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ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

halc – Hydrocity

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Back in April I started a netlabel for my two favorite things, Chiptunes and Video Game music, called GameChops. Since then, it’s grown faster than I imagined, and today I am pleased to announce the release of a new, free album from the one and only halc.

halc is a composer, remixer and Overclocked Remix judge. His album, Hydrocity, seemlessly fuses chiptune, electro, dubstep, FM funk and jazz. Halc writes:

“Inspired by such visionary minds as Joshua Morse, P Villa, and Savant, this album has everything from chiptune-influenced electro and dubstep to ambient beats, FM funk and jazz fusion, delightfully blended and compiled into a 40-minute package. The album also features an arrangement of the ever-popular ‘Hydrocity Zone’ music from Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and guest appearances by fellow OC ReMix legends Level 99 and WillRock.

Follow halc: Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter

NERDCORE

Y.T. Cracker – Chrono Nurga

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Y.T. Cracker, one of nerdcore’s finest, released this album in 2009, and it still holds a spot on my iTunes. Thick and thoughtful lyrics mixed over top of tight beats sampling Chrono Trigger, this free album is a must-download.

Head to this tumblr post to listen to my favorite track from this album.

Maintaining his baller-status, YT includes these spare liner notes:

shouts to the usual.
distribute at will.
all beats except magus’ theme produced by compromised and jc.
magus’ theme produced by euphonik.
album art by ry.
recorded and written in < 24 hrs stardate 20091020.

Download the album, or read the lyrics.

GAME MUSIC, PRODUCTION & TUTORIALS

The Zelda Sounds Collection

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Stumbled Upon this website over the weekend. It’s put together by a fellow who calls himself HelpTheWretched. It’s a collection of Sound Effects, Samples and rips from a big collection of Zelda games. I recently grabbed some Link To The Past sounds for a beat I was working on. The sounds are all high-quality WAV files, kick ass. http://noproblo.dayjo.org/ZeldaSounds/

MUSIC, VIDEOS

The History of the World’s Most Important Music Loop

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This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison’s 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.