Video Game Grooves

Blog post link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/06/27/b-side-giovanni-rotondo-8-bit-time-adventures-the-legendary-decks In a special "B-side" interview, we sit down with composer and creative renaissance man Giovanni Rotondo to talk about the third in his latest project to come to vinyl, The 8-bit Time Capsule at Enjoy the Ride Records. This third release of the 8-bit Time Adventures series adds another mashup of video game time and space to the series that already include a Paradox and a Machine. And because it's pretty far out there, we've got to talk about it before we put it on the turntable! Giovanni describes some of his film score work and "speculative" music, shares his own background with video games and modern media storytelling, and explains how that background has fed into his recent video game projects and collaborations with other artists. We also get to hear about another foray into the world of physical musical media and storytelling, The Legendary Decks. We discuss some of the interactivity and programmatic options in the history of vinyl and in the future with projects like The Legendary Decks and what might be possible in the future. The 8-bit Time Capsule (and represses of The 8-bit Time Paradox and The 8-bit Time Machine) are available at Enjoy the Ride Records now. Find more of Giovanni's work at https://giovannirotondo.com/linkinbio Join Giovanni's Discord server to be in touch with him and his community, and learn about new projects before everyone else! https://discord.gg/29pTP4p2Bk Twitter: @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont @grotondoMusic https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/the-8-bit-time-capsule-etr180 https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/the-8-bit-time-machine-etr129 https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/the-8-bit-time-paradox-ett017  

Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/06/22/episode-106-kaze-no-notam-notam-of-wind-jet-lancer-mat-ombler Up, up and away, in our beautiful balloon! Luxuriate in the wind, in our beautiful balloon! We are joined by first-time guest cohost Mat Ombler from the GXM Podcast, lover of math rock (or was it numbercore?) to feature some very noticeable and discoverable albums. First, we tap into that balloon-DJ lifestyle with Kaze no NOTAM, also known as NOTAM of Wind. This aeronautic oddity is simultaneously chill and kickin, cerebral and meditative, and it's just not something we expected to exist. We spend some time appreciating Artdink as a studio and as a "Sound Team", which is the only credit offered for this one-of-a-kind soundtrack. The record can still be imported from Japan, but is it worth the trouble? Next, we climb into the cockpit of Jet Lancer, a "Luftrauser-like" which adopts a sound that's far different from the Robotech-esque looking style and jetting gameplay. Mat shows us an example of how the game's mathy sounds can either get our toes tapping or emotionally drain us with sheer brute force. St. Louis duo Fat Bard works overtime to give us the best of what math nerds demand. We cover recent releases and offer our opinions on their relative worth (links below) and in our final segment we discuss whether vinyl is actually a good medium for discovery of music, or whether it always has to follow a noticeable moment on a digital playlist. Outro: "The Black Knight" - Jet Lancer, by Fat Bard Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @matombler GXM Podcast: Twitter, Linktree Release Links Suikoden II (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/suikoden-ii-original-video-game-soundtrack Gradius Gaiden (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/gradius-gaiden Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/warhammer-40-000-mechanicus-deluxe-double-vinyl Dragon Age: Selections From The Original Soundtrack (Spacelab9)    https://spacelab9.com/products/dragon_age Citizen Sleeper (Lost In Cult Records)(Stumpy Frog Records) https://www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/citizenvinyl https://www.stumpyfrog.com/sfr10 Airborne Kingdom (Mana Wave Media) https://manawave.co/products/airborne-kingdom LISA: Pain & Joy (Serenity Forge) https://store.serenityforge.com/products/lisa-pain-joy-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Neversong (Serenity Forge)    https://store.serenityforge.com/products/neversong-1xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Detroit: Become Human Vol. 3 (Quantic Dream) https://shop.quanticdream.com/products/detroit-become-human-original-soundtrack-volume-3 Video Game LoFi: NieR Automata (Curaga Records) https://floopy.bandcamp.com/album/video-game-lofi-nier-automata Lame Genie Presents: Turtles In Time The Metal Album (Deep South Minneapolis Records) https://dsmrecords.net/product/865003 You Are Filled With Determination (Undertale ska arrangement) (Fangamer) https://www.fangamer.com/collections/undertale/products/skatune-network-undertale-vinyl Mega Remix Man (2).EXE (Firaga Records) https://roborobmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mega-remix-man-2-exe-2 Knockout City (Velan Studio) https://thekoyostore.com/collections/knockout-city/products/knockout-city-original-game-soundtrack-3xlp Soup's On (The 7th Guest & The 11th Hour arrangement album) | Two Guys Records | €50-200 (Kickstarter) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twoguysrecords/soups-on-music-from-the-7th-guest-and-the-11th-hour-on-vinyl Media Gallery  

Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/05/24/episode-105-street-fighter-alpha-3-blaseball-discipline It has been a spell, but in the spirit of of a timeless thing that is happening again for the first time, we have returned. And we've brought something special with us from the great unknown: video game music on vinyl record! This episode features Street Fighter Alpha 3, and we're pretty sure this is the final entry of all the Street Fighter vinyl that will ever exist, forever. Anthony appreciates the departures the game makes stylistically and musically from the rest of the series, observing that the game arrived at a particular technological and artistic nexus, and perhaps the Gameboy Advance game was truly the best version overall. Jeremy then gets out his wild-eyed conspiracy board persona to discuss the weirdest cultural event that has never ceased, with the iam8bit release of Blaseball: Discipline. Most of this segment is pretty breathless and confounding, but maybe you can learn a thing about the unfathomable energy and circumstance of Blaseball. Or if nothing else, listen to some cool music by The Garages. We then cover the new releases (from a few weeks ago, regrettably, but many are still available!) and we discuss the question that really should have been asked from the beginning: is there anything that is just too weird to go into your collection, or admit to anybody you know? Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Release Links Devil May Cry (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/devil-may-cry/products/devil-may-cry-limited-edition-deluxe-x4lp-boxset    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/devil-may-cry/products/devil-may-cry-deluxe-x4lp-boxset    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/devil-may-cry/products/devil-may-cry-deluxe-double-vinyl Mega Man Battle Network 3 (Ship to Shore Media) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/mega-man-battle-network-3-original-video-game-soundtrack Virtua Fighter (Cartridge Thunder)    https://cartridgethunder.com/products/virtua-fighter-original-game-soundtrack Victoria 3 + Victoria 3: Melodies for the Masses (Paradox Interactive)    https://vinyl.victoria3game.com/ Batman (NES arrangement) (Hello Sir Records)    https://hellosirrecords.com/batman.html Rebirth + Despair (NieR:Automata arrangement) (Mango Mage Records)    https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/rebirth-and-despair Earthbound Papas - Dancing Dad (Dragon Memories)    https://www.dragonmemories.com/products/2-vinyls-33t-cd-dancing-dad-nobuo-uematsu-earthbound-papas The Fantastic Adventures Of Dizzy (8bit Is Enough)    https://8bitisenough.com/products/fantastic-adventures-of-dizzy They Are Billions (Microids Records) (Light in the Attic) https://microidsrecords.com/en/products/they-are-billions-original-game-soundtrack-1 https://lightintheattic.net/releases/9625-they-are-billions-original-game-soundtrack Arkanoid: Eternal Battle (Microids Records) (Light in the Attic)    https://microidsrecords.com/en/products/arkanoid-eternal-battle-official-game-soundtrack    https://lightintheattic.net/releases/9626-arkanoid-eternal-battle-original-game-soundtrack The Many Pieces Of Mr. Coo 7" (game bundle) (Meridiem Games, Amazon) Switch: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0C28BLQCG PS5: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0C289CDQK Scourge Of The Underkind (Eleventh Hour Games)    https://www.a1200.net/shop/scourge-of-the-underkind-vinyl-gatefold/ THE LO-FI ONSLAUGHT CONTINUES Zeldawave: Temples (Midwest Collective)    https://marblepawns.bandcamp.com/album/--2 Needlemouse Mania (Sonic arrangement) (Firaga Records)    https://robkta.bandcamp.com/album/needlemouse-mania Video Game LoFi: Skyrim (Curaga Records)    https://hightidelofi.bandcamp.com/album/video-game-lofi-skyrim One Beat Angel (Final Fantasy VII arrangement) (Firaga Records)    https://roborobmusic.bandcamp.com/album/one-beat-angel-ffvii RECORD STORE DAY

Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/04/12/episode-104-sonic-frontiers-the-music-of-starfall-islands Occasionally the weird world of video game music presents us with something on vinyl that is so confounding, we simply have to talk about it. This is the case for today's episode as we dedicate this show to a box set with is truly special and wholly unexpected: Sonic Frontiers: The Music of Stafall Islands, by Tomoya Ohtani. The Data Discs release captures Anthony's heart and bends Jeremy's head as we try to make heads or tails of the gravitas and the quiet power of one of the best(?!) games of 2022. As we glide through the musical movements of the in-game islands, we hear from the composer's notes about the cultural flavors he aimed for, the musicians of past Sega games that contributed, and the existential miasma of fishing with Big the Cat. We will probably not be the same after this show. We also cover new releases and announcements in the world of video game music on vinyl, and we end on a rather downer note as we reflect on the recent announcement of the significant downsizing of Mondo after it was bought by Funko last year. Is there something educational or even positive that might come from it? Probably not. Outro: "Theme of Starfall Islands" - Tomoya Ohtani, Sonic Frontiers Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello https://www.youtube.com/@TomoyaOhtaniChannel Release Links Suikoden (Ship to Shore) (Black Screen Records) (Very OK Vinyl) (Chipfreq)   https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/suikoden Time Once Lost (Majora's Mask arrangement) (Mango Mage Records) https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/time-once-lost Sifu (Laced Records)   https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/sifu-deluxe-double-vinyl Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection (Konami Shop)   https://officialkonamishop.com/collections/vinyl-records/products/arcade-classics-anniversary-collection-lp-video-game-soundtrack Final Vendetta (Bitmap Brigade) https://shop.bitmapbureau.com/products/final-vendetta-original-sound-track-double-vinyl The Last Spell (Kid Katana Records) (The Algorithm, Bandcamp) https://kidkatana.com/shop/the-last-spell-ost-standard-vinyl-edition    https://kidkatanarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-spell-original-game-soundtrack p e r s o n a (Wizard of Loneliness, Halcyon Tapes) https://halcyontapes.bandcamp.com/album/p-e-r-s-o-n-a Represses/Reissues The Order 1886    https://atthemoviesshop.com/products/the-order-1886 From_. piano works    https://qrates.com/projects/27025-from_-piano-works-vinyl-edition Image Gallery

Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/03/31/episode-103-last-ninja-2-kings-chill-vol-1 When time is a flat circle, the turntable of continuity brings familiar things around again. This is the case with today's episode as we plumb the depths of gaming nostalgia with Troels Pleimert, the Space Quest Historian. In this episode, we finally get a chance to talk about the Commodore 64 tour-de-force ninja simulator, Last Ninja 2 by Matt Gray. Our discussion reminds us that 30+ years ago, truly pioneering things were happening in the gaming space and in the music space that still echo in creativity today. Also we learn that ninjas and New York City were (and remain) the cultural touchstones of many a 1980s kid, wherever that 80s kid may be. We continue by vibing along to King's Chil Vol. 1, produced by Troels and Two Guys Records. We hear about the unusual origin of the album, the talented community that stepped up to create it, and learn a thing or two about floppy diskettes and seagull butts. We continue with the new releases for the month, including some that have quickly been snapped up and still a few others that are calling to you to give them a forever home. The fare has been lighter than expected this year, but don't expect that to last! Finally, we discuss the notable difficulty that music from games in the MS-DOS platform era have had being represented on vinyl. Troels discusses difficulties and opportunities in that vinyl space, and gives Video Game Grooves listeners advance notice of an upcoming crowdfunding project that will interest a number of PC gamers and FMV fans. Outro: "Oracle (Infinite Knowledge Remix)" - Brandon Blume, King's Chill Vol.1 Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @sqhistorian, @error47band http://youtube.com/spacequesthistorian http://www.error47.band Image Gallery

Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/02/28/episode-102-best-of-2022-frederik-blipblop-lauridsen This year we're sliding into your DMs (that's "decorationary meetings") with a brand-new undercarriage holding up the edifice of the best video game music on vinyl record released in 2022! That's right, we're doing this thing like a real awards show, reminding you of all the best stuff from absolutely ages ago. Bu the good part is that not only are we presiding over the best releases of the year that was 2022, but we have taken your votes all the way up to the end of December, and this year it's getting real. As we are accustomed at these functions, we are joined by Frederik Lauridsen of Blipblop.net to choose the panel's favorite releases, and to count down your top 5 (or 10) ((or 11)) video game vinyl releases so that the will of the people shall be known. Thank you for voting, and thank you for listening! Outro: "Victory Fanfare" - Octopath Traveler, by Yasunori Nishiki http://www.blipblop.net/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @blipblopwax Oh you want to skip to the good stuff? It's a secret to everybody.

Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/01/31/episode-101-parasite-eve-pixeljunk-eden-2/ Our podcast returns in the year that is and will be 2023! We open with features of one of Anthony's all-time wishlist items (in unofficial off-the-back-of-some-guy's-vinyl-truck form), Parasite Eve. We reflect on the oddity of this memorable Square Enix PS1 title, both in its plot and its development, as well as Yoko Shimomura's dynamic snare drum skills. Is it possible to make this into a "lofi beats to study to" album? We weigh in. Next we shift subtly into the dreamythumpy sounds of Q-Games' Pixeljunk Eden 2, and the fingerprints of electronic artist Baiyon are all over it. We flash back to 2008 when the original Pixeljunk Eden came out and discuss the zeitgeist around the game, and reflect on the singularly simple mechanics and zone-out vibe. Jeremy discusses his desire for Eden-inspired wall art, and the after-market price of the game suddenly changes during recording. We look at the "mercifully short" list of releases so far in January, although several big box sets (possibly from Japan!) are looming out there ready to grab your wallet and choke it to death. Finally, we look at a recent article asking the question "did the music business just kill the vinyl revival", and we talk about whether the hobby is in a slump, a recession, or whether it's the nature of the beast. (Original article here.) Glad to have you back in 2023! Niche team, unite! Outro: "Se Il Mio Amore Sta Vincino - CM Version" - Parasite Eve, by Yoko Shimomura The Quietus, on the topic of materials advances: https://thequietus.com/articles/31382-green-eco-vinyl Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/12/26/episode-100-streets-of-rage-4-mr-x-nightmare-traveler-journey-symphony-2022-in-review Scene: an idyllic cabin on the wooded hilltop, piled high with fresh snow. Inside, the glow of a fire illuminates festive nerds surrounded by bearskin rugs, wooly blankets, mugs of mulled cider, and a pile of video game music on vinyl. Their highly-tuned ears mistake the light sounds of snowfall for surface noise on their records, and they fastidiously brush nonexistent imperfections from their prized vinyl in the quest for audio perfection which can never be achieved. And yet all is merry and bright, because the Video Game Grooves podcast is back for the final episode of 2022! While we look forward to tabulating our favorites of the year in coming months, we are joined by Tom Quillfeldt of Laced Records to recap the numbers and preside over the facts and feelings about the year that was. But before we do, we discuss a couple of releases that we just have to blab about. First, Anthony features Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare, by Tee Lopes, which is the over-the-top banger-filled musical expansion to the brawler's recent revival. Everyone thrills to the fact that the soundtrack is nothing but hero tracks, but we somehow find a way to single out a couple to feature and we discuss Lopes dynamism, the "maximalist" style used in this release, and speculate where that kind of approach might also be used in the video game music scene. We slide over next to Traveler: A Journey Symphony, by Austin Wintory, which is a Wintory-on-Wintory adaptation of the celebrated thatgamecompany Jawa simulator from a decade hence. But does everyone celebrate it, or are our Journey feelings more complicated than that? We explore and make our way toward the distant mountain... of feelings. Finally we get to the number-crunching and backward-looking for this year. Although we do not pick our favorites (yet), we take a look at some of the trends in genre, publisher, franchise, and other little statistical extractions that we make, thanks to some help from blipblop.net. We hope everyone has a wonderful close to 2022 and we'll see you in 2023! Outro: "Aerial Justice" - Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare, by Tee Lopes Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/11/25/episode-99-symphony-of-zeal-art-of-rally As we drift through the festal season of the year, Video Game Grooves returns like some kind of semi-mythic fae village which serves as the object of various musicmaking... Could be Zeal, could be Brigadoon, who can say? At any rate we are back with special guest Chehade Boulos from Mana Wave Media to see what he's been up to, lo these many years. And it turns out he's been quite busy, and we're excited to look at a couple of projects he contributed to! First, we explore the wonder and mystery of Symphony of Zeal, the symphonic adaptation of Chrono Trigger originally produced by Malcolm Robinson. We may just be confirming suspicions that this is a Chrono podcast disguised as a game music vinyl show, but what the heck, we like it. We take a moment to reflect on our discussion topic mid-selection: the relative high standard of quality control that we have enjoyed in the midst of huge production delays and resource scarcity. We then turn a tight corner and head into the turn with Art of Rally, which is simultaneously a casual car-racing time-trial game but also a hardcore education about rally racing by way of a speculative alternate history. And did we mention the music by composer Tatreal is super chill and awesome? There's also plenty of new releases this season and a lot of stuff is shipping to you, so we take some time to remind you about all of that, and we hope your season-so-far is merry, bright, and filled with game music on vinyl record! We sure ❤️ that, don't you? Outro: "Last Battle" - Symphony of Zeal, by Malcolm Robinson Manawave Media website Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @manawavemedia Links: Kind Words (Mana Wave)    https://manawave.co/products/kind-words-lp Lifeless Planet (Serenity Forge)    https://store.serenityforge.com/products/lifeless-planet-1xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Final Fantasy XI 20th Anniversary Best Selection (Square Enix)    https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SQEX_10964.html Bravely Default (Square Enix Music)    https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SQEX_10969.html Various iam8bit releases    https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/black-friday Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/collections/shin-megami-tensei-iii-nocturne/products/shin-megami-tensei-iii-nocturne-vinyl-soundtrack-box-set A Plague Tale: Requiem (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/a-plague-tale-requiem Tunic (Stumpy Frog x Mango Mage)    https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/tunic-original-game-soundtrack-4lp-vinyl-box-set Konami Lofi Beats To Chill To (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/konami-lofi The Ninjawarriors (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/ninjawarriors Rogue Legacy (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/products/rogue-legacy-vinyl-soundtrack Sonic Frontiers (Data Discs) 2LP: https://data-discs.com/products/sonicfrontiers2lp 4LP box set (sold out): https://data-discs.com/collections/records/products/sonicfrontiers4lp Fantasy Zone (Data Discs)    https://data-discs.com/collections/records/products/fantasyzone RuneScape: Elder God Wars (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/runescape/products/runescape-elder-god-wars-dungeon-deluxe-double-vinyl-digital-download Resident Evil (PS1) (Laced Records) Limited: https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/resident-evil-original-soundtrack-and-original-soundtrack-remix-limited-edition-deluxe-triple-vinyl Standard: https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/resident-evil-original-soundtrack-and-original-soundtrack-remix-deluxe-triple-vinyl Hotline Miami 1 & 2 Complete Collection (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/hotline-miami/products/hotline-miami-1-2-the-complete-collection-limited-edition-x8lp-boxset

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/10/15/episode-98-banjo-kazooie-re-jiggyed-returnal The time has come to return to our value-added past, and we are joined by Justin from Respawned Records to take a wild wormhole to an alternate version of bird and bear with Banjo-Kazooie Re-Jiggyed. Composer Grant Kirkhope explodes our (very prepared) expectations with a new interpretation of the original goofy and bouncy score with a new interpretation that goes...everywhere. We discuss the benefits of artist-led works, and challenge some of our notions about "cohesive listening experiences." We then decide to give everybody whiplash and we crash with abandon into Returnal, by Bobby Krlic. Jeremy evaluates his feelings about long droning game soundtracks, but will he find some value in the subtle inflections in this fast paced exercise in arcade action, dynamic repetition, and spooky sci-fi? We hit the new releases and highlight a few things to be on the lookout for, and a few things that will be on their way to your turntable soon. Plus, we talk to Justin about the re-emerging convention scene, and what it's like to have video game music on vinyl out there on the floor to find new friends and loyal fans! Outro: "Rusty Bucket Bay" - Banjo-Kazooie, Re-Jiggyed Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @respawnedrec http://www.respawnedrecords.com/ Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/09/26/episode-97-space-quest-historian-space-quest-6-reorchestrated/ It's been a while since we had a real episode, but we're back from summer vacation into a lovely autumn, chock full of outer space, intestinal parasites, and swing harmonica. Of course this means that we are joined by Troels Pleimert, the Space Quest Historian, for his inaugural voyage into the moderately unknown world of video game music on vinyl. We finally get to dig in deeply to the world of adventure games and their presence (or lack of it?) in the game music vinyl space, and we open with a "Stellar" entry from SQH himself, Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier Reorchestrated! We talk about the music of the series going back to Space Quest 3, the vagaries of MIDI (possibly pronounced "meaty") music, and eventually end up in a discussion about how many cats have been lost in vinyl mishaps. We also get to hear about an upcoming project from Troels and friends in the band Error 47 that absolutely boggles the mind in its niche-ness, and we may get a special sample on-air! Outro: "8-Rear" - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco and the Spinal Frontier, by Dan Kehler & Neal Grandstaff Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @SQhistorian https://www.youtube.com/spacequesthistorian Error 47 Bandcamp Image Gallery

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/08/21/b-side-the-superweaks-team-lazerbeam As the hot days of summer drag on, the thoughts of music lovers (and video game lovers, and vinyl lovers, and video game music on vinyl lovers) turn naturally to... bands and jams. And particularly, our thoughts turn to INDIE bands and jams. And one of our favorite little indie game + music projects that has also been released on vinyl is Teenage Blob, now celebrating its second birthday. So it's the perfect time to sit down with members of the band The Superweaks to discuss this "EP game", or a game that was developed in conjunction with a 6-song EP album release, to create a bite-sized game jam that is also a music jam. Evan Bernard and Chris Baglivo introduce us to the band and its history, its relationship and collaboration with Ben Rausch and Team Lazerbeam, living in a warehouse-style artist collective in Philadelphia, and what does hot sauce have to do with all this? Teenage Blob is a delightful, referential, and bite-sized game experience that can be found on Steam and Itch.io (the vinyl edition has sold out between the time of recording and publishing! sorry!) The Superweaks https://thesuperweaks.bandcamp.com/ Team Lazerbeam https://www.teamlazerbeam.com/

Hello traveler! We have been traveling too! Our turntables are not especially portable so we've been off the grid as the weather has gotten warm, but we're back and the time is now! Anthony and Jeremy combine to form one large man podcast who wants to talk about some video game music on vinyl, so let's get to it! In this episode we have a lot to say about arrangement albums, and to give their props where they are due. So we're featuring a scarcely-known unofficial mash-up release that imagines the music of Square Enix at a huge stupid rave. This is Rave SQ, so get your twirling glowsticks and hula hoops! We talk about the curation involved in a "mixtape" style vinyl record, and discuss the unusual choice to feature community and official tracks, and we learn that you can still have a lot of fun with cheap 3D glasses.

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/05/21/episode-95-mega-man-legends-across-the-worlds-chrono-cross-wayo-piano-collection Spring has sprung, and like may flowers so have we! This episode is a tiny salute to game series that took a hard left turn but wound up right where they were always meant to be. Our exemplars this week begin with the cult favorite Mega Man Legends from Ship to Shore Media. We look back at this trailblazer of 3D storytelling from before the likes of Metal Gear Solid, and we appreciate its "Saturday morning anime" vibe. The music, too, is a fun little grab-bag of music from disco to classical to synthy cartoon rock or swing, and it's all pretty ahead of its time. We also dive into our first piano arrangement album with Across the Worlds: Chrono Cross Wayô Piano Collection, which is a multi-artist adaptation of a game that still divides fans of the "Chrono series" today. We appreciate the emotional range of the piano, and the daring of a piano arrangement album in general to augment or approach a favorite score with nothing but the instrument and someone to play it. We also examine the time and place of Chrono Cross, and whether or not it is actually a sequel to the universally-acclaimed Chrono Trigger. We continue our discussion with some reflections on game series that changed creative direction, and how the story, aesthetic, and music either benefited or suffered. And finally, we look at all the new releases that have come out in the past few weeks, along with some non-release news that might save you a few bucks on your next vinyl order! Join us to laugh, love, and learn. Outro: "La tresor interdit" - Across the Worlds: Chrono Cross Wayo Piano Collection, by Benyamin Nuss Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Mushbuh artist Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mushbuh/ Video Game Grooves Episode 8 (Super Castlevania IV, Hero of Time) http://videogamegrooves.com/2017/07/25/episode-8-super-castlevania-iv-hero-of-time/ Ace Attorney 20th Anniversary (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/ace-attorney/products/ace-attorney-20th-anniversary-limited-edition-x6lp-boxset Trek To Yomi (Devolver Store)    https://merch.devolverdigital.co/products/trek-to-yomi-deluxe-double-vinyl Ghostwire Tokyo (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/ghostwire-tokyo/products/ghostwire-tokyo-deluxe-double-vinyl    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/ghostwire-tokyo/products/ghostwire-tokyo-limited-edition-x4lp-boxset Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/6-siege/products/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-extraction-deluxe-double-vinyl A Monster's Expedition (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/a-monsters-expedition-earlier-adventures/products/a-monsters-expedition-earlier-adventures-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Phantasy Star (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/phantasy-star Art Of Rally (Mana Wave Media)    https://manawave.co/products/art-of-rally-2xlp Heart Of The Woods (Very Ok Vinyl)    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/heart-of-the-woods-official-soundtrack Banana Jamz 2 (Cartridge Thunder)    https://cartridgethunder.com/collections/new-releases/products/banana-jamz-2 Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator (Serenity Forge)    https://store.serenityforge.com/products/space-warlord-organ-trading-simulator-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Kingdom: Two Crowns - Norse Lands (ByNorse)    https://bynorsestore.com/products/kalandra-kingdom-two-crowns-norse-lands-extended-soundtrack-12-black Attack Of The Petscii Robots (The8BitGuy)    https://www.the8bitguy.com/product/petscii-robots-soundtrack-vinyl-record-pre-order/ DuckTales (Hello Sir Records)    https://hellosirrecords.com/ducktalesrandomcolor.html Nü Horizons (Wizard of Loneliness)    https://halcyontapes.bandcamp.com/album/n-horizons

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/04/24/episode-94-street-fighter-alpha-2-skullgirls No fighting game soundtrack left unfeatured! At least, that seems to be our motto, but can you blame us? We just can't pass up these pristine pressings of pugilistic polyphony! This week, Anthony takes us back to class and demonstrates the musical evolution of the Street Fighter series with Street Fighter Alpha 2. We listen to some of the riffs on the classic SF2 themes, and we're introduced to some new ones that fit seamlessly into the pantheon of music... but what are we left humming? Then we take a jog on the jazzy and jiggly side with Skullgirls, jamming to Michiru Yamane and Vincent Diamante's homage to the 1940s, while the gameplay recalls Marvel vs Capcom 2. The game's interesting history and ambitious art and music are front and center for appreciation. We may throw down a few gauntlets in this episode. Ready? Fight! We press on to discuss the "genre" considerations of listenability and vinyl pressing. Why have fighting games been regularly featured on VGG, and what types of games seem to be missing? We also catch you up on the latest releases and announcements! Could international currency exchange work in your favor this week? Mmmmmaybe. Outro: "Guy Theme" - Street Fighter 2 Alpha, by Setsuo Yamamoto, Syun Nishigaki, Tatsuro Suzuki Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Vinyl (Square Enix US) (Square Enix JP)    https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/725855/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-vinyl    https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SQEX_10936.html Final Fantasy Chocobo and Friends (Square Enix US)    https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/725858/chocobo-and-friends-select-tracks-from-the-fantasy-series-compi-vinyl-set Final Fantasy 9 (Square Enix US)    https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/726993/final-fantasy-ix-vinyl Needy Girl Overdose (Frontier Works, Amazon JP)    https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09WYJYL5K/ Deathloop (Limited Edition X4LP Boxset) (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/deathloop-original-soundtracklimited-edition-x4lp-boxset Deathloop (Deluxe Double Vinyl) (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/vinyl/products/deathloop-original-soundtrack-deluxe-double-vinyl Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-limited-edition-deluxe-double-vinyl Far Cry 6 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/far-cry-6-limited-edition-deluxe-triple-vinyl Mercenary Kings (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/products/mercenary-kings-soundtrack Streets Of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare (Brave Wave)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/all-soundtracks/products/streets-of-rage-4-mr-x-nightmare-vinyl-soundtrack Umurangi Generation (Stumpy Frog Records)    https://www.stumpyfrog.com/ About That... Paradise Killer B-Sides (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/paradise-killer/products/about-that-paradise-killer-b-sides Eastward (iam8bit) Standard: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/eastward/products/eastward-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Board game: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/eastward/products/eastward-2xlp-limited-edition-board-game Unpacking (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/all-games/products/unpacking-2lp-vinyl-soundtrack Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök (Lakeshore Records)    https://www.lakeshorerecordsshop.com/product/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-dawn-of-ragnarok-original-game-soundtrack Banjo-Kazooie Re-Jiggyed (Respawned Records) (Black Screen Records) https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/vinyl-releases/products/banjo-kazooie-re-jiggyed    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/soundtracks-vinyl/products/banjo-kazooie-re-jiggyed Hypnospace Outlaw (Fangamer)

