POHD-CAHST!

Series 2: Episode 2 - Childhood Memories 2 [CPC + C64]

GG EuDraco — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:07:04 GMT

Continuing the musical delights that I planned to offer from the time when I was at a younger age, I'm setting a conclusion to the 8-bit computer music from the units I owned. Any childhood musical memories you have from the CPC or C64? I'd be happy to broadcast them at the end of series show. Email or IM me and we can arrange a song or request. S2E2 Playlist

Unknown	S4C Clockwork Dragon
Jonathan Dunn	Ocean Loader 4	C64

Nick Jones	Rampage	CPC
Gary Thornton	The Prodigy	CPC
Dave Rogers	Zynaps	CPC

Dave Rogers	Stormlord	CPC
Ben Daglish	Terramex	CPC

Chris Wood	Nebulus	CPC
Melbourne House	Gyroscope	CPC

Activision	Star Raiders 2	CPC
Mind Games	Mission Omega	CPC
Argus Press	Nether Earth	CPC

Rob Hubbard	Monty on the Run	C64

With thanks to: CPC Museum - http://antoine.rozanski.free.fr/index.php CPC-Scene Radio - http://radio.cpcscene.com/ AY Emulator - http://bulba.untergrund.net/emulator_e.htm WinAPE - http://www.winape.net/ CCS64 - http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ HVSC - http://www.hvsc.c64.org/ sub-TV - http://www.sub-tv.co.uk/schoolsmusic.asp Stereo podcast because this is a stereo soundchip!

Series 2: Episode 1 - Childhood Memories 1 [CPC + C64]

GG EuDraco — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:02:16 GMT

Finally, welcome to Series 2! I thought I'd start it off by showing off some audio highlights of my computing childhood; this time concentrating on the 8-bit computers I talked about in the last series. Any childhood musical memories you have? Want to send comments or requests? Email the show! S2E1 Playlist

Jonathan Dunn + Matthew Cannon	Burnin' Rubber	CPC
David Whittaker	Glider Rider	CPC
The Software House	Espionage	CPC
Pensoft and Soft Machine	Aliens	CPC
B. Costas	Xybots	CPC

Mastertronic	American Turbo King	CPC
Allister Brimble	Dizzy Down The Rapids	CPC
David Whittaker	Prince of The Yolkfolk	CPC
Croconews PD	Croco Magneto	CPC
Ben Daglish	Switchblade	CPC
Dave Rogers	Anarchy	CPC

David Whittaker	All Points Bulletin	CPC
Four's Field	ISS	CPC

Finnish Gold	FIG Again (Club Light)	C64
Domark	Cyberball	CPC
IMAGITEC	Space Crusade	C64

Markus Siebold	Turrican 2	C64
Jonathan Dunn	Terminator 2	C64

With thanks to: Project AY - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay/ CPC Museum - http://antoine.rozanski.free.fr/index.php World of Spectrum - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ Reyn Ouwehand - http://www.reyn.net CPC-Scene Radio - http://radio.cpcscene.com/ AY Emulator - http://bulba.untergrund.net/emulator_e.htm WinAPE - http://www.winape.net/ CCS64 - http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Stereo podcast because this is a stereo soundchip!

Series 2 of POHD-CAHST: Coming July 2008

GG EuDraco — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:09:13 GMT

As enough interest has been shown for a second series to be produced, I thought I'd send an update of what the new series will contain.

Again, I chose six episodes to complete Series 2, and the shortlist is:

Childhood Pick of the Crop [C64 + CPC; 2 episodes] - there's so many good tunes I listened to in my childhood that came from both the CPC and the C64, I had to split it into two episodes. This should compliment the stuff I made for Series 1 quite well.

Commodore Amiga vs. Atari ST - For most of the 80s and 90s, there was a powerful battle as to what 16-bit computer ruled over them all. While the Amiga was the better of the two, Atari had their own tricks up their sleeves to keep up. Each of the two episodes will concentrate on each other - from there, you can make your own conclusion.

