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Shields Up, R​-​type tribute

by Gelhein

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Ever played R-type on arcade or NES? This track is my tribute to R-type and all shooters of the 80's. The song is about a man walking aimlessly on the streets of Japan and then enters a arcade store to play his favourite game R-type and gets sucked into the game. =)

A synthwave / electro track that begun it's life as a Synth wave tutorial video I did for my you tube channel exploring some sound design techniques in Bitwig. The first version was instrumental and this is a remix with vocals.

Watch how SHIELDS UP was made:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev33oXMrj18

Hope you like it!

Cheers,
Mattias

lyrics

Shields Up

V1
City slumber, cold rain falls
Take my yellow coat and close the door
Signs glitching, signs flashing
You draw my tired attention

Dim panels, Wipe the dust off
Controls feel right at home
Bootloader, fast loader
This must be my game

Chorus
(Babe), Ohhh (shields up) , the shield’s up for me
(Babe), Ohhh (shields up), you crash into the sea

I made my way back to the plane
It’s the R-type, a flash, a ray in the night
Back in the seat I flip the switch
It’s not a killing wish, swordfish
Ace in the sky, back me up it’s fine
My beam is hot with engines rolling
What if I’m shot in electric dreams
Shields Up

V2
Sixteen colors, pixel perfection
Could we ever need more
Crank power, gear up
This is the mighty shmup

Re-flex-es, like lightning
It’s not what you expect
Bootloader, fast loader
This must be my game

Repeat chorus

Shields up, Shields up

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released August 23, 2018

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Electronic artist Gelhein (aka Mattias Holmgren) sailing from Sweden and creating lush and chill sound tracks.

More music at my other artist page: mattiasholmgren.bandcamp.com

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