Blog post: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/03/25/b-side-erik-elsom-magic-map-studio/ Welcome to our next B-side conversation, this time with Erik Elsom from Magic Map Studio about King's Quest V: Songs of Serenia. This crowdfunding project currently on offer at Qrates ("crates") is a reimagining of Sierra Online's touchstone point-and-click adventure game. In this conversation, we talk to Erik about his history with point-and-click adventures, and with the personal relationship he has with the music of that genre and time. We discuss the tight-knit community (which has already produced a handful of similar albums based on the Space Quest franchise) and its involvement with the project, as well as how he adds his own touch to the process of reimagining such well-loved music from Mark Seibert and Ken Allen. The Qrates project ends in 1 week. Hear samples and pledge here: https://qrates.com/projects/25365-king-s-quest-v-songs-of-serenia Magic Map Studio https://magicmapstudio.com/

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/03/16/episode-93-king-of-fighters-98-sayonara-wild-hearts We are back, and this time our social relations link is tight and powerful. Jeremy and Anthony finally tackle the labyrinthine world of SNK fighting games, and we dig allllll the way in with King of Fighters '98 by Brave Wave. We learn what it means to fight in the Dream Match, how KOF invented the "city pop" vibe, and what would Jeremy do to the shrimp cocktail bar at the party on the album cover. We move it along to a more electro-pop vibe with Sayonara Wild Hearts from iam8bit. This tarot-themed relationship recovery magical girl simulator is full of some bops, and we may bend the rules just a bit to give you a full taste of it, as we talk about the best ways to consume such a thing. We cover the newest releases and preorders that are available to wreak havoc on your bank account, although this time the slate is merciful. We then observe recent moves in the game publisher space by Square Enix to give the people what they (musically) want, and discuss what that might mean for game music broadly, vinyl releases, and what other publishers may be watching. Outro: "ESAKA?" - King of Fighters '98, by Hideki "sha-V" Asanaka* Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xpdud47G0s Links: Viewtiful Joe 2 (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/viewtiful-joe-2 Risk Of Rain 2: Survivors Of The Void (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/risk-of-rain-2-survivors-of-the-void Stardew Valley 1.4 & 1.5  (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/collections/stardew-valley/products/stardew-valley-1-4-1-5-vinyl-soundtrack Zeldawave II (Midwest Collective)    https://marblepawns.bandcamp.com/album/mm Genesis Noir (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/genesis-noir-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack A Plague Tale: Requiem (Focus Home Entertainment)    https://store.focus-entmt.com/us/product/720474/a-plague-tale-requiem-collector-s-edition Elden Ring (Bandai Namco US) (Bandai Namco UK) (Bandai Namco EU) US: https://store.bandainamcoent.com/elden-ring-the-vinyl-collection/ UK: https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/uk/product/719395/elden-ring-the-vinyl-collection-limited-edition EU: https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/eu/product/719394/elden-ring-the-vinyl-collection-limited-edition Diablo II: Resurrected (iam8bit) Collector's Edition: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/diablo/products/diablo-3xlp-boxset Standard Edition: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/diablo/products/diablo-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Doshin, The Giant (Silent River Runs Deep) (Ship to Sore PhonoCo) (Black Screen Records)    https://diskunion.net/portal/ct/detail/1008448990 (proxy required)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/doshin-the-giant    https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/doshin-the-giant Skeler Boy Kickstarter (ManiacBoyStudio)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skelerboy/skeler-boy-part-ii-for-game-boy-cartridge-and-pc/description King's Quest V - Songs Of Serenia (arrangement) (Two Guys Records)    https://qrates.com/projects/25365-king-s-quest-v-songs-of-serenia Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/02/28/episode-92-demons-souls-astro-bot-rescue-mission We have returned, just in the nick of February, with a wildly schizophrenic show that his the boundaries of human emotional response. Ryan Huff from One Run Records joins us again but we're not sure he knew what he was getting into this time... We decided February was a fine time to look back at Demon's Souls from Milan Records, and work our way through the trauma. This game may have launched not one but two genres of media: "souls-like" games and "souls-like" music! Composer Shunsuke Kida gets way out of his regular discography to bring us intense-Latin-choir-ala-Dante-Alighieri, and quiet understated themes of quiet and dark reflection. Some of what we discuss is hearsay (because we're bad at the game) and some of it is grammatical. (No, we do not finally solve the apostrophe thing.) Next, we swing to the far opposite side of the mood spectrum with Astro Bot Rescue Mission from Fangamer. Kenneth CM Young brings forward his experience with completely joyful games like LittleBigPlanet to make even the darkest moments of Astro Bot colorful and adorned with blinky digital eyes. We discuss Sony's relative success of using pack-in games to demonstrate new tech functions in a way that rivals or even surpasses Nintendo. We stop short of singing the praises of Astro's Playroom, which is not yet on vinyl... but we will bide our time. New releases and news bring up the middle section, with a quick solo dash through the newest vinyl your money can buy (links below), and we all reflect on the relative benefits and drawbacks of the now-biannual Record Store Day. Questions have arisen whether it helps or harms independent record store owners. We also observe that it doesn't tend to touch video game releases, and whether that's a good or a bad thing. We also discuss whether it might be better for RSD to take a break for a year, so the world might be mended (So the world might be mended). What do you think? Outro: "Follow Me (Into The Storm)" - Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Kenneth CM Young Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @onerunrecords Links: Russian Subway Dogs (Very Ok Vinyl)     https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/russian-subway-dogs Guild Wars 2: End Of Dragons (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons-vinyl-soundtrack GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/getsufuma-den-undying-moon Wallachia: Reign Of Dracula (PixelHeart) https://www.pixelheart.eu/produit/wallachia-reign-of-dracula-ost-vinyle-2lp/ Samorost 2 (Amanita Design)    https://merch.amanita-design.net/collections/frontpage/products/samorost-2-soundtrack-by-floex-double-vinyl Martha Is Dead (Wired Productions)    https://shop.wiredproductions.com/products/martha-is-dead-official-soundtrack-vinyl Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles (Wired Productions)    https://shop.wiredproductions.com/collections/lumote-the-mastermote-chronicles/products/lumote-the-mastermote-chronicles-vinyl-soundtrack Evil Dead: The Game (Boss Team Games)    https://boss-team-games-store.myshopify.com/products/test-evil-dead-the-video-game-collectors Call Of The Sea (Raw Fury)    https://www.amazon.de/-/en/MER-CALLJOURNEYPS5/dp/B09NCMXT3B/ Neo (Friday Night Funkin' mod) (Turtle Pals Tapes)    https://www.turtlepalstapes.com/product/neo-vinyl-pre-order $ S.E.B. (Diggers Factory)    https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/244694/bastien-agussol-seb-original-game-soundtrack Affinity Sorrow (Second Dimension)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seconddimension/affinity-sorrow-a-true-16-bit-turn-based-rpg-adventure/description Image Gallery

Show Notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/01/31/episode-91-final-fantasy-viii-battletoads-smash-hits/ We're back for 2022, perhaps a little bit sleepy, but hibernation can do that to you. Jeremy, Anthony, and Caleb are kicking off the new year with a giant spiked boot and a cool Squall Leonhart necklace. (Yeah, we know.) We are ready to return to the days of slow MIDI beats to study to with Final Fantasy VIII from Square Enix, extracting a few thematic elements from the generally well-liked Uematsu score, and putting them on the turntable for all to see. Redbook audio? Who needs it?? And who in the Final Fantasy universe is the Vin Diesel analog from The Fast and the Furious? We move it along to a much earlier (and also much later) era with Battletoads: Smash Hits from iam8bit. We discuss a bit of the origins of the franchise with David Wise's not-actually-heavy-metal leanings in the 80s, and run through the weird and warty history up to Battletoads (2020). David Housden expertly weaves many metal threads together into a simultaneously self-aware but genuinely great metal album... along with some calliope music. We look at the new releases that have come out or been announced in January, and the list is not too bad and generally pretty encouraging! We also put down some predictions for 2022, including production and industry matters, the kinds of releases we expect to see, and we toss a few out-loud wishes into the podcasting ether to see what comes back to us. Outro: "Balamb Garden" - Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy VIII Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records Caleb's other prediction is that game music vinyl labels will be releasing a lot of other kinds of "merch" this year. We shall see. Links: Guilty Gear (Channel 3 Records) (sold out)    https://ch3records.com/products/guilty-gear Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/valis-the-fantasm-soldier-collection-3-lp-soundtrack Cris Tales (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/cris-tales Bämeräng (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/bamerang Ys Origin (Wayô Records)    https://www.wayorecords.com/en/vinyls/754-ys-origin-vinyl-collector.html Dead Cells Volume 2 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/dead-cells/products/dead-cells-volume-2-original-soundtrack Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/collections/yooka-laylee/products/yooka-laylee-vinyl-soundtrack-impossible-lair Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi (Data Discs)    https://data-discs.com/products/shadowdancer Syberia: The World Before (Decca Records)    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QCY1MCX Arknights: Journey Of Hope (Yostar) (requires proxy; sold out)    https://yostarshop.com/view/item/000000000161 Martha Is Dead (Wired Productions)    https://shop.wiredproductions.com/products/martha-is-dead-official-soundtrack-vinyl Chocobo & Chill (GameChops) https://gamechops.bandcamp.com/campaign/chocobo-chill Duke Duke Dance Party (Duke Nukem arrangement) (Qrates)    https://qrates.com/projects/25478-duke-duke-dance-party Image Gallery

Show notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/12/29/episode-90-best-of-2021-frederik-blipblop-lauridsen/ The best-thing-we-do-every-year* is here again! And, we may not have realized it even while we were making it, but it is the fifth one. Five is a big round number, especially in Podcast Land, and we're thrilled to have done the thing this long. Thank you for being here with us to do it. But to get right to it, we are here to preside with an iron fist over the best of the best in the 5th Annual Video Game Grooves Awards, or the "Groovies" as we occasionally call them, along with good friend of the show Frederik "Blipblop" Lauridsen of BlipBlop.net, veritable godfather of the hobby. Spoilers, this one gets a little weeby. In round-robin style we call out our top 3, 2, and 1 for the whole year**, and then we run through YOUR top picks for the year, from the running poll from the major record labels to the self-released indies, and see who has twenty-twenty-won your heart for video game music on vinyl. Outro: "Third District" - Katana Zero, by LudoWic Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records, @blipblopwax http://www.ch3records.com/ http://www.blipblop.net/ If you're more of a visual learner, you can check our secret blog post here, but these spoilers are potent and highly infectious, and should be handled with utmost care. *debatable **also debatable, but within reason

Show notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/12/14/episode-89-silent-hill-3-guacamelee It's that time of year again: thick fog makes things difficult, surprises abound, relationships with loved ones get complicated, and someone is always watching you. Christmastime? Or Silent Hill? On the Video Game Grooves podcast it is both! Curl up in your fuzzy slippers with some eggnog and check in on three jolly elves bringing you some of our all-time favoritest video game music on vinyl. First, Anthony lets loose with the long-awaited Silent Hill 3 from Mondo. The music and vibe of the series is simultaneously worthy of praise and ridicule, and we indulge in a bit of both. We recognize He-Who-Konami-Shall-Not-Name (Akira Yamaoka) and we shame whoever designed the jacket because they probably did it in the dark. Next, Jeremy takes us beyond the veil (of lucha libre!) with Guacamelee, from Ship to Shore Media. We heap praise on this meme-infused platformer of yore, while appreciating nearly every aspect of its design and execution, not least of all is the score by Rom di Prisco and Peter Chapman. We explore the vibe and culture of the game and its music as well as the lasting impression it has made on the gaming scene and for the developer. We continue with the recent news in vinyl releases, including some crowdfunding opportunities and quick sell-outs (remember to follow us on Twitter!) and we discuss the recent supply shakeups in vinyl production resulting from big orders of Adele's recent album and what this all means for the relatively niche market for video game music on vinyl. Check us out and share! Outro: "Hometown" - Silent Hill 3, by Akira Yamaoka & Joe Romersa Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @ch3records Links: Double Dragon I & II | (Channel 3 Records)    https://ch3records.com/collections/vinyl/products/double-dragon-i-ii Death's Door (Laced Records)    https://merch.devolverdigital.co/collections/deaths-door/products/death-s-door-deluxe-triple-vinyl Tekken 7 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/tekken/products/tekken-7-limited-edition-x4lp-boxset Gears Of War (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/gears-of-war/products/gears-of-war-1-deluxe-double-vinyl Gears Of War 2 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/gears-of-war/products/copy-of-gears-of-war-2-deluxe-double-vinyl Gears Of War 3 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/gears-of-war/products/gears-of-war-3-deluxe-double-vinyl Godfall (Amazon)    https://www.amazon.com/GODFALL-Darkness-Original-Soundtrack-Purple/dp/B09HXT29R3/ The Artful Escape 7" (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/under-25/products/artful-escape-7 Ruined King - A League Of Legends Story (Riot Games)    https://merch.riotgames.com/en-us/product/ruined-king-collector-s-edition/ OneShot (Fangamer) (sold out)    https://www.fangamer.com/products/oneshot-vinyl-soundtrack Ballads Of Hyrule II (Rozen)    https://music.rozen.audio/album/ballads-of-hyrule-ii Celeste Complete (Ship To Shore)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/video-game-soundtracks/products/celeste-complete The 8-Bit Time Machine (Enjoy The Ride) (Respawned Records) (both sold out)    https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/the-8-bit-time-machine-etr129    https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/vinyl-releases/products/the-8-bit-time-machine Distant Worlds V (Distant Worlds website)    https://ffdistantworlds.com/product/dw5-vinyl/ Friday Night Funkin: The Bob Album (Turtle Pals Tapes)    https://www.turtlepalstapes.com/product/the-bob-album-vinyl-pre-order Beasts Of Maravilla Island (Kitty On Fire Records) (Bandcamp)    https://kittyonfirerecords.com/collections/soundtracks/products/beasts-of-maravilla-island-ost-by-kyle-van-wiltenburg-and-tavi-zeir?variant=39531715625015    https://kylevw.bandcamp.

