{"id":2255,"date":"2011-04-09T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2018-11-12T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T19:59:27","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-234-the-centrifuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-234-the-centrifuge\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 234: The Centrifuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today on solipsistic NATION<\/b> we\u2019ll showcase<\/a> The Centrifuge<\/a>, a UK-based electronic arts collective that runs a digital record label and organises events around Europe. The Centrifuge focuses on the expression of the experimental aesthetic in electronic music, with an emphasis on electronica, glitch, ambience and minimalism, acid, IDM and drill and bass.<\/p>\n

When I relaunched solipsistic NATION<\/b> as a podcast and later as a radio program I had a mental checklist of labels I wanted to feature on the show. In the last five years I\u2019ve slowly checked off most the of those labels. There are still plenty of labels left on that list but I\u2019ve decided to focus more and more on exploring the blossoming of new electronic music labels. Most of these labels are netlabels, which makes sense in this age of the internet. What curious, though, is how electronic music labels often lends itself to collectivism, and that\u2019s a theme we\u2019ll explore on today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

The Centrifuge as a collective entity has been around since 2007 and its main purpose was to put out releases by NeuteK<\/a>. The Centrifuge has grown very quickly during those last four years and has grown its roster of artists. They\u2019ve been kind enough to send me links to downloads of the latest albums released on The Centrifuge and I\u2019ve always been impressed with what I\u2019ve heard. The Weather Channel<\/a>\u2018s \u201cWeather Channel 0\u201d still gives me chills to this day (click here<\/a> for a free download) and Roy of the Ravers<\/a> still makes me want to dance. Just wonderful stuff!<\/p>\n

Nearly all the music is available as a free download from The Centrifuge at thecentrifuge.co.uk<\/a>, or, you can just click the links from the playlist below.<\/p>\n

Next month on solipsistic NATION<\/b> we\u2019ll showcase Herb Recordings<\/a>. I have no idea what I\u2019ll be doing for next week\u2019s show but later this month I\u2019ll be interviewing Skinny Puppy<\/a>\u2018s Ogre<\/a> and KMFDM<\/a>\u2018s Tim Skold<\/a>. You can always follow me on Twitter<\/a> at solipsistic<\/a> to find out what else I\u2019ve got planned for future shows.<\/p>\n

See you next week!<\/p>\n