SimCity.wave by ako
SimCity.wave in equal parts a celebration of world building and the iconic game SimCity 2000 as well as a homage to FM synthesis. The EP features four reimaginings of the original game soundtrack.
"FM synth sounds from the (equally iconic) Yamaha DX7 and DX21 seemed fitting as a lot people would have heard the music through a Soundblaster type soundcard with a Yamaha FM synth chip. The source material for this EP however was sampled from the Sega Saturn port which has a particularly lush rendition of the soundtrack. I decided to make the EP after setting up my Saturn (hadn't touched it for a decade) during the first lockdown in March and playing the Saturn port of Sim City, which reminded me this was possibly my favourite game ever. Anyway I had a lot of fun making this!"
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Tracklist
| 1. | SimCity.wave I (Skyscrapers) | 4:07 |
| 2. | SimCity.wave II (Tax and Money / Dawn of the City) | 3:54 |
| 3. | SimCity.wave III (Melancholic Mayor) | 3:47 |
| 4. | SimCity.wave IV (Buildings) | 3:31 |
Credits
Written and produced by Simeon Soden
Mastered by Simeon Soden
License
All rights reserved.Tags
ako (Simeon Soden) infuses influences from obscure elements of electronic & dance music, including vaporwave & witchhouse, with experimental IDM. When performing, ako creates AV experiences using VHS, CGI & modified games consoles. He has released music on Sunset grid (Aus.), SPRIX (USA), N-aut, Nothing but, HOT-Q & Kaneda Records and has been played on BBC6 Music.
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