Category: downtempo

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/23/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/23/21)

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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.

Another show, another half hour of straight jams, with plenty of Nintendo power for all you Nintendoheads in the building, plus quasi-creepy adopted brother(s) romance, DREAMcast, and a track by coldhand…THE coldhand. Goodness gracious. And if you’re a Patreon member, you were blessed with a special show yesterday. And if you’re not yet a Patreon member, what are you waiting for???

 
Playlist

Blurring Reflection – coldhand
(Shuffle!, PC)

Pause Menu – Chad York, Darren Radtke, Mike Peacock, and Scott McFadyen
(Mario Strikers Charged, Nintendo Wii)

Menu – Ichirou Shimakura
(Daikaijuu Monogatari: Poyon no Dungeon Room, Game Boy Color)

Ukyo’s Theme – Takago Azuma, Takamitsu Kajikawa, Akiyo Toda, and Katsuaki Shimizu
(Brothers Conflict: Brilliant Blue, Sony PlayStation Portable)

BGM 8 – Michiya Hirasawa, Tukushi Sasaki, and Akihiko Mori
(Super Black Bass 3, Super Famicom)

Evening – Hideki Yamamoto
(Bokomu no Tatsujin, Sega Dreamcast)

Lunchtime – Konami Kukeiha Club
(Kachou Shima Kousaku DS: Dekiru Otoko no Love & Success, Nintendo DS)

Ending – Unknown
(Hello! Idol Debut: Kids Idol Ikusei Game, Game Boy Advance)

Special Request

Coin Launch – Nobuo Uematsu
(Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo Wii)

 

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/16/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/16/21)

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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.

Virtual pinball, cute thieves, OEKAKI LOGIC, even pizza parties in sewer hangouts…we’ve got it all on this week’s show, and of course, plenty of smooth jams to satisfy even the smoothest jammers out there. Also be sure to check out our Patreon because if you think these jams are smooth, you’re missing out on some of the very smoothest. It’s less than a Starbucks coffee a month, it helps support the show, plus you get a special show nobody else gets…unless they’re a Patreon patron. Of course.

 
Playlist

Like the Wind (Slow Arrange) – Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Kazuhiko Iwami
(Sega Ages: Power Drift, Sega Saturn)

The One Always By My Side… – Doors Music Entertainment
(With You, PC)

Menu – Unknown
(DS Puzzler: NumPlay Fan & Oekaki Logic, Nintendo DS)

High Scores – Virtual Destructors, Jon Lowe, Tom Guest, and Ian Chattam
(Pro Pinball: Big Race USA, Sony PlayStation)

Hiphop ’48 – Takeharu Nakahata
(Himawari: Pebble in the Sky Portable, PlayStation Portable)

Café – Peak A Soul+
(Kaitou Apricot, Sega Dreamcast)

Last Cutscene – Yuichi Tsuchiya and Masanori Akita
(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus, Game Boy Advance)

Credits – Masaru Tajima and Shinji Ushiroda
(Excitebots: Trick Racing,  Nintendo Wii)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/9/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/9/21)

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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.

If we’ve learned anything from horse racing simulators, it’s that they know how to jam out, especially when that simulator is simulated on a Super Famicom. Plus Yasuhiro Kawakami is back bringin’ that buddy cop funk, the PC-Engine CD is here, women’s soccer on the Nintendo DS, even Mario Kart makes an appearance (shout out to my guy, Shy Guy!). Plus much much more!

 
Playlist

Menu – Unknown
(P-Kara, PlayStation Portable)

J – Yoshihiko Hosono
(Vasteel, PC-Engine CD)

Goal! – Masahiro Fukuzawa
(Kouenji Joshi Soccer 2: Koi wa Nebagiba Kouenji, Nintendo DS)

Park Theme – Unknown
(Gacha Life, Mobile)

Office – Kayo Fujitani, Tsutomu Ogura, and Kazuhiko Uehara
(Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star, Super Famicom)

Beauty Runway – HanStone
(Mabinogi Online, PC)

Break Up – Yasuhiro Kawakami
(Crack Down, Arcade)

Credits Pt. 1 – Asuka Ohta and Ryo Nagamatsu
(Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo Wii)

Special Request

Board Shop – Isao Kasai and Tomohiko Sato
(Snowboard Kids, Nintendo 64)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/2/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/2/21)

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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.

