Posts Tagged ‘My Parent’s Favorite Music’

So in all my inane ramblings that pop up around the internet, I have neglected you, my loyal readership. For that I apologize, and give you this as a gift. It’s the latest album from good friend and better rapper, B-Type. Worded Words, and released for free or best offer over at his official bandcamp page.

There are songs about Godzilla, robots, and Pokemon. If you gave me this album when I was twelve, I would have thought this was the greatest series of songs ever. Well I am a bit older than ten now, but strangely, I still spend a lot of time thinking about Godzilla, robots, and Pokemon. Which means this album is still awesome. Right now.

As for the beats, It feels like you are trapped inside a giant eighties era arcade machine, the cabinet’s demo droning catchy riffs with an abundance of bass. There’s a good mix of original and remixed tunes, giving the album less restraint. B’s lines maneuver through a variety of styles over those tracks, showing off a growing versatility in his rhyming arsenal.

To get a feel for the album, I would have to suggest Top Percentage, with the track’s swaggering beat, and Pokemon themed rhymes. Don’t listen to him about not evolving your Pokemon though. My reasoning for this can be saved for a very lengthy article on the topic some other day. Just remember to evolve ALL your Pokemon.

The other song I recommend is the nerd heavy Song of Time, although, skip over to the end of the album and check out the latter version, Song of Time (Projekt Zero Pre-Emptive Remix). Though both good tracks, with plenty of great bars from a who’s who kind of list of nerdcore. Unfortunately, the original track suffers from having heard this song remixed too many times (Final Fantasy Syndrome I call it). Besides, the best version of Song of Time is already this one. Perhaps this is why ProjektZero, which I am sure he will explain later, chose to remix it into a lo-fi dungeon crawling epic.

So go grab a copy, and give it a listen, and if the economy has been good to you, perhaps shoot him change for a cup of coffee. Unless…you don’t accept my apology that is…

Big news, HUGE NEWS, The highly anticipated new album Testing the Waters from My Parent’s Favorite Music has finally been released. After the baffling ordeal that happened earlier this year, Steffo of MPFM returns from Japan and drops this amazing 9 song album for the masses. The album is available through the MPFM website for the price of $10, and for your troubles you also get an awesome sticker and button. Here is some more info straight from Steffo himself about the album.

The new album and 1st of set of 6, highly (not really highly) detailed pieces of a map. These will be the albums that I’ll be working on until I croak. These won’t be masterpieces, but they will be a good amount of my life summed up into these tiny little packages of paper and plastic. Every bit of this thing was put together by myself with the help of some of my online buddies.

Recently I received the above photo from what I imagine is the now commandeered email of Nerdapalooza 09 performer Steffo of My Parent’s Favorite Music (the MPFM site there also seems to be taken over as well). Along with the photo I got the message attached below. I am not sure exactly what it means, or if it can be believed, but perhaps posting it here will shine some light on this situation.

We are the daughters of an ex employee at HAL Laboratories. We will not disclose his name, we do not wish any more torture on the family name.

He had passed away a couple of months ago, and written in his will was a note. It said:

There was an american man in his late 30s that went by the name Steffo. He was on the development team with us (there were about 8 of us) working on game ideas back in the early 1980s. He said that he was from the FUTURE, and he had bright blue hair! We figured he just had a wonderful sense of humor. He spoke fluent Japanese, and told us about how he had started to create songs from the games that we would all create starting in the year 2000! He was full of wonderful ideas that he said he couldn’t take credit for since they were from the future as well. Something about a mushroom world with a man that would stomp on animals and be the next big hero! I’ve heard some things in my day and this man could tell some wild stories. But truth be told, we wrote them all down. We thought the lot of them were ridiculous and didn’t use them, except one. Eggerland Mystery. We had the idea from a logo that he said was used with his future music. There was some confusion about the terminology. He was saying the word logo, but we confused it for “roro”. In English it would be pronouced “lolo”. That’s where Eggerland came from. We used his version for the American release when we had localized it in 1990. We tried to give him credit, but he wouldn’t take it. And like that, one day he just disappeared. I wish I could have found him again, because wouldn’t you know it, the list of his stories about these crazy games had been SPOT ON. Mario, Sonic, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Katamari Damacy, the whole bunch. I could have been rich, but I left the company shortly after Eggerland. I became a simple store clerk and raised a family: my wife Miki, and my two daughters Ima and Kagami.

We have found the future Steffo BEFORE he has time traveled to 1980, and kidnapped him to make sure our father gets what he deserves. A chance at being rich in the past. And if we find this other Steffo in his older form, if he is still alive, we will have questions for him as well. Until then we will hold on to Steffo and make sure everything is right in the past and the present.

