By Cosmoptera ( , , , ).
Cover art by Selan Pike ( , , ).
Released 9/16/2023.
Duration: 2:49.

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Also released as:

• Slick Tricks (on Vinculum Vitae)

Contributors:

• Jazz Mickle (special thanks) ( , , , )

Tracks that Slick Tricks references:

• Walk-Stab-Walk (R&E) by Erik Scheele

Tracks that Slick Tricks samples:

• I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew by Jean Schwartz and William Jerome
• A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band
• I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby by Barry White
• Baby Face Morgan by Arthur Dreifuss
• The Pay-Off by Lowell Sherman

Artist commentary:

Cosmoptera:

When thinking about how to remix WSW, I decided I wanted to try an experiment in making a song based almost entirely around samples. The original idea was to make a remix in a sort of Hideki Naganuma style; it went in a different direction, but I'm pretty happy with it regardless. Here's a hot tip: if you ever need cheesy prohibition-era gangster lines, look up public domain mob movies or something in that vein. There's so many out there!

Selan Pike:

I picked up a copy of Spades Slick's Pro Skater at the secondhand game store and boy, I was NOT disappointed!