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Know Your MAG: The OneUps

November 26, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Know Your MAG: The OneUps Share this Know Your MAG: The OneUps

We at OSV have probably written more about The OneUps than any other VGM-based band. Rather than list all the articles individually, I recommend you just search our tag for The OneUps.

This jazz band turned funk band has been doing some really special and important work in the world of VGM arrangements. So many bands go for straight up rock arrangements, or some variation of rock. With a very similar band setup, The OneUps manage to drop the driving beats and go for funky, swing-like grooves in almost all of their songs. Their albums have improved in quality from year to year, with the recent “Intergalactic” albums showcasing a sound unlike anything we’d heard before.

The band’s lead, Mustin, recently opened “Mustin Enterprises” in place of the old OneUp Studios. What this means for the future of the band, we’re still not sure, but we’re hoping to get more details at MAGFest after their Thursday night performance!
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Chrono Trigger at its Best: The Bad Dudes Present CHRONOTORIOUS (Review)

August 12, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 9 Comments Share this

It just struck me that CHRONOTORIOUS is technically the third album to come out of OneUp Studios that focuses on the music of Yasunori Mitsuda. His work is certainly deserving of this attention, and Chrono Trigger truly is my favorite Mitsuda soundtrack to date, so I’m not complaining. You won’t be complaining either, as CHRONOTORIOUS hits the spot.

This album is different from Time & Space and Xenogears Light in a lot of ways. This is a Bad Dudes project to the core, with some rough-and-tumble arrangements of some of the best tracks from Chrono Trigger, including my favorites: “Undersea Palace” and “Magus Theme.” And wow, the “Magus Theme” remix here is the first I’ve heard that actually does justice to the original.

But I’m getting ahead of myself! Find out what we think in our review of CHRONOTORIOUS after the jump! (more…)
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A Bad Production Worth Getting: CHRONOTORIOUS Revealed

August 3, 2009 | Audun Sorlie | 5 Comments Share this

Mustin and the Bad Dudes have finally revealed the details on their upcoming project, CHRONOTORIOUS! With big names onboard like Mustin, Danimal Cannon, Ailsean and even OSV’s Tim Sheehy and our own little punching bag, Dhsu, you can be sure this will be an album to look out for! They are planning on pressing a limited number of CDs, which will contain 5 extra bonus track, and as a pre-order bonus, you get a poster as well. If the prototype CD artwork above is any indication, this should be a nice bonus. An iTunes release will follow a few weeks later, though without the 5 bonus tracks.

Bad Dudes released Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Resurrection last year, with a varied style of music, and this release seems to follow in the same spirit. Personally I am very excited for the Bladiator piano track and the ever so awesome Ailsean doing “Frog’s Theme.”

The CD will be released August 18th, so mark your calendars! You can check out the samples for each track over at the Bad Dudes website.
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PAX Stays a While and Listens to The OneUps

September 5, 2008 | David Hsu | 1 Comment Share this

[Editor’s Note: Contributor David “Dhsu” Hsu has been involved with the video game remixing scene for quite some time and is a pretty amazing pianist. Check out his OCR profile and his post below about the Diablo III performance at PAX by The OneUps!]

It’s been a good week for fans of OneUp Studios, with their release of The OneUps Volume 2 and the Bad Dudes’ Sagat-themed Thai Guy EP. The week has also been equally bountiful for Diablo music lovers, who got a double-whammy of Diablo II and Diablo III tracks on iTunes. Both of these demographics got a special treat at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo (or “PAX” to us nerds) when The OneUps performed the Diablo series’ Tristram theme live as an encore after their action-packed set at the concert on Friday night, which also featured other geek favorites Freezepop and Jonathan Coulton. If you wanted a chance to relive those memories, or were like me and missed the whole shebang due to not having a few hundred dollars lying around, you can catch a video of their rockin’ cover after the jump.

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The OneUps Volume 2: Boomer Kuwangers and Funky Goblins, Oh My!

September 3, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this

It’s been a long time in the making, but The OneUps have finally released their second album, and this time it’s a two-disc affair. Interestingly enough, the first track on the Thai Guy EP we posted about earlier today is a live performance by the OneUps, and the studio recording is featured here on this CD. Consider it somewhat of a full-length sample. There are more available on their MySpace.

Other tracks include my favorite from Mega Man X, “Boomer Kuwanger,” and one of the biggest surprises, “Funky Goblin” from King Arthur’s World. We should have a review for you guys in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, head over to OneUp Studios and buy the album. It’s amazing.

Should we bother trying to get an interview with this Mustin guy who supposedly heads the band? Are you surprised by any of the tracks they decided to perform for the album?

Check out the full track list after the jump! (more…)