EP3: House, Twitter Wars & Gaming Soundtracks

Published: May 17, 2020, 7 a.m.

Aaron tries to convert Rich, Sean and Neale to House music. The gang also dive into the Twitter war of Axl Rose and Steve Mnuchin as well as tales of Neale’s own combat with Princes Tuna, Decathalon and KFC in the Twittersphere. 

Andrew Schartmann, music theorist and author of the ‘Super Mario Bros Soundtrack’ edition of the 33 1/3 book series, joins to talk about the godfather of gaming music Koji Kondo. Here’s a link to his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kondos-Super-Mario-Bros-Soundtrack/dp/1628928530/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Koji+kondo&qid=1589617421&sr=8-1

Diwa De Leon aka YouTuber ‘String Player Gamer’ who records orchestral versions of gaming soundtracks with weird, wild and wonderful videos to boot, also joins to chat about his work and the world of video game music. Find his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/mangdiws 


Aaron’s House Conversion Playlist


Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/aarons-transform-to-house/pl.u-7l6eFWzej6K


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PkzUqLKJ4APjIzyTMSItO?si=Plc-3X6ERLez1Ngke52v-g 


MAOT 3 playlist of all the songs we chat about on the show


Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/maot-3/pl.u-JbpPID52koV


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64dLdCX5WR8Pwf4723unaT?si=qB1ioj1mR-6TjqMotCG0iA


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