Name: I Survived (8bit) by Alex_Lane
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: 8bit tune made to celebrate passing my second year exams.

Stuck your sick track right in the middle of this mix--thanks for the inspiration https://soundcloud.com/justjacobmusic/just-jacob-new-year-mix-2015-side-b

I feel like all your songs end prematurely, which is a real shame cause you have an awesome style! If I'm Newcastle some time we should hang out; Are you in touch with anyone else in the Newcastle chip scene?

This chorus melody is absolutely first class. Love the syncopation. Fantastic.

Love this melody so much I had to comment twice.

@Alex_Lane I agree with @midimachine. However, I don't think it's length that you're missing, it's a few components.

Now I'm no expert, but recently I discovered just how pervasive the verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus/coda song structure is. Not only that, but it is strange because it almost always works, meaning songs done in that structure usually feel just about the right length. To me, this song feels like you skipped the second chorus and went straight to the third one, and it doesn't feel like you have a bridge (which has a melodically different flavor than the verse and chorus), which I THINK is why it feels short.

So just as an experiment, I would suggest writing one of your next songs in a pretty rigidly intro,verse,chorus,verse2,chous,bridge,chorus/outro structure. That's what I've tried recently with my own songs and I've been amazed at how well it works. Hope you might find this helpful! Keep up the great sounds.

From the "Rude Mechanicals EP".
Futuristic riddims sent back through a wormhole by a band of post-apocalyptic reggae loving robots. 
Created with that concept and the motto Strictly Lo-Fi for your Hi-Fi in mind, Robot Riddims’ official debut Rude Mechanicals combines the sound of chiptune, a love of 1980s dancehall and a trusty circuit-bent 1988 Kawai drum machine into a four track sure shot.
The EP kicks off with the future/past dancehall sound and disembodied android deejaying of “RoboRockers”, before continuing with a nod to more recent JA beats with the crunchy drums and cheerfully skittering 8 bit arps of “Skynet Party”.
Next up the noisy, anarchic “True Grit” pushes the bit crushed lo-fi sound to the extreme to create a truly brutal groove, before the release is rounded off with the dubbed out and stripped down “RoboDubbers” version of the EP’s first track.
And remember: Resistance is Futile.

(artwork: Stephen Willard)

Rude Mechanicals EP

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Robot Riddims - RoboRockers

NEW!

LIMITED EDITION 7-INCH NOW AVAILABLE HERE:
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Created on the Atari ST - 3 Channels, 4-Bit!
Executed in Ableton Live for Bleepstreet Records 2018

Get a digital copy here: 
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ESCAPE

8bit tune made to celebrate passing my second year exams.

I Survived (8bit)

original sample -> timestretch -> pitch & pre-EQ -> reverb & stereo -> crusher -> distortion & post-EQ -> secret sauce

sliding chair = riddim bass

Hi! I've been playing a lot of animal friends recently and my favourite thing is the flowers! but also the animals! and i like to fly so the dodo birds are also my favourite. here is my remix of their song and i hope they like it!

peaches

Dodo Airlines (Peaches flukework edit)

Haiku

New album 'Warp' is OUT NOW!!

Get it here: li.sten.to/hPxgcWy

<3

Shirobon - Warp (Album Teaser) OUT NOW!

Here is a glimpse of my upcoming 6 track EP, being released soon!
It will be my 9th release, and the first one being completely written on my new advanced setup!

Neowise

Seasons greetings. Reggae is definitely in the air in this, our festive offering to you and yours. Journey through Reggae, Ska and Dancehall with songs from the greats including The Cimarons, Beres Hammond, Barrington Levy, Shaggy, Busy Signal and Uzimon. Compiled and mixed by Bling Crosby aka The ASBO Disco.

Tracklisting 

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Jr Blender Reggae Fix) - Jackson 5
Santa Claus Is Ska-ing To Town - Granville Williams Orchestra
Holy Christmas - The Cimarons
Silent Night - The Cimarons
Deck The Halls - Jacob Miller
Walking In The Air - Smerins Anti-Social Club
Winter Wonderland - Beres Hammond
Pass The Kutchie It A Christmas - Mighty Diamonds
Wish You A Merry Christmas - Jacob Miller
I Saw Mommy Kiss A Dreadlock - Barrington Levy
Frosty The Snowman - Dead Fraser
Uzimon Rock - Uzimon
Yellowman Rock - Yellowman
No Icy Christmas - Shaggy
Greetings - Mad Cobra
Miss Ivy Last Son - Bounty Killer
Christmas Money - Busy Signal
Gully Christmas - Mavado, Flexx, Savage
'twas The Night Before Christmas - Uzimon
12 Days Of Crissness - Uzimon

We Wish You A Reggae Christmas - Minirig Mixtape

My 2-year old daughter loves the original Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book, so I decided to cover it with a gameboy.

I Survived (8bit)

Alex_Lane

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