Hey, look, we got a mail about a video game tribute CD, must reprint: "I’m Jon from CMH Records, and our label imprint Dwell Records. Dwell put out a CD on the 31st of last month titled “Power Up! Mutations and Mutilations of 8-Bit Hits” [MySpace link]. The album features artists paying tribute to themes from Zelda and Tetris, just to name a few."

Just checking out the MySpace-listed tracks and the official order page for the album, which has samples for all the [generally punk/indie guitar-ish] tracks, some of the highlights appear to be Twelve-Handed Men of Mars' practically Ennio Morricone-esque version of the Zelda theme [.MP3 sample] - though Doug McDiarmid (of why)'s piano version of the Marble Madness theme [.MP3 sample] is also fun.

[EDIT: Maragos points out that the Zelda theme remix is actually a nod toward Ravel's Bolero, because, as The Men Of Mars apparently also know, "originally the Zelda theme was supposed to be Bolero, but they (Nintendo) found out at the last minute that it wasn't public domain." You live and learn!]

Here’s the tracklist:

01. The Fucking Champs – The Legend of Zelda (Overworld Theme)
02. Cripple Camp – Ghosts n’ Goblins (la dolce mix)
03. Ahleuchatistas – Bad Dudes
04. Animal Style – Tetris (Music 3)
05. Cinemechanica as CONTRABAND – Contra (The Alien’s Lair)
06. Rerun – Mega Man 2 (Bubble Man)
07. Doug McDiarmid (of why?) – Marble Madness (Piano Medley)
08. Kindergarten Hazing Ritual – River City Ransom (Boss Fight)
09. Upsilon Acrux – Rush’n Attack (Stage 1/Unknown Stage)
10. Christopher Willits – Metroid, a.k.a. The Lovers of Samus Aran
11. Defensive Mode – Mega Man 2 (Metal Man)
12. Flössin – Castlevania, a.k.a. Ascelitnava
13. Twelve-Handed Men of Mars - The Legend of Zelda (Main Theme)