Category: jazz

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/18/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/18/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s Father’s Day in America and here at the Last Wave, we’re wishing all the cool dads a happy birthday with some smooth jams across the board. New composers, old favorites, visual novels with and without sexual content, America’s past time, Russia’s past time, even a little Korean golf MMORPG.  You’re welcome, dad!

Playlist

Sticks and Balls – Stephen Chaplin
(Virtual Pool, Sony PlayStation)

Future of Spirit – Takeshi Abo
(Steins;Gate 0, Sony PlayStation 3)

Funky Future – Hideaki Kuroda
(Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai 4 No Children, Nintendo DS)

Green Dreams – Unknown
(Shot Online, PC)

Haruna Harukawa – Hiroyuki Mizuno
(Sora no Fudousan, Sharp X68000)

Checkmate – Waam
(Virtual Kasparov, Sony PlayStation)

Kanryou Camp – Kazuhiko Uehara, Motoaki Furukawa and Nobuyuki Arena
(Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 6, Nintendo 64)

Main Menu – Norihiko Togashi
(Nishijin Pachinko Monogatari 2, Super Famicom)

Street Weird – Kaori Tsutsui
(Juujigen Rippoutai Cipher ~ Game of Survival, Sony PlayStation 2)

Ending – Fusion Music Works
(Futaba☆Channel, PC)

Special Request

Player Select – Junko Ozawa
(LiberoGrande, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/4/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/4/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

The PlayStation Dos is the star of the show this week but we’ve got some Nintendo representation from the Super Family Computer, the GBA, the DS and the Switch. Plus a little sneak preview of last month’s After Dark episode. Don’t miss out on the jams.

Playlist

Refreshing Soda – Kosuke Mizukami
(Buddy Mission BOND, Nintendo Switch)

Nice Shot! – Yasumasa Kitagawa, Tomoaki Hirono, Ryuko Yumishima, and Hiroyuki Fujigo
(The Prince of Tennis 2004: Glorious Gold, Game Boy Advance)

Sky High – Masayoshi Ishi and Satoshi Miyashita
(Pilot ni Narou 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

Love x Idol – team RETRONICA
(Lovedol: Lovely Idol, Sony PlayStation 2)

Fashionista – Kensuke Inage
(FabStyle, Nintendo DS)

BGM 14 – Nekono Comet
(Sora wo Tobu, Mitsu no Houhou Shokai Gentei ban, PC)

Museum Gallery Mode – Sota Fujimori
(J-League Winning Eleven 9: Asia Championship, Sony PlayStation 2)

Garage – Shinichirou Sato, Yasutaka Hatada, Chamy and Munetaka Sakamoto
(F-1 Challenge, Sega Saturn)

Paddock – Kayo Fujitani, Tsutomu Ohgura and Kazuhiko Uehara
(Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star, Super Famicom)

Staff Roll – Takayuki Aihara
(Street Fighter EX 2 Plus, Arcade)

Special Request

Metropolis Stage – Kenji Yokoyama
(TAMA: Adventerous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth, Sega Saturn)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/21/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/21/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

This week, mas jams from all your favorite genres, including fashion simulation, mahjong, horse racing, regular racing, and of course, adult visual novels, with low sexual content, thankfully. Now mom and dad can jam out without having to take a shower afterwards…

Playlist

Spectacle – Dynamedion
(Imagine: Fashion Designer, PC)

Tax & Money (Arranged) – Ryuichi Katsumata
(SimCity 2000, PC)

Studio City of Zeiss – Wataru Ishibashi
(The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Gameplay – Michał Brzeski and Mateusz Szymański
(1001 Touch Games, Nintendo DS)

Sunday Passes By ~ A Racetrack – Satoshi Arai and Youichi Yamazaki
(Winning Post, 3DO)

Truth Will Out (Epilogue) – feel
(Folklore Jam, PC)

Game Result – Tomomi Hatakeyama
(Tanoshii Mahjong, Sony PlayStation)

Final Wave – Unknown
(Deep Water, Sony PlayStation 2)

Labyrinth (Third Floor) – Unknown
(Digimon Battle Online, PC)

Movement (Bad Ending) – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Zero4 Champ RR, Super Famicom)

Special Request

AWAKENING ~Nürburgring Suite~ – Masanori Akita
(Enthusia ~Professional Racing~, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/7/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/7/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

First and foremost, big shoutout to Rob from the Rhythm & Pixels podcast for setting up the new 24/7 KVGM radio stream on YouTube. It will be a while before all the tracks from the show have been added but I hope you enjoy! And secondly, we have a brand new shirt available on the KVGM store, thanks to a listener recommendation. Check that out here!

