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CUVERVILLE

Silex Funk (Original Mix)

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CUVERVILLE

Silex Funk (Original Mix)

Robo-synced ultrafunkular minimalism in a super-tight style.

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RANDY BARRACUDA

Rick James Is Dead

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Rick James Is Dead

A foundational classic of the style from 2006.

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YOT

Feeling The Real Feeling

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YOT

Feeling The Real Feeling

Fractal wormhole funk with a phantom bagpipe loop. Dope!

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Drums

Giants

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Drums

Giants

Slow-burning chromium synthlines and grinding toy drum machines.

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Easy & Center Of The Universe

Legend Of Selda

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Easy & Center Of The Universe

Legend Of Selda

Selda Bagcan immortalised in 8-bit digi-funk.

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DANIEL SAVIO

Eyeballs On The Street

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DANIEL SAVIO

Eyeballs On The Street

Wicked Carpenter-esque electro from the originator of the 'Skweee' appendage.

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RANDY BARRACUDA

Ketamine Strut

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Ketamine Strut

Skronky electroid wonk for the bandy-legged.

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SLA

Groznyi Nightlife

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SLA

Groznyi Nightlife

Deeep Skweee lifted from the landmark 'Skandivanian Skweee Vol.2' comp.

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RIGAS DEN ANDRE

Lines, Lines, Lines

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RIGAS DEN ANDRE

Lines, Lines, Lines

Lo-fi electro with a melancholy Skando-melodic finish.

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RANDY BARRACUDA & MESAK

Adult Games (feat. Michael Black Electro)

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RANDY BARRACUDA & MESAK

Adult Games (feat. Michael Black Electro)

An authentic Skweee anthem, like Prince on a 10p budget.

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LIMONIOUS

Dutty Frutty

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LIMONIOUS

Dutty Frutty

Digidub dancehall drama gone so wrong it's very nearly right.

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RIGAS DEN ANDRE

I Am Crane (Claws Costeau Remix)

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I Am Crane (Claws Costeau Remix)

An alternate 8-bit reality rendered in slow-mo monochromatic pixel shifts.

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Sprutbass

Akv

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Akv

Electroid hero theme for lego men in peril.

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MESAK

Silversand

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MESAK

Silversand

Future gazing dischordant skweee drone. Mental stuff.

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This time on 14tracks:

“14 tracks: Skweee!”

In far flung corners of urban Scandinavia a legion of loons are making some of the oddest electronic music around. Lead by Sweden's Flogsta Danshall and the Finnish Harmönia label under the command of veterans like Mesak and Daniel Savio, the scene has developed from humble tongue-in-cheek beginnings to become acknowledged as a genre in itself. Skweee practitioners favour a stripped down and efficient approach, attempting to eeek the maddest sounds from their arsenals of vintage synthesizers, Sid chips and drum machines, while paying a respectful, if somewhat ironic nod to classic 80s electro and 8-bit arcade game soundtracks. The ultra-funked sound of skweee has correlations with the purple sound of Joker and Gemmy or the wonk of Zomby and Rustie but remains a strickly Skando affair with its own set of inherent rules and regulations. Like chewing tobacco, it's not for everyone but once you've got the taste, its just too addictive...

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On 17 Mar 10:23 DOM said:
http://www.taktak.net

“Love it!!”

Is the sound of my electric dreams.

On 17 Mar 21:47 Mark McPanzer said:

finally..the soundtrack to my perky nightmare synth-wanking emissions.

On 18 Mar 00:05 Fabian said:
http://www.meander-music.com

“Damn!”

Awesome selection... stripped down, as i like it! This musical direction should get more attention... It´s so good for hilarious dance partys.

On 18 Mar 17:11 oh my said:

“I think my head just popped”

yep, like an 8-bit animation of a bubble

On 21 Mar 17:11 Center of the Universe said:
http://www.myspace.com/Bagpiperatthegatesofdawn

“Joxaren! ”

If you like this you should also check out the great swedish Skw3er Joxaren! www.myspace.com/joxaren

On 23 Mar 16:43 sicknife said:
http://www.myspace.com/sicknife

“Very nice!”

Yes, I made some tracks like game over or belly dancing (you can listen them at www.myspace.com/sicknife) quite a long time ago which I think that have some influences on this sound but without even having heard it at all and now a friend linked me to this site and I flip. Very nice surprise :)

On 24 Mar 16:23 Gene Onegin said:

“Skweeet!”

Thanks for opening up another treasure box!