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Just when you thought it was safe to unsubscribe, the C64 Take-away is back to serve you another nutritious audio fry up. Once again I stumble my way through the English language, bringing you carefully selected Commodore 64 SID tunes and remixes, lovingly spiced with news on whats happening in the world of Commodore-related music.

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Music played:

• Peter W – I Love My 64 (Feat. Slaygon)
• Reyn Ouwehand – Cauldron II [live at The Church]
• Makke – Forbidden Forest (Spider Surfin’)
• Rob Hubbard – Master of Magic
• Chronberg – Great Gurianos (CyberJungle remix)
• PowerTrace – ACE 2 (feat. Kate Lesing)
• Tron – Loading Green Beret (Takes Too F**king Long RMX)

Stuff mentioned:

• Remixer of the Year 2007 results .
• Reyn Ouwehand’s fantastic one-man-band tunes .
• Press Play On Tape’s 80s medley on Youtube .
• Swedish NES cover band Powerplay .
• FrodoDS runs C64 games on your Nintendo DS, including my all-time favorite: Laser Squad .
• SIDPlay 4.0 for Mac OS X 10.5.
• High Voltage SID Collection update 48.
• Shredz64 – Hook a Guitar Hero controller up to your C64 and rock out.
• Syntax Era ships on CD (MP3/FLAC downloads also available). Also on MySpace . And don’t forget to spread the word about the album using one of the available banners .
• Back in Time Live Stockholm 2008 .
• SLAY Radio Gathering 2008 .
• Synergy’s Audion album.

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.

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.

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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:

• Syntax Era album available for preorder and instant MP3/FLAC download.
• RUN 10 album available on CD and on iTunes (DRM-free even)
• Preorder the HardSID 4U if you’re a musician looking for the authentic SID touch.
• Carry the entire High Voltage SID Collection around on your iPod (or other Rockbox compatible mp3 player) – also see this announcement.
• PRESS PLAY ON TAPE live at The Rock in Copenhagen/Denmark on April 19th. Tickets from BilletLugen.dk.
• Symphonic Shades – Chris Huelsbeck in Concert. Cologne/Germany, August 23rd.
• The Raven and the Blues podcast.

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.

This time bringing you a bunch of tunes that have nothing in common apart from the fact that the original SIDs were all composed between 1984 and 1986. Also, I talk about an upcoming album release, and mention a couple of videos that you need to watch.

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Please notice that I’ll be taking a three month break from the podcast starting November 1st. But fear not, the Take-away will be back in February 2008. Stay subcribed to the RSS feed or the mailing list to get an alert when the show’s back on the air.

Music played:

• David Hanlon – Druid
• J Rooney – Zorro (Small Ensemble)
• FTC – Comic Bakery (Electro) (from the album 01:04 Eternal)
• Allister Brimble – Green Beret Full Orch –
• Rauli – Spy vs Spy II (Late Nite Mellow)
• Terminal Storm – Glider Rider (Gliding into a Sunset mix)

Stuff mentioned:

• P.W. Fenton from Perfect Head and Digital Flotsam let me use the intro-jingle from Perfect Head #16. Thanks P-Dub.
• New video from Reyn Ouwehand
• Rob Hubbard – On the Golden days of computer game music
• On The Edge available from Amazon UK
• Andrew Fishers “The Commodore Book 1982-19xx”

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.

Time for another irregularly scheduled dose of the best remixes out there. This time the show is produced and assembled on my laptop, using different recording gear and software from the stuff I’m used to, so apologies in advance if it’s not up to standard, sound quality wise.

Also included is another track from the new Reyn Ouwehand album, a look back at both the Back In Time Live 2007 and SLAY Radio Gathering 2007 events, as well as recent news and listener feedback.

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Music played:

• Jeroen Tel – Unnamed SID (Live from Utrecht, September 2006)
• Nada – Bossa ‘n Goblins
• The St. Albans Rob Hubbard Fan Club – Ace 2
• Reyn Ouwehand – Garfield (from the album The Blithe, the Blend and the Bizarre)
• Peter W – Paradroid
• M.J. Hibbett – Hey Hey 64K (demo, from the CD single The Lesson of the Smiths)

Stuff mentioned:

• Full unrestricted version of SID2MIDI
• HVSC update #47
• Warren Pilkingtons BITLive 2007 report
• Andrew Fishers BITLive 2007 report
• Photos from BITLive 2007
• BITLive 2007 DVD bittorrent download
• SLAY Radio Gathering 2007

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.

This time it’s the usual blend of classic SIDs and remixes. I also preview the new album from Reyn Ouwehand, talk about the upcoming Back In Time Live event, catch up on news and listener feedback, and play you a Nelly Futardo track[*] without getting in trouble with the RIAA.

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Music played:

• Martin Walker – Snare
• The St. Albans Rob Hubbard Fan Club – I-Ball
• Nada – Crimson Games
• Stanislaw Ostazewski – Resolution
• Reyn Ouwehand – Ghosts’n Goblins (from the upcoming album The Blith, The Blend & The Bizarre)
• Moog and Hazel – Acid Jazz (Grand Theft Audio)

Stuff mentioned:

• Stone Oakvalley’s Authentic SID Collection
• C64audio.com site relaunch
• Back In Time Live 2007
• Full two-hour video of Press Play On Tape’s Breakpoint ’07 concert

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.

[*] The Nelly Futardo track in question ripped off a C64 track without asking for permission or even crediting the original composer/performer. The remix featured on todays episode is based on the same source material – but I’m giving full credit. In other words: back off, lawyers.