Chris Abbott Interview at Bit-Scape 2024
The Commodore Retro Xpo (CRX) (based in North America) and Bit-Scape joined forces this year for their annual world-wide online event celebrating all things Commodore. On Day 2 Chris Abbott was interviewed by David Youd and Joeri van Haren where he talked about his Rob Hubbard softography Master of Magic
, and several other topics. Check out the video at the link below (time marker is already set to the start of the interview).
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New Encore Album Premieres on SLAY Radio on Nov 28
The same blokes who already brought you two Encore albums roped in even more folks to work on Encore64 Volume 2
and they will be premiering their new album on SLAY Radio on November 28, 2024 at 20:00 (CET), so make sure to clear out your schedule for that evening! If you tune in, you'll be able to listen to many (if not all) of the tracks of the album for the first time, and several members of the Encore gang will be interviewed by Slaygon and Ziona, too. Be there, or be a square wave!
"Amiga Rocks" Release Party Concert Video
FastLoaders released their second triple-album Amiga Rocks
in the summer of 2020, an album entirely dedicated to the Amiga computer and its music. Due to COVID the release party of the album could not happen until the Back In Time Live party in October 2022 where the FastLoaders performed many tracks from the album together with several original composers, like Chris Hülsbeck, Tim Wright, and Barry Leitch. The video recording of that concert will debut on YouTube on Nov 23, 2024 at the link below.
Remix64 update: Unified Remixes, One Place for All Your Votes & Reviews!
We’ve just made a big improvement to how you enjoy remixes here on Remix64. As you might know, remixes appear in either category: C64 Remixes, Amiga Remixes, and Album Releases. However, this meant that identical tracks appearing in multiple categories ended up scattered, with separate votes, reviews, and comments for each version.
Now, we’ve streamlined the system! If a remix is available in more than one category, you’ll see it all in one place. All votes, reviews, and feedback on any version of the remix now count toward a single, unified spot—making it easier to see what the community thinks and to find everything in one place. Also you'll find links to the other categories of the same release on the remix page.
This means better organization, more comprehensive feedback, and less confusion for everyone. Go check it out and let us know what you think!
A double release can still compete in both Best Amiga
and Best c64
categories at the ROTY awards.
Remixers: if you have released or will release a track in multiple categories, let us know, so we can set you up. We've already linked up many past releases, but there are surely many more.
SIDRIP Alliance: "Re:ReLive" - A Re:Review
A few months ago SIDRIP Alliance surprised us all by unveiling their second album at Árok Party titled Re:ReLive
. Recently I took some time to jot down a few of my thoughts about the album that have been swirling in my head ever since I first heard it. Read my short review at the link below.
Remix News, August 2024
Catching up, catching up… The 2024 August edition of the Remix News allows you to catch up on any new releases you may have missed that month, courtesy Lea and Mordi. Head over to the YouTube link below to get a tasty bite of all of them, plus listen to the Spotlight track in its entirery. Enjoy!
Remix News, July 2024
Finished a bit belatedly, but the 2024 July edition of Remix News is now here! It contains not only all the RKO and AmigaRemix releases of that month, but as an added bonus you can also sing along to the Spotlight track of the month with synchronized on-screen lyrics! Which remix is that, you ask? Well, I guess you'll just have to find that out yourself by watching the Remix News!
Insert Disc 2
by Instant Remedy
7 years in the making, this is a labor of love – all contained in one album. Including the mega mixes, there actually are 25 remixes on the album. Filled with dance remixes of music from famous Amiga games.
Boulder Dash (Jamrock Dash)Arranged by Makke
Review by LaLa
Arranged by deVilhoOD
The introduction is… perfect! A great way to start this piece, and moving it from a typical 4/4 drum beat into the march feel was very well done! The only thing about the intro I would have liked a little more was a slighty long cymbal draw, it feels to… rushed. The addition of the thunder was… well done.
Sometimes there is a instrument or two which seem to have just "popped" out of nowhere feeling like it is a "mistake". A perfect example if what sounds like a flute off the left channel, which happens to pop up. 29seconds, . 40seconds, and 1. 39secds - and a few times through out the piece.
The only other thing I would have probably added to the introduction to just add something more to the overall impressive feel would have been a little more to the strings - just playing the chords left it slighty empty where it is begging for some high pitch strings to bring you into the piece. A few 7ths and sust2nds would have helped in my opinion.
Overall this piece shows a lot of really great work, and bar the few areas where our "technical" differences appear, this is a piece of work that really honors and improves upon the original.
Review by winc
Arranged by Luode
Review by DMC
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