One Man & His Mic

This episode of OMAHM was produced to celebrate 30 years of the Commodore 64! For this show I have selected my favourite symphonic remixes of classic C64 tunes. It includes stunning orchestral remixes of famous C64 themes by Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Ben Daglish, Richard Joseph and Peter Clarke etc. It also features a stunning symphonic remix of the theme from the 2012 Psytronik Software C64 game 'Soulless' by K8-bit.

Episode 19 of OMAHM is dedicated to my good friend Paul 'DJ Skitz' Hadrill who sadly passed away on February 16th 2011 after a brave 5 year battle with a brain tumour. DJ Skitz was a popular member of the retro scene and contributed a fine selection of C64 remixes to Remix.Kwed.Org. He was also a regular attendee at retro computer events and regularly hosted shows on SLAYRadio.

Episode 18 of OMAHM is a SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis) Special! Join Kenz on a 1 hour musical journey through various classic Mega Drive tunes including Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Thunder Force IV, Comix Zone, Castlevania Bloodlines, Sword Of Vermilion and many more. The show also includes an exclusive track from the previously unreleased Psygnosis game Hardcore!

The 17th episode of OMAHM is devoted to Psytronik Software - the software label I originally set up in 1993. The show features music from the games that were released back in the 1990's by Psytronik along with tracks from the newer Psytronik releases from when the label was relaunched in 2008. The show features music recorded directly from the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and Commodore Plus/4 computers along with remixes of Psytronik game tunes.

To celebrate the release of the new TRON LEGACY movie this episode of OMAHM is devoted to the music from the TRON movies and videogames. The show contains snippets from the original TRON movie soundtrack, previews of new tracks from the TRON LEGACY soundtrack (by Daft Punk) along with music from Tron related games ...

Episode 15 of One Man And His Mic is devoted to the C64 musician PVCF of Reflex. The show features superb SID tunes recorded by PVCF from his very own SID chip, an incredible new song called 'I Am Back', a stunning new remix of his famous track 'My Number Is C64' along with examples of his music produced for other systems. The show also features an exclusive interview with PVCF!

Here we have the second part of the One Man And His Mic Sony PlayStation special! This part of the show features an exclusive interview with Tim Wright (aka CoLD SToRAGE). Tim is a PlayStation music pioneer and created soundtracks for various PlayStation games including Wipeout, Destruction Derby, Colony Wars and Krazy Ivan etc.

This is part 1 of a 2 part episode of One Man And His Mic devoted to the mighty Sony PlayStation (PS one). The show features tunes from classic beat 'em ups (Tekken and Soul Blade), horror games (Silent Hill, Doom and Resident Evil 2), Shoot 'Em Ups (N20, Einhander and NovaStorm) + many more!! The show also contains some 'interesting' voice-acting courtesy of www.audioatrocities.com ... !

This special episode of One Man And His Mic is a tribute to Speccy programming legend Jonathan 'Joffa' Smith who sadly passed away on June 26th 2010. The show features tunes from games that Jonathan worked on along with tracks chosen by him on the World of Spectrum forum. It's a musical voyage into the weird world of Jonathan Smifff! Rest in pixels Joffa.

This show is devoted to soundtracks from the Super Nintendo (SNES) system. It features 27 excellent SNES tunes including Super Mario World, Super Castlevania 4, The Legend Of Zelda, Donkey Kong Country, Chrono Trigger, Starfox, Street Fighter II and many more. None of the tracks have been remixed or updated, all the music is how you remember hearing it in the original SNES games.

Series 2 of One Man And His Mic is here at long last and this series kicks off with a 1 hour Jean-Michel Jarre special! The show features a selection of superb Commodore 64 remixes done in the style of Jarre along with a selection of Jarre covers done on the C64. Totally unique!

The 10th One Man And His Mic show is NOW ONLINE and is devoted to 8-Bit movie tie-in games! It features lots of great themes from classic 80s movies performed on the Commodore 64, Spectrum 128 and Amstrad CPC computers. The show includes tracks by Martin Galway, David Whittaker, Jonathan Dunn, Matthew Cannon, Charles Deenen + more heroes from the world of 8-bit music. There's even a 'special' guest appearance from a VERY, erm, famous Atari 2600 game too. Ouch!

