Shnabubula – TS41k [Sued for Christmas] Temp Sound Solutions – Locked Groove (bloodrain rmx) [Skywave Effect Anniversary Edition] Marshall Art – Marshall Art Part III (live) [8static Fest 2015] Cheap Dinosaurs – Brad Renfroe (live) [8static 2009-04-11] The Brothers Nylon – Sugar Plum Fairy [Dubcember] Shnabubula – Tidings of Comfort and Joy [Sued ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #016 “Presents”’ »
Dec 17, 2015•56 min
Playlist: Awesome Force – It’s Full of Stars [Invitations] Awesome Force – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants [Invitations] Melt Channel – Live! From Planet Earth [ERASERS] Auxcide – Silver Planet [Laniakea] For Astronauts and Satellites – Earth 2.0 [Bundle of WIN] ap0c – Heavy Interference [Bundle of WIN] Toni Leys – Wow! ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #015 “Space Bundles”’ »
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 3 min
This week’s playlist, despite being hastily thrown together, coheres quite nicely. Playlist: Street Cleaner – Never Again [Shutdown] ZEN ALBATROSS – Infrared Ritual [SIGINT] For Astronauts and Satellites – To Fight Monsters… [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Kirby’s Dream Band – Street Fighter II (Family Man Edition) [The Pink Album (vinyl version)] ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #012 “Haste”’ »
Nov 12, 2015•58 min
Influenced by distraction, this episode of Open Circuit jumbles together both words and music styles. Playlist: FLOOR BABA – KICK IT [GAMEWAVE] You Bred Raptors? – Lagoon (Live at Game Over NY) [unreleased) The Mountain Chiefs – Top Man + Wily’s Castle (Live at RAGFest) [unreleased] The Mountain Chiefs – Solar Jetman (Live at RAGFest) ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #011 “Absent Mind”’ »
Nov 05, 2015•58 min
Open Circuit returns from a month-long hiatus! Playlist: Maxo x Peter Berkman – Ranger [JACK vs MALTINE] Marshall Art (feat. Bucky) – Asteroid Driller (practice session) [unreleased] TREY FREY – DRIFT [single] LITTLE PAW – Something Exploded in Russia… [SPACE CORGI] Ryan8bit – He’s A Pup Killer [Back to the Future Tribute] The Kevin Gnartinez Band ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #010 “Return”’ »
Oct 29, 2015•1 hr
A dash of post-rock chiptune, a sprinkling of piano, and a teaspoon of synthwave make up this episode of Open Circuit. Playlist: For Astronauts and Satellites – Point All Your Weapons At The Sky [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Jeff Ball and Jake Kaufman – Le Bouquet Magique [Shovel Knight – Plague ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #009 “Concoction”’ »
Sep 24, 2015•59 min
Open Circuit flashes back to the 1980’s with this synthwave-heavy episode. Playlist: zabutom – Redux34 [Redux34] Alpharisc – We Have Fairlight [Alpha Crucis] Power Glove – Telecom [Alpha Crucis] September 87 (feat. Droid Bishop) – Ride All Night [Alpha Crucis] Carpenter Brut – Looking for Tracy Tzu [Trilogy] Carpenter Brut – Le Perv [Trilogy] Carpenter ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #008 “Cathode Ray Glow”’ »...
Sep 17, 2015•59 min
Open Circuit is proud to present the listening party for The Disadvantage, a brand new split EP from Temp Sound Solutions and The Mountain Chiefs. Note: the podcast version of this episode does not include the full EP. Buy it here! Playlist: The Mountain Chiefs – Hall of the Mountain Chief [The Mountain Chiefs] ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #007 “The Disadvantage”’ »
Sep 10, 2015•40 min
With the quantity of new, amazing chip and VGM being released this week, the playlist practically picked itself! Plus, Open Circuit spotlights the new XOC reissues on bandcamp, before running out of time and having to cut his playlist short. Playlist: Ivan Hakštok, streifig – Runnin’ in Circles [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Danimal Cannon ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #005 “Timepiece”’ »
Aug 27, 2015•1 hr
Open Circuit returns from a two week vacation with a heavy, hard hitting rock-centric playlist. Playlist: Maserati – Rehumanizer II [Rehumanizer] For Astronauts and Satellites – Echoing Endlessly [A Homing Light] The Mountain Chiefs – Gomera Mosking [The Mountain Chiefs] Cory Johnson – Sanctuary [The Legend of Zelda] Surgeon – Unknown [Live at The Levee] ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #004 “Immensity”’ »...
