To paraphrase the words of Bomb the Bass:
There have been many Amiga music geniuses (genii?) hailed and worshipped in the past...
But none can outrun or equal...
the power of...
bloody Paul van der Valk, fer chrisssake! A true innovator who should rightly wear the "Hubbard of the Amiga" crown.
This guy really lacks recognition and respect for all of his amazing chip/synth work, at a time when we were all applauding re-hashed bog standard ST-01 Soundtracker drivel. For whatever reason he seemed to go under the radar, despite churning out virtually classical works compared to his contemporaries.
In the history of original Amiga audio, Obarski and Huelsbeck deserve their place on the podium - but what about the unsung guy who scored a CRUNCHER for goodness sake along with top shooter Hybris, a PD pong game and... er.. (help me out here)... probably lots of other stuff as well.
Listen to the twiddly bits here (1989 vintage):
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This astounding magnus opus (again, 1989):
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and the piece de la resistance...
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all in about 8K ;-)
Y'know.. just saying and all
