Combining forces with BLOOD, the dark-wave solo project of Nick Schubert (GGOOLLDD), and drummer/producer Mark Stewart (GGOOLLDD, Pharo) You Win !!! aims to expand their musical identity through collaborative efforts. The result? A synth-soaked, shimmery testament to exploration and acceptance, tinged with all the wistfulness and nostalgia of an 80's prom scene. Weaving through BLOOD's dreamy production, Huff's vocals switch between intimate cries of wanting to belong and a powerful chorus that assures the listener that the answers they seek start with embracing their personal identity. As a member of the LGBTQ community, Huff wanted to create a track that addressed the in-between juncture of feeling lost in your sexuality before coming out, as well as the warmth that comes in those first moments of reassurance. The track was mixed by This Random Machine at the Hear Here Presents studio, mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering, and the cover art was created by Madison Phillips.

In tandem with single's debut, the team is excited to announce they have partnered with the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center to donate all proceeds from the track towards their vitally important Transgender Name Change Project. Established by the Center’s Transgender Program Coordinator Alex Corona (she/her) in 2018, the Name Change Project provides complete funding, affirming guidance, and support for trans individuals navigating the harrowing and expensive process of changing their legal name. Official name changes can provide relief from the dysphoria many endure between their personal and legal identification, lessen the level of discrimination they face in employment and day-to-day opportunities, and provide an extra buffer of safety in circumstances where being outed by an ID requirement can open the door to trauma and violence. To date, Alex has helped over 75 people acquire a legal change of name, and does not see that momentum halting any time soon as she fights to dismantle the need for such a convoluted process altogether. Each name change comes with the steep cumulative cost of roughly $375 per individual, so maintaining financial support is crucial to providing accessible aid to this marginalized community. If you'd like to learn more about Alex and her project or contribute directly, follow this link: https://www.giveoutday.org/story/Namechange

The Entrance

For public release May 26, 2023

Written and Recorded by This Random Machine and Amanda Huff at the House of Rad studios.

Additional Percussion by Mark Stewart

Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

Bloodsport [Radio Edit]

Revisiting themes of violence seen in earlier single Painmonger, Bloodsport takes its core and examines it under a different, decidedly warmer lens--intimate exchange. What happens when pain is valued for its emotional impact rather than its sensational merit? Throughout the track, this concept is un-parceled through the narrative of sharing play, particularly when it verges into darker territories. Each verse beginning with the tactile and slicing through until it hits the psyche, Bloodsport is a testament to curiosity, pleasure, and ultimately, care.

Written and Recorded by This Random Machine and Amanda Huff at the House of Rad studios.

Additional Percussion by Mark Stewart

Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

Bloodsport

Shrap.nel is the first release from trip-hop/dark-pop duo You Win !!! The track dances between serpentine playfulness and manic delight, written from the perspective of a god-figure toying with a mortal imposter.

Shrap.nel

Painmonger is the second single from electronic duo You Win !!!

The track utilizes a pop edge to explore the depths of pain, identity, transformation, and the gaze society puts on the process of navigating those attributes.


Lyrics [abridged]:

They want to see us
They want to see us
They want to see us in pain

They love to see us
They love to see us
They love to see us in pain

Who do you become when it's too much?
[It's too much!]
Who do you become when it's too much?
[It's too much!]

Are you still human?
Or are you losing touch?

Can you make it stop
Tearing off
Taking all you've got
Till you're standing bare?

Or can you build a mask
That adapts
To the wrath inside you
Until this game is fair?



Vocals/Lyrics/Arrangement: Amanda Huff
Production/Arrangement: This Random Machine
Drums: Mark Stewart
Mastering: Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

Released March 12, 2021

Painmonger

"You Win !!!" is a fresh, new, trip-hop/dark-pop project hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Currently comprised of longtime collaborators Amanda Huff (vocalist/composer), and This Random Machine (producer), the pair initially bonded over electronic music, video games, fantasy lore and an instant artistic chemistry. Together, their sound is a dynamic blend of thunderous arrangements, playful vocals and sharp lyrics. Very much in the spirit of their name, "You Win !!!" aims high, as they set out to challenge the current pop topography.

You Win !!!

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