I don't write too much about music on Barts News, but I do like to share some nice tracks available for free download every now and then, especially if they can be qualified as chiptunes or are otherwise game related. Today I would like to point you out to three interesting places where you can get quality music for free.
The first place is the great website of a very cool band called Machinae Supremacy. Rock, metal, chiptunes, game music and free downloads - if you don't think it's extremely cool, then you probably should be reading some other blog right now. I have found theim by following a really cool remix of The Great Giana Sisters theme, quite possibly the only C64 game I have played (it can be downloaded from here, as well as a remix of Bionic Commando theme). Be sure to browse their homepage, as there's a lot of goodies and info to be found there, such as for example full game soundtrack from Jets'n'Guns available for free download.
The second place is the website of She, who, on closer inspection, actually turns out to be a he. But don't fret, no transsexuals here, it's just a man with a passion for creating music and intriguing choice of pseudonym. What's interesting is that he is Polish (from the town where I live now), is quite young ('83) and his music just got published in Japan (Digipak CD), iTunes and AmazonMP3. Way to go! I just love it when people fulfill their dreams, excel at what they love doing. I also like it when my fellow compatriots grow beyond the limits of our small, backwards potato country and are gaining well-deserved worldwide recognition, like for example Andrzej Sapkowski. Or She, toutes proportions gardees. Back on the subject of music, there's a choice of chiptunes and very Japanese-like modern pop (don't hit me, I am not a specialist on music and am struggling with words here) so it definitely deserves a try.
The third place is this page on SoundCloud. Bearing a clever nickname of Jinja Ninja (something along lines of ninja from a shrine), the gentleman behind it is Alex Gemmell, a London DJ who was kind enough to share with us his remixes. Not exactly chiptunes and not exactly game related, but it's free, cool, trancey music. Be sure to listen to at least some of it (you can do it online, streaming), although if you have a slow connection, chosing to download large files might turn out to be somewhat problematic.
So there you have it - three places, loads of free music. Like it? Don't like it? Don't give a damn? Let me know via comments.
The first place is the great website of a very cool band called Machinae Supremacy. Rock, metal, chiptunes, game music and free downloads - if you don't think it's extremely cool, then you probably should be reading some other blog right now. I have found theim by following a really cool remix of The Great Giana Sisters theme, quite possibly the only C64 game I have played (it can be downloaded from here, as well as a remix of Bionic Commando theme). Be sure to browse their homepage, as there's a lot of goodies and info to be found there, such as for example full game soundtrack from Jets'n'Guns available for free download.
The second place is the website of She, who, on closer inspection, actually turns out to be a he. But don't fret, no transsexuals here, it's just a man with a passion for creating music and intriguing choice of pseudonym. What's interesting is that he is Polish (from the town where I live now), is quite young ('83) and his music just got published in Japan (Digipak CD), iTunes and AmazonMP3. Way to go! I just love it when people fulfill their dreams, excel at what they love doing. I also like it when my fellow compatriots grow beyond the limits of our small, backwards potato country and are gaining well-deserved worldwide recognition, like for example Andrzej Sapkowski. Or She, toutes proportions gardees. Back on the subject of music, there's a choice of chiptunes and very Japanese-like modern pop (don't hit me, I am not a specialist on music and am struggling with words here) so it definitely deserves a try.
The third place is this page on SoundCloud. Bearing a clever nickname of Jinja Ninja (something along lines of ninja from a shrine), the gentleman behind it is Alex Gemmell, a London DJ who was kind enough to share with us his remixes. Not exactly chiptunes and not exactly game related, but it's free, cool, trancey music. Be sure to listen to at least some of it (you can do it online, streaming), although if you have a slow connection, chosing to download large files might turn out to be somewhat problematic.
So there you have it - three places, loads of free music. Like it? Don't like it? Don't give a damn? Let me know via comments.
