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Just a sick album bursting with chiptune and darksynth vibes that will throw you deep into the soul of retro-gaming nostalgia. Not to be missed!
Favorite track: Rip 'Em Up! (ft. Gregorio Franco).
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So, somewhere is an alternate dimension where this young man got a guitar and became a successful virtuoso.
Perhaps in another dimension, he's a great violinist playing first chair in the world's orchestras.
In our world, he got an NES and a Keytar, so we get brilliant works of genius like these.
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Special edition second pressing, limited to 50. 180g Airlock Splatter on red/yellow vinyl and full-color insert in a single pocket jacket. Pressed at New Orleans Record Press with artwork by Andrew Tremblay. This vinyl release brings the badassery of 8-bit chipwave directly to your record player.
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Second pressing, limited to 100. 180g Arms Race Smoke on red/white vinyl and full-color insert in a single pocket jacket. Pressed at New Orleans Record Press with artwork by Andrew Tremblay. This vinyl release brings the badassery of 8-bit chipwave directly to your record player.
Vinyl ships in a padded protective mailer. Record will be shipped outside of jacket to prevent damage. Orders will ship within 7 days after release date.
Apologies in advance for the expense on international shipping orders, but I distribute as an independent artist. If you want lower shipping costs, petition your favorite distributor to partner with Watch Out For Snakes.
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Saw you walk past my doorway.
Immediately froze and locked eyes.
Frenzied, like a new dream,
out of nowhere, you invaded my life.
We would never worry,
just didn’t care.
You’d laugh and smile, running fingers
through your dark hair.
Stolen kisses, driving beneath
the stars.
Those days are gone.
All we’ve got now
are bittersweet scars.
Try as we may, time won’t unwind.
Never going back
to those moments of truth.
All we can do is look forward.
Here’s to the future
a new friendship, me and you.
Back then before any lies,
you’d simply whisper,
that you’d always be mine.
Hands held, motor running, under the stars.
Those days are gone.
All we’ve got now are bittersweet scars.
Life’s torn us apart,
we knew it couldn’t last.
Let’s just remember,
those warm lost years,
toasting to our past.
You mastered your UPGRADE. Thwarted the shadow organization’s attempt to silence you. Defeated the monstrosities they sent against you. You thought the nightmare was over. You were wrong.
You are the nightmare.
Even as a new threat arrives from the deepest recesses of space to lay waste to your homeworld, the SCARS you carry destabilize, mutating your upgrade beyond all control, pulling apart the life you knew.
But not all is lost. A small team of companions gathers, determined to help you face down the darkness – both within and without.
Can you consume the darkness before it consumes you?
Only time will tell.
credits
released November 9, 2019
All tracks written & performed by Watch Out For Snakes except as noted below.
Special thanks to Megan, Gregorio, Stemage, and Andrew for their fantastic contributions to this album!
Also big ups to all my immediate fam for the mentoring and advice they've given me over the life of this project - Glitch Black, Vampire Step-dad, Echosynthetic, Chiptunes=WIN, Street Cleaner, Protector101, PSYK, Facexhugger, Techno Mage, Ansonix, Beyond Synth, Frisky Monkey, MacReady, The Warhorse, Neon Fawkes, Nightride.fm, Original Synths, a0fd3, XENNON, and all the rest of you fine folks!
And finally, biggest thanks go to everyone who listens to my music and comes to my shows. I wouldn't still be doing this without your continued love and support!
Watch Out For Snakes is 8-bit chipwave from Atlanta geek Matt Baum. Layering NES and Game Boy chip sounds, WOFS creates darkly energetic tracks that pay homage to old video games and 80’s films without taking things too seriously.
When I was a rogue cop in the 80s who recently lost my badge and gun trying to avenge my wife. She was killed by The Cartel/Mob/Yakuza/etc... Driving out to the beach to watch the sunrise from a long muggy summer night of drinking and justice. This was the soundtrack to my life. Another classic album. dzestmen