{"id":2158,"date":"2010-08-12T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2018-11-11T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T23:31:36","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-203-crammed-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-203-crammed-discs\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 203: Crammed Discs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each month I showcase a music label that puts out amazing releases you absolutely need to know about. Today on solipsistic NATION<\/b> I\u2019ll play select tracks from Crammed Discs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usually this would be pretty straight forward but in the case of Crammed Discs it\u2019s a challenge. Crammed Discs has been around for 30 years now and in that time they\u2019ve released over 265 albums and 250 singles. Furthermore, Crammed Discs features artists from all over the world, from the Balkans to Africa, from South America to the Middle East and beyond. How do encompass all of that in a one hour program.<\/p>\n

The simple answer is that it can\u2019t be done. Fortunately I had Marc Hollander<\/a>, the label\u2019s founder, join me on today\u2019s show and guide the way!<\/p>\n

Crammed Discs was founded in 1980 by Marc and the first release was Marc and Vincent Kenis<\/a>\u2018 band, Aksak Maboul<\/a>. Since then Crammed Discs and its sub-labels Ziriguiboom, SSR Records, Made To Measure and Language have put out wonderful releases from the likes of Minimal Compact<\/a>, Zap Mama<\/a>, Tuxedomoon<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n

As I said, it\u2019s impossible to convey the scope of Crammed Discs in a one hour show, even with the framework of electronic music. In the end I tried to express the diversity of the label as well as play tracks from some of my favorite artists such as Colin Newman<\/a>, Balkan Beat Box<\/a> and Bebel Gilberto<\/a>. I even played a track by Konono N\u00ba1<\/a> who technically aren\u2019t even an electronic music band. But it\u2019s my show and I can bend the rules when I want.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy today\u2019s show featuring music from Crammed Discs and my conversation with Marc Hollander. Join us again next week and we\u2019ll do it all over again. But completely different.<\/p>\n