The 9th One Man And His Mic show is now available for your listening pleasure and this show is devoted to Commodore 64 music and remixes that feature vocals! This show features superb music from C64 acappella groups Visa Roster and Maybebop, stunning C64 album tracks from Makke and Tonka, a brilliant exclusive track preview from the forthcoming Monotron EP, THREE stunning tracks from the new THERMOSTATIC album 'Humanizer', a brilliantly bizarre Beach Boys cover from PDF Format along with some great C64 remixes from various scene heroes and various other SID + singing related shenanigans!

The 8th episode of One Man And His Mic is now ONLINE and for this show I've climbed into my shiny metal-robo-armour in order to do battle with the music from the Turrican saga! This show features music from various versions of Turrican and its sequels and includes tracks from the C64, Amiga, Gameboy, NES, SNES, GameCube, Spectrum 128, Atari ST and Mega Drive! As well as music and remixes from the Turrican games the show also contains an obscure track from an unreleased Turrican spin-off! So download the show and remember ... SHOOT OR DIE! Aaahaahaahaaa!

AY-UP! It's The AY-3-8912 Show! Yep, the one man known as Kenz is back at his trusty mic to host an hour-long show devoted to the awesome chip-music from the mighty Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 and Amstrad CPC computers. This show features classic game themes from 8-bit music legends including David Whittaker, Tim Follin, Ben Daglish, Jonathan Dunn and Rob Hubbard! As well as music from Speccy and Amstrad games the show also contains music from the new Pimp My Chips music disk along with a corking track from the brilliant AY-Riders + much more retro gaming fun!

The sixth One Man And His Mic is now online at long last and this show is devoted to the superb music featured in the legendary Shadow Of The Beast games trilogy. The show features Beast music tracks from various formats including the Commodore Amiga, Sega CD, Commodore 64, FM Towns and even the ZX Spectrum! As well as familiar themes from the games the show also includes rare tracks like the previously unreleased title tune from Shadow Of The Beast 2 and a superb unused track from Shadow Of The Beast 3. There's even some speech snippets from the Sega CD version of Beast 2 scattered throughout the show!

The 5th One Man And His Mic show is now online and long last and this 'Spec-Tacular' show (gettit?) is dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Speccy I've put together a 1 hour podcast which contains a selection of classic tunes from the 48K Speccy. If you think Spectrum music is just a load of beeps and squidgy noises then think again! The show contains some fantastic tunes from legendary game musicians including Martin Galway, David Whittaker and Ben Daglish. As well as music from the Speccy the show also contains remixes of Spectrum tunes (including an exclusive intro track by Tonka), music from the ZX Spectrum Orchestra and even remixes of Spectrum tunes done on other computers!

OMAHM show #4 is NOW ONLINE and is devoted to the excellent music featured in the 'Last Ninja' series of games. As there was so much material available for this show it runs for slightly longer than a normal OMAHM show (just over 79 mins!) The show features 20 tracks in total including remixes of the famous C64 themes from the Last Ninja games, RealSID recordings, music recorded from the Amiga versions of Last Ninja Remix and Last Ninja III along with lots of other Last Ninja related goodies!

The third OMAHM show is now online and is the most varied and multi-format show yet! This show is devoted to the music of the GENIUS that is Tim Follin. It features his music from the C64, Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Sony Playstation, PS2, Amstrad CPC, Sega Megadrive, Dreamcast, Nintendo NES and Super Nintendo! The show also features two superb remixes of Tim Follin tracks from Romeo Knight and Binster along with an EXCLUSIVE Intro theme done in the style of Follin music by Tonka. The show runs for just over 1 hour in total and is 100% Follintastic!

The second OMAHM show is now available for download at long last and is devoted to the music from the mighty Commodore Amiga! The show features 14 Amiga music tracks in total and contains a classic selection of tracks recorded directly from the Amiga A500 and A1200. In order to make the show more headphone-friendly each track has been carefully mixed to eliminate the nasty Amiga stereo sound split whilst still retaining the stereo element of each track. An Amiga 'Sound Enhancer' was also used to ensure each track is presented with optimum clarity. As an extra bonus the show contains remixed Amiga tracks courtesy of Jogeir Liljedahl (from his 'Wanderer' CD), Bjorn Lynne (from his 'Revive' CD) and Ron Klaren (from the 'Immortal 2' CD) ... The show runs for 61 minutes in total.

The Z-Show sidekick Kenz has returned with his very own show - One Man And His Mic features classic tunes from various retro computer systems. The first show is now available at long last and features one hour of great music by 8-bit music legend Martin Galway. As well as some of his famous C64 tunes the show also features music from the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro and Nintendo Gameboy.