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Has Beck caught the retro-gaming bug? Hell Yes!!
mr.Curmudgeon:
http://music.ign.com/articles/582/582545p1.html
I just listened to an early mix of Beck's upcoming (March 29th) album and I have to say, as a retro gaming fan, and a HUGE fan of Beck..it's double-plus good!
A lot of the songs have 8-bit sounds and crazy game-like tones throughout...Beck never ceases to amaze me and I'm never let down when he releases new work. This is going to be perfect music to listen to while building an arcade cab! :)
Check out the video, created by the incomparable Mumbleboy, for one of the upcoming tracks, "Hell Yes!" (rm) (asx)
mrC
(originally via: Mefi)
danny_galaga:
he's not the only one. there's been a few aussie hip hop artists who have been sampling game sounds too. i didn't pay attention to which sounds, but maybe they are sampling MAME 'samples'! there's a nice range there...
SOAPboy:
MSI has been using Video Game sounds for years..
mr.Curmudgeon:
Yeah, I've heard a few bands that do it, but for me personally, as a big fan of Beck, I'm excited to hear these type of retro-tones being used by him specifically. He's one of the most creative songwriters out there in the periphery of the mainstream and it's cool to see him incorporate the (albeit seemingly trendy) 8-bit aesthetic.
I'm not a big hip-hop fan, so I'll admit I've probably missed a lot usage in that genre. However, if anyone on this board is a fan of Beck, I just wanted to make sure they check out the album when it comes out...it's d@mn good.
Other 8-bit musical enthusists include:
- 8-bit contruction set
- Yacht (Homepage)
- Minibosses
RayB:
I composed a dancey little tune back in 1995 using nothing but 8-bit games samples + 1 drum sample and 1 bass sample. I should post it... but I need to convert it from "FastTracker" format to MP3... (although, Winamp plays .XM files)