I currently have two CDs out, entitled "Sex, Drugs and Nintendo" and "Nintendosploitation", and a third album in the making. All songs are freely available on this website. Feel free to comment and grade my stuff, and come back soon, as I constanty make more music.
You're also welcome to visit me and add me as a friend on my Youtube channel and my MySpace page.
23 June 2009The Capitalist Edition of 8-Bit Democracy is still a bit delayed, but an estimated release time is the middle of July. The artwork is nearly finished, after which I have to do a couple of test prints. For now, I've re-released my Psycho Fox cover – the one that gave me first spot winner in the SMS Power Music Competition of 2009. This is a slightly updated version with an additional guitar part. See "single songs" under Music below. Enjoy!
22 May 2009
Due to family issues, the artwork for the "Capitalist" CD version of 8-Bit Democracy has been delayed. I'm working on it, but I unfortunately I can give you no release date yet. The order form has also fucked up a bit, but you're always welcome to contact me by mail (l i e . b @ r u n t i m e r e c o r d s . n e t) and I will get back to you as soon as the CD is ready for shipping.
Lastly, I would like to give A HUGE THANK YOU to everybody who has been so patient, downloaded my music and given me more appreciation than I ever expected. Fan art, comments, links to articles, and above all new music will show up here as soon as I'm able to. All the best! /M
12 May 2009 — The DAMN THING IS
DONE!The album is here! Just scroll down and start downloading. I will hopefully get some songs working in the embedded player as well. The final full version of the record, with two more songs, will be available for $7 in about two weeks. Just mail me (adress at bottom of page) if you're interested (more order info later). More stuff and info will follow soon! Enjoy — and tell everybody you know!
15 Feb 2009
My collaboration with Arizona hiphopper Random – aka Mega Ran – is now official, containing our collab song Boss Battle: Jewel Man of Mega Man 9 at megaran.com. Random is an artist who has received tons of props for his political and very genuine sounding hiphop recordings and great success through his hiphop remixes of Mega Man songs. His new album is called Mega Ran 9, it's promoted by Capcom and you can download it here until it hits iTunes and Amazon. Visit Random at Myspace.com/random215. Hear about his album and our collaboration in this video by gaming journalist Jeriaska of Nobuooo.
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Welcome to listen and download my songs! Most of my songs are on albums, but I also got a few single songs available (see bottom of this section), mostly for free. Latest song uploaded 23 June 2009.
8-Bit Democracy Released 12 May 2009
It took a while, though maybe not quite as long as it did for Axl Rose — my long overdue follow up to Nintendosploitation. Now it's finally here!
This is the "Socialist Edition", i.e. the free download version. If you want to preorder the $7 Capitalist Edition and receive the full version on CDR with two more songs and full color multi-page artwork, please contact me by mail. A proper order form will show up soon, along with flac files and more jpegs.
Note: As with Nintendosploitation, most tracks flow seamlessly into the next one, which explains a couple of abrupt intros and outros if heard separately.
Download entire album in ogg format + front cover 8-Bit_Democracy_Socialist_Edition_ogg.zip (59 MB)
Download entire album in mp3 format + front cover: 8-Bit_Democracy_Socialist_Edition_mp3.zip (81 MB)
1. Please Select Freedom (Super Mario Bros 2) ogg ·
mp3
2. Deflektions of My Life (Deflektor [C64] by Ben Daglish) ogg ·
mp3
3. Sky Diver, Inside Her (Mega Man 4) ogg ·
mp3
4. Razzle Rides to Town (Battletoads / Gunsmoke) ogg ·
mp3
5. Napalm on the Dancefloor (Mega Man 5 / Castlevania)
6. All My Bubbles Burst (Mega Man 2) ogg ·
mp3
7. Turtle Funk (Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) ogg ·
mp3
8. Unsanxioned Soloing (Sanxion [C64] by Rob Hubbard) ogg ·
mp3
9. Investigating Outer Heaven (Metal Gear / Super Mario Bros) ogg ·
mp3
10. Air Guitar (Mega Man 2 & 3) ogg ·
mp3
11. Don't Feed the Warhawk (Warhawk [C64] by Rob Hubbard) ogg ·
mp3
12. Lead Jewelry (Mega Man 9) ogg ·
mp3
13. Achilles, Mega Man and the Silver Surfer (Having a Rave Up with Dr Wily)
(Mega Man 1-3 / Silver Surfer) ogg ·
mp3
14. Godzilla's Head Soup (Godzilla)
Listeners' comments on this album:
Mattias
(2009-May-13)
Wow! Något har hänt prod.mässigt! Låter grymt, de låtar jag hört hittils. Välbalanserade mixar med guror i framkant, så so sig bör. Nyfiken på hur trummor gjorts. Härlig clav på första låten
Tack! Kul att höra! Trummorna är en ljudfont
som jag spelar för hand på keyboarden. Svinmycket jobb. :) Sen har jag
suttit och justerat tajming och dynamik för hand. Ännu mer jobb. Men det
blir hyfsat autentiskt.
