Open Circuit

Open Circuit on 8BitX #016 “Presents”

jmr — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:11:00 +0000

Shnabubula – TS41k [Sued for Christmas] Temp Sound Solutions – Locked Groove (bloodrain rmx) [Skywave Effect Anniversary Edition] Marshall Art – Marshall Art Part III (live) [8static Fest 2015] Cheap Dinosaurs – Brad Renfroe (live) [8static 2009-04-11] The Brothers Nylon – Sugar Plum Fairy [Dubcember] Shnabubula – Tidings of Comfort and Joy [Sued ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #015 “Space Bundles”

jmr — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:17:32 +0000

Playlist: Awesome Force – It’s Full of Stars [Invitations] Awesome Force – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants [Invitations] Melt Channel – Live! From Planet Earth [ERASERS] Auxcide – Silver Planet [Laniakea] For Astronauts and Satellites – Earth 2.0 [Bundle of WIN] ap0c – Heavy Interference [Bundle of WIN] Toni Leys – Wow! ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #012 “Haste”

jmr — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 02:11:11 +0000

This week’s playlist, despite being hastily thrown together, coheres quite nicely. Playlist: Street Cleaner – Never Again [Shutdown] ZEN ALBATROSS – Infrared Ritual [SIGINT] For Astronauts and Satellites – To Fight Monsters… [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Kirby’s Dream Band – Street Fighter II (Family Man Edition) [The Pink Album (vinyl version)] ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #011 “Absent Mind”

jmr — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:15:15 +0000

Influenced by distraction, this episode of Open Circuit jumbles together both words and music styles. Playlist: FLOOR BABA – KICK IT [GAMEWAVE] You Bred Raptors? – Lagoon (Live at Game Over NY) [unreleased) The Mountain Chiefs – Top Man + Wily’s Castle (Live at RAGFest) [unreleased] The Mountain Chiefs – Solar Jetman (Live at RAGFest) ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #010 “Return”

jmr — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:18:54 +0000

Open Circuit returns from a month-long hiatus! Playlist: Maxo x Peter Berkman – Ranger [JACK vs MALTINE] Marshall Art (feat. Bucky) – Asteroid Driller (practice session) [unreleased] TREY FREY – DRIFT [single] LITTLE PAW – Something Exploded in Russia… [SPACE CORGI] Ryan8bit – He’s A Pup Killer [Back to the Future Tribute] The Kevin Gnartinez Band ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #009 “Concoction”

jmr — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 01:18:35 +0000

A dash of post-rock chiptune, a sprinkling of piano, and a teaspoon of synthwave make up this episode of Open Circuit. Playlist: For Astronauts and Satellites – Point All Your Weapons At The Sky [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Jeff Ball and Jake Kaufman – Le Bouquet Magique [Shovel Knight – Plague ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #008 “Cathode Ray Glow”

jmr — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:17:13 +0000

Open Circuit flashes back to the 1980’s with this synthwave-heavy episode. Playlist: zabutom – Redux34 [Redux34] Alpharisc – We Have Fairlight [Alpha Crucis] Power Glove – Telecom [Alpha Crucis] September 87 (feat. Droid Bishop) – Ride All Night [Alpha Crucis] Carpenter Brut – Looking for Tracy Tzu [Trilogy] Carpenter Brut – Le Perv [Trilogy] Carpenter ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #007 “The Disadvantage”

jmr — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 01:28:37 +0000

Open Circuit is proud to present the listening party for The Disadvantage, a brand new split EP from Temp Sound Solutions and The Mountain Chiefs. Note: the podcast version of this episode does not include the full EP. Buy it here! Playlist: The Mountain Chiefs – Hall of the Mountain Chief [The Mountain Chiefs] ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #005 “Timepiece”

jmr — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:19:49 +0000

With the quantity of new, amazing chip and VGM being released this week, the playlist practically picked itself! Plus, Open Circuit spotlights the new XOC reissues on bandcamp, before running out of time and having to cut his playlist short. Playlist: Ivan Hakštok, streifig – Runnin’ in Circles [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Danimal Cannon ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #004 “Immensity”

jmr — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:16:23 +0000

Open Circuit returns from a two week vacation with a heavy, hard hitting rock-centric playlist. Playlist: Maserati – Rehumanizer II [Rehumanizer] For Astronauts and Satellites – Echoing Endlessly [A Homing Light] The Mountain Chiefs – Gomera Mosking [The Mountain Chiefs] Cory Johnson – Sanctuary [The Legend of Zelda] Surgeon – Unknown [Live at The Levee] ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #003 “Rebalanced”

jmr — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:16:50 +0000

Balancing out last week’s chiptune-heavy show, this week’s Open Circuit focuses on VGM covers and VGM-inspired originals. Playlist: coda – Sarasaland Online [Mario Sound Test] Tetrimino – Where’s the Wall Chicken At? [OverClocked ReMix] The Fresh Men – Thunder Blade [The Uncanny Fresh-Men] mitch murder – Lost Patrol Theme [Selection 3] HyperDuck SoundWorks – Chrono ...

