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Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing celebrates game’s 20th anniversary with full-length remix album from Materia Collective.

Press release:
SEATTLE – November 27, 2017 – Materia Collective is excited to release Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing, a bumpin’ journey behind the wheel of the classic Nintendo 64 racer just in time for the 20th anniversary of the game’s release. Including EDM remixes of all world and boss themes across 20 tracks, Future Dance Land is licensed and available now:

Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing on Bandcamp
Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing on iTunes
Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing on Spotify

The full track list for Future Dance Land is as follows:

01. Trap Kong
02. The Lap Before Time
03. Jungle TechnoFalls
04. Hoota Buta No Regrets 2017
05. Gonna Get Tricky
06. Going Down an Ever Happy Downward Trajectory Incline
07. Walrus Cove (Icetown Remix)
08. A Blue Walrus (Gotta Beat Bluey)
09. Pirate Lagoon
10. The Secret Trance
11. Seaside Ride (FACT.50 Remix)
12. Boulder Canyon
13. Psykong
14. Wizpig
15. Star City the Third
16. SpaceParty Alpha
17. Totally Radical Orbit
18. Wizpig
19. Timber’s Beach Party
20. Hot Top Volcano, But Sexy

“Diddy Kong Racing contains some of my all-time favorite game music,” notes album producer and arranger Nicholas Arden Day (aka Nikolyst). “I felt it was only fitting to combine these catchy tunes with EDM. Once I discovered the 20th anniversary of Diddy Kong Racing was approaching, the idea for this album was born.”

Learn more about Future Dance Land:
https://www.materiacollective.com/music/future-dance-land-an-electronic-tribute-to-diddy-kong-racing

About Nicholas Arden Day (Nikolyst)
Nikolyst is a composer hailing from a non-traditional music background. The weapons of choice for this experimentally-driven noisemaker are synths, samples, and ALL the effects. His music is composed through the major manipulation and rhythmic reinterpretation of eclectic sound sources into mesmerizing melodies and scintillating soundscapes.

About Materia Collective
Materia Collective is a Seattle-based videogame music publisher and label, representing an international array of renowned video game musicians, composers, and songwriters. The collective supports its members with the financial, legal, logistical, and creative aspects of bringing videogame music into the forefront. The company has become known within the industry as a representation of highly innovative game music endeavors that move and inspire.

Learn more: https://www.materiacollective.com
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround