sukimusu radio show

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As the Sword & Sworcery project finally winds down following the launch of the Japanese edition and the official remix record, a couple of the creators as well as the folks who handled the Japanese side of things sit down to chat about some of The Scythian's adventures.

You can hear this probably last-ever sworcery conversation from the 1h 32m mark of the below-linked episode of the 8-4 Play podcast, recorded at 8-4 in Tokyo around the summer solstice.

• 6/20/2012 : 8-4 Play "It's Just Talking?!" Note: Start at 93 minutes for a deep dive on sworcery.

For the truly dedicated who hang on right to the end you might hear a coupla clues about what a post-Sword & Sworcery future might have in store.

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official remix record

/////////////////////////////////////////////// THE SCYTHIAN STEPPES

To mark the summer solstice launch of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP in the island nation of Japan, an entirely new album has been created featuring seven of Jim Guthrie’s songs of sworcery, re-interpreted by a who’s who of Japanese composers, many of them known for their affiliation with videogames. If you're a fan of Jim Guthrie's Sword & Sworcery LP: The Ballad of the Space Babies and/or if you have any connection to the long history of videogame audio & music in Japan then you'll definitely dig this new record.

“The Scythian Steppes: seven #sworcery songs localized for Japan” contains remixes from Michiru Yamane (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night), Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), Baiyon (PixelJunk 4am), Mitsuto Suzuki (Final Fantasy XIII-2), chiptune artist macotom3, and superhero Decasségui Hip.

The remix record was orchestrated by the folks at 8-4, Ltd. with the intention of bringing the best of the West to the East, and bringing the best of the East to the West. The record was produced in association with Jim Guthrie & Superbrothers.

“We wanted to do something special to celebrate #sworcery finally coming to Japan,” says 8-4, Ltd. president Hiroko Minamoto. “Music and collaboration were key aspects of this game from the beginning, so a remix album together with Japanese artists just felt right.”

The album is available now - listen to it for free or purchase it for $5, proceeds go to the folks at 8-4.

• get the new record

The official site for the remix record is here: sworcery.jp/remix

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suda 51 as Logfella in #sukimusu

///////////////////////////////////////// THE ISLAND NATION OF JAPAN

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP has been comprehensively localized for the island nation of Japan by a highly respected videogame company headquartered in Tokyo known as 8-4. The project launched on June 21st - the summer solstice - alongside an official Sword & Sworcery remix record. The project has been met with a rave review in popular weekly videogame magazine Famitsu, plus legendary creators like Fumito Ueda, Baiyon & Hip Tanaka seem to dig it.

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“It’s simply a magnificent game” says Suda 51, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind such acclaimed games as No More Heroes, Killer 7, and Shadows of the Damned. In this new edition, legendary Japanese videogame creator Suda 51 provides the voice of Logfella. Suda 51 has also been involved in the launch proceedings, participating in a press event at 8-bit cafe in Tokyo as well as writing about #sukimusu in his weekly column in Famitsu.

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In the clip above Suda is just awkwardly shooting the breeze, Robert Ashley style, saying something like ".... nice weather we're having, huh? The sunshine, it feels good... hasn't rained in a while, so that's cool..." If you'd like to hear Suda 51 inside Sword & Sworcery you'll need to change your system's language settings to Japanese. 
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This localization + launch effort was lead by our trusted partners at 8-4 and motivated by a love of videogames. If you'd like to help 8-4 in their mission to help bridge East & West, be sure to get a copy of the remix record.

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