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EarthBound Gets Psychokinetic Remix Albums by The Bad Dudes

April 27, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on EarthBound Gets Psychokinetic Remix Albums by The Bad Dudes Share this

A remix album paying tribute to Nintendo’s MOTHER series titled “Psychokinetic” has been released by video game cover band Bad Dudes. Originally a part of the “You Are Now EarthBound” Kickstarter campaign run by Fangamer in 2014, the album is now available separately for the first time.

“Fangamer’s Kickstarter aimed to deliver the ultimate EarthBound fan’s dream package – a guidebook for the game, a documentary about the effects of EarthBound in the United States, a fan zine, lots of collectible knick-knacks, and our album.

Backer Emile Rosales challenged me by requesting two pieces of short, ambient music from EarthBound to arrange: ‘Crossing Space and Time’ and ‘The Place.’ I drew from my experience playing the game and applying my senses of both wonder and terror as you learn the true nature of this cave and what it means for your party.” – Mustin, Bad Dudes Founder

<a href="http://baddudes.bandcamp.com/album/psychokinetic-i">Psychokinetic I by Bad Dudes</a>

Separate of the Kickstarter campaign, a limited number of physical copies produced for the campaign are still available, housing both Part 1 and Part 2 of the digital collection in a sleek DVD case alongside a booklet containing credits and track commentary, along with digital copies of the albums available on several digital outlets.

You can purchase the physical copies of the Psychokinetic double album on the Mustin Enterprises website, with Part 1 and Part 2 being available on both Bandcamp and Spotify.
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Get Your Holidays Started with a Composer-Collaborative Album!

December 1, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | 2 Comments Share this

It is now officially the holiday season, and we can no longer deny the onslaught of questionably festive music that started well before December graced 2016. The good news is that there tend to be a good handful of arrangement albums and collaborative efforts each year towards building fun and interesting holiday music albums, both video game related and not, to keep us all mostly sane. The fine people of Scarlet Moon Records have kicked off the season with one of our first offerings of such sanity-saving musical projects with their Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016.

Featuring joint contributions from both video game and film composers, including Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana), Dale North (Silent Horror), Vince DiCola (Transformers, Rocky IV), Robyn Miller (Myst, Riven) and more over nine tracks, Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 is a charming and subtle way of easing yourself into more festive feelings.

“Dale North and I are both massive fans of Christmas music. After releasing the Scarlet Moon Christmas EP in 2014, we wanted to rekindle that passion by creating even more Christmas-themed tracks to get music fans of all ages and genres in the spirit of the season. And as it would turn out, most of the artists on the roster love Christmas music just as much as we do!” – Jayson Napolitano, Producer

The track listing gives you an idea of what to expect to hear, including both video game music arrangements and arrangements of classic Christmas tunes.

01. “Jingle Bells” by Vince DiCola
02. “Christmas Garden (Yoshi’s Island)” by Mustin
03. “Peaceful Christmas (Chrono Trigger)” by Dale North
04. “Some Small Hope (Cherubic Hymn by A. Kastorsky)” by Osamu Kubota
05. “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Hiroki Kikuta
06. “Christmas Comes to Myst (Myst)” by Robyn Miller
07. “Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64)” by Justin Lassen
08. “Melodies of Life (Final Fantasy IX)” by Goomin “Nauts” Nam
09. “Aspertia City – Winter (Pokémon Black & White 2)” by Materia

“Jingle Bells” (sample) – Vince DiCola

Even if you’re not a huge Christmas person, the album is worth checking out. I myself have a hard time getting into any festive mood around the holidays, but when Vince DiCola’s rendition of “Jingle Bells” makes me envision a Transformers Christmas Special (Complete with transforming reindeer, because why not?), it’s hard not to get a little into the holiday spirit.

Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 is available now for purchase on LOUDr, and soon on iTunes and Spotify.
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Know Your MAG: The OneUps

November 26, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Know Your MAG: The OneUps Share this Know Your MAG: The OneUps

We at OSV have probably written more about The OneUps than any other VGM-based band. Rather than list all the articles individually, I recommend you just search our tag for The OneUps.

