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Saskrotch - Zones | Yetee Records | 2019 | Blue | /350

Arrangements of music from Star Fox and Star Fox 64.

Saskrotch, Defense Mechanism, sheglitchr, Kaspar Ravel, Kawaii Café, 19th april 2018

“Title / Menu Music” opens up this two-track game soundtrack, building a Halloween-ish vibe with chiptune theremin over breakbeats, a style kept up with some variance in the other track, “Gameplay Music”.  Effective at setting the playful mood and evoking a sense of setting, the tracks are lively and bustling, though it does seem like the gameplay track would end up being rather tiresome for more than a quick play session.

Over the course of the six songs on this EP, Saskrotch turns out fast-paced chiptune breaks, with pulsing bass, tinny snare loops, chattering beats, and bloopy synths.  “Beats of Rage” brings in a guest (or sampled) rapper, which puts a fairly large twist on the usual Saskrotch dynamic, but also brings higher energy and tightness than any of the other tracks, though “I’m the Fucking King of Chipbreak” gives it good competition with its bursts of almost Venetian Snares-y break jumps.  “I Guess You Didn't See The Irony Of Our Situation” provides a nice midpoint breather of mellowness, before ramping back up to a lower high for the last two songs, and a return to rap sampling in the closing title track.  All together, enjoyable, but outside of “Beats of Rage”, nothing that really stands out as unusual for the artist.

saskrotch - gotta go fast - mix for sonic mania 08152017 by datafruits https://soundcloud.com/datafruits/saskrotch-gotta-go-fast-mix-for-sonic-mania-08152017

Sabrepulse - Purple Haze (Saskrotch Remix)  

John Hodgman to chiptune performer Saskrotch (December 14, 2010)