Mastertronic C64 Remixes - Part 4
The 4th and last part in the article series about Mastertronic C64 remixes is now available. In it Waz takes a look at tracks from commercially released albums that remixed tunes from games that were re-released by Mastertronic. If that all sounds a bit complicated, that's probably my fault - just go read the article (in which Waz also provided handy links where you can listen to the remixes he mentions), and it'll all be clear.
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"Amiga Rocks Harder" Now Available on Bandcamp
The latest album of FastLoaders Amiga Rocks Harder
is now available for purchase on Bandcamp, too.
New Fastloaders Album: Amiga Rocks Harder
Today the FastLoaders have released their much anticipated second crowd-funded Amiga remix album, appropriately titled Amiga Rocks Harder
. If you have backed their Kickstarter campaign check your inbox for the download links of the digital album.
The album contains well over 2 hours of brand new Amiga remixes spread over 3 discs and 39 tracks. Watch this space for release announcements on digital streaming services, including on Bandcamp - as soon as they are available, we'll let you know!
ROTY 2025 Winners
The Remixer of the Year (ROTY) 2025 Awards were were handed out earlier today during a live SLAY Radio show. The big prize was won yet again by Eivind Sommersten for the second year in a row! Congrats, Eivind! To find out the winners of all the other categories, head over to the ROTY 2025 page linked below where you can also watch the entire awards show as it was broadcast live.
Our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners, to all the nominees - and also to all the listeners who took the time to vote for their favorites! Last, but not least, also a huge thank you to Slaygon, Ziona, and Boz over at SLAY Radio for the fantastic awards show!
BIT Live is Back in 2026 - With a Surprise Date!
The FastLoaders have announced that Back In Time Live will be held again in 2026 in Bergen, Norway, and this time with a - <checks his notes again> - summer date!?! Yes, that's right, folks, for the first time ever, BIT Live will be held as a two-day event smack in the middle of SUMMER on July 31- August 1! Rumors were abound last year that Norway does actually have a summer season, so this might be a good opportunity to fact-check that in person. The event will be at a new venue, too, at the Ole Bull Scene, still in Bergen's city centre, not far from where all the other Norwegian BIT Live events were held in recent years. Tickets are already available for the event at the link below.
Rambo Loader Tune by Matt Gray
Matt posted this tune with the following words on his Reformation 5 Kickstarter page:
I've just put up the new R5 version on Bandcamp of one of my all time favourite SID tunes, the Loading Theme from Rambo First Blood Part 2. Link Below.
Mr Galway excelled himself with the music on that game, and for me the loading track is possibly the greatest C64 game track ever. So I've taken my time in doing my 2nd version of it (the first being on the original Reformation and made well over 10 years ago now) to try and do it justice. I'm very happy with the result and hopefully you will enjoy also.
Work on the LN1 album is progressing nicely and hopefully March will indeed finally see its digital release.
Thanks so much to everyone for all the great comments on the previous R5 track uploads. It's very reassuring to know so many of you are enjoying the new tracks as much as I have enjoyed making them.
Have a great rest of the week all.
Another Single from Reformation 5: The Palace Main Theme
Matt Gray has released another single from his upcoming Reformation 5
album: the main theme of The Palace
level from The Last Ninja. Although Matt has already tackled this tune on his Reformation 3
album, he has reworked it significantly. It's availabe now on Bandcamp.
Rainbows
by Chris Hülsbeck
Rainbows is the 5th Chris Huelsbeck Album. Originally released in 1994, it was concentrating on game soundtracks from his Rainbow Arts era.
credits
Released October 15, 1994
© 1994, 2013 Chris Huelsbeck Productions. Track 1, 3, 6-9 composed and arranged by Chris Huelsbeck; Track 2, 4 composed by Chris Huelsbeck, arranged by Juergen Frosch; Track 5 composed and arranged by Rudolf Stember; Track 10 composed by Chris Huelsbeck, Lyrics by Chris Huelsbeck & Dwayne Cevis, Vocals by Prinzess & D'Imperial, arranged by Pseudo D.; Track 11-15 composed by D. Laurent, arranged by Pseudo D. ; Track 12 Vocals by Raquel; Track 13 Rap & Lyrics by Eric Gould; Track 14 Vocals & Lyrics by Juana Terry; Track 15 composed and arranged by Joerg Schwiezer; Track 16-19 assembled by Chris Huelsbeck, D. Laurent & R. Stember. Tracks 16-19 are only meant for personal non-profit use! If you wish to use any samples in your commercial productions, you are required to obtain clearance by contacting Chris Huelsbeck Productions: www.huelsbeck.com/contact/
license
all rights reserved
Commando HiScore (Just Whistling)
Arranged by LaLa
Review by joenemesys
Arranged by Razmo
It's extremely rare to see a remix improve on the original, or add original elements that can stand alone.
I feel Razmo's remix of Terra Cresta is one of those very rare occasions.
It succeeds in terms of both atmosphere, technical merit, and especially originality.
The robotic intro speak is a real nice touch that sets the scene right away, and builds up perfectly for the first introduction of the main beat.
My favourite parts are actually not in the original SID, at 1:49 min. & 3:11 min., a new theme by Razmo that really rocks my socks off. Yeah!
Mixing is excellent with nice balancing, though a tad too much reverb and slightly muddy eq makes clarity suffer a bit, compared to commercial quality, mind you…
More please!
This deserves a much higher ranking!
Review by lagerfeldt
International Karate (revived)
Arranged by Puffy64
Review by LaLa
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