Aug 20, 2015•1 hr
Balancing out last week’s chiptune-heavy show, this week’s Open Circuit focuses on VGM covers and VGM-inspired originals. Playlist: coda – Sarasaland Online [Mario Sound Test] Tetrimino – Where’s the Wall Chicken At? [OverClocked ReMix] The Fresh Men – Thunder Blade [The Uncanny Fresh-Men] mitch murder – Lost Patrol Theme [Selection 3] HyperDuck SoundWorks – Chrono ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #003 “Rebalanced”’ »...
Jul 30, 2015•1 hr
Loaded with chiptunes, this jam-packed Open Circuit keeps it fresh with some of the latest releases from Chiptunes = Win and Weekly Treats. Playlist: Villainest – Evil Party [Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4] Yerzmyey – Time Machine II [#29| Yerzmyey // Gasman] an0va – nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life [#20| an0va ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit on 8BitX #002 “Fresh Chips”’ »
Jul 23, 2015•1 hr
After a long absence, recently-obligated-engineer jmr returns to Open Circuit with a load of musical goodies! This episode features music from Disasterpeace‘s Fez Remix album, FZ: Side F, the winners of DoD’s Disney Month, and new tracks from roboctopus, TQ-Jam, Bit-Rat, Metroid Metal (happy 10th birthday!), and more! 1. Disasterpeace – Synchrosynct (3:30) 2. streifig ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #123’ »
Apr 20, 2013•2 hr 8 min
While jmr is getting slammed by exams, OverCoat takes the reigns and delivers this week’s Open Circuit. 1. Anthelia – Of Rats and Plastic (4:07) 2. Form & Shape – All Unfurled (4:15) 3. OPOLOPO – Linear Strut (3:04) 4. Yoann Turpin – Coconut’s Club (4:41) 5. Yousuke Yasui – Bless you! boy (2:54) 6. Akiko ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #122: OverCoat TakeOver III’ »
Apr 17, 2013•1 hr 53 min
What better way to celebrate three years of Open Circuit than a listening party? Celebrating their brand new debut album, Krieger joins jmr on air to talk about… well, everything. Listen as they discuss movie recommendations, uncomfortable diphthongs, cetera‘s tropical juices, Meat Loaf’s I’d Do Anything For Love, and of course, their new album. 1. Armadillo Tank ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #119: I Apologize For My Friend – Krieger Listening Party’ »...
Mar 02, 2013•2 hr 58 min
1. Mail Order Monsters – Cynthia (3:40) 2. Wizwars – Intergalactic Disko Dance Party (3:45) 3. Radlib – Icarus (5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY NVR 4GET TRASH80 SB16 MIXXX 2013) (3:53) 4. Trash80 – Missing You (4:17) 5. spamtron – Dragon Quest Overworld (3:04) 6. Disasterpeace – The Outlaw (3:36) 7. Derris-Kharlan – The Sheriff (3:58) 8. ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #118’ »
Feb 23, 2013•2 hr 4 min
1. Pajjama – Moistette (0:50) 2. Pajjama – Sunny & sour (4:24) 3. Anamanaguchi – Meow (3:43) 4. Aethernaut – You’re Doing It Wrong (4:20) 5. Joule + Wiklund – Feline Areola (2:08) 6. metaphist – Sonic & Knuckles ‘Funky Side Up’ OC ReMix (4:48) 7. Chromelodeon – Wackadelly (3:39) 8. cheap dinosaurs – bimble ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #117’ »
Feb 16, 2013•2 hr 3 min
1. spamtron – NO U (3:42) 2. Danimal Cannon – The Lunar Whale (4:32) 3. Dark Warriors – Sputnik (3:11) 4. Noisewaves – Do I Look Like I Want To Play Volleyball? (3:36) 5. George & Jonathan – Hissy Snake Popout (2:16) 6. Cheap Dinosaurs – Dawn of the Dead (4:26) 7. TQ-Jam – Plum ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #115’ »
Feb 02, 2013•2 hr 5 min
1. Arc Impulse – Fantasy Zone (4:12) 2. Anamanaguchi – Meow (3:43) 3. spamtron – onett (2:13) 4. spamtron – architect of an empire (3:22) 5. spamtron – pwr glove (2:46) 6. Danimal Cannon and Zef – Legacy (5:16) 7. Kartmaze – Agravaine’s Legacy (9:42) 8. Michael Zucker – Pickpocket (4:10) 9. Michael Zucker – ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #113’ »
Jan 12, 2013•2 hr 7 min
1. Toaster Republic – Death by Tambourine (6:21) 2. DD – ZOLGOR the Third: Interstellar Ontological Hypercube I: Synth Intro (1:01) 3. an0va – Christmas Time Is Here (3:28) 4. spamtron – bonk’s adventure (3:10) 5. mitch murder – Mr. T – Fashion Show (Mitch Murder Cover) (2:43) 6. Heosphoros – WoGo feat. Wiklund (loonie ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #112’ »
Dec 15, 2012•2 hr 4 min
1. RushJet1 – Logos (0:04) 2. RushJet1 – Title (1:15) 3. Mail Order Monsters – 6581 (3:50) 4. Ambidextrous – Arp In The Fridge (9:43) 5. mitch murder – Terminator Theme (2:50) 6. Stemage, Chunkstyle, Kevin Lawrence, & Norrin Radd – Oscurità (Tenebre) (5:11) 7. Arc Impulse – Kirby (Live at Youmacon 2011) (4:12) 8. ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #111’ »
Dec 08, 2012•2 hr 7 min
The playlist for this episode was lost to the ravages of time my hard drive.
