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CHIPTUNE, DANCE MUSIC, Features, MUSIC

Auxcide releases two new chiptune albums on 8Static (Philadelphia)

8Static has been Philadelphia’s premier chipmusic event for the past five years, but things have really been ramping up in the past few months. Piggybacking on the success of their first 8Static Festival, the grassroots group have been quietly building a label of some of the best and most diverse chipmusic the east-coast chiptune scene has to offer.

This week chipmusician and multi-instrumentalist Auxcide released not one but two new chiptune albums with 8static. Pixel and Speck are two electronic, experimental and danceable albums containing both original tunes and awesome cover songs. Check them out at the players below, and support your local chipmusician!

ALBUMS, DANCE MUSIC, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

ABSRDST – Boss Beats, a Mega Man EDM concept album

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ABSRDST - Boss Beats album coverIt’s finally here, nearly a year of work culminates in the last GameChops release for the year. It’s from ABSRDST, who was a featured artist on Grimecraft’s POKÉP a few weeks back. BOSS BEATS is a full-length tribute to the Mega Man series by Capcom, a fitting end to the blue bomber’s 25th anniversary year.

ABSRDST (pronounced Absurd-est) reimagines the Mega Man soundtrack in a dazzling display of modern music production. From classic house, to retro chiptune, to futuristic bass music, ABSRDST shows his versatility as a producer while paying tribute to some of the most memorable music from Capcom’s classic series. 

The tracklist includes compositions from Mega Man 2, 9, 10 and X6, originally composed by Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae, Naoto Tanaka and Yu Shimoda. ABSRDST worked closely with Manami Matsumae herself on the remix of her composition. As with all GameChops albums, the songs contained within are covers and all necessary licenses have been obtained.

BOSS BEATS is now available for pre-order for $7:
http://music.gamechops.com/album/boss-beats

About GameChops:

GameChops is a record label founded by performer and producer Dj CUTMAN. It is the first label in the world to focus on producing and licensing Electronic Dance Music (EDM) cover songs from video games. GameChops has been awarded the #1 spot on Bandcamp three times this year.

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

Mega Flare – Maverick ( Chiptune Remixes of Mega Man X )

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Mega Flare - Maverick

Mega Flare is a DJ, producer and chiptune musician, and Maverick is his first release with GameChops. It’s an EP of chipmusic inspired by the soundtrack of the Mega Man X series for SNES. This album was written on the music tracker software LSDj ( littlesounddj.com ) and recorded on a single Nintendo Gameboy,model DMG-01. Maverick is considered a “de-make” of the 16-bit soundtrack for Mega Man X; Each track was re-written on the 4-bit soundchip of the Nintendo Gameboy.

The results are crystal clear, expressive chiptunes that would have been worthy of any hand-held adventure. Download Mega Flare – Maverick from Bandcamp.

Mega Flare writes:
Maverick is a chaser ride back to my childhood when I would play Mega Man X with my big bro. Tracking these songs brought back some of the feelings of wonder and dread from the MMX series. It was a challenge working complex 16-bit melodies into one LSDj cart but I some how pulled it off. My hope was to pay homage to the composers who inspired me.


ALBUMS, DANCE MUSIC, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

Ben Briggs – Mario Kart: Bonus Beach

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Ben Briggs - Mario Kart: Bonus BeachIt’s getting cold outside, so heat up with Mario Kart: Bonus Beach! Three toasty tropical Mario Kart remixes to keep you warm, each from a different game. Included is Mario Kart 64 from N64, Super Mario Kart on the SNES and Mario Kart Super Circuit from the GBA, all with seamless transitions for the full “getaway” effect! Mario Kart: Bonus Beach is a continuous video game remix set!

Download Bonus Beach from Ben Briggs

Ben writes:
Special thanks to my beautiful girlfriend Steph, for reminding me that Mario Kart music is wonderful, simply by loving the game and playing it near my ears!

 

Check out the continuous mix version below, and remember to subscribe to GameChops on YouTube!

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