Skid Row

by James Ferraro

Skid Row cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Label: Hippos In Tanks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:57
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A harrowing, conceptual examination of extreme poverty, hyper-capitalism, and violence in modern Los Angeles. The prolific experimental musician relies heavily on cheap synth tones, distorted auto-tuned vocals, and chaotic news broadcast samples to simulate an aggressive, dystopian cruise through the titular neighborhood. The overwhelming, surreal soundscape functions as a stark critique of contemporary Californian mythology.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, Leftfield, conceptual, political, atmospheric, experimental, electronic, sample-heavy, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Burning Prius (For The World) (1:35)
  2. White Bronco (4:32)
  3. Pollution (3:48)
  4. Street Freak (4:28)
  5. Million Dollar Man (1:14)
  6. Thrash & Escalate (3:13)
  7. Skid Row (4:37)
  8. To Live And Die In L.A. (8:33)
  9. Rhinestones (5:32)
  10. Doctor Hollywood (6:54)
  11. 1992 (4:18)
  12. Sentinel Beast (4:54)
  13. At The Beach (3:19)

Credits

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