Streets of Rage and Shenmue soundtracks coming out on vinyl!

Here at Culturally Significant we're all about the vinyl AND nostalgia. And I personally, perhaps more so than others, have a long love story with Sega. When I was growing up, I didn't go for the Nintendo stuff. It was a Master System I wanted, and a Mega Drive (Genesis in the USA) that I finally got. That made Nintendo the enemy (at least until Sega threw in the towel).

So it made me very, very happy to hear that Data Discs, a new record label specialised in game soundtracks, has teamed up with Sega to release some of their game soundtracks. On vinyl!

The first two will be the classic beat-'em-up Streets of Rage, aka The Game That Made Me Not Mind That Much That They Didn't Make Double Dragons For The Mega Drive, and Shenmue, aka The Game That Seemed To Be The Realisation Of Everything Kid Marc Wanted In A Game And Actually Came Pretty Damn Close To It. Those were the their unofficial titles.

If you're as excited as I am, you will head over to Data Discs' website on May 30th, the day they start taking pre-orders for the albums, especially since they will be offering some "exclusive editions" for early orders. Each album will be on 180 gram vinyl and include a lithographic print for £19.99 each. The records will ship in September, and will also be available through Mondo.

Data Discs has already confirmed that they will also release the soundtracks for Streets of Rage 2 and 3, and that they will be working with other companies as well.

Here's one of the tracks off of Shenmue's beautiful soundtrack, straight from  Data Discs' Soundcloud page.




[via Polygon]

With Mondo and Disney, Nothing's Impossible.

I have a love/hate relationship with the entertainment entity known as Mondo. Mondo Tees was originally created to act as the poster print wing of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema but has grown to a brand that at times seems to be in danger of eclipsing its grandfather organization (not a negative impact, just interesting).

I'm not going to waste space by going into my opinion on the manufactured exclusivity Mondo seems to push or the cut throat second-hand markets that have risen in their wake, there will be another time for that, because I have come here not to bury Mondo but to praise it and its newest gallery show organized to run concurrent with SXSW.

"This is the Crypt Jam..."

Oh Mondo. I've never been in an tumultuous relationship but I'd imagine it is similar to the relationship I have with the uber-popular print maker. It continues to infuriate me, making me rant and rave to no end, yet I keep on coming back.

I guess I just can't quit you Mondo.

I of course do not mean to belittle anyone 

who has been in an abusive relationship 

and in no way say they are parallel.

Stay safe out there.

Why I bring this up is because  of the limited edition vinyl Mondo will be releasing soon in accordance to thier upcoming gallery show "It Didn't Rot Our Brains".

Wait, who was claiming it did? Was it your mother? Tell her to go straight to hell!