EpiiicSignal - Telephone

I like how this song is actually good instead of the original which is endlessley abrasive. EpiiicSignal is some sort of musical alchemist, transforming this song at its most fundamental level into something with a completely different feel and tone. It's a fantastic remix/cover, and I don't care what anyone thinks of me for featuring it. MY SITE, MY RULES. END OF STORY. (ha ha)



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Pieces Of Eight - Eraser to Erase Her

8BD is getting old enough where I can do cool things like click the random post link at the top, find one I remember liking a lot, and then going to the artist's page to see what's new, and then picking that as a new 8BD!

Not that that's what I did today, oh no, I was just listening to some 8BC.org tracks from over a month ago, because I suspected something good to have been posted then, and I was right!



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BEASTMODE - Gameboy Beats Vol. 2

Some heavy electro made with the Game Boy. Very unique sound for LSDJ, and some really good party music. Actually, similar comments apply to most of BEASTMODE's library! He's definitely got a great technique with LSDJ. Go check it all out!

Also the MP3 player should be fixed?



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Bryface - Eye Twitching

DS-10 music has always interested me, since it represents a sort of locked treasure chest of musical capabilities. I cannot seem to get anything interesting out of it, but then someone comes along with a track like this that is so full and rich you want to go try your hand at it again. But I've played this game before, and I know that if I boot up the DS-10 again it'll just lead me right back down that road of frustration. It's a software better left to the experts, far as I'm concerned.

Another reason I was glad to feature this track was because through it I discovered a great site called DS10forum.com. Maybe I can learn some tricks there!



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Noisewaves - Do I Look Like I Want To Play Volleyball?

Coming out with his (their?) first EP, Noisewaves is a neat guitar/drums/NES outfit from my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI. Together we form the West Michigan chiptune scene, though there may be others who keep their work to themselves. Anyway, when I first heard Noisewaves, it was a song called Pioneer Island which sounded a lot like Anamanaguchi. Since that track, the sound has gone a few notches down-tempo, with a lot more of an experimental indie band sort of composition to it. It's a great feel; extremely calming with dramatic builds and explosive outbursts of drums.



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Kool Skull - STRUCTURE B

I like melodies. Catchy lines, structured harmonies, and distinct lead instruments make up most of this site's library. This track has none of that; it's a thrash, a jam, made on a sample-based tracker that lends itself to fast, loud, aggressive and abrasive music. Unlike so many circuit-benders or self-proclaimed "noise musicians", Kool Skull has discernable rhythms, musical structure, and a sound that is not so overbearing as to be distracting. It's definitely a standout from the rest of the music I pick, but it represents a large segment of the population that identifies with the chiptune scene, and a very large, perhaps even majority, of the live acts out there. Seriously, if you go to a chiptune show, you can expect a lot of noise, then a lot of typical DJ-electro-trance-whatever, followed by anything you might see here on a daily basis. Whoops!



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Fun Secret - SHEMP

Despite the fact that it's made with LSDJ and I listen to music made on that software nearly full-time (exaggeration), this sounds very different from typical LSDJ fare. The entire song consists of notes just barely long enough to hear, like he wanted there to be equal parts silence and noise only chopped up very finely. It's not easily placed in any genre I'm familiar with, either. All around, I just don't know what to make of this! I like it though, and I'll be waiting for a full-fledged release from Fun Secret.



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