Month: February 2009
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Fluid: “Dolphinus Solarus” Review
Some people may remember a certain PlayStation game released in 1998 entitled “Fluid” which had you playing as a dolphin unlocking sound loops to then…
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Nirvana – “Bleach” Review
Whilst “Nevermind” may have been their big break record, “Bleach” was actually their first album and didn’t not feature Dave Grohl (who joined the following…
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Dead Can Dance – “Aion” Review
With each album Dead Can Dance turn to a different place in time and space. With “Aion” the time and place is the French Renaissance.…
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Live Vault – Irina & Ancient Future
It’s harder than it should be to find anything on Irina Mikhailova but here’s a rare concert caught on camera for everyone to enjoy. Its…
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Importing Music As A UK Citizen
For the first time this year I’ve just completed a Japanese computer game soundtrack order from CDJapan and I’m staggered by the huge price jump…
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Saeko Chiba – “Carry On Everyday” Single Review
Alundra 2 the game took a lot of flack for generally being considered a baby version of its much loved and enjoyed original. However I’ve…
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Tori Amos – 2009 Album!
Tori’s back! A short message on her myspace has confirmed an album to be released in Spring this year. The album will be titled “Abnormally…
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Exclusive: Sitorimon Releases Free Silent Hill Tribute Album
Sitorimon today releases a free album which is a musical tribute to Silent Hill. Entitled “My Hill Is Not Silent”, the 14 tracks take you…
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Brendan Perry – “Eye of the Hunter” Review
While we wait for the new album from Brendan Perry (and my goodness doesn’t the song Utopia sound good!) I thought it’d be a great…
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Ayumi Hamasaki Joins the Book War!
Not long after Utada’s double book announcement, Ayumi Hamasaki has joined in as she’s to release a book herself. Currently titled “Deji Deji Nikki 100…
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Video – Making of “Still Alive – Theme of Mirrors Edge”
Whilst trawling the internet I came across this video from gametrailers.com which is an interview and behind the scenes footage with the writers of Still…
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Hiroki Kikuta – Koudelka OST Review
Koudelka OST is a dark horse. Of the 34 songs on the album only 10 have names and are over say a minute long! Behind…
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SuperSweep – “NanoSweep 2” Review
2005 saw the release of Nanosweep 2 from the artists aka SuperSweep. After setting the tone for hard hitting bass in the first CD things…
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SuperSweep – “Nanosweep” Review
“Nanosweep” is a brand of a collection of artists from various game music backgrounds. Together these artists are best known as Supersweep. Every so often…
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Emiliana Torrini – Video Vault
This weeks video vault is Emiliana Torrini’s latest MV to single Big Jumps. A good video on what must be a tight budget – showing…
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Live Vault – Toumani Diabate
LittleBigPlanet had an excellent soundtrack but the best new artist I found was Toumani Diabate! Ordered are several of his albums which will be reviewed…
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Vienna Teng – Inland Territory – Album Preview!
Despite being two months from its release, you can preview a stream of Vienna Teng’s latest album “Inland Territory”. You can hear the entire album…
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Akira Yamaoka – “Silent Hill Homecoming OST” Review
Two soundtracks in the same year, Akira Yamaoka has been busy with the Silent Hill series, and this is the sixth in it. Each soundtrack…
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Utada Hikaru To Release Two Books!
Utada Hikaru is to release two books of completely different content on the same date. The books are entitled “Ten” and “Sen” and are released…
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Takayuki “J99” Aihara – SEGA Mega Drive Medley Review
The Sega Mega Drive (Or Genesis if you’re American) gave us some of the pinnacle of game music with its superb 16-bit madness. This three…
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Hiroki Kikuta – Soukaigi Soundtrack
Soukaigi’s music is as beautiful as it is overwealming. From a game I know nothing of, sometimes there can be a small barrier if you…
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Yasunori Mitsuda, Hiroshi Hata & Kalta Ohtsuki – Chrono Trigger: Brink of Time Arranged Soundtrack Review
“Chrono Trigger: Brink of Time” may well win the award for most edible front cover with its fried breakfast on the front. However the task…
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Live Vault – 8 Bit Instrumental
This weeks live vault comes from the band that revamps our 8 bit melodies – 8 Bit Instrumental. I’ve only recently found this band but…
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Most Viewed January 09
This month was the most busiest month to date with HPM hitting over 2,000 hits for the first time! Vienna Teng & Ayumi Hamasaki’s new…