Smooth jams, smooth jams, smooth jams. Need I say more? I mean, I could…I could go on and on about Shinji Hosoe bringin’ the chill, or Manabu Namiki bringin’ the beats, or Marshall Parker bringin’ the funk. But you already know all this…so I’ll let the music speak for itself.

 

Playlist

Manufacturer’s Volume – Shinji Hosoe
(Bushido Blade, Sony PlayStation)

Destiny – Emitt Brown and am 0:∞
(Himitsu: Yui ga Ita Natsu, Sega Dreamcast)

Funky – Marshall Parker
(Super Solitaire, Super Nintendo)

Dual Fight – Kevin Lee
(Gunbound, PC)

Office – Tatsuya Fujiwara
(Get Ride! AMDriver Senkou no Hero Tanjou!, Game Boy Advance)

My Diary – Jake Kaufman
(My Secret World by Imagine, Nintendo DS)

Mysterious Shop – Manabu Namiki
(Fantasy Zone II DX, Sony PlayStation 2)

Don’t Come Knockin’ (End Credits) – Opus Science Collective
(Crawlco Block Knockers, Nintendo Switch)

Special Request

Sailor – Starry.K
(Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Sony PlayStation 2)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/25/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/25/21)

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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.

This week, it’s all about life in the city aka city life. From unsolved crimes to fancy restaurants to street racing, even a requested track from the arranged Policenauts album. Throw in a game of soccer, and you’re set. We provide the soundtrack, all you need to do is JAM OUT!

 
Playlist

BGM 5 – QB9 and Dario Eskenazi
(City Life, PC)

Itsuki’s Theme – Hisayuki Shimizu
(I’s Pure, Sony PlayStation 2)

Pre-Match 1 – Keiji Yamagishi
(Captain Tsubasa 3, Super Famicom)

Select – Masashi Sugiyama
(Unsolved Crimes, Nintendo DS)

Gallery – Masahiro Kajihara
(Triggerheart Exelica, Sega Dreamcast)

The End – Hideki Sakamoto
(Hime Kishi Monogatari: Princess Blue, Game Boy Advance)

Restaurant Regina -Masaharu Iwata
(Opoona, Nintendo Wii)

Staff Roll – Yasuko Yamada
(Touge MAX 2, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

JUST WHO I NEEDED TO SEE – Motoaki Furukawa
(Policenauts F/N)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/18/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/18/21)

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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.

This episode is dedicated to long-time listener and support of the Last Wave, Vin Diesel. We’ve got not one but TWO street racing tracks, and an unused Virtua Cop track (because Vin played a cop in A Man Apart). But for the non-Vin listeners, we’ve got Snoopy and friends, soccer, dating simulator action, and, of course, a very patriotic handheld quiz game.

 

Playlist

Moon Light – Peppertones
(Drift City, PC)

Everyday Life – Hideaki Kobayashi
(Initial D: Special Stage, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 3 – Norihiko Togashi
(America Oudan Ultra Quiz, Game Boy)

Summer Holiday – DOORS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
(Friends: Seishun no Kagayaki, Sega Saturn)

Is It Love? – Sachiko Chaki
(Love Therapy, Sony PlayStation)

Theme of Linus – Hirokazu Tanaka and Minako Hamano
(Snoopy Concert, Super Famicom)

Time (Unused) – Kentaro Koyama
(Virtua Cop, Arcade)

End – Naofumi Hataya, Tomonori Sawada, and Tadashi Kinukawa
(Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010, Nintendo DS)

Special Request

Sirena Beach – Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka
(Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo GameCube)

 

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/11/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/11/21)

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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.

This week, Street Fighter clones with bad dialogue, murder mysteries, sleeping beauties, even getting dressed in the morning jams…it’s the perfect way to start your week. Also be sure to check out this month’s The Last Wave, After Dark as we feature a very special guest and chat about “feels” when it comes to game music.

