Year: 2010
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Higher Plain Games Hits 2 Million!
A big thanks, as my youtube channel Higher Plain Games hits the 2 million views mark. Here’s to the next million as the channel quickly…
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Classic Game Review: Alien Storm (ZX Spectrum)
My real problem with Alien Storm on the ZX Spectrum was that I then bought on the Sega Master System and thus was spoilt by…
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Live Vault – Tori Amos
Everyone on this webpage knows I’m a massive fan of Tori and she gets plenty of dollops of love here but a new heart goes…
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Chris Huelsbeck Goes Digital!
Chris Huelsbeck goes all digital with his latest releases. Last week saw digital worldwide releases of soundtracks to Zombiesmash and R-Type Themes and with that…
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Huski New EP Coming November
Huski continue their returning ante upping with a new EP entitled “Wartime Widow” which is due for release on 22nd November. It will contain what…
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Gregory Douglass’ Cover Art Singles
Gregory Douglass is a giggle of a chap. Whilst campaigning for her 2011 album release (which is sounding all colours of awesome may I add),…
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Jake Kaufman Releases “Risky’s Revenge OST”
Jake Kaufman (or Virt as many VGM lovers know him as) has just released his latest soundtrack “Shantae: Risky’s Revenge” for the community. Jake has…
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Lisa Gerrard Releases Two New Singles
Ever since going completely independant, Lisa’s been extra busy releasing new material. Two new singles entitled “Entry” and “Come This Way” came out today and…
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Dakar 2 (PS2) Playthrough Available
Acclaim’s Dakar 2 rally game for the PS2 now has its completed walkthrough on our youtube channel Higher Plain Games. Click here to see all…
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Vincent Diamante – “Flower OST” Review
To describe the Flower soundtrack is really quite difficult. It has eight tracks, most of which are in the same vein. It’s a gentle breeze…
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Whispers of the Plains: Adam Fielding
Last week we introduced you to Adam Fielding, this week we got to talk to the excellent musician. Hold tight, it’s one of the best…
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Myra Flynn – “Crooked Measures” Review
Myra Flynn’s debut album “Crooked Measures” is a diverse beast. It basks in the warm glow of Myra’s soulful vocals and a vast range of…
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Happy Feet (PS2) Playthrough
While I work behind the scenes to build up the new indexing pages for games and artists, here’s the playthrough for PS2 game of the…
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Game Review: F1 2010 (PS3 / Xbox360 / PC)
I don’t think I’ve been so polarised about one game for such a long time. F1 2010 for myself, a quite active sim racer, is…
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Introducing… Adam Fielding
Adam Fielding came across my radar whilst I looked for accomplished home studio singer/songwriter/producer/all hats in one people as I browsed for products for my…
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Loreena McKennitt To Release New Album!
The magical Loreena McKennitt has announced that a new album of traditional Celtic songs is on its way to us soon. Entitled “The Wind That…
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SumThing Else Get’s THQ Deal
Record label SumThing Else has secured a deal with THQ to start releasing soundtracks through them. Already bandied about are Darksiders, Red Faction, Company of…
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Whispers of the Plains – Mushu
A few weeks ago we introduced you all to Mushu, a fantastic band from Australia who combine a multitude of sounds together for a wonderful…
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Live Vault – Mia Doi Todd
Mia Doi Todd took a small while to grow on me but now her acoustic/vocal slithers are like coils to my spring. This beautiful rendition…
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Video Vault – The Go Team!
I dont know if its an official music video or not, but this Ms Pac Man and The Go Team combo is one of the…
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Game Review: Tumble (PS3)
Now that PlayStation Move has been out for a week, I’ve had a good go a several of the games and for me Tumble is…
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Classic Console Game Review: KP Skips Action Biker (ZX Spectrum)
Oh goodness yes, KP Skips as in the crisps! Mastertronic, budget games galore of the 80’s and 90’s (and still pottering about now I believe)…
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Live Vault – Cocteau Twins
While I didn’t get Cocteau’d until about three years ago, I do enjoy finding old footage and reliving it all. This is a fantastic live…
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Introducing… Jensen Keets
Jensen Keets is a wonderful singer/songwriter who came across my radar thanks to a Aerial PR and I have been meaning to introduce her to…
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Video Vault – Curve
They might not be making music anymore but Curve are still great to listen to. This is the music video for the song Clipped from…
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Split/Second Releases Soundtrack for Free!
Split/Second contained some fantastic music in its soundtrack. Now its available for free. Pop over to http://soundcloud.com/split-second to get going. Steve Emney is the talented…
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Symphonic Fantasies CD/MP3 Album Released
The talented Benyamin Nuss and Arne Roth spearhead the fantastic Symphonic Fantasies concert which is now released on CD and MP3 download, strangely only on…
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Utada Hikaru Announces Career Break
It’s been a bitter-sweet couple of days for Hikki fans as the announcement of a Vol2 of her singles collection coming 24th November 2010 will…
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Immortal 4 Announced
The C64 and Amiga seems to have its own niche in the VGM market and with the announcement of Immortal 4, its time for Amiga…
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Aki Kuroda – “Final Fantasy XIII Piano Collections” Review
Aki Kuroda, the ivory master for FFXPC returns for the latest installment of the Final Fantasy Piano Collections, taking 10 tracks from the 13th edition…
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Huski – Two Free Tracks From New Album!
We love all things Huski and now the electro-duo are back with new songs to showcase their second album entitled “Strangelove” due early 2011. A…
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Video Vault – Mushu
We introduced you to Mushu not long ago and now they have a beautifully produced music video for their song “Neap Tide“. HPM absolutely love…
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Live Vault – Bjork & Skunk Anansie
In what must be one of the best moment on Top of The Pops, a collaboration of Bjork and Skunk Anansie see’s a complete screaming…
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Halo Reach OST Due 28th September
Halo soundtracks have always had an extra pinch of epic sauce on them so the latest soundtrack in the series Halo Reach will be much…
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OverClocked Remix Releases: Final Fantasy 5: The Fabled Warriors ~Wind
The first of 5 albums to do with Final Fantasy V, Wind is a collection of remixes from DarkeSword, Sixto Sounds, Mutritious, Level 99, Avaris,…
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Game Review: Chime (PC)
Chime is a fantastic new puzzle game on the PC which moulds the best from Lumines into a jigsaw musical madness trail. The Concept Listen…
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Salta to Compose Tom Clancy’s Hawx 2
Tom Salta, a compose we’re very fond of over at HPM will be composing for Tom Clancy’s Hawx 2. There’s no release date planned yet…
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Deborah Henson-Conant’s Book Rereleased
Deborah Henson-Conant has her book “Gurls Guide to Amplification” back in print with a special numbered and signed edition available from 26/09/10 all about how…
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Video Vault – Peter Ulrich & Sara Wendt
While we continue to wait tantilised for Peter Ulrich’s collaboration album, “Hanging Man” is the first single from the forthcoming album which has no release…