Not even one chiptune
December 26, 2016 2:16 PM   Subscribe

 
(Well, say half a chiptune.)
posted by Going To Maine at 2:25 PM on December 26, 2016


Wonderful. I have a less competent mix like this with bits of machinarium and the talos principle interleaved. :-)
posted by smidgen at 2:48 PM on December 26, 2016


Chiptunes have a particular problem, in that it's seemingly impossible for radio stations to clear them for broadcast due to them being outside the normal musical rights licensing systems. Perhaps it's different in other territories, but I've hit this when working on UK radio documentaries that were crying out for some 8-bit goodness - but nope, not allowed.

Which is a shame, for all sorts of reasons but mostly because a chunk of culture that means a lot to a lot of people isn't getting its fair share of documentation and dissemination.
posted by Devonian at 3:07 PM on December 26, 2016


Chiptunes have a particular problem, in that it's seemingly impossible for radio stations to clear them for broadcast due to them being outside the normal musical rights licensing systems.

Well, now I’m confused. Why would this be the case? And by “chiptune” are you talking about an early video game soundtrack or even something like a pop song by Anamanaguchi? (The latter would fall under conventional music licensing rights in the US, so I’m assuming the former...)
posted by Going To Maine at 3:15 PM on December 26, 2016 [1 favorite]


I most likely came across Bob Ostertag's w00t via MetaFilter.
posted by lazycomputerkids at 4:39 PM on December 26, 2016


Was that a tiny bit of the PS1 boot sound in the beginning?

In any case, neat stuff.
posted by selfnoise at 7:46 PM on December 26, 2016


Looking forward to hearing this when I'm back in the office. C418 is my go-to programming music.

(On preview: Pun not intended!)
posted by rouftop at 9:45 AM on December 27, 2016


great mix, thanks for posting!
posted by rebent at 10:21 AM on December 27, 2016


Was that a tiny bit of the PS1 boot sound in the beginning?

Maybe, but I never owned a PS1. There definitely was a MGS comms chime in the middle though, which threw me because for a good number of years that was my phone's ringtone.
posted by pwnguin at 11:46 AM on December 27, 2016


Disasterpeace's music counts as chiptunes in my playlists.
posted by straight at 5:59 PM on December 27, 2016


And how great is Olly Moss's cover art for the Firewatch soundtrack? Super great.
posted by straight at 6:03 PM on December 27, 2016 [1 favorite]


A good rainy day plist fer sho!


posted by zippercollider at 9:11 PM on December 27, 2016


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