SOUNDWAVE : 166 : tttlllrrr

Today’s guest deejay is tttlllrrr.

I’ve known tttlllrrr for over a decade. I may have met him through Solipsistic Nation, my electronic music show.

I was immediately impressed with tttlllrrr’s pluck. He had a vision for a genre of music that hadn’t existed yet called Magicore, a mélange of metal, electronic dance music, video-game music, and Japanese pop music. Through his Magicore blog and mixes (here are ttwo you can listen to), tttlllrrr willed magicore into existence, which is in itself an act of magic. So tttlllrrr’s pretty cool.

Also, I like to collaborate, and tttlllrrr likes to collaborate, so we hit it off. Over the years, I’ve wrapped tttlllrrr into several of my harebrained schemes that are great fun, including inviting him to guest deejay on Soundwave.

When tttlllrrr sent me his mix three years ago, my reaction was, “Uh…”

I began Soundwave to deal with the quarantine’s stress and isolation during the pandemic’s early days. Ambient, classical, experimental, and instrumental music helped me through those first few months. What tttlllrrr shared was a mix that leaned hard into the experimental and instrumental and reflected tttlllrrr’s personality. And it was a mix I wasn’t in the headspace to listen to. So I shelved tttlllrrr’s mix for a later date and, in doing so, denied tttlllrrr’s expression of whatever he was thinking and feeling when he put together his mix. Not cool.

But over time, Soundwave has expanded its horizons. It’s mined more and more experimental and instrumental music. Christian Sager’s mix is a perfect example. So at long last, here it is in all it’s glory! It’s joyous and life affirming!

I don’t think tttlllrrr ever sent me a playlist, so you’ll have to Shazam the hell out if his mix.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Aidan Baker.

See you then.

Ayreon “Universal Migrator x The Druids Turn to Stone (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

The Chronicles Of Israfel “Starborn Part III- On A Forever Road (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

Nuclear Rage “Warcraft II: Who Wants To Sing (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

M¥rrĦ Ka Ba “Steadily Enchanting the Blade (snippet) (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

Dorian Electra “Live By the Sword (tttlllrrr remix)”

Bal Sagoth “Starfire Burning upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule (tttlllrrr fried edit)”

Brandon Strader “Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 'One Ring' OC ReMix (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

Rhapsody of Fire “Unholy Warcry (short version) (tttlllrrr nightcore edit)”

Diablo II “Deckard Cain Rap (tttlllrrr cursed edit)”

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