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2010-06-04 14:07

Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 856

Your favourite tune? (from UNPOPULAR composers ONLY)

In the infamous "Your favourite tune?" topic, everyone most of the time state their favourite tunes from composers that have either made history (like Rob Hubbard, Jeroen Tel, Martin Galway etc) or extremely good composers of today's scene (like DRAX, Jeff, Linus etc).

However, what is your favourite tune from UNPOPULAR musicians? i.e. sceners who were not known well during any timeline of the c64 scene, no matter how skilled they were. You know the ones I am talking about... simply have a look at how big the MUSICIANS directory is in the HVSC collection. There must have been times when you took a peek at a sid directory belonging to someone you have never heard of, yet you thought "Hey, that's a great tune! Shame this musician was never known too well in the scene at the time."

I think this would help give credit to those who never got fame with their contributions to the scene.

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2010-06-07 06:06

Death Merchant
Account closed

Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 13

I love anything from Zzap69...he has an ear for unique harmony and timbre that's all his own.

Patrick Becher (Bug) has some interesting sample experiments that remind me of Christian Marclay cut-ups.
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/B/Becher_Patrick/Error_in_Dur.sid
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/B/Becher_Patrick/Computersound.s..
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/B/Becher_Patrick/Save.sid
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/B/Becher_Patrick/Katzenjammer.sid

2010-06-07 07:26

Linus

Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 640

I am very fond of Zzap69´s music aswell. Truely mesmerizing stuff.

2010-06-07 10:24

Total Chaos

Registered: Mar 2006
Posts: 74

Liket....
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/L/Liket/Goatology_part_2.sid

Zardax
http://hvsc.perff.dk/MUSICIANS/Z/Zardax/Eldorado_part_4.sid

2010-06-07 10:46

ready.

Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441

definately Valley of Spirits by Monk

2010-06-07 12:46

Frantic

Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1661

For some reason, Zzap69 always ends up close to the last positions in the LCP music compos, so it is good to hear that I am not alone in thinking that some of his tunes are very nice!

2010-06-07 14:11

gegegege gugugugu

Registered: Jul 2002
Posts: 469

from the top of the head, Defibrylacja by Dr Piotr is something really innovative and fresh to me.
Defibrylacja
will elaborate if time allows.

2010-06-07 14:43

Oswald

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5129

gregfeel:

http://files.exotica.org.uk/?file=exotica/media/audio/High_Volt..
http://files.exotica.org.uk/?file=exotica/media/audio/High_Volt..
http://files.exotica.org.uk/?file=exotica/media/audio/High_Volt..

2010-06-07 16:09

ready.

Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441

\O/ Grefeel \O/, another awesome composer! He's on my unpopular top list too! I can also mention Imaic.

2010-06-07 16:10

NecroPolo

Registered: Jun 2009
Posts: 232

Quote: from the top of the head, Defibrylacja by Dr Piotr is something really innovative and fresh to me.
Defibrylacja
will elaborate if time allows.

Great stuff. Also, his latest remixes are killer, too! Check it if you like:

Doctorrus Petrixuss

I like his stuff quite much.

Considering my fav non-pop SID tune... I am a latecomer, only started checking the time between 1994 and 2009 last year so I don't know if he counts as 'unpopular' but as far as I've discovered Kjell Nordbo was quite underrated in his time. Although there is a big number of SIDs that I like from him, I HAVE TO listen to this one every time:

All the Time

Also, +1 goes for TASK III by Frank Endler. Sounds to be a work of really skilled hands. I'm quite surprised that I could not find anything else from him.

2010-06-07 16:47

Radiant

Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 640