Dr. Zilog – Chip ‘Em All

November 4th, 2009 0:01 by ogrim

Some days ago, this excellent 8-bit cover album popped up over at 8bitcollective.com. Dr. Zilog is the man behind it. His handle, Dr. Zilog, is also one of the coolest ones ever, referring to the influential microprocessor Zilog Z80. It started out as a microprocessor for business-computers of the time. Later versions where used in handheld devices as the Nintendo Gameboy, and it is still being used for embedded systems. I really like that name, Zilog. It has that perfect sting to it.

Chip ‘Em All is a rich album. Several, as some would put it, conflicting genres are visited: pop, funk, heavy metal, death metal and more. It is also a lengthy affair, lasting 1 hour, 3 minutes and 38 seconds. Not bad for a free 8-bit release! You should give it a listen. If even just to check out the cover versions of the songs you know. They are very well done.

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Most impressive track listing:

01. MST3K
02. Curse Of The Castle Dragon – Paul Gilbert
03. Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
04. If You Think Im Sexy – Rod Stewart
05. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty – Cannibal Corpse
06. The Duelists – Iron Maiden
07. Retrovertigo – Mr. Bungle
08. Kids – MGMT
09. Sex Machine – James Brown
10. Praise The Lord (Opium Of The Masses) – Dying Fetus
11. Heart of Glass – Blondie
12. Whiplash – Metallica
13. Boogie Nights – Heatwave
14. My Girls – Animal Collective
15. Merry Go Bye Bye – Mr. Bungle