Monomer - Arcana Engine by Ubiktune published on 2014-11-06T20:15:13Z Ubiktune: http://goo.gl/dllHRw Digital download: http://goo.gl/RwzD5K Physical CD (via @Telefuture) : http://goo.gl/6gQUKg Monomer is the musical alias of Gavin Allen. Born in Massachusetts, he still lives in the Boston area, working in game development by day and cranking out wicked bizarre jams by night. His musical journey began in the 3rd grade orchestra, taking pit stops in a handful of rock and jazz bands as well as the Berklee College of Music before winding up in the wonderful world of chipmusic. Monomer about Labyrinth: "Labyrinth is everything I love about synthwave and chipmusic: chunky staccato bass lines, soaring melodies, oceans of spacious reverb and heavy, pumping drums. It was written between daydreams of androids, brain-hacking, and digital kingdoms fraught with the monsters in the machine. It was the most fun I've ever had working on music, and I hope that shows in each and every track. Written gradually over the course of a year and a half, Labyrinth turned out to be the biggest musical challenge I've faced so far. It incorporates a wide array of instruments, from synths like Plogue’s Chipsounds VST and u-he’s Diva, to live guitar on a Fender Telecaster. My main goal after Quite Operational was to create an album where each song had a unique character, not only in the composition but also in the arrangement, production and mixing. This led to a lot of new territory for me, which was both exciting and terrifying, but I’m extremely happy with the end result and can’t wait to share it. This album wouldn't have been possible without help from some fantastic friends. A special thank you goes out to Bill Mueller, Trevor McEwen, Mark Barry, Tim Gardiner, and Katie Trotta. In addition, a huge thanks goes to Steve Jenkins at Telefuture and C-jeff at Ubiktune for their encouragement and advice with this release, and to Rufus Blacklock for his awesome artwork and incredible enthusiasm. Cheers!" Written, arranged and produced by Gavin Allen Mastering by Bill Mueller Artwork/Design by Rufus Blacklock Genre Synthwave/Chiptune Comment by Ranxerox Reminds me of Danimal Cannon, good stuff! 2020-08-26T12:52:25Z Comment by BG1421PlayzHALO1-5 This is a perfect song for travelling yp a mountain idk why but ive done it and it was awesome 2020-04-16T17:35:22Z Comment by StormKloud booya 2017-10-04T00:54:50Z Comment by that-ben Wow! 2016-12-22T21:24:24Z Comment by WillNiels128 Featured on https://plug.dj/chipcentral, listen in for more chiptunes! 2016-11-21T05:35:40Z Comment by SAMC: Animator Chiptune Dubstep...that's a thing, right? 2016-04-22T07:31:32Z Comment by scrompy Bladerunner vibes 2015-05-19T06:58:08Z Comment by Fuzgati what a journey!~ wow 2015-03-12T22:18:02Z Comment by ÐOΚΔ em um relacionamento sério com esse álbum 2015-02-06T01:03:01Z Comment by RAZERCAT Great synth! 2014-12-29T11:41:49Z Comment by RAZERCAT Insane track! love it! 2014-12-29T11:39:54Z Comment by NormalHero No words.. 2014-12-05T22:09:43Z Comment by City-Hunter I can sense the vangelis vibe, very neat! 2014-11-07T18:05:37Z Comment by Thetan Waves Wow, these sounds are intoxicating! 2014-11-07T13:26:46Z Comment by EDDO The whole thing is like an alien contact 2014-11-07T05:14:36Z Comment by EDDO crazy intro! 2014-11-07T05:09:38Z Comment by crackerandres this is so good 2014-11-06T23:56:28Z Comment by Biohannya XD 2014-11-06T20:38:48Z