C64 SID Tunes
If you’ve never
experienced the joys of music composed on the Commodore 64 computer, here are a
few MP3s that will certainly amp you up. Both are from the Dan Dare video game (click to
download Dan Dare Title song or Dan Dare Pause music).
Now that we’re on the
same page about the spastic beauty of this music, here are some links for
you to mine:
About the C64
SID Player
(downloading this player will allow you access to zillions of free .sid
downloads of more amazing C64 music, plus the sound is just better)
High Voltage SID (tons
of .sid downloads)
C64 MP3s (for those
reluctant to use a new audio player, but still need some buzzed out 80’s video
game music as a soundtrack for feigning epilepsy)
Remixes (disclaimer:
some are good, some resemble rap metal)
Enjoy! Special thanks
to Justin Beck (aka Hard Hat Mack), who formerly hosted a program on KDVS
featuring music composed on the C64.
I hate that Mekon!
Posted by: James | February 15, 2005 at 05:52 PM
I grew up attached to my c64 and was later in one of the few NTSC american demo groups...don't ask, nobody gets it...but look here if yr really interested...
http://noname.c64.org/csdb/
When I was 13 all I was listening to was c64 music, slayer & celtic frost (what effect this has on my current listening tastes, I'm not sure...but they are off the beaten track).
The Sid chip was the most advanced computer sound chip at the time allowing 3 voices whereas most other machines only allowed blips and bloops. a MAC in 1988? ha! I never thought I would be such an APPLE fan...they sold overpriced garbage while Commodore introduced the breakthrough AMIGA machine, which was an quite the video industry tool, for under $2000.
I have been going through the whole HVSC collection for months now, converting the best songs to mp3s. there are a whole lot of turds, a lot of formula, a lot of genric technoey stuff...but there are some true gems...and people still compose on the thing!
Posted by: greg | February 16, 2005 at 04:26 PM
Thanks for the links...here's my favorite C64 song, unfortunately I have no idea what game it's from. If anyone has a clue, please chime in.
http://www.crepusculum.org/sonitus/C64.mp3
Posted by: allan | February 18, 2005 at 03:45 PM
try the C64Music! Blog...
about musicians using Commodore 64's
http://c64music.blogspot.com/
Posted by: ouspensky | November 03, 2005 at 08:38 AM