![]() ![]() Frank cycles through several tracks, landing on “Strawberry Swing,” the first full track on this mixtape. Curiously enough, this record was only released on tape in Indonesia, which makes it unlikely that Frank would have listened to this album via that physical format. In this track, Frank plays a cassette of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. The project starts off with the track “Street Fighter,” the first of several 1990s video games references that double as track titles throughout. These sounds reflect a period of time in Frank’s life that was filled with discovery and wonder. Digging into the record itself, you’ll find how he stitches the project together using samples from classic video games as well as cassette player sounds to induce nostalgia. Note how Frank likens the process of making the record to progressing through levels in a video game. But, it was a process I appreciate so much." ![]() But just piecing together all the levels to do it at the level, the quality of records I wanted to make. Not like writing the songs arranging the songs. ![]() In 2012, Frank’s told the BBC that nostalgia, ULTRA was a “labor of love,” explaining: It started with his first project, a mixtape called nostalgia, ULTRA. His interest for video games have gone far beyond the ephemeral nature of social media, however, bleeding into his music works as well. ![]() Browsing the blog’s archive during its more active months, you’ll find that it is filled with pictures of Street Fighter, retro PlayStation logos, PAC-MAN, and Nintendo titles. As a fan of the title, Frank paid homage in the bio of his short-lived Twitter account with the term “Yoga Flame,” which is a special attack used by the character Dhalsim in Street Fighter II.ĭespite leaving Twitter in 2013, Frank has left his Tumblr mostly intact. Frank’s love for video games dates back to the days of the SEGA Dreamcast, playing games in the Street Fighter series. ![]()
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