To mark the 20 year anniversary celebration of the release of the original Toki Tori for Gameboy Color, the creators Two Tribes asked if I'd like to re-make the soundtrack in a more modern gaming style. I of course jumped at the opportunity to celebrate the game and the soundtrack I so enjoyed creating all those years ago ^ ^ hope you dig!

Toki Tori GBC OST - 5 - Bubble Barrage (2024 Remaster)

Toki Tori GBC OST - 4 - Slime Cave (2024 Remaster)

Toki Tori GBC OST - 3 - Creepy Castle (2024 Remaster)

Toki Tori GBC OST - 2 - Forest Falls (2024 Remaster)

Toki Tori GBC OST - 1 - Main Theme (2024 Remaster)

a mix that spans all the places i've lived

protmix_2025.01.20

My cover of "Alberto Balsalm" (originally by Aphex Twin from his 1995 album "...I Care Because You Do"), written & produced by myself back in 1998 during the pre-internet days of BBSs, using FastTracker 2 and my own sample set—trying to capture the spirit and texture of the original track.

It was released by Tokyo Dawn Records (TDR), which at the time was a pioneering internet-only label known for its forward-thinking electronic and drum & bass releases. TDR has since evolved into something different, but back in the late '90s and early 2000s, they were a key part of the online tracker music scene.

The original .XM file has been preserved thanks to the great folks at The Mod Archive. You can download and inspect it here:
https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view\_by\_moduleid\&query=147822

Alberto Balsalm (Aphex Twin Cover) (1998)

"X.25/VHF Swamp network", Released in Assembly 2025

X.25/VHF korpiverkko

1st place in the Multimatograf 2025 Tracked music compo.
Original .IT-file: modarchive.org/module.php?210157
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4 channels and .IT format? You guys are total junkies! Some of the most senseless compo rules I've ever seen!
More of a tech demo than a full-fledged work, since it is clearly not a complete tune. So, the whole point of this work is to intentionally abuse the capabilities of the .IT format, formally remaining within the rules. The drums had to be baked "in the Amiga style" into one loop and they ate up a lot of space. If it weren't for the limitation on the number of channels, the melody would be much better quality and weigh much less. Surely it can be compressed more, but this requires much more time and a lot of experimentation.

P.S.
Hi, Fatal! :)
Rave to the masses!

Deadly Kiss of the Night Witch (Narkompo Mix)

Bitbear's contribution to TRSAC 2025's Oldschool Music Competition.

This song was originally made in Renoise with lyrics and vocals in mind, but as I've been struggling with insomnia the last months, I've focused on exercise to exhaust my body such that I'm able to sleep. This has given much less time to make music than I would like, and the vocals are thus still incomplete.

Also, to my surprise, TRSAC doesn't have a Streaming Music compo this year.

I can thank my wife for urging me to reproduce this song in Impulse Tracker so I can now happily submit it to TRSAC 2025's Oldskool Music Competition.

I have to admit that felt liberating producing in Impulse Tracker again after not using it for over 25 years. I'm definitely going to be spending more time producing oldskool tracker modules in the coming months, which excites me!

The idea for the song is that we all have hard days, especially as of late, and that everything seems bleak and depressing – I feel you. Times are hard. However, we all need to remind ourselves that we matter, we have value, and we are loved by someone.

Lyrics:

If you feel like you’re worn out.
Stretched thin, unable to make it through.
I feel you.

In constant doubt and frustration.
Stressed out, ‘ca use everything’s overdue.
I feel you.

Petrified and small.
You crawl into a ball.
It may feel like you have lost it all,
But you are not alone.
I will cradle your fall.

Depressed and in isolation.
Feels like everything’s painted blue.
I feel you.

Can’t speak, just wanting to scream out.
A message hoping to reach you too:
I feel you.

We all have a role
A purpose in it all
Face your fears, break down your wall,
You are not alone
Rise and answer your call!

https://demozoo.org/music/378972/

I Feel You

I Feel You (Impulse Tracker Mix)

"The Lost Backups" chipdisk OUT NOW,
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I have been making funky, happy and trippy chiptunes and tracker music since the mid 1990's since my introduction to the demoscene, with various periods of varying productivity. 
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I hope you enjoy these "8bit", "amiga", "demoscene", "tracker" or "cracktro" sounds, whatever you may choose to call them this week ;) -beek (aka beekeeper, b-e-e-k, beekeepr, ast0r, bizzeek, or chris del camino)

Tracker music from the outermost outskirts of the demoscene.

The last 15 songs are Impulse Tracker modules mostly with FM and/or chiptune samples (two are DX7, others include three YM2612), the earlier are Commodore 64 songs.

IT & SID files are available in Modarchive & HVSC. Ask me for GoatTracker files. Modarchive > Soundcloud.

You can use _all_ my music releases without asking in all your non-commercial projects.

Multi-genre producer/DJ spanning 2 decades and multiple aliases.

Contact:
phorte@gmail.com

Bitbear is Asbjørn Ulsberg's tone-hammering, beat-juggling and demoscene participating alter ego.

Banner and logo design by http://anne.li.

Bitbear started fiddling with music in Pro Tracker on the Amiga 500 in the early 90's. But first when he got his hands on Scream Tracker and Fast Tracker on a PC, he started producing "real" music under the alias "Power of Creation".

He created two albums and submitted songs to various demoscene competitions throughout the 90's until he put his musical career on the shelf until it was rebooted in 2012 by entering the Kindergarden 2012 Dance Music Competition under the new-found alias Bitbear.

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