Shnabubula - TS41k [Sued for Christmas]   Temp Sound Solutions - Locked Groove (bloodrain rmx) [Skywave Effect Anniversary Edition] Marshall Art - Marshall Art Part III (live) [8static Fest 2015] Cheap Dinosaurs - Brad Renfroe (live) [8static 2009-04-11]   The Brothers Nylon - Sugar Plum Fairy [Dubcember] Shnabubula - Tidings of Comfort and Joy [Sued for Christmas]   Jake 'virt' Kaufman - BEGGARS CANYON DOT MID (SUPER REJECTED) The NESkimos - Star Wars - Cantina of Fear [Berserker] The NESkimos - Throne Room [Live - 2007-08-18 - Backstreets]   Shnabubula - Greensleeves [Sued for Christmas]

Playlist: Awesome Force - It's Full of Stars [Invitations] Awesome Force - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants [Invitations]   Melt Channel - Live! From Planet Earth [ERASERS] Auxcide - Silver Planet [Laniakea] For Astronauts and Satellites - Earth 2.0 [Bundle of WIN]   ap0c - Heavy Interference [Bundle of WIN] Toni Leys - Wow! Signal [Bundle of WIN] Melt Channel - Sunrise, Seabreeze [ERASERS] Positive Infinity - Hyper Funk Zone [Serket]   Toni Leys - They Come From Above [Blast Processor] CarboHydroM - Milky Way Train [Bundle of WIN] zircon - Neptune [single] Dream*Eater - Reclusive Stars (featuring Azuria Sky) [Fantasy]   Chromelodeon - V.S. (live) [Live at John Bale Book Company] Chromelodeon - Doom (live) [Live at John Bale Book Company]

This week's playlist, despite being hastily thrown together, coheres quite nicely. Playlist: Street Cleaner - Never Again [Shutdown] ZEN ALBATROSS - Infrared Ritual [SIGINT] For Astronauts and Satellites - To Fight Monsters... [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Kirby's Dream Band - Street Fighter II (Family Man Edition) [The Pink Album (vinyl version)] Street Cleaner (feat. Monte) - Boardwalk [Shutdown] Metroid Metal - Prime 3 Theme / Bryyo (Live at MAGFest 9) [website] Roundelay - improv + Bragging Rights (live) [2009-08-28 The Levee] Cheap Dinosaurs - Mountain Pass [High Strangeness OSV] Kartmaze - Ace Rider Cobra [soundcloud] Cheap Dinosaurs - End Theme [High Strangeness OSV]

Influenced by distraction, this episode of Open Circuit jumbles together both words and music styles. Playlist: FLOOR BABA - KICK IT [GAMEWAVE] You Bred Raptors? - Lagoon (Live at Game Over NY) [unreleased) The Mountain Chiefs - Top Man + Wily's Castle (Live at RAGFest) [unreleased] The Mountain Chiefs - Solar Jetman (Live at RAGFest) [unreleased] Heosphoros - Ceyx [single] Azuria Sky - november [Gravity] Timbral - Speed of Time [single] Pengus (feat. Matt Kwid) - Obsessing Much [Volume One] Molasar - Celsius [Talismans] LITTLE PAW - Space Corgi [SPACE CORGI] OxygenStar feat. Chipocrite - The Ocean (Live at 8static Festival 2015) [unreleased] FLOOR BABA - w a t e r t e m p l e [GAMEWAVE] Mitch Murder - Breakaway [single]

Open Circuit returns from a month-long hiatus! Playlist: Maxo x Peter Berkman - Ranger [JACK vs MALTINE] Marshall Art (feat. Bucky) - Asteroid Driller (practice session) [unreleased] TREY FREY - DRIFT [single] LITTLE PAW - Something Exploded in Russia... [SPACE CORGI] Ryan8bit - He's A Pup Killer [Back to the Future Tribute] The Kevin Gnartinez Band - Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe cover) [Live in San Jose] The Kevin Gnartinez Band - Splash of Summer [Live in San Jose] xyce - i want it that way [xyce vs. backstreet boys] coda - Kaitenzushi [Boston 8Bit and Friends] Arcade High - Campfire Curse [single] TDK - Sanity Twister [Weekly Treats #M] Melt Channel - Weird Waves (Live From Planet Earth) [Weekly Treats #M] ame damnee - lost [Weekly Treats #N] The J Arthur Keenes Band - Mirrorball Eyes [Weekly Treats #N] Ryan8bit - Until the Sequel! [Back to the Future Tribute]

A dash of post-rock chiptune, a sprinkling of piano, and a teaspoon of synthwave make up this episode of Open Circuit. Playlist: For Astronauts and Satellites - Point All Your Weapons At The Sky [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Jeff Ball and Jake Kaufman - Le Bouquet Magique [Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows OST] Shnabubula - Area A (Shatterhand) [NES JAMS] metaphist - Sonic the Hedgehog 'A Blue-Green Color' OC ReMix [http://ocremix.org] Symphonic Games - Night [SoundCloud] TEK - Aijou Jazz - Pengus [Volume One] TEK - Seaside Again - Phaserland [Volume One] TEK - High Contrast - Matt Kwid [Volume One] Little Paw - World's Greatest Dad [Weekly Treats #20] For Astronauts and Satellites - Dust Settles, Titan Stands [Then, By The Light Of Our Own Creation] Jake Kaufman - Out of the Shadows [Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows OST]

