Category: downtempo

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/10/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/10/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s been a rough start of the month for the staff at the KVGM studio due to family issues but thankfully, we’ve got these jams to help us take our minds off the not so bueno. And we’ve got a healing friend in a fake jellyfish, along with plenty of visual novel delight, a little bit of cute soccer management, dinosaurs, and the PC-Engine CD.

 
Playlist

Rumbling of the Sea – Shinji Orito
(ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~, PC)

Good-bye, Laughingly (Off-Vocal) – Fukun
(Blue Reflection, Sony PlayStation 4)

Match Report – Unknown
(Calciobit, Game Boy Advance)

Ice Blue Silver Sky – Jin Watanabe
(Blood Gear, PC-Engine CD)

Level 3 – Jochen Hippel
(A Prehistoric Tale, Amiga)

For the Victory – Eriko Tsukayama
(Guardian Angel, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 9 – Ryuichiro Fujisawa
(Zatsuon Ryouiki, PC-98)

Staff Roll – GONTITI
(Jellyfish: The Healing Friend, Sony Playstation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/3/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/3/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s October. It’s autumn, which means it’s cooler out. But this jams are oh so hot! We’re getting sensible here, with soccer, dating sims, Mother Goose, Yuzo Koshiro, and of course, Yu-Gi-Oh!


Playlist

Rise or Lies…? – Tsutomu Yoshizawa
(Yuyake -November-, PC)

Main Menu ’95 – Richard Joseph, Alex Joseph, Jason Page, Jon Hare
(Sensible World of Soccer, Amiga)

Prelude Bedroom – DV-i
(Aurora Memoria: Philosophical Data Session 2093, PC)

BGM 1 – Ken Tamura
(City Bravo! Business Hen, Sony PlayStation)

Secret Lesson – MARI
(Mother Goose no Himitsu no Yakata, Sony PlayStation Portable)

RB05 – MUSE
(Yokohama Elegy, PC-98)

Frozen Grounds – Yuzo Koshiro
(Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2, Nintendo 3DS)

Credits – Kazuki Muraoka
(Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1, Game Boy Advance)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/26/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/26/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Autumn is officially in swing (look at those colors) but that doesn’t mean the Last Wave ain’t bringing the sunshine! We’ve got fusion-y arrangement of an Insector X track, visual novel representation, American football RPGs, even a diving simulator…and who could forget the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I sure did. But that’s okay…the Sega Game Gear has us covered. Plus so much more!

 

Playlist

GROOVING DRIVER (City) – HOT-B and Yuzo Hayashi
(Insector X, Sega Mega Drive)

Love Ecstasy + – Nekono Comet
(Kotori Love ExP, PC)

Game Over – Keisuke Nishino
(Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Sega Game Gear)

Afterschool Hours – Takahiro Unisuga
(The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Sony PlayStation 3)

BGM #2 – Manabu Namiki
(Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays, Game Boy Advance)

Fascinating#1 – Lip on Hip
(Maple Colors, Sony PlayStation 2)

Identify – Frédéric Motte
(Dolphin Island: Underwater Adventures, Nintendo DS)

Credits – Hidehiko Enomoto
(FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Sunshine Seaside – Koji Kondo
(Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo Wii U)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/19/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/19/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s the last week of summer, which was probably one of the least active summers in recent memory, but whatever…fall is here, and with it, a new Last Wave After Dark on September 22nd…the official first day of fall. And this week, you get a little sneak preview into what’s to come so if you haven’t signed up, you’ve got time. Otherwise, it’s business as usual with a little basketball, virtual novel bliss, paragliding accidents, and ANIME!

