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  1. Monkey Island theme today! by slushdork · · Score: 1 · on The Secret of Monkey Island Shows Evolution of PC Audio

    ...and for those of us that listen to 8-bit/chiptune revival music, there's always Press Play On Tape and Monkey Island on real instruments!

    For much more retro game music remixes head over to RKO.

  2. Monkey Island theme today! by slushdork · · Score: 1 · on The Secret of Monkey Island Shows Evolution of PC Audio

    ...and for those of us that listen to 8-bit/chiptune revival music, there's always Press Play On Tape and Monkey Island on real instruments!

    For much more retro game music remixes head over to RKO.

  3. Re:Remix Scene by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Commodore 64 Still Beloved After All These Years

    PRESS PLAY ON TAPE anyone?

  4. Press Play On Tape by ahoset · · Score: 1 · on Game Music Concerts Spread Gamer Culture

    Press Play On Tape is a 6-person rock-ish band that performs live versions of Commodore 64 songs. They're Danish, but have performed several times in the UK and Norway.
    There's a version of Cannon Fodder performed on game controllers here, and a boy-band cover of Comic Bakery here.

  5. Re:It COULD have been worse... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Game Music Concerts Spread Gamer Culture

    Several bands ( http://www.pressplayontape.com/ (C64 Rock), http://www.minibosses/, http://www.neskimos.com/) play live in front of large audiences some of which are your regular concert crowd. And they seem to enjoy it very much (the bands too :)

    If you think the music of the Commodore 64 was lame you haven't heard it. Some of its tunes are fantastic masterpieces. Get a couple of interpretations at http://remix.kwed.org/ and have a listen! Few of the renditions are utter crap while most of them are really well (select those rated best).

  6. Re:Spreading the love... by robcfg · · Score: 2, Informative · on Game Music Concerts Spread Gamer Culture

    Don't forget cool sites as http://remix.kwed.org/ and groups like Press Play On Tape http://www.pressplayontape.com/ and Visa Röster http://livet.se/visa

  7. 1986! by ahoset · · Score: 4, Insightful · on The Ten Greatest Years in Gaming
    On the Commodore 64, 1986 saw the release of such illustrious titles as Marble Madness, Ark Pandora, Saxion, Parallax, International Karate, Paperboy, Thrust, Green Beret, Warhawk, Gauntlet, Comic Bakery, Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Bomb Jack, etc...

    (By the way: You can listen to cover versions of the above at Press Play On Tape's website.)

  8. Cannon fodder played on game controllers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Guitar Hero Hacks

    PRESS PLAY ON TAPE have released a video of them playing the theme song from the game "Cannon Fodder" ("War, never been so much fun...") on various game controllers (PS2, Xbox, the Arcade, Donkey Conga, dance mat, etc...)

    See it here.

  9. Cannon fodder played on game controllers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Guitar Hero Hacks

    PRESS PLAY ON TAPE have released a video of them playing the theme song from the game "Cannon Fodder" ("War, never been so much fun...") on various game controllers (PS2, Xbox, the Arcade, Donkey Conga, dance mat, etc...)

    See it here.

  10. Cannon fodder played on game controllers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Guitar Hero Hacks

    PRESS PLAY ON TAPE have released a video of them playing the theme song from the game "Cannon Fodder" ("War, never been so much fun...") on various game controllers (PS2, Xbox, the Arcade, Donkey Conga, dance mat, etc...)

    See it here.

  11. Re:The Fault by Splab · · Score: 1 · on Canadian Record Industry Disputes Own P2P Claims

    Your sig reminded me of a very good local band:
    http://pressplayontape.com/

  12. Re:That depends what generation you belong to. by blair1q · · Score: 1 · on Holiday Gaming Potpourri

    What's old is new again:

    http://www.pressplayontape.com/

  13. NES inspired music by Neva · · Score: 3, Interesting · on 20 Years of NES

    There are quite a few people nowadays, who have grown up with NES systems in their time, keeping the music alive in various forms. For instance:

    Minibosses
    Redefined - Nintendo A Cappella
    All Your Bass A Cappella

    ..and as a side mention:
    http://www.pressplayontape.com/

  14. Press Play on Tape by thue · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    He is not the first. Press Play on Tape is a moderately famous Danish band who play C64 music.

    See fx:
    Commando
    Ghosts'n Goblins
    Paperboy

  15. Press Play on Tape by thue · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    He is not the first. Press Play on Tape is a moderately famous Danish band who play C64 music.

    See fx:
    Commando
    Ghosts'n Goblins
    Paperboy

  16. Press Play on Tape by thue · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    He is not the first. Press Play on Tape is a moderately famous Danish band who play C64 music.

    See fx:
    Commando
    Ghosts'n Goblins
    Paperboy

  17. Press Play on Tape by thue · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    He is not the first. Press Play on Tape is a moderately famous Danish band who play C64 music.

    See fx:
    Commando
    Ghosts'n Goblins
    Paperboy

  18. Commodore 64 covers by ahoset · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    Check out PRESS PLAY ON TAPE for covers of Commodore 64 game music. There's also a spoof boy-band video that's worth watching here.

  19. Commodore 64 covers by ahoset · · Score: 1 · on The Video Game Pianist

    Check out PRESS PLAY ON TAPE for covers of Commodore 64 game music. There's also a spoof boy-band video that's worth watching here.

