Rae Davis, "Positive Thinking" 5" CD (EXP-11)
After receiving praise for his contribution on the compilation, Wait til the Ice Melts, Rae Davis delivers on his first album, "Positive Thinking." The album is part jazz inspired rhodes melodies floating though hard glitched beats that are just as much electronic as they are hip hop...thoughtful smart compositions that you can't help but break your neck to. The album features a remix by Textual as well as additional production on Old Pianos by Diego Chavez.
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  While on Saturn's Rings Tracklist
01. Yesterday's History
02. Pyramids
03. I Could Write A Book
04. Old Pianos
05. This I Dig Of You
06. Shook
07. Triple Double
08. Positive Thinking
09. This I Dig Of You (Textual Remix)



 


Various Artist, "Wait til the Ice Melts" 5" CD (EXP-10)
It was a abysmal day when Alaska joined the union and Texas lost the bragging rights of largest state in the U.S. The most popular saying of the time round these parts was, "Wait til the Ice Melts." A mighty wind is stirring in Texas these days drifting in new sounds from the lone star state. Wait til the Ice Melts is a compilation of new music emerging from Texas but it's not the strum of acoustic guitar you might expect. Instead, the album features an assortment of electronic, indie, and downtempo experimentation from 14 of Texas' brightest producers and bands. So dust off your perception and ya'll take a listen.




  Wait til the Ice Melts Tracklist
1. A.M. Architect - Unspoken
2. Horizontal K - URAQTK
3. Dance Like Robots - We Were Vampires
4. Rae Davis - Pyramids
5. Mnolo - Guerra Futbol
6. Diego Chavez - Forgive Me
7. Wayside Dream - Catch as Catch Can
8. Ernest Gonzales - Caviar, Cigarettes, Dynamite, & Laserbeams
9. Nectarine - Blue Beacon
10. Diego Bernal - Father’s Son
11. Dead Waiter - The Liar
12. Makestapes - Outlines
13. [on hiatus] - Out of the Blue
14. Mirm - Kan-sha



 
 
Ernest Gonzales, "While on Saturn's Rings" 5" CD (EXP-09)
"Taking cues from 8-bit games of yore, downtempo, and even a little indie-rock, Ernest Gonzales could find himself at home with Morr Music or Anticon artists alike. Combining melancholic guitarlines, subtle vocal samples, and acoustic hip-hop percussion, this San Antonio-based producer is on the road to making a name for himself in any number of musical circles...interesting, delicate, and slightly banging all at the same time." - XLR8R
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  While on Saturn's Rings Tracklist
1. Reminisce
2. While on Saturn's Rings
3. Summer Story 66
4. One Type of Adaptation
5. Marching Across Grey Earth
6. Throwed Snow Cones
7. Sophia's Lullaby
8. Rockstar Sequence
9.Cave Paintings
10. Life is But a Dream
11. What Heaven Could Be
12. Glass Pyramids
13. Song for Arlo
14. While on Saturn's Rings (Daedelus Remix)




 
Various Artists, "Exponential Presents: Collapsing Culture" 5" CD (EXP-08)
First take a multimedia artist, a teacher, a Buddhist, and a half El Salvadoran half Nicaraguan, all of whom are from Texas and then tell them to make a CD. The product would be Collapsing Culture. In total, there are 5 artists represented on the CD: Aether216, A.M. Architect, Darby, MNolo, and Theory of Everything. The 20 tracks on the CD s are as diverse as the artists who made them. Collapsing Culture is a rare gem from the Dirty South that defies being easily categorized and forgotten.
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  Collapsing Culture Tracklist
1. ÆTHER216 - Renascent
2. THEORY OF EVERYTHING - Little Prince
3. DARBY - Portrait
4. MNOLO - Fall From Grace
5. A.M. ARCHITECT - Upon
6. DARBY - Ciudad de Leche
7. MNOLO - The Abyss
8. DARBY - Quality Television
9. THEORY OF EVERYTHING - Backpack
10. MNOLO - The Birth
11. READER The Antidote ÆTHER216 RMX
12. ÆTHER216 - Memoir of Nova
13. A.M. ARCHITECT - Ft Worth
14. THEORY OF EVERYTHING - True Love
15. A.M. ARCHITECT - Take 4
16. DARBY - Fedora
17. MNOLO - The Acension
18. DARBY - Many Colored Days
19. THEORY OF EVERYTHING - Lullaby #5
20. A.M. ARCHITECT - What If




 
DJ Jester the Filipino Fist, "Secret Love"
5" CD (EXP-07)
DJ Jester has something to tell you but it's a secret.

