Virtual Boy by Virtual Boy - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Henry Allen and Preston Walker met their freshman year at Chapman University's Conservatory of Music. Allen is a classically trained guitar virtuoso, while Walker’s voice is so awesome that he joined the Chapman University Choir and performed in the Sistine Chapel for Pope Benedict XVI. But it was in a music technology class that the duo realized they could create electronic music that's progressive, punk, and classical all at once. Naming their act after a 1995 Nintendo console, their eponymous debut opens with “Motion Control,” a masterpiece of distorted synths and lo-fi Moogs brilliantly arranged to reveal an equal appreciation for Mozart and Ratatat. Just when the Vocodered vocals start to recall Daft Punk, they import Spanish acoustic guitars and speaker-blowing keyboard blasts. “Go Johnny, Yeah!” follows with a cosmopolitan cool reminiscent of early Air recordings, while “Empty Place” simmers down to create lush, sweeping soundscapes and manipulated synth tones arranged masterfully under a barbed vocal melody. “Only One” closes on the warm hum of a vintage Wurlitzer playing under spare beats.

1. Motion Control

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

2. Go Johnny, Yeah!

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

3. Sandias

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

4. Empty Place

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

5. Chariot

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

6. Let Go

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

7. Viking

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

8. Corrales

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

9. Memory of a Ghost

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

10. The Tower

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

11. Only One

Primary Artist: Virtual Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Preston Walker
Henry Allen; Composer
Producer: Virtual Boy; Production
Original Publisher: Alpha Pup Records; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1992x1992 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/11 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Chill-out, Electronic, Dance, Techno

Label

Alpha Pup Records

Music Distribution Service

Alpha Pup, LLC

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 6, 2012

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

669158523542