Kind of bloop: Chiptune Album

killergorilla · 21 August 2009, 16:10

Not seen a mention of this on here yet.

I read about this album in the paper this morning, a kind of retro-remake of Miles Davis' album Kind of Blue...

Bit more info here:

http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-...-systems?page=

Quote:

Ladies and gentleman of the Internet, I think today we may have found the best possible application for chiptune music--that uber-geeky genre utilizing vintage game console's music synthesizers, real or software-emulated, as the sole instrumentation. It just so happens that faithful covers of jazz classics sound great: the pleasures of one of my favorite albums of all time intermingling beautifully in my (significant) brainspace cubby where the Contra and Tecmo Bowl themes are on infinite loop.

radon_22 · 21 August 2009, 17:55

OK, at the risk of sounding cranky here:

Somebody gets people to "donate" thousands of dollars, creates 8-bit musak, and then turns around and sells it. The whole web is abuzz with this album right now. Marketing genuis? You bet. Creative genius? Not so much.

I love Miles Davis and I love chiptunes, but the hype about this is unwarranted. I've heard the album and am not that impressed- we (C64&Amiga people, as well as other chiptuners) have been doing this sort of thing for years.

killergorilla · 21 August 2009, 18:02

Well I wasn't praising it or belittling it, I was just delivering the news

I've not heard it!

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21 August 2009, 17:55	#2
radon_22 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 77	OK, at the risk of sounding cranky here: Somebody gets people to "donate" thousands of dollars, creates 8-bit musak, and then turns around and sells it. The whole web is abuzz with this album right now. Marketing genuis? You bet. Creative genius? Not so much. I love Miles Davis and I love chiptunes, but the hype about this is unwarranted. I've heard the album and am not that impressed- we (C64&Amiga people, as well as other chiptuners) have been doing this sort of thing for years.

21 August 2009, 18:02	#3
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Well I wasn't praising it or belittling it, I was just delivering the news I've not heard it!

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