solipsistic NATION solipsistic NATION No. 166: Ezekiel Honig, Live

New to solipsistic NATION? Okay, here's how it works: the first Friday of each month I interview an electronic musician and accompany it with one of their live performances. It's a kind of cool way to kick of each month.

This month our live set comes from Ezekiel Honig's performance at the 2009 MUTEK Festival.

MUTEK was founded in 200o and is an international festival organization that is dedicated to the promotion of electronic music and the digital arts. The MUTEK festival is an annual five-day event in Montreal that takes place in late May and early June. Each year, more than 100 artists, panelists, and industry professionals participate and has become a leading event of its kind in North America.

I first came across Ezekiel back when solipsistic NATION was broadcast on Free Radio San Diego when I asked Ezekiel to send some music from his label, Microcosm Music (Ezekiel is also now the label manager of Anticipate Recordings). I believe that was around the time that Ezekiel was transitioning from drum and bass to experimental electronic music. I later interviewed Ezekiel for the Small World podcast and since then I've wanted to Ezekiel to be a guest on solipsistic NATION. It took a while but I'm pleased to have Ezekiel on today's show!

Incidentally, I believe it is through my Small World interview with Ezekiel that I met Macedonia, the host of the Both Sides of the Surface podcast. Just another example of the six degrees of connections that solipsistic NATION creates.

As long as I have your eyeballs the upcoming live sets on solipsistic NATION will feature King Cannibal, Mad EP, Terminal 11 and Ill.Gates!

Oh, one more thing. During the summer I was interviewed by Eric Fox and Erik Landi for their documentary about underground music and the underground music for their final project at High Tech High. You can see their video here. I'm amazed what Eric and Erik put together. They're learning who to use the tools as teenagers that I use as an adult. What a world!

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1. Ezekiel Honig "Live at MUTEK 2009, Montreal" [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Underground and Unknown by Erik Landi and Eric Fox