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Episode #055: Reyn Ouwehand from 2023-07-20T20:28:47
This show features music by Reyn Ouwehand who started out in the Dutch C64 demo scene of the late 80s. He went on to compose a number of impressive soundtracks for games, most of which came during ...
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Episode #54: MUSE from 2023-06-23T22:40:55
A contribution to Masters of VGM, this episode showcases MUSE, a sound unit headed by Akira Sato which composed and arranged music for visual novels back in the 90s. Their work appeared almost excl...
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Episode #53: Namnam Special from 2018-12-21T14:04:06
For the last show of this year, we have a selection of great game and demo tracks that touch on a wide variety of themes such as disorderly legislation, dinosaurs, Finnish polka, and the first CPC ...
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Episode #52: Vox Femina from 2018-11-19T22:09:38
The rumors are true, we are back with a new episode! This time, it's all about tracks with female vocals - in seven different languages, no less. Enjoy! Listen
Episode #51: Streets of Rage from 2018-09-08T22:37:09
During the late 80s new genres of electronic music like house and techno were hitting the mainstream. These styles were also adopted by game composers and demo artists and became an ingredient of m...
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Episode #50: Moby from 2018-07-21T13:01:58
No, not that one. Frédéric Motte aka Moby is a French composer who had his start in the Amiga demo scene and also composed a number of game soundtracks for companies like Coktel Vision, Atreid Conc...
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Episode #49: Adlib Noraebang from 2018-06-06T07:36:40
A look at the Korean music scene of the 1990s. Drawing from an eclectic mix of influences ranging from arcade soundtracks to old K-pop and anime scores, it created an impressive catalog of music fo...
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Episode #48: Micro Cabin from 2018-04-19T17:05:15
A podcast with music by developer and publisher Micro Cabin, best known for the Xak series and its various spin-offs. Many of their early releases originated on Japanese computers and featured an e...
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Episode #47: Knick-Knack from 2018-03-19T12:04:34
An episode with fantastic music covering a wide area of topics such as other-worldly champions,cat secretaries, questionable learning methods, and whatever happens in Nancy's room. Enjoy! Listen
Episode #46: Thomas Detert from 2018-02-16T14:13:09
Thomas Detert was a founding member of the demo group X-Ample that became a fairly prolific C64 game developer during the early 1990s. Most of the games he worked on were published on disk magazine...
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Episode #45: Game Arts from 2018-01-23T13:40:26
Game Arts is a game developer and publisher that is mostly known in the West for the RPG series Lunar and Grandia. The company had their start on Japanese computer systems of the 1980s, where they ...
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Episode #44: Pan Flute Heroes from 2017-12-21T07:40:27
While often derided for its shallow trial-and-error gameplay, the release of Shadow of the Beast proved to be hugely influential in the Amiga gaming scene. It's atmospheric score, featuring a mix o...
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Episode #43: Wolf Team from 2017-11-24T19:23:47
Wolf Team was a Japanese developer that was initially formed as subsidiary of Telenet, spent a few years as an independent studio, and was later reintegrated into Telenet again. During that time th...
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Episode #42: Plastic Fools from 2017-10-27T21:16:18
It's been a while since we had a free play show, so sit back and enjoy this 100% topic-free episode of Audio Panic Room. Listen
Episode #41: Dr.Awesome from 2017-09-28T22:29:53
Bjørn Lynne aka Dr.Awesome is a Norwegian composer who started his career as a member of the demo group Crusaders and went on to compose the soundtracks for a number of games on Amiga and PC. His s...
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Episode #40: Funky Town from 2017-09-11T06:43:52
Welcome to Funky Town, the home of driving rhythms and groovy bass lines. This episode of Audio Panic Room features a selection of tracks that were all inspired by funk in its various guises. Listen
Episode #39: Game Music History ~1990~ from 2017-08-23T23:23:30
A double-length episode featuring game music from 1990. This was the year the SNES was released in Japan, the Amiga reached its peak in Europe, and the MT-32 became the go-to device for many PC sou...
