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A hodgepodge of sounds, styles, genres, eras and instrumentation arranged into ambient, atmospheric, melancholy epics.

Hathern, UK born/San Francisco-based Andrew Pycroft has been quietly churning out low-key instrumental hip-hop flavored ambient music for years under the awkward alias (and others that will remain nameless for the sake of mystery), appearing on compilations and web releases for Futonic and his own suicideininstallments. His latest project, Direwolf, falls more on the hypnotic drone techno side of the spectrum (more of this to come, so stay tuned to the blog for new tracks).

Andrew's music evokes desolate natural landscapes, stormy days or night time walks through darkened city streets. Throw these two tracks "brokt" (from the album "dreamt") and the ultra-rare "11:11" (from "new folder" limited edition cd-r) on some headphones as you venture out to roam through your city and get sucked into an alternate reality where even that garbage can on the corner coated with decades worth of bum urine and balled up newspapers is the most beautiful and profound shit you've ever seen.

brokt by awkward

11:11 by awkward

Download awkward's latest release "adequate", free from Futonic Records and if you're such a fucking fiend that you absolutely must have more, mosey on over to Project 168 and check out his "paleface" EP...also for free.