of course I'm not forgetting all the great guys in the musical scene, but I really appreciate the work of those a little more behind the scenes, just like him]]>
cTrix, because he's extremely modest, very helpful, really reaaaaally smart, a wonderful host and awesome guy in general.
Some older chiptune guys, because they're a constant inspiration, some names:
radix - really talented musician overall, and probably one the best melody writers in chiptune I can think of.
malmen - Amazingly talented guy that can really put a finger on the melodramatic side of things while still touching that happy side. Extremely well executed harmonies and melodies in basically every style he tries.
joule - Very knowledged guy on music in general, very theoric approach to music and as far as I know him, really perfectionistic as well, which results in super thought of tracks that are good through and through.
+1 For Joule !!! More people need to listen his music for real !!!!
]]>Some older chiptune guys, because they're a constant inspiration, some names:
radix - really talented musician overall, and probably one the best melody writers in chiptune I can think of.
malmen - Amazingly talented guy that can really put a finger on the melodramatic side of things while still touching that happy side. Extremely well executed harmonies and melodies in basically every style he tries.
joule - Very knowledged guy on music in general, very theoric approach to music and as far as I know him, really perfectionistic as well, which results in super thought of tracks that are good through and through.
I'll limit myself to the chip scene.
The Depreciation Guild - a very standout band that had some awesome songwriting.
+1 for The Depreciation Guild, who in my opinion are one of the most consequential chiptune bands of all time.
]]>PleaseLoseBattle wrote:Shnabubula, for his NES and overall musical mastery.
That dude is a legend on the piano as well. His Fading Light album is impressive.
Totally. I often watch his streams, and never get bored. He's amazing.
]]>goto80 - the weirdness. c64 mastery.
Peer - put out the best LSDJ EP ever.
Pajjama - every release is crazy and unique. beautiful stuff.
The Depreciation Guild - a very standout band that had some awesome songwriting.
]]>Shnabubula, for his NES and overall musical mastery.
That dude is a legend on the piano as well. His Fading Light album is impressive.
]]>As for admiration, I'd say USK and Roboctopus because they squeeze the most out of the DMG in both powerful and subtle ways.
]]>ive spent a huge amount of time listening to action packed 8bit peoples releases on my bike as they are usually about 4 tracks/20 mins and that is the same amount of time as the journey takes and it is just right.
massive soft spot for old c64 composers as well. jeroen tel is a huge favourite.
]]>The dudes who got me going on LSDJ:
Wizwars - Catchy, well written melodic songs, brutal thrashings when applicable.
Soleviio - Neo-Classical + 4otf + wise use of instruments, still trying to figure out some of his tricks.
bubu - Fun, funky dance stuff like "Daydream Elevator" makes me want to get down every time.
Ikari/FTFX "Perfect Distant Dream" Split - Don't know a thing about these guys other than this split/demo, but it was formative for me.
Infodrive - The guy who showed me how quickly one could progress in tracking if one puts their mind to it.
baseck: a master of using custom kits in lsdj and one of the hardest sounding artists to ever use a game boy. one half of sonic death rabbit (with wet mango). excellent musician who mastered the darker side of lsdj
baseck was one of the best chip shows I've ever seen, hands down.
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