Minecraft: Alpha + Beta (2 Cassettes) | Get Cheap Vinyl

DescriptionMinecraft is a dreamscape, a limitless world whereanything is possible. Minecraft is a tool, a means of bringing the imagination to life. Minecraft is a community, a platform on which inventive minds of all ages can share their creations and ideas. Minecraft, of course, is also a game, the most popular and best-selling video game of all time. Created in 2009 by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson, this cultural phenomenon speaks volumes of our current zeitgeist's love for virtual spaces, but it's unprecedented success couldn't be pinned on one factor alone. Countless layers of thoughtful artistry flow through Minecraft's singular experience, not the least of which is it's transportive soundtrack by C418, the project of German composer and musician Daniel Rosenfeld. Minecraft Volume Alpha, the first installment of a two-part OST, helped breathe life into the game's voxel-based universe. Upon release, fans and critics were universally enamored with C418's beatless, nuanced electronic pieces. Popular gaming site Kotaku named it among The Best Game Music of 2011, calling the music "remarkably soothing." The Guardian compared Rosenfeld's delicate piano and sparse ambient motifs to legendary artists Erik Satie and Brian Eno. Polygon distilled Volume Alpha to it's essence: "It's not bound by the retro aesthetic of Minecraft's graphics. It transcends them. The album is an attempt to uplift the combined game/music experience into the sublime." Tracks1 Key2 Door3 Subwoofer Lullaby4 Death5 Living Mice6 Moog City7 Haggstrom8 Minecraft9 Oxygene10 Equinoxe11 Mice on Venus12 Dry Hands13 Wet Hands14 Clark15 Chris16 Thirteen17 Excuse18 Sweden19 Cat20 Dog21 Danny22 Beginning23 Droopy Likes Ricochet24 Droopy Likes Your Faceki25 Alpha26 Blind Spots27 Mutation28 Biome Fest29 Aria Math30 Taswell31 Beginning 232 Moog City 233 The End34 Kyoto35 Chirp36 Mellohi37 Stal38 Eleven39 Far40 Intro

• Format: Cassette
• Released: 06/13/2025