25 Years of Back In Time
A few days ago we passed an important anniversary: it has been 25 years ago that Back In Time
was published by Chris Abbott, the first Commodore-64 remix album which was followed by several more in the series, and eventually spawned even live concerts and BIT Live parties, not to mention the most recent 8-Bit Symphony
album where SID tunes were played by an actual, real symphonic orchestra. They can all trace their origins back to this little album that sold over 2500 copies - and what a journey it has been over those 25 years! So, please, take a moment to reflect on this momentous occasion and join us in congratulating Back In Time
on its 25th anniversary!
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SID Life Crisis - New Remix Album By Mr. Weebl
A new year, a new remix album! From the official description:
A collection of 10 reimagined SID chip classics from the mind behind the dancing badgers and those wobbling egg chaps.
Featuring tracks by Rob Hubbard, Mark Cooksey, Ben Daglish, Matt Gray, and Martin Galway, including Lightforce, Crazy Comets, Delta+, Bombjack, Firelord, Quedex, Sanxion, IK+, Arkanoid, and Parallax.
Available in three flavours: Audio CD, Audio CD plus Digital Download, and Audio CD plus Digital Download and Signed Postcard.
Press Play On Tape - Free Public Concert on Jan 28
The Danish band PRESS PLAY ON TAPE will put on a live rock performance of classic computer game tunes from Commodore 64, Nintendo NES and other geeky retro music performed alongside a video backdrop of the old games. Guaranteed to be a geeky experience.
Place: Københavns Spilfestival 2023
Bastard Café, Huset-KBH, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 Copenhagen, Denmark
Xenon (4th Floor)
Time: Saturday the 28th January 22.30
Price: FREE
AmigaRemix v2.0 is here!
The new and improved AmigaRemix site is finally here, the crafty handiwork of Ziphoid! Check it out in all its Amiga-esque glory. And, of course, if you are one of those who likes creating music, keep uploading your fantastic Amiga remixes, and if you are a listener - keep voting on them!
Remix News, December 2022
The final Remix News of 2022 - catch up with the latest remixes and enjoy the selection! News courtesy Lea, Mordi and SLAY Radio.
FastLoaders concert in London
FastLoaders will be returning to Camden, London at the Underworld club on Jun 2, 2023 for the official C64 Rocks
Release Party! Of course they'll be performing lots of tracks from C64 Rocks
as well as other classic C64 tracks from their catalogue. More details at the links below.
Remix News, November 2022
In a rush before the holidays trying to do some last-minute shopping and you don't have time to listen to all the Amiga and SID remix releases of November? No worries, Remix News to the rescue! All the releases of November in one compact summary, just for you! Courtesy Lea, Mordi and SLAY Radio.
Nexus 6581
by Reyn Ouwehand
The first album to really demonstrate how C64 tunes could sound played live, and the first to feature demo music. Reyn Ouwehand is an ex-member of the famed "Maniacs of Noise", a C64 composer himself and a successful record producer. His considerable musical skill is showcased here. It was also demonstrated live in 2003 for Stuck in D'80s, his CD arrangements forming the bedrock of their repertoire. Highlights of this CD include the awe-inspiring C64-Oriental-tune medley "Asian Legends", and his definitive rock cover of Ben Daglish's crowd-pleaser "Deflektor". ** Now includes Nexus 6581-II tracks for download ** ** Now includes FLAC Album download provided by C64Audio Friend Daniel Martinsson **
The Last Ninja - The Wilderness
Arranged by Johan Andersson
Review by LaLa
Arranged by FTC
Review by Xenix
Arranged by trv
Romeo and Juliet, of which
Sanxionwas itself a reinterpretation. ¶ At the end of the original Sanxion SID, one can hear a repeated pattern: DAH dit-DAH-dit dit-dit-dit-DAH ¶In Morse that spells *TRV". I found this acoustic version (by TRV: Trev Bailey) while googling to find out why those letters are hidden in the song. ¶I think this is a lovely rendition and hope Trev remasters this recording to add in the secret Morse code at the end which just happens to spell his username! ¶If Trev does remaster the track, I would suggest also considering a few other things: ❶ Trev is a better guitar player than audio engineer, at least that was the case back in 2007 when this was recorded. Perhaps enlist some help for a remix? ❷ The atmospheric sounds effects, while a nice idea, were too obviously canned and didn't work for me. Maybe they could be subtler or removed? ❸ As some other reviews mentioned, the 64 second intro didn't lead the listener in as one would have hoped. Perhaps it can be reworked or shortened? ❹ Most of the guitar playing was sweet and evocative, but there were a couple tricky parts that were distracting and could use another take: 1:55-1:58 and 2:15-2:22. ¶ Overall, I enjoyed this immensely, but I cannot give it top marks due to the audio mixing stumbles. ❀
Review by hackerb9
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