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Open Circuit on 8BitX #002 “Fresh Chips”

jmr — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:32:45 +0000

Loaded with chiptunes, this jam-packed Open Circuit keeps it fresh with some of the latest releases from Chiptunes = Win and Weekly Treats. Playlist: Villainest – Evil Party [Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4] Yerzmyey – Time Machine II [#29| Yerzmyey // Gasman] an0va – nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life [#20| an0va ...

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Open Circuit #123

jmr — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:00:12 +0000

After a long absence, recently-obligated-engineer jmr returns to Open Circuit with a load of musical goodies! This episode features music from Disasterpeace‘s Fez Remix album, FZ: Side F, the winners of DoD’s Disney Month, and new tracks from roboctopus, TQ-Jam, Bit-Rat, Metroid Metal (happy 10th birthday!), and more! 1. Disasterpeace – Synchrosynct (3:30) 2. streifig ...

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Open Circuit #122: OverCoat TakeOver III

jmr — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:00:08 +0000

While jmr is getting slammed by exams, OverCoat takes the reigns and delivers this week’s Open Circuit. 1. Anthelia – Of Rats and Plastic (4:07) 2. Form & Shape – All Unfurled (4:15) 3. OPOLOPO – Linear Strut (3:04) 4. Yoann Turpin – Coconut’s Club (4:41) 5. Yousuke Yasui – Bless you! boy (2:54) 6. Akiko ...

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Open Circuit #119: I Apologize For My Friend – Krieger Listening Party

jmr — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:00:23 +0000

What better way to celebrate three years of Open Circuit than a listening party? Celebrating their brand new debut album, Krieger joins jmr on air to talk about… well, everything. Listen as they discuss movie recommendations, uncomfortable diphthongs, cetera‘s tropical juices, Meat Loaf’s I’d Do Anything For Love, and of course, their new album. 1. Armadillo Tank ...

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Open Circuit #118

jmr — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:00:43 +0000

1. Mail Order Monsters – Cynthia (3:40) 2. Wizwars – Intergalactic Disko Dance Party (3:45) 3. Radlib – Icarus (5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY NVR 4GET TRASH80 SB16 MIXXX 2013) (3:53) 4. Trash80 – Missing You (4:17) 5. spamtron – Dragon Quest Overworld (3:04) 6. Disasterpeace – The Outlaw (3:36) 7. Derris-Kharlan – The Sheriff (3:58) 8. ...

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Open Circuit #117

jmr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:00:05 +0000

1. Pajjama – Moistette (0:50) 2. Pajjama – Sunny & sour (4:24) 3. Anamanaguchi – Meow (3:43) 4. Aethernaut – You’re Doing It Wrong (4:20) 5. Joule + Wiklund – Feline Areola (2:08) 6. metaphist – Sonic & Knuckles ‘Funky Side Up’ OC ReMix (4:48) 7. Chromelodeon – Wackadelly (3:39) 8. cheap dinosaurs – bimble ...

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Open Circuit #115

jmr — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:00:31 +0000

1. spamtron – NO U (3:42) 2. Danimal Cannon – The Lunar Whale (4:32) 3. Dark Warriors – Sputnik (3:11) 4. Noisewaves – Do I Look Like I Want To Play Volleyball? (3:36) 5. George & Jonathan – Hissy Snake Popout (2:16) 6. Cheap Dinosaurs – Dawn of the Dead (4:26) 7. TQ-Jam – Plum ...

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Open Circuit #113

jmr — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:00:28 +0000

1. Arc Impulse – Fantasy Zone (4:12) 2. Anamanaguchi – Meow (3:43) 3. spamtron – onett (2:13) 4. spamtron – architect of an empire (3:22) 5. spamtron – pwr glove (2:46) 6. Danimal Cannon and Zef – Legacy (5:16) 7. Kartmaze – Agravaine’s Legacy (9:42) 8. Michael Zucker – Pickpocket (4:10) 9. Michael Zucker – ...