 

Playlist

Dancing on the Edge of Moonlight – Hiroki Matsunaga
(Tsuki no Hikari: Shizumeru Kane no Satsujin, Sony PlayStation 2)

Usual View, Usual You – Hayato Asano
(Nights of Azure, Sony PlayStation 3)

Bar None – Daisuke Shiiba
(MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade, Nintendo Wii)

The Sleeping Princess Myun – Ryuji Sasai and Tadahiro Nitta
(Xak II: Rising of the Redmoon, X68000)

Crossing Tracks – Paul Reeves
(James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes, Nintendo 3DS)

Unknown 07 – Davide Busetta
(Fightin’ Spirit, Amiga CD32)

Retro Preppy Wardrobe 1 – Elitsa Alexandrova
(Imagine: Fashion Designer, Nintendo 3DS)

Ending – Jun Enoki
(Drift Out ’94: The Hard Order, Arcade)

Special Request

Customization – flashygoodness
(Rivals of Aether, PC)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/4/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/4/21)

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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 Easter Sunday, which can only mean one thing: more smooth jams coated in a milk chocolate shell. Praise such jams as “Misty” and “Parts Shop”, and glory be to Katsuhiro Hayashi and Yoko Kanno, jam masters among us. Worship at the church of Falcom Sound Team J.D.K. – and we all know what the J.D.K. stands for. And remember, if you donate to the Patreon, you will be blessed with even more of the smootheth video game music. Amen.

 
Playlist

Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope – Yoko Kanno
(Uncharted Waters, FM Towns)

Misty – Daisuke Achiwa
(Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, Sony PlayStation 3)

Parts Shop – Futoshi Sato
(Drift King Shutokou Battle 2, Super Famicom)

Castle “Where We Meet” – Falcom Sound Team J.D.K.
(Ys vs. SORA NO KISEKI: Alternative Saga, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Eun-Yu’s Theme – Chul Hee Lee
(NB Heart Breakers Advanced, PC)

Save – Tsuyoshi Kaneko
(Black Jack: Hi no Tori Hen, Nintendo DS)

Don’t Hurry Love (Laura’s Theme) – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album, Sega Saturn)

Credits – Daisuke Shiiba
(Excitebike: World Rally, Nintendo Wii)

Special Request

Blue Lady – Satoshi Okubo
(Last Window: Secret of Cape West, Nintendo DS)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/28/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/28/21)

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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.

What else can I say that hasn’t already been said before? Smooth jams, ahoy! We’ve got vaporwave interwebz, sketchy department store elevators, giant hotels, spooky discotheques, and even Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super. Plus another special request from the magic of the PC-Engine CD. OH BOY!

 
Playlist

LOVER – Kota Kato, Kojiro Nakajima, and Chiyoko Mitsumata
(Kamaitachi no Yoru: Tokubetsu-hen, Sony PlayStation)

E-Mail – Raúl Feliz
(Broken Reality, PC)

Edition – David Soltany
(Hotel Giant DS, Nintendo DS)

In the Elevator of the Department Store – Ohshima
(Pinky Ponky, X68000)

BossaEsque – Ludifactory
(Cover Girl, PlayStation Portable)

Sleepless City – Hironobu Yahata
(Marble Saga: Kororinpa, Nintendo Wii)

My Boo – Hajime Asano
(Shine: Kotoba wo Tsumuide, Sony PlayStation 2)

The End – Harumi Fujita
(Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kondo wa Puzzle de Oshioki yo!, Super Famicom)

Special Request

Stage 5 – Hiroyuki Togo
(Double Dragon II: The Revenge, PC-Engine CD)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/21/21)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/21/21)

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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.

I mean, opening with a Yuzo Koshiro track sets the stage for this week’s episode. We’ve got girls only RPGs, a possible Square Enix cookbook RPG, Scrabble, and some epic pause music, plus we revisit a classic and play a very special request that’s sure to set the mood…for smashing…tennis…balls. Enjoy!

 
Playlist

A Heart That Can’t Be Broken – Yuzo Koshiro
(Time and Eternity, Sony PlayStation 3)

Character Maker – Koji Mizuguchi
(Girls’ RPG: Cinderella Life, Nintendo 3DS)

Pause – Yusuke Takahama
(The King of Rally, Super Famicom)

Out Game – Julien Millet
(Scrabble Interactive, Nintendo Wii)

Song 2 – Unknown
(Oishiku Kiwameru Shokutsuu DS: Otona no Shuumatsu, Nintendo DS)

BGM 3 – Tohru Nakabayashi
(Jumbo Ozaki Super Masters, Arcade)

Night Shift – Russell Shaw
(Theme Hospital, PC)

Ending – Mark Cooksey
(Carl Lewis Athletics 2000, Game Boy Color)

Special Request

Acoustic – Nobuhiro Ouchi, Ayako Yamaguchi, Kaori Idaya, Masashi Sugiyama, and Kenichi Takahara
(Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament, Sony PlayStation 2)

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