''Cyberspace and Reds'' is a mixtape by Mike Skinner under his alias
The Streets
The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner.
The project has released six studio albums: ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002), '' A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), '' The Hardest Way to ...
, released on 24 January 2011.
History
In November 2010, Mike Skinner announced via the official Streets website, that he will release what he referred to as a "
mixtape" album called ''Cyberspace and Reds'', consisting of various recordings he had made since he finished work on the final Streets album ''
Computers and Blues
''Computers and Blues'' is the fifth studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. It was officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011. It contains 14 songs, including an appearan ...
''. The album cover is the first computer-related photo
tweeted
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to Skinner after his announcement of the album.
The album was initially released only for download via the Streets
iPhone app. Users of the app were required to scan one
barcode
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displayed on the website, and the barcode "from the side of a 300g tin of tomato soup by a well known brand" (the brand turned out to be
Heinz). Three days after this release, a so-called "deluxe" edition was made available for general download through the Streets website; it featured a reworked version of ''Robots are taking over'', as well as a bonus track called ''At the back of the line''.
Track listing
Release history
References
External links
Download or Listen to Cyberspace & Reds
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2011 albums
679 Artists albums
Albums produced by Mike Skinner (musician)
The Streets albums