Dual Core » Music

We’ve been busy…

c64 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:02:58 +0000

This last 12 months have been an exciting time for Dual Core. Following our ‘Next Level’ album release in July 2009, we received a bunch of rave reviews, played a tonne of shows for our amazing fans, and had fun collaborating with some top-notch artists. Just incase you missed them, here are some projects you should check out.

Last month our good friend Beefy released his new album ‘With Sprinkles’. Beef approached us to work on this project a couple of years ago, and it was well worth the wait.

Incase you’re unaware, Beefy is a smile-inducing rapper with an impressive rapid fire flow – I’ve been a fan of his work for a while now. He is also a key member of The Grammar Club – you’d be unfortunate not to check their superb Bremelanotide release.

I’m proud to say I produced 5 tracks on ‘With Sprinkles’ and worked on the mastering, calling in int eighty for a full blown Dual Core collab on the gaming ditty ‘Press Start’. Our fellow producers and guest artists really complement Beefy’s style, leading to one of the most enjoyable ‘nerdcore’ releases I’ve ever heard.

Another album we’re happy to be part of is ‘Forever Famicom’, a 14-track collaboration between rapper Random and producer K-Murdock. This self-proclaimed ‘homage to Nintendo’ cleverly combines video games and classic hip hop, from the beats through to Ran’s laid-back rhymes. These two things meet in a beautiful way.

Track such as ‘Dream Master’ evoke a real sense of nostalgia, from the lovely 8 bit samples and crusty beats to Random’s bitter-sweet tales of growing up. I really can’t get enough of this song, had it on repeat for weeks. I also love ‘World Tree’ – amazing work by K-Murdock on the beat, which sits perfectly with the up-tempo rhymes and DJ cuts. Did I forget to mention, you’ll find eighty in full flow on ‘For The Gamers’, alongside Schaffer the Darklord?

The album rarely falters from beginning to end. Although the beats are based around video games, it still has that pure hip hop sound that I love. Production is accomplished and subject matter is varied – no forced nerdcore geekiness here. Great stuff.

In April this year, the renowned MC Frontalot released his latest album ‘Zero Day’. Featuring polished production and Front’s unique quirky rhymes, the album’s title track plays host to a tech-heavy guest verse by our very own int eighty, alongside spaceship rap superstar ytcracker. As well as the musical side, I’m a big fan of what I believe is the greatest hidden track treasure trail in history.

Finally, you can find eighty working his lyrical magic on ‘Wordpress’, a song with laid-back rapper / producer extraordinaire Dale Chase. The two flow back-to-back over a jealousy-inducing beat, expertly crafted by Dale himself. I also encourage you to check the many other tracks available on Dale’s site.

Enjoy.

- c64

release in July 2009, we received a bunch of rave reviews, played a

tonne of shows for our amazing fans, and had fun collaborating with some

top-notch artists. Just incase you missed them, here’s are some projects

you should check out.

Last month our good friend Beefy released his new album ‘With

Sprinkles’. Beef approached us to work on this project a couple of years

ago, and it was well worth the wait.

Incase you’re unaware, Beefy is a smile-inducing rapper with an

impressive rapid fire flow – I’ve been a fan of his work for a while

now. He is also a key member of The Grammar Club – you’d be unfortunate

not to check their superb Bremelanotide release.

I’m proud to say I produced 5 tracks on ‘With Sprinkles’ (and worked on

the mastering), calling in eighty for a full blown Dual Core collab on

the gaming ditty ‘Press Start’. Our fellow producers and guest artists

really complement Beefy’s style, leading to one of the most enjoyable

‘nerdcore’ releases I’ve heard.

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beefy http://www.beefyness.com/
with sprinkles http://beefy.bandcamp.com/
Bremelanotide http://www.thegrammarclub.com/bremelanotidegreen.zip
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Another album we’re happy to be part of is ‘Forever Famicom’, a 14-track

collaboration between rapper Random and producer K-Murdock. This self-

proclaimed ‘homage to Nintendo’ cleverly combines video games and

classic hip hop, from the beats through to Ran’s laid-back rhymes. These

two things meet in a beautiful way.

Track such as ‘Dream Master’ evoke a real sense of nostalgia, from the

lovely 8 bit samples and crusty beats, to Random’s bitter-sweet tales of

growing up. I really can’t get enough of this song – had it on repeat

for weeks. I also love ‘World Tree’ – amazing work by K-Murdock on the

beat, which works perfectly with the uptempo rhymes and DJ cuts. Did I

forget to mention, you’ll find eighty in full flow on ‘For The Gamers’,

alongside Schaffer the Darklord?

