My So-Called Life is an album by breakcore

Breakcore

Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...

 artist Venetian Snares

Venetian Snares

Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...

. It is a collection of tracks each made in a matter of days, which Funk considers more of "a collection of short stories than a novel... diary entries." It was the first release on Funk's new personal record label, Timesig, and was distributed through Planet Mu

Planet Mu

Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...

. The cover artwork is entitled "Második Galamb" and was painted by Christopher Umana.

Track listing

1. "Posers and Camera Phones" – 5:19
2. "Cadaverous" – 4:20
3. "Aaron 2" – 5:00
4. "Who Wants Cake?" – 4:46
5. "Welfare Wednesday" – 4:03
6. "Ultraviolent Junglist" – 5:50
7. "Goodbye9/Hello10" – 4:46
8. "Sound Burglar" – 4:34
9. "Hajnal 2" – 4:54
10. "My So-Called Life" – 6:29

Credits

All tracks written, produced and performed by Aaron Funk. Candy rave voice on "Who Wants Cake?" and "Welfare Wednesday" by Killer.

Trivia

• "Posers and Camera Phones" samples D12
  D12
  D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
  
  's "Fight Music", "Think About It" by Lyn Collins
  Lyn Collins
  Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....
  
   and "The Sound of Violence
  The Sound of Violence (song)
  "The Sound of Violence" is a single by French electro duo Cassius from the album Au Rêve. It is one of their few singles to reach number one in the United States dance charts.Vocals were provided by Steve Edwards.-12":-CD:# Original Radio Edit...
  
  " by Cassius
  Cassius (band)
  Cassius is a French house music duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.-History:...
  
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• "Cadaverous" samples a clip from The Wire
  The WIRE
  the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
  
  episode "All Prologue".
• "Aaron2" contains samples from the Rankin/Bass
  Rankin/Bass
  Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is...
  
   holiday film, The Little Drummer Boy.
• "Who Wants Cake?" samples Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
  's "I Feel You", as well as numerous clips from the unaired Strangers with Candy
  Strangers with Candy
  Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....
  
  pilot.
• "Welfare Wednesday" contains a reference to Mike Paradinas
  Mike Paradinas
  Michael Paradinas , who works primarily under the name μ-Ziq in addition to a large number of aliases, is a British musician in the field of electronic music.-History:...
  
  , owner of the Planet Mu
  Planet Mu
  Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...
  
   label and colleague of Aaron.
• "Sound Burglar" samples "C'mon Wit Da Get Down" by Artifacts
  Artifacts (group)
  Artifacts is a hip hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop...
  
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• "Hajnal2" is a remix of Venetian Snares' earlier track, "Hajnal" from Rossz csillag alatt született
  Rossz csillag alatt született
  -2×12″ release:-Further Reading:*Britton, Eliott. “.” eContact! 12.4 — Perspectives on the Electroacoustic Work / Perspectives sur l’œuvre électroacoustique . Montréal: CEC....
  
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• "My So-Called Life" could possible be a reference to the TV series of the same name
  My So-Called Life
  My So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the...
  
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External links

• Official release page