The 8-bit Series: Year of the Comet

Artist/Band: My Version of It

In 2009, Delaware Autochthonic Independent rock band, My Version of It, released the album “Year of the Comet.” To raise awareness of the album, My Version of It commissioned Delaware DJ S–Finger to create some alternate mixes of tracks for the albums. Finger, a child of the 8-bit era of video gaming, came up with the idea to create some “nintendo” versions of songs on the album. On April 28th, 2010, MVOI approved the first demo track an 8-bit NES Nostalgia version of the track “Nunc Dimittis.” The track debuted on local radio stations that week and garnered unsuspected acclaim. The MVOEntertainment Group quickly commissioned S–Finger to create an entire album of 8-bit versions of the songs on the original “Year of the Comet” disc. This album contains all digital 8-bit music based on the complete “Year of the Comet” album. The album was tracked, programmed, arranged and mastered by S–Finger on the JSR Famitracker software that utilizes only the sounds available on the original NES. Two Square Waves, One Triangle Wave, A Noise Channel and a Sample channel.

This album contains 13 previously unreleased digital 8-bit instrumental tracks and can be enjoyed as a standalone CD with a sound popular to the retro chip tune community or can be enjoyed as a companion piece to the 2009 MVOE release “Year of the Comet” CD. It was recorded using authentic technology and therefore is unedited and in mono. The only changes to the tracks were a volume boost to keep with the fidelity of modern compact discs.

The result of over 200 hours of tracking are these 8-bit versions of some of My Version of It’s best known songs. The first My Version of It song “Lesson #02″ – the raunchy rock classic “Come All Night” – “Eight-Bit Gods,” the aptly renamed version of “Guitar Gods” – “Eight-bitification” the 8-bit remake of the Delaware anthem “Delawareification” and many others.

The CD is a new sonic MVOI experience that pays tribute to the original album and some of your favorite old-school 8-bit games.

All tracks written by My Version of It (Jared Morris, Dave Grind, Matt Schmidt and Dr. Best) and arranged by S–Finger for this all new compilation.

A note on packaging: Although this CD is available in both Digital and CD formats, a note should be made that JMX (of SuperCreep Designs) created full color “gamebox” artwork consistent w/ the retro feel of the CD.

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iTunes Deluxe Edition

Track Listing/Credits:

01. Level #02
02. Come All Night
03. Born To Die
04. Nunc Dimittis
05. Eight-Bit Gods
06. 11:11:08
07. Course Correction
08. Eight-Bitificaion
09. Eight-Bit Brain Drain
10. Level #98
11. A Star Falls To Earth
12. Shades of Eight
13. Pyrite

iTunes Deluxe Bonus Tracks:
14. Born To Die (DPCM Alternate Version)
15. Pyrite (Alternate Version)