Show notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/12/05/b-side-7inchstravaganza-ii/ It's back, and smaller than ever! Or, maybe it's just as small as ever! The freshly-perennial 7inchstravaganza returns with our second entry in this Burning Man style fanfest for some of the smallest music we've got on record. Jeremy is joined by a power-duo of your favorite regular guest hosts, Aaron from Ship to Shore Media and Jeff from Marshall Art, to go through a full listen to a gaggle of the greats. This is undoubtedly the most convenient, enjoyable, and informative way to hear these, so get on board and make some room as we take a walk on the teensy side! Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @STSphonoco, @MarshallArtBand Links: Phogs (Channel 3 Records)    https://ch3records.com/products/phogs Hecho en Hyrule (Channel 3 Records) (sold out)    https://ch3records.com/products/hecho-en-hyrule Diablo II: Resurrected (Blizzard Gear Store) https://www.blizzardgearstore.com/games/diablo/diablo-ii:-resurrected-iam8bit-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack-blizzard-gear-store-exclusive-color-variant/o-10052475+t-98615713+p-267080440+z-9-2386521569?_ref=p-CLP:m-GRID:i-r23c0:po-69 Demon Turf (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/demon-turf-the-rx-album-by-fat-bard-m-r-miller Highway Blossoms (Very Ok Vinyl)    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/highway-blossoms-original-soundtrack Forza Horizon 5: Hospital Soundtrack (Hospital Records)    https://www.hospitalrecords.com/shop/release/various-artists/nhs448-forza-horizon-5-hospital-soundtrack Dying Light 2 (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/dying-light-2/products/dying-light-2-original-soundtrack-by-olivier-deriviere Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/turnip-boy-vinyl-soundtrack Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy (Mondo)    https://mondoshop.com/products/marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-official-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp The Belmont Tapes (Noir Grime Bandcamp)    https://noirgrime.bandcamp.com/album/the-belmont-tapes The Falconeer (Wired Productions) (Limited Run Games)    https://shop.wiredproductions.com/collections/soundtracks/products/the-falconeer-vinyl-soundtrack-2xlp    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/in-stock-soundtracks/products/falconeer-2lp-soundtrack-vinyl Overcooked! (Demon Records)    https://bigwax.io/collections/bigwax-distribution/products/overcooked Tsuhikime -A Piece Of Blue Glass Moon- (CD Japan) (Play-Asia) (HMV)    https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VVJL-8    https://www.play-asia.com/tsukihime-a-piece-of-blue-glass-moon-theme-song-ep-limited-edi/13/70f25x    https://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_ReoNa_000000000767209/item_%E6%9C%88%E5%A7%AB-A-piece-of-blue-glass-moon-THEME-SONG-E-P-%E3%80%90%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4%E3%80%91-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89_12366746 Pieces Of Eight (Respawned Records) (sold out)    https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/featured/products/pieces-of-eight-by-tpr-octopath-traveler-melancholy Paprium (Kickstarter) ($80 add-on after $1 pledge)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573261866/paprium-the-16-bit-beat-them-all-coming-to-the-next-gen King's Chill Vol. 2 (Qrates)    https://qrates.com/projects/25263-king-s-chill-vol-2

It's Halloween, and like the man said: "Ve vant to spin your winyl!" Well, we're spinning our winyl anyway, and they're all rather spookity in honor of the season. First, Jeremy brings new meaning to the season of chilling with a rather cool rendition of Resident Evil with RE:Mixed [The Save Rooms], which is the kind of compilation we always wanted but then didn't want but then secretly totally really wanted. We suppose synthwave might have limited breadth but it's always fun and we pick some fan favorites to show off. Next, Anthony takes us to the weird intersection of horror and feng shui with Kowloon's Gate, a 1997 horror game that defies classification. The game's soundtrack by Kuniaki Haishima is similarly tough to comprehend but we stare into the mouth of its madness with our ears, and marvel at Haishima's liner notes, an absolutely epic manifesto of existence. Finally we shift into horror of another kind: moral panic, with our long-overdue coverage of Night Trap from Ship to Shore Records. We compare and contrast the music of Sunny Blueskyes and Martin Lund with the gameplay, and place it all in the context of the US congressional hearings of the 1990s. No, it doesn't make any more sense now than then. Finally, we fill your trick-or-treat bag with all the new releases in the world of game music on vinyl, but we're going to take our dad tax because it's just how this holiday works. Outro: "RE0" - RE:Mixed [The Save Rooms] by Mono Memory Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @ch3records Links: Final Fantasy - Heroes And Villains (Square Enix) NA: https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/694930/heroes-and-villains-select-tracks-from-the-final-fantasy-series-set-vinyl EU: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/694989/heroes-and-villains-select-tracks-from-the-final-fantasy-series-box UK: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/product/694988/heroes-and-villains-select-tracks-from-the-final-fantasy-series-box Crest Of Flames, Fire Emblem Three Houses (Materia Collective)    https://music.rozen.audio/album/crest-of-flames Deltatunes (Roborob Deltarune remix) (Materia Collective)    https://roborobmusic.bandcamp.com/album/deltatunes Tekken Tag Tournament 2  (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/tekken/products/tekken-tag-tournament-2-limited-edition-x4lp-boxset Serious Sam 4 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/serious-sam-4-deluxe-double-vinyl Mega Man Legends 2 (Ship To Shore PhonoCo)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/mega-man-legends-2 Darius II  (Ship To Shore PhonoCo)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/darius-ii Axiom Verge (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack Axiom Verge 2 (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack-1 Going Under (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/going-under-original-soundtrack-by-feasley Jet Force Gemini (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/products/jet-force-gemini-vinyl-soundtrack The Last Of Us Part II: Covers And Rarities EP (Mondo)    https://mondoshop.com/collections/all-music/products/the-last-of-us-part-ii-covers-and-rarities-ep Jettomero: Hero Of The Universe (Stumpy Frog Records)    https://www.stumpyfrog.com/ Heroes Of Might & Magic III (Gamemusic Records) (sold out)    https://gamemusic.net/product/heroes/ Metal Slug X (Wayô Records)    https://www.wayorecords.com/en/vinyls/748-metal-slug-x-vinyl.html STS (exclusive): https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/metal-slug-x Theme From Space Guards (Notstands Komitee Bandcamp)    https://notstandskomitee.bandcamp.com/album/theme-from-space-guards TrickStyle (Respawned Records)    https://respawnedrecords.

This Video Game Grooves podcast episode finds itself bookended between "magicians making machine gun sounds" and "undeniable cello" somehow, so figure that out. We're joined by Chehade Boulos from Mana Wave Media to talk about the work his young label is doing and how he plans to win the three-way-standoff with VGG cohost Caleb and Hiroki Kikuta. We begin this extraordinary discussion with Anthony's feature of Magician Lord, which is itself one of the better-known releases on the extraordinary Neo Geo. We appreciate its preposterous gameplay and its equally awesome music score by Yuka Watanabe. The Neo Geo exists in its own special world, including its sound, and we immerse ourselves in the experience while sparing ourselves the financial burden of the singular game console. We then let Chehade entrance us with The First Tree, the first release from his burgeoning label. We spend time talking about the game itself and its rather low-key development philosophy, and discuss how the "cinematic" score by Josh Kramer (and cello by Tina Guo) elevate the entire thing to make it an unassuming hit across multiple platforms. We take a moment to discuss the relationship between the most rudimentary of creative work being done in video games and how music forms a synesthesia to become a new entity in your mind and experience. ...but that gets a little too deep so we head over to new releases and announcements to get you in on that dirty capitalism you love to hate. Outro: "Magician's Dream" - Magician Lord, by Yuka Watanabe Mana Wave Media: http://www.manawave.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/manawavemedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manawavemedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manawavemedia/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @ch3records Links: Death's Gambit (Serenity Forge)    https://store.serenityforge.com/products/death-s-gambit-afterlife-2xlp-vinyl-soundtrack Windbound (Mana Wave Media)    https://manawave.co/products/windbound-lp-pre-order Star Stories (Super Mario Galaxy arrangement) (Mana Wave Media)    https://manawave.co/products/star-stories-lp-pre-order Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/super-monkey-ball-vinyl-soundtrack Evergate (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/evergate-original-soundtrack-by-m-r-miller Power Stone (Ship To Shore PhonoCo) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/power-stone NARITA BOY (Studio Koba)    https://studiokoba.com/music/ Incredibox - The Unreleased (Bandcamp)    https://incredibox.bandcamp.com/album/incredibox-the-unreleased Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Square Enix NA) (Square Enix EU) (Square Enix UK)    https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/685130/endwalker-7-inch-vinyl-single-vinyl    https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/685472/endwalker-7-inch-vinyl-single    https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/product/685471/endwalker-7-inch-vinyl-single Jettomero: Hero of the Universe (Stumpy Frog Records, EU) (Channel 3 Records, US)    https://www.stumpyfrog.com/    https://ch3records.com/collections/vinyl/products/jettomero-hero-of-the-universe Sable (Channel 3 Records) (Mondo) (Light in the Attic)    https://ch3records.com/collections/vinyl/products/sable?variant=40906805477528    https://mondoshop.com/products/sable-original-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp    https://lightintheattic.net/releases/8098-sable-original-video-game-soundtrack Image Gallery

We're riled up for this episode of the podcast with a select screen full of fighting games! This week we're joined by DJ Mengzy from the dance/club scene in Hong Kong to do some chip damage against Guilty Gear Memorial Record, released by Arc System Works and based on the Daisuke Ishiwatari rock-themed fighting game series. Jeremy comes clean on this serendipitous but expensive Tokyo Games Show pickup, and Caleb finally understands what is Guilty Gear. We explore the over-the-top self awareness of the game's soundtrack and revel in the unnecessarily epic storyline. Next, Mengzy helps us unbox the Tekken 3 original soundtrack from Laced Records. We wax nostalgic over the Playstation home version and discuss the differences between the arcade and PS1 soundtracks for this seminal game. Mengzy gives us an education about tempo and genre as we explore the character roster and listen to some "phat beats." We get a chance to talk to Mengzy about remix, dubstep, and what it's like to go from being a music fan to an academically-accredited and experience-rich DJ in the club scene, and she shares a few game-adjacent selections that may or may not be consider "novelty" music in the serious club scene Finally we cover new releases and a highlight a few records you may want to add to your shelf, and, spoilers, a purchase might be confirmed from the panel before the end of the show! Who exhibited weakness in the Iron Wishlist Tournament? Tune in and find out! Outro: "Big Blast Sonic" - Guilty Gear Memorial Record, by Daisuke Ishiwatari DJ Mengzy: Instagram, Facebook Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0 Links: The Elder Scrolls Online (Spacelab9)    https://spacelab9.com/collections/featured-products/products/eso-box-set A Total War Saga: Troy (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/total-war/products/total-war-troy-deluxe-triple-vinyl Spiritfarer (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/spiritfarer/products/spiritfarer-vinyl-soundtrack Sonic Colors: Ultimate (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/sonic-colors-ultimate-2xlp Gris Piano Collections (Materia Collective)    https://themateriastore.com/products/gris-piano-collections-2xlp-vinyl-record NieR: Become As Gods (Materia Collective)    https://themateriastore.com/collections/video-game-music-vinyl/products/nier-become-as-gods-rozen-reven-2xlp-vinyl-record Children Of Morta (Minimum Records)    https://www.minimumrecords.net/shop/baovigseys35z3i68et75e1hdtk0gv World Of Ruin (FFVI piano arrangement) (Respawned Records) (sold out)    https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/featured/products/world-of-ruin-by-tpr-ffvi-melancholy Sable (Hello Merch)    https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/japanese-breakfast/products/sable-double-vinyl In Other Waters (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/in-other-waters-original-soundtrack-by-amos-roddy Summer In Mara (Kitty On Fire Records)    https://adrianberenguer.bandcamp.com/album/summer-in-mara-ost-2 Magic Castle (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/products/magic-castle-ost FAR: Lone Sails (Limited Run Games) (sold out)    https://limitedrungames.com/products/far-lone-sails-2-lp-vinyl Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/08/29/episode-85-very-ok-vinyl-necrosphere-actraiser/ Your favorite single-button adventure through the round (and flat) world of video game music on vinyl has returned! This week we speak with Scott Geoffrey from burgeoning record label Very Ok Vinyl about the particulars of curating, producing, and (mostly) shipping wax from the not-so-frozen-right-now north. Scott takes us right into our first feature this week as we discuss developer Cat Nigiri's two-button metroidvania game Necrosphere. The game is unusual, the developer and composer are rather distinctive, and the music itself jams. We go into a bit of the special characteristics that made Necrosphere the optimal choice as VoV's inaugural release. Anthony glides us down (Mode 7 style) to our next feature, Wayo Records' Actraiser. The idiosyncratic SNES class-by-itself "god game plus action platformer" also enjoys a great Yuzo Koshiro score, and the vinyl release fully brings it. The Wayo release also includes a recently-reorchestrated symphonic arrangement of the game's score, and we weigh the pros and cons of either interpretation. We cover the recent releases and upcoming chase items (as well as breaking Anthony's heart and wallet a few times), and call it a wrap for this episode, because we're just that efficient and awesome. Outro: "All Over the World" - Actraiser (unofficial release), Yuzo Koshiro Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @veryokscoot, @veryokvinyl https://www.veryokvinyl.com/ Links: Esperwave (Channel 3 Records) https://ch3records.com/collections/vinyl/products/ch3-006 Silent Hill 3 (Mondo)    https://mondoshop.com/products/silent-hill-3-original-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp Silent Hill 4: The Room (Mondo)    https://mondoshop.com/products/silent-hill-4-the-room-original-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/street-fighter-alpha-3-limited-edition-deluxe-triple-vinyl The House Of The Dead (Cartridge Thunder) HOTD1 https://cartridgethunder.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-house-of-the-dead HOTD2 https://cartridgethunder.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-house-of-the-dead-2 Box set https://cartridgethunder.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-house-of-the-dead-box-set-1-2 Ys VI: The Ark Of Napishtim (Streaming Arrow Records) (Very Ok Vinyl) (Chipfreq) (Black Screen Records)    https://streamingarrowrecords.com/products/ys-vi-the-ark-of-napishtim    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/falcom-sound-team-jdk-ys-vi-the-ark-of-napishtim-original-soundtrack-4xlp-boxset    https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/collections/chipfreq/products/star-008c    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-soundtracks/products/ys-vi-the-ark-of-napishtim-original-soundtrack-by-falcom-sound-team-jdk Dragon Slayer: The Legend Of Heroes (Streaming Arrow Records) (Very Ok Vinyl) (Chipfreq) (Black Screen Records)    https://streamingarrowrecords.com/products/dragon    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/falcom-sound-team-jdk-dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-original-soundtrack-special-edition-2xlp    https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/collections/chipfreq/products/star-005c    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-soundtracks/products/dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-original-soundtrack-special-edition-by-falcom-sound-team-jdk Fields Of Ys (Streaming Arrow Records) (Very Ok Vinyl) (Chipfreq) (Black Screen Records)    https://streamingarrowrecords.com/products/fields-of-ys    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/falcom-sound-team-jdk-fields-of-ys-1xlp    https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/collections/chipfreq/products/star-006    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-soundtracks/products/fields-of-ys-by-falcom-sound-team-jdk Ys Healing (Streaming Arrow Records) (Very Ok Vinyl) (Chipfreq) (Black Screen Records)    https://streamingarrowrecords.com/products/ys-healing    https://www.veryokvinyl.

