NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!

as a result of my last post on here some of you thought that Skatterbrain was perhaps over. As I clarified in the comments, it is not. BUT, it is changing. Skattebrain is being "relaunched" on a new platform. That platform, as you may have guessed, is tumblr! I made this decision based upon the ease and efficiency of tumblr and its interactive capabilities. Having the blog at its new home will hopefully leading to more regular posting as it used to be around here.

You can still read Skatterbrain on tumblr without having a tumblr account. However, for those of you that do have tumblr accounts it will make for a much more interactive blog than before, hopefully producing a bit more discussion and the like. The www.skatterbrain.org address will point here for probably another week, but then it will be permanently relocated to the new Skatterbrain over on tumblr! This blog will still be alive and can be reached via www.blownbythewind.blogspot.com should you want to continue to dig through the archives. I want to thank everyone who's followed Skatterbrain here for sometime during the past—wow—six years. I hope all of you are able to continue reading over at Skatterbrain's new home.

The end of the year festivities are beginning over at the new Skatterbrain right now with my favorite records of 2011 just posted! The 'favorite songs of 2011' mega-gigantic mix will be up later this week! Favorite EPs, too! See you there!

The new url is:
www.skatterbrainpop.tumblr.com

*Remember, the .org address will no longer point to this blogspot after this week!

I hope this isn't too confusing. If you have any questions, you know where to reach me!

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A Note:

Hey! So, I think that the fact that the last four posts on here are the past four months' mixes is as a clear an indication as any that regular posting, as it were, will probably never be happening here again. That being said, I still post and talk about a lot of the same stuff as here on TUMBLR! There is a lot of other stuff mixed in, too, but if you're interested, you can follow me over there. The link is below!

matthewedwards.tumblr.com

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A monthly mix: November 2011!

Looks a bit more like Spring, but what can you do?

Hey folks! It's Monthly Mix time again! This is actually a special monthly mix in that it is the first one ever to be 100% comprised of new songs. Since I haven’t actually been posting on the blog too much these days, I figured I’d use this months mix to share some of my most favorite new bands, new records, and new songs from the past month or two. I hope you like it! If you want to know any more about any of the bands, let's talk about it in the comments!

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Here’s the tracklist:

01. The Capstan Shafts “Like Theme From ‘Arthouse Floozy’”
02. Literature “14 Seconds”
03. Still Corners “Into The Trees”
04. Heavenly Beat “Desire”
05. Pink Playground “Dark Bloom”
06. Tashaki Miyaki “Somethin’ Is Better Than Nothin’”
07. Wax Idols “Grey Area”
08. Opposite Sex “La Rat”
09. Sea Lions “Grown Up”
10. Youngfuck “Black Tulips”
11. Glish “Magazine”
12. Twerps “Through The Day”
13. The Blanche Hudson Weekend “One Last Kiss”
14. The Proctors “All The Books”
15. Sea Dweller “Marion”
16. White Wishes “Come And Say Hello”
17. Weekend “Hazel”
18. Moscow Olympics “Keeping The Avenues Open”

Happy Autumn!!!

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A monthly mix: October 2011!

This month's cover art features Koloman Moser's "Profilbildnis eines Mädchens".

Did you guys know that October is the best month ever? Because IT IS. I hope you like this mix. As with all Fall season mixes, I highly recommend pairing it with a nice crisp evening stroll. Bye!

GO TO THERE

Tracklist:
01. Archers of Loaf "Toast"
02. Beat Happening "Gravedigging Blues"
03. Eggplant "Often I Lie"
04. Rose Melberg "Spin"
05. Princess Niko "The Broken Paper-Heart Club"
06. Sea Lions "To Love Somebody" (Bee Gees cover)
07. Sleeping Bag "Ben"
08. Seam "Granny 9X"
09. Post Post "Entryway"
10. The Ropers "These Days"
11. Veronica Falls "The Fountain"
12. Waxahatchee "Catfish"
13. Twerps "Dreamin"
14. Dinosaur Jr. "Goin Home"
15. Portastatic "Why Pinch Yourself"
16. Yo La Tengo "Take Care"

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A Monthly Mix: September 2011!

Yes, yes, I know Fall is not really here yet, but I simply REFUSE to endure one more minute of that hot and sticky Summer mindset. I've put my foot down and made a September mix with the exclusive purpose of tricking myself into believing my favorite season of the year is already upon us. All of my old Autumn standbys are here (Rose Melberg, Velocity Girl, Slumber Party, Clock Strikes Thirteen, etc), but there's also a few new songs from Widowspeak and Dum Dum Girls fitting the bill rather perfectly. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you're as excited about the coming season as I am!

MAKE IT YOURS!

Here's the tracklist:
01. Blake Babies “Severed Lips” (Dinosaur Jr. cover)
02. Widowspeak “Half Awake”
03. Velocity Girl “Tripping Wires
04. Pencil Tin “In Dreams”
05. Veruca Salt “Fly”
06. The Nonpareils “Inside”
07. Spent “Stumble Up The Stairs”
08. Tiger Trap “You’re Sleeping”
09. Engine No. 9 “Sleep”
10. Semi-Gloss “Groupie’s Lament”
11. Clock Strikes Thirteen “One Cold Day”
12. Slumber Party “I Never Dreamed”
13. Cuffs “Privilege”
14. Wild Carnation “Wings”
15. Dum Dum Girls “Wasted Away”
16. Tsunami “Kidding On The Square”

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A monthly mix: August 2011!

