{"product_id":"hyperdub-diggin-in-the-carts-pioneering-japanese-video-game-music-180g-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","title":"Hyperdub: Diggin In The Carts - Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music (180g, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Diggin' in the carts?\"\u003c\/i\u003e Yes, you read correctly and that isn't a typo. For \u003cem\u003eDiggin In The Carts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHyperdub\u003c\/strong\u003e head honcho \u003cstrong\u003eKode9\u003c\/strong\u003e teams up with \u003cstrong\u003eNick Dwyer\u003c\/strong\u003e (co-director\/writer of the \u003cstrong\u003eRBMA\u003c\/strong\u003e series of the same name) to unearth rare electronic music, sourced from obscure Japanese video games of the 80's\/early 90's. The duo have curated an absolutely stunning selection of deep cartridge cuts (many of which from games that most people have never heard of - this reviewer included) that break the boundaries of what \"\u003cem\u003evideo game music\u003c\/em\u003e\" should sound like. Of course, contemporary video game music can be any kind of professionally recorded music, but at this period, video game composers were restrained to a very limited tool set - making these tracks all the more revelatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From Soshi Hosoi'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003es Steve Reich like minimalism in Mister Diviner from The Majhong Touhaiden, to the dazzling high-tech chip soul of Toshiharu Yamanishi'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003es Shooting Stars from legendary Mega Drive shooter Thunder Force IV, and not forgetting the saw tooth heavy darkness of the Konami Kukeiha Club on titles like Mouryou Senki Madara and Esper Dream II, Diggin in The Carts, aims to bring the pleasure and depth of this music to an audience inside and outside the gaming world.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - Hyperdub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented on heavy 180 gram double vinyl in translucent yellow and orange, complete with gatefold sleeve, and 3 printed inserts featuring an original manga from Studio \u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e°4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC artist \u003cstrong\u003eKoji Morimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, and detailed liner notes in English and Japanese by curators Kode9 and Nick Dwyer.\u003c\/span\u003e Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etranslucent yellow + orange colored 180 gram vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egatefold sleeve w\/ exclusive manga by Koji Morimito (Studio \u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e°4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eC) + album backstory by Kode9 and Nick Dwyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x 12\" printed inserts w\/ liner notes in English + Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Hyperdub 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Otakun 10\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Hyperdub","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP *Loc06","offer_id":14445202767984,"sku":"lp-10089","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/hyperdub-diggininthecarts.jpg?v=1762275852","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/hyperdub-diggin-in-the-carts-pioneering-japanese-video-game-music-180g-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}