Commodore 16/+4 (requested by Frurry) - The successor to the VIC 20, this was supposed to fill the gap in the budget computer market, but wasn't it just better to save up for the C64? We examine the acoustics of the TED chip

POHD-FLIP 2! - I make mistakes, so time for another rundown and addendum to the whole thing.

Keep updated with the RSS feed, email or IM requests and fanmail. See you in July for the first episode.

- GG EuDraco!

The April Fool

GG EuDraco — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:14:02 GMT

There was a lot of activity in the LondonFur community as a result of my April Fool's prank. Most were surprised and took it in good humour. Some had taken it as another chance to say I'm trouble. You may have noticed that I have not replied to any of the comments or entries to date, saving it for this wonderful audio reply.

For this, you will require these websites: http://ggeudraco.livejournal.com/119358.html; http://community.livejournal.com/londonfurs/74027.html ; http://rapidofrog.livejournal.com/161687.html

Playlist

Sean Conran	Plotting [Title]	bkg
Jonathan Dunn	Robocop [Title]	bkg
Sean Conran	Plotting [In-Game]	bkg
???	Colony [Start]
Jonathan Dunn	Puzznic	bkg
Ben Daglish	Auf Wiedersehen Monty [Title]	bkg
Tim Follin	The Sentinel [Secret Entry Code]
???	The Human Race	bkg
David Whittaker	Speedball	bkg

Reyn Ouwehand	SLAY Radio [3min buffer]
???	Impossible Mission [speech]

With thanks to:
Rapido The Slugboy, for being such a good sport throughout this - http://rapidofrog.livejournal.com
Spargue, for mostly casting a blind eye as I did my tomfoolery - http://spargue.livejournal.com
Those who defended my actions + the devil's advocates
Those who provided the whole thing with attention and activity - you are loved!

Project AY - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay/
CPC Museum - http://antoine.rozanski.free.fr/index.php
Lemon64 - http://www.lemon64.com
HVSC - http://www.hvsc.c64.org/
Reyn Ouwehand - http://www.reyn.net

Mono podcast because it's mostly speech!

Pilot 4½ - POHD-FLIP!

GG EuDraco — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:50:22 GMT

My pilots had a few mistakes - I decided to correct them, alongside playing some chipmusic that didn't make the final cut of the series. This also includes a parody of Reyn Ouwehand, plus a chance for me to act like a fool to keep things balanced (I'm not here to be unfair and offensive).

You know, someone sat next to me and just said 'do more podcast', and didn't follow up what they said...don't know why. Anyways, the new series will be between May and September. Keep the RSS feed in your newscatcher, and I'll keep you informed.

Email your computer or music requests for the new series, interest in the podcast or friendly comments at pohd-cahst@podomatic.com.

Episode 4½ Playlist

GG EuDraco	Reyn Ouwehacked
Benn Daglish	Auf Wiedersehen Monty [Title]	bkg
Stephane Picq	Captain Blood [Title]	bkg
	ZX Spectrum+ Commercial
Pennsoft and Soft Machine	Aliens: The Computer Game [Title]	bkg

Rob Hubbard	IK+ [Title]	bkg
Tommy V. Dunbar	Archon	bkg
Rob Hubbard	Sanxion [Loader]	bkg
	CPC Giana Sisters Loader?
	ZX Giana Sisters Loader?
Rob Hubbard	Sanxion [Loader]	bkg
	C64 Commercial x 3

Rob Hubbard	Trans-Atlantic Balloon Challenge [Title]	bkg
Unknown	S.T.U.N. Runner [Title]	bkg
Unknown	Wonderboy in Monsterland [Title]	bkg

???	???	???

