lv. 1: stealth premiere
Welcome to Softlock!
Straw from Panoramic here.
Nostalgia in a cereal box is the mission, a sound collage barrage of CRT sampling. All video game music, commercials, ephemera, Saturday morning anime and cartoons! The 80s, 90s, and 2000s live on in this AV time capsule.
Archival finds include samples from the dub of “The Running Man” (from Neo-Tokyo) that aired only on Liquid Television in 1992, Crossfire, Link’s Awakening, and the other really bad Zelda rap. There’s a new Zelda out, too; it’s pretty dope.
Credit for the Moonwalker and Donkey Kong Country segments come from this gem of a Richmond-made mix called The Incredible Machine, crafted 12+ years ago by Joel and Andy. Their work is the inspiration for Softlock.
Send your recommendations my way! Strap in and enjoy.
Show archive
Playlist
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HIDEKI NAGANUMA, “Humming the Bassline”
from Jet Set Radio (Original Soundtrack)
Sumthing Else Music Works - 2012
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Yuzo Koshiro, “Fighting In the Street”
from Streets of Rage (Official Game Soundtrack)
Data Discs - 2020
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Olivier Deriviere, “An Exhibition (with breakdown + sax solo)”
from Streets of Rage 4 (Original Game Soundtrack)
Mutant Ninja - 2020
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Masayuki Nagao, “Idaten”
from Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master (Original Score) - EP
Sega - 1993
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HIDEKI NAGANUMA, “Teknopathetic (e-Pop 'n' Disco 80's Mix)”
from Ollie King (Original Soundtrack)
WAVEMASTER ENTERTAINMENT
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Tamayo Kawamoto, “Penetration Stage 1”
from Layer Section (JPN) / Galactic Attack (PAL)
Taito - 1995
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Robin Beanland, “Rock Solid (with "The Running Man" Raphael Ferrer dialogue from Liquid Television, 1992)”
Rare - 2001
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David Wise, “Aquatic Ambience (with Orchestral Game Concert 5, credit "The Incredible Machine")”
from Donkey Kong Country
Nintendo - 1994