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Platypus Reclayed is a follow-up to the original Platypus game published in 2002 and it is now available on several platforms. At this point you might ask, what does this have to do with Commodore remixes? Well, because the entire soundtrack of the game consists of nothing but C64 remixes, licensed mostly from the "Back In Time 2" (1999) album!

Together with the FastLoaders and SLAY Radio we're very happy announce the BIT Live 2025 Remix Compo! This year the theme of the compo celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Amiga, but C64 remixes are also very welcome as long as they conform to the compo rules. As usual, the compo will be anonymous. Deadline for the entries is November 16, 2025. For details, check out the compo's page. Can't wait to hear what you come up with!

Chris Abbott has started to upload the entire back catalog of C64Audio.com to Bandcamp. Fifteen albums are already available there, no doubt with more to come. Follow C64Audio on Bandcamp to be notified when more albums are made available there: c64audio.bandcamp.com/music

In addition, FastLoaders have made their albums available on their own Bandcamp page, too, check it out at fastloaders.bandcamp.com.

If you can't wait until late November to see the FastLoaders in concert at BIT Live, you'll have two additional opportunities in the coming months to rock with them.

First, the FastLoaders will be on stage at Setpatch 2.0 - The Official Pre-Party for Amiga40 on Friday, October 17th, 2025 in Mönchengladbach. See the party's Facebook page for more details and for tickets.

Second, they will also be performing live at the 2Funky Complex in Leicester, UK on Saturday, November 8, 2025. For more info and for tickets to that concert, head over to the event's Facebook page.

As announced late last year, the FastLoaders will yet again organize a BIT LIVE! party in 2025, this time as part of the Play! Festival in Bergen, Norway. It will be hosted in the city's most prestigious venue, Grieghallen, in the heart of the city.

The full program is yet to be announced, but there will be live performances, remix competition, SID Dj's, and SLAY Radio will be there, too. The FastLoaders themselves will also perform on stage with a set of old and new renditions from their massive discography.

Tickets to the event are now available at Ticketmaster. For more updates and questions, follow the event at www.facebook.com/BackInTimeLive.

The Retro Hour just posted an interview with Jeroen Tel on their YouTube channel that was recorded in August, 2025 at the Retromessa in Norway. Click the link below to watch it.

Hi all, I'm very excited to release my new album which is a tribute to 40 years of the Amiga, an extraordinary machine that shaped so much of my creative life.

It also honours Martyn Brown, whose encouragement opened the door to game music for me. His work with Team17 defined an era, and I owe much of my path to his belief in what I could do.

One track, ST-01, is something I’ve wanted to create for decades: a full remake of the original SoundTracker instruments. I’ve gone back to the source samples, reworking and restoring them with care, trying to capture not just the sound, but the feeling of those early days.

This album is for anyone who remembers the thrill of booting up Workbench, the joy of discovering new mods, and the magic of making music on a machine that felt like it truly understood you.

I hope it brings back some of that wonder.

(Allister Brimble)

Ghandy of Nukleus has conducted an interview with Jogeir Liljedahl recently. It's also available at their website, check it out!

Remix64, RKO, AmigaRemix, and SLAY Radio presents A Musical Tribute to Peter Clarke, featuring a medley of remixes of his tunes and remixes made by him. Rest in peace, Pete.

SLAY Radio dedicated a special show to honour our friend, the musician, the remixer, the beloved mentor to many, Peter Clarke who passed away last week. You can watch it in its entirety at the YouTube link below.