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ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, Features, FUSION, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

Joshua Morse | Ridge Racer Arrange

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Ridge Racer Arrange 2013Joshua Morse is a composer and remixer, with projects ranging from robust game soundtracks to expansive remix projects with Overclocked Remix. Today is the release of his newest project, a five track EP inspired by Namco Bandai’s Ridge Racer!

This mark’s Joshua’s first release with game music record label GameChops. Ridge Racer Arrange 2013 fuses chiptune and jazz together into a progressive remix EP. The album is a collaborative effort, featuring a song from Drew Wheeler, also known as halc, who runs the netlabel 9-Bit Records.

Josh and halc aren’t alone on this album. Anthony Lofton played keys and saxophone, and Tony Morgan tracked electric guitars and bass on certain tracks. Mastered by Dj CUTMAN, the resulting album sets the bar high for jazz fusion game remixes. Download Ridge Racer Arrange 2013 now!

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, Features, FUSION, MUSIC

aivi & surasshu | The Black Box

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aivi & surasshu - The Black Box - coverUbiktune’s new release has me in awe. We’ve covered some of this netlabel’s other releases in the past, but nothing has quite struck at a chord  with me like this release (oh man, that was a music pun… someone summon brentalfloss)

The Black Box is a collaborative album from two artists, pianist Aivi and chiptune programmer Surasshu. Together they’ve woven a beautiful ten track album. What makes this really special is comic artist Diana Jakobsson has illustrated a gorgeous comic book for the album. The fusion of art, music and storytelling is wonderful, and nothing short of inspiring.

Download the release from Ubiktune or Bandcamp right now. As far as progressive chiptune music goes, this one sets new heights for the growing scene. Bravo!

 

ALBUMS, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC, NERDCORE

2Mello – Chrono Jigga ( Jay-Z vs. Chrono Trigger Mashup Album )

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2 Mello, producer and DJ from Lexington Kentucky has just released Chrono Jigga, a mixtape of Jay-Z and Yasunori Mitsuda’s Chrono Trigger soundtrack. And the Internet rejoiced. Catapulting to the top of reddit’s r/music and being feautred on media outlets such as Polygon, Vice and The Verge.

Promoted by Scrub Club Records, this mixtape definitely pushes other VideoGameDJs to hustle harder. Jay-Z’s acapellas were released for free back in 2011, and while Jay may or may not have heard this album yet, we think he would agree it’s dope. 2 Mello produced this album with Acid Pro and Ableton Live, using samples from Native Instrument’s Kontakt to pad the Chrono Trigger samples. 2 Mello has been producing and MCing for over ten years, so youngin’s take notice! Hard work and determination pay off.

Download the album for free from ChronoJigga.com

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, Features, FUSION, MUSIC

Cutman’s Lost Beats & Found Friends

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Today is my birthday, and to celebrate I am releasing an album of brand new songs unlike anything I’ve released before. This is significant, not just because it’s my birthday, but because this is the first album I’m releasing without video game remixes or exclusive chiptunes. It’s a collection of six collaborations with other musicians I’ve encountered on my adventures as Dj CUTMAN, including Ben Briggs, Smiletron and Kevin Villecco.

The Dj CUTMAN project started as a video game beatmaking project with live DJ performances. It quickly grew to incorporate my love for original chiptune music. Since then I’ve had the honor of performing as Dj CUTMAN as prestigious events such as Penny Arcade Expo, MAGfest, and Nerdapalooza.

Lost Beats & Found Friends signifies an evolution of the project, so I am dropping the “Dj” from the name of this album and presenting it simply as “Cutman”. There are no video game remixes on the album, but if you listen close you’re sure to hear my influences. The tracks are varied in style and tempo, spanning hiphop to house, with my trademark crisp production style and vintage drum samples.

Lost Beats & Found Friends is currently being offered on music.DjCUTMAN.com with no minimum price to download. If you can’t afford to pay for a download, enter 0 to download for free. Be sure to share the link with friends who may enjoy it!

Download Lost Beats & Found Friends from Bandcamp.