Playlist

Options – Unknown
(All Star Soccer, Sony PlayStation)

Stay – Naotoshi Nishino
(Chikan Shoudou, PC)

BGM 7 – Manami Matsumae
(Game no Tatsujin, Super Famicom)

Flying High – Eric Hammond
(Racing Aces, Sega CD)

Blue Lavender – Takahiro Yonemura
(Magical☆Antique, PC)

Theme of Madeleine – Youichi Iwasaki
(Merry Go Round, PC-98)

A Good Thing is Possible – Kensuke Inage
(G1 Jockey 4, Sony PlayStation 2)

Intension – Takayuki Ishikawa
(Great Sluggers, Arcade)

Goodnight – u-ma
(Neko Kawaigari! ~Crane Inuneko Byouin Shinsatsuchuu, PC)

Ending (Normal) – Naohiro Furukawa
(Densha de Go: Nagoya Tetsudou Hen, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Bobsleigh – Christian Hartung and Tilman Sillescu
(Fit & Fun, Nintendo Wii)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/23/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/23/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

This week, we revisit some old favorites and explore some new ones, while avoiding some very inappropriate ones. Sorry moms and dads, not even you are allowed to play this particular visual novel. ENJOY!

Playlist

Lake of Tears – Watson
(Murasaki Tsurugi, PC)

Trade Wind – Saki Ishii and Hiroaki Takahashi
(Gallop Racer 2004, Sony PlayStation 2)

Options and Name Entry – Unknown
(Cadillac, Sony PlayStation)

Groove City – Satoshi Kadokura
(Itadaki Street 3 Okumanchouja ni Shite Ageru: Kateikyoushi Tsuki, Sony PlayStation 2)

H-Scene – Unknown
(Futari Gurashi, PC)

Citrus Bowl – John Hancock
(World Cup USA ’94, Sega-CD)

Special Record Vol. 3 – 83key
(Judgement, Sony PlayStation 4)

Main Menu – Yumi Kinoshita
(Harukanaru Augusta 3: Masters New, Super Famicom)

BGM 15 – Naotoshi Nishino
(Kairaku Izonshou, PC)

The Place You Must Return To (Staff Roll) – Yoshino Aoki
(Mega Man Star Force, Nintendo DS)

Special Request

Snowfall (Senzafine Remix) – Michael “Garoad” Kelly
(VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, PC)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/9/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/9/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel yet, you can find talk-free mixtapes of all the shows, past and present, as well as a currently updated playlist of ALL the music played on the show, including individual track uploads for stuff not previously available on YouTube. And stay tuned, because we’re working on something else special…but for now, please, enjoy the jams… responsibly.

Playlist

Edge of Cage – Shikemoku
(Nobashita Kono Te wa Todokanai, PC)

Large Wars – Stephen Root and Neil Palmer
(The Fantastic Four, Sony PlayStation)

Day She Went – Hiroshi Tanabe
(Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times, Nintendo DS)

Prologue – Hideki Yamamoto
(Chronicle of Dungeon Maker 2, Sony PlayStation Portable)

BGM 4 – Manack
(Fluorite ~Hotaruishi~, PC)

Main Menu – Akinori Sawa
(Honkaku Taisen Shougi: Ayumu, Game Boy Color)

Track 4 – Unknown
(Love Smash! 5: Tennis Robo no Hanran, Sony PlayStation 2)

Steamy Moment – Takafumi Inamori
(Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation, PC)

Lotus in Dam – Akimasa Yamada
(Gran Turismo Sport, Sony PlayStation 4)

Staff Roll – Shuichiro Ishii
(Fuuraiki 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

Special Request

Star Stream – Zenji Nishikawa
(Sion, X68000)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/26/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (3/26/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Hammock’s back from Peru, a changed Hammock. A better Hammock, renewed, reborn, reinvigorated…and now trying to re-integrate back into the real world while keeping the Last Wave afloat. It’s possible…but that means less of an internet presence and more of a real life presence. But the jams will continue for now, and this week’s episode is jam packed, with plenty to satisfy all the papacitos and mamacitas in the house.

Playlist

Garden of Recluse – Takahiro Unisuga
(The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Sony PlayStation Portable)

A Protocol – Simongar
(Ura Bangumi ~Shinjin Joshi Ana Yokujou Namachuukei~, PC)

Bedtime Puzzler – Satoru Kosaki
(Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS, Nintendo DS)

Card Shop – Martin Schioeler
(Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage, Game Boy Advance)

Sendai – yan
(Seifuku Tenshi, PC)

Results – Shoichiro Hirata
(Martial Beat 2, Sony PlayStation)

The Evening Sun in a Back Street – Naofumi Hataya
(Blazer Drive, Nintendo DS)

Link – drops-tone
(Rikorisu ~Lycoris Radiata~, PC)

Contemplation – Nobuhiro Makino
(Magicoal, PC-Engine CD)

Credits – Martin Iveson
(Fighting Force, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Weekend – Daisuke Kawai
(Gran Turismo 5, Sony PlayStation 3)

KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring Normally Retro (3/12/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring Normally Retro (3/12/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

While Hammock is still in an airplane somewhere over the Pacific, he’s brought in yet another special guest host to cover in his absence — this time, it’s Norm aka Normally Retro! You can check out Norm’s incredibly hilarious video series, A Question of Character, but Norm is also a purveyor of smooth video game jams and he brought the heat on this week’s episode. Enjoy!

