81 Topic by dustfilledhobo

(5 replies, posted in Releases)

Conquer Monster (my band) released an album, Metatransit, and a comic book, Purge Worlds, recently.  You can stream the album on our Bandcamp.  The Unicorn Princess at Chiptunes = WIN was kind enough to write about Metatransit. 

Metatransit is a journey through the dark, dystopian, retrofuture of the Purge Worlds comic book; a story that follows the cybernetic assassin Brandon Lao from planet to planet as he seeks revenge for the death of his partner Anna. Musically, Metatransit guides you through a world of well-worn VHS aesthetic and glitched-out soundscapes that wax and wane from dystopian ambiance to punchy dance-floor pop overlain with scratchy 1950s science fiction; satisfying your need for warm analogue hum, pulsing club beats, and 8-bit nostalgia.

We released our album as a compact disc (CD) with normal digipak packaging, compact disc (CD) encased in defunct 5.25" floppy diskettes, video home system (VHS), and Digital Download (DD).  Here's a picture of the physical releases:

Thanks for looking and hopefully listening.  If you're interested in following us, check out the social media link below:

http://www.conquermonster.com
https://facebook.com/conquermonster
https://conquermonster.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/conquermonster
http://www.conquermonster.tumblr.com/
https://instagram.com/conquermonster/
https://twitter.com/conquermonster
https://www.youtube.com/user/conquermonster
https://www.reverbnation.com/conquermonster

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82 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(676 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I got so excited about VCR5 I double posted!

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83 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(676 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Welcome VCR5 (Joe).  We really need to set up a show together.  I think we technically played Craft Lake City together once, but we should set something up for real.  By-the-way this is Joshua from Conquer Monster.

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84 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(8 replies, posted in General Discussion)

My advice is to write a ton of songs so that you can throw away a lot of songs, your best songs will rise to the top.  Sometimes it is hard to cut songs, but artists will rarely write good songs every single time.  Also, don't be afraid to get some honest feedback from people you trust, this can help you lift the blinders on what is working an what isn't, but you're the boss, so your opinion matters to, so don't let anyone walk all over you.

Especially for your first release I'd go with an EP (maybe 5 songs), like others have suggested.

I prefer to write concept albums over compilation albums, where I plan out a theme or musical idea that shows up in every song.  On my newest album I wrote and created a comic book and used the story from that as a guide for the music I was writing.

Since you already have songs that you want on an album, your album will most likely be a compilation-style album, so consider what I've written below about album flow.

As far as my personal preference on album flow, I generally do this:
(1) Start with a short energetic song that throws people into the album, and leaves them wanting more.
(2) Start to mellow out a bit until your middle song is the least exciting song on the album (but still well written).
(3) Build the album back to an exciting ending and possibly place your longest song at the end.

I don't write all albums this way, but I find myself doing this more than not on both compilation-style albums and concept-style albums.  As stated above, album flow is interpretive... so go with your instincts.

I hope this long post helps.  Good luck!

Joshua

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85 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(2 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Me love demoscene.  Thanks!  You have a great collection there.

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86 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(430 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'm looking for chiptunes in Salt Lake City, UT (or surrounding areas).  I've only encountered a few chip artists, and those artists either don't play live or rarely play live.  If you're from SLC, UT PM me so I'm aware of you and maybe we could play cool chipmusic together.

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87 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(29 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Throw me into the mix too (if you still need people).

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88 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(13 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'd like to take you up on this.

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89 Reply by dustfilledhobo

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TetrisEffect wrote:

Sorry for being "slow"
Thought it might be of interest to somebody

I must be "slow" too.  Thanks for the post.

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90 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(10 replies, posted in General Discussion)

jefftheworld wrote:

Oh yeah, write some music. It'll be guaranteed to be your best stuff. That's just how it works.

+1, my best stuff comes right after a break up or catastrophic moment.

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91 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(1 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

I haven't used one personally, but I think there are a few issues with tuning and compatibility with certain midi devices.  I believe there is a thread on here that talks about these issues in detail.  Also, I don't believe they are readily available.  Good luck with your NES ventures.

If you're into trackers try this: http://blog.ntrq.net/?page_id=2.  I believe that there are carts for purchase around the Internet.

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92 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(206 replies, posted in Motion Graphics)

Here's some Conquer Monster footage recovered by Skynet from a broken T-800's data storage device :

Live on May 10th, 2014 at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT.

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93 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(617 replies, posted in Releases)

I am a long-time lurker of these forums, and have only posted a few times in the trading post, but my band Conquer Monster is almost finished recording a new album.

We are an electronic duo that uses the following equipment:
8-bit: C64 w/ Cynthcart, C64 w/ MSSIAH, GBC w/ LSDJ (keyboard setting)
Synths: Juno 6, Moog Sub Fatty, and Micro Korg

Currently we have one song up on http://www.soundcloud.com/conquermonster and a number of live songs up on http://www.youtube.com/conquermonster

If you are interested in staying up-to-date with Conquer Monster go to http://www.conquermonster.com and/or like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/conquermonster

We are hoping for a May release date.  Thanks for reading.

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94 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(11 replies, posted in Trading Post)

PM sent about LSDJ USB 64m Smart Card.

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95 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(16 replies, posted in Trading Post)

PM sent about MSSIAH64.

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96 Reply by dustfilledhobo

(64 replies, posted in Trading Post)

PM about mssiah cart sent.

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