When Baircave and I decided to remix Hot Top Volcano, one of the most iconic themes from Diddy Kong Racing (THE UNDISPUTED BEST N64 KART RACER), we tried EDM... but eventually we asked the age old question: "What if FUNK???" One physically impossible Clavinet part, one talkbox solo and one guitar solo later, we ended up with this BEAST of a remix. OUT NOW EVERYWHERE! Subscribe 🔔 so you can vote in my next Community poll to choose what new remix gets uploaded next week!! Streaming and downloads below 🔽

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💿 FROM THE ALBUM "VGM Essentials: Ben Briggs" OUT NOW on Firaga Records: https://firaga.to/VGMEBenBriggs

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Firaga Records presents our new artist-centric series: VGM Essentials. The first entry comes from none other than video game remixing legend, Ben Briggs - full-time musician and DJ, Twitch Streamer, founder of Tiny Waves, and audio director for The Completionist.

With nearly two decades of experience remixing video game music, Ben comes full circle on this album collaborating with fellow artists and friends such as VGR, arthur x medic, RoboRob, Bolide, Vector U, and many more, to create an immersive experience of his own that is VGM Essentials: Ben Briggs.

Ben and his friends cover a variety of nostalgic video game songs from Chrono Trigger, Diddy Kong Racing, Sonic Colors, Super Mario Galaxy, and more. Ben states that “if there’s anything I want people to take away from this album, it’s the feeling that these games from our past life are not only real, but immortal and endlessly magical. I wanted to capture the feeling of playing these retro games for the first time; when our imagination filled in all the blanks between pixels and polygons, and picking up a controller was our ticket to new worlds and the feeling of being surrounded by magic and wonder. A perfectly tailor-made upgrade to your fondest memories.”

UPC 00811576035217
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released July 22, 2022

"VGM Essentials: Ben Briggs" was made possible by the following individuals:

arthur x medic: Producer
Ben Briggs: Producer
Besso0: Producer
RoboRob: Producer
nokbient: Producer
VGR: Producer
Catmosphere: Remixer
Bolide: Producer
Mega Flare: Producer
baircave: Producer
Vector U: Producer
Doug Perry: Performer (Vibraphone)
Tron Bonne Art: Art
Firaga: Producer
MLeth: Art
Akisas99: Art

© 2022 Firaga Records / Materia Music Inc.
℗ 2022 Firaga Records / Materia Music Inc.

Games are © their respective owners. Firaga Records, Materia Music Inc., and collaborating artists are in no way affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to the game developers or publishers with respect to this album. Musical compositions are used with permission. Sound Recordings © 2022 Materia Music Inc. FIRAGA and VGM ESSENTIALS are trademarks or registered trademarks of MATERIA MUSIC INC. All Rights Reserved.

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Ben Briggs & Baircave - Hot Top Volcano (from "Diddy Kong Racing")