Playlist

Max Speed – Unknown
(Formula X, X68000)

Yayoi Shinozuka – Kazuhide Nakagami
(White Album: Tsuzurareru Fuyu no Omoide, Sony PlayStation 3)

BGM #5 – Yoko Wada
(Fred Couples Golf, Sega Game Gear)

Left Turn – Tony Trippi
(Scrabble Complete, PC)

Dressing Room – Hayato Matsuo
(Centre Court Tennis, Nintendo 64)

Title – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Aguri Suzuki F1 Super Driving, Super Famicom)

The Great Red Spot – Toshiya Yamanaka
(Star Cruiser, X68000)

Map – Kenji Kojima and Atsuyoshi Isemura
(Rosario to Vampire: Tanbata’s Miss Yokai Academy, Nintendo DS)

Toma’s Bossa – Yoshihisa Tomabechi, Mark Soskin and Kazumasa Mitsui
(Leading Company, PC-98)

BGM 27 – Unknown
(Konjiki no Gashbell!! Yuujou no Tag Battle Full Power, Nintendo GameCube)

KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring dedeco (2/26/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring dedeco (2/26/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Hammock is out on vacation…or I wouldn’t even call it a vacation but a spiritual journey deep in the heart of the Amazonian jungle…but while he’s out, he’s enlisted the help of the dopest VGM DJ on the planet, dedeco, to step into the KVGM studio and lay it down for the boys and girls at home with a very special episode. Go check out dedeco’s sets on his YouTube channel , which features a set curated by yours truly. But for now, enjoy the beats and we’ll see you in a month!

Playlist

Earthlight -Staff Roll- Kenichiro Fukui
(Einhänder, Sony PlayStation)

It Doesn’t Really Matter – Richard Jacques
(Metropolis Street Racer, Sega Dreamcast)

The Return of Ishtar (The Return of Ishtar) – Junko Ozawa and Yousuke Yasui
(Technicbeat, Arcade)

Which One of The Twins? – Serani Poji
(Roommania #203, Sega Dreamcast)

Do Re Mi Katamari Do (-rh rehabilitation re-arrange-) – rei harakami and Yuri Misumi
(Katamari Forever, Sony PlayStation 3)

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino (Part 2) – Shingo Murakami and Ryuji Nishida
(No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, Sony PlayStation)

16 – Yasuhisa Watanabe and GainGauge
(Prince of Stride, PlayStation Vita)

Title – Jonathan Dunn
(Aqua Aqua, Sony PlayStation 2)

Mission 15: Big To-Do in Town – Naoyuki Sato and Michiru Yamane
(Elebits, Nintendo Wii)

Title – Hironao Yamamoto
(Bomberman World, Sony PlayStation)

Fushigi Tower (Trailer Remix) – Hideki Tobeta
(Community POM, Sony PlayStation)

Tick up – Akitaka Tohyama
(Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Planet Gardenia – Soichi Terada
(Space Fishermen, Sony PlayStation 2)

Night Falls (Ending) – Taku Inoue
(Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Arcade)

Limitless Cinderella – Yasuhisa Watanabe
(Senko no Ronde Rev. X, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Fever – Ayako Minami
(Armored Core: Formula Front, Sony PlayStation Portable)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/12/23)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/12/23)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

I’m about to embark on a vacation/life experience three years in the making, disconnecting completely from anything internet-related. But before I go, I’m flying in a very special guest to host the next episode…somebody who many of you are probably familiar with by now. There is a possibility I return and end the show completely but I guess we’ll see what the jungle has in store for ya boy Hammock. In the meantime, plenty of jams this week to satisfy your every need to jam out…

Playlist

Crossword BGM – Unknown
(SuperLite 1500 Series: Crossword, Sony PlayStation)

BGM 1 – Naotoshi Nishino
(Onna Kyoushi Suzune ~Itoko to no Himitsu na Kankei~, PC)

Forest (Replay) – Naofumi Hataya
(Sega Rally Championship, Sega Saturn)

Touch This! – Nittoku Inoue
(Touch de Manzai! Megami no Etsubo DS, Nintendo DS)

Sinking in the Sea – Manack
(Asanagi no Aquanauts, PC)

Yum Yum – CUBE Co., Ltd.
(Dessert Love: Sweet Plus, Sony PlayStation 2)

Main Menu – Ken Tamura
(City Bravo! Business Hen, Sony PlayStation )

Main Menu – Unknown
(Honkaku Mahjong: Tetsuman II, Super Famicom)

BGM 5 – TrioDesign
(Ore Yome!?, PC)

Ending – Makoto Kubota
(Sengoku Cyber: Fujimaru Jigokuhen, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

High Roller Coaster – soundTeMP
(Ragnarok Online, PC)