The Commodordion

The Commodordion is an 8-bit accordion primarily made of C64s, floppy disks, and gaffer tape. Read more.

Posted Friday 21-Oct-2022 17:14, 58 comments.

C64 Theremin

I used a C64, two 555s, four resistors, a spoon, and a clamp to build a working Theremin. Read more.

Posted Monday 29-Aug-2022 20:24, 6 comments.

Sommargubbe

This laidback summer ditty got 3rd place in the C64 music compo at Gubbdata 2022. Read more.

• lft-sommargubbe.prg (C64 executable, 6.0 kB)
• Sommargubbe.sid (SID tune, 6.6 kB)
• Linus Akesson - Sommargubbe.mp3 (MP3, 6.2 MB)

Posted Sunday 3-Jul-2022 19:45, 0 comments.

Partita Prelude for 8-Bit Ensemble

Floppy drives and stepper motors have been used to make music before, but for live playing I think the technology is underexplored. Read more.

• Linus Akesson - Partita Prelude for 8-Bit Ensemble.mp3 (MP3, 7.6 MB)

Posted Friday 3-Jun-2022 07:16, 3 comments.

Vocalise

Rachmaninoff's Vocalise arranged for C64 and piano. Read more.

• Linus Akesson - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise.mp3 (MP3, 13.9 MB)

Posted Sunday 13-Mar-2022 22:02, 2 comments.

15 Years of Scene Spirit

Here's a C64 musicdisk containing 18 SID tunes that I've released in various demoscene competitions over the years. The collection is simultaneously released as an album on Spotify and other streaming services. Read more.

• lft-15-years-of-scene-spirit.d64 (Musicdisk, 170.8 kB)
• lft-15-years-of-scene-spirit-sid-files.zip (SID files, 78.3 kB)
• Linus Akesson - 15 Years of Scene Spirit - mp3.zip (MP3 files, 111.1 MB)

Posted Saturday 19-Feb-2022 10:58, 0 comments.

Qwertuoso Tutorial

A hands-on introduction on how to play the Super Mario Bros Underworld Theme in Qwertuoso. Read more.

Posted Friday 4-Feb-2022 08:29, 0 comments.