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Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 5 Compilation Album Now Released
Rejoice lovers of all things chiptune! The good people over at Chiptunes = WIN have released their 5th album in the main series of chiptune releases!
After what seems like an eternity of consideration, the roster for ‘Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 5‘ is complete. All judges have locked in their votes and comments and I’ve used the subsequent collective data to form the final roster. Per the usual, this was not an easy process. To be frank, it never is. And with the extraordinarily high quality of the top submissions this time, it was even tougher. Honestly, I’m just as excited for the inevitable expansion release as I am for Volume 5!
All the same, one thing at a time. ಠ‿↼ – Brandon “President Hoodie” Hood
The album features a slew of returning artists from former WIN albums such as Auxcide, Chipzel, Petriform and more, and also introduces a whole new roster of fresh artists including PROTOFLIGHT and chip-favorite artist Shirobon.
Volume 5 has an extensive 51-track list and the whole thing is available at the Name Your Price level on the community’s Bandcamp.
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Chip Music, Indie Music
Chime Sharp Officially Launches on Steam
July 21, 2016 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Chime Sharp Officially Launches on Steam Share this
Hot on the heels of Lumines: Puzzle & Music is the return of another block-based rhythm puzzler, Chime Sharp. The original game launched on Xbox 360 and PC in 2010 and I’ve posted about this sequel’s development a few times over the past year. The game left Steam Early Access on July 19th and is out now with a 20% launch discount making it $11.99 through July 26th.
Just last month the team announced the artists whose songs would form the foundation of each stage’s music. Among them are several noteworthy chiptune and electronic artists like Chipzel, Magic Sword, Shirobon and Kavinsky. Are you planning on picking up Chime Sharp or daydreaming about the return of another favorite music/rhythm game? Let us know in the comments.
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Chip Music, Indie Music
The Metronomicon adds Mega Ran, Plastic Guitars and Custom Dance Pads
Rhythm RPG, The Metronomicon has quite the news to celebrate today but if you — like me until 15 minutes ago — had never heard of it, here’s a quick primer. The Metronomicon combines rhythm games and RPGs in the same way Puzzle Quest infused Match 3 gameplay with combat and quests. Similar in style to Guitar Hero and Rock Band, you’re hitting colored notes as they fall down the screen. Instead of racking up points though, you’re building up abilities and buffs across 8 different characters to whittle away the Hit Points of fantastically nonsensical enemies. Winning battles and completing quests rewards you with gear and experience points to customize your team.
All of this is set to an expanding soundtrack of licensed songs from DJ Cutman, Perturbator, J-Punch, YACHT, Shiny Toy Guns and as of today, Mega Ran, whose track “Miss Communication” will be joining the setlist. Developer Puuba also announced today that your existing Rock Band and Guitar Hero guitars will be compatible with the game as well as custom-built dance pads coming from Precision Dance Pads.
Take a look at the latest devlog above to see the shiny new dance pads in action and hear Mega Ran vibin’ along to the game. The Metronomicon is launching later in 2016 with the help of Kasedo Games and will be making its next appearance at GamesCom in Germany next month. Expect an update with some more musical announcements around the show.
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Chip Music, Game Music
Celebrate the 4th with American Pixels on Kickstarter
July 4, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Celebrate the 4th with American Pixels on Kickstarter Share this
The 4th of July is not usually a holiday one would expect to find a lot of VGM or chiptune albums dedicated to it. However Christopher “Mazedude” Getman decided to get in on the untapped potential of such an idea and run with it with his American Pixels tribute album to all things American video game music.
I’ve been working on an album for 5+ years now, celebrating American video game music composers by way of remix and special guest performances. (I released a free album along the same theme back in ’05, which you can learn more about here: http://www.mazedude.com/aa/) – Mazedude
The album features arrangements of several video game OSTs with American composers, including Mass Effect 2, Maniac Mansion, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, DC Universe and more by several top-tier musicians within the VGM community such as David “Dhsu” Hsu (Bad Dudes), William Reyes (The OneUps), Sean “Ailsean” Stone (Bad Dudes, Smash Brothers) and a handful of other talented artists.
“Dragonborn Concerto” – Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Preview)
The album is currently seeking $5,000 in funding on Kickstarter to help produce the album, and has several previews of what you can expect to hear from the bevvy of tracks and musicians.
