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Now taking submissions for Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4!

Sup y’all? =) President Hoodie from Chiptunes = WIN here with a special announcement! Namely, it’s time for….

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4

Submissions are now wide open to all chipartists interested in trying for a slot at this year’s 51 track roster!

Featuring 8 different judges (4 returning & 4 new) from across the chipscene, the end result of this one should be a helluva thing!

And, of course, back to master the final product once again will be everyone’s favorite video game dj, Dj CUTMAN!

Full information via the submission form below:

Best of luck to all!! ^_^

Much \m|♥♥♥♥|m/,
Brandon L Hood aka President Hoodie
Founder & Project Manager of Chiptunes = WIN

Vol. 4: Details Document:
English
投稿概要(日本語版)(Japanese)
По-русски (Russian)
Español (Spanish)
Malay (Indonesian)

Vol. 4 Submissions Form

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The Greatest Chiptune Comp in History – Chiptunes = WIN Vol. 3

The chiptune collective and compilation series Chiptunes = WIN has just put out their latest volume, with a whopping 51 TRACKS from chiptune musicians from around the world. I have the pleasure / challenge / nightmare of mastering these tracks together for the volume’s release, it was epic and I’m very happy with how it all turned out.

You can stream and download the Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 3 below. For more details, check out the FULL DETAILS page on The ChipWIN Blog.

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MM25: Mega Man Rocks compilation album from Sumthing

MM25 Mega Man RocksThe video game music website Sumthing.com has just put out an epic 18 track MegaMan compilation album in association with Capcom.

The artwork was done by one of our favorites, Tron Bonne!

The album contains an incredible lineup including Armcannon, The Megas, Mega Ran, X-Hunters, The Protomen, and Bit Brigade.

After listening to this album, there’s no doubt that Mega Man Rocks!

Head over to Sumthing to pick up the album. Check out the full tracklist below.

 

The Protomen

“Built To Last” (New Original Song)
“The Will Of One”
“Breaking Out”

The Megas

“The Quick and The Blue” (Quickman from  Mega Man® 2)
“Promise of Redemption” (Bubbleman from  Mega Man 2)
“Can’t Stop The Top” (Top Man from  Mega Man 2)

X-Hunters 

All new recordings featuring  Mega Man samples

 MM9 Medley” (Plug Man, Wily Stage 2, Splash Woman, and Wily Machine 2)
“X-Hunters Stage” (X-Hunter Stages 1 + 2 (X2) and Gates Laboratory (X6))
“X vs Zero” (Zero’s theme from  Mega Man® X2)

Mega Ran

“Wily” (Dr. Wily Stage from  Mega Man® 2)
“Splash” (Splash Woman from  Mega Man® 9)
“20XX” (Intro Stage from  Mega Man® X) (New Song)

Bit Brigade

 Mega Man 2 – Dr. Wily Stage 1″ ( Mega Man® 2)
 Mega Man 2 – Air Man Stage” ( Mega Man 2)
“Full Outro” ( Mega Man 2)

ArmCannon

“Mangnet Mang” ( Mega Man® 3)
“Hi, I’m Mark Spandrill” (Spark Man theme/Spark Mandrill theme from  Mega Man 3Mega Man X)
“Borrow Mega Nuke” (Boomer Kuwanger theme from  Mega Man X)

Download  MM25: Mega Man Rocks from Sumthing.

J. Arthur Keenes Band – Social Lion – Chip/Folk/Reggae?

The J. Arthur Keenes band continues to impress me. Their previous abum, Computer Savvy has what I consider to be the finest piece of chip/ska ever written, a bouncy little 2 minute piece called Cluck, which I’ve listened to on repeat while jogging over 20 times straight without noticing. I’d have been happy to have a whole album of nothing less than these great ska and reggae influenced chiptune tracks. But you get so much more from a J. Arthur Keenes album.

On trying to describe their latest album, The Social Lion, I find myself referring to bands that are the furthest thing from chiptune; M. Ward, Pedro the Lion, Beck, early-Wilco come to mind, mixed in with bits of swing, cowboy music and of course more ska and reggae. The chiptune influences are still there, little reggae upstroke ARPstabs, occasionally swirly bending notes and most prominently a low, crunchy bass, however they are a lot less prominent than they were on Computer Savvy. It sounds as if someone took the instruments away from half M. Ward’s backing band and replaced them with Gameboys.

The most distinctive thing about Social Lion is the vocals. The lyrics are clever and memorable and you’ll find lots of memorable choruses and melodies. This album is a lot more cohesive than Computer Savvy. You can get a digital copy for $8 and for just $2 more, an awesome hard copy album. It may be the first chip/folk/reggae thing in your collection!