 
Playlist

Wonderful Encounter – Shohei Tsuchiya
(Alice Gear Aegis, Apple iOS)

To the town that doesn’t sleep – Manack
(Realize: Panorama Luminary, Sony PlayStation 2)

Storyline – Shigemitsu Goto
(From TV Animation Slam Dunk: SD Heat Up!!, Super Famicom)

Sendai Airmanship (Stage 4) – Koji Ueno
(Air Traffic Controller 3, PC)

Do You Love? – Hiroto Saito
(LOVE: QUIZ ~Koisuru Shoujo no Final Answer~, Sony PlayStation Vita)

Crash – Frédéric Motte
(Paragliding, PC)

All That Jazz – Unknown
(Hentai Crush: Love Rhythm, PC)

Staff Roll – Yousuke Yasui and Ayako Saso
(Kekkaishi: Kokubourou Shuurai, Nintendo DS)

Special Request

Music No. 6 – Yumi Kinoshita
(New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil’s Course, Sega Genesis)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/12/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/12/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

More jams, more ways to listen (https://8beats.co), more ways to support the show. If you like what you’re hearing, please leave us a rating and/or review on iTunes or support the show through Patreon to help keep us pumpin’ the jams out every week as well as getting access to the Last Wave After Dark, which is something you don’t want to miss.

 
Playlist

Family – Lip on Hip
(Kyuuketsu Kitan Moonties, Sony PlayStation 2)

Woman on a Street Corner – Koshiro Nishida
(A-TrainHX, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Singles 2 -Hitoshi Fukushima and Morihito Iwamoto
(Mario’s Tennis, Nintendo Virtual Boy)

Illuminator – Toshinori Orikura
(Akumade, Kore wa ~ no Monogatari, PC)

Schedule – Unknown
(AV Tanjou, PC-Engine CD)

The Crunching Rhythm of Chiba “Rakkasei” – Hiromitsu Maeba
(Devil May Cry 5, Sony PlayStation 4)

Cloudy to Sunny – Days Yuetuan
(Gaokao.Love.100Days, Nintendo Switch)

Ending – Unknown
(Gaitame Baibai Trainer: Kabutore FX, Nintendo DS)

Special Request

Pub #1 – BA.M and Imami PON
(The Laughing Salesman, Sega Mega CD)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/5/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/5/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s the day before Hammock’s birthday and to celebrate, we’re jamming out to Segas, Playstations, Microsofts, PCs…even the Famicom Disk System, or FDS as the kids would say. If you want to send Hammock a birthday gift, join the Patreon! You’ll get access to a Discord hangout and a special show every month, the Last Wave After Dark. Otherwise, send Hammock a copy of Tsuri Sensei 2 with a Game Boy Color. Or just leave us a review/rating on iTunes. Thanks!

 
Playlist

Cool Breeze – Doors Music Entertainment
(Karen, PC)

Also Sprach Brooks (Smooth Jazz Ver.) – Shoji Meguro
(Catherine: Full Body, Sony PlayStation 4)

BGM 2 – Yasufumi Suzuki
(Tsuri Sensei 2, Game Boy Color)

Ocean Drive – Tomoyuki Hamada
(Sentimental Prelude, Sony PlayStation 2)

Opening – Unknown
(The Conveni 200X, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Main Menu – Akihito Teranishi
(Marionette Handler, Sega Dreamcast)

Shop – Koji Yamada
(Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers, Sega Saturn)

Ending – Naoki Kodaka
(Dead Zone, Famicom Disk System)

Special Request

Name Entry – Motoaki Furukawa
(Racin’ Force, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/29/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/29/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

We’re leaning way into the smooth this week, setting the stage for romance with shopping mall simulation, fake adult simulation, poolhall action, soccer (of course), and street racing, not to mention some visual novel representation for all my visual novelists out there. Enjoy the jams, enjoy the last of summer (it never ends here, fortunately, and unfortunately).


Playlist

Ballade for Andy – Cindy Horstman
(Mall Tycoon 2, PC)

BREEZY – CHRIS
(StormLover Natsukoi!!, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Level Select – Jamal Green
(Yuso, Nintendo Switch)

A Mode of Life – Tomoyuki Hikasa and Jun Washida
(Q-Ball, Sony PlayStation 2)

Training and End Season – Akio Ushima
(J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven ’98-’99, Sony PlayStation)

Map 6 – Unknown
(Gaitame Baibai Trainer: Kabutore FX, Nintendo DS)

Smooth Jazz #5 – Jerry Martin
(The Sims: Bustin’ Out, Nintendo GameCube)

Staff Roll – OPUS CORP.
(Drift King Shutokou Battle ’94, Super Famicom)

Special Request

Frequency – Hiroki Kikuta
(Soukaigi, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/22/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/22/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s rare that the Last Wave falls on the same day as the Last Wave After Dark but for all you Patreon supporters, you get a double dose of jams as we feature a very special guest on After Dark. But otherwise, it’s business as usual on the Last Wave, as we return to the world of Yakuza, visit some clubs, go fishing, play some golf, race cars, and even answer some hard-hitting questions. Plus, digital monsters are back and better than ever, courtesy of Motoi Sakuraba.

