sBach........8-bit prog rock.....

[AnewKINDofFEELING]

That's the best description I can come up with. If you like Battles, I highly recommend checking it out.

sBach is basically just Spencer Seim of Hella and The Advantage. I think he had a lot of fun with the Advantage and decided to take stylistic cues from the music of Nintendo. The composition is often fantastic and the Casio flavor is sweet.

Check out Track 9 (all track names are just their track number). There are some solid live videos out there.

[AnewKINDofFEELING]

Re: sBach........8-bit prog rock.....

The live show is, from what I understand, actually just The Advantage performing the sBach songs. On the album, Spencer played every instrument. In these videos, he's playing drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJ8TRRJEtk

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Track 2 is clearly a result of Spencer's time with The Advantage. I feel like I'm playing Nintendo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EowczgLvAKk

Track 3 reminds me of Battles in a way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDL10HHFtuU

Track 4 is a fantastic one. The general vibe reminds me of something from The Ocean and the Sun by The Sound of Animals Fighting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bMuVgWCFo

Track 5 is another NES-song-on-crack. The later half of the song reminds me of Rainbow by Battles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcmTkr_eo00

Track 7 is a cool little syncopated, polyrhythmic party. One of my favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3EJuQLjS0

Track 8 is another that reminds me of The Sound of Animals Fighting with the noisiness of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHyptcJJrI

Track 9 is probably my favorite track. Total synth groove.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b6xSLOdHjw

Track 10 is another busy number, but the short length keeps it doable for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyB7LwVSVI

Track 11 doesn't do a whole lot for me. Not bad. It just doesn't grab me like others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bXfAL2krU

Track 12 is boss level music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ycFbcI6I7E

Track 13 is the boss fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PasbO4NWZE0

[evasivetear]

Re: sBach........8-bit prog rock.....

this is pretty cool. thanks for sharing

[AnewKINDofFEELING]

Re: sBach........8-bit prog rock.....

No problem, glad someone liked it. I've been borderline obsessed since I found that album.