Album – A Square Meal

A Square Meal: ‘Tuberz McGee and the Sudden Realisation that his Life is an Endless 9-5 Grind’ by Tuberz Mcgee

Years keep passing through and if it wasn’t obvious enough, we get no younger. We’ve lost interest, hopes, and dreams as time flies away and we have to keep going on with life –that mess of a life that was spiced with some silliness to make it bearable. Well, most of us. I got too personal there. Have we lost the touch? Are we too old for this? Not quite yet I guess, we’re just too busy, and we can’t keep two-timing forever. We need the money.

During this period of silence in which the closest thing to prose I wrote were sporadic work emails, I reached a point where I just felt like I was living an eternal Monday. I’m sure we all have this feeling at one moment, but I didn’t have a way to let that out. Fortunately, the always awesome Tuberz Mcgee found the words, the chords, and the perfect rhythm to catalyze those emotions into his new album! So come with me and let’s take a look over ‘Tuberz McGee and the Sudden Realisation that his Life is an Endless 9-5 Grind’.

A Square Meal: 光のチップチューンVS闇のチップチューン対決コンピレーション2

English article
日本語はこちら

Dualidad, pieza clave y sustancia imprescindible en la construcción de todo buen juicio. La transmutabilidad presente hasta en el más pequeño recoveco de los anales de la humanidad nos presenta la más pura subjetividad necesaria para un razonamiento dicotómico y la formación de un análisis crítico sólido y bien fundamentado. El supuesto de dichas contrariedades trae consigo la incesante, y francamente aburrida, idea de conflicto, pero ¿es acaso necesaria en realidad? Basta con sacar la nariz por la ventana para darse cuenta de los límites tangibles de dicha problemática que, aunque en algunos casos más que necesaria, las más de las ocasiones solo es utilizada para justificar la defensa de los propios intereses. En la cotidianidad de la práctica diaria conceptos aparentemente opuestos se conjugan para crear cosas maravillosas. El ejemplo más simple, aunque a la vez el más complejo y antiguo, es el arquetipo de la duplicidad misma: luz y oscuridad. Al cobijo de dicha apreciación milenaria se han forjado obras maestras presentando lo mejor de ambos lados, pues, como es de imaginarse, no es posible uno si el otro. Siguiendo esta lógica, hace un par de años varios artistas del País del sol naciente fueron convocados por しのりゅー (Shinoryu) para crear piezas alusivas a dicha temática y presentarlas en una de las que, hasta ahora, es una de las mejores compilaciones que he escuchado. El día de hoy me gustaría hablar de la secuela de dicho compilatorio. Así que demos un vistazo a 光のチップチューンVS闇のチップチューン対決コンピレーション2, traída a nosotros por novtos.
Vamos a ello.

A Square Meal: ‘Licensed & Bonded’ by Harley Likes Music

From time to time, it’s worthy to sit down and appreciate things from a different perspective. The rich contrast that comes from a wider range of experiences satisfies the curious spirits and helps to develop a solid criterion – a rational one. Of course, music is no exception to that. As there is something for every taste is inevitable to fall down the pit of the faulty generalization when something is not of our particular interest. That same fact leads us to miss valuable opportunities to expand the limits of our preferences. Today, I want to share with you a work by Harley Likes Music that will make you give a second opportunity to the rough side of the chipmusic (in case it’s not your cup of tea). The contagious rhythms and the high energy of this music are the perfect introduction to the realm of the crunchy sounds. So let’s take a look over ‘Licensed & Bonded’ by HarleyLikesMusic and released through Pterodactyl Squad.

A Square Meal: ‘Silly Snake’s Soccer Blast’ by City Guys

Originally Posted on the ChipWIN Blog on February 18th, 2019.
Edited by Erin Hood.

Nostalgia – just reading (or writing) that word can induce a trance because of the semantic satiation. Like it or not, those nine letters have become part of how the world views chiptune and some other musical genres, especially in recent years. Putting aside if there is or is not truth in those words, today I’d like to take a slice of that cake. While the excessive romanticization of the 80s & 90s games, sometimes, verges on the cliché; City Guys break the line between the ideal good and the actual good with a bright and vibrant album that is a delight not only for the VGM lovers but also for anyone who enjoys music. So let’s take a look over ‘Silly Snake 2: Silly Snake’s Soccer Blast’ by City Guys, released through Pterodactyl Squad.

A Square Meal: ‘Formula Maintaied’ by Robyn A1200

Originally Posted on the ChipWIN Blog on April 16th, 2020.
Edited by Aydan Scott.

One of the greatest qualities that a musician can have is simply the ability to produce a cohesive, memorable piece. In our particular field, being able to express oneself through ‘simple’ sounds without losing a single scrap of eloquence is not only admirable but also an irrefutable sign of capability. However, since the concept of quality is not quite universal, and complexity and capability are not always in a linear relationship, there’s not an exact way to measure the first. Each person has their own formula, which is fantastic, but I think that there are some cases in which we all can agree on the value of a work. Today, I want to share one of those albums. In her latest work, Robyn A1200 offers us a huge variety of styles, mixing chiptune, house, VGM, and synthpop to the delight of her listeners. The result is astonishing, to say the least. So let’s take a look at ‘Formula Maintained’ by Robyn A1200.