Don't Sweat the Technics

Don't Sweat the Technics is the debut studio album by American electronic music artist Kid606. Recorded by Kid606 between the ages 17 to 18,[3] the album was issued on CD format through the independent San Francisco-based label Vinyl Communications in 1998. The album would later catch the attention of Mike Patton, operator of Ipecac Recordings, who subsequently signed Kid606 to Ipecac.[4][5]

Don't Sweat the Technics
Studio album by Kid606
Released	May 26, 1998
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Glitch breakcore digital hardcore
Length	68:18
Label	Vinyl Communications
Producer	Kid606
Kid606 chronology
Don't Sweat the Technics (1998) Down with the Scene (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The album is noted for its noisy sound, mostly rooting itself in glitch and breakcore music. Influences for the album range from Atari Teenage Riot to The Locust. The album was reissued as a double CD set in 2011; the second disc comprised material released in the form of split albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kid606 and Tigerboy.

No.	Title	Length
1.	Untitled	2:22
2.	"Dropkick-Tomgirl's Gonna Stick with It"	2:22
3.	"I Want to Join a Gang"	2:56
4.	"She's=Defectiv"	1:44
5.	"Now I'm Completely Fucked"	5:04
6.	"Good Timing"	2:13
7.	"-Silveregg-"	2:22
8.	Untitled	1:25
9.	"Don't Sweat the Technics-Dubplatestyle"	8:35
10.	"Kid 606's Badassss Underwater Dub Track"	2:32
11.	"Damn I'm Hard"	2:39
12.	"Ghettoblaster (Two 909's and a Microphone)"	5:04
13.	"You Mean This Much < Right Now"	5:51
14.	"(Throw)"	5:56
15.	"///Tag Your It Sarah///"	3:07
16.	"Matmos Are the A-Team of Electronica"	1:55
17.	"Rescute"	2:22
18.	"Scsi-Bear-Theme Song for the Riot GRRL Attacks on the Hardcore Junglist Massive"	4:33
19.	"Lionoil:I'm Forming New Skill"	2:39
20.	"This Is How I Want It to End"	2:37
Total length:		68:18

References

1. Bush, John. "Don't Sweat the Technics – Kid606". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
2. Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Kid 606". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 450–51. ISBN 0743201698. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
3. "Interview: Kid606". Skirmish Blog. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
4. Downton, Chris (January 15, 2005). "Kid606: Still Killing Them With Sound". Inthemix. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
5. Scales, Mike. "Kid606 Interview". Chicago Innerview. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

External links

• Vinyl Communications webpage