The most recent additions to the Internet Archive collections. This RSS feed is generated dynamically
Subscribe:.rss.atom.json.md.m3u.pls
Dormant Last read · last published · next check
Read 5 days ago and current, but nothing has been published for 8 years.
Saves to your Listen queue, to pick up on another day or another device.
Pastel One is about little sounds, and dancing, a little bit or a lot. Pastel One is about being joyful, and thinking about the soft things that can't hurt us. Your best friend's lip curling into a tiny smile.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Pulsing is back again, this time with noise rap MC, VoidDweller - they wrote a nerdcore collab EP with all-LSDj tracks x raps and screams! High intensity beats and bars about video games, enough to make your brain explode!. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, PNG,…
"This release is heavily influenced by post-rock bands as well as by RPG soundtracks. Tomorrow the World is a four part LSDJ concept album that follows the first day of a hero's journey and the events and emotions they experience.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG,…
Hide Your Tigers joins the Squad with this 6-track EP of four to the floor, pumping LSDj party-starters. Having created a signature sound one might describe as "thick and bassy", these tracks have a firm and unwavering intent to get your feet tapping and your legs slapping.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia…
These ancient belabored melodies have finally escaped the vault of obscurity that they have haunted for years. Woe betide the unfortunate listeners whose souls are burdened by these maddening waveforms. This minimal effort marks the first addition of maniacal vocals and electric autoharp to EvilWe.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
This album is a boldly singular work in tribute to that soft green, leafless plant which grows like nature's carpet in damp conditions around the world. Synth rock, chiptune, bizarro dream pop, product IDs and news reports combine to bryophytic effect in a release that has to be heard to be believed.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
In 1991, at the age of 3, Alex received his first Game Boy as a gift to keep him busy on the plane ride to see his brother. Today, 26 years later, he uses that very same DMG and three others to create Pulsing. From Cedar Falls, Iowa, Pulsing delivers energetic 8-bit chiptune, pulling influences fr.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
For the listener who enjoys refined yet bold synth sounds, brooding song progressions and melodies of the utmost quality, we present winter songs by lpower. This album is a log book of pieces of music, conceived in the winter months of 2016 and 2017 and worked on sporadically.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia…
"This is the serious time..." Disc 2 picks up right after the Ninja Wizard has thrown Reddy from the top of an under-construction skyscraper. Now joined by Eggret, Franklyn makes the rest of his journey across Hot Dog City to stop the diabolical Mustardo.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile,…
F13 is the soundtrack to a video game heavily inspired by the Friday the 13th horror series. It all began when David Arseneau started work on a post-grad research project into how pop culture phenomena are pieced together from various component parts and he chose to explore slasher movies and the Fr.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
"I've always loved Yuzo Koshiro's work on the Streets of Rage series (as well as the games themselves) and thought it would be fun to make my own soundtrack for a scrolling beat 'em up. So 10 years after Franklyn journeyed to Hot Dog City, I decided to throw him and his two friends, Reddy and Eggret.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
It's been seven years since the original so we thought it was time for an update - here's our second tribute to those nerds in Weezer! Featuring all sorts of songs, from the band's biggest hits to obscure rarities, recreated using sound chips from old school video game consoles. Thanks to Rivers C.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
"Dead Lights and Dark Towers is a concept album of sorts detailing my journey into brokenness. Fear and hopelessness. Doubt. Bitter vengeance and despair, and my discovery of just how deeply rooted into my being those things had become over more than a decade.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia…
Scrabbling around at the bottom of the bargain bin your hand is drawn to a tattered box that looks like it's seen better days. The box art is unsettling but there's something oddly hypnotic as you clutch it in both hands and walk towards the checkout to make the purchase.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia…
Welcome to the world of Dream*Eater, where arpeggios whizz past at the speed of light and a pulsing rhythm of Game Boy kick and snare carries you to the dizzying heights of nostalgic euphoria. This is only the first release from this new kid on the block - here's to many more!. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia…
