Album release: Music for a 1950s Video Game

Today, the debut album by Schnauzer Radio Orchestra has been released worldwide.

 
Schnauzer Radio Orchestra is a young Dutch ensemble influenced by 1950s music, instruments and arrangements, filtered thru video games, digital recording techniques and abundant humor. SRO's music is wide-eyed and energetic, dominated by quirky sounds from vintage Philicordas, Omnichords, Wurlitzers and Moog Synthesizers. The results are festive soundscapes providing a Fellini-esque soundtrack for modern activities. The Schnauzers evoke Klaus Wunderlich updated with modern techniques. This is music you would have heard in a video game if they had existed in the 1950s.  

On a less formal note: Very catchy and well produced music that will make you smile. 




Here are 2 songs from the album to enjoy:




The artist also made a short video, showing what to do after receiving the album:

We had the honor to use artwork by Jim Flora:

Album cover for "Music for a 1950s Video Game

New artist signing: Schnauzer Radio Orchestra

Basta has signed Dutch based studio artist Schnauzer Radio Orchestra: debut album set for release early 2013. There's a catch and story to this artist getting signed, more on this in a few weeks.

About the music: Call it exotica, call it game music, call it 'the ultimate music for a quarter of all tv ads' - this is incredibly catchy music performed on almost any form of vintage keyboard you might know, and may not know yet. Stay tuned, we'll also disclose more information about the music soon.

In the meantime, check Schnauzer's blog if you want to read more! Also, this short introduction movie is worth watching for sure, and gives you a rough impression of what direction to think in:

Last, an older tune by Schnauzer Radio Orchestra quite often used at the moment, by various sources: