Dovetail Groove Madness

by Agargara

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ztoughness Agargara is the best post-chip artist out there. His musical hypothesis is further perfected on this album where neo-beach boy harmonies are blasted with sliced break beats and noisy square waves. Favorite track: Kakujitsu.

apt-get A singular beep and boop experience. Despite its breakcore-ish melodies, this album never gets overly harsh. Great for calming down and cheering up. Favorite track: Kangjan.

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1.	Arc 04:59	buy track
2.	Kakujitsu 07:21	buy track
3.	Kangjan 04:49	buy track
4.	Forever 04:04	buy track
5.	Junya 00:35	buy track
6.	Nineties 03:20	buy track
7.	Oligark 09:01	buy track
8.	Swamnow 05:54	buy track
9.	Vaccine 02:49	buy track
10.	Thhyk 08:32	buy track
11.	Thrillk 03:15	buy track
12.	Besame 02:19	buy track
13.	Jungle 2 02:00	buy track
14.	Varsity Club 03:23	buy track
15.	Verify 11:51	buy track
16.	Waydit 02:40	buy track

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DOVETAIL GROOVE MADNESS is a viral phenomenon that causes groups of people to dance erratically, sometimes thousands at a time. The mania affects men, women, and children who dance until they collapse from exhaustion. One of the first major outbreaks was in Aachen, in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1374, and it quickly spread throughout Europe; one particularly notable outbreak occurred in Strasbourg in 1518, also in the Holy Roman Empire.

Affecting thousands of people across several centuries, DOVETAIL GROOVE MADNESS is not an isolated event, and is well documented in contemporary reports. It is nevertheless poorly understood, and remedies are based on guesswork. Generally, musicians accompany dancers, to help ward off the madness, but this tactic sometimes backfires by encouraging more to join in. There is no consensus among scholars as to the cause of DOVETAIL GROOVE MADNESS.

All tracks made with Korg M01D, an emulator of the Korg M1 keyboard for Nintendo 3DS. This album is 100% M01D except for the vocals on Besame and the filter fade-out on Oligark!

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released June 19, 2018

Cover art by Zebra and Agargara
Vocals on Besame by Yuka Saito and David Cummings

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Agargara Kyoto, Japan

A mysterious fish raised in the hanging gardens of a Sumerian mainframe.

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