Cracknation Records is run by Chicago Composer and Producer Jason Novak, the force behind Acumen Nation and DJ? Acucrack. Jason has produced over 20 albums in the last decade, and toured extensively with KMFDM, Frontline Assembly, Curve, and other bands. Cracknation’s genres include metal, industrial, drum n' bass, breakbeat, techno, shoegazer, cinematic and downtempo. Recent credits include music for HBO’s past and current season of True Blood, commercials, TV shows, and the original soundtrack score for Vogster Entertainment's "Unbound Saga" videogame for PSP and Xbox Live.
Production History
Video Games: Vogster "Crimecraft: Bleedout" 2010 (Full Game Soundtrack) Vogster "Unbound Saga" 2009 (Full Game Soundtrack) Xbox "Ddr Extreme" 2007 (1 Track) Xbox "Amped 2" (Licensed 5 Tracks) Xbox "Links 2004" (Composed Intro Theme) Xbox "Mechassault" (Composed Boss Theme) Xbox "Project Gotham Racing 2" (Licensed 7 Tracks)
Tv/Film/Cable: Hbo "True Blood" 5 Episode Licenses (2009-2010) Upn "Americas Next Top Model" 150+ Placements (2007-2010) Fox "Prison Break" Episode License (2005) Cbs "Without A Trace" Episode License (2004) Nbc "Las Vegas" Episode License (2004) Mtv "Inferno","Real World Vs. Road Rules", "Making The Band" "My New Best Friend", "Made", "Real World", "Punk'd" (100+ Placements) Vh1 "Bands On The Run", "Divas", "Kardashians" "Sober House" (100+ Placements)
Commercial Spots: Xbox - Amped 2 (Cable/Tv) - Verizon Wireless - Free Up (Radio/Tv) Right Guard - Extreme Protection (Tv) - Pepsi Cola - Surge (Tv) Old Style - Mickeys (Radio) - Marlboro - Racing Blockbuster Video - Mtv Movie Awards Campaign
Over 20 Albums Written/Produced For Acumen Nation, Dj? Acucrack and more.
Hi-octane aggressive industrial track a la Linkin Park and Ministry. Chunky-yet-melodic guitars, live drums and heavy mechanical samples great for action, suspense and dark drama. Kick-ass rebellious and mean. Super menacing for youthful teen tween adventures, cop movies, chases, metal with rhythm, Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
thoughtful and melancholy, sweet and heartbreaking, classic instruments with futuristic sounds a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb. Style of "Clubbed to Death." moody music with sweet beats & percussion. Romantic drama, 20-somethings at club, hooking up, sexting, slow dancing, finale. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro
ethereal synths and hypnotic pulses melt into trance beats tinged with breaks. strobe light club anthem music, sexy and smooth, good for raves, car commercial, driving, city scapes, urban scenes, Instrumental, Dance, Trance
fast breaks and glitched out samples with house music synths pulse this track with class and the sound of the city. great for high style living, hot cars, fast urban scenes, car chases, champagne, fashion shows. Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
introspective and aching, brooding electronic ambient track, warbling synths and bubbles with minor key synth melodies and percussive trippy lounge elements a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb. Instrumental, Electronic, Psychedelic
Driving and dark with gregorian-style low throat chants. Plusing synths and heavy breakbeat drums with random marching snares. Dark and sci-fi, good for car chase, dark clubs, backrooms, drug deals, seedy back alleys and criminal behavior. Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
Heavy industrial track a la Orgy, Fear Factory, Rob Zombie. Crunchy guitars, live drums & heavy mechanical samples great for action, suspense & dark drama. Vengeful plotting, aggression, car chases, criminal activity, fight scenes. Swaggering, strutting tension, trailer film, Adidas trucks, hot cars, Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Groovy radio-oriented rock with strong melodic chorus, chilled breakdown and half-time ending. Great for party scenes, frat house, sports competition, aggressive good times. Buddy movie, road trip, extreme sports. Powerful corporate video, racing, endurance, crime in progress, moody kick ass power, Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Anthemic and victorious rock track with soaring guitars, frenetic percussive drumming and soaring melodies. Triumphant, heartfelt, dramatic and aggressive. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Quick-paced, mathy industrial track a la Ministry, Dillenger Escape Plan and KMFDM. Metal guitars, live drums and heavy mechanical samples great for action, suspense and dark drama. Suspicious, violent and technical good for fast-editing and reckless, chaotic scenes. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Noisy glitched samples, mechanical effects and rave-oriented synths percolate under a tight breakbeat. Great for planning, plotting, brainstorming, action, cars, driving, urban lifestyle, workflow, challenge. Hot party music, vodka commercial, pimps and hustlers, urban pump-up-the-noise, fun & wild, Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
Aggressive and loud, air raid sirens in background and noisy breakbeats with dark pulsing synths, perfect for the scene of the crime, strobe lights, dark club, car chase, criminal activity, gangster behavior, seedy side of fashion, Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
