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solipsistic NATION: Horizontal House

by smallworld July 29, 2012 solipsistic NATION

Like Lazarus, I return! Too be fair, Lazarus returned from the dead whereas I have merely returned from three months of working hard to meet a deadline at my job in addition to my daily responsibilities. I’m happy to say that I met that deadline but the last month has been particularly demanding and so [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Shanti

by smallworld May 27, 2012 solipsistic NATION

On today’s show I’m handing the virtual wheels of steel over to Praketh, who has lovingly selected tracks from Audio Aashram, one of the only labels operating out of New Delhi that sell, promote and manage various artists and different styles of alternative electronic music. They also stream three different kinds of chillout music at [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Tripswitch, Live

by smallworld May 6, 2012 solipsistic NATION

On today’s show we have a very special live set from Nick Brennan of Tripswitch performing at the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival.Nick Brennan is Tripswitch and as Tripswitch he’s released music that is just fantastic stuff! Nick has this knack for making music that feels well-worn and new at the same time. There’s something about his music [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Summertime Rolls

by smallworld August 28, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Since I don’t have any guests on this week’s show so I guess I’ll take this opportunity to ramble.Today my friend Sandi and I were out driving to go grab a bite to eat. While we were waiting at a stop light a SUV pulled up next to us and playing some bass thumpingly track. [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Ember Music

by smallworld August 14, 2011 solipsistic NATION

One of the things that thrills me most about the label showcase on solipsistic NATION is that it gives me the opportunity to discover even more new music with a mix that is is lovingly handpicked by the labels founders. In today’s case that would be Kurt Lorenz and Bill Bendrot of Ember Music.Ember Music [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Beautiful Hallucination

by smallworld July 31, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Today’s show was originally going to have interviews with Amon Tobin and Dr. Toast about their new albums; an interview with the folks from the Norbergfestival, which is taking place in Sweden this weekend; and an interview with Geeta Dayal about her book about Brian Eno’s album, Another Green World.That would have been a great [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Epiphyte

by smallworld June 26, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Today’s edition of solipsistic NATION is epic but it fought me every step of the way in it’s creation! Arranging and preparing for four interviews, waking up in the wee hours of the night to call Pitch Black’s Michael Hodgson, endless hours of editing and mixing, two essential applications crashing constantly, etc. It is by [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Waveform Records

by smallworld June 12, 2011 solipsistic NATION

On today’s show we’re going to hear select tracks from artists on Waveform Records. We’ll also talk with Forest, who is the label’s co-founder.Today’s show is kind of a big deal for me. Back in the early 90s there were a clutch of albums that came out at roughly the same time I was falling [...]

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solipsistic NATION: alka, merohedra, Alexei Borisov and 80(sun), Live

by smallworld June 5, 2011 solipsistic NATION

It’s such a beautiful day here in San Diego that I decided to get out of the studio and record today’s introduction with you from my roof deck. There’s a light breeze and from where I’m standing I can see the Pacific Ocean. I wish you were here to see it with me. After living [...]

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solipsistic NATION: blueOrb

by smallworld May 22, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Today on solipsistic NATION we’re going to bring in the Rapture with a mix put together for us by Praketh, who is also the host of the blueOrb podcast.Praketh has only released a handful of shows on blueOrb but when he does, well, they’re just breath taking!I first came across Praketh’s blueOrb podcast back in [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Tangerine

by smallworld April 24, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Whew, just barely got this week’s show out and I owe it all to Potion Factory’s Tangerine! software. Tangerine lets you easily create playlists by analyzing the beats per minute and the beat intensity of your music.Between work and interviewing people for next weeks big show featuring the likes of Skinny Puppy’s Ogre, Marilyn Manson’s [...]

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solipsistic NATION: :papercutz, Live

by smallworld March 13, 2011 solipsistic NATION

Producing solipsistic NATION is a labor of love and it keeps me out of mischief but it does eat up a lot of time. Last week’s show featuring Meat Beat Manifesto’s Jack Dangers, Bassweight dubstep documentary director Suridh Hassan, DJ Umb of Generation Bass and [tlr] of NVR-NDR took 21 hours to put together.When I [...]

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solipsistic NATION: Fomoire

by smallworld December 27, 2010 solipsistic NATION

Years ago I fell in love with i am jen’s “At The Same Time.” Shortly after relaunching solipsistic NATION as a podcast I asked her permission to play “At The Same Time” on the show. She said go ahead and I’ve been waiting patiently for just the right songs to coalesce around “At the Same Time.” Some might think it obsessive to wait that long (and I would agree with them), and I think I nailed it with today’s show and it was well worth the wait.

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