I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing a rare Bookworm performance last summer at the Camp Bisco Silent Disco in Mariaville, NY. What a treat it was! Bookworm has been working heavily with Two Fresh and their company LabCoat. He has also been a part of the lineup for many of Mindelixir‘s Bass Church events, playing with Joker, Mux Mool, Fast Nasty, Clicks & Whistles and more. In September 2011, he played a Blue Mood Productions event with Zeds Dead, Bonobo, and Phaeleh at the Valarium (Knoxville). As he continues to play more events and release new music, his fanbase grows immensely! 3/26/12 marks a new checkpoint for Bookworm; he releases his latest EP, Outnumbered by Colors: Saturation. Immediately after a few moments of track 1, vibes were set and I needed to share after fully listening and taking in his musical message. From downtempo drum & bass to downtempo 808s, this jazzy, anxiety-relieving EP is a guide to peaceful thinking. “The Breaks” opens the EP as a lovely prelude to “Book’s Theme“. I would fully recommend this to any who meditate, practice yoga, or who just appreciate beautiful soundscapes that blend with any type of future beat. “Book’s Theme” continues the vibe and even adds more emotion with his catchy synths. His interlude is soulful and refreshing; try to ease your mind! It works! After the minute-and-a-half long interlude, the BPM picks up a bit with “8BBS” – I call this mind expanding dance music! You can’t help but to move your body to the beat though the vibe stays ambient-like. “The Diver” reminded me of one of the artists we are working with, Illegitimate Children – dark and inspiring. This track is filled with love and emotion on a more darker side. Becky Ribeiro is featured on the closing track, entitled “Antidote“, one of the finest tracks I’ve heard in awhile. Bookworm adds heavier synths and a quality, full throttle drum & bass sound. I then thought of “Open Page“, a track featuring Lenzman and Riya, a similar downtempo drum & bass tune. With the vocals of Becky Ribeiro added over the sound, it comes out to be very magical. Overall, Bookworm has produced a beautiful EP and on top of that, it’s FREE on labcoated.com!
SOA: When did you first start making music?
Mimi Page: “I started playing piano at 5. I don’t know what it was.. my whole family are all musicians! I gravitated toward the piano. One of the first songs I wrote were about aliens themed from “Fire in the Sky” (1993) – dark and ambient. I played all instrumental music up until high school when I picked up singing. I would write poetry, sing, and play music! I first put my self-recorded original tracks on myspace.
SOA: What inspires you and your music?
Mimi: Being in the moment. Any experience that can bring me into now. I’m full of energy – I love to help people and participate in community. Everything! I’m a sponge!
SOA: What were some of your early musical influences?
Mimi: The first album I ever bought was “Pure Moods” with Enigma & Enya! I was classically trained in piano and I wanted to escape those boundaries. I was sick of Bach & Beethoven. I heard these soundscapes in Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” and in the sounds of Enigma; I felt like I understood textures. It wasn’t until around 11th grade until I learned about electronic music and how to produce yourself. I got into Radiohead, Massive Attack, Boards of Canada…
SOA: What does love mean to you & how does it affect your music?
Mimi: Love is everything. Being completely open to accepting people and who they are. Loving different ideas and trying different things is so important. The first time I went to a rave is where I was inspired to write my song “Beating for You” after attending Electric Daisy Carnival in 2005. Massive amounts of people loving each other!
SOA: How did you start working with these glitch hop & future bass producers?
Mimi: GoldRush was the first producer I worked with; he used two of my songs, “Come What May” & “I’ll Be Waiting” for a Simplify Recordings release. Afro Monk & Ethan Baer hit me up for a SubSynthesis compilation release where I first released my single “Black Valentine” & collaborated with r.e.g. on a track called “Here I Am“. People were giving dubstep a heavy, machinist image and I was discovering this more melodic and love-driven electronic bass music! Ethan Baer recommended I start singing with these more intellectual-type producers and release music. I was also singing with a band called Shotgun Radio and we released a remix album of our track “A Bad Place” featuring remixes by Minnesota, Phrenik, Omega & more! I saw GoldRush open for a Shotgun Radio show and he is unreal! His full performance overall is so impressive; a high energy show! We had to work together!
SOA: Tell me a little about Lightning in a Bottle festival and your performance with GoldRush?
Mimi: It was incredible! I had never sang an electronic remix of my song live before! I was a bit nervous. I record most stuff in my apartment and had never played such a huge set. The vibes and sense of communitywere unreal and there was an immediate response of love and enjoyment. It’s not like that anywhere else! The Do LaB puts on an amazing festival.
SOA: We recently have heard some new joints you’ve recorded with Gladkill & Montana native, sAuce. Tell me a little about the creative process of producing a track with them.
Mimi: It’s different everytime. With Gladkill, he sent me a beautiful track called “The Night & Skyline” – his music is on a different level than most. All my vocals just came out & that never happens. With sAuce, he sent me a beat with cello recorded in it; lovely production. We finished a track called “The Reminder” with the SPANKiNZ crew (sAuce, SIMPLETON, MetaTron).
SOA: Any future electronic music collaborations coming up?
Mimi: I have been working with Bassnectar on an upcoming track called “Butterfly” and we wrote that for 3 months; 5 songs amd came out with 1. I finished the lyrics to “Butterfly” on Christmas Day! I have a new song coming out with Phrenik as well.
SOA: Where in the universe have you found a place to call home?
