Podcast episode profile for 76. Concert for music trackers in D major
We did a jazz-episode last summer, so inspired from that, we now look into the big collection of classic tunes and classic sounding tunes made on all kinds of trackers on PCs and Amigas. It's soft piano concerts and big symphonies. DJ Daemon talks a bit about the tunes and reads comments from users on Modarchive.So sit down, sip some red wine and feel a little more sophisticated in front of your radio.
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Flashback, tracks from the past
We have covered the demo scene since 2020, and play all the great chip tune music as well. Join us to hear tracked music combined with commentary from the geek-of-all-trades: DJ Daemon. He was once known as Daemon in the Amigaworld, and brings you stories about Amiga, retrocomputing, C64, demos, the demo scene and all things nerdy in the retro world.
We play tracker music composed on Protracker, Screamtracker, Fasttracker and Impulsetracker. It's music composed on Amiga and the retro-PC. Genres such as Chiptune, Synthwave and Retro electro.
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🎤 Production Notes
People have asked me to talk more about the songs, so this is it. I present it a bit like the presenters at Swedish Broadcasting Program 2 here in Sweden.Colophon:Many compositions can have names like "Concert for piano in D-minor" or something like that. Just joking around with that.
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ericade.radio – Time for another episode of Flashback – Tracks from the past
Time for another episode of Flashback. Tracks from the past. Last summer it was all about jazz. The episode was called Smoke Rings from Heaven. And I like that kind idea. So let's do it again, but this time it's classic music. And we are starting this hour up with Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It's from Tchaikovsky.
DJ Daemon speaks. 24s
Trackerartist – Sugar Plum Fairy
DJ Daemon speaks. 44s
clear is that every artist has to do something special with the tune. We've heard the originals many times, but the tracked music entries, they make them sound a little bit more interesting. Okay. But next up is not really classic music, but it's great. It's Angel Tears from Elia. And on ModArchive, BTMe commented in 2009 while rating the tune 8 out of 10.This is such a lovely little tune that comes across very sad at the start and once then the guitars come in just adds to the overall feel of the track.
Elijah – Angel Tears
DJ Daemon speaks. 44s
Now that was nice. We have to go on with something more classic because yeah, that's the program idea. And next up is Morgenstämning. Yeah, it's a morning from the Per Gunt suite by Edvard Grieg and it's in Jogiers classic style. One comment on the mod archives says this is one of Jogiers earlier mods from 1991, that is their Amiga tunes.but it's still very distinctive. Obviously I cannot give any points for originality, but the style in which it has been done is excellent.
Maniac of Razor1911 – Morgenstemning
DJ Daemon speaks. 30s
It's beautiful really. But classic music can be fantastic. And I'm gonna have a really really kind definition of classic music. Because everything I play here wasn't written originally by some master. But it sounds like it may have been. And if you like piano, I like that, I can tell you that much. You're gonna like Fred and Bawel. Yes. Pianos, cue it up.
Fred – Bawal
DJ Daemon speaks. 39s
Soft and nice and still very symphonic. Ok, on to Gopher with Jörnemann's Quest. Stealing another comment from Modarchive, it's Arne Puschelski. In 2009, rating the song 10 out of 10, he wrote this. I like this track very much. Great composing and so many feeling. What can I say? It's great as ever.What I listen from Goffer. Classic orchestral. On its best. Awesome work.
Gopher – Journeyman's Quest
DJ Daemon speaks. 54s
You have to forgive me for not correcting the grammar on the comments. It's more authentic that way. And yeah, I screw up the language myself sometimes, so yeah, there's always that. We like Goffer so much that he has to be given a second chance. We are going on with Hordes Amassed. And in 2009, rating the tune 9 out of 10, Saga Music wrote...Great orchestral soundtrack. The panning seems a little bit one sided at some point, but overall there is nothing big to complain about. And Maud, he wrote in 2007 giving it 9 out of 10. Spectacular orchestral soundtrack work by Goffer. Nice work.
Gopher – The Hordes Amassed
DJ Daemon speaks. 26s
Movies often use classical music, but it's been specifically composed for each movie. Yeah, I understand that. But Giacomere, facing the madness, has composed something that seems to go along with a really epic computer game or, yeah, a movie. He's facing the madness with impulse tracker in his hand.
Jakim – Facing The Madness
DJ Daemon speaks. 25s
For a guy like me with mild synesthesia, next song sounds like...on a tapestry flowing around and the bells have a very distinct red feeling to them. It's Madbrain, like mind them I guess, and song is called Storybook.
Madbrain – Storybook
DJ Daemon speaks. 47s
We can't always get what we want. And I want Dark Castle Part 2. But we have to make do with the first part. It's by Magnum Force. And he writes, Part 2 is coming soon so watch out. All stuff composed by, yeah, Magnum Force. Unfortunately, no. No Part 2 seems to exist. Warhawk writes on the mod-archive as a comment in 2000 giving the tune 9 out of 10. First of,I wanna say I haven't heard anything like this in the mod format, so this song captured my attention directly. I just had to keep listening. And the sound of it, it's great.
Magnum force – Dark castle part 1
DJ Daemon speaks. 17s
Here an interesting one. It's Mr. Vegas, Priam and Achilles. It's a song that starts slowly and builds up tempo until it reaches a rousing finale.
Mrvegas – Priam and Achilles
DJ Daemon speaks. 43s
We are trying to convey all kinds of emotions on this station. Next up is Sadness. No, that's not the name of the song. It's called On The Night. It's by Naboo of Fatal Rage and Youths. And on ModArchive, Vito wrote in 2019, rating the song 9 out of 10, an interesting little composition with some beautiful melodies and lovely progressions.Not only that, but the samples, although not the highest quality, have been utilized in such a way they sound highly realistic.
NaBo of Fatal Rage and UsE – On The Night
DJ Daemon speaks. 42s
We need more 4 channel Amiga style mod music. Yes we do. And on the mod archive 2015, giving it a 9 out of 10. Disco B, well I can't read that, she writes I first heard this mod on the Acorn Archimedes in the early 90s and I was well impressed at the time. I'm still quite fond of it.I'd love to know who made it originally. Trivia? I'm pretty sure it was used on Archimedes' called Square Route.
Trackerartist – Toccata
DJ Daemon speaks. 35s
It would be wrong of me not telling you that that was actually originally Bach and it's called Toccata and Fugue in D minor. We're about to leave the airwaves or the podcast. Here's me DJ Daemon thanking you for listening and remember that everything about this station is available on Ericade. Radio.Leading you into that good night is Mad God and Opus 58, the final version.
Mad God – “Opus 58” Final
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"Flashback, tracks from the past" is the current name of the podcast. Now with tracked music from nearly all platforms (including Amiga, Atari, PC). We also speak about the retro past, present the artists, talk about old games and review demo parties.
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He got his Commodore 64 in 1989 and his first Amiga in 1990. A huge fan of tracker music and have had a long standing dream to create a radio show playing that kind of music. In 2020, that dream came true and in december Amiga Flashback started as a podcast. It was later renamed Flashback, tracks from the past and here we are.
He is also an orga for Swedish demo party Edison and a total retro nerd.
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