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The Commodore Retro Xpo (CRX) (based in North America) and Bit-Scape joined forces this year for their annual world-wide online event celebrating all things Commodore. On Day 2 Chris Abbott was interviewed by David Youd and Joeri van Haren where he talked about his Rob Hubbard softography Master of Magic, and several other topics. Check out the video at the link below (time marker is already set to the start of the interview).

The same blokes who already brought you two Encore albums roped in even more folks to work on Encore64 Volume 2 and they will be premiering their new album on SLAY Radio on November 28, 2024 at 20:00 (CET), so make sure to clear out your schedule for that evening! If you tune in, you'll be able to listen to many (if not all) of the tracks of the album for the first time, and several members of the Encore gang will be interviewed by Slaygon and Ziona, too. Be there, or be a square wave!

FastLoaders released their second triple-album Amiga Rocks in the summer of 2020, an album entirely dedicated to the Amiga computer and its music. Due to COVID the release party of the album could not happen until the Back In Time Live party in October 2022 where the FastLoaders performed many tracks from the album together with several original composers, like Chris Hülsbeck, Tim Wright, and Barry Leitch. The video recording of that concert will debut on YouTube on Nov 23, 2024 at the link below.

We’ve just made a big improvement to how you enjoy remixes here on Remix64. As you might know, remixes appear in either category: C64 Remixes, Amiga Remixes, and Album Releases. However, this meant that identical tracks appearing in multiple categories ended up scattered, with separate votes, reviews, and comments for each version.

Now, we’ve streamlined the system! If a remix is available in more than one category, you’ll see it all in one place. All votes, reviews, and feedback on any version of the remix now count toward a single, unified spot—making it easier to see what the community thinks and to find everything in one place. Also you'll find links to the other categories of the same release on the remix page.

This means better organization, more comprehensive feedback, and less confusion for everyone. Go check it out and let us know what you think!

A double release can still compete in both Best Amiga and Best c64 categories at the ROTY awards.

Remixers: if you have released or will release a track in multiple categories, let us know, so we can set you up. We've already linked up many past releases, but there are surely many more.

A few months ago SIDRIP Alliance surprised us all by unveiling their second album at Árok Party titled Re:ReLive. Recently I took some time to jot down a few of my thoughts about the album that have been swirling in my head ever since I first heard it. Read my short review at the link below.

Catching up, catching up… The 2024 August edition of the Remix News allows you to catch up on any new releases you may have missed that month, courtesy Lea and Mordi. Head over to the YouTube link below to get a tasty bite of all of them, plus listen to the Spotlight track in its entirery. Enjoy!

Finished a bit belatedly, but the 2024 July edition of Remix News is now here! It contains not only all the RKO and AmigaRemix releases of that month, but as an added bonus you can also sing along to the Spotlight track of the month with synchronized on-screen lyrics! Which remix is that, you ask? Well, I guess you'll just have to find that out yourself by watching the Remix News!

Last weekend the gaming-centered Moderskeppet (Mothership) event took place on a cruise ship around Stockholm. Tony Fluke73 Wirén was there playing game music during the cruise. The ship sailed for a total of 20 hours, and Tony played game music for 10 hours of that! Watch the link below for a short excerpt from his set.

64 days (!) from now the online demo party Transmission64 will open its virtual doors. On Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 at 22:30 (CET) the party will feature the world premiere of PRESS PLAY ON TAPE's live recording from last year's Back in Time Live event. Newly mixed, mastered and edited! See its teaser trailer below.

After last year's success another Zzap! Live event was put on by the organizers which was held just last weekend, on Saturday, Aug 17, 2024 in Kenilworth, England. Of special interest to Commodore music fans this year was the music focused Q&A panel which featured Barry Leitch, Jason Whitely, Mike Clarke and Rob Hubbard, and the MC was none other than Peter Clarke. Good times were had by everybody and it was not only an entertaining session, but informative, too. Fortunately, the entire thing was recorded on video, too - check it out at the link below!