Very violent guitar driven metal, menacing and heavy with thunderous drums, mechanical effects breakdown in middle. Brutal and contemporary, great for action, stunts, sports, brawl, violence, mob scene, riot. Rampaging menacing aggressive, plain out mean, rebellious and vicious. Chase, biker scene, Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Tribal, aggressive industrial, fast paced with heavy guitar stabs, frenetic percussion, brutal violent pacing. Heavy metal with percussion elements suggesting war, tribes, machines. Hard-Core Biker Bar Fight Powerful Energetic Endurance Road Test Running Racing Ranting Truck commercial Sports, Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Bubbly, positive and futuristic, mixing classic techno with breakbeats and otherworldly female backing vocals. fast and frenetic, good for action, car chase, driving, videogames, car commercials, urban living. Instrumental, Dance, Techno
Sci-fi, futuristic and trancey, with percolating synths and intricate programming, dark stabs and otherworldy samples, middle hypnotizing breakdown. Good for plotting, planning, devious brainstorm, scientific, lab scenes, CSI activity, car chase, technology, Instrumental, Dance, Techno
low-tuned thrash metal, speeding kick drums, dark and menacing yet uplifting and melodic in the chorus, this track has the feel of a showdown, brawl, fight scene, car chase, betrayal, anger and anguish. great for violent sports, extreme sports. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Sexy acid-house techno-tinged breakbeat with heavy percussion and ride cymbals. Noisy synths and crushing stuttering beats bring the gyrating club alive with a minimal female chant of "chicks dig acid." Perfect for the dance floor scene, party scene, car chase, deviant girls, club, biker bar. Instrumental, Electronic, Breakbeat
4-on-the-floor futuristic trance track, dark synths and classic spooky keyboards put you amidst the sweat and gyrations of a dark celebratory club. Criminal style, mean and throbbing. Menacing gyrating hot heavy rebellious, city hustler, booty call, urban violence, cardio fitness, extreme sports, Instrumental, Dance, Trance
Bouncy and heavy, this track features groove-oriented drums and sharp guitar riffing, great for action, sports, adventure, party, frat house, college, fight scenes. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Dark guitar-driven dance-floor a la Combichrist, Nine Inch Nails and Young Gods. Riffing guitars, live drums and heavy mechanical samples great for action, suspense and dark drama. Kick-ass rebellious and mean. Super menacing for youthful teen tween adventures, fight movies, chases, dark clubs, Male Vocals, Rock, Electronic Rock
Emotional and heartfelt with delicate rhythms, classic instruments with futuristic sounds a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb. Soulful, moody music with sweet beats & a bit of resonance. Romantic drama, 20-somethings at the club, hooking up, sexting, slow dancing. A bit seedy needy & angsty... Instrumental, Electronic, Electro Hop
Tribal drums and digeradoo combine with heavy guitars, live drums and dark mechanical samples. Great for action, suspense and dark drama, car chases, espionage, crime, badass set up shots and plotting. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Problem-solving and heartfelt with delicate rhythms, classic instruments with futuristic sounds a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb with ambient piano, mysterious, hypnotic, hushed and sexy. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indietronica
heavy thrashing metal with electronic noises and glitches, with a melodic anthemic climax. raw and violent, videogame style brawl music, mobs and riots, violence and crime scenes, car chases, brutal yet uplifting. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Gigantic beast metal... a dinosaur of terror... heavy, slow guitars and brutal live drums create bloody havoc as industrial drones wail in the background. Great for army, war, battle scenes, videogames, fight scenes. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Heavy yet-emo industrial rock a la Blink 182, Rob Zombie and Linkin Park. Chunky guitars, live drums and heavy mechanical samples great for action, suspense and dark drama, fun, intense and fast! Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Futuristic and hypnotic, driving slow beats, emotional and heartfelt with delicate rhythms with futuristic sounds a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb with textured flute samples and soft female backing vocals. Instrumental, Electronic, Dark Ambient
Low and throbbing, slow industrial breakbeats with glitchy and noisy synths and samples. Dark driving music, scene of the crime, slow-motion style thuggish and mean. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro-Industrial
