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Video Vault – Laura Shigihara
Laura Shigihara has worked on some beautiful music in her time and this wonderful live/recorded hybrid cover of the sumptuous Inochi no Namae from the anime Spirited Away showcases her delicate voice...
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William Kage – 16-bit “Journey” Arrangement
16bit music nut William Kage has made a fantastic cover of the track “I Was Born For This” for free on his band camp website. It’s all kinds of chiptastic and whets my appetite for his HalFont which...
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ForeverSonic –“Sonic Unplugged” Review
ForeverSonic’s little EP “Sonic Unplugged” is a low fi recording of some wonderful renditions of sonic themes. “Star Light Zone” is a great rendition as a bass guitar and two electric guitars jam the...
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Natayla Phillips Welcomes Us To 2013
A bit late I know, I’ve been enjoying a wonderful week off work and even blogging / tubing but this is the most adorable Auld Lang Syne I’ve heard. Tagged: Natalya Phillips
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The Silver Lake Chorus –“Wreckage” Review
The Silver Lake Chorus take indie tracks and give them the whole vocal chorus revibe! The 27(!) strong chorus are angelically beautiful and have a wide repertoire but their “Wreckage” EP is a good...
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Live Vault – Myloe
Sometimes I love hearing a song from a genre I generally don’t dive into, being covered in a genre I love. Welcome to Myloe, a band whom do some fantastic music of their own anyway, but have been doing...
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Video Vault – Smooth McGroove
8 Hairy Faces unite! It’s so much more than that though – amazing vocal arrangement of game music – commence! Tagged: Smooth McGroove
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Critical Hit –“Critical Hit Volume 1″ Review
Critical Hit Vol 1 Critical Hit is an all new, all jamming, all gaming, all awesome game music cover band made up of some surprising names. World of Warcraft composer Jason Hayes, Piano Squall (Michael...
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Scarlet Moon Records Launches Saturday Morning RPG Single
Saturday Morning RPG Christmas Adventure Well known PR and VGM enthusiast Jayson Napolitano has launched Scarlet Moon Records, a new label for game music and the like to be released. First off the...
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Introducing… Wagakki Band
Wagakki Band Wagakki Band are a wonderful cluster bomb of traditional instruments, rock guitars, mass percussion… and Vocaloid covers?! It’s a crazy hybrid that works an absolute treat! I cannot...
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Live Vault – Tori Amos
Tori Amos Tori Amos’ tour this year has been an absolute masterclass and one of the many highlights are the two random covers she’s performing every single night on the tour. This recent version of...
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Bic Runga –“Close Your Eyes” Review
Bic Runga When an artist you have followed and admired for nearly 20 years pops up with a cover album, initially I have pangs of excitement tinged with mild disappointment because I want original...
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Live Vault – Minute Taker
Minute Taker Minute Taker aka Ben Garvey is always paying tribute to all the different musicians that has influenced his ethereal dreamlike piano synth pop. He often plays live concerts over Facebook...
View ArticleDevice Orchestra is my favourite new discovery on YouTube
Sometimes I yearn for the YouTube was made for people spending way too long making complex but utterly irrelevant things and occasionally I still hit gold. My latest discovery (and yes I’m late to the...
View ArticleDavid Baron & Donna Lewis’ cover of Kate Bush is pretty sublime
If you are going to tackle a unique voice like Kate Bush, you need to create an entirely original interpretation of the song. A voice like Kate’s simply doesn’t lend itself well to direct comparisons....
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Devin Hoff reimagines Anne Briggs folk music from a bassist perspective
Anne Briggs was a reluctant cornerstone of the British folk scene in the ’60s and ’70s as a hidden artist. Her work ended up being recorded by the likes of Pentangle, Sandy Denny and Jimmy Page. Devin...
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Pete Frogs – Genesis Jams Review
What does Pete Frogs sound like? Full fat 16-bit chip tunes with a bassline that slaps. The review of Pete Frogs – Genesis Jams French bassist and composer Pete Frogs clearly loves the Sega Genesis...
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Sloopygoop – Pre-Teen Wasteland Review
What does Sloopygoop sound like? Chiptune mash-ups on the Game Boy. The review of Sloopygoop – Pre-Teen Wasteland One of the best things about platforms like Bandcamp or Itch.io is that the barrier to...
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Joy Autumn – Come As You Are – A Tribute to Nirvana in Olympia
What does Joy Autumn sound like? Haunted folk melodies, this time giving tribute to the grunge icon. The review of Joy Autumn – Come As You Are – A Tribute to Nirvana in Olympia I always say if you...
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