{"id":2329,"date":"2011-10-23T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2018-11-25T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T19:11:51","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-258-earful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-258-earful\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 258: Earful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today on solipsistic NATION<\/b> we\u2019ll talk with Charles Smith<\/a>, the co-founder and COO of exfm<\/a>, an online musical service that I\u2019m very excited about. As you browse the web exfm gathers every MP3 file that you come across and builds a music library for you that you can share with your friends.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t get to listen to much music that way because I\u2019m already up to my neck with music that is constantly being sent my way. I do, however, love the idea and I spend a couple of hours every week listening to music selected by people I know on exfm. In fact, today\u2019s show was inspired by music I heard from Charles and Murat Esmer<\/a> on exfm (oh, and you can find me at exfm at http:\/\/ex.fm\/solipsisticnation<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Stuntdouble<\/a> has been my friend for just about as long as I\u2019ve been in San Diego. While he wears his heart on his sleeve the man has got hidden depths and during the time I\u2019ve known him he\u2019s been polishing his flow, alchemically transferring his words into your brain. And it doesn\u2019t hurt when you have someone like Tenshun<\/a> crafting your beats. The guy makes his own vinyl, for crying out loud!<\/p>\n

One of the things I love about hip hop and punk is that it tends to be intensely regional. I hail from Boston, so it\u2019s hard for me to see San Diego as anythng other than a slice of paradise. Stuntdouble and Tenshun really brought their A game on The Ballad of Shawn T. Nelson<\/a><\/i> and it\u2019s densely packed with rhymes and beats and their track \u201cEnemy\u201d kicks off today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also hear \u201cQuietus\u201d by Meat Beat Manifesto<\/a> from their new album, Answers Come in Dreams<\/a><\/i>. Jack Dangers<\/a> is the man behind Meat Beat Manifesto and he came on the show to talk about Answers Come in Dreams<\/i> last February and you can listen to that show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also listen to \u201cIn The Throes Of It\u201d by Roots Manuva<\/a> from his new album, 4everevolution<\/a><\/i>. I\u2019ve been a fan of Roots Manuva since his 1999 release, Brand New Second Hand<\/a><\/i>, and the reason I\u2019ve been such a big fan is because he\u2019s not afraid to take chances with his music and his musical and lyrical ability has really grown because of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cMascot And The Moth\u201d is by Boom Bip<\/a>. Bryan Charles Hollon is Boom Bip and \u201cMascot And The Moth\u201d comes from his new album, Zig Zaj<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Up There\u201d is by The Field<\/a> from their new album, Looping State Of Mind<\/a><\/i>. Axel Willner is The Field and I was turned on to him by Amy Grill<\/a> when we talked about her docoumentary, Speaking in Code<\/a><\/i>. In Speaking in Code<\/i> Amy followed the lives of several different musicians such as Monolake<\/a><\/a>, Modeselektor<\/a> and Axel. You can find that show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We also hear the Unkle Surrender Sounds Session #16 of Trentem\u00f8ller\u2019s \u201cNeverglade\u201d from Trentem\u00f8ller\u2019s Reworked\/Remixed<\/a><\/i> album. As always, Trentem\u00f8ller\u2019s music is brooding and gorgeous.<\/p>\n

\u201cDead Guitars\u201d is by Seefeel<\/a> from their self-titled album<\/a> that was released last year on Warp Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From The Chemical Brothers<\/a>\u2018 Further<\/a><\/i> album we\u2019ll hear the tracks \u201cEscape Velocity\u201d and \u201cSnow\u201d featuring the dreamy vocals of Stephanie Dosen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDictaphone\u2019s Lament\u201d is by Tycho<\/a> from his 2010 release, Past & Present<\/a><\/i> and we\u2019re going to close today\u2019s show with \u201cDisappear\u201d by Phutureprimitive<\/a>. \u201cDisappear\u201d comes from Phutureprimitive\u2019s Kinetik<\/a><\/i> album and he was on the show just a few months ago to talk about his new album. You can hear more music from Phutureprimitive, Bluetech<\/a>, Pitch Black<\/a> and Ott<\/a> on the June 26th, 2011 edition of solipsitic NATION<\/b> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Join us again next week when we\u2019ll do it all over again, but completely different. See you then!<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: \u00a9__Danny<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n