ThePlasmas' Holy Whiplash honors Castlevania 1 & 2
Mauricio Plasma of the ThePlasmas cover band, based in Valparaiso, Chile, has previously released albums arranging hard rock covers of themes from Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Mega Man. Holy Whiplash, a new nineteen-track tribute album, honors the music of 8-bit Nintendo action titles Castlevania 1 & 2.
Beatbox mashup blends Lost Odyssey/Final Fantasy X-2
Marc Junker has posted his second installment of Video Game Beats, mashups combining Alain Williams' beatboxing and Japanese role-playing game music. "Final Odyssey X-2," streaming on SoundCloud, blends piano themes by Nobuo Uematsu and Noriko Matsueda from RPGs Lost Odyssey and Final Fantasy X-2.
Chipocrite's 8-Bit Lebowski: 100% Electronic
Chip musician Chipocrite, a.k.a. Paul Weinstein, has released 8-Bit Lebowski: 100% Electronic, arranged for Game Boy running LSDJ. Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the Coen Brothers movie, the tribute album contains six licensed cover songs by Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Gipsy Kings.
Dj Cutman shares Lost Beats & Found Friends tracks
Today is the birthday of GameChops netlabel founder Dj Cutman, and the musician is marking the occasion with the release of a compilation titled "Lost Beats & Found Friends." Available for "name your price" on Bandcamp, the album features the participation musicians of Benjamin Briggs, Ben Landis and Smiletron.
Journey complete score with commentary on YouTube
Composer Austin Wintory has uploaded the full score to ThatGameCompany's PlayStation Network-exclusive title Journey for PlayStation 3. The one-hour video, which took several weeks to complete, includes text commentary by the composer and a look at numerous examples of favorite fan art.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 3 performance live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 3 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is currently broadcasting live from Tokyo, via Ustream. The latest installment of the live keyboard game arrangement series includes music from various Famicom titles. The musician is scheduled to play next week at the Bit Summit media event in Kyoto.
Mega Rock Fan Festa live Rockman event set for June
The Mega Rock Fan Festa has been slated for June 29 in Tokyo, which will include a talk session by Mega Man 9 sound director Ippo Yamada. The event will showcase music performances by tom2 of the Akihabara Game Song DJ Bar event series, along with NSF Music Collective members Hally, Bun, Robokabuto and Tappy.
Tomb Raider soundtrack streaming on AOL Music
AOL Music is streaming Dead Space composer Jason Graves' score to Tomb Raider for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The twenty-track soundtrack to the action adventure game published by Square Enix is planned for release on March 5, while four trailer music tracks have been remastered for streaming in full on SoundCloud.
Kyoto-based chiptune netlabel Madmilky Records opens
Kyoto-based Game Boy artists Toriena and NNNNNNNNNN have launched chiptune netlabel Madmilky Records, dedicated to the creation of battery powered dance music. The label's debut release is Over Sleep Insomniac Maiden, composed by Blip Festival Tokyo featured artist Toriena, which includes four free-to-download mp3 files.
Toriena's 2.5D chip performance to stream on Ustream
Kyoto chiptune artist Toriena will play a live Game Boy set today at the Studio 2.5 D venue in Tokyo to mark the opening of Zigg.jp, a girls' DIY culture website. Music performances by the 1H1D!!! party regular and four additional artists will be broadcast live on Ustream, beginning at 7:00 pm JST.
Flyrule sequel available for "name your price"
Shag has posted the sequel to his album of hip-hop covers reinterpreting Koji Kondo's score to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64. Flyrule: A Terrible Fate offers ten arrangements of music from Majora's Mask, available in your file format of choice for "name your price" through Bandcamp.
Prof.Sakamoto's Feb 23 performance live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's February 23 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is currently streaming live from Tokyo via Ustream. The latest installment of the program features live keyboard arrangements of music from role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII and Super Famicom strategy title Tactics Ogre.
Grace Days by I Am Robot and Proud on Bandcamp
Sound Shapes co-creator Shaw-Han Liem of Toronto, Canada has posted his studio album Grace Days to Bandcamp, ten years following the LP's release. The album joins I Am Robot and Proud music collections The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing and The Catch, available to stream in full on Bandcamp.
