Randy Barracuda | Swkee Like A Pig

April 1st, 2009 Stu

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A new interview with Randy Barracuda over at skweee.com reminded me that I should get back into the skwee loop and post more of this Scandanavian blend of bleep-tronica, twitch hip hop, r&b and funk. By no means a new phenomena (earliest sightings fall back to 2005), Randy Barracuda dropped both of these tracks for the Flogsta Dancehall label in 2006, also featuring as standouts on the genre’s defining compilation in 2007, Museum Of Future Sound Vol.1.

In this new interview, Randy mentions upcoming releases on his Harmönia label from Rigas Den Andre (titled The Valla Torg EP) and from Yöt, and makes it clear that he has no interest in being a posterboy for the movement – the future of skweee, he notes, “is not really my concern.”

His debut solo album, which apparently might “deal with esoteric and numerological issues” (although tongue could well be firmly in cheek) drops on Flogsta on September 11th 2009.

Randy Barracuda – Skweee Like A Pig | mp3

Randy Barracuda – Rick James Is Dead | mp3

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Mesak | The International

November 8th, 2008 Stu

With a URL such as skweee.com, SKWEEELICIOUS! is putting itself out there as a defacto official home of the growing Scandanavian electronic movement.  Blending bleep-tronica, twitch hip hop and 8-bit funk, Skweee is created by a large, loose collective of almost exclusively Finnish and Swedish producers and will be appreciated by lovers of Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Quarta 330 and their ilk.  Skweeelicious has posted an interview with Mesak – producer and founder of one of the two main Skweee labels, Harmonia.

“The skweee is about to shatter in dozens of subgenres by all the artists performing their own music so strong that it slowly blends into being just top music and great artists. As there is more worldwide attention more people get into it and start producing or organizing parties. I think no one really knows what is going to happen. It’s also bit worrying if it gets popular.”

Mesak – The International | mp3

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