Dec 01, 2012•2 hr 14 min
1. Konami Bubble System – Countdown (1:45) 2. Fearofdark – Zeta Function (3:39) 3. Mazedude – Mega Man 9 ‘Morricone Man’ OC ReMix (3:04) 4. Shnabubula – The Bewildered Swordsman (5:16) 5. Disasterpeace – Boil ‘n Toil in Oil (5:36) 6. ilkae – title track (5:40) 7. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Skeet & Crouch End ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #109’ »
Nov 17, 2012•2 hr 11 min
Famicompo Mini Vol 9 entries are up! jmr once again hooks up his NES and PowerPak and broadcasts NSFs over the airwaves live from actual NES hardware! Plus, we’ve got the latest lpower album from Pterodactyl Squad and the brand new (released moments before the show! ) 505 album from Ubiktune! 1. lpower – Return ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #107’ »
Nov 03, 2012•2 hr 20 min
Dubstep? On Open Circuit? Well, it’s from NES sorceress chibi-tech (how else can you explain how she makes the 2a03 produce those sounds? ) , so it’s all good. Plus, we’ve got tracks from the debut Killed by Koopa album featuring vgm funk guitar wizard Mutherpluckin’ B, the very-long awaited Cheap Dinosaurs plays Goblin album, and two new ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #106’ »
Oct 27, 2012•2 hr
This episode features music from the latest Data Garden releases from Spaceship Aloha and King Britt, a smattering of songs from indie game soundtracks including Meteo Xavier’s Impulse, Joel Neilson’s Black Mesa, and Phologiston’s Super Crate Box (as performed by Pajjama! ). Plus, we’ve got some Halloweeny goodness from VikingGuitar‘s Danse Macabre compilation, some new ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #105’ »
Oct 20, 2012•2 hr 1 min
VikingGuitar and his talented cohorts have brewed up a spine-tingling compilation of your favorite horror movie and and video game themes. On this special Open Circuit, we celebrate Halloween with a selection of spooky video game tunes and horror movie scores covered by video game arrangers and chip artists, and then dive right in to Viking ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit Special: Viking Guitar Productions Presents: Danse Macabre Listening Party’ »...
Oct 20, 2012•2 hr 8 min
On this Open Circuit, we bring you the latest from acoustic guitar gods Super Guitar Bros., music from bands with unconventional names (I challenge you to find a more complex band name than “Order of the Red-Banner Division Named After My Grandma” ), and a pair of Goblin covers from Cheap Dinosaurs and Dubbed in ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #104’ »
Oct 13, 2012•2 hr 1 min
1. Yoann Turpin – Funky Bits (3:45 ) 2. TWRP – Prelude (1:26 ) 3. TWRP – Computer Wife (4:20 ) 4. The J. Arthur Keenes Band – Channel Two (6:09 ) 5. Tahnee Cain/Tryanglz – Burnin’ in the Third Degree (3:30 ) 6. Theory of N – Instruments of Awesome +1 (3:04 ) 7. ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #103’ »
Sep 29, 2012•2 hr 27 min
1. Plasma Face – Level 3 (5:02 ) 2. THE KOXX – ??? (3:55 ) 3. scratcher^e-mage – condomed (11:50 ) 4. spamtron – Quick Man (RockMan2 ) (1:16 ) 5. spamtron – FF4 DECISIVE BATTLE (3:21 ) 6. bunbleman – Bundogs (1:08 ) 7. Aethernaut – Super Mega Ultra (4:21 ) 8. Giant Claw ... Continue reading ‘Open Circuit #95’ »
Jul 28, 2012•2 hr 14 min