{"id":2691,"date":"2008-08-04T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2019-02-22T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T04:13:12","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-84-planet-boelex-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-84-planet-boelex-live\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 84: Planet Boelex, Live"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is so much<\/em> electronic music coming out these days that more and more I\u2019ve come to rely on blogs. Just as solipsistic NATION<\/strong> acts as a filter to what is the best of all genres of electronic music so to do the blogs I frequent. And what blogs do I read?<\/p>\n

Pitchfork<\/a> is a great source for music news but Pitchfork\u2019s reporting is broad in scope and I find myself having to sift through a lot of articles to find information useful to me. XLR8R<\/a> is more in line with the kind of music I\u2019m interested in but I don\u2019t rely on XLR8R alone. Neural.it<\/a> is a fantastic site for reviews<\/a> of experimental electronic music. Igloo Magazine<\/a> is a great site for reviews of electronic music, although I wish they would have more in-depth articles and reviews. More recently I\u2019ve begun following the Headphone Commute<\/a> and Phlow Magazine<\/a>. Headphone Commute posts articles featuring music that I really enjoy as well as interesting and concise interviews with electronic musicians. Phlow Magazine extensively covers free MP3 music culture, which is great because you can download the music they review as you read their articles.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a big fan of Travis Nobles<\/a> hiddenplace music<\/a> blog. I respect Travis\u2019s thoughts on music so much that I had him on solipsistic NATION<\/strong> as a guest DJ<\/a> back in February<\/a>. One of the artists he featured in his mix was Planet Boelex<\/a>. I was so taken with Planet Boelex that I contacted Ossi, the man who is Planet Boelex, to arrange an interview and to feature his release, Live At Virus Festival 2007, Lithuania<\/a><\/em>, on today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

The music of Planet Boelex is a sonic soundscape that envelopes you like gossamer but is rooted in driving beats and an emotionally complex structure, giving his music a depth and force that belies it\u2019s tenuous first impressions. Just as Ossi\u2019s music metamorphasizes so to does his performances. Live At Virus Festival 2007, Lithuania<\/em> is a document of Ossi\u2019s development as an artist at a specific time in his life. Ossi is constantly honing his craft and his next live release will significantly different from his previous release. Today\u2019s show represents a snapshot of where Planet Boelex was in 2007. I can\u2019t even begin to imagine where he is now.<\/p>\n