Happy holidays! This week on Radio we've got some songs from the one and only Jonathan Coulton!

We start off with "Chiron Beta Prime," a fast-paced futuristic Christmas carol. Then we move onto "Christmas is Interesting," a cynical tune for those of you who are more of the bah-humbug variety.

Next we've got a couple of songs about shopping: "Ikea", a fast-paced ode to the home of allen wrenches and meatballs, and "Skymall," which combines the themes of shopping and traveling.

We used a couple special modes: Ikea has grey blocks for every character and Chiron Beta Prime has extra white/black blocks.

You may know Jonathan Coulton as the "Still Alive" guy--and yes, he is, but there quite a few other gems in his collection. A ton of his songs are for sale on Amazon mp3 downloads and are also available on his website, and other online music stores.

Lebeth

Happy holidays! This week on Radio we've got some songs from the one and only Jonathan Coulton!

We start off with "Chiron Beta Prime," a fast-paced futuristic Christmas carol. Then we move onto "Christmas is Interesting," a cynical tune for those of you who are more of the bah-humbug variety.

Next we've got a couple of songs about shopping: "Ikea", a fast-paced ode to the home of allen wrenches and meatballs, and "Skymall," which combines the themes of shopping and traveling.

We used a couple special modes: Ikea has grey blocks for every character and Chiron Beta Prime has extra white/black blocks.

You may know Jonathan Coulton as the "Still Alive" guy--and yes, he is, but there quite a few other gems in his collection. A ton of his songs are for sale on Amazon mp3 downloads and are also available on his website, and other online music stores.

Lebeth

This week on Radio, we're featuring the electronic stylings of Ontario's Renard. He works under an array of pseudonyms, a different one for each variety of electronic music he produces (drum n bass, hardcore, dubstep, raggacore, etc), and he says his biggest influence is the mid-to-late 90s rave scene. He publishes all his works under his own label, lapfox trax (www.lapfoxtrax.com, formerly vulpvibe records), and is responsible for a few "internet sensation" songs, including the tracks John Freeman (and its associated 2009 remix), and Coward Killing Time.

"Laugh at Life", and "How I Love," are fast-paced tracks that have a mix of hardcore and lighter elements. "Settle down, mate" features a driving beat throughout with a small plateau in the middle. And finally, the aptly titled "Play this in Audiosurf" is a bunch of garbage-can-bangin noise my parents would tell me to turn down--but it's a shockingly fun ride!

Thanks to uber-player Pyritie for pointing us to Renard.

Lebeth

This week on Radio, we're featuring the electronic stylings of Ontario's Renard. He works under an array of pseudonyms, a different one for each variety of electronic music he produces (drum n bass, hardcore, dubstep, raggacore, etc), and he says his biggest influence is the mid-to-late 90s rave scene. He publishes all his works under his own label, lapfox trax (www.lapfoxtrax.com, formerly vulpvibe records), and is responsible for a few "internet sensation" songs, including the tracks John Freeman (and its associated 2009 remix), and Coward Killing Time.

"Laugh at Life", and "How I Love," are fast-paced tracks that have a mix of hardcore and lighter elements. "Settle down, mate" features a driving beat throughout with a small plateau in the middle. And finally, the aptly titled "Play this in Audiosurf" is a bunch of garbage-can-bangin noise my parents would tell me to turn down--but it's a shockingly fun ride!

Thanks to uber-player Pyritie for pointing us to Renard.

Lebeth

RUN! If you've played CANABALT then you can imagine what a great ride the theme song would be. You're right, it's awesome, and it's available on Audiosurf Radio all week!

We've even got five other tracks straight from the musician himself, danny B. They're all fast and fun, but be especially sure to ride BOSS FIGHT AAAHHH from upcoming WiiWare/PC game Super Meat Boy.

Enjoy!
Dylan

RUN! If you've played CANABALT then you can imagine what a great ride the theme song would be. You're right, it's awesome, and it's available on Audiosurf Radio all week!

We've even got five other tracks straight from the musician himself, danny B. They're all fast and fun, but be especially sure to ride BOSS FIGHT AAAHHH from upcoming WiiWare/PC game Super Meat Boy.

Enjoy!
Dylan

We start Radio off this week with an 8-minute trance number from Speedsound called "Dark Star." It's got a series of hills and valleys--it's fun to get a big match to clear off at the bottom of a dip so you can coast up a hill and reflect on your awesomeness.

Next we have some Greco-Roman inspired electronica from Italy's Oreste Fiengo. Maybe this is the kind of stuff Titus Pullo would have listened to if there was techno in his day. "Dyanah" has a strong almost middle-eastern beat to it. "Cornelia" is built around a melody sung by a female voice and a violin.

And we round things off with a short folk/reggae/slightly surfer inspired tune. "Tu En Mi" by Marle Kani just made me think of hanging out on the beach in the warm sun.

Enjoy!
Lebeth

We start Radio off this week with an 8-minute trance number from Speedsound called "Dark Star." It's got a series of hills and valleys--it's fun to get a big match to clear off at the bottom of a dip so you can coast up a hill and reflect on your awesomeness.

Next we have some Greco-Roman inspired electronica from Italy's Oreste Fiengo. Maybe this is the kind of stuff Titus Pullo would have listened to if there was techno in his day. "Dyanah" has a strong almost middle-eastern beat to it. "Cornelia" is built around a melody sung by a female voice and a violin.

And we round things off with a short folk/reggae/slightly surfer inspired tune. "Tu En Mi" by Marle Kani just made me think of hanging out on the beach in the warm sun.

Enjoy!
Lebeth

This week on Radio we bring you some lovely songs from Paris' David Chapel (otherwise known simply as 'david').

"Amoureux du soleil" is a nice blend of chanson and country western/honky tonk, complete with harmonica. It reminds me a bit of the Allman Brothers' "Jessica."

"Delirante planete" crams a lot of beautiful french consonants into just a few minutes. The guitar work as well as the traffic gets thicker as the song goes on.

"J'y suis j'y reste " reminds me in chords and in tone of "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's It has such a cute lil ending.

"Le petite guignol" seems to be a political protest ditty, what with the mentions of "Sarkozy" and the fact that 'guignol' means 'puppet'. See, you learn a new thing each week here on Radio! It's got an almost polka-like feel to it with an oompah bass line and some accordion.

As if you needed another reason to visit Paris, david has several gigs there in the next month.

Lebeth

This week on Radio we bring you some lovely songs from Paris' David Chapel (otherwise known simply as 'david').

"Amoureux du soleil" is a nice blend of chanson and country western/honky tonk, complete with harmonica. It reminds me a bit of the Allman Brothers' "Jessica."

"Delirante planete" crams a lot of beautiful french consonants into just a few minutes. The guitar work as well as the traffic gets thicker as the song goes on.

"J'y suis j'y reste " reminds me in chords and in tone of "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's It has such a cute lil ending.

"Le petite guignol" seems to be a political protest ditty, what with the mentions of "Sarkozy" and the fact that 'guignol' means 'puppet'. See, you learn a new thing each week here on Radio! It's got an almost polka-like feel to it with an oompah bass line and some accordion.

As if you needed another reason to visit Paris, david has several gigs there in the next month.

Lebeth