Frostbyte - Codex

:D After two years, here is the music we've all been waiting for. As Frostbyte puts it,


“It’s my magnum opus you know? I wanted to make sure that it was going to make a statement, that it was going to be a solid, fully cohesive album; one that there’s no filler tracks, where there’s nothing that makes you want to skip a song.” Frosty goes on to say, “Basically I want it to be more than just an album.  I want it to be a tribute to all that I’ve taken away from my time in the community; I’ve learned so much, met so many people, made so many friends.  I’ve grown so much from the community, and this is my way of giving back.”




Hope you all enjoy :)


Here!

Cheapshot: Streets of Bass

It is finally that day. I totally forgot how bad I wanted to review this beautiful album! I remember a while ago, I was talking to Cheapshot in gmail about how he's got this awesome full length coming out, and then it got caught up in all kinds of label garbage and whatever and it became an issue and then it was gonna come out soon, and then it didn't and yada yada yada. Needless to say though, I nearly crapped my pants in excitement waiting for this thing.

So, I'm sitting in the pit orchestra for this play I'm playing at, right? And my garbage old android phone (Samsung Moment, don't get it.) vibrated, telling me that I had an email. I checked it, and it was something unrelated to this story. Well, i decided since I didn't have to play at that moment, might as well check out CM.O. It took 5 minutes to load, but when I did, the newest topic was titled Cheapshot - Streets of Bass. And then I saw it was in the releases forum.

My heart skipped many beats. 

He had told me about how he focused more on the bass instead of just wubs, and he totally did that. It didn't detract from his style at all! This is such a chill record. I put it on whenever I'm studying, falling asleep, or whatever it is that I do when I relax.

There's not much that could be done to improve this album. Maybe just a teeeeny bit moar wubs, but we have zOMG!! for that!

GET IT NOW

KILL3R WHALE - Let's Party EP

Let's do a little lesson in words here. Give me a G, an R, an O, a U, an N, a D, and a BREAKING. What does that spell?


THIS RELEASE IS AWESOME, that's what it spells! It's also groundbreaking for chip-pop. Really, this album stands out so much. It's my go-to album for crappy days. You know the kind, where everyone's on your butt, everything's too expensive, you can't get out of this oppressive monetary-based society, your schoolwork is out the wazoo, you don't understand half of what's being said to you, and your schedule's filled up like crazy, but everyone's mad at you because they think you're a lazy piece of crap?


Those days.


Alas, this album is where it's at. It hits the sweet spot for me, what with this dude's GORGEOUS VOICE. Yes! Chiptune with vocals that doesn't SUCK. Finally. There's also a live drumset in there. And the album art is too cute. 


The music on this album is just so poppy, but in the best way possible. You could hate the radio, and still fall in love with the style of this album. The little dubstep breakdown in the first song is in NO way in your face, but it fits in perfectly. The melodies in "Turn Out All The Lights" and "Shell Art Is Over" are really cool. I think "Shell Art" is my favorite off the album.


Anyway, the timbre of these guys just works together so well. I love the way it sounds, and I cannot wait for moar.


DAT MUSIC.

Knife City - Self Titled EP

You want chiptune electro? You've got it. This is Knife City's "debut" EP (I'm not sure if the magfest live ep counts). This album is just pure extreme. My friend Roboctopus was chatting with me the day this came out, and he sent me the link to 8bp telling me I might like it. So, I loaded up the first track, "Hunting" in another tab, and I listened to the odd little melodic and harmonic passsage got louder and more exciting as the low-pass filter's cutoff was raised. I was like, ahh, this is pretty cool. I like it.


Then it hit me.


Really, it really in 100% actuality hit me. The first drop in this thing is a monster. I didn't even know that this was a dance record, so I totally wasn't expecting the killer kick and the bassline that ripped me to shreds. It was totally okay though. Crisp and clear, that thing just slayed all morning. The end section of "Hunting" is so ridiculously cool too. It makes me happy whenever I listen to it.


On I went through the album, and "Slam Dunk Lifestyle" came to bite my booty as well. That track is a monster! It's not even fair what this guy can do with just two Gameboys and a few samples. The production and mastering on this album is ridiculous.


The rest of the alum is just as good, but I want to keep this article concise. This. Album. SLAYS.


GO LISTEN!