Watch Out For Snakes Explained
Watch Out For Snakes is the pseudonym of Atlanta-based musician and producer Matthew Stephen Baum.[1] He is often credited as a pioneer of the chipwave genre, fusing elements of chiptune and synthwave.[2] [3] [4]
He is also known for placing emphasis on his live performances, which employ a keytar and have been characterized as high-energy and aggressive.[5] He has participated in a number of synthwave, chiptune, and video game music festivals including Echosynthetic Fest, Neon Rose Fest, and MAGFest.[6]
Style
Baum synthesizes his chiptune instrumentation from the Nintendo and Game Boy video game systems. His albums have been described as imaginary video game soundtracks and he has stated that they draw thematically from personal events in his own life.[7] [8]
Discography
Albums
- UPGRADE (2018)
- Scars (2019)
Singles
- Rip ‘Em Up! (2019)
- Scars (2019)
- Fight Those Invisible Ninjas (2021)
Compilations
- "Set Up Us the Bomb” on Neo-Wave Vol. 1 (2018)
- “Arms Race” on Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7 (2018)
- “This Ain’t No Cutscene” on Lunar Halo (2019)
- “Stranded” on Spacetunes = WIN (2019)
Remixes
- Frisky Monkey - “Now! (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019)
- The Warhorse - “Can’t Stop the Clop (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019)
Other
- MacReady - “Sunset on Mt. Fuji (ft. Watch Out For Snakes)” on Kiba (2019)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: AFTERMATH . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . October 31, 2024.
- Web site: Watch Out For Snakes . Watch Out For Snakes.
- Web site: Moore . Bobby . Watch Out for Snakes…And Silly Genre Names . Stomp and Stammer . 14 July 2018 . 14 January 2020.
- Web site: Rhyphte Reviews: 'Scars' by Watch Out For Snakes . The ChipWin Blog . 14 January 2020 . 14 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214163951/https://chiptuneswin.com/blog/rhyphte-reviews-scars-by-watch-out-for-snakes/ . dead .
- Web site: Hays . Loron . Friday Night 11.9 - Echosynthetic Fest 2018: Part Two . Reel Reviews . 14 January 2020 . 14 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114023936/http://reelreviews.com/echosynthetic-fest-2018-part-two . dead .
- Web site: Watch Out For Snakes - Past Concerts . Songkick . 14 January 2020.
- Web site: Rockwell . Russell . Review: Watch Out For Snakes – UPGRADE . Immersive Atlanta . 28 June 2018 . 14 January 2020.
- Web site: Green . Julian . Album Review - "Scars" by Watch Out For Snakes . Nightride.FM . 14 January 2020 . 14 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114023934/https://news.nightride.fm/album-review-scars-by-watch-out-for-snakes/ . dead .