Open Circuit flashes back to the 1980's with this synthwave-heavy episode. Playlist: zabutom - Redux34 [Redux34] Alpharisc - We Have Fairlight [Alpha Crucis] Power Glove - Telecom [Alpha Crucis] September 87 (feat. Droid Bishop) - Ride All Night [Alpha Crucis] Carpenter Brut - Looking for Tracy Tzu [Trilogy] Carpenter Brut - Le Perv [Trilogy] Carpenter Brut - Anarchy Road [Trilogy] TWRP - Japanquest [2nite EP] Villainest - 16 Bit Hit [Soundcloud] TWRP - Time Crystal [Believe In Your Dreams] The Encounter - Theme of Solid Snake [Dreams of Outer Heaven] Marshall Art (feat. Dino Lionetti) - Polygon Sun (Live at MAGFest 13) [unreleased] Blitz Lunar - Cave [Super Bat Puncher] Blitz Lunar - Game Over [Super Bat Puncher]

Open Circuit is proud to present the listening party for The Disadvantage, a brand new split EP from Temp Sound Solutions and The Mountain Chiefs. Note: the podcast version of this episode does not include the full EP.  Buy it here! Playlist: The Mountain Chiefs - Hall of the Mountain Chief [The Mountain Chiefs]   The Mountain Chiefs - Traumahawk [The Mountain Chiefs] Temp Sound Solutions - Black Knight [NYPWP 9 1/2: You Go Back To The Beginning]   Temp Sound Solutions - Moon Party [The Disadvantage] Temp Sound Solutions - Ultramane Club 2 [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) Temp Sound Solutions - Crazy Climber [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) Temp Sound Solutions - Gorillamanemo [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) Temp Sound Solutions - Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast)   The Mountain Chiefs - Battletoads - You Will Control a Battletoad [The Disadvantage] The Mountain Chiefs - Solar Jetman - Braveheart [The Disadvantage] The Mountain Chiefs - Mega Man 3 - Top Man [The Disadvantage] The Mountain Chiefs - Mega Man 3 - Wiley 2 [The Disadvantage] The Mountain Chiefs - Super Metroid - Red Brinstar [The Disadvantage](not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - RC Pro Am - Title [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - RC Pro Am - Pre Race [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - RC Pro Am - Race [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - RC Pro Am - Victory [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - RC Pro Am - Trophy Room [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - Rygar - Overworld [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - EarthBound - Snowman [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - Mother - Wisdom of the World [The Disadvantage](not included in podcast) The Mountain Chiefs - Mother - Airplane Ride [The Disadvantage] (not included in podcast)   The Mountain Chiefs - Bul Kathos [The Mountain Chiefs] Temp Sound Solutions - Faxanadu [NYPWP 6: Elorgtussy's Favorite Hits]   Temp Sound Solutions - Journey To Silius (Live at MAGFest X) [unreleased] Temp Sound Solutions - Mappyland [Now You're Playing With Powar]

With the quantity of new, amazing chip and VGM being released this week, the playlist practically picked itself! Plus, Open Circuit spotlights the new XOC reissues on bandcamp, before running out of time and having to cut his playlist short. Playlist: Ivan Hakštok, streifig - Runnin' in Circles [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Danimal Cannon - The Frogurt Is Also Cursed [Shütshimi Lp] an0va - Relentless (feat. An0va) [Shütshimi Lp] ap0c - Abzocke der mauer [LISTENCORE Vol. I] ap0c - Vorspiel [LISTENCORE Vol. I] Chipocrite - Truce [Wordplay] Chipocrite - Civic Duty [Wordplay] Videri String Quartet - Chrono Trigger, Allegro Con Brio [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Cory Johnson - Morning is Here [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Kirby's Dream Band - Epoch ~ Wings of Time [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Marshall Art - But You're Still Hungry [Chronicles of Time: A Premonition] Xoc - Back to the Future [8 Bit 80s Flick] Xoc - Beetlejuice - Sewer [8 Bit 80s Flick] Xoc - Marble Madness (in the style of Beck) [Emulator] Xoc - Metroid - Kraid (country version) [If You Don't Listen To My Music I'll Kill This Dog]

Open Circuit returns from a two week vacation with a heavy, hard hitting rock-centric playlist. Playlist: Maserati - Rehumanizer II [Rehumanizer] For Astronauts and Satellites - Echoing Endlessly [A Homing Light] The Mountain Chiefs - Gomera Mosking [The Mountain Chiefs] Cory Johnson - Sanctuary [The Legend of Zelda] Surgeon - Unknown [Live at The Levee] Surgeon - Leaf Blower [Live at The Levee] Double Ferrari - Double Ferrari [Live at MAGFest 13] 'Powers - Moloch! [unreleased] Bit Brigade - Ridley's Lair [Metroid] The Mountain Chiefs - Traumahawk [The Mountain Chiefs] 8 Bit Instrumental - A Ultima Carimbada (Ending) [Super Dodge Ball: Around the World]