Author: tctdbot

  • This is YM2149 II

    I took my STj, a Technics and my Vestax and recorded a second edition to the hit “This is YM2149” compilation series… I call it “This is YM2149 ii” :)

    Concerto For Acid Band – Jess/Overlanders
    Pacemaker – 505/Paradox
    No Sheep in Outer Mongolia – Mad Max/The Exceptions
    CPU Eater – 505/Paradox
    Funktion – Damo/Reservoir Gods
    Pea – SH3/Reservoir Gods
    Chu Chu Rocket – MSG/Reservoir Gods
    Tetris – gwEm/PHF
    dYManite – Stu/Drop Da Domb
    Killer – Big Alec/Delta Force
    Different World – gwEm/PHF
    Cassiopeia – Floopy/MJJ Prod
    Outlaw – Crazy Q/DHS
    Bubble Days – Dma-Sc/Sector One

    I took mostly hits from active sceners this time, with a couple of classics. Hope you will enjoy this mix.

    Download the mix here:

    http://files.dhs.nu/mpeg/this_is_ym2149_ii-mixed_by_gwEm.mp3

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  • My second day at Blip Europe by glomag

    I don’t remember. Must have had a good time.

    j/k

    Cheap Dinosaurs: exceptional. Most of the other artists were right up front listening, loving and trading amazed expressions. Dino’s rhythms and melodies are so memorable. He’s really a fine composer and his performances are solid. This was no exception. Master.

    La Belle Indifference: these guys put on a great show. The tracks are quite varied in style and they just have so much fun. It was a great treat to see them live. There was a good deal of on-the-fly tech going on and they pulled it all off seemingly without a hitch. A really fun set.

    Saskrotch: Nigel was already fantastic at Blip 07, but I really think his compositional skills have advanced quite a bit since that time. The melodies are irresistible as always, but the harmonies and chord changes are deeper and more evocative. His set was really great.

    Receptors: Jeremy performed a great set with Raquel Meyers on stage with him. Mostly his bad-ass DS10 jams with a handful of LSDJ tracks, this was a powerful performance. I was lucky to again sing “Disconnected” with him, better this time, I think and with Jeremy on vocoder and Raquel on the choruses with me!

    Random: Tight as fuck, William”s bass lines and drums are enough on their own to get you dancing. But the brilliant melodic sense just compels you harder. At one point I predicted the future by calling for Spontaneous Devotion just as the first note rang out. Also, 2 Channel compo FTW! That track is excellent. (more…)

  • OxygenStar and Kurisu Bearcub’s video game console party !!

    For those who were in Europe or at Pulsewave, here’s what went down. Lots were dancing. Others were playing NBA JAM or GOLDENEYE. I was told to turn down. Peep it!

    [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kg3pSGZg43Q" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /]

  • Weezer: The 8-bit Album

    Pterodactyl Squad just released an 8-bit tribute to Weezer featuring the likes of Bit Shifter, Anamanaguchi, Rabato, Tugboat, nordloef and more…

    “Do you remember that dream you had, where the sound chips from the beloved games consoles of your youth all got together and formed a Weezer tribute band? Yeah? No? OK. That dream is about to come true whether you had it or not.

    weezerThe songs on this compilation have mostly been created using original videogame hardware running home-brew software, and vary radically in style, from minimal compositions to 8-bit inspired full band performances. Pterodactyl Squad proudly presents the music of Weezer as you have never heard it before.”

    Available now from here.

  • A/V circuitbending Workshop 7-10 July in Portugal

    I’m proudly announcing a Workshop on audiovisual circuit bending at the Filmfestival Curtas in Vila do conde/Portugal on 7-10 July.

    It will be hosted by Simon Schäfer who might be known as “der Warst” to some of you and who, in fact is the very person writing this right now.

    So If anyone of you happen to be in Portugal at that time or even lives there or know someone who does, please feel free to spread the word or join in for some Sound and Image mangling madness.

    The workshop will have its conclusion in a hopefully big AV performance at the Festival and I expect it to be quite some fun.