Ghostly Swim by Various Artists

Cartoon Network's genre-defying [adult swim] programming rearranges comedy's basic building blocks into oddities like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!; Ghostly International's artists scramble the language of dance and pop music into something strange and artful. It was only a matter of time before the two found each other and made adorably freakish babies.

The Ghostly Swim compilation, originally released in 2009, is a collaboration between Ghostly International and [adult swim], a 20-track mix (curated by label founder Sam Valenti IV) of tracks from Ghostly's avant-pop mainstays like Matthew Dear, Michna, and School of Seven Bells, alongside kindred spirits like Milosh, FLYamSAM, and Mux Mool. Ghostly Swim's best tracks embody the label's trademark mix of playful darkness and irreverence - Deastro's lurching robot-rock anthem "Light Powered," The Chap's bizarro-world pop hit "Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley," Michna's slinky-smooth "Triple Chrome Dipped" - making them an ideal accompaniment to, say, pissing in your pants over Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. Ghostly Swim was initially released in early 2008 as an exclusive free download on [adult swim]'s website.

Tracklist

1.	Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped	3:21

2.	Dabrye - Temper	2:51

3.	Dark Party - Active	4:22

4.	Tycho - Cascade (Live Version)	3:59

5.	JDSY - All Shapes	1:57

6.	Deastro - Light Powered	2:28

7.	Matthew Dear - R+S	3:46

8.	FLYamSAM - The Offbeat	2:21

9.	Cepia - Ithaca	3:39

10.	Aeroc - Idiom	3:37

11.	The Reflecting Skin - Traffickers	4:10

12.	Ben Benjamin - Squirmy Sign Language	3:16

13.	Kill Memory Crash - Hit + Run	5:11

14.	Osborne - Wait A Minute	4:03

15.	10:32 - Blue Little	4:34

16.	Mux Mool - Night Court	3:20

17.	Solvent - Hung Up	5:44

Credits

released January 27, 2009

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