Music to Hack to: Nintendo Mixtape
As far as I know, this is the very first album release on Hacker News. :-)
Sorry, these tracks got nothin on "Weezer - The 8-bit Album."
Awful rapping + Nintendo songs. Proving once again that familiarity trumps quality.
Hi guys,
I hope you enjoy these tracks. My brothers and I couldn't let them go to waste.
PS: Some of these tracks are definitely NSFW. So be careful.
Too many words! Not the greatest material to hack to, I find it difficult to program while listening to songs with (comprehensible) words.
Give me these with no voice and they'll be great.
Jeremy, fyi the player you're using: http://listen.grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf contains a flash stack overflow error in some effect event handling code that makes the page unviewable with the debug flash player installed.
Y'all should watch this video : http://www.vimeo.com/3734864 . It's an excellent documentary on the chiptune scene. Do a search on vimeo for part 2 and watch it before someone pulls it off.
don't forget The Advantage, who do indie-rock versions of Nintendo tunes w/ live drums, bass, and dual guitars -- http://www.myspace.com/theadvantage1
Significantly better than similar concepts I've heard in the past. The rapping is actually very good, not just a gimmick.
I especially like the Mega Man track. Well done, thanks for posting.
Minibosses - my favorite video game music band so far.
One full album available for free on their website, check it out!
There's also slayradio.org, which is mostly C64 remixes. It's mostly pretty fun stuff to listen to, although some of the songs get way too much playtime.
So what's the appeal of 8-bit music? I don't get it.
No one mentions RAC? Jeez, peoples.
For instance: http://remixartistcollective.com/?p=85
Rap and coding don't mix.
Any kind of music with lyrics is to me very distracting while coding. Unfortunately the human brain can't really mix processing spoken language and written language.
Try writing while listening to someone, unless you're writing down what they say, you'll surely mix up somewhere and write down what they say anyway.
Gonna check this at home. I was really willing to change the songs on my MP3 player anyway.
My new favorite hacking track: Fischerspooner "Emerge" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3m9vSdFbM
Master Blaster ain't horrible.
Ego boostin' - I could definitely solve that bug that's been lingering around like a bad fart listening to this.
Check out Press Play On Tape as well. www.pressplayontape.com. It's a Commodore 64 revival band and way cool :D
http://remix.kwed.org for us c64 grandpas
It's that 8-bit banger son!
That is one fugly slow website.
Two syllables thoroughly trounce this and all other comers: BitJam
That is all. Go in peace.
Edit: Less cryptically, this is all demoscene music -- the best minds of the last 25 years, remixed and mastered. Fresh every Monday, which gives me a reason to obsessively check my podcast list.