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/08/18/episode-84-toy-music-dancing-super-mario-bros/ We have returned once again, this time from a time warp to the mid-1980s where we have altered history by stealing away with a couple of choice records from Japan... they'll never miss it and our resulting timeline is probably not the darkest one as a result! This week Jeremy and minty-fresh-cohost Caleb are joined by fan favorite Frederik "Blipblop" Lauridsen to show off our anachronistic booty in the form of Akihabara Electric Circus – Toy Music: Dancing Super Mario Brothers. If you think that's a mouthful, just wait until you get an earful! "Thriller via Ray Parker Jr" vibe is something else, and we're reminded that Nintendo franchises from the 80s were still a less defined and less homogenous phenomenon. Next, Caleb brings us our Super Mario entrée two ways with Mario Syndrome, which is not only a credible name for a congenital disease but also a pretty funky Lionel Richie style proto R&B jam, and more! We don't want to spoil anything for you but let's just say that you will find this record both a fun listen as well as a learning experience. Next we catch you up on the new releases and announcements, including a little more time travel to announce something from Channel 3 Records that is both unknown but also thoroughly sold out. We discuss the continuing Great Vinyl Weirdness of '21 with respect now to the possible ongoing fallout for labels and consumers as backups and lead times only get longer. Indie bands and small businesses are reportedly starting to turn away from the vinyl format for logistical reasons, and Caleb and Frederik give a bit of insight on whether there's any danger for video game music on vinyl record! https://www.reddit.com/r/VGMvinyl/comments/nzib65/why_are_we_seeing_expensive_preorders_for_2022/ Outro: "Metroid" - Toy Music: Dancing Super Mario Brothers Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records, @blipblopwax www.channel3records.com www.blipblop.net Links: Viewtiful Joe (Ship to Shore) (Very OK Vinyl) (Black Screen Records) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/viewtiful-joe https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/viewtiful-joe https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/viewtiful-joe-original-soundtrack-by-capcom-sound-team Darkwood (Ship to Shore) (Black Screen Records) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/darkwood https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-soundtracks/products/darkwood-original-soundtrack-by-arthur-kordas Gears of War: Original Trilogy Soundtrack (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/gears-of-war/products/gears-of-war-original-trilogy-soundtrack Tekken 5 (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/tekken/products/tekken-5-limited-edition-deluxe-triple-vinyl Tekken 6 (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/tekken/products/tekken-6-limited-edition-deluxe-double-vinyl Sounds of Summer 2021 (Black Screen Records) (free, pay shipping) https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/sounds-of-summer-2021-by-various-artists The Medium (Black Screen Records) (Ship to Shore) https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/the-medium-original-soundtrack-by-akira-yamaoka-arkadiusz-reikowski https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/the-medium-original-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp Humankind (G4F Records) https://www.g4f-records.com/en/produit/humankind-edition-vinyl/ The Songs of Time (Respawned Records) (Mango Mage) (sold out) https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/vinyl-releases/products/the-songs-of-time-by-tpr https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/the-songs-of-time-by-tpr-king-of-thieves-var Ys: The Oath in Felghana (Wayo Records) (Light in the Attic) https://www.wayorecords.com/en/vinyls/738-ys-the-oath-in-felghana-vinyl-collector.html https://lightintheattic.net/releases/8013-ys-the-oath-in-felghana Dead By Daylight (Return to Analog Records) (sold out)

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/07/18/video-game-grooves-gaiden-1-gaiden-gits-arise-countach-for-giorgio-welcome-to-brght-falls/ No, you haven't fallen into an interdimensional facsimile of your favorite video-game-music-on-vinyl podcast, this is just the side story. In our first "gaiden" episode, we are joined by Ryan Huff from One Run Records to investigate the video games "adjacent" world of vinyl, and do we have a weird lineup for our inaugural outing. Anthony bring us the soundtrack to Ghost in the Shell: Arise, by Japanese alternative musician Cornelius. We flow with (yet remain pleasantly unsettled by) the surprisingly chill vibe of Arise, and ponder the lyrical technique and philosophical questions posed by the unique tracks. Jeremy then takes us into the mind of Shooter Jennings and Richard Garriott with Countach (for Giorgio), a tribute album dedicated to the prolific (and still kicking) music producer Giorgio Moroder... adjacent to video games by association with Lord British and with a launch party that took place inside Shroud of the Avatar, we take the opportunity to appreciate both the music of Moroder and Jennings doing whatever he darn well pleases. Finally, Ryan takes us on a guided tour of one of the most enigmatic releases we've ever heard of with Welcome to Bright Falls, the soundtrack to the prequel webisodes to the well-loved (but not THAT well-loved) Alan Wake from Remedy Entertainment. In a great example of life imitating art, this inexplicable album seems to have come from nobody nowhere who is willing to shed any light on it... but it's also filled with a variety of little original gems. Even though we head down some bunny-trails in this episode, we still make sure to keep up on the new releases and a couple of non-release tidbits (such as Rockstar Games starting their own music label with vinyl releases) and just have a generally good time. Hang out with us and get weird! Outro: "From Here to Eternity" - Shooter Jennings Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @onerunrecords https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJAxcD_yVqI Links: VA-11 HALL-A Complete (Black Screen Records) BSR: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/va-11-hall-a-complete-sound-collection-vinyl-boxset-by-garoad STS: https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/va-11-hall-a-complete Chipfreq: https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/products/bsr060 Mega Man Legends (Ship To Shore Media) STS: https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/mega-man-legends BSR: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/mega-man-legends-original-soundtrack-by-capcom-sound-team Chipfreq: https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/products/sts-123 Very ok Vinyl: https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/mega-man-legends-ost-vinyl Streets Of Rogue (Ship to Shore Media) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/streets-of-rogue West Of Loathing (Ship To Shore Media) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/west-of-loathing Tell Me Why (iam8bit) https://www.iam8bit.com/products/tell-me-why-vinyl-soundtrack Mega Remix Man .EXE (Materia Collective) https://roborobmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mega-remix-man-exe Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (Mondo) https://mondoshop.com/products/metal-gear-2-solid-snake-original-video-game-soundtrack-2xlp Snake's Revenge (Mondo) (sold out) https://mondoshop.com/products/snakes-revenge-original-video-game-soundtrack-lp Mighty Fight Federation (Yetee Records) https://theyetee.com/collections/all/products/mighty-fight-federation-ost Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco) US: https://www.bandainamcoentstore.com/product/668397/scarlet-nexus-official-soundtrack-vinyl EU: https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/eu/product/648311/official-scarlet-nexus-vinyl UK: https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/uk/product/648312/official-scarlet-nexus-vinyl Tales Of Arise (Bandai Namco Entertainment) (EU only) https://store.bandainamcoent.

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/06/27/episode-83-horizon-zero-dawn/ In the far-flung future, civilization has collapsed. Humanity has forgotten its roots. Robots roam the earth. CD audio has decayed. Only vinyl records remain. Video game music is scavenged from the rubble of our past to rebuild society. The year is 2021. The podcast is Video Game Grooves. Tom Quillfeldt from Laced Records joins Jeremy to explore, appreciate, and illuminate the music of Horizon Zero Dawn. We devote the entire episode to this 4xLP box set, discussing the game's future-tribal setting and sounds. Appreciating the sound team for Horizon Zero Dawn begins with Music Supervisor Lucas van Tol at Guerrilla games, and the guidance and instruction given to the composition team led by Joris de Man. Combining the skills of The Flight, Jonathan Williams, Niels Van der Leest, and of course Julie Elven providing vocals, the weave of thematic and evocative audio perfectly augments the game's unique setting. We pick several selections from across the HZD spectrum to showcase how the game's music sets the stage and communicates the setting to players, and makes for a darn listenable experience too. We also find some "never-before-internetted" music from the score and share it here for what we reckon must be the first time in knowable human history. After setting our campfire for the day, we summon up the new releases and announcements, including a nice one from Laced, and quite a few that may be worth spending your metal shards on as the month closes out. We also take a cue from the "found music" elements of Horizon Zero Dawn to uncover a few other bespoke instruments, engineered sounds, and altogether fabricated soundfonts that exist in the music you listen to on your own vinyl records... your indestructible time-capsule of a music format. Outro: "The Good News" - Joris de Man ft. Julie Elven Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @laced_audio Links: Resident Evil 2 (2019 remake) (Laced Records Limited Ed) (Standard Ed)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/resident-evil/products/resident-evil-2-limited-edition-x4lp-boxset    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/resident-evil/products/resident-evil-2-2019-standard-edition-x4lp-boxset Rad (Ship To Shore PhonoCo)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/rad Road 96 (G4F Records)    https://www.g4f-records.com/en/produit/road-96-vinyl-edition/ Zeldawave (Polygon Dream Bandcamp) (sold out, repress incoming)    https://marblepawns.bandcamp.com/album/oot Weezer: Tell Me What You Want (Wave Break) (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/wave-break-7 Surviving Mars (Paradox Interactive)    https://vinyl.survivingmars.com/ The Dark Pictures: House Of Ashes (Bandai Namco EU only) https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/eu/product/648305/the-dark-pictures-house-of-ashes-vinyl Mighty Fight Federation (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/products/mighty-fight-federation-ost Soulless I & II (Kickstarter)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amicomretrobooks/soulless-commodore-64-chiptune-game-soundtrack-on-vinyl-and-cd The Last of Us 2 restock (Playstation Gear store)    https://gear.playstation.com/Product/1525832-The_Last_of_Us_Part_II_Vinyl_Record Skies Of Arcadia repress (Wayô Records)    https://www.wayorecords.com/en/wayo-records/651-skies-of-arcadia-eternal-soundtrack-vinyl-edition.html Samorost 3 repress (Minority Records)    https://store.minorityrecords.com/ Image Gallery  

Here at Video Game Grooves we are not above admitting our mistakes, and we do our best to rectify them. This episode we rectify the error of omission as Rozen comes back to the show after a "mea culpa" amount of time way back on Episode 21 when we were just a baby podcast. Well now as a bratty teenage podcast we slouch and kick a rock, and finally get him back on for you. To make up for lost time we are covering not one but two of his awesome vinyl releases. First up, Anthony returns us to that old Nier well with Nier: Glory to Mankind. Of course we talk about the music of Keiichi Okabe but also the dovetail with the "gravitas" of the Rozen+Reven adaptation, as well as the vocals on every single track, and what it takes to deliver on what Nier musically promises. Jeremy ends up humblebragging about the re-release variant he snagged. We continue with the more recent release of The Keyblade War, Rozen and vocalist Reven's adaptation of the inscrutably-storied Kingdom Hearts franchise, and whether it was easier or harder to match up with the iconic music of Yoko Shimomura. Everything has meaning in this release, and we get just a taste of that in our listening party today. We continue with the new releases and make a few harsh judgments over here and a few drooling hype statements over there... but ultimately we let you decide where to spend your money (links below as always) and we finally discuss the weird time-delayed climate of video game music on vinyl record, including some production insights from Rozen who also does some design work at Materia Collective, and he even pulls out the crystal ball for one or two predictions about what fans can expect in the future from the "hurry up and wait" situation we've been experiencing over the past year. Trust the power of feelings and friendship and enjoy this one! Outro: "Dearly Beloved" - The Keyblade War, by Rozen Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @rozendj Website – Rozen.audio Links: NieR Replicant 10+1 Years (Square Enix US) (Square Enix EU) NA: https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/647841/nier-replicant-10plus1-years-vinyl-lp-box-set-vinyl EU: https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/647860/nier-replicant-10plus1-years-vinyl-lp-box-set Sea Of Thieves (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/sea-of-thieves-vinyl-soundtrack PixelJunk Eden 2 (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/soundtracks/products/pixeljunk-eden-2-2lp-exclusive-vinyl Double Dragon IV (Limited Run Games)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/double-dragon-iv-vinyl-soundtrack Final Fantasy IV Song Of Heroes (Square Enix US) (Square Enix EU)    https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/647846/final-fantasy-iv-song-of-heroes-vinyl    https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/647906/final-fantasy-iv-song-of-heroes Solasta: Crown Of The Magister (G4F Records)    https://solastacrownofthemagister.bandcamp.com/album/solasta-crown-of-the-magister-original-soundtrack-2 Stonefly (Diggers Factory)    https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/239652/natureboy-flako-stonefly-original-game-soundtrack VGM Jams Mixtape Vol. 1 (Qrates)    https://qrates.com/projects/23814-vgm-jams-mixtape-vol-1 Skyrim Box Set (Spacelab 9)    https://spacelab9.com/collections/featured-products/products/available-now-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-ultimate-4-lp-box-set-exclusive-dragons-breath-vinyl Image Gallery

