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Have you ever heard of Coolpunk? It was this really interesting underground scene in the mid-to-late 90s. It started when Fre3zer released his seven-minute-long sonic journey "Colder Than The Rest", a really cool blend of chilly samples and audio warping set to some really groovy synths. It was notable for sampling the Gray's Peak soda jingle, famously sang by the rocker Erick "Chowder Man" Helman. After Fre3zer dropped that track the Coolpunk scene gained new life in Hypnospace, but it would be the beginning of the end for a genre that seemed prime to take over the world...
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This track is my loving tribute to the absolutely fantastic game Hypnospace Outlaw, available now on Steam and console for $20. It's a magical experience and a peek into a world I remember while also providing a hyper-real look at a world that only exists within the realm of the game. I LOVE how music-focused a lot of Hypnospace is, and the entire Coolpunk genre and fad is such a fun novelty that is rich with texture, and it helps that the original songs that "started" the genre are actual bangers. I grew up absolutely loving 90s rave music and all the scenes that become electronic dance. I wanted to really tap into that and fuse it with my own style to make something fun and meaningful.
Thank you so much to Jay Tholen and the Hypnospace Outlaw team for making such a wonderful piece of art, and thanks to my friend Luis for showing me such a powerful piece of work. I implore everyone reading this if you haven't already to go and support them by buying the game and the OST. You won't regret it.
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released December 2, 2021
Ashes and Dreams - Cold Steel (Sampled vocals)
Jay Tholen and Hot Dad (Chowder Man samples)
A masterful sonic experience. A beautiful set of strange samples that tell endless stories. I had never heard anything like it and consider it my most influential album of all time. Beautiful. Noisy. Signal Panic Inc.
Kris Peterson invited both established and young producers to pay tribute to the lives lost in Oakland's Ghost Ship fire. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jan 24, 2017