Professor
Shyguy creates music that you could classify as Chip Pop.
I
have reviewed one Chip Tunes composer before (Ben Landis), and was completely
unfamiliar with the genre previously, so this is still pretty new to me. There
are two things that stood out.
One
is that with Professor Shyguy there seem to be more non chip elements
introduced - at least it does not sound all 8-bit. Because of the beats and
melodic features there is more of a dance/electronica feel. This in no way
detracts from the game influence, as various songs reference games like World
of Warcraft or Minecraft. (Well, I think they do, but that is also
unfamiliar ground for me.)
The
other thing I noticed was that in club music there is often a lot of sampling
which may not be the reason for the monotony, but I suspect it doesn't help. There
is a note in his Facebook bio:
"Composing every note, no sampling, all original." Perhaps that is why the music sounds fresh.
There
is a fair amount of collaboration. If you click on the Facebook music link you
will get an album that is not all Professor Shyguy. He is on many of the
tracks, but often working with others. It is still a good introduction, so I
recommend checking that out and also the video for "Guilded Love - A Song
about The Guild and World of Warcraft", available on the main site.
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