Jishian
(2009-May-17)
Well worth the wait! Awesome as always B!
Hyde209
(2009-May-25)
Helt otroligt ^^ NU är den här!!!
Kan inte vänta tills jag lagt vantarna på denna musikaliska raritet =D
Hoppas du inte fått avsmak på NES musik.
P.S. Vi kanske har en basist ^^
//Thomas
untrustful
(2009-May-28)
Amazing Songs!!! Great Job!
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NintendosploitationReleased 23 June 2005
My second record, comprised of freely rearranged renditions of some of my (and hopefully some of your) favourite NES tunes, inspired by early '70s Blaxploitation and rock music. Many of the tracks have elements of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Barry White and other groovy artists from the times of funk, that you may recognize if you're crazy enough... Note: several tracks are directly segued into the next, which explains a couple of abrupt intros and outros if heard separately.
Printable cover images:
Outside: English, Swedish | Inside with business cards: English, Swedish
Download entire album in mp3 format + cover images: Nintendosploitation_mp3.zip (67 MB)
Download entire album in flac format + cover images: Nintendosploitation_flac.zip (282 MB) (What is flac?)
1. Theme from Nintendosploitation (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
2. Link's Got A Bop Gun
(Legend of Zelda
)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
3. (Let Me Stand Next to Your) Fire Storm (Mega Man)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
4. The Machine Guns of Hicksville (Gunsmoke)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
5. Funckin' in the Woods (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
6. A Funk to the Past (Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
7. Sly and the Edison Family (Maniac Mansion)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
8. 3 ash Bomb in the Lobby (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
9. A Quarter Full of Snakes (Mega Man 3)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
10. Chasin' the Boss (Disney's Duck Tales)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
11. Got My Dope from the Needle Man (Mega Man 3)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
12. Apartment 1-2 (OD'd and Dead) (Super Mario Bros)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
13. I Wanna Beam You Up Baby (Mega Man)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
14. Swing Down Sweet Motorbike (Excite Bike)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
Listeners' comments on this album:
leo
(2008-Oct-04)
Fantastic!!!
Peco
(2009-Apr-09)
This music is amazing!!
Honestly, this is some high end stuff.
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Sex, Drugs and NintendoReleased August 2004
This was my first attempt at covering NES songs, and they turned out pretty decent for what they are — straight and short covers of the originals played on guitar and piano with the occasional solo/improvisation.
Printable cover images (in Swedish only): Outside | Inside
Note: no flac files available for now.
1. Gunsmoke (Gunsmoke)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
2. Transylvania (Disney's Duck Tales)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
3. Wizards and Warriors (Wizards and Warriors)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
4. Ragnarok's Canyon (Battletoads)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
5. African Mines (Disney's Duck Tales)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
6. Desert Diggin' Jam (SMB 2 / W & W)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
7. Press Start (Mega Man Opening) (Mega Man 2-3)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
8. Time Stopper (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
9. Elec Beam (Mega Man)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
10. Quick Boomerang (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
11. Spark Shock (Mega Man 3)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
12. Dr Wily's Castle Part 1 (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
13. Dr Wily's Castle Part 2 (Mega Man 3)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
14. Mega Man End (Mega Man 2)
ogg
· mp3
· flac
Listeners' comments on this album:
Boss Keen
(2008-Sep-22)
The links are gone!!
Please bring them back..
badnewsjones
(2008-Sep-22)
Track three ogg is down!
This album only has ogg files at the moment. I guess I should add flacs and mp3s, but I think it's such a lame album that I can't bother with it for now. The Wizards link has been fixed. Thanks for your comments!