Mimi: Beautiful question! My song you heard tonight, “Jigsaw”, has a line “Tickless tocks and broken clocks, tell the story of this vagrant vagabond” and it’s about me not finding a home anywhere. I’ve moved around to 20 places within the last 8 years. Home is within. Home is also in a community. I feel at home in front of my piano and anything music related.
This interview was hosted & created by the Streets of Atlantis production team.
“Beating for You” (PAIRADIMEZ REMIX)
“The Reminder” – SPANKiNZ featuring Mimi Page
“Black Valentine“
“Jigsaw”
“Come What May” (GoldRush Remix)
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To close out the day, Streets of Atlantis would love to share a new track with you relating to the theme, “You are not alone“. As a community, we all work together to help each other grow and learn from our mistakes. +verb has been on a roll lately, with official releases/tracks on Seclusiasis, Robox Neotech, Car Crash Set, Muti Music, Vermin Street, and more! Along with his “Beatport bestsellers”, he gives out a GREAT DEAL of his music, whether it be for free download or a quick stream of his amazing progress. Tonight, he helped set the mood after a GORGEOUS day and released a soundcloud stream of one of his new singles, “U Pull Me Close” and he really uses his signature style well, combining 808 kicks & a juke vibe with a calming and loving BLAP. If you haven’t gotten a chance to go through +verb‘s music discography, please do – this is top notch electronic music production and not only does it keep your feet moving, but it warms your heart. You can stream the new single below or click on the image to be directed to his soundcloud page with plenty of music to get your started!
Stream “U Pull Me Close” here!
Lightning in a Bottle Festival returns again to Silverado, California with a STELLAR line-up of diverse musicians. It “celebrates art, music, performance, sustainability & life” – gives a true meaning to community. The Do LaB has been bringing rare events to LA for awhile now – and this is the third time they are bringing back the successful Lighting in a Bottle. Unlike other festivals, like Coachella, Ultra, and Camp Bisco, the vibes at LIB are future based and give electronic dance music a proper foundation. It’s the beginning for many up-and-coming glitch-hop, future bass, lovestep & cosmic crunk producers Far Arden Recordings and Streets of Atlantis have been working with – in our opinion, the BEST festival lineups to date! This summer 2012, LIB features Sugarpill, Minnesota, GoldRush, Salva, Star Slinger, Opiuo, R/D, The Glitch Mob, Jupit3r, Big Gigantic, An-Ten-Nae, DJ Laura, Tipper, Shpongle, Bassnectar, Gaudi, Bluetech, The Lucent Dossier Experience, Robot Koch, Russ Liquid, D.V.S* & so much more!! “Due to an incredible effort of both our director of sustainability and green team, as well as the entire production crew’s understanding and honoring of this commitment, LIB has continued to set the standard for all US festivals. In fact, LIB was the winner of the 2011 Outstanding Greener Festival Award, 2-years in a row!” -The Do LaB Hope to see you all there!
Sugarpill – A Gift To (Headtron – Muti Music)
Salva – Wake Ups (Frite Nite)
Russ Liquid – Pars Lunae (Headtron – Muti Music)
Compiling together a group of tracks for a spring compilation Beatport.com release, we have come across JON DOSE, a glitch hop producer working heavily with Made In Glitch records. He will be on the forthcoming Far Arden spring compilation due out on Beatport this April. Opening for EPROM, VIRTUAL BOY, BOOTY SWEAT, and THIS IS ART and rocking MADE IN GLITCH showcases with BASS SCIENCE in Nevada, he is quickly making a name for himself. Jon Dose shares his influences as Slugabed, Flying Lotus, EPROM, Lunice, Machinedrum, Robot Koch, Rustie, and Thriftworks. Keep your eye out for this glitch-hop heavy hitter – the future holds some pretty intense bass music via STREETSOFATLANTIS.COM & FAR ARDEN 
RECORDINGS.
Run Run (Forthcoming Far Arden – Spring Compilation 2012) ***NEW RELEASE***
Game Tight (Ray Cash Edit)
Made the Point via Made in Glitch
I am so pleased to introduce DuBuddha to everyone! Montana native Jack Crawford (DuBuddha) has been working closely with Far Arden Recordings and Streets of Atlantis Productions for quite some time now, and he is currently preparing his debut “Golden Age EP” for a release next month on Beatport; featuring single “Purple Whale Fairy” which will drop at the end of March. This April, Streets of Atlantis will be returning to showcase DuBuddha at must-see events in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston! Promoters can email farardenrecordings@gmail.com for inquiries. It is an honor to add DuBuddha to the Far Arden roster; he has really turned out to be a gem. His original beats are mind expanding, full of love and lust. He creates these vibes in a secure community in Montana, and I thought it was time we bring some west coast talent back to NYC for a rare experience. A few months ago, we had sAuce, also from Montana, play Public Assembly with Skytree, Mikey Likes iT & Eyelove. The responses were immense – and it was truly a special night. We look forward to creating many more of these special nights with our brilliant new artist, DuBuddha. You can download a bunch of FREE singles on his soundcloud.com page and look out for his Beatport.com debut release along with a single on the Far Arden Spring Compilation [featuring Sugarpill, Bass Science, ANNuNAKii, Richard Sweat, Proper Motion, SounSiva, GRiDWORK, NicoLuminous & more]. Stay tuned!
You Know (forthcoming Far Arden Spring Compilation)
i AiN’T TriPPin
Phuckin Phat (STREETSOFATLANTIS.COM EXCLUSIVE)
