VGBA 15 - NES JAMS

Going to keep it quick and simple with an oldie but a goodie!

NES JAMS

NES Chiptunes + Piano Jams = Piano Chiptunes!... Wait

Pay what you want here!

Artist - Shnabubula
Sites - Bandcamp. Facebook.
Type of Album - Piano + Chiptune Mixture
Genres - Chiptune, Piano, ...That's it really.
Favorite Song - Stage 1 (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Review - Ever so often, you're introduced to something new and unique. When this happens, you tend to go one of two directions... You find it strange and walk away, or you bite in and become addicted. With Shnabubula's NES JAMS, you can very much say I became addicted.

From the very first song, I'm immediately grabbed into this album. It's got the sounds of the old mixed with a very lively and happy piano jam. You feel like you're playing the games of old while a classy gentleman accompanies the sound with his fantastic piano work. It sounds crazy, but it works incredibly well.

As the album goes, all of the songs contained within are NES games. You've got quite a selection here as well. It's not composed completely of one series or another. You have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle games (looove these), a couple Mega Man songs (can't have NES tunes without Mega Man), Castlevania, Little Nemo, and much more. I don't have experience with every single game on the album, but I can just say... This album makes me interested to hear them first hand. (Well, in all fairness, I've heard a lot of the songs on here firsthand.)

And that... is all I really have to say honestly. It's a unique album with great sound all around. It takes an interesting concept of mixing NES chiptunes with a jamming piano to bring you a fantastic and unique sound. It's fun, lively, and just super catchy to boot. The only problem? I don't have five more albums of this!

To top this all off? The album is available on Bandcamp as "Pay what you want". Pay $1, $5, $20, or even free! You can't beat free on an album this great. So get download this album and start jamming today!

Pros - Fantastic piano work. Great selection of NES chiptunes used. Incredibly unique sound and feeling. Blends together really well despite what you would initially think.
Cons - The only Con is that you aren't listening to it right now! Oh, and I wish there was like five more albums of this amazingness.

~May the Crystals Guide Me~