Blog post link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2023/06/27/b-side-giovanni-rotondo-8-bit-time-adventures-the-legendary-decks

In a special “B-side” interview, we sit down with composer and creative renaissance man Giovanni Rotondo to talk about the third in his latest project to come to vinyl, The 8-bit Time Capsule at Enjoy the Ride Records. This third release of the 8-bit Time Adventures series adds another mashup of video game time and space to the series that already include a Paradox and a Machine. And because it’s pretty far out there, we’ve got to talk about it before we put it on the turntable!

Giovanni describes some of his film score work and “speculative” music, shares his own background with video games and modern media storytelling, and explains how that background has fed into his recent video game projects and collaborations with other artists. We also get to hear about another foray into the world of physical musical media and storytelling, The Legendary Decks. We discuss some of the interactivity and programmatic options in the history of vinyl and in the future with projects like The Legendary Decks and what might be possible in the future.

The 8-bit Time Capsule (and represses of The 8-bit Time Paradox and The 8-bit Time Machine) are available at Enjoy the Ride Records now.

Find more of Giovanni’s work at https://giovannirotondo.com/linkinbio

Join Giovanni’s Discord server to be in touch with him and his community, and learn about new projects before everyone else! https://discord.gg/29pTP4p2Bk

Twitter: @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont @grotondoMusic

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