Name: mega-volt by Allister Brimble in Synth
Duration: 3 min 35 s
Description: A quirky piece written for a game which never came out. Gets more interesting as it goes along.

Synth

Micro (Full EP)

I added some guitars to TDK's excellent "Hoovering With a Hangover" from Chiptunes = WIN vol.2 (https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-2-2). This track was my favorite on the comp, and having the chance to work on it was really special for me. It got even sweeter when I got to talk with TDK, a real gentleman who contributed to the mixing and mastering to bring this awesome final result. 

Head on over to TDK's site for more awesome music: http://www.flitkillsmoths.co.uk
and follow him right here on Soundcloud (T D K)as well. 



Hoovering With a Hangover and a Headache (TDK and Multi-Memory Controller)

For this track I went back to my C64/Amiga roots. Yes, that's where it all started for me too. Working with Fasttracker or Protracker, having 4 lanes in which you could program samples. One song from the demoscene stood out for me, and it's this one by Norwegian, Jogeir Liljedahl. His song Guitar Slinger made such a profound impact on me and has such a human/acoustic feel, it still is one of, if not, the best 'modfiles' that's out there, period!

I attempted to remake it, keeping true to it's legacy yet adding a little bit of my own here and there. I hope you will all appreciate this remake? Greetings to all from the Commodore 64/Amiga demoscene... You know who you are!

Also available on Remix64: https://remix64.com/track/armandox/guitar-slinger-armandox-2015-remake/
Original song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM7awvRbAuY

Composed and conceived by: Jogeir Liljedahl
Recorded, arranged, produced and mixed by: Armand Segers
Cover art: Antony Squizzato

(p) 2015, J. Liljedahl, A. Segers - ASE Music

Guitar Slinger (Armandox 2015 Remake)

Jogeir Liljedahl - Guitar Slinger (Armandox 2015 Remake) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

MMC May 2017. Demosceney trance-electrowhateverancity. Made with FL Studio, involving Sytrus and Harmless.

MMC May

Paraspatial Fields

A quirky piece written for a game which never came out. Gets more interesting as it goes along.

mega-volt

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0irsuZev-Q
Full song with samples, stem mixes and MIDI data download here: https://tinyurl.com/y8v2l4sp

Since The 8-Bit Guy sort of challenged me to come up with something on the B. Meowsic keyboard he reviewed here (https://tinyurl.com/y94cuwks), I had to respond (as I don't know when I'll be able to make another visit to the US this year). So here it is, The B. Meowsic Keyboard Song.

The keyboard itself is practically impossible to play on (without spending ages on getting every take right) so I took the liberty to sample the sounds from the keyboard and allow some light processing (layering sounds, lowpass filter to create some  bass sounds, compression and effects (delay, chorus and reverb)). The drum loops were slowed down as much as possible, then I sampled what I could of the separate drums being played. Unfortunately there were no separate crash cymbals, and the entire keyboard operates close to 22.05 KHz so the entire sound palette is a little muffled, but hopefully it sounds nice nonetheless. :)

You can download these samples here and play with them yourself: https://tinyurl.com/ycq6eqmd
(some slight adjustments of the sample start points may be needed to get the attacks right)

Kittens Away (The B. Meowsic Keyboard Song)

Split Pie

Finally! My first album 'Fragments' is here! It's a real bouillabaisse of mixed genre and style.

http://hanseemusic.com/album/fragments

Safari Bombers

A Cover of this beautiful track created with my Roland FA synthesizer workstation.

Roland FA-06 - Cerror & Xylo - Dans La Rue (Tracker Module Cover)

My entry for Kindergarden 2012 32k executable music compo.

Place: 3rd

Wiklund - Blaster

Action Jackson - Come in Action

My first tune in SID Factory II. It's a remix of "All Around The World" by ATC. It's also my first attempt at creating something I call "filter speech" which is speech emulation using filter and pulse in just one voice.

All Around The World

DON'T YOU WORRY

Slip Stream Dream 1987

In this instalment of game music done on old gear, it's time to tackle Tyrian 2000! A brilliant piece of game music from the famous @Alexander Brandon who made such classics as Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Deus Ex, Unreal and many others. This has also been featured on @LGR and it seems the majority out there favours the Adlib version to the MT-32/SC-55, so it was with a bit of trepidation I started working on this, trying to keep it up to standard with what people love about it out there.

Initially I set out to do the intro music too, but landed on just the "Tyrian - The Level" segment which seems to be the most recognised theme from the game. As with all the other songs in this series, I also opted for some extrapolation and added a little more parts and extended the song - the original is after all only 24 measures on endless repeat, which would have become a bit boring for 3.5 minutes.

All the sounds are from the KORG M1Rex, the expanded module version of the classic M1 keyboard. Everything was recorded part for part and bit for bit, which took a substantial amount of time when trying and failing as I went along. Some extra processing in form of EQ, compression, chorus, delay, and reverb were added. The M1Rex doesn't have a ride cymbal, or at least a proper one that could be used, so there is a little Roland TR-707 ride at the last rounds of the theme.

Big thanks to Alexander Brandon for his great work. Check out his channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexCBrandon) and website Funky Rustic (https://www.funkyrustic.net).

And as always, thanks to my trusty Patreons and fans for your support.

mega-volt

Allister Brimble

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