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Open Circuit #112

jmr — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:00:41 +0000

1. Toaster Republic – Death by Tambourine (6:21) 2. DD – ZOLGOR the Third: Interstellar Ontological Hypercube I: Synth Intro (1:01) 3. an0va – Christmas Time Is Here (3:28) 4. spamtron – bonk’s adventure (3:10) 5. mitch murder – Mr. T – Fashion Show (Mitch Murder Cover) (2:43) 6. Heosphoros – WoGo feat. Wiklund (loonie ...

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Open Circuit #111

jmr — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:00:44 +0000

1. RushJet1 – Logos (0:04) 2. RushJet1 – Title (1:15) 3. Mail Order Monsters – 6581 (3:50) 4. Ambidextrous – Arp In The Fridge (9:43) 5. mitch murder – Terminator Theme (2:50) 6. Stemage, Chunkstyle, Kevin Lawrence, & Norrin Radd – Oscurità (Tenebre) (5:11) 7. Arc Impulse – Kirby (Live at Youmacon 2011) (4:12) 8. ...

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Open Circuit #110

jmr — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:00:29 +0000

The playlist for this episode was lost to the ravages of time my hard drive.

Open Circuit #109

jmr — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:00:49 +0000

1. Konami Bubble System – Countdown (1:45) 2. Fearofdark – Zeta Function (3:39) 3. Mazedude – Mega Man 9 ‘Morricone Man’ OC ReMix (3:04) 4. Shnabubula – The Bewildered Swordsman (5:16) 5. Disasterpeace – Boil ‘n Toil in Oil (5:36) 6. ilkae – title track (5:40) 7. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Skeet & Crouch End ...

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Open Circuit #107

jmr — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:00:53 +0000

Famicompo Mini Vol 9 entries are up! jmr once again hooks up his NES and PowerPak and broadcasts NSFs over the airwaves live from actual NES hardware! Plus, we’ve got the latest lpower album from Pterodactyl Squad and the brand new (released moments before the show! ) 505 album from Ubiktune! 1. lpower – Return ...

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Open Circuit #106

jmr — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:00:44 +0000

Dubstep? On Open Circuit? Well, it’s from NES sorceress chibi-tech (how else can you explain how she makes the 2a03 produce those sounds? ) , so it’s all good. Plus, we’ve got tracks from the debut Killed by Koopa album featuring vgm funk guitar wizard Mutherpluckin’ B, the very-long awaited Cheap Dinosaurs plays Goblin album, and two new ...

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Open Circuit #105

jmr — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:00:49 +0000

This episode features music from the latest Data Garden releases from Spaceship Aloha and King Britt, a smattering of songs from indie game soundtracks including Meteo Xavier’s Impulse, Joel Neilson’s Black Mesa, and Phologiston’s Super Crate Box (as performed by Pajjama! ). Plus, we’ve got some Halloweeny goodness from VikingGuitar‘s Danse Macabre compilation, some new ...

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Open Circuit Special: Viking Guitar Productions Presents: Danse Macabre Listening Party

jmr — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:30:08 +0000

VikingGuitar and his talented cohorts have brewed up a spine-tingling compilation of your favorite horror movie and and video game themes. On this special Open Circuit, we celebrate Halloween with a selection of spooky video game tunes and horror movie scores covered by video game arrangers and chip artists, and then dive right in to Viking ...

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Open Circuit #104

jmr — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:00:51 +0000

On this Open Circuit, we bring you the latest from acoustic guitar gods Super Guitar Bros., music from bands with unconventional names (I challenge you to find a more complex band name than “Order of the Red-Banner Division Named After My Grandma” ), and a pair of Goblin covers from Cheap Dinosaurs and Dubbed in ...

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Open Circuit #103

jmr — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:00:53 +0000

1. Yoann Turpin – Funky Bits (3:45 ) 2. TWRP – Prelude (1:26 ) 3. TWRP – Computer Wife (4:20 ) 4. The J. Arthur Keenes Band – Channel Two (6:09 ) 5. Tahnee Cain/Tryanglz – Burnin’ in the Third Degree (3:30 ) 6. Theory of N – Instruments of Awesome +1 (3:04 ) 7. ...

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Open Circuit #95

jmr — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:00:59 +0000

1. Plasma Face – Level 3 (5:02 ) 2. THE KOXX – ??? (3:55 ) 3. scratcher^e-mage – condomed (11:50 ) 4. spamtron – Quick Man (RockMan2 ) (1:16 ) 5. spamtron – FF4 DECISIVE BATTLE (3:21 ) 6. bunbleman – Bundogs (1:08 ) 7. Aethernaut – Super Mega Ultra (4:21 ) 8. Giant Claw ...

