The Thirteenth Step is now Killhamster
For over a decade I have been producing music under the moniker “The Thirteenth Step,” a name I chose because it sounded kind of cool and had weird metaphysical implications. I bought a domain to go...
View ArticleVideo Game Music
The other day for some reason I ended up with the Wikipedia article about Mega Man 2 open in my browser, idly reading when not doing other things. Since then I’ve had several of the game’s songs stuck...
View ArticleBeats By Satoshi
In case you don’t know, I occasionally write for Buttcoin, a site that lambasts Bitcoin and the horrifying community that has sprung up around it. For some reason the entire Bitcoin phenomenon is...
View ArticleRemix: David Steinlage – Duster
I found David through the “Reasoners” reddit community, where he had posted a link to download the project file for this track as an example of what could be done with Propellerhead’s Reason software...
View ArticleWhite Whale
Some time ago, Samantha (my fiancée,) asked me “why don’t you ever write any French house music?” The answer is “because I am awful at it.” This was before the latest Daft Punk record had dropped, so...
View ArticleRewind: ReBirth
Before I discovered Reason, I somehow stumbled across Propellerhead’s other flagship product, the now-discontinued ReBirth RB-338. This software recreated a stack of legendary Roland instruments: the...
View ArticleKillhamster’s top remix albums
When I’m feeling stuck creatively, something that helps out fantastically is to pick apart someone else’s song and remix it. I fell into a bit of a funk recently and as a result have been focusing...
View ArticleBasement Tapes
As I’ve stated before, I got my introduction to creating electronic music by using the MTV Music Generator on a Sony PlayStation. I’ve recently come across some tapes containing tracks from this time...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Cartoons
I like political cartoons. Well, like is a pretty strong word. I subject myself to political cartoons. When it comes to Net Neutrality, the right has no fucking clue. Branco’s been stupid since 2010...
View ArticleThe Worst Cartoons
As mentioned, I subject myself to political cartoons because I’m some sort of masochist. It’s a habit I picked up on slow work days, reading cartoons and commentary at the Something Awful forums. As a...
View ArticleRemix: Tomcraft – Like A Roller
This was another remix that I was unsure of how to start. Sometimes I go into these things knowing exactly what I want to do to a track: what I want to change, what sounds I’d like to use, how to...
View ArticleKillhamster on Facebook
Five reasons to follow Killhamster on Facebook: It’s a great place to fill all your Killhamster needs! It’ll be a central location for everything related to the project, allowing you to keep up with...
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