Edamame- Tokens

   A round of asteroid blasting chiptune bliss by production wizard and Chicago resident Edamame. After releasing Greenhouse, probably my favorite album I've found for this blog so far- he's back at it again, this time with some video game influence in tow.
      Based on wobbly, fluttering synth chords gliding over glitchy fx and bouncing-ball basslines that sound almost tropical- making for the perfect backdrop for playing Contra or some ish. Travel into the 8-bit dimension with Tokens and put your quarters up!

Grillo- Mean Green

      A bouncy Glitch-hop album with a Breezy Bossa Nova Influence. Created in a Series of Chip-tune Beat Tapes Themed around various Street Fighter Characters, this time Grillo releases Mean Green- beats made to reflect the tribal beast-man Blanka. Video game themes and the music of Brazil combine into something playful and tropical while the bass-heavy glitch bumps like nobody's business.
        Other Installments of this Street Fighter series include E. Honda and Ken if you want more hard-hitting Sounds from the Video-game world.

Shag- FlyRule

        Redesigned Arrangements of the soundtrack to the best video game in existence (Don't argue with me, I don't want to hear it!)- FlyRule by Shag is a welcomed rarity- a remix/ video game music album that for once is imaginative with source music,  and not just video game sounds sliced up to a drum break for a knowing audience.  Check out the opening track and it's use of the  game's interface sound FX to create an underlying melody for proof, or simply the way every song is arranged to inject some new life into an already amazing score. This is a soundtrack that dominated my Childhood and imagination so I might be a little biased to this particular Reworking, But I feel this was made with love, and anybody with a fondness of hip-hop instrumentals could find something to enjoy here- even if you aren't familiar with the original music. I plan on blasting this on my next venture into Hyrule.