Yoann Turpin - Chip Ship

AHOY MATES! Set sail on the seven 16bit seas of simulation with Yoann Turpin's new pirate-piano-chiptune collection: Chip Ship!

Above is my cover, and below is a slice of Yoann's smooth jazzy adventure.

Mandel II

ALTER EGO: Dreamwalker OST

ALTER EGO: Dreamwalker OST


A sequel! Coda has scored a super chipper new soundtrack for the second Alter Ego game from Retrosouls. Above is my artwork for the album. Also featured are Kulor, (composer of the first OST) and 'cool slippery' musicians, Madbrain, Blitz Lunar and DJ Bouche. Many thanks to all you guys, plus C-Jeff and Noise Channel for the great listening party. Congrats coda!

You can check out Dreamwalker on Ubiktune and leave nice messages for the guys :)

A couple of abstract sketches

Damn! My laptop says these are from August... my focus is all over the place. But new commissions coming soon, and our new TV show!

2012 top 10 listens!

A top ten listen list! I spent a lot of time getting lost in music last year, it was great to find some smaller artists and get to know a few new friends who make amazing albums in their spare time. Very mega year! Here are my choice funks.....

Pajjama - Starch
Prog synth, chiptune, crunchy rock, talk shows, talk box, played over super slick funky compositions and evolving textures. Starch has everything! I keep going back to it and finding more... new Pajjamas to come soon I hear.

  



Makeup and Vanity Set - 88:88
Dreamwave. Arpeggio nostalgia soundtrack for an imagined existential sci-fi epic. Serious business.
 

C-jeff - Preschtale
Progressive metal chiptune! C-jeff has found an amazing balance of melodic prog metal passages and digital video game synth. Burning melodies and mighty chord drops, look out for the climax of part 6.

Bersarin Quartet - II
Neo-Classical/Ambient soundscapes. Ambient music has kept me going this last year, and this is the album that sums it all up. Carefully processed textures and sweeping strings.

Chimp Spanner - All Roads Lead Here
Prog metal drenched in synth. MELODY!





Various Artists - SOUNDSHOCK 2: FM FUNK TERRROR!!
 FM Funk from UBIKTUNE, the title speaks for itself!

Coda - Tracer
Adventure synth prog, ohhhh yes, Coda's little tunes grow up into really great mature missions.

Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
Prog Rock. Loved these fresh new Volta ideas! Some genuinely surprising tones, I especially rocked out to 'Empty Vessels'.

Disasterpeace - Fez
Ambient Chiptune Soundtrack. Maybe because I lived in the game for a few weeks, devouring every detail. Fez is a world I could settle down in and the sound was PERFECTLY placed by Disasterpeace.

Monomer - Trials
Chiptune. Super solid adventure EP from Monomer. Simple sounds with big scale themes and wicked harmonies.



I'm pretty sure 2013 will be just as superb!

Preschtale Variations

New artwork for a brand new exciting release!

1 year after the release of C-Jeff's original album 'Preschtale', the Ubiktune artists and talented musical companions bring us, 'Preschtale Variations'. The cover is inspired by JunkBoy's amazing artwork for the original 'Preschtale'.

"Variations started as an experimental project, which lasted nearly a year of creation, passing through different twists and turns. But now, it is complete. It was a great pleasure to work with such an amazing group of musicians, who helped me to bring this dream to life. I thank you all!" — C-jeff

Many thanks to C-jeff, JunkBoy and all involved!

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL KULOR!

Album art for Kulor's new release! A great little comp of his work from 2008 to now, retro chip hits! Find it here on Ubiktune.

Thanks to C-Jeff, Kulor and the Ubiktune gang.

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A sneaky tease of something coming up...

Evolution of the F1 Car: Steering Wheels

Just steering wheels this time...

Ruf

Evolution of the F1 Car: Mentions

After the jump is a number of blogs and motorsport news sites featuring F1 Evolution, click the links to see the features. Thanks for all the kind words and feedback!
I'm looking forward to taking it on board in the near future with a new version...

Evolution of the F1 Car: Animated

All done :) here you can watch 60 years of F1 design condensed into a minute. Each car is the winning chassis from the respective seasons. The music is 'Together' by She.

Nip over to Vimeo to watch in HD...

Let me know what you think!

Roof

Evolution of the F1 Car: Infographics

Woo finished! This map tracks the history of F1 cars across the circuit at Monza. Hopefully its clear enough... its my first infographic, let me know if you have any keen ideas to improve readability.

The cars are grouped into decades, around the track you can follow various innovations and driver aids, some which became banned. Top right is steering wheel development.

Ruf

Evolution of the F1 Car: Monza

I didn't manage to get all the data I wanted into the animation for this project, so I've thrown it all into a handy infographic, that way it doesn't all go to waste... here's a quick render!

Its based around the famous Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian GP.

Ruf

Evolution of the F1 Car: Almost

Hey all. At this point it feels as though I've been doing this thing forever. But its getting close to being done.

I'm a big F1 fan, and last year I felt I wanted to see the rich history of 60 years worth of Formula 1 cars animate through time, since I couldn't find such a video, I decided to make one. It escalated pretty quick, and I got rather addicted to collecting F1 data for the project. After a couple of months I got stuck with the project and was too busy with full time work so I shelved it all in January. But recently I looked through it all and decided it was too much of a waste to throw away, so if all goes to plan, there will be an animation and some infographic style images to come.

Thanks for CHECKING ME OUT!

Ruf

Funk Command Centre

I got moved into a new flat, a nice spacious loft for stretching my drumming funk legs. Come on over, I have LEGO!

Ruf