Episode 049: Everybody set the 8-bit spirit free
Greetings programmes! After another massive delay caused by too much going on at work, causing me to relax (among other things) in front of the Xbox rather than sit down in front of the microphone every month or two, here’s the first episode of 2011(!). Hopefully making up for the radio silence with nine carefully selected tunes – including not one, but two classic remixes. As usual mixed in with a brief recap of what’s been happening in the world of C64-related music.
Download or listen to the show (45:27, 65,2 Mb, MP3)
Music played:
- Rob Rubbard – The Last V8
- David Filskov – Firelord
- Ziphoid: Back in the saddle
- Chris Abbott & Rob Hubbard – Comets 97 (From the 1998 CD “Back In Time“)
- Necropolo – Zak (McKrackenica edition)
- Necropolo – BC Bill (Dreadnought)
- Peter Clarke – Monty on the Run (Monty Gets Orchestrated 2011)
- LMan & Sunflower – Follow me (Progressive Sample III)
- DJ Skitz – MegaSweet
Stuff mentioned:
- Markus Behlau (aka “Soundsosound”) – “8 2 88: 8-bit computer game tunes performed on 88 piano keys”
- The new “Commodore 64″
- Julian “Zzap!64″ Rignall is on Twitter
- C64 remixing in 2010 infographic
- More chipophone renditions from Linus Åkesson
- Videos from Linus’ gig at the LCP 2011 party
- The original “Back in Time” CD
- Remix64.com
- Remix64′s guide to digital audio mastering
- The “HybridSID” portable C64 chiptune jukebox
- Please leave a review on iTunes and help others discover these great tunes.
- If you’re on Xbox Live and feel up for some online multiplayer action, look up “Don Kwed“.
Unless otherwise stated tunes played on todays show are available for download from Remix.Kwed.Org , or from the HVSC recordings availble on the SOASC site. Leave feedback either by using the comment section at http://C64Takeaway.com , by e-mail to C64Takeaway [AT] gmail [DOT] com, or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/C64Takeaway. And at the risk of repeating myself, please leave a review on iTunes. 
October 4th, 2011 at 19:19
Awesome!
This made my day
October 4th, 2011 at 20:18
It made my day too…now I think I will try and race you to episode 50. (I have a year – I am sure I can do it.)
October 4th, 2011 at 23:40
Great stuff and fantastic to have the show back – it’s been far too long! Hope it won’t be another 8 months before show 50!
October 5th, 2011 at 0:46
Yay! The annual C64 Remix Podcast just released its episode for 2011!
Just kidding. Hope you find the time to sit in front of the microphone more often now.
October 5th, 2011 at 6:24
Woo!! Thank you thank you thank you Jan!!!! You just made my day
October 5th, 2011 at 10:14
Thank you Jan! Top notch as always!
October 5th, 2011 at 17:40
Woop Woop
Thanks again for another cool c64 podcast, so many memories!!!!
Let the good times roll……
October 6th, 2011 at 3:50
Thanks for another great show! See you next year! (J/K, we’re here ALL THE TIME)
October 6th, 2011 at 12:21
Thanks for hanging in there; giving out more shows! Made my day!
October 8th, 2011 at 9:36
Just wanted to say, thanks!!!!
October 8th, 2011 at 23:35
Still listening; still hoping for more. Excellent show. Came out right when I had a lot of work to do and nothing to listen to, conveniently.
October 9th, 2011 at 19:11
Cheers, everyone. Immensely happy with the feedback so far.
–Jan;
October 13th, 2011 at 22:53
Awesome to have another podcast, and a brilliant one at that thanks Jan!
October 15th, 2011 at 6:57
Jan! *Phew* thought we had lost you to married life!
I’m getting here abet late, but still…I haven’t had a good c64 mix fix in several k!
Thanks for keeping the scene alive! And for continuing to maintain RKO!
October 21st, 2011 at 16:14
What a great surprise all of a sudden!
Nice show
But I had a bit of a laugh picturing mountainbiking in Copenhagen 
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:23
@Andrew: Married life isn’t getting in the way. Working life, on the other hand…
@Per Fredrik : True, Copenhagen isn’t exactly mountain territory.
We do have several pretty good single tracks about half an hour away, though.
October 22nd, 2011 at 12:53
Great show – great to have it back! Keep up the great work!
October 25th, 2011 at 22:05
Oh my gosh! This is video is so awesome! I think I need a mop to clean up after myself! (Did I say that? I just said that…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4qsWFFuYZYI
@Jan You gotta check this thing out! It’s got C64! Legos! And several references to PPoT and International Karate!
October 26th, 2011 at 6:51
If you play this back in 1080p, and watch the black and white video scenes, you’ll note that they’re made from legos!!!!!
November 1st, 2011 at 5:41
this it my first time on c64takeaway.
Im amazed from the beutiful sounds, and the creators.
lookin forward for more, and assist where Im able to.
Thank you.
November 11th, 2011 at 21:23
Hi Jan,
this is incredible that I found your site – what you do is nearly vanished everywhere – you saved me days in positive waves this brings back. I just sit here, working in a 3d project for a customer and listened to music playlists geting older ond older, every hour that vanishes this evening (or night) – I just stopped in my favorite mod-files folder (nobody likes – only me) and opened up one really nice trance version of “the last v8″ – I just took a look at the nfo in the player to take (a fast look) at the creators website and must notice – this domain is darked as so many others meanwhile. So I started googeling and – hopped on your page. I´ve never been here, but man, I need to tell you – I love your podcast
nice work you do and please keep on it – even if you update it twice a year what must be hell of a job – dont quit it. “You’re one of the last descendants of a dying race” (I took this from Wing Commander) but this fits most…
thanks,
juergen (and sorry for my bad english)
… to bad I´ve been in Copenhagen this year
November 29th, 2011 at 17:39
Thanks for some utterly amazing shows.
December 23rd, 2011 at 3:20
omg, so glad I discovered this! LOVE IT! Thanks for making <3