GG EuDraco	Wonderboy in Monsterland [á capella]

With thanks to:
Project AY - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay/
CPC Museum - http://antoine.rozanski.free.fr/index.php
Lemon64 - http://www.lemon64.com
HVSC - http://www.hvsc.c64.org/
SID Top 100 - http://www.transbyte.org/SID/HVSC_Top100.html
Reyn Ouwehand - http://www.reyn.net
The Great Giana Sisters - http://www.lemon64.com/giana/
Prices of Apple, IBM and C64 - www.kelkoo.co.uk
ZX+ Commercial found on YouTube
C64 Commercials found on YouTube, but initially sourced from Commodore Billboard - http://www.commodorebillboard.de/

Stereo podcast because this it contains a stereo soundchip and a stereo GG EuDraco at the end!

Pilot 4 - Amstrad CPC [3ch, AY-3-8912]

GG EuDraco — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:53:14 GMT

Final pilot podcast, containing the final 8-bit microcomputer of my choice, the Amstrad CPC Range. This was the only unit of the three that had stereo sound - not bad for three square waves.

A short break will occur, into which I hope I gather enough interest, friends and fans of the podcast to encourage me to create more. I am more than happy to generate more content once I am free from studies later this year.

Email your computer or music requests, interest in the podcase or comments at pohd-cahst@podomatic.com . The decision on whether I should pursue this further is down to you. You can also send comments through the blog area or my multiple IM accounts - [www.theeudracos.co.uk > CONTACT]

Episode 4 Playlist

GG EuDraco	Open University Skit [In the Key of D]

David Whittaker	Tetris [Title]
Jonathan Dunn + Matthew Cannon	Burnin' Rubber [Best Drivers]	bkg
Benn Daglish	Dark Fusion [Title]
Benn Daglish	Deflektor [Title]	bkg
David Whittaker	Ghosts'n'Goblins [Title]
Unknown	Ghostbusters [Karaoke]	bkg
Kangaroo	Arkanoid 3	remix
David Whittaker	Trantor The Last Stormtrooper [Title]

David Whittaker	Golden Axe [Level 1]	bkg
Rob Hubbard	Shockway Rider
Rob Hubbard	Saboteur 2 [Title]

Paul Murray	Barbarian	bkg
David Whittaker	OutRun [Magical Sound Shower]
	GX4000 Commercial

Christian Lier	Prehistorik	bkg
Christian Lier	Prehistorik 2 [Title - CPC+]

David Whittaker	Spitting Image [End]	bkg
Unknown	Rygar [High Score]	bkg

Targhan	DemoIzArt [Intro]
Tim Follin (and his Hat!)	Agent X2: The Mad Prof's Back!

GG EuDraco	Channel 4 Skit [in the Key of E]

With thanks to:
Project AY - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay/
CPC Museum - http://antoine.rozanski.free.fr/index.php
Wikipedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Instrument_AY-3-8910
Kangaroo - http://www.kangaroo.cmo.de/index.php?id=8&L=6
CPC Wiki - http://www.cpcwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
DemoIzArt - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=16451

Stereo podcast because this is a stereo soundchip!

Pilot 3 - Commodore 64 [3ch, SID6581/8580]

GG EuDraco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:00:01 GMT

Third pilot podcast with a different method of speech than last time, this time with the good old C64 and its SID chip.

The final pilot will be on the Amstrad CPC - requests and suggestions on improvement are welcome; pohd-cahst@podomatic.com . After this, the decision whether to pursue this any further will be made.

...and yes, I mispronounced 'baud', 'ouwehand' as well as probably most of the words.

