Living in Florida– home of Nerdapalooza and Orlando Nerd Fest— has left me closely familiar with the nerdcore hip-hop and pop scene. Some of the most unique, memorable, and catchy songs in existence have been born from the primordial ooze of nerds with microphones and something to say, and I’ve met a lot of my favorite friends in the scene because of it. For example:
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Fantasy Grooves – A New Album from Dj CUTMAN
Hey folks, it’s with great pride I present to you my new album Fantasy Grooves, a spiritual successor to my 2012 release WiiU Grooves. Fantasy Grooves takes inspiration from the Nintendo 3DS game Fantasy Life. I hope that these tracks will be a joy to listen to for those who have played the game, and those who haven’t.
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Smooth McGroove: Undisputed Champ of Vocal VGM
If you’re a fan of video game music and you haven’t heard of Smooth McGroove, I’m not going to judge you for your ignorance. Nobody’s perfect. However, you might want to redeem yourself by watching this video from Mega Man X. I’ll wait.
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Doni – Button Masher – Chillout VGM from GameChops
GameChops has released a full-length video game remix album dedicated to chill-out and house mixes of classic NES and SNES titles. Produced by Doni, a Canadian musician living in Taiwan, Button Masher Remastered includes updated and polished versions of his most notable video game tracks from the past decade. The album includes a brilliant remix of Stickerbrush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2, along with a tongue-in-cheek remix of Pokemon’s famed Lavender Town Theme, to a progressive re-imagination of Final Fantasy X’s Mt. Gagazet.
Download this album on Loudr, iTunes, Amazon, or Google Play.
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