Live electronic music. It almost seems like an oxymoron. How can electronic music be \u201clive\u201d when it consists of a series of sequenced drum programs and synthesizers. You could literally press play on your laptop and walk away from the stage.<\/p>\n
Musicians do play electronic music live and until fairly recently it\u2019s been a dull affair. The usual live experience is to see a one or two dudes on stage leaning over their laptops looking as if they we\u2019re earnestly answering an email. But that\u2019s been changing. More and more artists are incorporating analogue gear into their repertoire. The hardware and software is increasing adapting itself to improvisation and it\u2019s not uncommon to see tradition instruments playing alongside their digital brethren.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m particularly enamored with live electronic music because I\u2019ve been around long enough to see its development. From synthpop to hip hop to industrial to glitch, each year the experience becomes more and more organic and exciting.<\/p>\n
From time to time on solipsistic NATION<\/b> I\u2019ve featured live electronic music from such artists as Deru<\/a> and Robert Rich<\/a>. In the near future solipsistic NATION<\/b> will feature live performances from Hol Baumann<\/a> and Nalepa<\/a>.<\/p>\n On today\u2019s show we\u2019re going to talk with Maer of the Dub Beautiful Collective<\/a> and play select tracks from bands and musicians who have performed for the Dub Beautiful Collective. Dub Beautiful Collective is a production organization in San Francisco that presents live electronic music events. Over the years Dub Beautiful Collective has put on shows with some amazing talent such as Welder<\/a>, Adham Shaikh<\/a> and Ishq<\/a> from such diverse genres as IDM, ambient, downtempo.<\/p>\n If you enjoy today\u2019s show, head over to Dub Beautiful Collective\u2019s Net Label<\/a> or Dub Beautiful Radio<\/a> to download or listen to more live electronic music. And always remember to support you local artists by going to shows in your city!<\/p>\n