The PlayStationary Story: Part I
Tape Labe is not usually sample-based. Most of our music is fully-original (whatever that means), but back in 2018 we wanted to use some of our favorite video game-based samples to build out an album. In true Tape Lab fashion, that “1 song” has become an on-going compilation series that now spans 9 featured EPs, each with a distinct style and character.
So, here is the PlayStationary Story. Or, at least the first part of it.
The 9 releases are broken into 3 groups, (PS1, PS2, and PS3), each with 3 volumes and varying number of songs. This Deep Dive will cover the first three releases, Jade Calibur; ChronoCross Fit; and QUAID RUNNER.
PlayStationary One Vol. 1
Jade Calibur
The original, recorded back in Efland using some of our FAVORITE video game samples in the Soul Calibur IV narrator + Jade Cacoon + the classic Yamaha sounds and Kaosillator.
PlayStationary One Vol. 2
ChronoCross Fit
Originally recorded in 2019. Still gaming with some of the best PS1 era music ever in the ChronoCross OST by Yasunori Mitsuda. The Animal Crossing samples are haunting and kind weird! Snuck in a lil DBZ sample for you Gohan lovers, ALL the way from the Village to your brain.
Official Music Video
PlayStationary One Vol. 3
QUAID RUNNER
Love you big Dawg Dennis! Maybe not technically PlayStation samples, but you get the idea. Dennis Quaid mayhem, featuring one of our really reluxed beats in Quaid & See! Don't forget the music video. These beats are fun and emblematic of the Tape Lab underground ethos.