  20. Re:Hogwash. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on The Rise And Fall Of Game Audio
    It's all in the ear of the beholder... ;) The old games were/are better if somebody thinks so. I still think Thing on a Spring being 20 years old has better music than Doom3's mood setting sound. That doesn't make it the best game music, though :)

    Forgive me for not reading the entire thread, but I just wanted to comment some of the above. I play in the Commodore 64 revival band "PRESS PLAY ON TAPE" and we have received tons of feedback going like "That is exactly how I heard the music back then" even from the original compsers like Rob Hubbard which we even have played with on stage (so far the only band he has performed with :) We play the music as rock music btw and not techno music as many believe it to be. Anyhow, my point is that one thing might be the actual soundwave that hits your eardrum, another thing is what your mind interprets it as. Are you hearing sawtooth or strings, sines or organs? Are you hearing large drums or canons in baroque music, FM synthesis or strings in modern dance music? If you (still) can make that abstraction and not be idiosyncratic about the crude sounds you are in for a treat listening to the old games' music, because it is bloody good!

    /T -- Look, the horse still moves!

  21. Re:The SID chip has even been used in a synthesize by AdamPiotrZochowski · · Score: 1, Informative · on The Rise And Fall Of Game Audio

    Yes, there are quite a few artists who do homage to the
    beloved SID. Ignoring people who remake SID tunes on other
    instruments such as Mahoney mahoney.c64.org or the
    Press Play on Tape pressplayontape.com
    (go to both websites now, if you want to hear GOOD music, also get
    the PPOT Boy Band Music Video), there are also arists that are
    signed with big labels that create their music with SID.

    One of the more recent artists is Bastian who uses SID for the
    base, often lead, and sound effects. Not the frindge of the music
    spectrum when comparing to Aphex Twin, but still, quite fresh and
    unique (highly recommended song 'you got my love')
    arist website: bastianmusic.nl)

    There are rumors wether many of the euro techno bands dont use
    SID chips to enhance their music. Orbital is one of the most
    known of bands that I heard about.

    Afterall, SID chip has been voted into top 20 chips produced for
    computers, alongside such marvels as z80, sparc, and intel cpus.
    (link www.byte.com/art/9509/sec7/art9.htm)

    --
    /apz, SID chip was developed in 1981 and is still produced

  22. Re:when I code... by Jesus_666 · · Score: 1 · on IT's Musical Habits

    If you like Hubbard you might like C64 tunes - and PRESS PLAY ON TAPE, a C64 revival band.

  23. Commodore Music Store? by pragma_x · · Score: 1 · on Commodore - Back In The Hardware Biz At Last?

    Nifty. But as long as they don't have the best of Ron Hubbard or these guys, then I really don't see the point.

  24. Re:Cher is the best example by WWWWolf · · Score: 1 · on The Self-Tuning Guitar

    AC:

    No, that's a vocoder. She was actually going for that effect (god only knows)

    Hmm. I heard "Believe" had autotuner instead of vocoder. The most recent boy band song I heard apparently used autotuner, and it sounds just like Cher's effect. =)

    The web page also says the two things are similar, and lists all sorts of other things done to the song to make it sound as boybandish as possible. =)

  25. Re:And I have found by Carewolf · · Score: 1 · on GEOS Available for Download After 18 Years

    It has be emulated in a boyband though: PRESS PLAY ON TAPE.

    Check out their new CD too :)

  26. PRESS PLAY ON TAPE will be playing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative · on Tickets For The World's Biggest Computer Party

    Note that The Gathering will feature a concert by danish Commodore64 band PRESS PLAY ON TAPE on saturday the 10th of april. Another reason for showing up!

  27. Re:Music by ahoset · · Score: 1 · on C-64 Diehards Relive History

    The C64 Cover band (imagine that!) PRESS PLAY ON TAPE does rock-ish interpretations of C64 music. They have several mp3's available for download from their site.

  28. Back In Time Live by FromWithin · · Score: 1 · on C-64 Diehards Relive History

    How come this gets a news item and BIT Livedidn't? This sounds very weedy in comparison.

    BITLive 4 was an amazing event. Nearly 300 people at the night concert, I believe. Commodore64 music legend Rob Hubbard played some of his classics on the piano, SID80's was quickly formed consisting of more legends (Monty On The Run live with real violin!), and Press Play On Tape put on a great show.

    It was a truly outstanding evening, and I can't wait for the next one.

  29. For all the die hard C-64 Fans out there by DorkHead · · Score: 0 · on Finally: Broadband for the Commodore 64

    Check this link out:
    http://www.pressplayontape.com/default.asp?pid=boy band

    That has got to be one of the coolest videos I have ever seen!

  30. Danish C64 band by henriksh · · Score: 3, Informative · on Tulip to Relaunch C64

    There's a danish band called Press Play On Tape that makes music based on old C64 games. The music's very good.

    You should especially check out their "Game Boy Band Video" (downloadable from the band's website) - it's hilarious!
  31. C64 music played live by RasmusW · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Amiga/C64 Retro Radio Station

    Well there actually is a danish band playing C64 music on real instruments:

    www.pressplayontape.com

    I just love their version of Warhawk =)

    -Raz

  32. C64 Music on real instruments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Video Game Music Mixes

    Check out PRESS PLAY ON TAPE. They've released a CD with various C64 covers (Commando, Ghosts'n Goblins, Monty on the Run, etc.), and have a version of Out Run available for download at remix.kwed.org.
    This isn't a series of techno-rave-remixes - this is rock music!

  33. C64 Music on real instruments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Video Game Music Mixes

    Check out PRESS PLAY ON TAPE. They've released a CD with various C64 covers (Commando, Ghosts'n Goblins, Monty on the Run, etc.), and have a version of Out Run available for download at remix.kwed.org.
    This isn't a series of techno-rave-remixes - this is rock music!