Write a lot of busy stuff, so aimed to get into a nice drum + bass groove and just roll with it. Added some "dueling" leads in there to make it more fun. Props to 'I Got 5 on It' from Luniz for most definitely inspiring part of this track.

Big City Strut

Oh boy, this one took awhile. It's definitely a groove-heavy nod to some beloved 16-bit beat-em-up titles. I went back to the RYM2612 FM VST to make most of the instrumentation, and then I used a rip of the Sonic 3 snare to give the drums a familiar aesthetic.

Give it a listen and...uh...go fight strangers in the street? (Maybe just on a screen will suffice.)

Soaked in Neon Pixels

Sprinty the Non-Trademarked Porcupine and his enemy-turned-ally Ankles the Anteater take on the high heat and restless spirits of Sandtopia Zone.

Made largely with the VOPM VST, using the actual instrument presets from Sonic 3 / Sonic and Knuckles to emulate the Genesis sound. Enjoy!

Sprinty and Ankles - Sandtopia Zone (YM2151)

Watched this mini-series a month or so ago and loved it. Figured why not imagine if it were an SNK arcade game?

The real opening theme has a rock tilt to it with an appropriately cyberpunk feel, so really wanted to replicate that in part with an uptempo, driving bassline. Took a bit to get the instrumentation situated on the "solo" section, but had fun nonetheless. Hope you enjoy it!

daw: cubase
vst: vopm (self-made instrumentation)
samples: roland t-8 drums


Cyber City Oedo 808: Arcade Edition (YM2151 Original)

sort of a 12-bar blues idea, but takes a few different directions. mellow, bass-driven, and ready for another one.

mainly vopm with a touch of rym2612 (for the bass) and roland t-8 drum samples via cubase.

dive bar blues

got to collaborate with @rayjkayj and came up with that super-fast funky dude. tons of fun!

song made on deflemask; ladle (poorly) made on aesprite.

sega gravy is blue. this is canon.

hit 'em with that sega gravy (ym2612 collab w/ rayjkayj)

made an album, now up on bandcamp!

long story short: we're from pittsburgh, and lemieux, our all-time greatest player, had licensed sega game with a so-so soundtrack, so we amped it up a bit. made entirely with deflemask. thanks for listening!

It's A Hockey Night Here In Pittsburgh! (Title Theme)

fun track that is finally finished — thanks for listening!

Cruisin' on the Strip

3 A.M. PIZZA RUN

for the @musicweeklies #morningcoffee challenge

lukewarm

from our latest album "Scum City Skull-Busters," an ode to beat-em-up tunes with a largely hip-hop, funk, and new jack edge. this particular track plays as you hit the streets to, well, bust some skulls – of scum, of course. check it out here: haberchuck.bandcamp.com/album/scum-ci…skull-busters

Scum City Skull-Busters

South Side Smooth

a ym2612 submission for battle of the bits, inspired by rob2612 whose stuff has always been so much fun to listen to and integrate into music i make. here's to hoping, wherever they are, they're just able to hang out and relax.

thanks to funute for the real opn2 chip render!

Rob's Beach House

a collab track for @battleofthebits' summer chip xiii. had a lot of fun with it! made in furnace via the ym2610b. it's a hot july night, you're on the boardwalk, and the lights flicker on as you head for a slice and then the arcade. get in the groove!

When The Streetlights Come On

just reminiscing to the tunes of days passed, full of fm grit and bit-flattened samples, all brought together for a relaxing cocktail wherever you find comfort.

available to buy on bandcamp, as well as stream on spotify, apple music, and all the like. thanks for listening!

Lo-Res Cocktails

Come Back Again Tomorrow, OK?

Just One Last Time Before We Go

Barstool Therapy

Hushed Tones

Partly Sunny

Saltwater

featuring the always wonderful, superbly talented hunter van brocklin!

just reminiscing to the tunes of days passed, full of fm grit and bit-flattened samples, all brought together for a relaxing cocktail wherever you find comfort.

available to buy on bandcamp, as well as stream on spotify, apple music, and all the like. thanks for listening!

Apricity (ft. Hunter Van Brocklin)

sheets of snow perch upon rooftops, occupy throughways and thoroughfares, and gather lazily wherever so they find it fit; unbothered by the obligations of humankind, the ire this sense of duty stirs in their hearts, and the urgent grievances it causes them to declare, full of contempt and intent to be elsewhere: milling about, passing the time with things, they profess and plead, need to be done.

as the tiny sparkles of white mosey down to join their friends, wouldn't it be grand, they might think, had they a care or understanding for the ceaseless machinations of people, if they'd take a pause to rest and share in a moment, however transient, of peace in their hearts?

i, thankfully, have nowhere to be. 

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a sega genesis dual pcm entry for the @BattleoftheBits winter chip xix competition! real hardware render from the man, the myth, the legend @rayjkayj6577, giving you those real crunchy opn2 artifacts to chew on. take a breather, grab a coffee, and enjoy!

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youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA6GpzTRb6U

Winterchip XIX

nowhere i have to be (ym2612)

at some point, this tune will be on an album, but we just put a collab out, so in the meantime it'll hang out here.

made for winter chip xix. join the online song game with us!

https://battleofthebits.com

Save Point (YM2151)

Loose Cannon is the cheese-heavy lead track from our collab album "I've Been Kicked Out of Nicer Places Than This!", featuring us, @damifortune, @thingojira, @rayjkayj, @user-650483875, and @rangerbts.

Culminating in an OST for an imaginary game entity, the album carries you through the highs and lows of Dougie "Ashtray" Studebaker, a gutter punk destined to take down a local country club that he, by one star-crossed moment or another, is entitled to join.

Catch the album at the links, stream wherever, and bang your head!

I've Been Kicked Out of Nicer Places Than This!

Loose Cannon

Schmoozin' is the theme for the dialogue phase of our collab album "I've Been Kicked Out of Nicer Places Than This!", featuring us, @damifortune, @thingojira, @rayjkayj, @user-650483875, and @rangerbts.

Culminating in an OST for an imaginary game entity, the album carries you through the highs and lows of Dougie "Ashtray" Studebaker, a gutter punk destined to take down a local country club that he, by one star-crossed moment or another, is entitled to join. Stream it, buy it, and all that good shit around the usual places.

Schmoozin'

ever listen back to something and say "i like that!", fully knowing you'll never quite write a track like that ever again? meet this guy here. first got deflemask a few summers ago and slapped together this modest, hum-worthy banger.

Chill Item Shop That Don't Say Nuttin' About That Shield You Stole in Hour 3 (YM2612)

commission us! haberchuck.music@gmail.com — two dudes who can't get enough of the video games we grew up on and their music

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