 Oki-Doki
"Vila Kula" EP
Jenka
Music
Genres: videogame music, electronica
Jenka Music
Fælledvej 3
2200 cph n
Denmark
Sep 8 - 14 2003 |
Ever
since the dawn of Nintendo, "videogame music" was
inevitable. There's just so much to be done with the bleepy, tinny
8-bit sound that characterized old game cartridges. It combined
copious amounts of pure, simplistic melody with a hip, basic style
that was so easy to latch onto. Oki-Doki is one of the
modern purveyors of the videogame genre, and the Vila Kula EP
is a delightful foray into the relatively new sound.
Opener "Radio" starts off the fun with a pleasingly
exuberant 8-bit melody intertwined in a complex, less videogame-esque
rhythm. This exciting, joyful game-pop continues for much of the disc
in a poppy, excitable style, although the best moments lie in the
second half of the EP, which takes a subtler approach to the genre.
"Pop the Catfish," for example, is a menacing, beautiful
piece of dark 8-bit pop, and "Brian Laudrup" is a Plaid-influenced
number that also borrows a bit from Mouse on Mars' Niun
Niggung.
If you're a fan of inventive, melodic electronica - not necessarily
8-bit videogame music specifically - Vila Kula will definitely
be worth a try. Jenka Music keeps on putting out high-quality
electronic music, and Oki-Doki is shaping out to be yet another
hit.
88%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 8 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
