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by Cats on Mars (Music by Tommy Pedrini) for ULTRANIMBUS presents: ULTRANIMBOY Art by e.D. Xu (Forgotten Treehouse) A special "hand-held" edition of Cats on Mars' forthcoming single, Nintendo Generation! I think I first wrote this song ten years or so ago, yet rarely has it seen the light of day; although it's been through many iterations, this most recent evolution as a chiptune anthem to childhood is my favorite. "NinGen" is an upbeat, happy dance tune, but also a contradictory celebration and condemnation of the Millennial Generation and our tendency to bury ourselves digitally in our search for something both beyond, and as an alternative to, the real world. While the forthcoming single will offer a more detailed exploration of this escapist contradiction, I couldn't resist the opportunity to first bring forth an 8-bit version of the song, in homage to the original traveling world-in-a-box. Our Game Boys were our youth, the simple boxy precursor to the modern-day trend of every digitally-connected human drowning themselves in immersive entertainment, fueled by tiny, hyper-advanced computers we carry around with us all the time. Those of us who shut the world away as children to save Princess Daisy or capture Pokémon were but pioneers in the latest trend of human evolution -- either toward a beautiful, interconnected age or a dystopian, robot-enslaved nightmare. Maybe both. ♥ By the way, if you like this, please follow our band's SoundCloud and keep an eye out for our other releases: http://soundcloud.com/catsonmars - Tommy (Cats on Mars)

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Join us as we jam out to Jpop and Kpop's finest! Art will be provided by Ultranimbus and friends. https://www.facebook.com/events/1473927886195938/

2/1/14: YSTK LAUNCH PARTY @ Agit Gallery in conjunction with Tune in Tokyo

by Space Boyfriend for Ultranimbus Presents: ULTRANIMBOY art by Ian Wexler Many fixtures in our lives we expect, at a time, to be around forever. When we are children, we attach in so many ways to so many things, that we swim in a sea of sentimental feelings that mean the world to us. But, like a dying star to a spacefaring civilization, we must at some point give up the things that were important and dear to us. We must leave for something new, something better or more convenient. Our clothes no longer fit, so we replace them. Toys wear out, backpacks fall apart, bikes get rusty, friendships and adolescent relationships end. We set our Game Boy aside for a new DS. We are constantly changing and growing, and so are the things we find ourselves connecting with. But nostalgia is born from the memories of the connections we broke, the things we left behind. Sometimes as a nice, wistful thought, other times a desperate attempt to hang onto something that is far gone, we all at some point long for what we once were and the things that were special to us. "A Letter To A Dying Star" is about those emotional connections that are now behind us, and the pain of letting them go for the sake of creating something new and beautiful. -Benjamin Carignan (Space Boyfriend)

The Zine's sold out everywhere else! The only place to get your copy is now through Fangamer!

Check out this great TCAF footage by Erika Szabo! There's even a little feature on the ULTRANIMBOY Zine at around 9:45. <3

by Fuzzheads for Ultranimbus presents: ULTRANIMBOY Art by Meekstape Music in games has always been one of the things I personally felt a lot of attachment to. Music has the power to set the mood in a really powerful way, especially on the Gameboy, where often times the soundtracks are the most impassioned aspect of the game itself. With this song, I wanted to make something that was fun and energetic and could, in a way, recapture the excitement video games made me feel as a kid. As with most of the songs made by our band, we went for a fast poppy track that differs from the feel, but still retains some of the elements of video game music. -Thomas Wilson (Fuzzheads)