Borken Telephone: A Rock, Paper, Cynic Album + Musical Mad Science Experiment

What is Borken Telephone?

What if a philosopher used epistemology to kill zombies? What if you wanted to get a love note to the N.S.A.? Rock, Paper, Cynic's debut album asks the pointless questions so you don't have to, slinging songs about philosophy, cryptography, video games and more.

The album ends with an epic game of musical broken telephone: 17 musicians rewriting new versions of the same song in a continuous sequence. The catch? Each artist created their own version after hearing the previous artist's version only ONCE. The result? Gleeful music mayhem.

Preview on Bandcamp!

The Doubleclicks

two sisters singin' about dinosaurs, supervillains, D&D and more

Adam WarRock

prolific nerdcore artist rapping about comics, movies, video games and culture

Kirby Krackle

internationally touring nerd rock band of singer-songwriter Kyle Stevens

MC Frontalot

master of nerdcore hiphop and the world's 579th greatest rapper

Zach Sherwin

comedian, rapper and writer of YouTube originals and Epic Rap Battles of History

Sarah Donner

kitten-serenading songwriter and composer of The Oatmeal singalongs

Professor Shyguy

epic chiptune superpowered composer and performer

Debs & Errol

dynamic duo behind "Make it So," "Double Rainbow" and so many other incredible songs

MC Lars

post-punk laptop rapper and nerdcore pioneer and true player for real

Kari Maaren

hilarious sarcasm-slinging singer-songwriter and artist of West of Bathurst and It Never Rains

Alpha Riff

pensive, quick-tongued artist rapping about D&D, love and the universe

Jason Anarchy

bicep-brandishing nerdcore rapper and creator of Drinking Quest and Haiku Warrior

Ask Lovecraft

Leeman Kessler is history's greatest horror author/YouTube advice vlogger

Nerds With Guitars

Toronto's hardest-working acoustic alt-nerd-folk-rock-comedy duo

Alter Ego

musical masked men of mystery in a nerd rock trio

Kraken Not Stirred

epic electrofilk band and human vessel for the music of the mighty Kraken

Tico Souza

piano-pounding musical superman and the best producer a guy could ask for

Andre Valerio

super-talented multi-instrumentalist and guitarist on Borken Telephone

Hayden Farrar

musician, composer and educator and bassist on Borken Telephone

Ian Wright

band leader of I Double You and percussionist on Borken Telephone

Peter Chiykowski

oh hey, it's me! I'm the guy who decided to make this dang album!

Who is Rock, Paper, Cynic?

Rock, Paper, Cynic is the geek webcomic and music project of Peter Chiykowski! His work won the Aurora Award for Best Graphic Novel and his comics and hijinks have appeared in places like Entertainment Weekly, MTV, The AV Club, Buzzfeed and Newsweek.

His music blends comedy and emotional poignancy in unconventional ways, and covers all kinds of geeky topics. Borken Telephone is Peter's first album.

Check out the album!

Geek Musician Trading Cards

Copies of the album purchased through Bandcamp or the RPC store come with one full-colour trading card featuring one of 18 geek musicians associated with the project.