shame_boy - Drifting Through Space EP [2010; self-released]
In this one-off side-project from Saskrotch, chiptune breakbeat is joined with drone and chilly atmospherics, filling out the mood set by track titles like “Fuel Has Been Depleted, Sending Distress Signal”, “I've Begun Talking To Myself”, and “Life Support System Failing“. While the instrumentation isn’t too far from the usual for chipbreak, it’s handled with a reserved and patient approach uncommon in the style. A couple of the songs (“I Think About You Every Day I'm Up Here” and “My Last Breath As I Drift Through Space”) do go back to the more active percussion drive, though the low synth swings of the former and edge-pushed treble of the latter each manage to tune in a bit of the downcast flavor despite their energy. A neat and quick curio, even if it was produced as something of a joke.