Synopsis: Although unavailable through commercial channels, early video-game soundtracks nonetheless circulate on the internet, exchanged by fans who have hacked the songs from cartridges, discs, or free-standing arcade machines. The peculiar status of the music - obsolete, overlooked by the market, and imbued with nostalgia for a second cohort - coupled with the fan sites' flaunting of legal ‘content’ control, make it emblematic of hacker culture’s ideal of art liberated from commerce. This album’s release enacts the common corporate strategy of rooting out an obscure cultural artifact resuscitated through someone else’s labor of love, and exposing it to a broad audience.

Category: Audio CD
Edition size unknown
Signed: Unsigned and Unnumbered

Price Info: Out of Stock