Tag: Utabi

  • Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS

    Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK:

    FM FUNK MADDNESS!!

    This is FM FUNK MADDNESS!! — an album of songs by 18 FM synth enthusiasts from all over the world, personally selected by zinger (founder and maintainer of soundshock.se).

    Bringing the combination of frequency modulated tones and catchy, funky grooves blended with a portion of jazz and idm, we cordially invite you to join us on a fantastic journey to a world where slap rumble drives the beating of your heart.

    Tracklist

    1. Shogun — V.S.O.P.M. (3:32) | VOPM
    2. Blitz Lunar — Cascade Masquerade (4:11) | FM7, GXOPLL
    3. Kulor — Fashion Queen (2:37) | DX-7
    4. Keishi Yonao — Crush Roll (2:59) | VOPM
    5. Torben “Metal” Hansen — Cascades (3:55) | FM8, Zebra
    6. Bomb Boy — Ignition, Set, GO! (5:11) | Thor
    7. Virt — Five Nine Seven Eight (4:30) | VOPM
    8. hally feat. Seiko Kobuchi — utabism – a synthesizer boy (2:37)
    9. Tsuyoshi Shimokura — FunkOsaka (2:42) | VOPM, MDX
    10. Madbrain — Oskari the Heimfanker (4:38) | AdLib OPL3
    11. Utabi Hirokawa — Stop and Go (Ubiktune edit) (3:22) | Sharp X68000
    12. hizmi — Pendulum II (5:35) | Sharp X68000
    13. Simon Stålenhag — Ripple Boogie (3:14) | FM7
    14. zinger & bacter — Sky Stroll (3:59) | FM7
    15. Dong — Mirror Maze (3:05) | Toxic, Freqatic
    16. Louis G — The Enemy of My Enemy’s My Enemy / No Speed Trap (5:49) | VOPM
    17. zabutom — Endorphemeral (3:24) | Operator
    18. hex125 — pf (NRTDRV funk edit) (3:53)

    Artwork by Tsuyoshi Shimokura

    Released under a Creative Commons-License

    via Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!! | Ubiktune.

  • Kashimoto – FM Netlabel Archive from Groundzero

    Friend of TCTD and FM Grandmaster Hizimi of Groundzero Organization has just uploaded a massive archive of all Kamishimo Records releases.

    Kamishimo Records is a Japanese net label, founded in 1995, which practiced the art of pushing Yamaha’s FM chips as far as they could go without melting. The Sharp X68000 was a huge favorite with these guys. Contributors include Hally, Utabi and others. The archive is available in a various flavors:

    MP3 part 1 610mb and part 2 630mb
    FLAC part 1 1.8gb and part 2 1.8gb

    And for the truly hardcore MDX 2.6mb.

    Basically, If you liked FM Ongen Super Maniacs you will LOVE this. Post any favorites and hidden gems in the comments section!

    Edit: Hizimi just sent us the direct link to Utabi’s tunes!