This jazz band turned funk band has been doing some really special and important work in the world of VGM arrangements. So many bands go for straight up rock arrangements, or some variation of rock. With a very similar band setup, The OneUps manage to drop the driving beats and go for funky, swing-like grooves in almost all of their songs. Their albums have improved in quality from year to year, with the recent “Intergalactic” albums showcasing a sound unlike anything we’d heard before.

The band’s lead, Mustin, recently opened “Mustin Enterprises” in place of the old OneUp Studios. What this means for the future of the band, we’re still not sure, but we’re hoping to get more details at MAGFest after their Thursday night performance!
Doujin, Featured, Game Music, Reviews

Funky Fills, Without The “Filler” – Intergalactic Continuum (Review)

September 6, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 8 Comments Share this

Last year, The OneUps took on a new style and new image. They were officially a funk band, and they made sure everyone knew and understood what they were all about by launching the band into outer space with the album Intergalactic Redux.

In January, we got a glimpse of what their new album would include with their MAGFest set (the evening one, not the afternoon one). Now, nine months later, The OneUps are giving birthday to their full-length follow-up, entitled Intergalactic Continuum.

After the jump, we give you our review of the album. And check back tomorrow for a chance to win this album before it’s even available for purchase! (more…)
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Original SoundCAST: Episode #011 (feat. Mustin)

January 16, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 5 Comments Share this

“Wow, it’s been ages.” That’s what we wrote when introducing episode 10 of the show. Saying it again would just be silly. So let’s try something more festive.

“Rise from your grave!!!” There, that feels better.

After a fantastic MAGFest, Jayson and I thought it best that we bring back the ol’ podcast. We’re kickin’ it off right in 2012, as our featured guest for this episode is Mustin (OneUps, Bad Dudes, etc)! We talk for over an hour about our favorite MAGFest memories, our favorite music, and more. At one point I veer off into this tangent about why I love LiveALive so much. Jayson runs from his computer as I spoil the game’s ending (you’re given fair warning in case you want to run too). But there’s plenty more to the episode than that. For example, does Mustin have a favorite band from MAGFest? He’s not quick to admit it, but you’ll probably find the answer if you listen the whole way through this episode!

If you listen closely, you’ll hear a total of 16 pieces of music cut into the episode. It’s a lot of music, but we keep it down below the talking. Our intro music is The OneUps’ Intergalactic Redux version of Contra, and the outro is the “Castle Rock” track off of the Bad Dudes’ Chrono Trigger album CHRONOTORIOUS. Get on it!

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #011
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Who’s Bad? Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary (Review)

December 19, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this

While The Bad Dudes announced their 25th anniversary tribute to the Metroid franchise back in August, we haven’t heard a whole lot about it leading up to its December 20th release date. I felt there was much more hype behind CHRONOTORIOUS, which I loved to death, but I admit I actually preferred having this album a little more nebulous before I was finally given the opportunity to listen to it.

The album is out tomorrow, and we’ve checked out all it has to offer. Will it hold your ears in captivity with each and every piece?

Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)
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Bad Dudes Announces New Metroid Arrangement Album

August 31, 2011 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on Bad Dudes Announces New Metroid Arrangement Album Share this

With minty fresh feet and an anniversary to celebrate, Bad Dudes are finally back to announce their newest, and maybe biggest album to date. In 09, they were responsible for one of the coolest CD’s to be released that year, Chronotorious, while last year saw 2 incredible releases from Mustin’s The One Ups, namely Super Mario Kart and Intergalactic Redux. (well technically the latter came out the first few days of January of this year, but be quiet you)

The fearsome ensemble are now ready to travel beyond time and further than the race track, we are now seeing Bad Dudes head on with Metroid, Nintendo’s legendary atmospheric space adventure. This year is the 25th anniversary of the series, and while it has been celebrated musically already with Harmony of a Hunter, the diversity that Bad Dudes always delivers makes the promise for this album reach an all new high. The album is set to be released this December, and samples as well as news will be released steadily leading up to the release. Be sure to check back regularly.

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