is there an album that completely sounds like donkey kong country
searching hard for something that scratches this itch
it's winter and I'm in florida
I need the winter blues
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2WJi6RHj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9JTayC7vJI
― katherine, Monday, 16 December 2013 03:01 (ten years ago) link
ha, otm
― #illuminati (crüt), Monday, 16 December 2013 18:50 (ten years ago) link
compare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOwuniIgYXM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e09_lBgCgto
― clouds, Thursday, 26 December 2013 23:05 (ten years ago) link
Oil Drum Alley: https://soundcloud.com/stevemoore2600/30-000-feet-deep
― coops all on coops tbh (crüt), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 17:15 (ten years ago) link
That Mining Melancholy theme sounds more like Kraftwerk's Metal on Metal to my ears.
― ∞, Thursday, 20 March 2014 02:07 (ten years ago) link
Oh, is there a thread like this but for Metroid?
― ∞, Thursday, 20 March 2014 02:08 (ten years ago) link
i am all for hearing metroid-like things
― dyl, Thursday, 20 March 2014 06:59 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95HuSMQSUVo
David Wise is a legend.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
oh, that's great!
― smhphony orchestra (crüt), Tuesday, 22 April 2014 15:01 (ten years ago) link
He could put an album of that stuff out under some cool name like Studio and win a new audience of adoring fans.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 15:32 (ten years ago) link
lol i was in an American Apparel store yesterday and this came on the PA inbetween a tribe called quest song and some 80's r+b song i dont remember
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMmoSX3hhM
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 5 May 2014 14:25 (ten years ago) link
so vaporwave
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 5 May 2014 14:28 (ten years ago) link
well aquatic ambience is basically an undisputed classic of video game music
― dyl, Monday, 5 May 2014 16:03 (ten years ago) link
i am all for hearing metroid-like things― dyl, Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:59 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― dyl, Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:59 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'll post it later.
― ∞, Monday, 5 May 2014 17:28 (ten years ago) link
http://www.clickhole.com/article/someone-overdubbed-godfather-donkey-kong-soundtrac-2894
― welltris (crüt), Tuesday, 11 August 2015 22:44 (nine years ago) link
LOL
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 11 August 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
The mine music one is great. Think it's the last clip.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 11 August 2015 23:20 (nine years ago) link
'Why cant we stay together' by timmy thomas always sounded to me like it could be a DKC song.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 06:51 (nine years ago) link
That's live together, not stay together sorry.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 06:52 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFU-FJzPE80
http://youtu.be/cFU-FJzPE80
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 06:54 (nine years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=38&v=kYinzp6CMEc
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 16 August 2015 01:50 (nine years ago) link
woah i was just listening to that ^
― gr8080, Sunday, 16 August 2015 13:35 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNqnZd967PM
― gr8080, Monday, 17 August 2015 00:19 (nine years ago) link
niiiiiiiiiiice one
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 17 August 2015 01:01 (nine years ago) link
sorry if this has been posted already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODP-WyFf1NA
― welltris (crüt), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 13:10 (nine years ago) link
There's a particular 'on-hold' music I keep hearing when I ring clients which could easily be a DKC level.
― 9 days from now a.k.a next weekend. (dog latin), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
is it this?
http://thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/516/stuck-in-the-middle
― gr8080, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:18 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp95UC8UOf4
― wappy legs (clouds), Monday, 31 August 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xq-q30Y-IE
― afriendlypioneer, Sunday, 18 October 2015 15:13 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU4Bh8Jjtes
― Pirlo's Vineyard, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:05 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpRFs03LY-w
Echoes from Mamori by Olof Dreijer
― justonlinethings, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:00 (eight years ago) link
speaking of genesis
https://twitter.com/David_Wise/status/573863740099158016
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Friday, 15 January 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQceBpIOU-E
― flappy bird, Friday, 15 January 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkle9ODO2Oc
Patrick O'Hearn - At First Light
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 15 January 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZdMROtsrF8
― ciderpress, Friday, 1 April 2016 01:33 (eight years ago) link
how has that never occurred to me
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 1 April 2016 13:45 (eight years ago) link
Domenique Dumont - Bataille de Neige
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggg1FrTyWNg
― draxx them sklounst (dog latin), Friday, 1 April 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
Is there a FCT-style spotify list of these? I love music that sounds like Donkey Kong Country.
― draxx them sklounst (dog latin), Friday, 1 April 2016 14:18 (eight years ago) link
Heh, I just made one earlier this morning:https://play.spotify.com/user/hairysquishmas/playlist/4erEyl7cl5XByRHfQjOsTA
Was also craving a Sounds Like Earthbound list as well, but haven't gotten around to making one.
― MarkoP, Friday, 1 April 2016 14:40 (eight years ago) link
smashing!
