100 gecs to rule em' all.
100 gecs is the self-titled debut EP of the hyperpop duo of the same name. Released in 12th of July 2016, it features what has been described as an early version of what would later become the duo's iconic sound.
The EP can be found on SoundCloud
and Spotify.
Tracklist:
- "dog food"
- "gum"
- "bloodstains"
- "fuck Teeth"
- "25 bands and a geccco"
Tropes that can be found in 100 gecs:
- all lowercase letters: all titles are written this way, excluding "fuck Teeth".
- Auto-Tune: Used extensively, later becoming a staple part of the duo's sound.
- Motor Mouth: Laura's frantic vocals in "bloodstains".
- Non-Appearing Title: The title of "gum" seems to be unrelated to the song itself.
- One-Word Title: "gum" and "bloodstains".
- Rhyming with Itself: In "dog food", Dylan is able to rhyme the word "now" with itself a whooping eight times."Girl, are you down now?
Oh, yeah, I've been down for a time now
Got a bed, I've been dead for a while now
80 texts, haven't read for a while now
Oh, yeah
Am I down now?
Oh, yeah, I've been dead for a time now
I've been fed from my bed for a while now
If I fall out of bed would I die now?
Oh, yeah" - Self-Titled Album
- Sensory Abuse: Every track, with the exception of "25 bands and a geccco", concludes with an ear splitting screeching noise. This would return in the duo's later work, albeit significantly toned down in terms of quantity.
- Shout-Out: The cover artwork depicts Gex, which is likely the origin of the duo's name.
- Speaking Simlish: Laura's verses in "fuck Teeth" are in indecipherable, with the official lyrics transcription rendering them as random key-smashes.
- Title-Only Chorus: The chorus of "25 bands and a geccco" features lyrics that consist of slight variations of the title."I've got 25 bands and a gecko
And I've got 25 cans of the pesto
And I've got 25 mans but they're dead though
And I've got 25 cans of the Red Bull" - Word Salad Lyrics: You'd be hard pressed to deduce much meaning from the lyrics.
