well, it is kinda for the beat boyz. Proot Records is ran (at least in part) by Thiaz Itch, one of the Cloud Control artists. They do fun stuff, and this may be of interest. They are doing Video Game Cover songs unplugged. I know, it is totally against everything BFC and the beatologist society we are invovled with is about. Except, video games, so we can partake.
Rules- http://prootrecords.free.fr/index.php?post/PRTJCT_VGU#VGU_rules
The rules are very simple, but also very strict :
- cover a composition from ANY console or PC game
- use (or even better : play !) only acoustic intruments or voice, all audio sources MUST come from a microphone (no electric guitar, organ, synthesizer, ..etc..)
- the only effects that can be used : equalizer, compressor (limiter,..), delay, reverb
and eventually : pitcher (less than +/-0,5st) - the composition MUST sound acoustic !
- Please write a comment if you know what track you intend to cover, so that not too many people have the idea to chose the same track (we'll sum it up in the submissions).
- Once your track finished, please send it in .ogg or .mp3 at prootrecords [at] gmail [dot] com, with your
artist name, the name of your cover and the original composition details (brand, platform, game, stage,...) - As it's a project and not a classic release, it's like a neverending release, there's no deadline, you can suggest your track whenever you want (as long as there is someone to manage the label).
- once your track validated, it will appear in this post with a single-track-player
- once there will be enough tracks for a nice album, the release will appear on the "Releases" part of Proot rec. website
Get your game on, don't hate the player, hate the game. Fuck that, don't even hate the game. Love it, gently, with your acoustic instruments. I am going to do one with slide guitar and sitar.
