Exquisite corpse is based on a parlor game. The game was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal their part of it, and pass it on to the next player for her contribution. Each collaborator adds to the composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g. “The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun”) or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.
What made this game so charming was the collaborative efforts in creating a piece of artwork and the unexpected results when the whole was revealed to all the particpants.
Years ago I adapted exquisite corpse for radio when I was spinning at WMFO. I would invite several DJs to the show and begin the set with a song. The next particpants had exactly the length of the song to choose a track that he thought should be played next. The DJ could stay within the same genre or mood or segue into an entirely different direction and the next DJ would do the same. It was a lot fun and made for some amazingly diverse mixes of music.
Today’s episode of solipsistic NATION is an exquisite corpse mix.
I invited the hosts of some of some of the best electronic music podcasts to participate in the exquisite corpse mix. As above, each podcaster was sent a MP3 of the song most recently added to the mix and were asked to select a song to play next. None of them has any idea what the final exquisite corps emix will sound like until the release of today’s show. The mix will be just as much a surprise for them as it will be for you!
Photo Credit: raindog
- Stop Paving Roads “Spanish Evil”
Selected by Bazooka Joe, solipsistic NATION - Halou “Everything Is OK (Different)”
Selected by Anji Bee, The Chillcast - Pale Beneath the Blue “Inside”
Selected by Jim Nye, Idyllic Music - Hexes & Ohs “Alive Until Saturday Night”
Selected by Julien Smith, In Over Your Head - Christian Walt “Sooner Or Later (Once Again)”
Selected by Jason Smith, Both Sides of the Surface - La Caution “Je Te Hais”
Selected by Thomas, Yo La La! - Aegis “Computer Chips”
Selected by Guy David, Advanced Electronica - I Am Dog Biscuit “Yakuza VS The Robots”
Selected by Neil, Well Made Music - :brownstudy “Do Gets Done”
Selected by .8bliss, Omnipresent Podcast - Ewun “Screw Up”
Selected by Mr. E, The DJ Class - Blue Hand “Novokaine”
Selected by Patric Bakkenist, Electron-X