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Dyad (Original Game Soundtrack)

David Kanaga

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFT0262_1

Release Date:  28 October 2013

Label:  Software Recording Co. / Kemado

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  184923202625

Genres:  Electronic  Soundtracks  

Release Date:  28 October 2013

Label:  Software Recording Co. / Kemado

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  184923202618

Genres:  Electronic  Soundtracks  

  • Description

    David Kanaga''s maximalist score for the video game ''DYAD'' fuses a breakneck array of sound events to rich, ambient segues of layered harmonies and melodic color. Like the ceaseless forward movement of the game itself, where the protagonist particle encounters cascades of oncoming enemies, the elements of the music also shift in concert with the events of the game. Kanaga casts a wide net stylistically; a kaleidoscope of influences ranging from from acid-fried happy hardcore, to jungle and drum-n-bass rhythms to re-applied fragments of Top 40 production tropes, not to mention more than several sublime passages of hazy, cosmic coloring. Importantly, even with this stylistic range, the soundtrack never veers from referencing the particular intensities of the events in play. The frenetic music shifts in accordance with the game''s own digital psychedelia, becoming on its own a kind of virtual stand-in for the game itself. Extensive liner notes include notations, schematics and game instructions hand penned by Kanaga himself as well as snippets of the code behind the music. Kanaga is continuing to explore interactive possibilities of music in games and other dynamic environments with a prolific stream of projects forthcoming. DYAD is an essential node in today''s expanding base of trailblazing game music by one of the brightest minds in the field.

    Description

    David Kanaga''s maximalist score for the video game ''DYAD'' fuses a breakneck array of sound events to rich, ambient segues of layered harmonies and melodic color. Like the ceaseless forward movement of the game itself, where the protagonist particle encounters cascades of oncoming enemies, the elements of the music also shift in concert with the events of the game. Kanaga casts a wide net stylistically; a kaleidoscope of influences ranging from from acid-fried happy hardcore, to jungle and drum-n-bass rhythms to re-applied fragments of Top 40 production tropes, not to mention more than several sublime passages of hazy, cosmic coloring. Importantly, even with this stylistic range, the soundtrack never veers from referencing the particular intensities of the events in play. The frenetic music shifts in accordance with the game''s own digital psychedelia, becoming on its own a kind of virtual stand-in for the game itself. Extensive liner notes include notations, schematics and game instructions hand penned by Kanaga himself as well as snippets of the code behind the music. Kanaga is continuing to explore interactive possibilities of music in games and other dynamic environments with a prolific stream of projects forthcoming. DYAD is an essential node in today''s expanding base of trailblazing game music by one of the brightest minds in the field.

  • Tracklisting

    1. Start/Break
    2. Dyadic
    3. Fo
    4. Surf/Ks/Pumpkin
    5. Michael Brown
    6. Just Take a Pinch
    7. Space OX
    8. Peking Duck (Eye Edit)
    9. Miss You Jack/18 Triads
    10. Match Sprint
    11. Lineup
    12. Chargers
    13. Water Mantra
    14. Magic Circle
    15. Virtuosos
    16. Perpetuation
    17. Orol
    18. Jupiter
    19. Raga 2
    20. Judgement/Swarm
    21. Start/Break/Slow
    22. Triads
    23. Ziplines
    24. Peking Duck 2 pt. I
    25. Peking Duck 2 pt. II
    26. Peking Duck 2 pt. III
    27. Peking Duck 2 pt. IV
    28. End Mush
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    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Start/Break   
      • 2.  Dyadic   
      • 3.  Fo   
      • 4.  Surf/Ks/Pumpkin   
      • 5.  Michael Brown   
      • 6.  Just Take a Pinch   
      • 7.  Space OX   
      • 8.  Peking Duck (Eye Edit)   
      • 9.  Miss You Jack/18 Triads   
      • 10.  Match Sprint   
      • 11.  Lineup   
      • 12.  Chargers   
      • 13.  Water Mantra   
      • 14.  Magic Circle   
      • 15.  Virtuosos   
      • 16.  Perpetuation   
      • 17.  Orol   
      • 18.  Jupiter   
      • 19.  Raga 2   
      • 20.  Judgement/Swarm   
      • 21.  Start/Break/Slow   
      • 22.  Triads   
      • 23.  Ziplines   
      • 24.  Peking Duck 2 pt. I
      • 25.  Peking Duck 2 pt. II
      • 26.  Peking Duck 2 pt. III
      • 27.  Peking Duck 2 pt. IV
      • 28.  End Mush   
      • 29.  Start Mush  ÂÂ