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GeekDad HipTrax exists to help you discover nerdy music that you can actually share with your kids. As an added bonus, however, we also try to highlight quality music that is available for free. You know, recession and all that.
In this episode we spotlight selections from two brand new compilations, both of which are freebies from their respective sites:
“Robot Party” by Supercommuter
Hailing from Nerdcore Now Volume 1, consider this a sneak preview of what Wheelie Cyberman and company have in store for their next album. It’s a delightful little ditty that equates android merriment with human suffering.
“Bulbasaur” by MC 117
Another fine selection from Nerdcore Now Volume 1, this one’s a Flobots parody centered on everyone’s favorite grass-/poison-type Pokémon. For some reason the phrase Razor Leaf instantly comes to mind.
“Shredder” by Danimal Cannon
Not to be outdone by their nerdcore brothers-in-arms, the VGM remix community released its own amazing free compilation album this week. Heroes vs. Villains features this cut and 19 more centered on the protagonists and antagonists of some of gamedom’s most well respected properties.
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