Your Eyes That Once Were Never Weary Of Mine is a 47-minute LSDj trip, an expansive, experimental journey through the flashing, pulsing circuits of two Game Boys. It's a power struggle between harder/dance-able sections that convey some sort of urgency and frustration, and calmer sections that trans.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
This compilation is a celebration of the diversity and quality that's to be found within the chipscene these days. There are artists who've released on the Squad in the past, as well as friends, both old and new, and it all adds up to a phenomenally rad album!. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia…
arcadecoma. return at long last with a winter-themed horror concept EP. When extreme weather hits Scotland, Will Furphy is delighted to be forced indoors - he now has all the time he needs to play the coolest games of his youth and escape the world.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ,…
Five years since his last EP on the Squad, Weave of K. has crafted five breezy/dreamy ditties from the circuits of the often-underused Atari 2600 (along with a sprinkling of NES sounds)! "I wanted to keep the EP as simple as I possibly could, just like the Atari 2600 games way back when.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
It's always fun to release an EP that uses actual/traditional instruments, and (T-T)b blend drums, guitar and dreamy chiptune together to perfect effect. It's like a more blissed-out version of Anamanaguchi.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item…
lpower began the Abinox series in 2012 as an experiment in creating a work that crystallised all of his favourite aspects from old video game soundtracks. Abinox II a year later was the progression of this idea, adding more instruments and dealing with lengthier compositions, and Abinox III is now t.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
This is the music robots hear when they fall in love. This is a new kind of chiptune. This is King Keytan's debut on the Squad and we're pretty excited about it.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
A mere 10 months after their debut EP, French chiptuners, Please Lose Battle return with another set of rad 2A03 rockers. Opening with the cutesy Rocket Shoes, the mood then devolves into something more frantic and on edge, culminating in the huge-sounding fifth track, Eleven O'Clock.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent,…
The cover art for Electric Light Orchestra's Out of the Blue is spacey and iconic and it got us thinking about how fun an ELO-themed shmup might have been back in the day... Well, here's the next best thing: a chiptune tribute that could have worked as a soundtrack for such a game! The eight artists.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
"You wake up after some time having been asleep, drugged, or unconscious. Your ship, Blazing Force, has been damaged through the battle." Drawing from the distinct genre of shmups in both sound and aesthetic, lpower has created a work that balances the euphoria of space with its unavoidable sense of.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
It's been five summers since Pterodactyl Squad released Weezer - The 8-bit Album, a landmark chiptune tribute. Now it's time for the Squad to pay tribute to the same band once again, this time with an outstanding seven-track EP from Ramyn King.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ,…
This debut release from Alone In The Universe explodes with pop-punk energy, catchy vocals and shimmering LSDj melodies. It's about space, it's about life, and it's about how much fun you can have rocking out to chiptune - whether you choose to air guitar or air Game Boy is up to you.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent,…
This EP represents the fulfilment of a plan a long time in the making. The original idea for Pterodactyl Squad was actually born from conversations between Player Two and Joe Allen after the collapse of the Mega Twerp netlabel.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ,…
This debut EP from Please Lose Battle is a tribute to childhood gaming and the emotions we experienced back then: distraction, frustration, joy, impatience... Everything here was made using FamiTracker with 2A03 + N163 or VRC6 (there is no DPCM channel, except for the effects at the end of the final.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
HarleyLikesMusic's debut on Pterodactyl Squad is an epic concept album: the soundtrack to various threats (zombies, aliens and dinosaurs) to the earth's human population. Using his Nintendo DS Harley creates industrial synth sounds and sets them to bouncy rhythms, but on The Sixth Extinction he give.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
With Abinox I lpower explored what makes a video game soundtrack tick. On Abinox II he returns with a similar concept in mind. Once again, the basic components (sounds, structures and emotions) of his favourite soundtracks are used as building blocks, this time using a wider sound palette, including.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