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Episode #38: On the Swing from 2017-08-01T06:06:55
Get ready to channel your inner Frank Sinatra with this fine selection of tunes! In today's episode we take a trip back to the 1930s with a playlist full of Swing and Swing-inspired music. Listen
Episode #37: Chemool from 2017-07-05T10:24:53
An episode featuring music by Takahiro Yonemura aka Chemool. He was a founding member of the doujin circle 'Firecracker', and one of the main contributors to their series of music discs released on...
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Episode #36: Carl Lewis Unplugged from 2017-06-18T05:26:08
Carl Lewis is a former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals and is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same event in four consecutive Olympic Games. T...
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Episode #35: Codemasters from 2017-05-30T07:14:41
Codemasters were one of the UK's biggest publishers of budget games, and one of the few companies to still develop original 8-bit computer titles when most publishers had already abandoned that mar...
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Episode #34: Manabu Saito from 2017-05-11T21:19:48
Manabu Saito was a Japanese musical prodigy, who started his career at System Sacom when he was just 18 years old. His music, often a blend of classical and jazz influences with a great sense of me...
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Episode #33: Danish Delights from 2017-04-25T00:03:12
Like elsewhere in Europe, the late 1980s saw the rise of the Danish demo scene, a vibrant (lol) environment that created some of the most well-known computer musicians of that era. This podcast fea...
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Episode #32: Kunio-kun from 2017-04-02T11:00:41
Technos Japan's Kunio-kun series started in 1986 with Renegade, an arcade game that was one of the precursors to the beat'em up genre. From there the franchise developed into multiple spiritual seq...
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Episode #31: Ultima from 2017-03-16T06:58:46
Ultima is not only one of the most influential series in gaming history, the basic structure of its soundtracks with overworld, town, dungeon, and battle themes has also been the template that many...
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Episode #30: Forever Minor from 2017-02-22T09:18:54
Just another bunch of random stuff which I have been listening to lately. And by lately, I mean for the last 30 years or so. Enjoy the show! Listen
Episode #29: Stéphane Picq from 2017-02-08T01:39:08
The style of French composer Stéphane Picq is one of the most unique within the world of video game music. Drawing from a wide range of influences, his soundtracks mix elements like ethnic rhythms,...
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Episode #28: IDES from 2017-01-17T12:14:34
IDES was the parent company of labels like Cocktail Soft, Fairytale, or Red Zone and one of the most prolific publishers of visual novels during the 1990s. With musicians like Akira Sato, Yuki Naka...
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Episode #27: Chiptunes from 2016-12-18T13:12:47
The term 'chiptune' was originally coined for a sub-genre of Amiga music that incorporated instruments similar to those found in the music of 8-bit computers like the C64. Popular with the demo sce...
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Episode #26: Hiroaki Sano from 2016-12-04T05:06:25
Hiroaki Sano spent much of his early career composing for visual novels of publishers like Discovery or Studio Twinkle. As a master of both FM synth and MIDI arrangements, his soundtracks are prett...
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Episode #25: CP Verlag Chronicles from 2016-11-20T11:21:43
In the early 90s the C64 gaming market started to dry up as most developers had moved on to 16 bit computers and consoles. This gap was partially filled by a number of disk magazines, like those is...
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Episode #24: Human Insects from 2016-11-07T03:07:54
Another mixtape with no particular theme. This time we are hanging out with the titular human insects, swing down the highway of funk, and brave the data storm while harboring forbidden feelings fo...
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Episode #23: FM Metal from 2016-10-23T18:00:49
Lock up your daughters, get out the air guitar, and crank the volume up to eleven! This is FM Metal, a collection of some of the finest metal tracks to ever grace FM sound chips. Listen
Episode #22: Game Music History ~1989~ from 2016-10-10T04:03:59
We close out the 80's with a look at the state of game music in 1989. As usual, the playlist is ordered by release date. Listen
Episode #21: Kenichi Arakawa from 2016-09-25T16:57:56
Kenichi Arakawa is mostly known for his work on visual novels like Jewel Bem Hunter Lime or the Viper series. He got his start composing in the doujin scene, contributing music to a number of PC-88...
