On Nov. 29th, 1972 the video arcade game PONG was released and was an instant success. Let's celebrate this anniversary with a trifecta of music from early video games, one-hit wonders and massively influential artists. Breakout your Atari for some 8-bit fun! HOUR ONE is Got Chores? HOUR TWO is PONG.
| Clorox Wipe Chromeo - Quarantine Casanova (2020) - Not On Label 
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| Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five Quantic - 7” (2020) - Selva Recordings 
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| Funk That Nickodemus - 12” (2017) - Wonderwheel Recordings |
| Kabylie Acid Oreku - ia ia ia (2020) - Stereo Ferment
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| Watermelon Woman Yu Su - 12” (2019) - Technicolour
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| Inspector Norse Todd Terje - It’s About Time (2014) - Olsen |
| What I Mean Baby’s Berserk - 7” (2020) - Bongo Joe Records
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| Paradigme La Femme - Paradigme (2020) - Disques Pointu
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| Black Rain Rhye - Home (2020) - Loma Vista Recordings
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| Good Intentions Ojiji - The Shadow (1979) - Ultra Records
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| Do The Damn Thing The Soul Motivators - Do The Damn Thing (2020) - Do Right! Music
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| Gameplay The Brooks - Any Day Now (2020) - Duprince
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| Sky High The Souljazz Orchestra - Chaos Theories (2019) - Strut
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| So Fresh So Clean Unwrapped Band - Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: Unwrapped Vol. 1 (2001) - Hidden Beach Recordings |
| Whatever Happened To Pong? Frank Black - Teenager of the Year (1994) - 4AD |
| Computer Game (Theme From The Circus) Yellow Magic Orchestra - 7” (1978) - Horizon |
| Computer Games Mi-Sex - 7” (1979) - CBS |
| Crimewave (Crystal Castles Vs. HEALTH) Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (2008) - Last Gang Records/Lies Records
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| Yars’ Revenge Unknown Artist - Atari Yars’ Revenge 12” (1981) - Kid Stuff Records |
| Video Games Ronnie Jones - 12” (1980) - Lollipop Records |
| Space Invaders Player [1] - 7” (1979) - WEA |
| Street Fighter Mas Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth (2018) - Young Turks |
| Moon Patrol Ichiro Takagi - Moon Patrol Soundtrack (1982) - IREM |
| Pac-Man Fever Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1999) - Buckner Garcia Productions |
| The Great Defender Lou Reed - New Sensations (1984) - RCA |
| Song Song Song Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds (2006) - Blocks Recording Club
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| New Rally-X Haruomi Hosono - Video Game Music (1984) - Yen Records |
| Elektrisches Roulette Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian (1973) - Philips |
| Galaga Haruomi Hosono - Video Game Music (1984) - Yen Records |
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