The last couple of months I\u2019ve been thinking about the electronic music community. Electronic music has been around for decades but to me it has always seemed underground, even more so than punk. What\u2019s weird about that is that electronic music is a presence in almost all genres of music today. Almost every artist or band employs samples or drum loops, from your local bar band to Madonna. And yet if you asked your average person on the street they\u2019d be hard pressed to think of an electronic music artist or band they know.<\/p>\n
But if you\u2019re listening to solipsistic NATION<\/b> then you\u2019re obviously a fan of electronic music and may be part of the electronic music community.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s guest is Dave Heckman, the founder of Metropolis Records<\/a>. Dave\u2019s label specializes in electro, industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and goth and his roster of artists include the likes of KMFDM<\/a>, Front 242<\/a> and Snog<\/a>. While it was a pleasure to talk to Dave about Metropolis Records what I really enjoyed was the history of the label and the community that grew around the label.<\/p>\n As Dave points out, genres like industrial came out of the post-punk scene and that scene has always had a strong community. Electronic music in general may still be underground, and maybe that\u2019s for the best, but there has always been people who have kept the scene fresh and exciting.<\/p>\n