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Episode #20: Thalamus from 2016-09-11T08:15:36
Thalamus was a British publisher, mostly known for their small, but fine selection of C64 releases, which included some of the most impressive games on the system. Equally impressive were their sou...
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Episode #19: Mighty Luna from 2016-08-28T20:20:14
We're back with another un-themed selection of great tunes. An assortment of orcs, bees, evil aliens, and other delightful things is waiting for you on this edition of Audio Panic Room. Listen
Episode #18: Pinball Delusions from 2016-08-14T09:26:40
Welcome to the wonderful world of pinball music! This episode features a fairly eclectic mix of music from real pinball machines, demo scene-influenced Amiga and DOS soundtracks, awesome hard rock ...
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Episode #17: Game Music History ~1988~ from 2016-07-31T01:31:57
A look at the year 1988 in game music. The year that saw the first CD and MIDI soundtracks, arcade boards started the transition from FM to PCM, and some real classics were released on the NES. Mea...
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Episode #16: Ryu Umemoto from 2016-07-17T19:31:20
A tribute to the late Ryu Umemoto and his work on the PC-9801. In the West, he is mostly known for his contributions to various Cave arcade shooters, but in Japan his claim to fame comes from these...
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Episode #15: Draconian Outlaws from 2016-07-02T08:55:35
We are back with another episode featuring a diverse range of topics such as puzzle games, cowboys, haunted houses, and rampant passions. Listen
Episode #14: Game Music History ~1987~ from 2016-06-19T08:49:32
A look at the state of video game music in 1987. The games are roughly in chronological order according to their release dates. Listen
Episode #13: Undercover from 2016-06-04T08:44:14
A sack full of covers, some more silly than others. First person to laugh at this gets punched in the face. Continue...
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Episode #12: Linear Arithmetic from 2016-05-22T06:45:55
A little excursion into the wonderful world of Roland's LA synth modules. Continue reading
Episode #11: Charles Deenen from 2016-05-06T06:37:25
A podcast featuring a selection of tracks from Charles Deenen's fairly diverse catalog of music. Enjoy! Continue...
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Episode #10: Tumbling Trixie from 2016-04-24T06:26:37
Another episode with no particular theme, bringing you a selection of great tracks from the vault of video game music. Listen
Episode #9: Game Music History ~1986~ from 2016-04-11T06:19:56
A look at some of the best game music from 1986. As with the previous episode, I tried to put the tracks in roughly chronological order. Listen
Episode #8: Masahiro Kajihara from 2016-04-03T06:11:39
A tribute to Masahiro Kajihara, one of the most prolific composers on FM-based sound hardware. He is probably best known for his work on the Princess Maker series, but he also played an integral pa...
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Episode #7: Come and Dance! from 2016-03-25T06:10:06
No special theme this time, just a selection of (hopefully) good music. Continue reading
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Episode #6: Game Music History ~1985~ from 2016-03-20T10:37:26
1985 was arguably one of the most important years for video game music. Most major arcade developers made the switch from PSG to FM, composers like Rob Hubbard and Martin Galway began to unlock the...
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Episode #5: Italians in Space from 2016-03-13T10:31:43
Italo disco, as well as its later offshoots Eurobeat and Spacesynth, had a big impact on the development of game and demo music. This podcast is a collection of tunes that can trace their influence...
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Episode #4: Gods in Underpants from 2016-03-06T10:25:56
While you are wondering how you could possibly have fallen for the inane click-bait title, you get to listen to an assortment of not-so-bad-tunes from an age long past. Listen
Episode #3: Mad Max from 2016-02-28T10:19:52
A whole episode of awesome music by Jochen Hippel aka Mad Max. Continue reading
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Episode #2: Sound Canvas from 2016-02-22T10:14:03
Roland's Sound Canvas series was the reference hardware for many MIDI soundtracks of the 90s. In this episode of AudioPanicRoom we'll have a look at some tracks that showcase the capabilities of th...
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Episode #1: Outbreak from 2016-02-19T11:33:20
Welcome to AudioPanicRoom, a show about the dangers of sustained exposure to old-ass computer and video game music. This first episode is a haphazardly thrown together list of personal favorites co...
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