A bit of old news mixed with a bit of new news, but it seems that chiptune covers are all the rage these days. A few weeks ago Je deviens dj en 3 jourr released Da Chip, a compilation of all your favorite Daft Punk tracks á la 8-bit. It looks like the link to download the album is currently down, but if you scrape the Internets carefully enough it's bound to be around somewhere.
In the meantime, don't miss out on Weezer - The 8-bit Album, a collection of really stellar Weezer covers by some of my favorite chiptunes artists including Bit Shifter, Tugboat, and Anamanaguchi. Popular Weezer songs like "El Scorcho", "Buddy Holly", and "Island In The Sun" are included, but I have to admit my favorite track so far is "Jamie" (click the link to listen!) covered by Unicorn Dream Attack. Don't miss out and download the album!
Thanks for the heads up!
Chiptunes are great; for my final project in my audio class i composed a Zelda theme chiptune remix and my proffesor loved it.
Weezer is dl'ed and synced to my ipod, cant wait to listen :D
LivingAudio
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Posted by: LivingAudio | July 22, 2009 at 04:36 AM
That sounds great! I wish I knew how to compose some of these tunes... I have the Korg DS-10 that I've been fooling around with but I really don't know how to use it professionally.
Posted by: .tiff | July 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I have it to!
Its alot of fun, in my opinion it just a matter of trial and error with it. Its a very basic sequncer with alot of potential. i think of it as a sketch pad where you can compose some pretty neat sounding stuff very quickly once you become familiar with the interface. I love the chiptunes the guys over at Area 5 use, i wish they would put out a soundtrack!
Posted by: LivingAudio | July 22, 2009 at 11:14 AM
I'm pretty sure they actually use music that is free to download/use... I could be wrong, but you should ask them on their site whether you can DL the soundtrack! I'm sure the artists would be flattered.
Posted by: .tiff | July 22, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Yes i agree.
I have asked in the comments before and didnt get a reply. I know the show keeps them busy though:-) Maybe if enough people ask they may consider it. At first i thought Ceasar composed it but now im not so sure lol. Cant wait for the Daft Punk chiptunes link to be up and working
Posted by: LivingAudio | July 22, 2009 at 11:23 AM
There is also some good 8-bit The Prodigy at http://www.8bit.theprodigyguide.ru/m.html
To bad the Daft Punk was pulled so shortly after its release. Luckily, I managed to grab a copy :)
Posted by: Ogrim | July 22, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Thanks for all the hidden gems in this blog. Any hints where we can get the DP album now?
Posted by: Adam | July 25, 2009 at 02:31 PM
Lil sis and I were listening to these, trying to figure out how they would work in a game. My favorite was Boss theme buddy holly.
Posted by: Shamous | July 26, 2009 at 01:26 PM
Did my best to try scrounging the web for clues to where you can get the DP album... but unfortunately I was unable to find anything! I'll let you know if I happen to stumble upon it again.
Posted by: .tiff | July 26, 2009 at 04:53 PM
You're totally right. That would be a mega-awesome-weezer-boss-fight!
Posted by: .tiff | July 26, 2009 at 04:54 PM