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Episode 041

Told you the C64 Take-away would be back in February, didn’t I? The first show for 2008 features a bit of catch-up on what’s been happening in the world of C64 related music - including two new album releases, a hardware gizmo that will let you musician types use that sweet SID sound in your work, and a couple of upcoming live concerts. Plus of course, lots and lots of great tunes carefully selected for your listening pleasure.

Download or listen to the MP3 here (50:34 minutes, 46.4 Mb)

Music played:

  • Thomas Detert - BMX Kidz (from the album Syntax Era)
  • MarkG - Parallax Melody (alto sax)
  • BeeZerk - Lets Fly (Skyhigh)
  • Hank (Lukasz Drzewiecki) - Yet Another Giana Sister
  • The C64 Orchestra - Delta High Score (from the album RUN 10)
  • Reyn Ouwehand - Green Beret [live at The Church] (The video footage of Reyn’s performance is also a must-see)

Stuff mentioned:

Unless otherwise stated tunes played on todays show are available for download from Remix.Kwed.Org, and from the HVSC. Leave feedback either by using the comment section, or by e-mail to C64Takeaway [AT] gmail [DOT] com. You can also add your pushpin to the C64 Take-away frappr map (be sure to add a shout-out otherwise I won’t get notified) or even send me a voice message.

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16 Responses to “Episode 041”

  1. Simon Plumbe Says:
    February 13th, 2008 at 19:03

    Welcome back Jan!!

    Missed the show and it’s always an essential listen on my MP3 player! Keep up the great work.

    Simon

  2. Pete H Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 1:25

    Wooohoooooo! Another Episode :-D

    Thanks for your dedication!

  3. Martijn Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 13:13

    Great to see (well, hear) a new episode! I’ve been looking forward for this for 3 months :) Good luck with your new job!

  4. GG EuDraco Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 15:43

    Jan Lund sounds very excited. Seems that small break did you the world of good; I’ve been looking forward to a new episode, and they always come when I least expect them.

    …good grief - WDR Radio Orchestra is like the BBC Symphonic Orchestra! I can’t believe it as much as Huelsbeck can’t :p

  5. sandriman Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 21:14

    It’s great to see that you indeed returned to do the podcast after the silence that lasted way too long in my opinion. Too bad your work didn’t turn out well (as you described), but nonetheless it’s great to have you back and hear more music :)

  6. Wintermute Says:
    February 15th, 2008 at 13:13

    Welcome back!

  7. Cookie Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 2:11

    Jan took me a little while to catch on to this one glad to hear your back was really worried it wouldnt happen and that would have been a terrible loss!
    Hope everything is going really well in the new job.

  8. Jan Lund Thomsen Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 21:25

    Thanks for the warm welcome-back, everyone. Sorry I had to keep quiet for so long, but the break definitely did me good. Thoroughly enjoyable to be able to bring you some more audio entertainment - I’ve got a few ideas for the episode 42 playlist already. :)

    CG, I just noticed that you’re doing a chiptune podcast yourself. I’ve grabbed the back catalogue, and will give the first one a spin on my commute tomorrow.

  9. Drood Says:
    March 14th, 2008 at 6:22

    I desperately want the HVSC on my iPod Touch. What is really bugging me is despite being jailbroken, it would seem not ONE PERSON is working on porting a SID player. I can’t program (despite many attempts to learn) and carrying HVSC around in my pocket is my killer app. *sigh*

    Thanks for the podcast. Good to see you back.

  10. Andrew J. Leer Says:
    March 19th, 2008 at 1:48

    Jan,

    I’ve got a semi-8-bit commercial for you here…

    http://creativity-online.com/work/view?seed=3kcWQIfc

    They even use the C64 font right at the end!

  11. Jan Lund Thomsen Says:
    March 20th, 2008 at 0:31

    Nice one, Andrew. Made me want to hook up the breadbin and play Spy Hunter. :)

  12. Wedding Photographer Essex Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 14:20

    Love the 64. Is there another gathering in 2008? http://www.64commodore.info

  13. Jan Lund Thomsen Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 21:14

    There’s two of them this year - the usual SLAY Radio Gathering in Gothenburg in early August and Back In Time Live 2008 in Stockholm on September 13th.

  14. Andrew J. Leer Says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 18:39

    Nice photo of the Chip that started it all…

    http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-13636_11-188095-16.html

    I don’t know why they are cracking a C64 open here, but if anybody wants to take a look at a SID chip there it is…

  15. Adam Says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 0:40

    Hey,

    I checked out your show a while ago, and I wanted to email you because I think you have a really great concept. Your shows are interesting, and I’ve had fun listening through them. The episodes keep getting better and better.

    I’m always looking around for new shows to listen to because I’m a podcaster too. I do a weekly music review show called Have You Heard (http://www.haveyouheard.net). We interview musicians, talk about music news, and review two new records every week. You should check it out. I’d love some feedback on the show.

    -Adam Trimble

  16. Jan Lund Thomsen Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 13:41

    Thanks Adam,

    If you guys are looking for new stuff to review, you might want to check out the “Syntax Era” album ( available on http://c64audio.com/ ) - it’s a brilliant blend of 80s pop and Commodore 64 classics - and I’m not just saying that because the producers are friends of mine. :)

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