After releasing a pseudonymous EP from Finland's Aleksi Eeben
a few months ago, we kept an eye on his work further, only to
discover the _amazing_ Commodore 64 work he's been doing with
his self-coded John Player, which brings a 'tracker'-style
interface to bear on the C64. And if you're wondering who this
Aleksi fellow is and where he came from - well, as Heatbeat of
the infamous CNCD, he was regularly voted one of the best ever
Amiga .MOD composers back in the early '90s.
So, given a few years, and a platform move _backwards_ this time
round, heh, Aleksi's work just keeps getting better. This
collection of .SIDs, 18 in all, plus a 'best-of' selection of
7 .MP3 conversions, were specially ripped for Monotonik from the
Commodore 64 "Music Box" music-disc series which have been
released over the past 3 or 4 months, and which would otherwise
be far too obscure for anyone's good.
In any case, grab the .SIDs for the full picture, but if you
want to delve into the .MP3s as a start point, try the insane
catchiness of "75% Sale", the messed-up c64 d+b of "Flight Of
The Bumblebee", or the super-clever-ness of "The All-Family
Stomp". But, believe us, it's all good.
[Download all 18 .SIDs in a handy and miniscule 35k .ZIP file here - highly recommended to get
the whole picture at the smallest download if you have a neat method of playback like SidPlayW.]
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