 
Playlist

Main Menu – Jimmy Fredriksson
(Miami Chase, Amiga)

Sub Sexy 1 – Hidenori Shoji
(Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Sony PlayStation 4)

Normal Game – Yasuyuki Suzuki
(Hayaoshi Quiz: Ouza Ketteisen, Arcade)

Night Canyon (Night) – Motoi Sakuraba
(Digimon World Re:Digitize, Sony PlayStation Portable)

World Tour Menu – Unknown
(Let’s Fish! Hooked On, Sony PlayStation Vita)

Swimming Club – Sam L. Jones
(Club Life, PC)

Game End – Unknown
(The Golf Navigator Vol. 1, Sony PlayStation 2)

Credits – Hiroshi Ogawa
(F1 Circus ’92: The Speed of Sound, PC-Engine)

Special Request

Sunset Heights (Stage 6) – Funk Fiction
(Spark: The Electric Jester, PC)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/15/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/15/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

The YouTube mixtapes are currently caught up with the show, so be sure to check those out HERE. But in the meantime, we’ve got another stacked show this week, including the long-awaited return to the 3DO with a golf jam. Plus soccer, Barbie, Yu-Gi-Oh! (again), and much much more.

 
Playlist

Mode Select (Fine Shot Golf) – Hisashi Fujioka, Yoshiaki Kubotera, Isao Mizoguchi, and Masanori Hikichi
(Human Sports Festival, PC-Engine CD)

Who Stole My Heart? – Sound AMS
(Suto Mani: Strobe Mania, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Everyday – Yasuhisa Ito
(Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy, Game Boy Advance)

Heart That Has Cooled Down – iNID
(La Tale Online, PC)

Paris – Doug Brandon
(Barbie: Jet, Set & Style!, Nintendo DS)

Full Swing – Unknown
(ESPN Golf: Lower Your Score with Tom Kite, 3DO)

E15 – Nobuo Ito
(Elfin Paradise, Sony PlayStation)

The End and the Beginning – Junko Shiratsu
(J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!, Sega Saturn)

Special Request

Paradise (Stay Forever) – Barry “Epoch” Topping and Fiona Lynch
(Paradise Killer, Nintendo Switch)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/8/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/8/21)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Planes, birds, rayblades, monster worlds, Willy Beamish (that punkass), girls, YUGI!, dream smells…it’s all here, waiting for your ears to digest, plus a special request. I don’t know what else to say – I mean, the music speaks for itself. Consider donating to the Patreon? Rate and review the show if you like it? Request more music for us to play? Whatever you want…we’re here for you.

 

Playlist

Night of the Oath (Oto’s Holiday) – Tatsuya Fujiwara and Yoshihiro Inada
(Seireiki Rayblade, Sony PlayStation)

The Beamish House (Day 3) – Christopher Stevens
(The Adventures of Willy Beamish, PC)

Gardening – Unknown
(The Daring Game for Girls, Nintendo Wii)

Unused 3 – Naoko Ishii
(Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dark Duel Stories, Game Boy Color)

Dream Scent – Yukie Sugawara
(Thread Colors: Sayonara no Mukougawa, Sony PlayStation 2)

Bird – Amacha Music Studio
(Sunrider Academy, PC)

Heart of Icegrave – Jin Watanabe
(Monster World IV, Sega Mega Drive)

Credits Roll – Akira Yamasaki
(Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, PlayStation Portable)

Special Request

Spotter – Jarkko Rotsten
(Ion Fury, Sony PlayStation 4)