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Open Circuit #94

jmr — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:00:36 +0000

1. Adebisi Shank – Masa (3:45 ) 2. You Slut! – Plural Sex (mysterystain remix ) (2:43 ) 3. Michael Zucker – Metatron’s Cube (5:03 ) 4. Sleep Party People – We Were Drifting On A Sad Song (Infinity Shred Remix ) (3:17 ) 5. Maserati – The Eliminator (3:54 ) 6. Bit Brigade – ...

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Open Circuit #93 – OverCoat TakeOver

jmr — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:00:04 +0000

jmr’s life was being sucked dry by school work, but luckily OverCoat was able fill in and satisfy your Open Circuit needs! 1. Ventura vs. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Snoopin The 3rd ’78 (1:11 ) 2. SAMMUS – Anything (3:40 ) 3. Zan-zan-zawa-veia – Rose Wood (4:25 ) 4. ã‚†ã‚ˆã‚†ã£ãº – Gift (4:34 ...

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Open Circuit #92

jmr — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:47:31 +0000

1. Big Giant Circles – Pixel Cones (3:01 ) 2. Monomer – volcano man stage (3:38 ) 3. Derris-Kharlan – Dr.Mad stage 1(old ) (4:22 ) 4. Mutherpluckin’ B – Lava Flow (4:47 ) 5. This Place is Haunted – Dr.Mad stage 4 (2:55 ) 6. Michael Zucker – Starving Islands (4:07 ) 7. Stemage ...

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Open Circuit #91

jmr — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:21:53 +0000

1. Chipocrite – Game of Thrones Theme (2:11 ) 2. Starrysea – Hytrameus (1:51 ) 3. Ohio Sky – I Want You (She’s So Heavy ) (4:35 ) 4. Michael Zucker – Creator (3:49 ) 5. The Michael Zucker Group – Alias (7:50 ) 6. The Fucking Champs – Dale Bozzio (3:39 ) 7. ...

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Open Circuit #90

jmr — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:00:58 +0000

Playlist coming soon.

Open Circuit #89

jmr — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:00:31 +0000

This week’s Open Circuit spotlights both energetic and laid-back chipmusic with selections from Space Town Savior, Chillbrave, Aivi and Surasshu, Frostbyte, Aethernaut and more. Plus, we celebrate the 4 year anniversary of Face Stomper with tracks from Zio and TEH LOLZ, as well as fellow New Jersey chiptuners Lord Machino and Decnals. 1. Aethernaut – Title ...

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Open Circuit #88

jmr — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:00:44 +0000

This week, Open Circuit brings you the latest from video game rockers Bit Brigade, some summer chiptune jams from Teleidofusion, Slime Girls, and Aethernaut, and tracks from some of the musicians and bands performing at Too Many Games next weekend in Pennsylvania. 1. Bit Brigade – Introduction (0:39 ) 2. Bit Brigade – Title Screen ...

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Open Circuit #87

jmr — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:00:16 +0000

This week, Open Circuit welcomes you to the Telefuture with a whopping 10 songs from the newly launched 80’s themed electronic music and chiptune label. Plus, we’ve got the latest from Nario, and an impromptu Turtles block from Mutherpluckin’ B, and The Cartridge Family. 1. Nario – The Tale of a Gentleman (4:06 ) 2. ...

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Open Circuit #86

jmr — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:10 +0000

Confession time: I started preparing the playlist for this show a mere twenty minutes before hitting the airwaves. I think it turned out quite well! We’ve got new music from Condom as well as a selection of live recordings from past Blip Festivals, new music from Silence Kit and ВЧ courtesy of our Russian friend ...

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Open Circuit #85

jmr — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:54 +0000

Happy May 2-4! jmr brings you new music from Starrysea, Heosphoros, Prince of Darkness, ВЧ, and Shawn Phase, as well as a pair of tracks from Shizz to the Future on this Canadian holiday weekend. Plus, we’ve got a live recording from The Cartridge Family, a newly-formed video game cover band from St. John’s, NL. ...

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Open Circuit #84: Cory Johnson’s The Legend Of Zelda Listening Party

jmr — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:00:44 +0000

The moment is finally here: the mindbogglingly awesome post-rock Legend of Zelda arrangement album from Cory Johnson is now available. Not only do we debut the album from start to finish, but through the magic of Skype we have the man himself, Cory Johnson, on the air discussing the album, his musical influences, his recording ...

