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Skrow041: Quinn Fox - Extended Mission

Quinn Fox - Extended Mission

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We’re mad excited up in here, because right now we are officially welcoming our good friend Quinn Fox to the Skrow! family by dropping Extended Mission, the long-awaited followup to his 2008 effort, Resonant Yaw.  Y’all better recognize.  RESPECK!

Lavish space-age synth grooves that consistently tread that precarious line between rock and pop with an effortless smooth-but-edgy dichotomy, atop which rest the sensuous croons and occasional passionate shouts generated by Quinn’s distinct baritone.  The result is an engaging atmosphere, encompassing easily accessible songs which reveal hidden layers of sound and meaning on requisite repeat listens.

Headphones, car, day, night, whatever.  This shit is good anywhere, anywhen.  Please enjoy with us.

Tracklisting:

1. Master Alarm (4:18)
2. New Skills (3:16)
3. Empty Collections (2:56)
4. Taikonaut (3:30)
5. Pretty Neat Girl (3:40)
6. Saber Rattler (3:36)
7. Leave It There (2:36)
8. Automatic Manual (3:22)

Tags: 12.21.2011, dennison quinn fox, do a barrel roll, electronic, extended mission, fox, hot shit, indianapolis, indy, pop, progressive, quinn, quinn fox, rock, sexy, space, synth

Skrow036: The Sticky Situation - Grimst

The Sticky Situation - Grimst

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grimst

[grImst]

noun, verb, adjective, grimst’d, grimsting

–noun
1.  an exceptional form of synthetic sonority both dissonant and consonant, necessarily containing basslines that fill one’s heart with WUB right down to the cockles; musical bodies which present a certain quantity of modern dance floor death sexplosion as well as exuding a vibe that implies several video game systems of varying age seeping into, and perhaps out of, its pores; dubstep’s bizarro twin.
1A. a recording by The Sticky Situation which contains all of the above factors in addition to a cover art which features a rotund and at least slightly creepy clown man thing.

–verb
2.  to gyrate uncontrollably at the sound of that which is grimst; to beset another with such so as to cause gyrations.  e.g., “dude, I totally grimst’d you.”

-adjective
3. containing or pervaded by grimst (see 1.)
4. a suggestion that one should employ a blastbeat in an electronic song.  e.g., “holy moly, maaan, you should grimst all over that track.”

Origin:
circa 660-2310 CE; Neu Olde German grïmschtt; sidereal analogue of Dewey-Danish schwømp; to compel dangerous motion, herky jerky groove wonk hellyeah jive turkey

-Related forms
grrrrrrrrrrəîmʃtt, interjection

Tracklisting:

1. Die Gronge (4:00)
2. Holy Moly (3:46)
3. More Dread (3:43)
4. Scheißzeit (3:34)
5. You All Right (4:07)

Tags: 3.22.11, california, chip, clown, dubstep, electronic, grimst, grimst as fuuuuuuu, grimst'd, grimsting, idm, librarians, oakdale, release blurb dictionary gimmick, the sticky situation, wub, you will move

Skrow022: Nario - Most of Me

Nario - Most of Me

As promised, the debut of VGMix alumnus and Elizabethtown, Kentucky native Nick Hagman, known internet-wide as Nario.  Most of Me explores industrial electronica, chiptune, atmosphere, live piano, comic relief and more (not necessarily in that order), with an infectious catchiness, a strong sense of melody, and an engaging cinematic quality that combine to ensure a consistently fun listen and a very cohesive album through all the stylistic variation.  Pump the bass and turn those speakers up!  It could be the best 35 minutes you’ll spend all day.

Tracklisting:

1. HAX (2:23)
2. Chilled Pop Cherry Soda (2:25)
3. Retro Destroyer (2:38)
4. He Just Wanted a Friend (3:06)
5. Conspiracy of the Panned Chiptune (2:43)
6. Hallucinogenic Ethics (2:54)
7. Frozen on Contact (4:19)
8. I’m Coming Home (Improv) (5:06)
9. Kel Tick Go Tee (0:59)
10. Curiosity (1:40)
11. Happy Castles for Sad People (2:08)
12. Wandering in Circles, All Is Uncertain (3:44)
13. Credits (0:58)

Tags: 11.30.2009, chiptune, electronic, kentucky, most of me, nario, omg clones, piano, yeehaw