The album rarely falters from start to end. Although the beats are based

around video games, it still has that pure hip hop sound that I love.

Production is accomplished and subject matter is varied, no forced

nerdcore geekiness here. Great stuff.

-
Forever Famicom http://megarankmurdock.bandcamp.com
Random – http://megaran.com/
K-Murdock – http://www.neosonicprod.com/about

STD http://schafferthedarklord.com/
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In April this year, the legendary MC Frontalot released his latest album

‘Zero Day’. Featuring rock-solid production and Front’s unique quirky

rhymes, the title track plays host to a guest verse by our very own int

eighty, alongside the great ytcracker. As well as the music, I’m a big

fan of what I believe is the greatest hidden track concept in history.

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album – http://frontalot.com/index.php/?page=cd4
front – http://frontalot.com/
ytc – http://ytcracker.com/
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You can also find eighty working his magic on the track ‘Wordpress’ with

laid-back rapper / producer extraordinaire Dale Chase. The two flow

back-to-back over one of my favourite beats of the past 10 years,

produced by Dale himself. You are also encouraged to check the many

tracks available on Dale’s site.

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Wordpress: http://dalechase.com/dalechase/2010/5/5/wordpress-featuring-

dual-core-song.html
Dale http://dalechase.com
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We have other exciting projects in the works, but that’s all for now. Do

enjoy!

- c64

MC Frontalot’s Zero Day

eighty — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:26:37 +0000

MC Frontalot has a new album out: Zero Day. That said, it should be purchased immediately. Also worth noting is that we are featured on the first track. Did I mention, the first track is the title track, Zero Day? How cool is that? If you do discrete math, you could probably find a number; but for the rest of us using continuous functions, I would say the value approaches infinity. To make it cooler, ytcracker is also on the track. There is no number in discrete math for how cool that is. In conclusion, go check out Frontalot’s new album, Zero Day. On a scale from 1 to cool, it’s definitely not a 1.

Next Level on Amazon

eighty — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:59:27 +0000

Next Level is now available on Amazon. Wewt!

-eighty

Next Level is for sale

eighty — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:55:56 +0000

Direct link to Next Level.

Dual Core is back with another impressive release. More fun music from the international duo, delivered straight to your hard drive.

Released in July of 2009, Next Level melodically blends the realms of technology and hip hop with bold production, articulate scratches, refined sound quality, and as always insightful lyrics with smooth delivery. This album is truly a must-have for listeners of hip hop and nerdcore.

Official track-listing:

Dual Core – Next Level

For You
Kick Back
Natural 20s
The Hollow
I Remember (ft. ytcracker)
The Game
Magnificent 7 (ft. MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Schaffer the Darklord, Beefy, Random, ytcracker)
Forever
Life’s Work
Letter to c64
Here to Help (ft. Remington Forbes)
Painting Pictures
Alright

Dual Core on WestSideWill Radio

eighty — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:26:37 +0000

We are featured on the most recent Unsigned Artist Showcase over at WestSideWill Radio. You can vote us into their Top 10 on this page. Thanks to The Nooge for letting me know about this :]

-eighty

Here Comes A New Challenger II Turbo

eighty — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:57:04 +0000

The new HCNC release from GM4A is now available: Here Comes A New Challenger II Turbo. Some of the artist match-ups look really promising. Be sure to check out The Flow (track 6 on disc 2) which pairs Dual Core against DJ Snyder. Enough said :]

-eighty

Dub FX

eighty — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:38:11 +0000

My friend Seth, who designed our site, showed me this video last week. Cool stuff!

Dual Core on hak5 episode 513

eighty — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:27:35 +0000

Eighty of Dual Core comes down to the HakHouse to share with us a technique for extracting Windows executables from packet captures. Darren’s featuring some of the Gmail badge submissions and a walkthrough of the Easter Egg hunt. Plus be sure to stick around as Eighty treats us to a live performance off his upcoming album.

Do you like drum and bass?

eighty — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:31:32 +0000

(y/n)?

Then you should check out the newest remix on our non-album tracks page. Anthony Brown sent me some D&B tracks he had made, which I promptly forwarded on to c64 who also enjoys the genre. Well c64 chopped up one of those tracks and made a fresh remix of Rock It from Lost Reality.

10 DOWNLOAD
20 LISTEN

Reeeemix

eighty — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:39:54 +0000

There are two new remixes up on our non-album tracks page. The first is a remix of our invite for Blockparty last year; while the second just arrived in my inbox courtesy of our good friend MC Lars. It is a remix of Digital Gangster, a song from the Digital Gangster LP on which I appeared. Go start the downloads :]

-eighty