Chad VanGaalen
Skelliconnection
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Skelliconnection is as varied and full of surprises as his last album, flirting with anthemic rock, prepared piano cartoon soundtracks, and quirky banjo airs. With broken dance beats, strange nocturnal dirges, driving rock cuts, and his fragile voice soaring above, Skelliconnection is distinctively Chad VanGaalen.
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- flower gardens
- burn 2 ash
- red hot drops
- rolling thunder
- viking rainbow
- gubbbish
- dandrufff
- wing finger
- see-thru-skin
- wind driving dogs
- mini t.v.’s
- Graveyard
- dead ends
- sing me 2 sleep
- systemic heart
Bonus LP Tracks:
the gun
pencil sharpener
concrete dreamer
egyptian tennis shoe
i left you a message #2
mini tv’s ( muscle cola )
vee-tech beatsmart
past / future
i left you a message #1
orca hunter
smoke pillows
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Best of 2006
EXCLAIM!
There's huge talent at work here
GLOBE AND MAIL ***1/2
Neither [Conor Oberst or M. Ward) wields the vibrant psychedelic creativity that bursts forth from VanGaalen’s wonderfully scattered mind
SEATTLE WEEKLY
These are the signs of an artist not afraid of his own voice, or afraid to let it roam amongst experimental fields of music. I suppose writing hundreds of songs and singing in front of street walking strangers everyday can give you that kind of courage, but there's something more to VanGaalen. The reason I may not be able to put a finger on that extra quality is most likely what makes him one of a kind.
TREBLE ZINE
VanGaalen is a spectacularly gifted and prolific songwriter who has an ear for cranking out unusual tunes from instruments and non-instruments alike. The resulting songs are purebreds.
SPACELAB