― draxx them sklounst (dog latin), Friday, 1 April 2016 14:45 (eight years ago) link
MarkoP - please add:
Console - Cutting TimeTom Waits - Misery Is The River Of The World
― draxx them sklounst (dog latin), Friday, 1 April 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
Gigi Masin - clouds
https://youtu.be/tVz19M9JoRA
Sampled by bjork but fits imho. Not on spotify i think
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 06:25 (eight years ago) link
Oh damn I had suggested it already. Dont mind me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 06:27 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3eyXhdLhGs
― gr8080, Thursday, 14 July 2016 02:58 (eight years ago) link
great tune
― nxd, Thursday, 14 July 2016 09:08 (eight years ago) link
kinda reminds me of sade's "i couldn't love you more"
― clouds, Thursday, 14 July 2016 13:31 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuHTkJUcEiE
Wolf Müller & Cass. - Aiolos
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 17 July 2016 15:40 (eight years ago) link
omg i am so happy i made this thread
― laraaji p. henson (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 17 July 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
never heard of joan biblioni, that is sick as fuck
― electric wight dorkestra (crüt), Sunday, 30 October 2016 22:12 (seven years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/compilerbau/farewell
― That's when I fired off my 2 Tweets to Dr. Phil (crüt), Thursday, 8 December 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwsxSoIvC4
(h/t groovypanda on the balearic thread)
― gr8080, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKfF_sw61EI
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 20 April 2017 03:32 (seven years ago) link
yes to both of those
― clouds, Thursday, 20 April 2017 14:49 (seven years ago) link
could have sworn this had been posted here, maybe it 404d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNLA4thH_0
― gr8080, Friday, 21 April 2017 15:01 (seven years ago) link
all three of these are great
― nxd, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 08:53 (seven years ago) link
https://youtu.be/Ng1dm2qBmFE?t=3m23s
Tangerine Dream - Song of the Whale Pt. 2. especially when they drop the beat 4 mins in.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 3 August 2017 22:58 (seven years ago) link
Andras - I know what you want
https://youtu.be/3zhQFfADFp4
Turns into something that sounds a lot like Aquatic Ambience in the middle of the song.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 17:39 (four years ago) link
a classic
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 27 May 2020 18:02 (four years ago) link
Bufiman - Rave The Forest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l6VScYqZBU
needs to be here for completeness' sake
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 27 May 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
https://xyrmusic.bandcamp.com/track/black-monk-in-the-dunes
― eisimpleir (crüt), Saturday, 27 February 2021 05:56 (three years ago) link
i think "chris dave" from the new blake mills/pino palladino project might fit the bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfaXTor2Ko
― voodoo chili, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 22:19 (three years ago) link
I have heard this music in multiple product commercials, this is less "songs that sound like" and more "songs that ripped off of"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-BzsHmaEJI
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 20 March 2021 23:10 (three years ago) link
like compare that with 0:44 of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=336OIKnPA54
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 20 March 2021 23:15 (three years ago) link
Massive Attack - Daydreaming just came on and it sounded like a DKC sample behind it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 31 May 2021 01:41 (three years ago) link
27 years ago my parents gave me this game for christmas. I haven’t been as excited for a videogame - or a xmas gift tbh - as I was for this one.
Here’s a playlist, stole some suggestions from this thread:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yaLEGBmxZA3h6d98isO0R
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 26 December 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
Oh wow, same here. I was so excited to play it. Might have mentioned earlier but it came with a very good free CD that actually introduced me to a while bunch of bands, not least the Boo Radleys
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Sunday, 26 December 2021 10:47 (two years ago) link
Thanks for the playlist Moka. A few faves on there!
lmao holy shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRr-AnzMRE8
― Stevie D(eux), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:42 (two years ago) link
this rules
― nxd, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 16:37 (two years ago) link
this is an in depth look at the music of donkey kong country from one of the leading experts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwEyob2jmXI
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 11 December 2022 21:10 (one year ago) link
I love his Donkey Kong Decembers.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 11 December 2022 22:00 (one year ago) link
This is like the music that plays when you meet Santa Clause in heaven and he gives you a million dollars
― Indexed, Monday, 12 December 2022 15:34 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE63350Eh5A
1:40
― c u (crüt), Thursday, 9 March 2023 13:14 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BndKOLaKfwA
can anybody help me find more music like this? is this a subgenre of house music? i know nothing about electronic music but would just like some basic terms or key words so i can try to dig up more stuff like this.
― budo jeru, Saturday, 29 April 2023 21:29 (one year ago) link
Like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs5NZZDoLxU
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Saturday, 29 April 2023 23:51 (one year ago) link
xpost: balearic house (of which mark barrott - see prev post is exemplary) is a good start. Maybe try skimming through the label Permanent Vacation (eg John Talabot, and their label comps) and certain stuff by producers like axel boman
― ed.b, Sunday, 30 April 2023 13:11 (one year ago) link
thank you!!
― budo jeru, Sunday, 30 April 2023 14:42 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNRQJ-DdNg
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 13 October 2023 18:52 (eleven months ago) link