Kid 606

Don't Sweat The Technics++ (1997-1998)

Tigerbeat6

MP3 $7.99

07/18/2011 751937517887

MEOW 178

Fun fact: there was a time when Kid606 actually was very much a kid – a hyped-up, metal-mouthed teen with a dream, some machines, and no attention span. With nary a computer in sight, the then-unknown Miguel De Pedro set out to fuck the scene before he even really knew what it was.
These raw and noisy Electro/ Gabber/ IDM tracks were mostly made and improvised on a laundry-list of classic gear – the Roland 303, 606, 808, and 909, a Paia Modular, Sequential Circuits Pro-one, Moog Rogue, Akai S3000, and Kurzweill K2000S. Like the slightly more well-known at-the-time Orbital, De Pedro sequenced with an Alesis MMT-8 recording everything live to a DAT walkman without the aid of any multi-tracking (not that it wasn’t available back then, but it takes patience, which was clearly in short supply in Kid606’s hormone- and ADHD-riddled brain).
With the aforementioned gear list, you’re thinking acid and techno classix, so stop – remember again who you’re dealing with. Kid606 wasn’t (isn’t) Autechre or Luke Vibert (a-duh), and this sure ain’t Incunabula, to say nothing of “Military Jazz”. Instead, what we have here is a basket of hardcore fun: build from average track bpm’s of around 170bpm, next to no musical knowledge and a whole lot of teenage angst (De Pedro’s no rapper, but let’s just say that Odd Future didn’t invent the fucked-up teenage psyche confessional). We guarantee you an interesting listen; by the end of all 38 tracks you will surely be as appreciative of the dawning of the Powerbook as Kid606 must have been. If it wasn’t for Steve Jobs this would probably be and 8-disc collection instead of just two.
Disc one contains all the tracks from the full-length “Don’t Sweat The Technics” (VC140), while Disc two contains all the tracks from the Lesser/Kid606 split CD (VC142), and the Omnibot/Kid606 “Unamerican Activity” split CD (VC145).

Tracklist

#1 Untitled 1 By Kid606

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#2 Catch A Lucky Star By Kid606

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#3 Dropkick-Tomgirl's Gonna Stick With It By Kid606

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#4 People Can't Die By Kid606

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#5 I Want To Join A Gang By Kid606

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#6 Fuck Off Sarah By Kid606

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#7 She's=Defectiv By Kid606

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#8 CCatnap (...Speaking Of People With Mental Disorders In The Electronic Music Industry) By Kid606

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#9 Now I'm Completely Fucked By Kid606

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#10 Shyness Is Golden By Kid606

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#11 Good Timing By Kid606

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#12 It Hurts To Be Digital By Kid606

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#13 Silveregg By Kid606

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#14 606fix By Kid606

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#15 Untitled 2 By Kid606

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#16 Hydrophycyclic By Kid606

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#17 Don't Sweat The Technics-Dubplatestyle By Kid606

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#18 Hunting For Affection By Kid606

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#19 Kid 606's Baadassss Underwater Dub Track By Kid606

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#20 This Would Be A Lot Easier If I Was Happy Dear J By Kid606

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#21 Damn I'm Hard By Kid606

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#22 Dropkick-Tigerboy's No Fun Dub Mix By Kid606

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#23 Ghettoblaster [Two 909's And A Microphone] By Kid606

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#24 Bad Timing By Kid606

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#25 You Mean This Much < Right Now By Kid606

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#26 Dead Serious About Hardcore-Live! By Kid606

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#27 (Throw) By Kid606

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#28 Je M'appele Gabber By Kid606

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#29 ___Tag Your It Sarah___ By Kid606

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#30 Riding Lessers Coattails At 250 BPM By Kid606

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#31 Matmos Are The A-Team Of Electronica By Kid606

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#32 AnalBaby Vs. AnusBoy By Kid606

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#33 Rescute By Kid606

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#34 Juds Revenge By Kid606

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#35 Scsi Bear-Theme Song For The Riot Grrl Attacks On The Hardcore Junglist Massive By Kid606

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#36 Excursions In Lamebient Vol3 By Kid606

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#37 Lionoil:I'm Forming Skill By Kid606

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#38 This Is How I Want It To End By Kid606

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