Here's a little last hurrah of Summer! I love the Summer, but not as much as what's coming up next, and these hotter than hot days are getting very old. Put this on and go out for a walk melt. Literature, Tunabunny, and Catnaps are a few of my favorite bands being bands right now! If you're not on it, get on it! Everything else is, well, you probably know it. If you don't then I can assure it's all a blast. Now grab it go have a blast.

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Tracklist:
01. Literature "It's Cruel"
02. Tunabunny "(Song For My) Solar Sister"
03. Medicine "Never Click"
04. Catnaps "Lullaby"
05. Eux Autres "Go Dancing"
06. Big Red Bus "All I Need"
07. Kristallin "Twelve Until I Die"
08. The Twerps "She Didn't Know"
09. Happydeadmen "Heaven No!"
10. The Girls "Here I Am In Love Again"
11. All Girl Summer Fun Band "Will I See You"
12. The Hermit Crabs "I Don't Know How"
13. Lush "Lit Up"
14. Fat Tulips "My Secret Place"

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A monthly mix: July 2011!

It's 100 degrees outside today. Yuck.

Hey pals! It's July and I have a new mix to share with you! This month's mix is pretty JUMBO compared to the typical length of previous mixes, but I could couldn't bring myself to cut it down any further. Personal new favorites here include a new track from Bleached (Ex-Mika Miko sisters), Dear Marje (A+ Tiger Trap worship; my new favorite band and yours, too), and a new one off of the new Veronica Falls LP (Sure to be one of the best of the year). Some old gems, too. 20 songs in all. It's perfect for hiding away from the 104 degree temperatures we'll be seeing here tomorrow. Enjoy!

OMG DOWNLOADTIME PARTYTIME!

Tracklist:
01. Sourpatch "Funny Inside"
02. Comet Gain "An Arcade From The Warm Rain That Falls"
03. Ultrasport "Sharing Secrets"
04. Twitch Hazel "Mention"
05. Speedmarket Avenue "Moments Of Sudden Brightness"
06. Reina Republicana "Mar Diamante"
07. Bleached "Think Of You"
08. Dear Marje "Soft And Sweet"
09. The Tribbles "Mercury"
10. Swimsuit "Mongoose"
11. The Mondo Crescendo "Heaven Only Knows"
12. Still Corners "Cuckoo"
13. Further "Don't Need A Rope"
14. Tigerella "Rid Of You"
15. Syrup USA "Joie De Vol"
16. Veronica Falls "Come On Over"
17. Screamfeeder "Dart"
18. #Poundsign# "Michigan"
19. Seapinks "Peripheral Vision"
20. Pale Saints "Fine Friend"

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A monthly mix: June 2011!

Featuring Rita Tushingham!

Hi! Things are back in order and on time this month. Hopefully I will not be missing another whole month anytime soon! This month's mix is a 100% SUNNY SUMMER FUZZY JANGLE FEEDBACK FEST split almost 50/50 between old Summery favorites and brand new, soon-to-be Summer mix staples. The mix ends just as excitingly as it opens and it doesn't slow down much from point A to point B. Make sure you've got plenty of room to move around because this mix definitely requires some light dancing at the very least. LISTEN TO THESE JAMZ!

PARTYTIME!

Tracklist:
01. Summer Cats // Paperweight
02. Tashaki Miyaki // All I Have To Do Is Dream
03. Kids On A Crime Spree // John Paul Sartre II
04. Even As We Speak // I Won't Have To Think About You
05. Camera Obscura // Swimming Pool
06. Aberdeen // Byron
07. Bad Banana // Teleport Tonight
08. Betty And The Werewolves // The Party
09. Boomgates // Layman's Terms
10. Girls Names // I Could Die
11. Primal Scream // All Fall Down
12. Brilliant Colors // How Much Younger
13. Sea Lions // Let's Fall In Love
14. The Specific Heats // What Can I Say?
15. The Faintest Ideas // Another Sunny Day
16. Help Stamp Out Loneliness // Record Shop
17. Girl Of The World // 3,000 ft.
18. The Earthmen // Flyby

YEAH! JUNE! YEAH!

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A monthly mix: April 2011!

It's late! Really late! I hope you don't mind too much, again. This month's mix ended up being almost exactly half and half, old and new. It ended up working out quite well and hopefully there are a few discoveries to be made here! Not really sure what else to say about it, I guess. Oh, except for that I like to listen to that Swell Maps song with headphones on while walking around the city because it makes me feel really cool like I'm just punching everyone in the face as they walk by and they don't even know what's going on. It's the best. Take care!

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Tracklist:
01. Huggy Bear // No Sleep
02. Boyracer // Yr Unspoken Desires
03. The Wedding Present // Don't Talk, Just Kiss
04. Broken Water // Heart Strings
05. P.S. Eliot // Sadie
06. Crystal Stilts // Through The Floor
07. Mood Rings // Year Of Dreams
08. Collider // Mono
09. Persian Rugs // Always All
10. Seapony // Into The Sea
11. Yo La Tengo // Pablo and Andrea
12. Teenage Fanclub // God Knows It's True
13. Swell Maps // New York
14. Tripwires // Cinnamon
15. Sea Dweller // Settings
16. Swirlies // Two Girls Kissing

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