: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Awards : Album.......: Warm Computers : : Label.......: Animal Street Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: ASR001 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2019-06-20 Str.date....: 2018-10-12 Quality.....: 254kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://animalstreetrecords.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Warm Computers 1:50 2. Dinosaur Bones 3:58 3. Dog Or Cat 3:54 4. Ink Or Paint 2:54 5. I Care Hard 3:36 6. Unlimited Wishes 2:59 7. Going Nowhere Fast 3:22 8. Marks 2:31 9. Bad Math 3:55 10. Welcome To Goggle 4:03 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 33:02 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 63.23 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: AWARDS is a Canadian-European experimental hip-hop duo comprised :, : of London, Ontario rapper/vocalist Thesis Sahib and French : :' producer/multi-instrumentalist Funken. On their debut ': ,: full-length album Warm Computers, the pair blend post-rap, art :, : rap, art pop, new wave and intellectual disco into a dizzying : :' kaleidoscope of sound that thoroughly obliterates any attempt ': ,: at categorization. :, : : :' ItÆs the next stage in the pairÆs development following a 2013 ': ,: 10-inch vinyl EP, Futuristic Jokes, that established a cult :, : following in Europe, and later released on cassette through : :' Montreal label Endemik Records. For the release of Warm ': ,: Computers, Thesis has teamed up with Mean Joe Tunes, founder of :, : Animal Street Records, a label whose goal is to foster the : :' underground hip-hop scene in London, Ontario and, eventually, ': ,: beyond. :, : : :' Animal Street couldnÆt have a better starting point than Warm ': ,: Computers, whichùcontrary to many indie hip-hop :, : collaborationsùwas made by AWARDS together in person during : :' sessions held in France and Canada rather than via the ': ,: internet. ôFunken and I have worked together on many other :, : projects that encompass our shared love of No Wave, post-punk, : :' absurdist poetry, folk art and the indie/art rap scene we both ': ,: came up in,ö Thesis says. ôBut I feel that Warm Computers is :, : very much OUR sound. One thing he said to me early on in our : :' collaboration before AWARDS existed was that the best hip-hop ': ,: comes from the ear that listens the best.ö :, : : :' AWARDS is a product of the pairÆs involvement with several ': ,: hip-hop collectives including Backburner in Canada, and the :, : wide-ranging network of musicians Funken has developed in France : :' known as Cocktail Pueblo, which Thesis largely credits for the ': ,: albumÆs sonic tapestry. Under his birth name, James Kirkpatrick, :, : Thesis is also an acclaimed visual artist whose disciplines : :' include everything from painting to sculpture. Several years ': ,: ago, he decided to take an extended trip outside of Canada, :, : which ultimately led him to cross paths with Funken. : :' ': ,: Thesis says that many of his initial ideas for songs come to him :, : during the fog and exhaustion of travelling. He specifically : :' cites the Warm Computers track ôDog Or Cat,ö which took root in ': ,: his head while driving through a blinding snow storm in :, : Switzerland and contemplating why Europeans donÆt seem to keep : :' as many pets as North Americans. He also draws from his ': ,: experience as a graffiti artist on the track ôInk Or Paint,ö :, : while ôDinosaur Bonesö explore the effects of global warming and : :' excessive consumption. ': ,: :, : But perhaps the overall message of Warm Computers is best : :' conveyed by the opening title track and album closer ôWelcome ': ,: To Goggle,ö which focus on our obsession with technology, and :, : the struggles artists face trying to survive within it. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 9 \/