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An internet waystation.

it me - michael eades

👋 Hi, I'm Michael Eades; a long time Internet dweller, design dabbler, dangerously amateur developer, online social experimenter and frequent curator.

Currently working as a Product Manager at Mosaic. I also keep the lights on at a boutique record label called yk records, a podcast network called We Own This Town and a t-shirt shop called Nashville Galaxy. Previously, I built things for Vimeo OTT, VHX, KNI and Spongebath Records.

This site is an archive of ephemera I find entertaining; tweets, videos, random links, galleries of images.

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contact

Reach out via twitter or good ole email if you have anything to discuss. I do my best to reply in a timely manner.

for the record: "yewknee" is a nonsensical word with no literal meaning but a unsurprisingly nerdy etymology. It is pronounced, "yoo • knee."

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ongoing projects

yk Records →
started in 2009 as a conduit for music that friends had no plans on releasing. now it's a full fledged boutique label focused on releasing quality music from a variety of styles. you know, like a label does. Here's a sampler on Soundcloud and a different one on Spotify. Options.

We Own This Town →
Originally a Nashville area music blog, this site has grown into a full blown podcast network as of 2018. It's an attempt to bring together creative folks about a variety of interesting topics.

I host this show all about Nashville local music outside the expectations of the city. I'm biased but all the shows are good.

Nashville Galaxy →
An online t-shirt shop featuring beloved and defunct Nashville area businesses. Very niche audience on this one but I tend to think niche is good.

some noteworthy other things

Chris Gaines: The Podcast →
published along with co-host Ashley Spurgeon; a limited series podcast that takes an absurdly researched deep dive into the time that Garth Brooks took on a fictional personality named Chris Gaines.

Garth Brooks Chris Gaines Countdown →
to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the time Garth Brooks took on the fictional personality Chris Gaines and appeared on Saturday Night Live in character, I GIF'ed the entire episode. It's a lot of GIFs; please use them.

Whiskerino →
a social network built around communal beard growing for four months. yes, it was as weird as it sounds but equally fascinating and enjoyable.

Moustache May →
an offshoot of the beard growing contest mentioned above. equal amounts of oddball fun but only a month long.

Summer Mix Series →
before all music was streaming everywhere, Internet music fans would swap zip files of music. it was truly a strange and wonderful time.

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Slowmotions
Today I am extremely proud to present the debut album from Slowmotions, Quick Potions. The sixteen track opus is the result of the musings of one Andrew Brassell - one third of And The Relatives. However... it's a significant departure from the rock leanings of ATR, choosing to rely more heavily on self-sampling, various beats and a myriad of intriguing sounds to create the soundscape.



I do my best to keep from being overly wordy when putting a record out there because I just want you to click and get it but I will say this - I am extremely excited for everyone to hear this record. There's a surreal and dreamlike quality to it that keeps me coming back for more, over and over again. The album plays through like a series of dreams stitched together with instrumental segues.

The artwork for this release is entirely my doing and I am very pleased with how it turned out. The physical release is die cut on the Erlenmeyer flask, revealing a portion of a unique image tucked inside each one. It's great. You really should buy one; it's more than worth it.

Long Story Short: New album from Slowmotions available right now as an entirely free download or an awesome limited edition CD. Please have a listen and spread the word! Everyone you know should hear and love this record.

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