LACED WITH WAX

Laced Records has worked hard to produce some stunning video game wax over the course of 2017 — here’s a round-up of our releases, from Yooka-Laylee to Ruiner.

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Laced With Wax interviews illustrator and designer Tom J Manning about his intricate and impressionistic artwork for The Talos Principle soundtrack double vinyl set. By Thomas Quillfeldt.

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Five avid VGM vinyl collectors wax lyrical about their passion for game music and soundtrack records — and offer crate-digging and tech tips for beginner hobbyists. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We chatted to Damjan Mravunac, the composer (among other things) for Croteam’s Serious Sam and The Talos Principle series, about his audio philosophy. By Thomas Quillfeldt.

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Artist and musician Niklas Åkerblad, AKA El Huervo, talks us through the inspiration for his Absolver vinyl artwork, adding layers to make a piece feel magical and his colourful philosophy. By Thomas Quillfeldt Face it — El Huervo is just cool. He’s definitely cooler than me, and he’s probably cooler...

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Niklas Åkerblad AKA El Huervo AKA Beard talks about the aftermath of Hotline Miami’s breakout success and his emerging artistic philosophy. April 2016 saw success for the Kickstarter campaign for the Hotline Miami Collector’s Edition Vinyl, launched by Laced Records in collaboration with game developer Dennaton and publisher Devolver Digital,...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt How to depict an infinite universe? It’s a question that has tested developer Hello Games in creating 2016’s much talked about sci-fi exploration and survival game, No Man’s Sky. The largely generative in-game soundtrack draws its music cues from an album—Sheffield rock band 65daysofstatic's No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt Given that we’re still seeing innovation in making turntables cheaper and/or more space-efficient—like this minimalist ‘Love’ turntable or the 'autostreaming hifi turntable' Gearbox Automatic—all those newbies getting into vinyl will need some great tunes to play, not to mention some ostentatious covers, attention-grabbing gatefolds and delectable discs to...

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By Frederik Lauridsen AKA Blip Blop Wax I was really excited by the recent announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s a good time to be a fan of the series, with 2004’s Red Dead Revolver coming to PlayStation 4 and Red Dead Redemption becoming backwards compatible on Xbox One and...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt We’ve got some rather tasty releases for fans of music from classic Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs). We’ve loved seeing the trend towards orchestral concerts based on video games music grow, so we were chuffed to get to work closely with producer Thomas Böcker and Merregnon Studios, the...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt Ultra-violent (yet somehow lighthearted) first-person shooter Shadow Warrior 2 is out this week on PC via Steam, GOG and Humble. To celebrate the game’s goofiness, 80’s legend Stan Bush—he of The Touch and Transformers: The Movie fame—has played his part with new single Warrior. The limited edition...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt 1877: Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. 1948-1949: 45 rpm and 33 1⁄3 rpm vinyl formats go head to head to replace the 78. 1975: Vinyl sales peak in the UK; ABBA are popular. 2015: UK vinyl sales climb to 2.1 million units—a 21-year high and an 1024%...

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By Frederik Lauridsen AKA Blip Blop Wax... A cartoon has been going around the Internet for a while and is even attached to the top of one of my favourite vinyl forums. It shows two men having a discussion in front of a fancy turntable setup with the caption: “The...

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By Thomas Quillfeldt Off-beat first-person shooter Shadow Warrior 2 is out on PC on October 13 2016 and on consoles in early 2017. At one point during development, the team at Flying Wild Hog and publisher Devolver Digital decided that the game was lacking in something—namely, sufficient quantities of Bush. Naturally,...

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