The procedurally-generated treasure hunt for video game music on vinyl record continues, and we've brought in a couple of strong-jawed Indiana Jones style action archaeologists to get it done. This week, Caleb Denney of Channel 3 Records joins us alongside game music guitar savant and audio mixing sorcerer-king Stemage to get it done. We begin our endeavor by uncovering the hidden gem Bat out of HAL, by Kirby's Dream Band. We praise the band's knack for letting all the musical elements come out and sparkle, as well as the interesting set of choices for inclusion on the album. We then continue to the quizzical and well-known music of Spelunky, by Phlogiston. This release is unique in a few ways, and so we turn it around in our minds and ears to explore its peculiar beauty, and the interesting way it's been arranged to take us through the shifting corridors and caves of its musical labyrinths. We continue by illuminating the releases and products that seek your treasures these days... and there are many, bold vinyl adventurer! We then head back to the university to ruminate on our findings by discussing the art and science of audio mixing. Grant and Caleb describe what the process actually is and how it relates to the production of a digital or physical version of our favorite tunes, and how that translates into the finished vinyl that sits on your home treasure altar turntable. Outro: "Goblins 3" - Bat out of HAL, Kirby's Dream Band Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records, @stemage Facebook – Channel 3 Records www.ch3records.com Links: Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl Box (Square Enix NA) (Square Enix EU)     https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/634858/final-fantasy-xiv-vinyl-lp-box-vinyl     https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/639581/final-fantasy-xiv-vinyl-lp-box Melodies Of Midgar (KupoCon) (sold out)     https://kupo.shop/collections/really-new/products/melodies-of-midgar-limited-edition-vinyl Enter The Gungeon (Devolver Digital Store)     https://merch.devolverdigital.co/collections/enter-the-gungeon/products/enter-the-gungeon-vinyl-deluxe-triple-vinyl Manifold Garden (iam8bit) (Black Screen Records)     https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/manifold-garden/products/manifold-garden-vinyl-soundtrack     https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/distro/products/manifold-garden-original-soundtrack-by-laryssa-okada Mutazione (iam8bit) https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/mutazione/products/mutazione-vinyl-soundtrack Little Nightmares I & II (Bandai Namco US)(Bandai Namco EU)     https://www.bandainamcoentstore.com/product/637031/little-nightmares-i-ii-vinyl-the-music-box-collection     https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/eu/product/637612/little-nightmares-i-ii-vinyl-the-  music-box-collection Papetura (Minority Records) https://www.minorityrecords.com/en/releases/papetura-soundtrack Aerial_Knight's Never Yield (Black Screen Records) (US distro Ship to Shore)     https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/aerial_knights-never-yield-original-soundtrack-by-neil-j-daniel-wilkins     https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/aerial_knights-never-yield Dandara (Mana Wave Media) (Bigwax)    https://www.manawave.co/product/dandara     https://bigwax.io/collections/mana-wave-media/products/dandara Maverick Hunters (Mega Ran Bandcamp)    https://random.bandcamp.com/campaign/maverick-hunters Image Gallery  

The season has turned, and for a brief time in Video Game Grooves climes life will be a bit more active and a bit more moist. So we are joined by Aaron from Ship to Shore Media to preside over the action and the, uh, moistness in the form of video game music on vinyl records! Specifically this episode the action belongs to the release of Gradius Rebirth from Ship to Shore. The Rebirth series is a bit special in the pantheon of games and their remakes, and Gradius in particular, ostensively lost forever on Wiiware, lives on with its cutscenes and darkness in this vinyl release. We look at both the narrative-driven elements of DARKNESS and also the fast-paced space jet vibe ala Manabu Namiki, and generally appreciate the little spot Gradius Rebirth holds in the series history. We move on to the moisture with Dropsy, from Joyful Noise Recordings, and it feels just like a damp hug. The mood of Dropsy is something rather unique as well, and we get as close as we can stand to the horrifying/maudlin/sweet combination without freaking out. We appreciate the musical output of the 12-hour Chris Schlarb recording marathon, as well as the Mothersbaughan element of the album, and its overall listenability. Of course we have new releases and represses and shipping announcements to cover, as always! And finally, we talk to Aaron about the sustainability of the market for video game music on vinyl through the introduction of new (and possibly younger) devotees, and what that means for the release schedule and selections for labels in 2021. Outro: "Fugitive Foxtrot" - Dropsy, by Chris Schlarb Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @stsphonoco Facebook – StSPhonoCo Links: Yakuza 0 (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/yakuza Apex Legends (Enjoy the Ride)    https://enjoytheriderecords.com/collections/enjoy-the-ride-records/products/apex-legends-soundtrack-etr110 Myst (Fangamer) (Black Screen Records)    https://www.fangamer.com/collections/myst/products/myst-vinyl-ost    https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/myst-original-soundtrack-by-robyn-miller Frostpunk Complete Soundtrack (Gamemusic Records)    https://gamemusic.net/product/frostpunk-complete-soundtrack/ Mr Nutz (Wayo Records)    https://www.wayorecords.com/en/vinyls/724-mr-nutz-original-soundtrack-vinyl-collector.html Super XYX (Respawned Records) (Black Screen Records) (sold out)    https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/featured/products/super-xyx-vinyl-soundtrack    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/distro/products/super-xyx-original-soundtrack-by-epilis R-Type Original Sound Box (NIS America)    https://store.nisamerica.com/preorders/r-type-original-sound-box NeoGeo Pocket color Selection Vol 1 game bundle (PixnLove) (sold out)    https://www.pixnlove.com/nintendo-switch/902-neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol1-snk-limited-edition.html    https://www.pixnlove.com/nintendo-switch/901-neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol1-capcom-limited-edition.html Arknights: Contingency Contract (Monster siren) (requires proxy)    https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1-b-s.w20726869-22044789652.1.4a2d66adw4St78&id=640489773953&skuId=4599001768177 Necrosphere (Very Ok Vinyl)    https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/vov-001 Friday Night Funkin (Needlejuice Records Kickstarter)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funkin/friday-night-funkin-the-full-ass-game Image Gallery  

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/04/22/episode-79-nick-marinelli-sonic-adventure-1-2/ We're back with a new episode dedicated to the spinning lifestyle: not JUST the vinyl, but the Blue Blur makes a return to the podcast after a rather lengthy wait. We could just feel him tapping his toe in our direction. To bring Sonic back to the show we have called upon the only man with the game music event chops to get it done! We're joined by Nick Marinelli of Video Games in Concert to discuss Sonic's seminal first foray into 3D and late-90s lyrical hip-hop and grunge pop.  We close our eyes and feel it burn with the Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 box set from Brave Wave, hitting the feels hard with music that feels nostalgic even on the first listen. We are simply natural, exploring a bit of development history and design challenges that Sonic faced in a complete rework of the franchise. We wanna be cool; we also wanna be like him. Several new releases and announcements have hit us this month, and make sure to keep you tougher than leather and rougher than the rest of 'em, we update you with links below to get your hands on them. Finally, we sit down with Nick to talk more deeply about the game music fan scene, which has brought up lots of individual artists and groups that have contributed significantly to the catalog of game music, remixes, arrangements, and others--some of which have been released on vinyl! So follow us, set us free, trust us and we will escape from the city. We'll make it through, prove it to you. Outro: "Pleasure Castle (for Twinkle Park)" - Sonic Adventure, by Jun Senoue Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @gamemusicrocks www.gamemusic.rocks Links: Mass Effect Trilogy (Spacelab9) (Black Screen Records) (Bioware Gear) https://spacelab9.com/products/mass-effect-trilogy-vinyl-collection https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/distro/products/mass-effect-trilogy-vinyl-collection-by-various-artists   https://gear.bioware.com/products/mass-effect-vinyl-collection-4lp-box-set Jet Lancer (Ship to Shore) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/video-game-soundtracks/products/jet-lancer Overpass (Ship to Shore) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/overpass Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Laced Records) https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/resident-evil/products/resident-evil-7-standard-edition-x4lp-boxset Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Lakeshore Records) https://www.lakeshorerecordsshop.com/product/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-original-game-soundtrack-red-w-yellow-splatter-teal-w-black-smoke Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Wave of Giants (Lakeshore Records) https://www.lakeshorerecordsshop.com/product/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-the-wave-of-giants-opaque-white-vinyl-einar-selvik https://nordicmusicmerch.com/products/einar-selvik-assassins-creed%c2%ae-valhalla-the-wave-of-giants-lp-white-vinyl (sold out) Demon's Souls (Milan Records) Mondo: https://mondoshop.com/products/demons-souls-original-soundtrack-2xlp LITA: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/7691-demon-s-souls-original-soundtrack Newbury: https://www.newburycomics.com/collections/exclusive-vinyl/products/shunsuke_kida-soundtrack-demons_souls_exclusive_2lp Black Screen Records: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/demon-s-souls-original-soundtrack-by-shunsuke-kida Channel 3: https://ch3records.com/collections/vinyl/products/demons-souls Chipfreq: https://www.vinylguru.co.uk/collections/all/products/194398431314 Ketsui -Kizuna Jigoku Tachi- (Brave Wave) Limited Run Games: https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/ketsui-kizuna-jigoku-tachi-the-definitive-soundtrack-vinyl Bigwax: https://bigwax.io/collections/brave-wave-productions/products/ketsui-kizuna-jigoku-tachi Chemical Plant Zone / Sagat Theme (Colemine Records) https://www.coleminerecords.com/collections/new-releases-upcoming-pre-orders/products/black-market-brass-chemical-plant-zone-release-date-5-7-21 ...

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/04/01/episode-78-paradise-killer-pepsiman/ Welcome to this refreshing AND tasteful episode of Video Game Grooves! This week we throw it back to chrome, shuttered lighting, palm trees, smooth jazz saxophones, and a horrific faceless nightmare-fuel running facehole fizzer who will compel you with the power of cola. This is just how we do it. This week, Paul leads us to the beautiful and bizarre world of Paradise Killer from Black Screen Records. The game is exceptional and captivating, not least of which due to the musical score by Barry Topping. The nostalgia-nouveau fusion jazz soundtrack keeps us enthralled even if we have no idea what's going on in the game (although we try to explore that too). We then move on to Jeremy's feature of an unofficial Pepsiman release and we ask "Is Pepsi(man) okay?" We take a slice of the original music by James & Gang (James Shimoji) for the inscrutable sugar-water Japanese ad campaign of the 90s, and we appreciate the amazing saxophone and keyboard work, exploring topics such as improvisation, animal attraction, and corporeal miming. We flow into a discussion about soloists and performers in video game music, who seem often to go under the radar and we shout out several that we know (and a few we didn't) and invite you to seek their work on vinyl and off. And we wrap it all up with new releases and announcements that you can pay for right now! And isn't that just what you want? Of course it is. Outro: "Idle Lands" - Paradise Killer, by Barry Topping Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMwQxaSRjU Mizucat Illustration, Art, & Design https://www.mizucat.com/ Kristin Naigus http://www.field-of-reeds.net/credits.html Reven Music https://revenmusic.com/ Julie Elven https://www.julieelven.com/about Links: Tales of Symphonia (Ship to Shore) https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/tales-of-symphonia The King of Fighters 2002 (Limited Run Games) (Bigwax)    https://bigwax.io/collections/brave-wave-productions/products/the-king-of-fighters-2002-the-definitive-soundtrack    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/the-king-of-fighters-2002-soundtrack-vinyl-or-cd The King of Fighters 94/95 (Limited Run Games) (Bigwax)    https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/the-king-of-fighters-94-95-soundtrack-bundle    https://bigwax.io/collections/brave-wave-productions/products/the-king-of-fighters-94-95-the-definitive-soundtrack Blaseball (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/blaseball-vinyl-soundtrack Simian Symphony (Donkey Kong 64 arrange) (Respawn Records)    https://respawnedrecords.com/collections/featured/products/dk64-simian-symphony-vinyl-record Murder by Numbers (Black Screen Records)    https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/murder-by-numbers-original-soundtrack-by-masakazu-sugimori Noby Noby Boy (Fangamer)    https://www.fangamer.com/products/noby-noby-boy-vinyl-soundtrack Watch Dogs Legion (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/watch-dogs Donkey Kong Country Recreated (Mental Groove Records) (Forced Exposure, USA)    https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/jammin-sam-miller-donkey-kong-country-ost-recreated-2lp/MPD.036LP.html    https://shop.mentalgroove.ch/album/donkey-kong-country-ost-recreated-2 Street Fighter II cover album (Retroleaf Records)    https://retroleafrecords.com/products/street-fighter-ii Post Void 7" (Diggers Factory)    https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/240060/ycjy-x-karlflodin-post-void Image Gallery

