8 classic video game music reworks from the late early to late 90s (Sega Genesis, SNES, & N64 Era) Full reconstructions & modernizations with no audio sampling. All layers are built from MIDI data with modern instruments and VSTs.

Tracks From Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country. The Legend of Zelda, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pacman, & more. Produced and arranged with Karl Swisher. 

Released May 18, 2025 

Original Composer(s): Koji Kondo, Masato Nakamura, Kenta Nagata, Shigeichi Ishimura, Toshio Kai, Russell Brower, Jason Hayes, Graeme Norgate, & Grant Kirkhope

Buy on Bandcamp: https://crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

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Nerds Only Pt. II

Crowd Controlol & TIJN reconstruciton of "Zora's Domain" from the 1998 "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" on Nintendo 64.

Original Composer(s): Koji Kondo

Buy on Bandcamp: crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

Crowd Controlol - Zora's Domain

Crowd Controlol & Karl Swisher reconstruciton of "Aquatic Ambience" from the 1994 "Donkey Kong Country" on Super Nintendo.

Original Composer(s): David Wise

Buy on Bandcamp: crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

Crowd Controlol, Karl Swisher, SVVISH - Aquatic Ambience

Crowd Controlol reconstruction of "Starman" from nearly every Mario game you've ever played.

Original Composer(s): Koji Kondo

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwGCy-ewUs
Download on Bandcamp: crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

Crowd Controlol - Starman

Crowd Controlol, & Karl Swisher reconstruction of the original Pacman theme song. 

Original Composer(s): Shigeichi Ishimura and Toshio Kai

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXRfO6E_Yws
Buy on Bandcamp: crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

Crowd Controlol, Karl Swisher - Power Pellet

Crowd Controlol & TIJN reconstruciton of "Facility" from the 1997 "Goldeneye" on Nintendo 64.

Original Composer(s): Graeme Norgate and Grant Kirkhope

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeKbikd26EU
Buy on Bandcamp: crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-pt-ii

Crowd Controlol, TIJN - Facility

Shur-I-Kan joins forces once again with Fred Everything on a new collaborative effort titled 'Composition X', out on Lazy Days Recordings.

Read More: https://whenwedip.com/2025/05/premiere-shur-i-kan-fred-everything-composition-x/

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Premiere: Shur-I-Kan, Fred Everything - Composition X (Dub) [Lazy Days Recordings]

Out now: https://orcd.co/REKIDS264

Danny Howells arrives on Radio Slave’s Rekids for the first time with the three-track ‘Throb’ EP, landing 16th May 2025. Howells, a quietly revered figure in house music since the mid ‘90s, delves deep across the ‘Throb’ EP, which celebrates subtle drum programming, otherworldly keys, and soundscapes throughout. The cossetting warmth of ‘Throb,’ a track which tips the smallest of nods to Danny’s role in the heyday of progressive house, was born out of a late-night studio session—long forgotten about and then rediscovered, re-appraised, as so many great tracks are.

‘Thrunk,’ another supremely heady cut, follows and sees keys slide around the mix, modulated and tweaked just enough to create a constant feeling of movement without losing balance, firmly rooted by a bassline that Howells, contrary to his usual practice, wrote first. Rounding things out on ‘Throb’ is ‘Threads,’ a track born out of a Fred P listening session and one that enlists London’s Elliot Herrington on keys. It’s an epic ode to classic Deep House, delivered in 2025 widescreen technicolour.

Danny Howells is a darling of British dance music. Emerging in the late 1990s with the likes of the era-defining Jackpot Records, his journey in dance music has always been about music, which has seen him eschew frantic touring and production schedules in favour of doing what he loves. Famous, for those in the know, as Cassy’s favourite DJ, Howell’s deft touch and subtlety as a DJ and Producer are evident in spades on ‘Throb.’

“I’m really pleased with this EP—three quite different tracks that have all been fitting really nicely into my sets recently. To have found a home for them on one of my all-time favourite labels is a dream come true!” - Danny Howells.

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Danny Howells - Thrunk

Premiere: Havantepe – Muon

Sascha Funke - MZ (Remixes)
Stream & Buy - https://turborec.lnk.to/MZ-Remixes

While some guys will tell you now it’s all computers, at Turbo we know in our hearts that everything in life can be understood as a funhouse mirror. Sascha Funke’s massive 2017 hit “MZ” is one of the most iconic house records ever released on our label, and thus deserving of the ultimate honour: a remix pack reflecting each of the manifold facets of a modern dancefloor classic from the most prestigious and respected angles imaginable.