Secret Love Tracklist
 
Ernest Gonzales, "Chasing the Sun" EP
5" CD (EXP-06)
Music to listen to while drifting into a daydream as you drive towards the sun.

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Chasing the Sun Tracklist
1. Self-Portrait
2. Spearmint Starfish
3. Advancing
4. Ever So


 

Theory of Everything, "Lullaby"
3" CD (EXP-05)
Lullaby is what would happen if Timbaland hooked up with the Postal Service to create the soundtrack to the dreams of 8 bit Nintendo characters. The latest CD by Theory of Everything takes a dramatic departure from anything else the producer has made. The concept for the album was inspired from the news that Theory, aka Ernest Gonzales, is a father to be. "I wanted to make music for my baby to fall asleep to...my original idea was to create peaceful sleep inducing music and what came out is very dreamlike and electronic."

Lullaby Tracklist
1. Clouds
2. Navigating
3. In the Middle
4. Run Jump Seek
5. Surrounded
6. Drifting Away
7. Post Modern Flower
 
Theory of Everything, "Remixes"
3" CD (EXP-04)
Take some pop music and make it blow up then pick up the pieces and put them back together and "Remixes" are what you get. Theory aka Gonzales, takes some of our cherished pop stars and gives their tracks a bit of a twist. "Remixes" features two tracks specially made for Trinity University's KRTU and the Silent Whig of Thunder hosted by Matt Fleeger.

Remixes Tracklist
1. Radio Revolution
2. Missy Elliot - Lick Shots
3. Dr. Dre - Still Dre
4. 50 Cent vs. Broken Social Scene
5. LCD Soundsystem- Yeah
6. M. Jackson - Billie Jean
 
Klassen, "Polaroid"
3" CD (EXP-03)
Klassen, a straight edge vegan graffiti artist scratch wizard has honed his skills as resident DJ for the nationally recognized San Antonio Puro Poetry Slam and as a member of the infamous Supa Brotha Scientists whose members also include DJ Jester the Filipino Fist. Spinning everything from underground hip hop, glitch, electroclash, and funk, Klassen has made a mark on the Texas dj scene. This CD is the first mix CD of dopeness showcasing Klassen’s eclectic ear for music.

Polaroid Tracklist
1. Intro
2. The Rapture
3. Whirlpool Productions
4. Moving Units
5. LCD Soundsystem
6. Supa Brotha Scientists
7. Theory Of Everything
8. The Faint
9. Peaches
10. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 
Theory of Everything, "Algorhythm"
5" CD (EXP-02)
“This is more than just a DJ style/ hip hop album. Aside from the hip hop like beats, rhythms, and scratches, Ernest Gonzales - the one man behind this project - adds elements of flamenco guitar, piano, strings, and other ambient sounds to create some pretty original songs. You see? This is the kind of creative mastery you miss out on when you’re not looking out for stuff. Get out there…” -- Firecracker Magazine

Algorhythm Tracklist
1. Blame it on the musique
2. Taking it back to edo
3. Nanogon
4. Expansion
5. Royalty
6. Disco Hell
7. Epic
8. The Candidate
9. That Old Feeling
10. 2 Year Compression
11. Manipulation in Tremolo Form
12. Farewell

 
DJ Jester, "Heavily Booted"
5" CD (EXP-01)
"This mix orginally ran on the NYC based, WFMU on Re:Mixology with DJ Jesuspants. Here is what their website, www.wfmu.org, had to say: San Antonio, Texas represents on the show tonight with DJ Jester, aka "The Filipino Fist", also a member of the Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine and official driver of the Boca Burger Mobile. Tonight Jester does up a live mix, and based on his past records where artists like Ice T, Pavement, Devo, Iron Butterfly and Ennio Morricone all shared the same closet-space, expect anything to happen. Jester even promises that Yo La Tengo's cover of Daniel Johnston gets the scratch-treatment tonight!

Heavily Booted Tracklist