A collaboration with https://soundcloud.com/sacio This track is from ‘Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7’, and can be downloaded here: https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/track/fjomp
After becoming a dad (not too many days after the listening party of Vol.6) I thought: “Man, i guess my hands’ll be too busy juggling poopy diapers for next years ChipVol contribution” But it turns out my wife gave birth to a awesome little chiptune-loving toddler who’ll happily sit on my lap while i do my bleeps and bloops twitter.com/FarkAudio/status/1001464930837712897 .
I named the track after him... Or his nickname at least :P
Anyways. When trying to concoct this years contribution, i still kinda hit a musical brick wall, and yet again i turned to Sacio, going: “Hey. You cooking something for this years chipvol. man?” and, like last year, he was in the same spot as i, having several started projects, yet none longer than a minute. I got him to send me what he was working on, and immediately recognized his... Swedish cracktro-intro which eventually turned more melodious. I fell in love with the latter part and went crazy on his stems adding this and that and asking him if we’re onto something. Being swamped with school (i think?) he answered something like “Yes! Go go go!” , so throughout the months i sat down now and then adding segments, and telling Sacio to send some leads to specific parts in order to keep him adequately involved with the track instead of me totally “running away” with it.
Tuberz McGee’s review:
Like Auxcide’s entry, this sounds like a keygen for something I really shouldn’t be trying to access. I really like your sense of melody throughout your A section. You’re not afraid to reach for a larger intervalic structure for your melody. It’s much appreciated. The section that kicks in at 1:50~ is a nice welcome change as it almost feels like its become a different track that has its own sensibilities. It keeps things interesting and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t bobbing along the whole section. The abrupt modulation from B major to C major (a semitone jump, which makes it seem brighter) at about 2:50~ was nice too! It reminds me of a lot of J-Pop music, that uses abrupt modulations to generate excitement and extreme difference (in this case dropping 5 sharps/adding 7 sharps depending on how brutal you like to think of these changes), forcing you to pay attention. You’ve captured that mood entirely. I’m definitely paying attention. and AGAIN you modulate at about the 4:00~ mark. My short attention span has been tamed. I just feel that this would have benefitted from a more concise ending.
I totally agree with the part about the ending. I regret not going back to the Swedish cracktro-part instead of kinda chickening out with an abrupt ending with a sound effect. Which i think i’ve done with several other tracks as well.
My track “Minstemann” gets to play in the forest !
This one goes out to all the "attpåklats" out there ;)
The youngest one in the herd.
Kubbi's done an impressive job mastering this track, there were a few elements from the composition that I haven't heard this clearly since earlier versions of this track :D
I’m not exactly 100% satisfied with the 02:37-part.
The chorus is heavily inspired by one of my favourite musicians: Mosaik and his wonderful "Leandi".
Links:
Review by Bronx Kuma: chiptuneswin.com/blog/kuma-v-forg…rest-вин-review/http://chiptuneswin.com/blog/kuma-v-forge-and-chris-ks-resplendent-forest-вин-review/
I was allowed to chat on the radioshow during the release party. https://geekbeatradiopodcasts.objects.dreamhost.com/GBR-20160829.mp3
Youtube - DJ Cutmans TWiC episode: 159 “Study mix” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWm_lfAurjg&feature=youtu.be&t=2273&ab_channel=ThisWeekInChiptune
Here’s the chatlog from the event: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sj03lMpXlGE29ca6WPpiK62SmtU2mEl-G9npdhZA0HY/edit#
Last night, the lovely guys at Chiptunes = WIN held a party at GeekbeatRadio releasing the fourth volume!
