Disasterpeace
Experimental / Progressive Boston, MA |
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Disasterpeace Rescues the Beagles Jun 3
What the Blogs are Sayin' May 18
Assorted Reviews, Many Thanks, and News on New Material and Life!
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Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland) is an American musician and composer originally from the Staten Island section of New York City. He draws heavily from the influences of his favorite musicians and composers, the audio aesthetic of retro video game soundchips, and his music studies to create instrumental music that varies in scope, structure, tonality, meter, timbre and theme. His music is often conceived while playing guitar and piano, humming melodies and clacking rhythms on the ends of his teeth. He currently attends the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he plans to study Music Production and Engineering
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DESTRUCTOID
"Somewhere between electronica and great 8-bit soundtracks lies Disasterpeace, an experimental arrangement band possesed by the haunting sounds of gameboy sound cards and everything good that came out of Kurzweil in the 80's."
The Justice
Brandeis University
"Berklee student Rich Vreeland, the first to take the stage that night, played 45 minutes of electronica under the moniker Disasterpeace. He played a heavy, effects-laden electric guitar accompanied by other electric sounds courtesy of his Macbook. His ability to keep time and never lose track of the bizarre time signature of his songs was impressive, especially since it was his debut performance. The crowd seemed duly impressed with his guitar-playing skills, but the effects-drenched pieces made it unclear what and how much he was actually playing."
Infinite Game Music
"I'm not just listening to music, I'm being taken on some kind of fantastic adventure courtesy of Disasterpeace. I think his approach to chiptune composition is refreshing and unique." - TrueStar
Gamewave Podcast
"Some people might not be able to take that (Level - Eight) kind of assault of the ears. it might break people down to tears. it might kill people." - Joe Allen and Mike Cook
Stemage / Metroid Metal
"NOTHING. NOTHING sounds like this."
Comments - see all 17
as epic as Wagner could be with a 8bit sound !
posted Mar 10
This is nice. We're a cuople of nice guys.
posted Jan 31
hey mate, happy Christmas. all the best for the new year
posted Dec 26
Great, great stuff! Thanks for adding and making this cool music. Greetings from Digital Tools.
posted Nov 29
Life should be more 8-bit and pixelated... Gorgeous melodies and a killer name. Impressive work, keep it up. Thanks for the addition.
posted Nov 10
posted Oct 26
bro, if I paypal you what little money I have (like 7 bucks) could you send me some of your CDs? If not, I can pay you in video games :)
posted Oct 6
carry on I try. But it's hard... If it weren't for videog ames I'd probably be a rapist....hahahaha
posted Sep 30
my friend please do not get me wrong. I love music more than I can say. I specialize in the drums and used to practice 4 hours a day, every day. If I could play in my apartment, I would probably spend a lot less time playing video games, if you get me :)
posted Sep 29
these tunes are seriously kicking my ass right now.
posted Sep 29
I live in an aprtment with no sort of audio recording/isolation equipment therefore I cannot create any music :(. I don't do any tracking either so basically, fail.
posted Sep 29
Hey bro. You live in Boston huh? I was born and lived there for 21 years. Now I live in IL. Sucks that we didn't get to hang and make music!
posted Sep 29
It's working now, not sure why. Thanks for the offer, but I'll wait till you're finished with the next cd album, if it'll be available for ordering (the mp3's were fine for now). Will it be called Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar like I think you mentioned on the 8bc?
posted Sep 20
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posted 2 days ago