Pterodactyl Squad
@ptesquad.bsky.social
Looking back now, I do feel it's a great release, and I believe we achieved that flow with the way it all sequenced up and matched the original.
ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/the-da... #chiptune
ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/the-da... #chiptune
The Dark Side of the Moon - The 8-bit Album, by Pterodactyl Squad
9 track album
ptesquad.bandcamp.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Looking back now, I do feel it's a great release, and I believe we achieved that flow with the way it all sequenced up and matched the original.
ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/the-da... #chiptune
ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/the-da... #chiptune
He graciously said yes, so that's why you see his name on the last track, but in the end I was just happy to see the back of the project.
It was weird being the second chip TDSOTM, and I definitely felt ours could have been a bigger deal had it been first.
It was weird being the second chip TDSOTM, and I definitely felt ours could have been a bigger deal had it been first.
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
He graciously said yes, so that's why you see his name on the last track, but in the end I was just happy to see the back of the project.
It was weird being the second chip TDSOTM, and I definitely felt ours could have been a bigger deal had it been first.
It was weird being the second chip TDSOTM, and I definitely felt ours could have been a bigger deal had it been first.
I thought we'd engaged and bounced off the original well.
But then something even more ironic happened - one of the tracks that got submitted utilised audio from Brad Smith's release so I had to go to Brad and get clearance to use this.
But then something even more ironic happened - one of the tracks that got submitted utilised audio from Brad Smith's release so I had to go to Brad and get clearance to use this.
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I thought we'd engaged and bounced off the original well.
But then something even more ironic happened - one of the tracks that got submitted utilised audio from Brad Smith's release so I had to go to Brad and get clearance to use this.
But then something even more ironic happened - one of the tracks that got submitted utilised audio from Brad Smith's release so I had to go to Brad and get clearance to use this.
For example, we had tracks like Money by sergeeo with the sound font from Sonic the Hedgehog's Casino Night Zone (very clever), alongside Game Boys, the Speak and Spell etc.
Steve Jenkins from Telefuture did the art, which I, again, think is really clever.
Steve Jenkins from Telefuture did the art, which I, again, think is really clever.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
For example, we had tracks like Money by sergeeo with the sound font from Sonic the Hedgehog's Casino Night Zone (very clever), alongside Game Boys, the Speak and Spell etc.
Steve Jenkins from Telefuture did the art, which I, again, think is really clever.
Steve Jenkins from Telefuture did the art, which I, again, think is really clever.
Had I known someone else was working on it, I wouldn't have bothered with ours. It almost seemed pointless to carry on, but in the end I felt ours did offer something that the original didn't, i.e. variety in the styles and sounds.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Had I known someone else was working on it, I wouldn't have bothered with ours. It almost seemed pointless to carry on, but in the end I felt ours did offer something that the original didn't, i.e. variety in the styles and sounds.
And it seemed to get picked up everywhere - I guess similar to what had happened with our Weezer release. The idea of chiptune tributes was still novel around 2010/11 and they seemed to really hit the zeitgeist.
I was pretty dejected about it to be honest.
I was pretty dejected about it to be honest.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And it seemed to get picked up everywhere - I guess similar to what had happened with our Weezer release. The idea of chiptune tributes was still novel around 2010/11 and they seemed to really hit the zeitgeist.
I was pretty dejected about it to be honest.
I was pretty dejected about it to be honest.
People were working on their tracks, but I remember it taking longer than I'd anticipated. Then the funniest thing happened - someone else released their own chip version of TDSOTM and beat us to the punch! That person was Brad Smith with his MOON8 release.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
People were working on their tracks, but I remember it taking longer than I'd anticipated. Then the funniest thing happened - someone else released their own chip version of TDSOTM and beat us to the punch! That person was Brad Smith with his MOON8 release.
That's kind of complicated when you're planning to use different artists, but I thought that would be a selling point of the release too. So it was a little tricky getting the right artists on board and having them commit. Inevitably some people dropped out and needed to be replaced.