Episode 3 Playlist

	Mark Cooksey	Elite Loader	1.07

100	Wally Beben	Tetris	9.09	bkg
65	Tim and Geoff Follin	Gauntlet III	2.16
52	Jeroen Tel/Maniacs of Noise	Supremacy	3.51	bkg
		MPAA Public Service Announcement	1.00

40	Martin Galway	Yie Ar Kung Fu II	3.23
	Barry Leitch	R-Type Prototype	2.00	bkg
25	Chris Hulsbeck/Ramiro Vaca	R-Type	2.11
22	Martin Galway	Green Beret	3.49
18	Chris Hulsbeck	The Great Giana Sisters	3.45

12	Matt Grey	The Last Ninja 2	3.00	bkg
	Reyn Ouwehand	Last Ninja Remix	5.31

	Rob Hubbard	Delta	1.00	bkg
	Makke	Artura (Dublin Delight Mix) feat. Andreas Wallstrom	2.18
		Original Composer: Ben Daglish
	256byteram (Youtube)	Still Alive (SID version)	2.46
		Original Composer: Jonathan Coulton

With thanks to:
HVSC - http://www.hvsc.c64.org/
Wikipedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SID6581
SID Top 100 - http://www.transbyte.org/SID/HVSC_Top100.html
Lemon64 - http://www.lemon64.com/
Reyn Ouwehand - http://www.reyn.net
The Great Giana Sisters - http://www.lemon64.com/giana/
Makke on Remix64 - http://www.remix64.com/member_makke.html
'Still Alive' performed with a SID - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yLS35kyYlOU

Stereo podcast mixed to mono to save bandwidth and filesize + mono 3ch soundchip.

Pilot 2 - Sinclair ZX Spectrum [1ch, beeper]

GG EuDraco — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:05:53 GMT

Second pilot podcast with an altered aim. I decided to broadcast my interest in the varied types of computer game music available, starting with one of the most simple, yet memorable - the ZX Spectrum's single piezo beeper!

Episode 2 Playlist

Alberto Gonzalez	The Light Corridor [Main Theme]	1.25	bkg

Unknown	Zorro [Title]	0.30
Nick Jones	Solomon's Key [Title]	0.22
Pennsoft and Soft Machine	Aliens: The Computer Game [Title]	1.17
Unknown	Colony [Title]	0.58

Jonathan Dunn	Chase HQ [Ending]	1.04	bkg
Andy Mills	Ano Gaia [Title]	1.12

Nick Jones	Stainless Steel [Title]	1.10	bkg
Tim Follin	Agent X 2 The Mad Prof's Back [Title]	0.20	exc
Benn Daglish	Deflektor [Title]	0.20	exc
Martin Galway	Cobra [Title]	0.20	exc
David Whittaker	Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper [Title]	0.19	exc
David Whittaker	BraveStarr [Title]	1.00	bkg
Tim Follin	The Sentinel [Transfer]	0.04	sfx
David Whittaker	ATV Simulator + Hades Nebula [Titles]

Richard Joseph	The Sacred Armour of Antiriad [Title]	1.20

Matthew Smith	Manic Miner [In-Game]	0.41	bkg
Matthew Smith	Manic Miner [Title]	0.22
Unknown - Activision	Ghostbusters [Intro]	1.00	exc
Unknown - Electric Dreams	The Prodigy [Title/Pause]	0.59

Unknown - Hewson	Techician Ted [Title]	1.06	bkg
Tim Follin	Future Games [Title]	2.38
Tim Follin	Chronos [Title]	3.07
ZX Spectrum Orchestra	Dollar Power	3.15

With thanks to:
Project AY - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/projectay/
World of Spectrum - http://www.worldofspectrum.org/
Wikipedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum
ZX Spectrum Orchestra - http://www.warmcircuit.com/web/artist.php?artist_id=2

Stereo podcast mixed to mono to save bandwidth and filesize + mono 1ch beeper...best played at 1.2x speed!? I must hate my voice that much...

Pilot 1 - How to make a Podcast

GG EuDraco — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:58:50 GMT

This was generally the first podcast I created under the POHD-CAHST name, with the aim that interested people would email questions and I would answer them to the best of my ability for the 15 minutes each episode contained. Generally a way to show off my trivial knowledge.

This was to be a good taster, and myself explaining how to produce a podcast from the resources available at time of recording.

Intro/Outro: Dilvie - Insomnia [http://www.dilvie.com]

Welcome!

GG EuDraco — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:47:56 GMT