Tag Archives: Music

Weird Associations

Do you have any weird associations? Do you associate any games or movies with any songs that have nothing to do with them? I have several, most of which were developed in the retro era. My worst weird association is … Continue reading

The Casio SK-1 should be used for more than sampling your dog.

The 80s spawned an era of entry level, consumer synthesizers that could make ANYONE sound like Herbie Hancock! While the pros were using the Yamaha DX7, Prophet 5 or Ensoniq Mirage, the department store crowd were enjoying cost effective PCM … Continue reading

Halloween Sounds through the Ages

One of the earliest vinyl albums I can remember owning was this one: Sounds To Make You Shiver. I can’t remember where or when I got it, but I can remember playing it on my small, plastic record player as … Continue reading

Castlevania Monster Videogame Madness

Being a video game buff (as opposed to a movie buff), at this time of year I like to play horror based games. This year I feel it is time to play through some of Konami’s Castlevania series. One thing … Continue reading

Mannheim Steamroller Halloween

Kristen Lawrence wasn’t enough for you? Looking for more Halloween-ish music? Try Mannheim Steamroller’s Halloween albums. Mannheim Steamroller is probably best known for their Christmas music. But as I was cruising around our local Wal-Mart, I found this Halloween CD … Continue reading