Hi, Jeenio here! :-) First of all, thanks to Ziphoid for inviting me to this compilation. Also, thanks for Scenesat, it's awesome to have it around. I first started working on this track during the same period I recorded an album with my jazz project. The chord progressions and melodies were at first more complicated, but I managed to make them more simple and audible. It had a jazzy feeling to it, but I decided to make it more soul/funk as the changes in the progressions were made. At first, the idea was to make it instrumental, but I got some inspiration in terms of words, and had to make it a "song". Unfortunately, I couldn't get a singer to work with me before the deadline, so I had to do it myself. Sorry about that. The main message is that there is a life besides computing. We use computers every day, and I'm no exception. But in these troubled times maybe we should go outside and forget a bit the digital world, live in a closer contact with nature and other people. The lyrics are (I know it's engrish, sorry about that): Once upon a time, in a land far away, I used to call my friends to play all day. We didn't have computers cause we couldn't pay, So we'd grab a ball, go outside and play. Even I could, I wouldn't have it otherwise, I was just too happy to have fun and socialize. Sorry but that's something that I cannot compromise, Fat, unhealthy kids, now that's something I despise. As I'm growing older, and wiser - I hope - All I need to live is to know that I'm free, But there are kids that are finding hard to cope With being the only ones without a PS3. I never had a console, not until last year, My parents thought that playing was an uncreative thing. And now you have to own one, it's what I fear, My son will say "playstation" before he learns to sing! Get out of your chair, Breathe some fresh air, Feel the wind in your hair... Take a look around, there's so much to see, Push away the ground, just fly and be free, Never looking down... Say good-bye to your PC and come fly with me.
Certains artistes sont plus performants quand ils font cavaliers seuls et LukHash en fait partie. GHOSTS était sans conteste un bon album mais le format de la chanson l'obligeait à se brider. Dans BETTER THAN REALITY, excepte sur "WE ARE FOREVER", le chant s'en va (même les samples vocaux sont très rares), le croisement entre la chiptune et la synthwave reste et LukHash nous met dans l'ambiance avec des sons rétros qui semblent tirés de VHS. La production retrouve sa puissance. Irréprochable ! Jordan Vauvert
GHOSTS : un titre idéal pour un album sorti en octobre mais pas que. LukHash change de stratégie et fait appel à plusieurs chanteurs et chanteuses — et je ne parle pas de voix passées au mixeur mais bien de vraies performances vocales — ce qui nécessite un ajustement : il se fait plus discret et donc disparaît, en un sens. Il adopte aussi un style plus occidental avec une synthwave influencée par les années 80. Bref, LukHash s'obstine à toujours prendre des risques, c'est son grand point fort ! Jordan Vauvert
Contrairement à ce que le titre peut laisser croire, le Sound Interface Device de la Commodore 64 n'est pas la seule composante de C64 ReMIXed car LukHash le croise avec de l'electro. Par contre, cette compilation regroupe ses premières entrées dans un univers plus synthwave : c'est rythmé et super efficace ! Pour faire simple : prenez l'énergie contenue dans un pain de C4, multipliez là par seize et vous obtiendrez celle transmise par C64 ReMIXed. Cette compilation est aussi bonne que ça ! Jordan Vauvert
The bright, fizzy songs on “Dedication 2” were written and played using the Commodore 64, capturing the vintage computer’s feel. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2021
Fragile, breathtaking music from French American artist Lyli J, lit up by softly glowing synths and gentle vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 11, 2024
Du point de vue du simple spectateur, le glitch est la porte d'entrée vers un spectacle visuel. Grâce à des manipulations absurdes et extraterrestres, le speedrunner accède à l'envers du décor, dans un monde liminal au pire, psychédélique au mieux. Dans son cinquième album GLITCH, LukHash emploie la même stratégie pour créer un spectacle musical. C'est une accumulation d'éléments hétéroclites — chiptune, dubstep, metal, jazz, amen breaks et j'en passe — et on a des étoiles plein les oreilles ! Jordan Vauvert