good stuff

Greed

Second cover Jan and I worked on (JANTEK). This is our best one yet and one of my bests.

Delusion Express (VRC6+N163+5B)

Happy Halloween! here's some spookiness

original by Mao Hamamoto

Corpse Party - Chapter 1 Theme (N163)

A remix of a pretty good opening to a slightly less good anime. Wish it followed the game's story better.

This is NOT bare N163+FDS+VGM. I added some panning, FX and sounds outside of any of the chips' ranges.

Hoshikuzu No RING (N163+FDS++VGM+)

Scream Out (N163)

Unknown Pulse (N163)

This is /really/ old. As in, one of my first ever mid2smps conversions old. And it never went up? Weird! This one still sounds good and holds up to my current output, as well as being historically kinda cool for me. So here it is!

VGM: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b9pfiqtq6wx1u7k/actraiser%20-%20fillmore.vgz?dl=0

ActRaiser - Fillmore (Unreleased) [Sega Mega Drive / YM2612]

zonedout - SHADOW PHISH (prod. phntmzn bR)

🕯️ Neon Crucifix: A Cyber‑Masquerade Hymn in Neon & Steel
“Neon Crucifix” unfolds as an electric ritual—where urban grit, digital distortion, and vampiric yearning braid into a single spectral pulse.

🎧 Musical Interpretation of Techno‑Gothic Devotion

Opening – Neon Invocation
The track begins with a cold, shimmering halo of synth: thin arpeggios flicker like neon crosses against a midnight skyline. The high end is brittle—icy, piercing—while distant low drones hiss underneath, like mechanized breaths from the undercity.

Ritual Build – Gears & Heartbeats
A slow, metallic pulse creeps in—less “beat” than mechanical heartbeat. Industrial percussion, clinks of plate, ghosting crackles and gated reverbs assert themselves, as though a synth‑altar is being constructed in slow motion. The layering evokes the tension of a cathedral: sacred, foreboding, machine‑forged.

Vampiric Whisper – Voices of the Masquerade
The vocal elements are treated, distant, semi‑buried in distortion and delay. You catch fragments—whispers, pleas, maybe even a vow—swallowed in texture. It’s like hearing a confession through an intercom in a subterranean crypt. The emotional weight is implied rather than declaimed.

Climactic Transfusion – Neon Blood & Feedback
Rather than erupting, the track thickens. The synths widen; feedback oscillates around the edges. The drums grow more insistent, but still restrained, like fangs pressing—never fully sinking. The tension is held in the brink between restraint and release. Here “drop” becomes “infusion.”

Dissolution – Bleed into Signal
In the final passage, the layers begin to strip away. The percussion retreats, the drones dim, and the neon cross flickers. You’re left with shards—glitching echoes, static, the feeling of something that wants to persist but cannot. The ending isn’t resolution; it’s haunting.

🧬 Gothic / Cyber Fusion in the Vein of Masquerade

🩸 Resonance: The tone could fit ones lament (beauty in decay), a mirage, or a masked ceremony in a neo‑cathedral.
💡 Symbolism: Neon crucifix = faith in the machine; blood = circuitry; darkness = cryptic identity.
⚙️ Mechanics as Myth: The industrial elements don’t just accompany—they are part of the ritual, as if the city itself is the altar.

🛠️ Use Cases in Narrative / Setting

As the soundtrack to an underground Elysium in a cyberpunk Vampire game

During a moment of transformation (embrace, crossing)

In a scene of ritual interaction: a kindred invoking their lineage

Over city panoramas at midnight, with blood red glows against steel

💬 Final Thought – The Cross in Neon
“Neon Crucifix” doesn’t just cloak vampiric myth in techno sound—it affirms it. In the clash of wire and flesh, the ritual persists. It’s a hymn for those who worship in alleys, under flickering signs, in circuits as old as blood.

Neon Crucifix

unknown freestyle prod puresnow

X1turboZ
NRTDRV

from AfterBurnerII (c)SEGA
VideoGameMusic


AfterBurner (YM2151 x2)

Finished version of https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/back-where-i-oughtta-be  -- Well 'finished.' There's one thing in the melody I'm hearing that annoys me, but I'll be ironing that out for the album version.
 Art by Dusky! 
One tune left to fix/finish, and I can finally unleash this album onto the world.

Back Where I Oughtta Be

"Explore the unknown lands."

Guess who's back? It's me! You know, the guy that uploads like once a year? Yep. I'm glad to see y'all again; happy 2020!

By the way, this FamiTracker project is available for download, so you can have a look at it if you'd like!
Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/674bwpqbjq1hr5g/Song_3.ftm?dl=0

Thank you for listening, and for everything. Have a nice day!

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Links:

My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/standepaola
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gaetano9696
My NewGrounds: http://gaetano96.newgrounds.com/

INFO:

Song: UnfathomD
Artist: Gaetano De Paola
Genre: Chiptune/8-bit [2A03]
Release Date: 09/02/2020
Cover art by: Gaetano De Paola
Programs used: FamiTracker, Photoshop CS6, Vegas Pro 13.0

UnfathomD [2A03] - Gaetano De Paola

Forget Now [Gabba DnB demo]

composer : Kazuo Sawa
arranger : setzer

another ver : https://youtu.be/taPuEVizeXE

twitter.com/setzer_EP

Made in 2010

"Main Theme" from ダウンタウン熱血物語(River City Ransom)

Your Mission Starts Now!

Remastered using RC20 audio plugins and FL Studio. Made originally on TFM Maker by @Shiru8bit

First Sortie [YM2612] Sega Genesis Chiptune

everything published here falls under the CC BY 3.0 license, even if stated otherwise. no need to ask me for permission (i won't reply). thank you for using my music anywhere.

i owe all my success to the ultimate inspiration that is @yousuke-yasui

Unknown Pulse (N163)

+TEK

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