This episode is work safe.I am a music producer who creates predominantly electronic music, with a focus in downtempo and ambient music styles. My expression is mercurial however, so don't be surprised to hear many other genres in my music.
Interview with Evan Bluetech.
We discuss why he opened the show with "Leaving Winter Behind" from his CD, Sines and Singularities; the Steve Nalepa/Bluetech and the small WORLD dub mix connection; why he began Native State Records; Dragon Lounge; his first CD, Elementary Particles; the concept behind native State Records; what happened to Astralwerks Records; how he finds musicians beyond the people he knows to bring into the Native State fold; the next compilation CD he is assembling; artists he'd like to have involved on future releases; how his song "Airstream" came together; how long an average it takes him to complete a song; his process for writing songs; working with songs that don't seem to come together; how he became an electronic musician; the band that inspired him to perform electronic music; critics who don't consider electronic music actual music; improvising in electronic music; my interview with Rena Jones; his identity as a musician; his interaction with an audience during his live shows; is having an identifying sound a good thing or a bad thing; his upcoming performances; why he chose to close today's show with "Prayers for Rain (Dub Mix)."
Featured songs are:
- "Leaving Winter Behind"
- "Airstream"
- "Prayers for Rain (Dub Mix)"