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/03/06/episode-77-ikaruga-quake/ This could be the stressiest episode of Video Game Grooves, as we dive into the merciless black-and-white polarized world of Ikaruga, the insanely difficult vertical shooter from Treasure Games, which got a soundtrack release by Data Discs last year. Anthony guides us through the game's monochromatic landscape and its noble-yet-frenetic soundscape, and we place the game in its context alongside other musical and mechanical offerings from Treasure. Jeremy decides to go a little more toward the dark side of the musical spectrum with Quake, by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. We investigate what the sound of "industrial music" is, and whether Quake's musical score is what we think it is, and what the value of Quake to gaming at large might be. We also look subconscious musical-emotional manipulation right in the face, and did you just feel your phone buzz in your pocket? We carry on with the new releases, (which are manageable!) along with some recently-shipped records that might be finding their way onto your shelf right now, as well as a few new announcements that will lighten your wallet in the future. Finally, we chew on a list of "real musicians" who have contributed their compositional skills to video games alongside the likes of Trent Reznor (perhaps even some of his NIN bandmates!) and whether their video game compositions have graced the vinyl market yet... and perhaps whether they should. But of course, we can't always be perfectly thorough, so who might we have missed? Listen in and help us out! Outro: "Reality" - Ikaruga, by Hiroshi Iuchi Links: Itta (Respawned Records) (sold out)    https://respawnedrecords.com/products/itta-4lp-box-set Borderlands 2 (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/borderlands/products/borderlands-2-limited-edition-x4lp-box-set    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/borderlands/products/borderlands-2-deluxe-x4lp-box-set RuneScape: Old School Combat Classics (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/runescape/products/runescape-old-school-combat-classics-deluxe-double-vinyl RuneScape: God Wars (Laced Records)    https://www.lacedrecords.com/collections/runescape/products/runescape-god-wars-dungeon-deluxe-double-vinyl Esper Dream 1+2 (Ship to Shore)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/esper-dream Double Kick Heroes (G4F Records)    https://www.g4f-records.com/en/produit/double-kick-heroes-vinyl-edition-pre-order/ Anodyne 2: Return to Dust (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/collections/all/products/anodyne-2-original-soundtrack-lp YIIK (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/products/yiik-a-postmodern-rpg-original-soundtrack Stubbs the Zombie (Stubbs Hub)    https://stubbshub.com/#collectors Wave Break: Neon Rides (NewRetroWave Bandcamp)    https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/wave-break-neon-rides-game-soundtrack Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/02/03/episode-76-street-fighter-iii-the-collection The World Fighting Championship returns to your turntable in the form of the underappreciated little brother of the Street Fighter franchise: Street Fighter III. We're joined by Ryan Huff of One Run Records for this one, so you know it's going to be a little offbeat to begin with! In this episode, Anthony takes the helm and steers us through the musically- and canonically-complicated waters of Street Fighter III: The Collection from Laced Records, with stops at New Generation, 2nd Impact, and Third Strike. The evolving music and sound of Hideki Okugawa as the game saw its various iterations from 1997 to 1999 and finally settled on something more evolved and distinctive than the series had dared previously. We discuss the art, the cultural impact, and the mechanical import of this Capcom gem, and help you to appreciate it as only a black-clad beret-wearing teenager traipsing around Germany could! We take care of some housecleaning with the new releases and other announcements of the past couple of weeks. We muse over the thematically-appropriate question of pan-series box sets, such as Laced has done with Street Fighter 3, and we discuss the relative merit of "less-popular" games getting unsuccessful standalone releases versus folding them into a larger set. Curation! Outro: "Crowded Street (Yun & Yang Stage)" - Street Fighter III: Third Strike, by Hideki Okugawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1xPOUn7vQ http://www.onerunrecords.com/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @onerunrecords Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Onerunrecords/ Links: Dungeon of the Endless (G4F Records) Warhammer: Vermintide II (Laced Records) Spinch (iam8bit) Pac-Man fever 7" (Cook and Becker, book bundle) Afterparty (Limited Run Games) King of Fighters 2000 (Limited Run Games) Black Materia: The Remake (Gamechops Bandcamp crowdfund) Klonoa restock (Ship to Shore Media) Memories of Tokyo-To (glow-in-the-dark repress) (Ship to Shore Media) Image Gallery

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/01/23/episode-75-goldeneye-64-orchestrated-untitled-goose-game/ We're putting the needle down on the run-in groove for 2021. It's a little noisy so far, so we might need to damp clean the whole thing. For our first episode we're joined by Justin O'Rear from Respawned Records to look at some our favorite recent game-music-on-vinyl releases that are just begging for a closer look. We begin with one of Paul's runners-up for last year, Goldeneye 64 Orchestrated, from Respawned Records. This music takes us immediately back to rowdy group gaming sessions with friends, and punishing cheaters who looked on our quadrant of the TV! We explore the game's weird development history and its eponymous tie-in (but we forget to mention last month's collapse of the Areceibo Observatory!) and how the convergence of pop culture and circumstance made N64 Goldeneye a household name in the late 90s. We continue with a look at Untitled Goose Game from iam8bit, and discuss its similarly-unexpected captivation of pop culture. Claude Debussy's "Preludes" get a bit of airtime and we talk about impressionist piano composition (take THAT Debussy!) We run through the most important news... make sure not to skip this part! There's a lot going on! And finally we use the "fun old memories" of Goldeneye to springboard to the "fun new memories" of music and experiences like Untitled Goose Game, and we talk about whether game music on vinyl can be a catalyst for some latter-day nostalgia. Jeremy's Favorite Goldeneye Comedy https://realgoldeneye.ytmnd.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RR5V0rmN4o Outro: "Depot" - Goldeneye 64 Orchestrated, by Rich Douglas (composed by Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate) Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @respawnedrec FB – https://www.facebook.com/RespawnedRec/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/respawnedrecords/ https://respawnedrecords.com/ Links: Tree of Life (Manawave) Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game (Limited Run Games) Grindstone (iam8bit) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (Laced Records) Panzer Dragoon: Remake (Bigwax) (Brave Wave / Limited Run Games) Panzer Paladin (Limited Run Games) Little Big Adventure symphonic Suite (Wayo Records) Super Meat Boy Forever (sold out) (Yetee Records) Banjo-Skazooie (Respawned Records) Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (Strictly Limited Games) Mutant Mudds (Cartridge Thunder) Red Dead Redemption 2 "House Building EP" (Lakeshore Records) Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Kickstarter) Image Gallery  

What a year. Period, not exclamation point. But what a year for video game music on vinyl record!  The full VGG crew is joined once again for our annual best-of-the-year episode by Frederik "Blipblop" Lauridsen from BlipBlop.net for the definitive breakdown of the very best releases from across the niche universe of our weird hobby. In our round-robin fashion, we count down our top 3 individually, as well as a few special shout-outs, and then we get to your favorite picks, as the community of Lovers of Video Game Music on Vinyl Record in the year 2020. Big thanks to you, our community, for toughing out 2020 with us, and get ready to spin up 2021 as big new things come our way! Happy New Year! Outro: "Staff Roll" - Tekken 3, by Nobuyoshi Sano, Keiichi Okabe & Yuu Miyake Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @blipblopwax http://www.blipblop.net/ To shortcut to the good stuff you all wanted (community picks) you can click here, but it's a secret to everyone.