My “Kalle Kanonkule” kicks off the entire album, being track #1 ! ! :D :D :D
Look how happy Kalle is! (unlike his target)
Joseph Edison reviewed my track as well over at the “Kalle Kanonkule”Youtube-video
“There are a lot of things that happen behind the scenes of the ChipWIN compilations each year, and one very important task is selecting the track order. A newcomer to the ChipWIN compilation, Fark gets to fire the first shot across the bow with ‘Kalle Kanonkule,’ a somewhat modern-sounding blend of keyboards and chip synthesis. The piano solo that begins the track is quite intriguing to me, as I immediately want to hear where the music goes next and how it blends (or stands out) from the expected chiptune elements. That ability to make the listener invest in your music and create a sense of urgency about what happens next is quite difficult to achieve, and I think Fark really nails it with the opening.My second favorite thing about ‘Kalle Kanonkule’ is the syncopated nature of the rhythms during a majority of the track. Rather than a standard four-on-the-floor beat and complementary synth lines, Fark shifts the attacks one sixteenth note pulse – or ‘tick’ in chip terminology – early. This creates a complex rhythmic layer upon which he builds the main idea of the track, and it works incredibly well. In between statements of the neat groove are short passages with more improvisatory, solo-like synth lines. Although the drums continue the same subtle off-kilter rhythm, these sections feel much more grounded and steady with consistent attacks on the downbeat of each measure. This is a very catchy and danceable tune that I would love to hear live. ~Joseph Eidson~- -
Read more from Joseph Eidson on The ChipWIN Blog - -”
http://chiptuneswin.com/blog/author/jeidson/
DJ Cutman (the master who mastered this track) included this track in his recent TWiC-stream, as a “Chiptunes = Win Volume 4″ special!
https://soundcloud.com/djcutman/twic113
(Kalle gets introduced at 26:19)
This song is something i started working on for approx. one year ago. I was hoping it would reach a sufficient level of energy and quality so that I could submit it to Chiptunes = WIN. I considered adding more “TWHOMP”s but it turned out that two was enough, even though the removed ones did a fine job as fill-ins.
I had secondary plans for this track as well - I was planning on gathering some animator friends in order to conjure up an animated music video. I started rolling that tiny ball with this tiny
simplistic animation start, but it didn’t get any further past that point :/
Anyways! Feeling proud being featured among this particular bunch of talented chiptune artists. Reading feedback on my track in the IRC chat during the stream was also quite a new and fun experience for me.
There’s an enormous amount of quality chip tunes in this compilation, so do check it out!.
Listen to the saved Geekbeatradio-stream here:
Part 1 (Radio hosts talking at 0:13:00 and 2:03:00)
Fark - “Dritglad” from the upcoming album “Lillebror”
Even happier.
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-This song plays within the same harmonies as the calmer and more orchestral "Glad" does.
-This song has a 2.0-version where Cygnus did a guitar solo at the end. (this version will be available when the "Lillebror"- album releases)
-This song was used in a video I recorded, and edited. A video that shows 100 female eighteen year old top A-students who was invited to check out different technology-based classes. This would hopefully result with a recruting effect for the as of yet undecided top students in Norway.
"NTNU - Teknologicamp for jenter" http://youtu.be/zhw6RR4_hvI?t=3m51s
Fark - "Tohjulssykkel" from the upcoming album: "Lillebror" After outgrowing the tricycle, and after thousand attempts at trying to stay upright without having three wheels placed in a triangular formation, Lillebror finally understands the importance of keeping a high momentum in order not to faceplant. --------------------------------------------- Every now and then, when trying to compose music, I end up with two results which highly differ from each other. But still they sound somewhat related, so instead of trying to merge them into one song, I try to differentiate them enough so that they earn the right to bear their own song title. This song was the second result while i originally was composing "Trehjulssykkel" (which means "tricycle" in Norwegian. And since this song sound a bit more... you know... mature (an adjective rarely used for describing my music) this song was titled "Tohjulssykkel" (which means "bicycle" in Norwegian)
<a href="http://fark.bandcamp.com/album/troll" data-mce-href="http://fark.bandcamp.com/album/troll">Troll by Fark</a>
The percentage of blippiness is intense ;)
Or as we call it in Norway: "duppeditt"
Purchase the entire album, and get lots of ringtones from these songs ;)
