{"id":1809,"date":"2008-07-11T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:31:07","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-98-12k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-98-12k\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 98: 12k"},"content":{"rendered":"

It amazes me just how many music labels are out there that are putting out some of the most phenomenal music I\u2019ve ever heard. What\u2019s wonderful about electronic music is that these labels can focus on a specific genre and mine the very best music that that genre has to offer. Ultimae Records<\/a>, for example, focuses and ambient\/trance music while Native State Records<\/a> specializes in the glitchier and dubbier stuff.Today on solipsistic NATION<\/strong> we\u2019re joined by Taylor Deupree<\/a>, the founder of the 12k<\/a> music label.<\/p>\n

12k is an independent boutique label that showcases artists who specialize in experimental electronic music. To date, 12k has released over 50 CDs since the label\u2019s inception in 1997 and 40 CDs on LINE<\/a>. Due to the caliber of music Taylor offers 12k has become one of the most respected experimental electronic labels in the world. Each album from 12k is a special and made even more unique by Taylor\u2019s insistence that he only releases 1000 copies of each CD.<\/p>\n

I think that 12k puts out some of the most beautiful electronic music I\u2019ve ever heard. Since most of the albums on 12k are quiet things I\u2019ve come to enjoy how the sounds of the environment I\u2019m in when I listen to 12k releases become part of the music while the music colors my perceptions of the environment I\u2019m in. It\u2019s a sublime experience. See if that happens to you when you listen to this week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n