Mind. Blown.
If anyone doubts the legitimacy and possibility of videogame music, let SQ Party LEVEL1 stand as proof that not only can MIDI music be orchestrated a la Distant Worlds, but DJs also can sample, mix, amplify, chop up and distort Final Fantasy to hipster hell and back – and make it sound brilliant.
SQ Party Level1 was the first of several scheduled fully licensed concerts featuring Square Enix tracks styled at the forefront of digital music. Four renowned Japanese DJs were to perform their takes on classic Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, and other SQEX tunes
Check out our impressions from the evening after the jump. (more…)
