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Podcast Episode #82 - Welle:Erdball

Welle:Erdball has been making music for almost 30 years, and the Commodore 64 has been an integral part of their unique sound since the beginning. Joerg and AJ talk to W:E members Honey and MissMoonlight about their musical process, what it means to them to be able to create art at this level, and the importance that the C64 plays in their music. (Interview begins at 35:49)

Links related to this episode:

• Welle:Erdball: https://www.welle-erdball.info (German)
• Welle:Erdball on Twitter https://twitter.com/Welle_Erdball (English)
• Welle:Erdball on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WelleErdball (German)
• Welle:Erdball on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welleerdballofficial/ (German)

Other stuff we mentioned:

• Jim Drew's Keycaps: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keycaps-for-your-commodore-computer#/
• 8-Bit Show and Tell: http://www.8bitshowandtell.com
• CPC Contest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1120607071477318?view=permalink&id=1385480608323295
• Paprium: https://www.paprium.com
• Paprium Fiasco: https://papriumfiasco.wordpress.com
• Witcher 508i: https://retro.7-bit.pl/?lang=en&go=projekty&name=WICH508I
• Chuck Peddle's Obituary: https://www.cultofmac.com/674624/chuck-peddle-obituary/
• Chuck Peddle '59 - Alumni Career Award: https://youtu.be/rwmZNPNsWLA
• Randy Seuss Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/technology/randy-suess-dead.html
• Wolfgang Back Obituary: https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/wolfgang-back-tod-100.html
• Vaughan Oliver: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/29/vaughan-oliver-celebrated-4ad-graphic-designer-dies-aged-62
• Afterlife BBS: afterlife.dynu.com:6400
• Sam's Journey: https://www.protovision.games/games/sams_journey.php
• MEGA65: https://mega65.org
• Sam's Journey Runs Flawlessly on MEGA65: https://www.protovision.games/wordpress/2020/01/04/sams-journey-runs-flawlessly-on-mega65/
• Super Turrican Winter Holiday Medley: https://soundcloud.com/chris_huelsbeck/super-turrican-winter-holiday
• C64.tv: https://c64.tv
• Commodore Smartphones: https://www.commodore-cbm.com
• FriendOS: https://friendos.com 
• Nano SwinSID: https://www.polyplay.xyz/nano-SwinSID-b_1
• SoundMonitor 1.0: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=59929

Interviews and videos referenced:

• Video Interview with Wolfgang Back: https://sceneworld.org/blog/2019/07/23/video-interview-with-wolfgang-back-(english-version)/
• Andrew Fisher Unboxes the C64 Maxi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-vFgwXCHYk

Us and them:

• Joerg's crap blog: http://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

• AJ: http://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://instagram.com/derision667
• AJ's dog on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elmersworld

Intro promo by Rob Hubbard: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com
Music by Altraz: http://martindrake.net

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