Jul 24, 2020
Ah. NOW THIS IS GLITCH.
We are back to normal.
It's been a while that I could get my footing back into spinning a IDM dedicated set.. which is odd because Glitch-a-Rama was one of the founding shows of the BNB/Loveless.FM since 2006. BUT, now that I'm here off/on in Atlanta... all of it makes sense.
The one thing I love about electronic music, is the socio-geographical creation of various genres that permeated in the analog-digital evolution of noise. Being an analog baby immersed in the halcyon of an early electronic world, I watched cities begin to create, foster, and harbor certain sounds. In the US, Chicago had house, Detroit had techno, Florida had breakbeat, etc. etc.
When it came to my hometown of Atlanta, it was jungle.. and THEN suddenly it was IDM. You wouldn't think that a major city in the south would be a hub for such a weird sound.. but Atlanta in general, despite its pristine clean scenery was weird, experimental, and completely bizarre.
The sound of my Atlantan youth was not spent on languid lullabies kissing a steady rhythm. It was spent on hiccups tripping over a discordant crunchy beat. It was crafted into my brain every time I turned on 88.5 WRAS while driving from one place in the city to the next.
Once I left Atlanta, my tastes in EDM would gradually change (whether I liked it or not) towards that particular city's musical stronghold... and so this show.. kind of makes sense. .. because it changes style and adapts around wherever I'm living.
While driving around Atlanta last night I turned on the radio, and and heard those lovely harsh static laced sounds that I missed so much. Immediately I returned home to put this set together, and here we are!
Welcome back Glitch-a-Rama. This set, much like IDM in general, is incredibly polarizing (as I've found people either LOVE or vehemently LOATHE this music. Last Glitch-a-Rama was a dedication to my friend Eugene who liked this particular show.. and while I love the set.. it.. was well more in the 'roadtrips/headtrips' category.
So .. he gets another set :)
Love,
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