when I was working on Make: Volume 89 — Retro issue — Chiptunes, tracker modules, and video game soundtracks keep coming up. This gave me an idea. What if I created a playlist for the retro section filled with the author’s and my own favorite songs? You can see the result of this quirky idea below…
Ian Scott (PicoGUS)
“These are my favorites from back then that I still love.”
starshine – Artist: Purple Motion
“This is the first song I ever sang, so it’s special.” Playing with the first prototype. I still test every PicoGUS I send on this song. ”
Te-2rx by MD
lonely planet by bass head
Alteraid by Dune
“And here are some of the latest new things on the Amiga scene.”
broken Written by Hoffmann
Ombu by esau
neocolora Written by SoDa7 and Virgil
Cat Graffam (Game Boy Camera Renaissance)
“Of course, you have to nominate the musicians who did the game’s soundtrack.”
“There’s a great chiptune band from Boston that was just introduced to me, but I don’t know if they’re still around (they’re very picky).”
“Henry Homesweet is the soundtrack of 2009 for me (lol). Simple pleasures, and I especially love you.”
“I think I met Guchi once at Pax East?? Jonathan Coulton was also there. It’s a geek core gathering! Like many people, Guchi was definitely my introduction to chiptune music.” That was one.”
Nikola Whallon (Pro Sound Mod)
“I cannot express my gratitude enough for these releases, but they are the ones I am most proud of.”
Keith Hammond (Editor-in-Chief)
David Groom (me)
Wow, this would be hard to keep at the right length.I’d like to start with a shout out: I’m obsessed with chiptunes (hence the cover of this issue featuring his personally modified DMG-01!)! Brendan (reverse phase) from Bloop Museum, who played a big role in this problem!his Beatdown City OST Slaps and his 8-bit NIN cover album pretty eight machine That in itself is a great story…tiprust Great collection of covers too!
The first chiptune artist I remember falling in love with was dub moodand Ninjaflood starts school This is my favorite song of theirs, and in fact, one of my favorite songs of all time.
As the cat said, Anamanaguchi They are one of the greatest artists of all time, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen them live and felt pure bliss during the drop of “Pizza in Space.” endless fantasy. But my favorite song of theirs is prom nightwhich is unusual among most of these songs, has vocals…
Nicola has already chosen Trey Frey RefreshThis was also on my list. I remember Trey burst onto the scene with his incredible 2xLS DJ sound and everyone was shocked. So I turn to the work of the same name, which has a cheerful French twist. tres fries As my truck:
Another all-time favorite Shirobon:
This is something really special — rest in peace Ultracid:
I remember the first time I saw an Anamanaguchi. Saber Pulse was announced as a surprise opener., which made me ten times more excited for the show (which I’m already super excited about). This is my favorite song of theirs:
chibi tech She was another artist who blew my mind when she exploded onto the scene with her outrageous NES-based dubstep…
No chiptune list would be complete without mentioning the prolific OST virtuoso. Jake “Vert” KaufmanI decided to highlight his waltz to show that not all chiptunes are in 4/4.
I’m totally hooked master boot recordIt is reportedly a sentient 486DX-33MHz PC that synthesizes heavy metals using 64MB of RAM. I left them until the end. Because there is a whole world. The secret code and l33t hack can be found on the websiteyou can unlock secret bonus tracks and who knows what else.
What is your favorite chiptune/tracker/VGM track or memory? To share, email david@make.co or Jump to Discord discuss!
