Category Archives: Obligatories

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Fantasy Job for Eurobeat fanatics like me

So I gave it some thought and I realized that, if such a position existed, I would gladly toss my other prospects to the wind and pursue it. Yes, there are jobs one could conjure of such caliber that could drive me to cast aside my lifelong ambitions if it meant this could work. My [...]

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Still Alive

Sadly, this will not be a review of anything Portal related, and will not discuss the dishonesty of the notion of cakes. No, this is just a reminder that, despite my lack of updates as of late, I am, in fact, still alive and well. I haven’t been doing much musically, due to a new [...]

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In Praise of Eurobeat

I’d like to take a moment away from the anger and frustration that may be going on and simply praise Eurobeat for what it is and where it’s headed. For all the changes that are taking place, I suppose it’s a worthy investment of time to sit down and take stock of what’s happening and what’s yet to happen.

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“My Life as a Pixel” Vol. 1 is out!

My personal “Eurobeat ‘n More” release is finally available on Bandcamp! Buy your copy (or songs) before all the iTunes-only folks get it in a couple months! This album contains some old-school favorites from the previous release/5 song sampler on iTunes, as well as some new releases and revamps! Also included is “Magnetic Love”, a [...]

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A day in the life of Odyssey/Ken Blast

Alright. I can imagine that some people think I’m a singer from Italy who’s doing some rock side-project and this Eurobeat thing is my day job or side job. In reality, I only get Italian from my Dad’s side (I’m slightly more Norwegian… the least I could’ve gotten is the part that TANS, but noooOOoo… [...]

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An analysis of Eurobeat’s livelihood, part 1

In, perhaps, a moot effort to keep this blog alive, I’d like to very briefly (as I’ve not much time) discuss the livelihood of Eurobeat; to wit, if it’s dying or still very alive. This discussion goes on rather heatedly on the Eurobeat Prime forums, pooling in very valid points on either side of the [...]

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Hello Wor-ow, it’s too bright out here.

If anyone expected me to host my own Eurobeat blog… it wasn’t me. But seeing as I can discuss my passion and creations without being constrained to the Myspace formats of blogging, I’ve allowed the encouragement of my dad to prompt me to start this project.

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