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Open Circuit #83

jmr — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:00:25 +0000

This week, listen as jmr mumbles his way through a post-wisdom-tooth-extraction-pain-killer-affected show. We’ve got music from Spamtron, subPixel, Infinity Shred, and coda. Plus, we spotlight the latest Concatenation Records project Shizz to the Future, with four tracks from the ever-growing collection. 1. b4kn – apple tooth (4:20 ) 2. Kubbi – Cartridge (3:46 ) 3. ...

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Open Circuit #81

jmr — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:00:47 +0000

This week on Open Circuit, uses the magic of pre-recording software to host a show and attend a party at the same time! We’ve got new music from Chip’s Challenge, Fredde Gredde, and Tupper Ware Remix Party, and a slew of requests including some music from Earth Defense Force 2017, Another Routine Emergency, and Tangerine ...

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Open Circuit #80: Open Circuit LIVE!

jmr — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:00:29 +0000

This week, jmr delves into his personal concert recording collection and shares a smattering of his own live bootlegs, including live tracks from MAGFest 9 & 10, chiptune rockers Anamanaguchi, a slew of tracks from St. John’s, NL bands Roundelay, Vicar, Surgeon, and more. Plus, we deviate from the normal Open Circuit styles and feature ...

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Open Circuit #78: THE XOCALYPSE

jmr — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:00:30 +0000

Open Circuit pays tribute to one of the most versatile and prolific musicians in the video game cover scene: XOC! With over 100 selections spanning 18+ years, this episode features tracks from not just Jason’s VGM albums, but also his original solo work, collaborations, and bands. And if that wasn’t enough to make you excited, ...

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Open Circuit #77

jmr — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:00:52 +0000

Hmm… Open Circuit was very VGM heavy this week. Kicking things off, we’ve got a classic cut from the first Minibosses album, and we keep things going with cuts from regulars Viking Guitar (check out his Kickstarter! ), Housethegrate, Mutherpluckin’ B, and xoc. Plus, new music from Pongball, Shnabubula, and subPixel courtesy of Ubiktune! 1. ...

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Open Circuit #76: Blackout

jmr — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:00:41 +0000

Here’s a first: Open Circuit gets cut off by an open circuit! High winds brought a power outage and with it a sudden end to this week’s show. Thankfully, the show was near the conclusion anyway, so you still get over two hours of music, featuring tracks from the latest ubiktune releases from virt, Joshua ...

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Open Circuit #74

jmr — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:00:24 +0000

Experimental rock dominates this episode of Open Circuit. We’ve got Adebisi Shank with some gallop-rhythm filled math rock, subPixel with a chip prog gem from the new Ubiktune album The Wave, Danimal Cannon bringing one of his game boy tracks to life with the orchestral metal treatment, and a mesmerizing 40+ minutes of Godspeed You! ...

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Open Circuit #73

jmr — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:00:14 +0000

This week, Open Circuit brings you new music from NY experimental jammers You Bred Raptors?, the latest from Stemage and Chunkstyle of Metroid Metal, a variety pack of Atlantic Canadian music featuring Surgeon, Scientists of Sound, Tupper Ware Remix Party, and Heosphoros, and a pair of songs from Chromelodeon alumnus Dan Tarng’s band Store Cats. ...

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Open Circuit #72: Blue Screen

jmr — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:00:58 +0000

Technical issues are nothing new for Open Circuit, but a blue screen error in the middle of a live show? That’s a first! This week, Open Circuit once again patches a Nintendo Entertainment System in to the radio stream to bring you some hardware renditions of some of his favorite entries from Famicompo Mini Vol ...

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Open Circuit #71: MAGFest X Recap (Part Two )

jmr — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:00:18 +0000

Continuing from where we left off last week, this episode of Open Circuit shines the spotlight on MAGFest’s Saturday concert lineup. We’ve got tracks from every act that played the Main Stage, the Second Stage, and the two chip music shows, including new music from Minibosses and The OneUps, the debut performance of Those Who ...

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Open Circuit #70: MAGFest X Recap (Part One )

jmr — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:00:05 +0000

For the second year in a row, host jmr attended MAGFest with a mission: document as many of the concerts as possible. Armed with a portable audio recorder and a few too many 5 Hour Energy shots (and with some assistance from fellow Arecibo Radio host Obtuse ), he attended and recorded just about all ...

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Open Circuit #69

jmr — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:00:10 +0000

First show of the new year! Host jmr speedruns through a playlist jam packed with some brand new releases from Surgeon, B4kn, Autoscroll, and more. Plus, we highlight the results of the recent Dwelling of Duels with the top three entries of MAGFest Month from coda, virt and SnappleMan, and the DoD supergroup consisting of ...

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Open Circuit #68: The Make Up Show

jmr — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:36 +0000

After a two week hiatus, Open Circuit is back! This special Tuesday ‘make up’ edition of the show features new tracks from the final entry in the Nevar Say Die compilation series, new tracks from ‘newbie’ NSF composer Au Revoir and b4kn (aka the Jonathan of George and Jonathan ), a few concert recordings from ...

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Open Circuit #67

jmr — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:00:12 +0000

Finally! The long awaited followup to Brass, Minibosses’ Brass 2: Mouth has been released! This week, Open Circuit brings you several picks from that album, as well as from the also-long-awaited Skrow!Media compilation Quit Your Day Job. To top it off, we’ve got tracks from Danimal Cannon’s Roots, some chipmusic recommendations from Heosphoros, and some ...

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Open Circuit #66

jmr — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:00:41 +0000

This week, Open Circuit celebrates the music of Indie Games with a playlist comprised of music from The Indie Game Music Bundle. Host jmr has picked out 17 tracks (one from each album ) with the intent of whetting your appetite and encouraging you to kick in a few bucks and supporting a bunch of ...

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Open Circuit #65

jmr — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:00:54 +0000

This week, we’ve got new music from solo prog/post rocker Cloudkicker, 8bitcollective tracks from an0va, RushJet1, and dj.tubig & Heosphoros, and videogame selections from the Video Game Music Choir, WillRock, Minibosses, VikingGuitar and more. As well, jmr cheers himself up after a rough week of midterms (curse you, you horrible electromagnetic fields course! ) with ...

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Open Circuit #64

jmr — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:00:17 +0000

This week on Open Circuit a noticeably tired jmr brings you new music from video game rockers Zubareus and VikingGuitar, chipmusicians 505 and Disasterpeace, and Canadian postrock band I Spell It Nature. As well, we plug Josiah Tobin’s hard-drive recovery fundraiser album Disk Read Error and check out tonight’s 8static lineup with music from Dauragon ...

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Open Circuit #63

jmr — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:00:11 +0000

New George & Jonathan, Disasterpeace, and Zan-Zan-Zawa-Veia? It’s been such a great week for new releases, the playlist practically made itself! We’ve also got new music from VikingGuitar, tunes from the Harmony of a Hunter album (my limited-edition CD arrived yesterday! ), and a set of pop song covers from chip rock “boy band” Anamanaguchi. ...

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Open Circuit #62: Halloween Spooks

jmr — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:00:58 +0000

Happy Halloween! Open Circuit’s here with some Halloween treats from chiptune musicians Albino Ghost Monkey, virt, Disasterpeace and George and Jonathan, video game rockers VikingGuitar, Stemage and xoc, and some classics from Horror movie score masters Goblin and John Carpenter. As well, we spotlight ‘Hey Lonnie… Get Your Brass Away From There‘, the brand new ...

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Open Circuit #61

jmr — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:00:42 +0000

On this episode, jmr brings you new music from Vomitron’s No NES For The Wicked, a live cut of a new George & Jonathan track, and more music from Data Garden artists Cheap Dinosaurs and Ray and the Prisms. As well, Open Circuit wishes Temp Sound Solutions a happy 14th birthday and congratulates them on ...

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Open Circuit #60

jmr — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:00:12 +0000

This week, Open Circuit features new music from talented rockers Darkman007 and Stemage, Canadian bands The Disengagement and I Spell It Nature, and chip musicians Spamtron and Sabrepulse. As well, in recognition of some recently unveiled live videos from Autoscroll and the upcoming Cheap Dinosaurs release on Data Garden, jmr spotlights each member of the ...

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Open Circuit #59

jmr — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:00:27 +0000

Happy (Canadian ) Thanksgiving! Despite it being a holiday in the fabled Canadas, host jmr still managed to bring an episode of Open Circuit (albeit a hastily cobbled together one ) to the airwaves. Courtesy of listener Zio Oxview, this show features a block of REAL F*CKING CHIPTHRASH consisting of selections from Heosphoros, Norrin Radd, ...

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Open Circuit #58

jmr — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:00:48 +0000

After exploring the realms of chip and electronic music in previous shows, this week’s Open Circuit features a more rock and guitar-driven playlist with selections from VGM arrangers Dr. Manhattan, Brian Davis and Sixto Sounds, original soundtrack material from The Gunstringer, Red Dead Redemption, and Metal Gear Solid 3 soundtracks, and original music from You ...

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Open Circuit #56

jmr — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:00:11 +0000

This chip music heavy episode of Open Circuit spotlights music from the recently released BIT.TRIP Saga and Complete games, with music from renowned chipmusic artists Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Minusbaby, Bubblyfish, and Anamanaguchi. As well, jmr plays selections from recent Ubiktune and Pterodactyl Squad releases from Jake Kaufman (virt ), Big Giant Circles, R-Sunset, NESMETAL, and ...

