Artist: Nick Palmer
Album: The Mad Scientist
Producers: Nick Palmer, Grant Palmer
Recorded: Los Angeles, California
Length: 45:08
Release Date: December 27th
Label: Studio 60
Tracklisting:

1. Popular Music is Dead
2. Breakout (Feat. Lily)
3. Take me To the World
4. Let Go
5. Tell Everybody
6. Amnesia
7. Cheating Death
8. Stand Up and Fight
9. The Mad Scientist
10. New Religion
Bonus Track[Available with purchase of full album]:
11. Setting a Fire (Revamped version)

Background:

In early summer 2011 Nick Palmer began getting a lot of attention locally in Miami for his punk, hip hop, rap, crunk, metal genre mixing music. He was signed to Studio60 Records by the end of summer. It was announced that his debut album would come out that August. Nick however wasn't ready. He fought with everyone involved whether it was the other musicians or producers. He ended up scrapping the entire album and then moving the whole operation to Los Angeles to start over. Nick got started on the album and then halfway done he decided to just take a break and go on Electrodeath's Wicca Tour.

After going on almost all of the Wicca Tour Nick said that his debut album was "almost done". He re-entered the studio for a couple of weeks. THe first single from the album was "Breakout (Feat. Lily)" and it reached #5 on the digital song chart in it's second week and is still on the chart and possibly could rise higher. The single is reflective that Nick is making an attempt to mix funky electronic dance music with other genres.

"The Mad Scientist" is expected to be genre-bending. "On the old stuff I was working on before there was just too much going on and it wasn't working. On this we sort of went first back to basics and then said 'how can we now make what we have more progressive and amazing'". The result is an album in which every instrument is played by (with the exception of course of Lily's vocals on "Breakout") and every track mixed by either Nick or his brother Grant. "I think people will be quite impressed by everythin", says Nick. "I'm extremely proud of this album".

2. Breakout (Featuring Lily)
Genre: Crunk, Metal
Red - Nick Palmer
Blue - Lily
Green - Both

I used to be part of the in crowd
Now I break hotel windows and start fights
Yeah, start looking at me like I'm too loud
Like I'll never be more than a highschool dropout

Now no more amnesia, no more stars
Just synth, drums, bass and guitars
No more hiding what we think
And no more drinking when we cant

but I just had to breakout
From the law school noose that's been tied for me
Like we ever tried to be a family?
You know you're no better
You know you're no better
You know you're no better than me

Say to dream big don't end up in the mud
but is it my dream wen it's all said and done?
Village fools who die alone on a boat
Are just like booze cruise kids who die of drug overdose

Just the kids lived fast and the fool had a dream
So don't look at me like my life is done
Like my achievements are none
Or like I'm not your son!

So I just had to breakout
From the law school noose that's been tied for me
Like we ever tried to be a family?
You know you're no better
You know you're no better
You know you're no better than me

You're no better than me!

So I just had to breakout
From the law school noose that's been tied for me
Like we ever tried to be a family?
You know you're no better
You know you're no better
You know you're no better than me

Nick Talks "Breakout (Featuring Lily)"
This song starts with very epic sounding electronic chords that fade in as I start to very aggressively not quite rap, but not quite sing the verse. Some nice bass joins in along with a really cool hip hop beat with some clapping and very deep bass drum. I got to play some guitar on this song which is cool. In the verse you can hear it in the background. The notes are pretty high and add some variation to the song. Then for the chorus I broke out the overdrive pedal for the chorus which is more punk rock than anything else. Lily sings in the chorus which is incredible. If I was as good at singing as her then my life would be dramatically different. During the bridge things get a little crazy with guitar. I play a really sweet solo while the drums also get heavy making the bridge basically heavy metal. All the while Lily is showing off her face-melting vocal ability. tHen there is one more chorus and that's the song.

Lyrically this song has two big meanings. One is more personal with me breaking out from my previous life. This song is aimed at my dad who always pushed me to be a lawyer or something. It is about me breaking out into the world I want to be a part of. On a bigger note the song is about everyone breaking out of their shell. The re-occuring theme throughout the album is just to let loose and not be held back by anything. That is what this songis about.

4. Let Go
Genre: Crunk, Hip Hop
Let go!

Make your move, better think fast
Catch and throw, oh throw and catch
The world's a hot potato ready to go
Aint no use in denyin, you better know
Come on now throw your fists in the air
Drive in the wrong lane you dont care
There's a hundred bottles and they're all empty
Get your clothes man, and bro dont fuckin taze me

Hey!
Man you better let go let go
Damn!
Miami PD you gotta let go
Hey!
Goldman Sachs just let go
Damn!
Congress you gotta let go

Oh! Let's do this!