Kagami and Ima

So Hex of Nerdapalooza has just today announced that tickets are now on sale for Nerdapalooza 2009. Tickets are currently on sale with All Weekend passes priced at $30 and one day passes at $20. You can purchase your tickets at nerdapalooza09.eventbrite.com/.

The event takes place at:
Holiday Inn – Orlando International Drive Resort
6515 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819

So since the concert this year is going to be held at a hotel, this means discounts for those who stay at the hotel during the show should be announced soon as well.

For more info about Nerdapalooza 2009 check out the Schaffer the Darklord
Marc with a C
My Parents Favorite Music
Krondor Krew
Rocket Propelled Geeks
mCRT

Finally, after several months, tons of work, and lots of nostalgia, I am very very excited to announce that the Super Mario RPG Tribute Album known as Heavy Troopa is Ready to Launch! is now 100% finished and ready to download, ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Head to this link to download
http://gamemusic4all.com/heavytroopa.html

This album started out with the idea of a humble EP, but support quickly swelled until we ended up with the 3-disc beast seated before you. I have been incredibly lucky to get so much support from musicians, fans, bloggers, artists and more! You can check my more in depth thanks on the compilation web page. I am also glad to know that there are so many Super Mario RPG fans like me who are very excited about this compilation! This is the first video game tribute we have ever organized and I think we did a great job. This is merely the first of many to come! Anyway, enough of my rambling. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD THE COMPILATION!

I also want to quickly mention that Kenley of the wonderful Into the Score Podcast and wonderful friend of the site has created an episode 20 that coincides with our compilation and discusses all the original music from Super Mario RPG. Click here and check out episode 20: The Music of the Mushroom Kingdom!

Also view the track listing and album art below!

HEAVY TROOPA IS READY TO LAUNCH DISC 1
01 – Super Pipe House [Nostalgia] – Videogame Orchestra
02 – Koopa’s Castle – Bit Mummy
03 – Oh Yeah – Shin Phatman
04 – Explanation! – Girlz Melon
05 – Fight Against Monsters – LET’S GET INVISIBLE!
06 – Still, the Road is Full of Dangers – Girlz Melon
07 – Invincible Star – A Linear Particle
08 – Hello, Happy Kingdom – DJ RoboRob
09 – Cloaco of Croakers (Kero Sewers) – Shaun Carley
10 – Radpole Pond – Platformer
11 – SHOCK! – 8-Bit Bonanza
12 – Sad Song – Girlz Melon
13 – The Road is Full of Dangers – Hat
14 – Let’s Play in the Orchestra Pit ‘Geno’ – Chris Porter
15 – Geno Awakens – Two Playa Game
16 – Beware The Forest’s Mushrooms – Nanaki’s View
17 – Rose Town – Videogame Orchestra
18 – From Inside the Earthen Pipe – Girlz Melon
19 – Let’s Race (nU tacK’s Pole Position mix) – nU tacK
20 – Welcome! Yo’ster Island!! – The Hmmm
21 – Hard-working Moles are Good Moles – 8-bit Philharmonic
22 – Got a Star Piece – Playing With Power
23 – Flubber Mountain – Mazedude
24 – A New Partner – Girlz Melon
25 – Booster Tower – The OneUps
26 – Find the Top – My Parent’s Favorite Music
27 – Waffle Iron Violator (Fight Against a Stronger Monster) – Spamtron

HEAVY TROOPA IS READY TO LAUNCH DISC 2
01 – Wii Tried – Dom1
02 – Long Long Ago (nU tacK was a raver mix) – nU tacK
03 – Heart Beating Faster (nU tacK’s Beats r Harder mix) – nU tacK
04 – Exquisite Celebration – Matheus Manente
05 – Slop[e] – God Owes Me Munnie
06 – The Starlight’s Flower – Matheus Manente
07 – Here’s Some Weapons – Girlz Melon
08 – SUNKEN CHIP – Techfool
09 – Piracy – Chozo Ninpo & MC Inadequate
10 – Castle In the Sky – Nameless
11 – Barrel Volcano – CygnosiC
12 – Axem Rangers Drop In – 8-Bit Suicide
13 – Raving With the Big Bosses – Lucas Park
14 – Hail Victory! – Lies Media Fetus
15 – Let’s Do the Fooka Fooka (2nite) – Emergency Pizza Party
16 – Conversation With Culex – Girlz Melon
17 – Battle With Culex – Temp Sound Solutions
18 – Break the Fourth Wall – Arcane Addiction
19 – Where Am I Going? Remix – Stephen White
20 – Rekoopa Kickback – Tone 3 & Psychosiz
21 – Bring the Hammer Down (I Am the King) – Lucas Park
22 – The End – 8-Bit Philharmonic

