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***The Sound Interface Device 6581 chip (aka SID) was developed for the Commodore 64 in 1981 by Robert Yannes. Its three tone oscillators (plus limited sampling) were responsible for some of the most memorable video game music of the '8yes. But what most of us don't know is that lurking just beneath the world of video game music, a network of underground producers began composing dance tracks for the SID chip. Committed to pushing the SID 6581 to its limits, these producers made extreme and extremely catchy electro, drum'n'bass, and some twisted kind of gabber, all forever committed to 8-bits. The tracks on this compilation range from classy electro-pop to hilarious cover versions of '80s and '90s favorites to full-out knuckle-dragging, head-banging Lode Runner-core. This nearly hour-long SID Party Massive, continuously mixed by DJ Brotha P Touch (aka longtime sonic terrorist Lesser), delivers a home-computed punches to the groin and the funny bone, while serving as both a history of the do-it-yourself-ness of electronic music and the future of dancing your ass off. If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Various Artists "C64 Massive Sidplay" If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music Service, emusic and Amazon MP3, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |
