Paula Agnus Denise revisits Amiga soundtracks
Record label 010101 Music has released a compilation album with 19 remastered tracks, studio versions and remixes of Amiga game music. "Paula Agnus Denise," named after the three main custom chips that gave the Amiga its unique graphical abilities, is currently available in all regions on CD and through digital download.
Diskette Deluxe's My Amiga vol. 1 on Bandcamp
My Amiga vol. 1 by indie game composer Rutger Muller is now available for "name your price" through the Diskette Deluxe Bandcamp page. The album is inspired by the Commodore Amiga, the musician writes, from the prog of Chris Huelsbeck and funk of Martin Iveson, to the house music of Barry Leitch and the melodies of David Whittaker.
Dr. Vector serves up Time for Tennis Amiga disco EP
Guillermo Blanco (Dr. Vector) of Rome, Italy has worked with the Megahawks and Italian Bad Boys demoscene groups, producing music modules since the late '80s for Commodore 64 and Amiga 500. The artist's four-track EP "Time for Tennis" is newly available for free download in mp3 and flac format, via Disconinjaz.
Chipflip shares 'Music for a 15 year old me'
Chip music netlabel Chipflip has made Omri Suleiman's twelve-track collection "Music for a 15 year old me" available for free download. Fusing crack intro-influenced chip with 1990's techno, house and UK hardcore, the album's official site features PETSCII art design by Raquel Meyers and Goto80.
Chipflip posts ??? two-part DUB-HOP album
Goto80's netlabel Chipflip has posted a two-part album by the mysterious Canadian artist ???, also known as Babaji Beats. As described on the blog, the dubsteppy, hip-hoppy chip music release "consists of two mixes of 30 minutes each, accessible through an interface made by the Venezuelan artist ui."
Chris Huelsbeck crowdfunding Turrican Soundtrack Anthology
Game composer Chris Huelsbeck has started a project on Kickstarter to crowdfund a three-disc Turrican Soundtrack Anthology. The limited edition box set will include nearly all of the music from the Turrican series of games, newly recorded and arranged, along with three orchestral performances.
Syphus releases Gun Runner mobile game score
Pineapple Smash Crew composer Syphus has released the soundtrack to Gun Runner through Bandcamp. The three-track album features music from the free iOS title by Man Up Time Studios, created using Chipslapper, AHX Tracker on Commodore Amiga, Ibanez guitars, a Roland SH-101 synthesizer and Native Instruments software.
Syphus releases Pineapple Smash Crew soundtrack
Chiptune and demoscene musician Syphus has released the soundtrack to multi-directional shooter Pineapple Smash Crew for PC, developed by Rich Edwards. The musician's studio albums include the Amiga music compilation pro.tect, released through Bandcamp.
Amiga album pro.tect by Syphus on Bandcamp
Syphus has released chip music album pro.tect Bandcamp, including tracks created using AHX (Amiga), HivelyTracker (Amiga), Protracker (Amiga) and FastTracker2/ MilkyTracker (PC).
Name your price for Fury Of The Furries (Amiga soundtrack)
French composer Frédéric "Elmobo" Motte has released his soundtrack to 1994 Amiga title Fury Of The Furries through Bandcamp for "name your price."
8-bit music preservation links
The musical efforts of many, from enthusiastic amateurs to professionals, throughout the history of computers have been gathered and archived by dedicated teams. 8bit today compiles a list of resources.
