Chuck Rock

The intro theme from Chuck Rock (Amiga version) performed with an ensemble of Commodore-based instruments. Read more.

Posted Friday 8-Sep-2023 07:32, 1 comment.

Three PC Pieces

Here are three tunes, originally part of PC demoscene productions, now remastered and resynthesized with better sound generation code. Read more.

• 01 - Warpfruit (MP3, 3.1 MB)
• 02 - Bittersweet (MP3, 5.1 MB)
• 03 - Townwoofer (MP3, 4.3 MB)
• Linus Akesson - Three PC Pieces.zip (Complete album, 12.4 MB)

Posted Friday 18-Aug-2023 06:13, 0 comments.

Glyptodont performed on the... Qwertar?

My SID tune Glyptodont performed live on a new C64-based instrument. Read more.

• Linus Akesson - Glyptodont Live.mp3 (MP3, 7.5 MB)

Posted Friday 7-Jul-2023 10:51, 10 comments.

C64 Cartridge on a Stripboard

In this article I'll explain how to make a self-booting cartridge for the Commodore 64 using an 8-bit microcontroller on a stripboard. Read more.

• lft-stripboard-autostart.zip (Source code and schematics, 50.6 kB)

Posted Friday 30-Jun-2023 12:44, 11 comments.

Platform Hopping

Let's recreate the sound of the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System on a C64! Read more.

• lft-platform-hopping.prg (C64 executable, 8.3 kB)
• Linus Akesson - Platform Hopping.mp3 (MP3, 4.3 MB)

Posted Tuesday 13-Jun-2023 20:32, 1 comment.

Guitar Slinger Reconstructed

I made a cover of Jogeir Liljedahl's Guitar Slinger in the form of a stop-motion music video where the cuts are controlled by the pattern data of the original MOD. Read more.

Posted Friday 26-May-2023 09:13, 1 comment.

Machine Yearning

Machine Yearning is a 4 KB musicdisk for a modified C64 with two SID chips. Read more.

• lft-machine-yearning.d64 (C64 disk image, 170.8 kB)
• lft-machine-yearning.zip (Release zip including MP3s, 47.9 MB)

Posted Sunday 9-Apr-2023 16:52, 8 comments.