Joystick Jazz: The Blueshift Big Band Plays Iconic Video Game Hits (BONUS LEVEL) Vinyl

You just beat the last boss, but you’re not ready for the game to end. As you sink into your sofa and sullenly lower your gamepad, the screen flashes. Beautiful, pixel-sharp text dances in front of your awestruck eyes: BONUS LEVEL UNLOCKED. The adventure isn’t over. There’s so much more to discover. 

That feeling, friends, is this record. If you’re like those of us at iam8bit, you just can’t get enough of the jazzy, joyful music of The Blueshift Big Band, perennial all-star achievers in the field of video game covers. These three iam8bit-original records, Joystick Jazz Volumes 1-3, form a veritable pantheon of slick, stylish tunes from games like Grim Fandango, Banjo-Kazooie, and many more. But the adventure’s not over yet. 

This is Joystick Jazz: The Blueshift Big Band Plays Iconic Video Game Hits (BONUS LEVEL) Vinyl, four heretofore secret, never-before-heard bonus songs from The Blueshift Big Band on glorious classic black vinyl. You’ll hear new jams from Final Fantasy, Pokémon, DuckTales, and Sonic the Hedgehog, reimagined as only the Blueshift Big Band could and mastered specifically for the vinyl listening experience. 

And of course, award-winning illustrator Mark Borgions returns once again to lend his eye-catching, dynamic style to the album art. See if you can spot all the references he’s sprinkled into his gorgeous illustrations! 

The game’s not over yet: the BONUS LEVEL has arrived. 

Check out the entire iam8bit x Joystick Jazz collection here.