2011 – SKatterBrain: King Jellyfish (Solarno’s Disco Death Mix)
A little less evil. A little more disco. That pretty much sums up this remix of SKatterBrain’s dubstep wonder, King Jellyfish. I’ve downplayed the prominent dubstep wobbles in favor of a hard disco feel with a driving bassline. The heavy wobbles of the original now become a bit sparser, intending to add variation and interest. The main vocal hook (“The jellyfish are so heavy”) is used a number of times to glue the track together. To chop up the provided wobble track, I...
Read More2011 – SIDtastic! Volume 5: Remainders
Here it is, SIDtastic! Volume 5! Where the first three were covers of complete albums, and number four was composed of songs from only three artists, volume five is a veritable potpourri of artists. From Europe, to Huey Lewis, to Gloria Estefan, to The Tokens, Volume 5 has a little of everything. As before, all songs contained here were created using the SID chip found in my trusty Commodore 64 between 1988 and 1992. The SID chip allowed for 3 monophonic voices, so each cover was an...
Read More2011 – SIDtastic! Volume 4: Jackson Michael & Oates
Volume 4 of my SIDtastic! collection is here! This volume contains SID-a-fied nuggets from Michael Jackson, George Michael, and Hall & Oates, hence the title Jackson Michael & Oates. Ha. Ha. Ha. Most of these were completed during the summer of 1988, before my senior year of high school. Two were done around Thanksgiving of that year, and two were completed in January of ’89. If I had to pick favorites from this batch, they would be as follows: Man in the Mirror, because...
Read More2011 – SIDtastic! Volume 3
SIDified versions of the songs from Phil Collins’ 1985 album No Jacket Required. Clicking on any song title will open an mp3 player for that song. 1. Sussudio 2. Only You and I Know 3. Long Long Way to Go 4. I Don’t Wanna Know 5. One More Night 6. Don’t Lose My Number 7. Who Said I Would 8. Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore 9. Inside Out 10. Take Me Home Before Phil Collins went completely over to the dark side known as adult contemporary pop, he released...
Read More2011 – SIDtastic! Volume 2
SIDified versions of the songs from Genesis’ 1986 album Invisible Touch. Clicking on any song title will open an mp3 player for that song. 1. Invisible Touch 2. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight 3. Land of Confusion 4. In Too Deep 5. Anything She Does 6. Domino Pt I – In the Glow of the Night 7. Domino Pt II – The Last Domino 8. Throwing It All Away 9. The Brazilian Invisible Touch may have been the album of 1986, and it certainly was a high point for me. Combining their...
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