As studious Turbo watchers have no doubt clocked*, we have paid access to the halls of European power, where you get to make backroom deals with Emmanuel Macron and British Seinfeld as Opus’ “Live is Life” blares over a gigantic bluetooth speaker. And, yeah, you’ll probably run into the most celebrated European producers of our time. Pional, Axel Boman, Mano Le Tough, and Roman Flügel — these are the kinds of names you only see once you’ve reached the highest levels of success, be it in dance music production or purchasing the hottest tickets in town on your favorite mobile device. We called each on these titans to anoint “MZ” into the modern pantheon of club anthems, and you can bet your last eurobond that they delivered. But we also wanted some new blood, so we turned to rising Lithuanian superstar DJ JM. JM is now a deep part of the Turbo family, and he’s made the theoretical space between bad-boy cousin and beloved nephew fully his own with what we hope Rolling Stone Magazine will call “a distinctively modern edge."

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MZ (Remixes)

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Sascha Funke - MZ (Axel Boman Remix)

art:cast °184 | Baldov

Some artists make noise. Others listen first - then carve out their own frequency in the quiet spaces between a kick drum and a sunrise. Baldov, real name Théo Bertat, has spent the last decade threading himself through the undercurrents of Europe’s vinyl culture. As a co-founder of Undergroove Records, half of the duo Wave Catchers, and a familiar presence behind the booth and in the bins, the Paris-based DJ and producer carries an energy that’s patient but insistent — always pushing for connection over spectacle.

Whether he’s shaping warm minimal grooves for labels like LEGRAM VG & Rubber Ducky or sketching new sound maps alongside Heimyl the Lazer Man, Baldov’s mission is clear: keep it intimate, keep it human, and above all, keep it honest. He’s the kind of selector who still believes a DJ is there to serve the moment, not steal it - a mindset that naturally flows into his new partnership with Headliner, where design, sound and respect for the craft matter as much as the party itself.

In this conversation, he opens up about the story behind the Baldov name, how a broken arm and a bike crash gave birth to new music, why the art of the long set is sacred, what his dream DJ mixer might look like, and what a perfect night could be when you strip it all back to what really counts: records, connection, and the magic that happens when the needle drops - and nobody wants to leave.

Read the full interview: https://torturetheartist.net/2025/06/27/interview-artcast-184-baldov

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art:cast °184 | Baldov

Jimpster returns to Freerange Records with raw, rolling groove across 5 track 'North Atlantic' EP. 

Read more: https://whenwedip.com/2025/06/premiere-jimpster-ash-lauryn-freerange-records/

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Premiere: Jimpster, Ash Lauryn - Feel Me (House Mix) [Freerange Records]

> @up-4
> @spclnch

The landscapes of Orlan 19 resembled the dream of a mad cartographer: cliffs were floating above the surface, horizons were bending and vanishing into infinity, and energy vortices were flaring up beneath their feet in psychedelic patterns. The familiar laws of physics didn’t apply here — gravity shifted chaotically, and time flew with unpredictable intensity. As Spacelunch, absorbed in thought, stroked the ground which distorted like a mirage under his touch, Cat’s grumbling echoed simultaneously from the past and future:

— Doc, don’t you think we’re just walking in circles?
— No wonder. That’s how inverse modelling works. Every action we take reshapes the surrounding space.
— Can you explain it in simpler terms? There’s only one genius here.
— Ever heard of the Philadelphia Experiment?
— Of course! You know how much I love sushi rolls!
— Well, I set myself up for this predicament… Back in my university days, we experimented with magnetic fields trying to program them by thought. You get where I’m going, don’t you? The planet is reacting to our intentions. So, focus on visualizing the portal.

The confusion on Cat’s face gave way to a mask of detachment. Clusters of matter began to tremble pulling the threads of reality to their breaking point before finally forming a vortex. Having devoured as much as it could, the vortex snapped shut with a loud pop and dissolved in a blinding flash.

As the scene began to take shape, silhouettes emerged under the soft glow of a desk lamp, evoking an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. A worn desk and a small bed stood by the wall adorned with faded photographs, while the floor let out a gentle creak underfoot. The clearer the interior came to be, the more paralyzing the realization, and the more elusive the explanation for what had happened became.

— Holy…! Cat, are we looking at the same thing?
— Yeah, but… This can’t be real.

Spacelunch slowly approached the window and froze still. A single thought raced through his mind: “The only force strong enough to pull me this far… was love.”

Mastering by Pheek.
Artwork by Jubilee.

PREMIERE: Upwellings - Space Suburb [SPCLNCH13]

Cult Of The Sun

New digital EP out next Monday on 324 Records.
Two minimal pieces crafted with intention:

• * »Epitaf »* — a dense, shadowy track that unfolds with raw tension and grit.
• * »Norssmen »* — a slow, hypnotic drift that lingers, somewhere between ritual and trance.

A diptych of contrast — cold pressure vs inner weightlessness.
See you in the dark.

Crowd Controlol, TIJN - Facility

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