I’ve been making arrangements of game music for 15 years, mostly for free and always at a quality I could achieve with my own gear. Just this once, I want to take a project all the way, with proper mastering, I want to license it so that it can arrive at iTunes and Amazon, and even though it’s more of a bucket-list thing, I really want to be able to have the official, physical CD done right.
You can learn more about the campaign on the American Pixels official Kickstarter page, which launched today. The digital album can be backers at the $9 tier, with other tiers including a physical album, requesting special remixes by Mazedude himself, and adding your voice to the choir of the Phantasmagoria track. You can also check out Mazedude’s other works on his Bandcamp.
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Chip Music, Game Music, Indie Music
Groupees returns with 10th Chiptune + Charity Bundle
July 1, 2016 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Groupees returns with 10th Chiptune + Charity Bundle Share this
Groupees’ Chiptune + Charity Bundle returns for the 10th time this Summer to spread music and money to benefit the Children’s Cancer Association’s MyMusic Rx program. For a minimum of $2 you’ll get ten chiptune albums and soundtracks featuring Jake “virt” Kaufman, tiasu, ToyCompany, DJ Cutman, Jamatar, coda, bignic, Please Lose Battle, BigGiantCircles and Kubbi.
Highlights this time around are the entire Retro City Rampage soundtrack from “virt”, “Norrin Radd” and “Freaky DNA” and an exclusive EP album from DJ Cutman featuring original music. Mystery albums are added as donations hit $1,000 levels so there’s more bonus music to come, the first of which will be the ToyCompany album Playroom Vol.2.
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Chip Music, Game Music
Marshall Art to Release “Gallery” Compilation Album
June 30, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Marshall Art to Release “Gallery” Compilation Album Share this
The chiptune-rock duo of Marshall Art are celebrating their 5th anniversary of their band formation, and passing the awesome onto you!
On July 1st, the compilation album Gallery will be released on digital retailers and will feature music from Marshall Art’s entire 2011-2016 discography, which includes covers of game music such as Undertale, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 3 and a whole lot more including more obscure game covers from Shura no Mon and non-vgm compositions. If you’re not familiar with Marshall Art, their work of NES-style chiptunes layer with guitar rock has included collaborations with several other artists and inclusion on tribute albums such as Danse Macabre and Chronicles of Time. They’ve also been a staple within the chiptune community and performed at several MAGFests as well as 8static Fest to high praise.
“Battle Theme 1” – Shura no Mon (Marshall Art)
The new release will also have 25 limited edition, hand-painted cassettes available to the most eager of fans to purchase for their collection.
“We wanted to give these songs a proper physical release. I’m a huge fan of unique, hand-crafted merch items. This compilation made for a good opportunity to make an album that is an art piece on its own.” – Jeffrey Roberts, Marshall Art
The 13-track Gallery album spans 60 minutes worth of game music covers and other works, and can be purchased digitally tomorrow July 1st on Loudr and Amazon MP3, while the limited edition cassette tapes will go on sale the same day at noon on Marshall Art’s music website.
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Chip Music, Events, Game Music
RE:Play Expo 2016 to Feature Danimal Cannon, Bitshifter & More
June 16, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on RE:Play Expo 2016 to Feature Danimal Cannon, Bitshifter & More Share this
The gaming and music event RE:Play is returning this year to Houston, Texas on July 2nd for another round of, well, gaming and music fun!
An event created in Houston, TX that centers around the love of gaming and the music it inspires combined. It is designed to be an outlet for game developers and musicians to perform and showcase their material, as well as fans to celebrate their love of gaming!
This time around, RE:Play has partnered with Lazybit Collective and will be featuring new games and arcades for your gaming pleasure. They also will be featuring a new lineup of musical guests and performers to tantalize your earmeats. The performer lineup is:
- Danimal Cannon danimalcannon.com/
Bit Shifter bit.shifter.net/
SIXIXIX soundcloud.com/sixixix
Dual Core dualcoremusic.com
Ten Pixels Tall soundcloud.com/ten-pixels-tall
Broken Satellite soundcloud.com/brokensatellite
Float soundcloud.com/lbc-float
OVERCRASH soundcloud.com/era2077
Squincy Jones soundcloud.com/squincyjones
The event is currently $15 per ticket for the early bird pre-order, and more information can be found on their website. - Danimal Cannon danimalcannon.com/
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