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
That's kind of complicated when you're planning to use different artists, but I thought that would be a selling point of the release too. So it was a little tricky getting the right artists on board and having them commit. Inevitably some people dropped out and needed to be replaced.
I even wondered why it had never been done before.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I even wondered why it had never been done before.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
After the success of the Weezer tribute, we wondered what else we could do in the same vein and I was going through a big Pink Floyd phase at the time. Because of the nature of TDSOTM and all of its experimentation and textures, I knew it would make for a great chiptune tribute.
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
After the success of the Weezer tribute, we wondered what else we could do in the same vein and I was going through a big Pink Floyd phase at the time. Because of the nature of TDSOTM and all of its experimentation and textures, I knew it would make for a great chiptune tribute.
That's kind of complicated when you're planning to use different artists, but I thought that would be a selling point of the release too. So it was a little tricky getting the right artists on board and having them commit. Inevitably some people dropped out and needed to be replaced.
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
That's kind of complicated when you're planning to use different artists, but I thought that would be a selling point of the release too. So it was a little tricky getting the right artists on board and having them commit. Inevitably some people dropped out and needed to be replaced.
I even wondered why it had never been done before.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I even wondered why it had never been done before.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
This one would be different to the Weezer tribute though, and it required more planning. I knew it needed to basically track to the original, in the same way that each song flowed into the next in one giant sequence.
After the success of the Weezer tribute, we wondered what else we could do in the same vein and I was going through a big Pink Floyd phase at the time. Because of the nature of TDSOTM and all of its experimentation and textures, I knew it would make for a great chiptune tribute.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
After the success of the Weezer tribute, we wondered what else we could do in the same vein and I was going through a big Pink Floyd phase at the time. Because of the nature of TDSOTM and all of its experimentation and textures, I knew it would make for a great chiptune tribute.
We were so honoured to have Kageyama-san contribute a track to our Train Radio compilation in 2021. I believe it was the first music he'd released in a while. RIP to a chip hero.
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We were so honoured to have Kageyama-san contribute a track to our Train Radio compilation in 2021. I believe it was the first music he'd released in a while. RIP to a chip hero.
It was never mainstream but it did fit in with a lot of what was happening in the big indie and electronic scenes.
I seem to remember Noisewaves doing some live shows around this time (with live drums?). I haven't spoken to Shawn in a very long time, I wonder what he's up to now.
I seem to remember Noisewaves doing some live shows around this time (with live drums?). I haven't spoken to Shawn in a very long time, I wonder what he's up to now.
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It was never mainstream but it did fit in with a lot of what was happening in the big indie and electronic scenes.
I seem to remember Noisewaves doing some live shows around this time (with live drums?). I haven't spoken to Shawn in a very long time, I wonder what he's up to now.
I seem to remember Noisewaves doing some live shows around this time (with live drums?). I haven't spoken to Shawn in a very long time, I wonder what he's up to now.
Post rock/indie mixed with electronic stuff, those verbose song titles (e.g. Do I Look Like I Want To Play Volleyball?), one word but plural band names, and album art with lots of geometric shapes. I miss that era a lot. I feel like chiptune really had a moment then.
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Post rock/indie mixed with electronic stuff, those verbose song titles (e.g. Do I Look Like I Want To Play Volleyball?), one word but plural band names, and album art with lots of geometric shapes. I miss that era a lot. I feel like chiptune really had a moment then.
In this case it was 2A03 chip stuff with guitars as the special ingredient. I'd say there are plenty of similarities to The Depreciation Guild here. Yeah, looking back from 2025, this EP really embodies a lot of what was happening and popular at the time.
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In this case it was 2A03 chip stuff with guitars as the special ingredient. I'd say there are plenty of similarities to The Depreciation Guild here. Yeah, looking back from 2025, this EP really embodies a lot of what was happening and popular at the time.