Honnda's latest work functions as both a music-for-music's sake experience, and as the original soundtrack to the forthcoming independent game Ultimate Rivals: The Court from breakout game studio Bit Fry and its founder and creator, multi-media artist BXL Gotham. The Court is a reimagined NBA, NFL, NHL (and more)-licensed basketball game, the second in the franchise for the developers following their freshman entry, the hockey themed Ultimate Rivals: The Rink. The Ultimate Rivals titles are set in a near-future virtual fantasia where athletes compete for arcade-game-style thrills.
Honnda was recruited to be the musical artist-in-residence for the game series and to build its kinetic, futurist sound world. Guest vocalists in the release include his previous collaborator, the "Queen Of Queens”, Dai Burger and hyper-pop siren moistbreezy.
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released July 30, 2021
Music written & produced by Honnda
Ultimate Rivals was created & designed by BXL Gotham.
Developed by Bit Fry Game Studios
Vocals on Megabloom Halo by Dai Burger & moistbreezy
Gang vocals on Radio City Music Hall (Micro-Movements I-IV) by Caroline Beatrice Bennett
Mixed by Honnda & Michael Beharie
Additional Mixing & Editing by Jake Lichter
Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab
Sound Engineering by Honnda
Megabloom Halo Sound Engineering by Garret De Block at Strange Weather Recording
Original artwork by Bit Fry Game Studios
Album design & concept by Keith Rankin
Special thanks to: BXL Gotham, Toiny, Jake Lichter, Michael Beharie, Pete Angevine & World Askew, Matthew Mazzucca, Mike Amin, Matthias Bossi & Ridiculon, Brian McOmber, & John Miller
Orange Milk Records/Rivals Records
2021 Bit Fry Game Studios
supported by 9 fans who also own “Ultimate Rivals: The Court (Original Game Soundtrack)”
There is so much attention to detail in the sound design. It feels very elastic in the way sounds are stretched and condensed and the sample choices appear so disparate but work very well together plastique_spastique
supported by 9 fans who also own “Ultimate Rivals: The Court (Original Game Soundtrack)”
I listen to a lot of electronic music, so I'm always tickled when I come across something that sounds completely unlike anything I've ever heard before, and this album certainly fits the bill in that department. Astrid Deurloo
Quirky chip tunes collide with atmospheric strings on the musical component to a dig, fight, explore, and build game. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2013