Melodic and intelligent dance rock a la Linkin Park, Trail of Dead and KMFDM. rhythmic guitars, live drums and heavy, soaring mechanical samples set the stage for action, suspense and dark drama, celebration, fun, car chase. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Orchestral and spirit-lifting, this emotional and heartfelt track with delicate string & classic instruments and a bold and eerie melody. Hypnotic, soaring, dark powerful and dramatic. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Menacing, slow mechanical industrial track a la Nine Inch Nails, Clint Mansell and Tyler Bates. Stab guitars, and heavy mechanical samples set the stage for crime, suspense and dark drama. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Twisted and nightmarish, this aggressive industrial track a la Nine Inch Nails, Fear Factory and Dillenger Escape Plan. features dark, melodic and chunky guitars, thunderous live drums and heavy mechanical samples great for action, fighting, suspense and dark drama. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Lush, orchestral and cinematic with delicate synths, classic instruments with futuristic sounds, this track will break your heart, truly inspiring feelings of melancholy, loss and beauty. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro Ambient
A thoughtful, pensive piece, both emotional and heartfelt with delicate rhythms, classic instruments with futuristic sounds a la Massive Attack, Portishead and Lamb with electric piano. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
Melancholy metal, experimental and brooding, great for plotting, planning, devastation, weather, sadness, bleak and lumbering with a thrashy mob scene mid-section. Electronic sci-fi elements, heavy guitars and roaring drums. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Multilayered and intense, emotional and heartfelt with live drums, classic instruments with futuristic sounds, female chants and hypnotic guitars with reverby heavy drums, and a slow burn with strong, uplifting climax. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indietronica
Don't trust the title! This is a low-tuned, aggressive thrash metal track with experimental heavy melodies and tempo changes, some electronic rhythm elements. Menacing, violent, sports, extreme, car chase, videogames, mob scene or riot. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Speed metal and electronic elements combine with heavy drums and classic metal riffs, great verse breakdowns and thrashy double kicks galore. Very violent and heavy, action adventure extreme sports car chases and mob riots. Instrumental, Rock, Heavy Metal
Evoking My Bloody Valentine, rhythmic and lush with distortion and reverb, this track features a trancy breakbeat and loud feedback guitars, with a drum-drop-out in the middle as it builds back up to a beautiful climax. Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Dirge rock and roller with heavy melodic guitars and a moody feel, steady reverb drums and dramatic synths. Great for scenes of longing, loneliness and melodrama in a youthful setting. Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Droning and uplifting, the emotion crushes through with the ongoing build of melodies and textures, great for a beautiful finale, reunion, salvation, spiritual revelation, love and joy. Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Chorusing dark guitars and shimmering textures combine with a mid-tempo driving beat and beautiful melodies. Perfect for introspection, journeys, travel, new beginnings, lovelorn and love loss, evoking some jesus and mary chain, my bloody valentine, Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
tough guitars and reverb drums introduce a slow and sexy dirge that expands into a heavy, beautiful chorus before delving back into the toughness... crescendo out into the swooning chorus and female backing vocals. Female Vocals, Rock, Melodic Rock
Quiet electric bass slides into bitttersweet melodrama brought about by huge guitars and reverb drums occurs. Lost, alone, homeless, heartbreak, revelation, divorce, lost your kids, jobless, drugs, addiction intervention, reality sinks in. Back alley abortion, considering suicide, climax, finale... Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Shimmering underwater sea foam dream... giant guitars serve hypnotic and crushing uplifting melodies before the waves bring down the deep sad melody at the closing. Love, loss, heartache, break-up, divorce, longing and melancholy with a nautical dreamy feel. Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Driving and forceful, huge guitar washes, synths and luminous reverb drums explode with an avalanche of melody and heartache. Perfect for finale, climax, revelation, nature, big expanse. Last minute is edgy, swishy, mechanical and introspective after the fallout. Lost sad heartbroken downtrodden, Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
Delicate keys, soft guitars before a dynamic wash of sound; heartache and drama come in with waves of emotion. Deep dark and filled with longing and loss. Romantic breakup, crushed, divorce, drunk high, kicked to the curb, total devastation, a bit of gorgeousness at 2:25. Drugs rehab intervention, Instrumental, Rock, Melodic Rock
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