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Single Songs:
Drivin' Down to Skull Land (Psycho Fox) ogg · mp3
I en stulen Amazon (Disney's Duck Tales) ogg · mp3
To see more of my videos, please visit my Youtube Channel
Sky Diver, Inside Her (Mega Man 4)
Boss Battle: Jewel Man (Mega Man 9)
A fan-made video to the music of my collaboration with Nintendo hiphop artist Random. The song is available on his album Mega Ran 9 (my own version is Lead Jewelry on my 8-Bit Democracy album):
(Let Me Stand Next to Your) Fire Storm (Mega Man)
Recorded live with my band Ur Funktion in Stenhagen, Uppsala, Sweden, 24 May 2008:
Wind Crying in the South Saturn Delta (Delta, C64)
A semi-acoustic jam recorded at Forsa, Hälsingland, Sweden, 22 June 2008. With special thanks to the rhythm section of David, Johan and Simon Svedmyr:
Web Articles, Reviews and
Comments
(Mail me if you've written something and prefer it to be removed from here)
Articles about Mutherpluckin' B:
"New in Mega Man Remixes is Lie Mf B's Dive Man" (Silicon Era, 20 September 2008)
"Lie Mutherpluckin' B remixes Mega Man music throughout the ages" (GoNintendo, 21 September 2008)
"Mega Man does not fake the funk" (Kotaku, 21 September 2008)
Comments:
"Man!!! You got mad cool flava and the coolest jams!!! I liked everything I heard!!!"
"Jewel man with Mutherpluckin' B has to be the funkiest nerdcore song ever. Definitely my favorite on the album!"
"Wow. Hotness. I wanna bang it. /end quote. Anyway, sweet job. I enjoy this a lot. :D"
"I know not the original moooozik but this was tres lovely :)"
Comments on "Nintendosploitation":
"I hear some clavinet on your music, LieB. good stuff"
"Hey this album is great! It reminded me on my Nintendo and all the games I played :) Congrads!"
"This is really f*ckin cool music! So unbelievably funky and delightful. Thanks like #&%*$!"
"The sound is pretty crummy, the artist is not a very good performer, and the songs have boring arrangements..."
"This was really Funkadelic"
"I like the concept - like a nintendo rock opera..."
"On this guy's Nintendosploitation album, he does the greatest version of Snake Man ever. EVER."
"Wonka, wonka, wonka.... Great pron guitar! lol"
"I love it. Fifth time on repeat already. The guitars sound great man."
"Dude that's sweet! I gotta make a flash music video for this! All 70's cop style! SHAZAM! Just looked at where this bitch is from! SWEDEN!? Whoah shit! The Swedish have got SOUL!"
"Habs noch nicht geladen, aber wenn da steht, dass er Mega Man 2 mit einem Sample aus 'Shaft' mixt, dann klingt das schonmal ganz gut."
Comments on "Sex, Drugs and Nintendo":
"Yeah, pretty cool record...but doesn't the song selection (and among so few titles) feel a bit funny?"
"Hmm, the guy seems to be pretty talented :) love this stuff."
"The music actually sucked. The original music is totally superior. Gunsmoke. I mean, c'mon, hello!?"
"Oo, this is a real treasure"
"This brings back a lot of good memories :D"
"Very very good stuff, awfully slow paces though."
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Making covers of Nintendo tunes and other video game music (VGM) is nothing really new, and there's lots of people on the net doing it in pretty much any genre of music you can imagine. My flavour is based in earlier days of popular music, in the rock 'n' roll, funk and prog rock of the 1960s and 1970s.
As far as "production values" are concerned, I go from somewhere around The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St and Goats Head Soup, through The Stooges' original Raw Power and mid-70s Led Zeppelin, to early 80s Van Halen. My songs are not particularly tight or clear by modern standards, never perfectly balanced, but instead I try to inject them with as much feel and groove as I can, despite the bits and pieces approach to their creation and regardless if they're fast or slow, straight or funky. To me, that goal should be primary for every musician, but it is one that often seems to be forgotten in the modern world of aural perfection.
My hardware is primarily a bunch of guitars, a bass and several software synthesizers. All amps are tube amps and I record in my small home studio. Unfortunately I must rely on soundfonts for the drums, but I do play them by hand on my keyboard.
Mutherpluckin' B uses:
Guitars: Hamer USA Archtop Studio, Hamer USA Special P90, Fender '72 Tele Custom reissue, homebuilt Frankenstrat, Samick Greg Bennett bass.
Amps: Homebuilt AX84 P1, Homebuilt '55 Fender Tremolux, Ampeg VT-40.
Software Synthesizers: Tweakbench Pressure & Peach, Tricky Clav clavinet, Steinbow grand piano sf, Cadenza Strings sf, Learjeff's Rhodes sf, Genuine Soundware's Organized Trio, Mr Ray and Mr Tramp keyboards, Maestro Cream drums sf, Golddrums sf, and several other free sound fonts.
Outboard effects: Colorsound wah-wahs, Fulltone Real McCoy wah, Colorsound Tonebender reissue, MXR Distortion+, MXR Micro Amp.
Recording equipment/software: M-Audio Delta 66 soundcard, Cool Edit Pro/Adobe Audition, Winamp, Nosefart NSF Player and Transcribe.
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