Now the soldiers, the heroes, the unemployed
Aint no one who should tell you what to avoid
THe people on the streets and the indie kid
You're gonna do this like no one did
Take the keys and the gas and get yourself out
Tell it to the dirty motherfuckers all full of doubt
Like they can take your picture or your name
But you wont be their bitch or play their game

Hey!
Man you better let go
Damn!
Miami PD you gotta let go
Hey!
Goldman Sachs just let go
Damn!
Congress you gotta let go

Le-Le-Le-Le-Let
Le-Le-Le-Le-Let Go!

Hey!
Man you better let go
Damn!
Miami PD you gotta let go
Hey!
Goldman Sachs just let go
Damn!
Congress you gotta let go
Nick Talks "Let Go"
The first half of my album is far more tame and contemporary than the second half and this song is no different. It starts out with some sweet squeaking hip hop followed by an awesome funk beat. I shout the song title really loudly and then heartpounding bass and keytar both come in mirroring what eachother are playing which is a really inspiring kickass riff. The guitar is very subtle in this song. It plays some power chords to compliment the bass and keytar but it isn't very loud. Meanwhile I'm busting out some nice rhymes with all of the swaggar I can possibly muster. Haha. The keytar can be heard easily in the chorus while the bass changes things up and plays a different lick to compliment the keytar which absolutely makes this song. THe words "Hey" and "Damn" are basically screamed in the chorus which makes it sound really cool. In the bridge the DJ record spinning thing comes back which is fantastic. They make my voice all high pitched and then make it slow and deep. It makes the song very fun. Overall one of the most fun songs I have on the record.

This song is about the world. The major theme of this song is a bit of a cliche but it is to be whoever you are. The idea of letting go is letting go of presenting any kind of facade to the world that is either false or not fully true. When you become who you truly are you are so much more likely to stand up for what you believe in which is what the second verse is about. When people stand up for what they believe in the world can actually change.
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6. Amnesia
Genre: Dubstep, Dance, Classical, Metal, Rap
(Italics = Screams)

Aaaah

This is the epiphany
Of all that my mind can see
With hotels and crashing cars
Alcohol smells and seeing stars
This is the journey
Of breakdowns and of me
With sleeping and newscasts
And hoping my life lasts
This is the anarchy
Of my happy family
Where conflicts all turn to dust
With these falling bricks and hidden lust
This is the study
Of how anyone could love me
While I sip on these mixed drinks
Kiss on the lip before my mind sinks
And so finally
The monster inside of me
That controls my every single move
And makes holes that I can't remove
He stands before me
He stands so dangerously
I can fight him to the death
But I can't spite his final breath

Where am I?
Where am I?

Nick Talks "Amnesia"
This song is the most trippy track on the album probably. If you heard a bunch of hype about my songs blowing people's minds then this is probably the song they were talking about. I sweet dance beat starts out. Some violins join in playing a sweet calm melody. Some wind instruments and a quiet deep horn also join in. The melody is calm and tranquil. Mixed with the dance beat it sounds really fantastic. This is the point where some synths join in. First comes the bass which is really fun and the type of thing that makes you want to just get up and dance. At this point I did do some singing, and if you saw me play this song live you'd be able to tell what I was saying but there is some sweet distortion on my voice to make it very alien like. A cool tremolo sound comes in. Meanwhile the violins get a little bit less calm. All of the sudden a little bit of facemelting dubstep aggressively comes in with the nice bass drop and some whomp whomp haha. As this is going on I let out a nice little scream that is still heavily distorted, but this time you don't have to feel left out because I don't even say any words. Now things begin to settle down with just the wobble bass and random ambient noises. This is when I begin to rap what are basically the only lyrics in the song because everything not rapped is either screamed or distorted to the point where they don't really sound like me. As I finish the drum beat kicks in again. THis time it isn't drum machine or anything like that. It is very funky and symbol oriented. Then very heavy guitar starts coming in. As it comes in the drums get much heavier, but then it is fought off by more random ambient and tremolo noises. It is like the relative order of the dance/dubstep section of the song is fighting off the chaos of the much heavier metal. THis happens a few more times. Then all of the sudden everything stops but the guitar as a single power chord is made to ring. THen things pick up. The drums are heavy. The guitar is playing an insane tapping riff. The bass remains a little bit funky and danceable which really makes this part of the song. I scream some lyrics every couple of measures as the guitar goes into an incredible solo courtesy of my brother Grant who is better at guitar than I am. Then the song fades into meaningless noise.

This song is about my breakdown that I had over summer. I'm not sure if you got that from my lyrics. I basically hit rock bottom when I was driving across the country stopped to get drunk and then ended up driving a car across a mountain pass with absolutely no memory of how it had happened. This is the darkest song on the album probably and also the most epic. I absolutely love this song.