{"id":2363,"date":"2012-02-20T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2019-05-04T19:54:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T02:54:14","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-268-secret-archives-of-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-268-secret-archives-of-the-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 268: Secret Archives of the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today on solipsistic NATION<\/b> we\u2019re going to reveal the hidden truths behind the Secret Archives of the Vatican<\/a>\u2026 podcast.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t listen to many electronic music podcasts because:<\/p>\n

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  1. I simply don\u2019t have the time, and;<\/li>\n
  2. Most electronic music podcasts bore me, even good ones.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For example, I love dubstep, but after listening to three or four episodes of a dubstep podcast, I begin to lose interest. I need variety.<\/p>\n

    Some of the podcasts I do enjoy are Both Sides of the Surface<\/a> and Most People Are DJs<\/a>. Those shows are thoughtful, well planned out and offer a lot of variety. I never feel like I\u2019ve heard the same show twice.<\/p>\n

    Recently, through Twitter, I\u2019ve discovered the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast. It\u2019s an excellent show featuring excellent music and I never know what to expect from episode to episode.<\/p>\n

    The other reason I\u2019m such a fan of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast is because the music is reminiscent of the kind of music Bill Laswell<\/a> was pumping out in the 90s: which is to say that the music featured on the Secret Archives of the Vatican is often mystical and tinged with Philip K. Dick<\/a>ian paranoia. Which is not to say that the music is not fun or playful, because it often is.<\/p>\n

    Speaking of Bill Laswell, be sure to check out the marvelous Sacred Dub podcast<\/a>. The shows are infrequent but deliver depth-charge explosions when released.<\/p>\n

    Vince Millett is the man behind both the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast and band, and he\u2019s also the founder of Broken Drum Records<\/a>, a netlabel dedicated to creating and promoting excellent, globally-influenced bass-driven music.<\/p>\n

    Vince is also our guest on today\u2019s show and he\u2019s lovingly hand-picked tracks that have been featured the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast. I suspect Vince and I share an ironic romanticized and eroticized fascination with Orientalism<\/a> in the tradition of William S. Burroughs<\/a>\u2018 heroin-fueled hallucinations, Paul Bowles<\/a>\u2018 Moroccan savage hedonism and Hakim Bey<\/a>\u2018s magical temporary autonomous zones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Join us again next week when out guests will be Bob Rogers from TaintRadio<\/a>, Raziel Panic from YouShriek<\/a> and Brian Botkiller<\/a> and Mad EP<\/a>!<\/p>\n