♥♪!? (GENO) B-SIDES DISC
01 – Slop[e] w/ Vocals – God Owes Me Munnie
02 – Explanation! – 8-Bit Bonanza
03 – Grandpa and the Delightful Tadpoles – The Tsunami Effect
04 – Sad Song – The Decent Ortega
05 – Mama Luigi (feat. Epic-1) – Snyder
06 – Koopa’s Castle (first time extended adventure mix) – Bit Mummy
07 – Invincible Star – The Robot Diaries
08 – Fighting Bowser Beginning CTKY – Video Mummy
09 – Fight Against Monsters – The Tsunami Effect
10 – Mario’s Invincible Madness – nU tacK
11 – Mystery of the Starry Hills – Lucas Park
12 – Battle with Bowser – Crystal Fortress Lvl 16
13 – Mario & Yoshi – medley – Videogame Orchestra
14 – Shin P’s a Grate Guy – Shin Phatman
15 – 100 Fight Monsters – AnthemAudio
16 – Mallow’s Theme – (Cerebro Desipierto Remix) – Crystal Fortress Lvl 16
17 – My Name is Bukki (Mad Railway Mix) – MechaB.E.A.R.
18 – A Conversation With Culex – Facundo Castro
19 – Conversation With Culex (no synth) – Girlz Melon
20 – Valentina (Lo-fi remix) – MechaB.E.A.R.
21 – Weapons Factory – The Tsunami Effect
22 – Hammered – Tiger vs Crane
23 – Scrub the Ground – T-Byte
24 – Let’s Try – Audi0scribbler

Once again, head to http://gamemusic4all.com/heavytroopa.html to download the entire album!

I worked on this for a good while. This is the song “Find the Top” by the group My Parent’s Favorite Music, for the Heavy Troopa is Ready to Launch! compilation. Enjoy, and hope this gets you even more excited about this release!

For more Heavy Troopa is Ready to Launch info, check this link!

My Parents Favorite Music Wheelo Exgirlfriends out now!

If the flash add above was not informative enough, I shall reiterate the basics. In the latest installment of My Parent’s Favorite Music business practice, they are selling one expensive sticker, for the price of $5 (and $3 Shipping), but included with this sticker, is a free copy of their newly pressed album Wheelo Exgirlfriends! This album includes some of the amazing songs I first heard from them when they hit the myspace scene, such as Kool-Aid and Coffee. Well it can all be yours, just head over to MPFM’s myspace page and place your order for the sticker+album combo. And get ready for their highly anticipated new album Testing the Waters which comes out this June!

You heard right, after hearing about former Band of the Month MPFM oh so long ago, they finally re-printed their debut album ©®@~Z Mystery for the masses to purchase in er…masses. The album was originally made in 2002, and in this latest printing has about 100 copies to sell through. Each copy shall also be numbered and signed by Steffo and Stellar. This will certainly help your case when telling all your friends that you were down with My Parent’s Favorite Music before they were big.

The only way to get an album though? That’s simple. Buy one of their buttons for what amounts to highway robbery at five bucks and you get the CD for the low low price of free along with said button. Perhaps selling the album for five smackeroons, then throwing in a free button may have been a better idea. Though what do I know? I’m no businessman.

Either way, get the album and button combo by heading over to MPFM’s myspace page at myspace.com/myparentsfavoritemusic

PS. That’s the fanciest banner I’ve ever seen!

Have we got news for you! We just got a total of FOUR new bands on board for Music EXP. Most of these new bands announced are from outside of the US, which makes this quite the international compilation. From Norwich, UK we’ve got The Lost Levels, who’s self-titled EP has been called “Dark side of the moon for the Nintendo generation.” Next up, from Ontario, Canada is fantastic chiptune artist Lutin. The third band for this announcement is our pal, hailing all the way from Australia, Dot.AY. And finally, from within our US borders comes the chip stylings of Player Two. We are glad to have all of these folks on board. Be sure to check them out on their official sites.

So now, let’s see the chart of bands now officially on the album!

Band count so far:
8 Bit Bandit
Alex Mauer
Dot.AY
Elfonso
The Lost Levels
Lutin
Player Two
Select Start
Spheres of Chaos
Super Nintechno
Temp Sound Solutions

Keep checking back, we have a ton more to announce on the compilation soon!

A while back I made a quick fan video of My Parent’s Favorite Music’s song KiloPlays. Watch it below!

So what do you think? Shall I make more videos in the future?