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Open Circuit #55: Low Energy

jmr — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:00:17 +0000

jmr was sick. This happened.

Open Circuit #54

jmr — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:42:10 +0000

In this vgm-heavy episode of Open Circuit, jmr brings highlights a few entries from the latest Dwelling of Duels competition, a couple tracks from the newly released Dynamite Headdy: Secret Bonus Point album, and a few songs to celebrate the birthday of Super Mario Bros 2 for the NES. As well, jmr continues to encourage ...

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Open Circuit #52

jmr — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:06:54 +0000

This week on Open Circuit, the playlist gets invaded by hilarious mashups.

Open Circuit #51

jmr — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:53:30 +0000

Open Circuit returns from a long hiatus! Along with some Metroid tunes from The OneUps, Spamtron, Shnabubula, and Stemage & Chunkstyle, we have a few selections from the new additions to jmr’s CD collection that were acquired at Bit Gen Gamer Fest 6 in Baltimore, MD. 1. The OneUps – Space Warrior Sound Machine (6:42 ...

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Open Circuit #50

jmr — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:45:05 +0000

…wherein host jmr does absolutely nothing to celebrate reaching 50 episodes. 1. Edward Artemiev – Birth Of Earth (3:01 ) 2. Mutherpluckin’ B – Passion for Exploring (5:40 ) 3. PROTODOME – Hello World. (1:07 ) 4. Jamie Maxwell – Scrap Brain Zone for Classical Guitar (5:28 ) 5. The J. Arthur Keenes Band – ...

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Open Circuit #48

jmr — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:57:37 +0000

1. Eyes of the mind: Casiopea – Eyes of the mind (4:49 ) 2. Fragile: Yes – Heart of the Sunrise (11:24 ) 3. BLUENOISE: PROTODOME – Bitmap Blues. (1:56 ) 4. Pixel Perfect LP: halc – Floating Higher (2:00 ) 5. Waveform: Joshua Morse – Corridor (4:05 ) 6. The Great Hylian Revival: Jay ...

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Open Circuit #47

jmr — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:10:17 +0000

Confession time: I completely forgot to prepare for this broadcast until about 30 minutes before the show started. However, thanks to a few dedicated listeners sending in requests, what would have been a lame, short show became a pretty strong (albeit eclectic ) set. This episode features new, original music from Jake Kaufman (virt! ), ...

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Open Circuit #46

jmr — Sat, 07 May 2011 22:30:54 +0000

Open Circuit #44

jmr — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:00:17 +0000

This week on Open Circuit, jmr features brand new covers from NES chiptune god (or devil? ) Heosphoros and the always awesome Spamtron, new tracks from OC ReMix and originals from remixers Ben Briggs and Skrypnyk. On top of that, we’ve got an exclusive debut of the (great! ) remix produced by Tansunn for MAGFest‘s ...

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Open Circuit #41

jmr — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:00:47 +0000

1. Bit_Rat – Wanted (3:40 ) 2. Anamanaguchi – Airbrushed (vinyl ) (4:00 ) 3. AE Bridger – Adam and Eve (3:36 ) 4. Zio and TEH LOLZ – Lunatic on the Sidewalk (3:27 ) 5. Zio and TEH LOLZ – Paranoia Absolutionon (2:50 ) 6. Fumapero – Final Fantasy III (2:57 ) 7. Fumapero ...

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Open Circuit #40: Going Mobile

jmr — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:00:10 +0000

Open Circuit goes mobile as jmr hosts the show from a public WiFi spot at his university! 1. ‘Powers – “Pony Up” (5:12 ) 2. Animals As Leaders – Tempting Time (5:23 ) 3. xoc – Metroid Prime – Phendrana Drifts (3:43 ) 4. Shannon Mason (Pongball ) – Sky Runner (Korg DS-10 ) (2:05 ...

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Open Circuit #38: The One Year Anniversary Episode

jmr — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:00:16 +0000

The One Year Anniversary Episode (aka Zio’s Ultimate Request Fantastico hosted by jmr ) 1. Satellite Bros. – Wus Awl Dis Denn? (3:41 ) 2. Anamanaguchi – Don’t Save Us From The Flames [M83] (3:20 ) 3. Spamtron – PewPewPew (6:17 ) 4. Blame the Kid – Tha Killa Beez Experience – CREAM & The ...