Videogame Orchestra have created the ultimate loungey summer soundtrack by writing twelve chiptune bossa novas, each one dedicated to a beach in Brazil. Disc 1 features the original 8-bit tracks, while Disc 2 has the equivalent 16-bit versions, incorporating ideas that weren't possible in 8-bit.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Renegade 8's debut release is a mesmerizing nighttime journey through the seedy underbelly of chiptune. Pulling a variety of samples from the crackling guts of an NES, Renegade 8 uses these sounds to craft melodic, action-packed chiptunes reminiscent of side-scrolling beat 'em ups set across subway .... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
h3xal1te has taken inspiration and samples from three of the most delightfully violent games of the 1990s to create this three-track EP of slammin' 8-bit breakcore. Boo ya!. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Winter is drawing closer as Jack Frost curls his icy palm around much of the globe. The mood changes from one of melancholy to preservation, as snow falls, nature hibernates and the ground turns to concrete.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile,…
lpower is back with his most absorbing release to date - Abinox. The compositions here are longer, moodier and feature more minimalist concepts than his previous works. The Canadian composer wanted to examine and explore how 16-bit video game soundtracks were put together in the old days, and he ass.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
No description available. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Bright blue pixellated waves lap against the pink sand as you quench your thirst on an ice cold cocktail. Over the gentle lull of the tide, you can hear the warm sounds of surf, ska, reggae and chip. You watch the musical notes float by.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High…
Gate And Glitch may start out innocently enough, but by the end of the trip you'll feel like you've been swallowed whole and spat back out by an angry black hole. Glitchy sounds shoot by like stars past your windshield, each one unique and intriguing.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules,…
Attention mortals. My physical constraints have failed me, as they soon shall fail you all. We are manifest in all things mechanical, and we bear message to the human resistance. Theft of the neutronium dynamo from facility X did not go unnoticed.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules,…
No description available. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Inspired by a love of Sega Mega Drive and Marvel comics, R-Sunset took the theme of superheroes as a basis for this EP. Electronica and electric guitar; pulsating beats and calm, chilled-out sequences; retro samples and glimpses of sounds of the future.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation…
On Through The Mirror NESMETAL is more lean and mean than ever before, combining powerful, hard-hitting instrumentation with deeply layered songwriting - this EP is essential listening for fans of 8-bit music from the heavy end of the spectrum.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules,…
Fate Patterns opens up with live drums and swirling chip sounds before diving straight into the heady, beat-driven style seal of quality has made all his own, and it never lets up. Mixing chiptune with guitar and vocoder, Fate Patterns is constantly shifting and changing; each track surprises and de.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
Although attempted numerous times before, Pterodactyl Squad have finally done the original album justice with the definitive 8-bit interpretation of Pink Floyd's progressive rock classic. Produced as an 8-bit mirror of the original, the music on this release was created using sounds from various old.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
Bit_Rat went on a cheese binge and threw up this rad pile of chiptunes! Coded in one 15 hour sitting, the Alberta EP is a manic splurge of old school sounds with phrases of dubstep, metal and generally frantic rhythms thrown in for good measure.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation Rules, Essentia…
In BiTBOTiZED, Videogame Orchestra have taken some of their favourite tracks from the 20th century and re-imagined them as if played and sung by old games consoles and computers. Rather than simple, innocent themes of love, these tracks are now bursting with 8-bit sounds and technological innuendo! .... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types:…
Enthralled is an EP of two halves; the first sees NESMETAL experiment with new musical elements and ideas over the triptych of Ut Filiolus Palma, Labyrinth and The Risk, while the second is comprised of four rarities from various compilations and projects.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: 128Kbps MP3, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks,…
Jam-packed full of tight, crunchy, guitar-driven chiptunes, Test Subject is an intense, action-adventure romp. From the hard-rocking, fast-paced title track to the frivolous Honeydew and the rhyme-heavy No Reason, Test Subject covers a range of musical bases.... This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Derivation…
Noisewaves fuse the tones of the 2A03 with roaring post-rock ambience to a create a sound that's absorbing and effortless. On this, their self-titled debut EP, you'll find five introspective yet uplifting instrumentals, where chiptune and guitar mesh to create something extraordinary.. This item belongs to: audio/pterodactyl-squad. This item has files of the following types: 320Kbps MP3, Archive…