Renegade Android

"Taken from the DTRASH webpage: "The style of his single DTRASH release isn't easy to sum up but we would probably call it 'FX-driven post-Warp hardcore for relaxation'." This is a pretty accurate description of Renegade Android's (aka Shawn Shackelford) sound. Released in 1999, this is unfortunately R.A.'s only album so far. And don't let the rather cheesy name fool you, this is genius work. This is an angry Aphex Twin, pushing his toys to their limit. Infamous breakbeats morphed beyond recognition, simple (yet catchy) 3 or 4 note melodies, abrasive distortion, overflanging, high-pitched electro bass drums, complicated beat sequencing and sick 303s are all part of Renegade Android's own little world. Every sound on this record seems to be made out of metal, solid or liquid. All is chrome and steel; percussive sounds are like banging cans and melodies feel like cold liquid silver running through your veins."