Weird Radio
An embarassing truth is that I'm a fan of game music. Yes, even the crappy boops and beeps of the bygone era (though I do have my limits). I'm also a fan of movie soundtracks. I guess I'm very audio-oriented that way - the music recalls to my mind the excitement and fun of a particular game - and sometimes nostalgia.

This weekend I discovered SLAY Internet radio - proof once again that the Internet can create communities of people with such weird niche interests that couldn't possibly exist without such a large pool of people to draw from. SLAY radio is devoted to Commodore 64 game music - remixes, in particular. A lot of it isn't much better than the original SID chip warbles (as awesome as the SID chip was back in its day...), but there are some very cool pieces that only barely resemble their source material (and some musical pieces are merely inspired by games or gaming in general, and aren't remixes at all).

Through this (and a recording of an earlier live show), I discovered Machinae Supremacy. They apparently did the soundtrack to the indie shooter "Jets 'n' Guns," which was just recently released. I guess I should not be surprised at that - they are a fun indie band with a real love of classic, old-school gaming. Their vocals aren't great, but I highly recommend their purely instrumental "Sidology Episode 3" and "Great Gianna Sisters." (And I REALLY want to know what happened to Sidology Episode 2...)

Labels: retro

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