe that Keigo is a happy guy because everything I’ve heard from him is beautiful, wacky or pretty and just makes smile.
We’ll also hear some music by Black Moth Super Rainbow and The Octopus Project. Black Moth Super Rainbow describe themselves as a psyche-pop group in early ’70s electronic clothing but I like to think of them of what the Butthole Surfers would sound like on a happy acid trip. Black Moth Super Rainbow also collaborated with The Octopus Project on their The House of Apples & Eyeballs album.
I’m also a long-time fan of Odd Nosdam because all his music is incredibly inventive and I’m really digging his recent release, the T.I.M.E. Soundtrack, out on Aniticon Records.
One artist I’ve just become a huge fan of is Yppah. Yppah is a Ninja Tune recording artist and Yppah is “Happy” spelled backwards. Also from Ninja Tunes we have a track from Daedelus and from Ninja Tune’s sister label, Big Da Da Records, we have a track from cLOUDDEAD. You can listen to my interview with Jonathan Shedletzky of Ninja Tune here.
Somnia Records is a label that consistently puts out breath taking releases and one of my favorites is juxta phona & offthesky. You can listen to my interview with Evan Bartholomew, the founder of Somnia Records, here. Another label that puts out mind blowing releases is 12k and I’m thrilled to play tracks from Giuseppe Ielasi, Savvas Ysatis + Taylor Deupree and Sawako on today’s show. You can listen to my interview with Taylor Deupree, the founder of 12k, here.
There’s a lot of weird and wonderful music on today’s show and I hope you fall in love with all of it!
Before I sign off, a bit of sad news. First, Thomas of the spectacular French hip hop podcast, Yo La La, has decided to stop producing his show due to time constraints. Yo La La will be missed but you can always listen to the previous shows at the Yo La La archive. Secondly, Michael Jackson died at age 50 of a cardiac arrest. I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson but even so his music always got my feet taping and my hips swaying. The King of Pop is dead.
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Photo Credit: Augie Pagan
- Boredoms “(Boriginal)”
- Cornelius “Toner”
- The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow “All the Friends You Can Eat” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Black Moth Super Rainbow “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Yppah “Gumball Machine Weekend (Pollination Remix)”
- Odd Nosdam “Ethereal Slap”
- cLOUDDEAD “Physics Of A Bicycle”
- Cloudland Canyon “Heme”
- Daedelus “LA Nocturn”
- juxta phona & offthesky “trust & roullette”
- Giuseppe Ielasi “Track 08”
- Savvas Ysatis + Taylor Deupree “The Youthful Sea”
- A Wake A Week “One Take Away One”
- Bizzart “Mount Washington Blue And Red”
- Sawako “April – From Sea Shell (With Radiosonde)”
- Konntinent “pin point” [FREE DOWNLOAD]