I met Warren Hildebrand about 2 years ago now. It was when he had just started releasing his music, under the guise Foxes in Fiction onto the interwebs. This was back in 2010 when skipster was actively promoting shows in the Western NY area. We contacted Warren to see if he’d be a trooper and come down to Rochester to play at a ‘chic cafe’ for us. Warren eagerly and kindly agreed, took a bus down to Rochester and the rest was history. He played a magical show to an audience of 15.

Since that night in June of 2010 Warren has been actively writing and recording music (while skipster clearly has been a bit of a hiatus but with a makeover). That said, skipster and foxes in fiction recently reunited in late August, and we convinced Warren to play a few songs unplugged in our apartment for us, here they are:

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Although we technically launched a month or so ago, this is long overdue! We present to you, the Skipster Grand Opening Mix! Featuring 12 of the skipster team’s favorite songs of the moment. This is a feature we hope to make habitual, so enjoy these each month, here’s the first!

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In early August 2011, Jennifer and Danny of Zaza invited skipster into their rehearsal space to capture two songs off of their latest output, Sacred Geometry. Stripping each song down into something totally different from the LP versions, the duo performs “Distance Creator” and “Who’s There (River)”.

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One night in late June, Emily Arin played some stripped down versions of original songs off of her sophomore release, Patch of Land. Live at skipster HQ, enjoy these intimate performances of “Say” and “Sweetly Breathe”.

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In April of 2011 zambri played a month long residency at Pianos, in the Lower East Side of NY. On the night of April 26th, skipster was present to capture the quartet’s performance of “From the Starts.”

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Recorded live at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, NY. Margaret Glaspy performs two brand new songs for skipster. Accompanying Margaret is Ben Davis, of Cuddle Magic, on upright bass.

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Chairlift performing “Planet Health” at an intimate show on June 23, 2011 at Glasslands in Brooklyn, NY.

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Filmed live on Diane Cluck’s stoop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn one June evening, CocoRosie performs a new song featuring Diane, entitled “Haylofts.”

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Despite the pouring rain, St. Claire performed live in Williamsburg at Public Assembly’s hallway in late May.

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Diane Cluck shares two new songs live in late June 2011 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. First was the piano based “Draw Me Out” live in Diane’s living room, followed by a walk to the pier and a performance of “Maybe a Bird”.

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