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Open Circuit #37

jmr — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:00:34 +0000

1. Nerd Army – Contra – Waterfall (1:17 ) 2. Bit Rat – Alberta (2:34 ) 3. The Earth is a Man – Trophy (3:54 ) 4. Zombi – Cetus (4:02 ) 5. Yakuza Heart Attack – Material Destruction (3:05 ) 6. Ryan Postlethwait – Stage Select / Crash Man / Flash Man / Quick ...

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Open Circuit #36

jmr — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:00:24 +0000

1. Brown Recluse – Notorious (2:04 ) 2. Insert Rupee (Benjamin Briggs, halc ) – Kirby (Kirby ) – The Life and Death of Kirby (3:54 ) 3. Diggi Dis feat. Alex Jones – LeChuck (Monkey Island ) – Voodoo, Roots ‘n Grog (3:45 ) 4. Ailsean – Dracula (Castlevania ) – A Walk with ...

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Open Circuit #34: MAGFest 9 Recap

jmr — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:00:01 +0000

jmr looks back on MAGFest 9 with live recordings of (nearly ) every act that played! 1. X Hunters – Boomer Kuwanger (4:00 ) 2. Rare Candy – Kirby Medley (3:26 ) 3. Bit Brigade – Forlorn Deepness + Jingle, Tapstravaganza, String Skipper, NG2 Chillrocker, March -> Mystery Time (4:18 ) 4. Cyril The Wolf, ...

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OpenGameCircuitFuel #01: Crossover Episode of Awesomeness

jmr — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:00:32 +0000

jmr, host of Open Circuit and KyleJCrb, host of GameFuel combine to form OPENGAMECIRCUITFUEL, a hulking colossus composed of incredible music! Join Jeff and Kyle as they take requests and assault your aural senses with awesome tunes and awesome discussion. It’s awesome! Originally aired on December 18th, 2010.

Open Circuit #32

jmr — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:00:42 +0000

Open Circuit #31

jmr — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:00:40 +0000

Open Circuit #30: 30th Episode Extravaganza

jmr — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:00:03 +0000

jmr celebrates his 30th Open Circuit broadcast by re-visiting all of the past broadcasts and picking a representative song from each!

Open Circuit #29

jmr — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:00:41 +0000

Open Circuit #28

jmr — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:00:38 +0000

Open Circuit #27

jmr — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:00:42 +0000

Open Circuit #26

jmr — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:00:42 +0000

Open Circuit #25

jmr — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:00:25 +0000

Open Circuit #24

jmr — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:00:34 +0000

Open Circuit #23

jmr — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:00:34 +0000

Open Circuit #22

jmr — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:00:12 +0000

Open Circuit #21

jmr — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:30:44 +0000

Open Circuit #20

jmr — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:30:13 +0000

Open Circuit #19

jmr — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:00:26 +0000

Open Circuit #18

jmr — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:00:22 +0000

Open Circuit #17

jmr — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:00:32 +0000

Open Circuit #16

jmr — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:00:34 +0000

Open Circuit #15

jmr — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:00:12 +0000

Open Circuit #14

jmr — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:00:36 +0000

Open Circuit #13

jmr — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:00:22 +0000

Open Circuit #12

jmr — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:00:33 +0000

Open Circuit #11

jmr — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:00:25 +0000

Open Circuit #10: Chromelodeon Retrospective

jmr — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:00:08 +0000

jmr and special guest co-host streifig pay tribute to one of the best video game and chipmusic bands (heck, scratch that: one of the best bands, period! ) with a selection of album tracks and previously unheard rarities from Chromelodeon. 01. Harry Partch – Chromelodeon 02. Chromelodeon – One 03. Chromelodeon – Chaosium Sword 04. ...

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Open Circuit #09

jmr — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:38 +0000

Open Circuit #08

jmr — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:00:52 +0000

Open Circuit #07

jmr — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:00:09 +0000

Open Circuit #06

jmr — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:00:25 +0000

Open Circuit #05

jmr — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:00:28 +0000

Open Circuit #04

jmr — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:00:41 +0000

Open Circuit #03

jmr — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:00:24 +0000

Open Circuit #02

jmr — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:00:56 +0000

Open Circuit: Ballad of the Windfish Replacement Show

jmr — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:00:08 +0000

My second foray into the world of internet radio broadcasting was a completely impromptu fill-in show. Genoboost, host of the awesome but sadly now defunct Ballad of the Windfish was unable to go ahead with his show, so I offered to do a quick music-only broadcast in his time slot.

Open Circuit #01

jmr — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:00:30 +0000

Open Circuit’s debut, despite being a bit shaky, set the tone well with a large variety of awesome music.