Good grief! I had a four-day weekend and it took all four of them<\/i> to produce today\u2019s show, never mind the hours spent arranging and preparing for the interviews featured on today\u2019s show! That\u2019s the problem with the star-studded-ultra-mega-cool editions of solipsistic NATION<\/b>, they\u2019re totally worth it but that still doesn\u2019t make producing the show any less backbreaking. Okay, I\u2019m working on a computer\u2014it doesn\u2019t make producing the show any less carpal tunnel inducing. And, hey, have you heard? Sitting can kill you!<\/p>\n\n
Sorry, A little woozy. I\u2019m still spent from producing today\u2019s show. But I crushed it. Let me tell you how.<\/p>\n\n
Like the dark electronic sounds of Tympanik Audio<\/a>? Guess what? It\u2019s their five year anniversary and to celebrate they\u2019ve released their Accretion<\/a><\/i> compilation album featuring everyone from their roster of artists\u2014from Access to Araska<\/a> to Zeller<\/a>! Paul Nielsen is founder of Tympanik Audio and he was my guest on solipsistic NATION<\/b> when we showcased<\/a> his label back in 2009<\/a>. Tympanik Audio continues to deliver the best in IDM, industrial, shoegaze, etc so I asked Paul to join us on today\u2019s show to catch up with each other and look into the future.<\/p>\n\n You know who else is celebrating their five year anniversary? The Centrifuge<\/a>! Same deal. Wassim is the cofounder of The Centrifuge and we showcased his label back in 2011<\/a>. They\u2019ve just released Turbulent Topographies<\/a><\/i>, the second volume of a three-part compilation celebrating five years of The Centrifuge. Extended an invitation. He accepted. Hear us talk. Better yet, listen to some beautiful music. And then go download the album because it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n\n King Deluxe<\/a> is also celebrating their two year anniversary with the release of their King Deluxe Presents: Year Two<\/a><\/i> compilation album. They celebrate their anniversary by giving you free music. Nice! I celebrated King Deluxe\u2019s first year on solipsistic NATION<\/b> so I thought we\u2019d do it again by chatting with PK, the label\u2019s founder, and see what he\u2019s been up to. Not a fan of phones, apparently.<\/p>\n\n Now we shift from labels to musicians.<\/p>\n\n I got a hold of Johan Ess<\/a>\u2018s Vltrahex<\/a><\/i> album a few weeks ago. While I\u2019ve always been a fan there was something about Vltrahex<\/i>. It was more then just Johan\u2019s mind blowing music, it was something else. Vltrahex<\/i> sound familiar? That\u2019s because it\u2019s a nod to Generation Hex<\/a><\/i> and Ultraculture<\/a>, and book and a movement\u2014both of which are about magic and community in the 21st century. How many more reasons did I need to get Johan on the show?<\/p>\n\n [tlr]<\/a> is one of my net friends. He also records and performs under the name NVR-NDR<\/a> and blogs at Magicore<\/a> along with his partners in crime: Johan Ess, tooth_eye<\/a>, A Beautiful Lotus<\/a> and Joshua Decker<\/a>. He\u2019s also released his latest album, Homunculus<\/a><\/i>. [tlr]\u2019s music is usually pretty exuberant but Homunculus<\/i> took a darker turn. I still dug it but I wanted to check in with him and find out how this album came to be. Were there hidden, darker depth\u2019s to [tlr]?<\/p>\n\n About a month ago Lukasz Polowczyk<\/a> emailed out of the blue to turn me on to Julian Sartorius<\/a>\u2018s Beat Diary<\/a><\/i> album. Julian recorded one beat, every day, for a year. No loops, no effects. Just Julian, his surroundings, his drum kit and a fieldrecorder allowing overdubs. The concept was cool but that didn\u2019t matter if the music wasn\u2019t worth listening to. Julian\u2019s our final guest on today\u2019s show so the answer is obviously yes, his music is definitely<\/i> worth listening to. Playful, inventive and thoughtful.<\/p>\n\n That\u2019s the show. Come back again next week and we\u2019ll do it all over again. But completely different. Next week I do something I thought I would never do: I\u2019ll be playing the best songs and best albums of 2012.<\/p>\n\n How am I doing? Tell me what you think at solipsisticnation@gmail.com<\/a> or Tweet me @solipsistic<\/a>.\n\n<\/p> See you next week!<\/p>\n\n Photo Credit: \u00a9schillaci70<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n