Show notes and gallery:  http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/12/14/episode-73-ultimate-doom-doom-2016/ ‎ Oh hello there, welcome to our cozy winter fireside for the latest episo—PROFANE BLOOD OF THE DAMNED DID FLOW OVER THE PLAIN OF TORMENT—of the Video Game Grooves podcast! We're joined by "extended family" show hosts Tom Quillfeldt from Laced Records and culture maven Brock Wilbur to make the season merry! This episode goes a little off the glowing holiday message you'd usuall—AND IN THE THRALL OF THE HELLISH LEGIONS THE WEAK SHALL KNOW NO PEACE—in this festive time of year, but we think you'll love it! This episode features the unofficial release of Ultimate DOOM, by Bobby Prince circa 1993, and 2016's DOOM by Mick Gordon. We think you'll really enjo—AS THE UNQUENCHABLE WRATH OF THE NETHERWORLD POURED THROUGH THE GATE—fantastic heavy metal sounds of the series, originating—RENDERING THEIR FLESH INTO PUREST AGONY—and still iconic today. Plus, we continue with the news and new releases, and there's plenty of —UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE—your wallet, so watch out! ;) Plus, we discuss games of 2020 that we think deserve a vinyl release, including a few so obscure, you might think we invented them! Listen in and—SUFFER ENDLESSLY. Outro: "BFG Division: - DOOM (2016), by Mick Gordon Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @laced_records, @brockwilbur http://www.brockwilbur.com DONATE: Harvesters Community Food Network (food bank) DONATE: Veterans Community Project (veterans housing) http://www.lacedrecords.com/ Laced Records Blog LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: Video Game Music on Vinyl's Best of 2020 Community Poll, by BlipBlop.net Links: Terraria (Laced Records) ActRaiser (Wayo Records) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Mondo) Klonoa: Door To Phantomile (Ship to Shore) Vampire: The Masquerade-Shadows Of New York (Bandcamp) Alwa's Awakening (Thunderful Games) Rez Infinite: Area X (iam8bit) Disco Elysium (iam8bit) (Open Edition) (Limited Edition) Katana Zero (Fangamer) LocoRoco (Fangamer) Battletoads: Smash Hits (Rare Ltd) Shovel Knight King of Cards (Bigwax EU) (Limited Run USA) Shovel Knight Treasure Trove Empty Box (Limited Run) Earthnight (Limited Run, sold out) DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou (Bigwax EU) (Limited Run USA) Clockwork Aquario (Strictly Limited Games) MOTHER Music Revisited (Amazon.jp) (CDJapan) (HMV) Slice of Life: Songs from Wholesome Games (Black Screen Records) Doctor Who: Edge of Time (Amazon) Sinnohvation (insaneintherainmusic Bandcamp) Twin Mirror (Diggers Factory) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/11/25/episode-72-manawave-w-f-music-from-final-fantasy-13 It's time to talk turkey about video game music on vinyl record, and we're going to start with the drunken uncle at the gathering: lo-fi hip-hop.  We're joined by Caleb Denney, formerly of Debug Records but newly of Channel 3 Records, to talk about some great and noteworthy feature picks!  We begin with the cross-label release of Manawave, an ostensibly low (but not-low) fi (but not-fi) hip (but not-hip) hop (but not-hop) adaptation of Secret of Mana. We admire its aspirations and discuss the album's flowing intentionality and mood, as well as the improbable path to approval by Mana's original composer, Hiroki Kikuta and the album art by Hiroo Isono. We continue to Anthony's pick of W/F Music from Final Fantasy XIII, and champion the unusual divergence the divisive game's music takes from the rest of the canon. A tiny bit of soapboxing and gushing later, and we ponder Square-Enix's vinyl trajectory toward mediocrity from this serendipitously wonderful release. We take care of the news and releases, as always, keeping you informed just in time for those spendy, spendy holidays. And for our final segment, we decide to deeply interrogate the idea of "exceptional" music in the game music vinyl space. What qualifies as exceptional? Are we getting exceptional releases? Do we deserve them? What does the future hold? Is Mass Effect's music really that good? Listen and find out! Outro: "Can't Catch a Break!" - Final Fantasy XIII, by Masashi Hamauzu VOTE: Video Game Music on Vinyl's Best of 2020 Community Poll, by BlipBlop.net Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ch3records Channel 3 Records Website Links: SteamWorld Tower Defense Reimagined (Thunderful) The Pathless (iam8bit) Radirgy Swag (fashionstore.jp) Carrion (Materia Collective) Guacamelee (Ship to Shore) Guacamelee 2 (Ship to Shore) The Music of Destiny Vol 2 (Bungie US) (Bungie EU) Haven (G4F Records) Resident Evil 6 (Laced, Limited Ed) (Standard Ed) Art of Fighting 3 (Bigwax) (Limited Run Games) Shenmue III (Standard Bigwax) (Standard Limited Run Games) Blossom Tales (Respawned Records) Serious Sam 4 (Special reserve Games) Zelda & Chill 2 (Bandcamp crowdfunding) Ends Dec 11 Firewatch (Kickstarter) Ends Nov 30 Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/10/30/episode-71-castlevania-rondo-of-blood-darkest-dungeon Emerging from the darkness and shadows of the night hours, an ominous figure looms. It moves like a vapor, with menace, and exudes a hunger--an unholy NEED--transfixing all who gaze upon it. It moves closer, too close for comfort and in a smooth but sinister voice, it rumbles "I vant to spin your winyl!" #podcastchillers Our newest podcast for the witching time of the year is replete with the sounds of the season! Jeremy and Anthony pair up to investigate the dark corners (so to speak) of vinyl, and we've made otherworldly contact with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood from Mondo! Believe it or not, we haven't covered this Castlevania record yet, but Anthony takes full advantage of the opportunity. We discuss how it may be a "pivot point" for the Castlevania series in a few ways, and Jeremy has a hard time tearing his eyes off the album art. When he does, he decides to lead us through the Darkest Dungeon, from Ghost Ramp. This one is a multimedia experience so be prepared with THIS LINK (https://www.artsy.net/artist/hieronymus-bosch) to experience the full effect of the severe music of Stuart Chatwood. We take some time out to discuss the "droning" (or amelodic) music of video games, and whether it really makes for a genuinely enjoyable listening experience, and whether it turns out to be a large part of the video game soundtrack experience, and how that relates to "hero" tracks or songs. We close out by updating you on the video game vinyl that demands your attention and money this week, as well as a few rumors to keep you tantalized and tormented. Outro: "Mary Samba" - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, by Akira Sōji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, Mikio Saito Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont Links: Ikaruga (Data Discs) Coffee Talk (Black Screen Records) Paradise Killer (Black Screen Records) Disc Room (Devolver Store) (sold out) Destroy All Humans! (Limited Run Games) The Mummy Demastered (Limited Run Games) Crossy Road Castle (Yetee Records) Creaks (Minority Records) (Amanita Design) Later Alligator (Fangamer) Pepsiman 7" (Chipped Records) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/10/19/episode-70-outer-wilds-illusion-of-gaia It is time once again, as the harvest moon waxes, for our thoughts to turn to the round, spinny things that define our place among the stars: our video game soundtracks on vinyl record. Thanks for joining us again for this journey of mystery and vague trepidation! Today our core crew of hosts leads an exploration of what lies beyond our terrestrial and temporal understanding. Paul has brought iam8bit's Outer Wilds in to us with a discussion of its haunting and looping refrain, and the air of journey and discovery the little indie game has left spinning in our minds, and earned the spot on our record shelves. Anthony counters with an uncanny sense of the unknown on our own planet and in our past (the SNES era, specifically) with an unofficial release of The Illusion of Gaia. This Nintendo-published gem of the early 90s has stayed with a lot of people, but we dig through the remains of developer Quintet's past to learn whether the game's thematic and musical weirdness holds up today. We bid Paul and his gall bladder adieu for our second segment where we try our best to condense recent new releases into a manageable (but quick-paced) PSA about where you might look to get your newest vinyl fix. Depending on your perspective, either it ain't pretty or it's glorious. Finally, for our third segment, we wade into current events in the capitalist arena to discuss business practices and our personal outlooks on bad situations in merchandising and marketing. We weigh business ethics with fiscal facts and look at the community's reaction to merchants' behaviors, and try to navigate equitably through the choppy waters of circumstance. Outro: "Great Pyramid" - Illusion of Gaia, by Yasuhiro Kawasaki Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont Links: Comix Zone (Cartridge Thunder) (Black Screen Records) Angry Video Game Nerd (Ship to Shore) Halo CE Demastered (Respawned Records) The Red Strings Club (Laced Records) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Laced Records, collectors) (standard) Manawave (Debug Records) (sold out) Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamesh (Thunderful Games) Flipping Death (Thunderful Games) Fe (Thunderful Games) Ghost Giant (Thunderful Games) The Last of Us Part II (Mondo) Chasm (Limited Run Games) Horns of Fear (Diggers Factory) Divine Beats (Breath of the Wild remix) (Qrates) Space Quest IV Reorchestrated repress (Qrates) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/09/27/episode-69-metroid-resynthesized-chime-sharp We've got a very nice episode on deck for you today as we are joined by Ryan Huff from One Run Records to cover their release of Metroid Resynthesized by Luminist, and discuss its art-imitating-life-which-is-also-art-imitating-life-art origins, as well as the healing that it has brought to Jeremy's troubled history with Metroid. We continue with a rare release of Chime Sharp, available only to backers for the game's development, and we explore the raison d'être for the indie title and its very careful musical selection and finely-tuned gameplay. As always, there are new releases and other announcements to keep up on, and we loop you into the most exciting stuff along with links below to partake!  We also spend our third segment discussing some of the weirdest gimmick ideas in vinyl records, and postulate how some of those might be applied to video game music on vinyl record that we'd like to see in the future! Outro: "Psychonaut" - Chime Sharp, by Chipzel Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @onerunrecords Links: Quake Remastered (Nine Inch Nails) The Legend of the Mysical Ninja (Ship to Shore) Final Fantasy III - Four Souls- (Square Enix JP) (US) (EU) Hellfire (Limited Run Games) Zero Wing (Limited Run Games) Truxton (Limited Run Games) Neon City Riders (Limited Run Games) (sold out) Turrican 30th Anniversary Sound Collection (Strictly Limited Games) Street Fighter III (Laced Records) Resident Evil 5 (Laced Records limited) (standard) Shenmue II (Data Discs) Hang Onto Your Hat (Black Screen Records) (Ship to Shore) Little Orpheus (Black Screen Records) Undertale Complete (Fangamer) The Church in the Darkness (Minimum Records) The Mooseman (Red Art Games) Until You Fall (Yetee Records) Magician Lord (Wayô Records) Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream) Wizpig (Diddy Kong arrangement) (Respawned Records) Hades (Supergiant Games) (Limited) (Standard) the Essential Games Music Collection Vol II (Silva Screen) Northgard (Shiro Games) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/09/18/b-side-7inchstravaganza-i/ Every once in a while, Video Game Grooves has to think... smaller. Welcome to our inaugural 7inchstravaganza festival of 7-inch vinyl appreciation! We have assembled a crack team of 7thusiasts™ to share and discuss and love on the littlest guys in our collections. Jeremy and Paul are joined with Aaron Hamel of Ship to Shore Records and Frederik Lauridsen from blipblop.net to unearth some of the tiny treasures from our collections! Come along and listen to our little 45s in the most entertaining and convenient way possible! No need to flip your disc! Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @STSphonoco, @blipblopwax Links: Overwatch Lucio “Synaesthesia Auditiva” (Recruit Kit) Mario’s Great Adventure La Quête De L'Oiseau Du Temps Galak-Z The Dimensional Katamari Fantasy Kid Icarus/Metroid Original Soundtrack Orchestra Version Drift Stage Pizza Power + Tubin Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/08/26/episode-68-vib-ribbon-anno-1800/ In the eternal dance of sound and culture, one podcast's card is always full: someone who is a lot less niche-driven than us. But here we are, showing up to hang out in the corner like the weird wallflowers we are, discussing games, game music, vinyl records, game music on vinyl records etc etc. This episode focuses on a little sound and a little culture! We begin with Anthony's selection of Vib Ribbon, by Minimum Records. The Vib soundtrack, co-conceived by Masaya Matsuura and a JPop band called Laugh and Peace, represents a level and style of quirk that we just don't see in many places, and the new pressing does it great justice. We discuss the automotive history of the game, as well as developer NanaOn-Sha's other works, more well-known and less. We're careful to listen to this one at the requisite 45 RPM, because otherwise things could get a bit... dank.  We then proceed to Jeremy's pick of Anno 1800, from Black Screen records and Ubisoft Loud. Jeremy makes the case for the game's mix of film score and era music, why it was one of his favored releases last year, and how it ties to his weirdly-musically-nerdy childhood. We also explore the secret and unsettling "rule of 9." We carry on, as we do, to share with you the newest releases and cool projects to look out for. A number of crowdfunding projects are ending soon, so check the links below! In our final segment we discuss the legitimacy and distinction of music created at dedicated music-crafting studios such as Dynamedion, Basiscape, and Vibe Avenue, compared to music created by individual composers or co-composers. Is there a difference? Should there be? Come listen and find out! Outro: "Brushwood" - Anno 1800, by Dynamedion Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: Risk of Rain 2 (Black Screen Records) Sounds of Summer 2020 (Black Screen Records) Snake Rattle n' Roll (Fangamer) Concrete Genie (Fangamer) Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (Fangamer) Total War: Three Kingdoms (Laced Records) Marvel's Avengers (Mondo) Songs of Supergiant Games (Supergiant) (Deluxe, sold out) Teenage Blob (Team Lazerbeam) Tanglewood (Respawned Records) Trover Saves the Universe (Mondo) Space Quest V Reorchestrated (Qrates) Forever Famicom Diamond Edition (Mega Ran & K-Murdock) Wii U Grooves (DJ Cutman) Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/08/08/episode-67-chrono-trigger/ With a bit of a disc flip // we're into the time slip! One of the great and influential video games of all time, Chrono Trigger, has had a fairly mixed history with its musical handling in the realm of vinyl records... but we're here to make a correction to the timeline. With the release of the unofficial Chrono Trigger box set, the original Yasunori Mitsuda score (with the assist from Nobuo Uematsu and Noriko Matsueda) is finally getting its day in the sun, paid with interest. Jeremy and Anthony explore the timescape of Chrono Trigger as a game, with all its improbably wonderful narrative arcs and themes to their fullest. From the travails of postmodern storytelling to the dubious ideas of societal forward progress, we unravel the deep mysteries of the game's music so deeply that you'll question everything... including whether we know what the heck we're even talking about. The physical artifact of the box set is also under the microscope, and we lovingly dig through this homage to both the game and the presentational art of music on vinyl. See our interview with the creator of the box set here: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/08/08/interview-chrono-trigger-box-set/ Of course, we don't leave you high and dry without the newest releases and news bits. So while some of the things we discuss today are... shall we say "scarce"... we make sure you get your fix with the game music on vinyl record that you (and we) ❤️. Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello VGG Episode 10, Millennial Fair http://videogamegrooves.com/2017/08/23/episode-10-shatter-chrono-trigger-chrono-cross-arrangement/ VGG Episode 64, Nier Box Set http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/22/episode-64-nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant/ Links: Vexx (Respawned Records) Untitled Goose Game (iam8bit) Bugsnax 7" (iam8bit) Sparkster (Ship to Shore) EverQuest (Darkpaw Games) Borderlands (Laced Records, limited) (standard) Black Future 88 (Laced Records) Made of Sker (Perp Games, PS4) (Xbox One) Ghost of Tsushima (Milan Records) Othercide (Black Screen Records) Risk of Rain 2 (Black Screen Records) Osamu Sato Transformed Collection (HMV) Eiyuden Chronicles (Kickstarter) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/07/25/episode-66-alex-brandon-system-shock-deus-ex-human-revolution In our newest podcast about the intersection of new and old things, we are joined by Alex Brandon, composer of (among other things) the original Deus Ex, to discuss some of his past and present work, including new releases you can buy right now over at his Bandcamp page! We open this show with a discussion of System Shock, from Limited Run Games. We go (Jeremy goes) into exhaustive detail about the context of the game's release from a technology, narrative, and musical standpoint, and we explore some of the history of composer Greg LoPiccolo and how some of what was seeded in this game grew to fruition in future video games. We then go back to the future with Deus Ex: Human Revolution to discuss Alex's history with the franchise, the interrelationship between the musicality of the original games and the newer prequel, and the exquisitely-conceived (but somewhat surface-noisy) vinyl release. We did ask for this. Finally we talk to Alex about his new project, Conspiravision: Deus Ex Remixed from Materia Collective, and how the work on the series and this project has been divided with his contributing partner Michiel Van Den Bos, his own history in game music development (sound cards!) as well as the musical theory behind something that "you can't really hum." https://alexanderbrandon.bandcamp.com/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @funkyrustic Links: Iron Harvest (Game-Legends) Tekken 3 (Laced Records, Limited) (Standard) Tekken 3 (Light in the Attic) The Dark Pictures: Little Hope (Bandai Namco EU) Metroid: Resynthesized (One Run Records) (sold out) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (Laced Records) Deliver Us the Moon (Wired Productions) The Essential Games Music Collection Vol 1 (Diggers Factory) Horizon: Zero Dawn repress (Townsend Music) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/07/13/episode-65-ultimate-chicken-horse-minecraft In the land of oddities that is video game music on vinyl records, we like to think that we highlight the special ones, or highlight the special elements in the things you might otherwise overlook, and today we have a bit of both! We're joined this time around by Debug Records' Caleb Denney, primarily to allow us an excuse to highlight hidden gem Ultimate Chicken Horse, from his label. Jeremy divulges some intimate personal secrets about his listening habits, and how it relates to the super-eclectic flavor of the overlooked party game. We reckon with both the high-quality production and variety of UCH, and also the high-quality raccoon action.  We move on to Caleb's guest-feature for Minecraft, which, although the world knows the game, we may not have spent a lot of time listening to the music. Composer Daniel Rosenfeld aka C418 has one cardinal rule in the laid-back score, and it's some music to make memories to for sure. We continue with the new releases, of which there are quite a few, as well as a few important represses and last-chance grabs, as well as some now-shipping vinyl you can get your hands on now. In our final segment, Jeremy and Caleb ruminate on our interest (and buying habits) for soundtracks from "old games" versus soundtracks for "new games" on vinyl. Our personal collections, clamorings, and actual spending habits go under the microscope, along with the viability of those products for labels like Debug. https://www.debugrecords.com/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @debugrecords Instagram: @debugrecords Facebook: Debug Records Links: Minecraft Volume Beta (Ghostly) Virtuaverse (Blood-Music) (sold out) Wave Break: High Tides (NewRetroWave Bandcamp) Outer Wilds (iam8bit) Conspiravision: Deus Ex Remixed (Materia Collective) CrossCode (Materia Collective) (Bandcamp) The Keyblade War (Materia Collective) Wai Wai World 1+2 (Ship to Shore) (Black Screen Records) Mega Man X 1-8 (Laced Records) (sold out) Mega Man X 1-8 (Light in the Attic) Devil's Crush & Alien Crush (Enjoy the Ride) Röki (Black Screen Records) Beyond Blue (Vinyl Me Please) Image Gallery

Show notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/22/episode-64-nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant What is Video Game Grooves? Is it a perfect circle, destined to have no begihttp://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/22/episode-64-nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant-box-setnning or end? Is it a planar spiral, swirling against entropy ever inward toward an imperfect concentric point of consciousness? No. It is a podcast about video game soundtracks on vinyl that you will make a part of you, forever. This week we dive very deep into the NieR: Automata  / NieR Gestalt & Replicant box set from Square-Enix. Paul and Anthony take the lead on this millennia-spanning endeavor, plumbing the depths of meaning from Yoko Taro's inscrutible oeuvre. We take meaning from the music and from the story, exploring themes of consciousness of communication, and we mispronounce ALL of it. Next we keep you in the know about the new releases and crowdfunding efforts in the world of vinyl. You might say that we keep your heart and mind rich, but your wallet poor. Sorry about that. Finally we discuss our relationship with video game music, or soundtracks in general, and what it means for us when we do or don't have a personal context with the music. There may or may not be a rant about "VGM." Anime fans and VGM community, direct your angry letters to Jeremy Anthony and Paul [-ed.] Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: A Short Hike (Stumpy Frog Records) Twilight Princess Arrangement (sold out) (Respawned Records) Vib-Ribbon (Minimum Records) What The Golf? (iam8bit) Grandia Memorial Soundtrack Edition (Wayo Records) Control (Laced Records) (Light in the Attic) Dishonored: The Soundtrack Collectio (Laced Records) The King of Fighters '98 (Limited Run Games) (Bigwax) Evoland (Red Art Games) Evoland II (Red Art Games) Blaster Master Zero 1 (Limited Run Games) Blaster Master Zero 2 (Limited Run Games) Skelettack (Mondo) ***Crowdfunding*** Across the Worlds (Chrono Cross Piano Collections (Wayo Records) Space Quest III Reorchestrated (Qrates) SID Anthology: To Be On Top (Qrates) (relaunched) Image Gallery

Show notes and gallery: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/07/b-side-knight-of-the-round/ A new B-Side is fresh from the boat, and this time we're summoning Knight of the Round for a discussion of their newest release, Seven. Band promoter Kyle Gaddo joins Anthony and Jeremy to explore the phenomenon of Final Fantasy cover music, and heavy metal game cover music in general. Band frontman Justin Taylor gives some insight into the composition process for Seven and provides details about the creation of the album and the process of making a vinyl release happen. We also have a chance to listen to a ton of heavy / pensive / outrageous / stompy / portentous metal. The band is looking to tour again soon when conditions allow, but you should consider supporting them so that you know the lyrics to One-Winged Angel to sing along when Knight of the Round comes to your town! Twitter: @kotrmetal, @kylegaddo, @ajohnagnello, @jeremy_lamont, @vg_grooves Knight of the Round can be found on: Knight of the Round website Twitter Instagram Facebook Image Gallery

It's been a while since you've had a dose of that ancient far-east fare, so we are bringing it back in style in another great episode. This time we are joined again by Frederik Lauridsen of Blipblop.net to feature some of the very earliest video game music on vinyl record with Namco Game Music Vol. 2, one of those good old G.M.O. Records releases. Specifically we focus on a little-known game called Youkai Douchuuki, and hear a number of selections from a hell-themed arcade game and talk about how the earliest game music came to turntables in Japan. Next, we have a very special fulfillment of Anthony's long-time dream to feature Suite Dragon Quest II, also a Japanese oldie, but it's specifically the B-side we want. We sit down for a truly mammoth 25 minute listening session for the entire reverse side of the Dragon Quest album which features an arranged "sound story" of the Famicom game from beginning to end. We spend some time talking about the kinds of creativity in arrangements like this that we just don't see these days, although a glimmer of it exists in recent performances and upcoming releases. We move on to those new releases and announcements with trepidation. It's been an expensive couple of weeks for some of us... how about you? Links below in case you need to catch up on some of those soon-to-be-hard-to-find items. A vinyl collector's work is never done, it seems. Outro: Gameplay from Youkai Douchuuki - Namco Game Music Vol 2 Blip Blop website Twitter – @blipblopwax, @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: Fatal Fury (Limited Run Games US, Bigwax EU) Chex Quest (Limited Run Games) Ape Out (iam8bit) Wilmot's Warehouse (Ship to Shore) PLOK (Respawned Records) Sea of Stars (Backerkit) Hessian (Crowd Ox) Image Gallery