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C418 - Minecraft Volume Alpha - Music & Performance - Cassette

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Album Title: C418 - Minecraft Volume Alpha is a music album presented on a cassette format, specifically categorized under Music & Performance.
Musical Genre: The album features electronica music, composed by German musician Daniel Rosenfeld, known as C418.
Game Soundtrack: This cassette contains the first installment of the original soundtrack for the popular video game Minecraft, contributing to its immersive experience.
Critical Reception: Upon its release, the album received universal acclaim from fans and critics for its beatless, nuanced electronic pieces, with Kotaku naming it among the best game music of 2011.
Artistic Comparisons: The delicate piano and sparse ambient motifs of the soundtrack have been compared to the works of legendary artists like Erik Satie and Brian Eno by The Guardian.
Transcendent Quality: Polygon described the album as transcending Minecraft's retro aesthetic, elevating the combined game and music experience to a sublime level.

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C418
Music genre
Electronica
Music release type
Album
Media format
Cassette Tape
Is collectible
Y
Has parental advisory label
N

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Minecraft is a dreamscape, a limitless world whereanything is possible. Minecraft is a tool, a means ofbringing the imagination to life. Minecraft is acommunity, a platform on which inventive minds of allages can share their creations and ideas. Minecraft, ofcourse, is also a game, the most popular and best-sellingvideo game of all time. Created in 2009 by Swedishprogrammer Markus "Notch" Persson, this culturalphenomenon speaks volumes of our current zeitgeist'slove for virtual spaces, but it's unprecedented successcouldn't be pinned on one factor alone. Countless layersof thoughtful artistry flow through Minecraft's singularexperience, not the least of which is it's transportivesoundtrack by C418, the project of German composerand musician Daniel Rosenfeld. Minecraft Volume Alpha,the first installment of a two-part OST, helped breathelife into the game's voxel-based universe. Upon release,fans and critics were universally enamored with C418'sbeatless, nuanced electronic pieces. Popular gaming siteKotaku named it among The Best Game Music of 2011,calling the music "remarkably soothing." The Guardiancompared Rosenfeld's delicate piano and sparseambient motifs to legendary artists Erik Satie and BrianEno. Polygon distilled Volume Alpha to it's essence: "It'snot bound by the retro aesthetic of Minecraft's graphics.It transcends them. The album is an attempt to uplift thecombined game/music experience into the sublime."

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Performer

C418

Music genre

Electronica

Music release type

Album

Media format

Cassette Tape

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