The Pop-Culture E-Zine
Teachers, leave them kids alone! Ah, couldn’t help myself, even though the track was on The Wall album. OK, I’ll stop now, but only if you press play and enjoy some sweet 8-Bit synth chiptune covers from one of the greatest music albums of all time.
Oh yeah, if you want to listen to Another Brick in the Wall (in full) from The Wall album, then check out music producer veridiz’s brill take on it right here.
source: veridiz
We have belted out RATM’s ‘Killing in the Name’ countless times over decades since it was released some 30 years ago (1993), and even now, it still stirs up the existential rage inside of us!
Before we get too deep into the meaning of the song, let’s take a step back and enjoy this timeless classic being played on Sega’s 16-bit awesome Mega Drive / Genesis console, courtesy of fxsnowy! Ah, that unmistakable sound of the Mega Drive’s Yamaha YM2612 six-channel FM synthesizer chip is music to our ears!
Turn it up peeps!
PS: Imagine this tune being played on the C64’s SID chip….. We can dream 😉
source: fxsnowy
These folks at Swedish uber design group, Love Hultén, sure know how to catch our attention (again!) and make our jaw drop!
Just check out this Pac-Man themed analogue synthesizer based on the Korg Minilogue – it’s darn amazing! Oh yeah, the chiptunes it generates are equally as awesome!
source: Love Hultén
Ever wondered how those distinct pinball sound effects, speech and music were developed back in the day?
In this short early 80s documentary clip, renowned Electronic Music Composer, Suzanne Ciani, takes us through the creative process of putting together the iconic soundtrack for Bally’s Xenon pinball machine. By lending her voice to Xenon (as the female robot), Suzanne became the the first human female voice in a pinball game!
We absolutely love Suzanne’s body of aural work that spans across many mediums, including film and of course, pinball.
Welcome to Xenon!
source: Tokyo Matt