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Nautilis - Why it got to be so damn tough

Nautilis is Skyler McGlothlin (a.k.a. Malcom Kipe). He has released 2 full length Nautilis albums for record label Planet Mu, ranging from ambient electronica to IDM to abstract hip hop.

Nautilis debut album 'Are you an Axolotl' was released in 2002 to critical acclaim. The album contains a mixture of very melodic DSP-driven sounds mixed in with elements of hip-hop and jazz. This was quickly followed by Nautilis's second full-length album Sketches. This album was also warmly received and breaking into several "top 10 of 2002" lists.

2004-2006, Nautilis turned his attention to a more hip-hop oriented sound. Released on the Florida-based Merck label, "Breakspiracy Theories" is the first effort under Skyler's "Malcom Kipe" alias. The album plays with old-school beats, scratching and features several MCs. In 2007, Nautilis remixed E.Stonji's "Con.trst" on a Binary Dilemma 12 record of the same name.

2006-2009 Nautilis has been playing guitar in the band Shapes Have Fangs. Shapes Have Fangs members Skyler McGlothlin and Dustin Coffey are responsible for Laguna Studio. Laguna Studio is the recording studio / practice space of Shapes Have Fangs. Laguna has also recorded Woven Bones, Finally Punk, Christian Bland & the Revelators, The Fleshlights, Cavedweller, John Wesley Coleman, and Cry Blood Apache. The studio is quickly becoming a staple in the Austin, Texas area. They use traditional analog recording techniques and are interested in documenting music made by their friends.

His music is also featured in the PlayStation 3 game Retro/Grade

LINKS
http://www.planet.mu/artists/nautilis
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/nautilis/id73659196
http://www.myspace.com/lagunastudio
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nautilis
http://www.last.fm/music/Nautilis