Skate Wizards by Loot the Body

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Check out MIchael C. Hsiung at http://www.michaelchsiung.com/
Watch Skate Wizards videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/lootthebody

ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Thanks for checking these songs out. I’m not sure if anyone is ever going to read this but I think it’s probably a good idea to write down some thoughts about this project. If nothing else, it might help me remember some key details as the years go by.
At some point in 2021 I became aware of Michael C. Hsiung’s work. Probably through John Bultena’s Instagram feed. I was immediately struck by Michael’s style. It manages to balance simplicity, depth, and humor. I started messaging Michael and we struck up a casual online friendship. This is not something usual for me. I tend to make friends the old fashioned way but my correspondence with Michael was very breezy and chill. I knew I liked this dude. The weirdest thing was, he lives about five miles away from me.
The more of Michael’s work I saw, the more I wanted to know about the world he was creating. I joked that we should come up with a Saturday morning cartoon featuring his characters. This is the type of thinking that usually kicks off a songwriting spree. I tend to write songs in batches and soon I found myself woolgathering about Michael’s wizards.
Early in 2022 I was in a bit of a lull between projects and I got the courage to reach out to him about collaborating on a zine. Being somewhat obsessed with indie TTRPGs, I knew there was a place for Michael’s art. Pretty soon the idea of Skate Wizards was born.
This was a very pure and fun collaboration. Our sensibilities compliment each other well. Little by little we came up with a background for the world, simple rules and a few basic adventures. The game development and songwriting went hand in hand.
While I was working on these tunes I discovered that Enrique Tena Padilla had his Cube studio set up not far from my house. His work for Osees and Wand is very inspirational to me. I just knew Enrique would get the vibe of what we were going for and he did not disappoint. He’s about as close as you can get to a real life wizard and he added plenty of his own magic to the music.
These six songs are one component of the Skate Wizards world but to really get the whole picture you need to check out the game and the music videos that go along with it. If you mainly know Loot the Body as “D&D music” I hope you’ll indulge this excursion into home brew. It’s probably not the last one.

Tracklist

1.	Skate Wizards	3:31

2.	Axe of the Dwarvish Lords	5:03

3.	Horn of Valhalla	2:56

4.	Wizard on Wheels	3:06

5.	Cubic Gate	4:27

6.	Gauntlets of Ogre Power	3:29

Credits

released June 11, 2022

Mixed by Enrique Tena Padilla in The Cube
Mastered by Marco Antonio Ramirez at Britannia Road Studios
Cover Art by Michael C. Hsiung
All songs by Loot the Body

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