DiscoCactus

DiscoCactus

@discocact.us

Video game music ensemble. Blending art music with funk, jazz, rock, whatever else we want 🗣️ http://discord.gg/A36ETCPAgm 💿 https://linktr.ee/discocactusmusic

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You may be lost, but this behind-the-scenes tape from the filming of this haunted video is not. But beware... this found footage will be quite... mesmerizing. #vgm #funk #fusion #zelda #corpsepaint

It's October, and you know what that means... watch out for Spooky Bands playing in the woods! Inspired by the charm of Link's Awakening and the absurdly captivating trend of filming black metal videos in the woods, our music video for "You're Lost" from Link's Awakening is our tribute to both.

“Hey Discocactus, I really liked the post you did the other day, but I really wish there was some sort of way to memorialize the track in a video format!” Thanks, stranger, but I have even better news for you! Here’s a clip from our show earlier this year at Songbyrd Music House in Washington, DC!

“Let’s go home. Together.” On this day, one year ago, we released the first of our new round of singles - Stress Fracture from Celeste! Arranged by @drumultima.com, we’d been workshopping this tune for a while before finally recording last year.

This quickly became one of our favorites to play, and at this point we’re already calling it a DiscoClassic. Check the link in our bio to find this on our bandcamp, but you can find this streaming wherever you get your music! #vgm #funk #fusion #celeste

Philly! To show that our upcoming show at Underground Arts on November 21st is really happening, here's a real video of Doug reminding you that it's very real! #vgm #Philadelphia #funk #fusion #StageClearIV #Doug

Was the guitar solo last time a bit much? That's ok, we've got a palette cleanser, a smooth and funky bass solo from Sam on our track Rabite Season! From our concert at the Gowanus Dredgers in NYC. #vgm #fusion #funk #bass #basssolosarecoolandfun #bobboyappreciation

Have you been jonesing for more guitar since our last behind the scenes video? Here's a clip of Pete's screamin' solo from our track RAID, performed at Songbyrd Music House in Washington, D.C. earlier this year! #vgm #fusion #guitar #crosscode #kirkhammett

Back in May, we played at the Gowanus Dredgers boat house after needing to move indoors due to weather conditions. It was definitely an unconventional performance space for a band like us, but it ended up sounding really cool in there! Here's us performing A Forest Interlude from that concert.

Endings can be hard, especially in an improvisational setting. Luckily Math is here to let us know about that One Weird Trick that THEY don't want you to know about! #vgm #fusion #funk #livestream #phoenixwrightaceattorney #bminor #doctorshatehim

How nice it would be to hear our latest tracks from Clair Obscur on all streaming platforms... we're aware it's not up anywhere else yet, and have been working on fixing it. Chris is here to explain where you can find them in the meantime! #vgm #fusion #clairobscurexpedition33 #BandcampFriday

Guitars! They're cool, right? Well here's a bunch of em. Pete Presents: Part One of the Clair Obscur Guitar Explainer series! #vgm #fusion #rock #clairobscurexpedition33 #bald

Plushies not for sale. Unless you DM me on my other secret band account, ask for a "numba one bargain," we'll cut a deal, and I can sneak into Discocactus HQ. I'm not made of stone, folks!

The process of a Discocactus arrangement is wildly varied between all of us; luckily for you, we love talking about it! Laura talks more about inspiration, structure, and what it was like to work with our collaborators on our newest track, Une Vie a T'aimer!

We heard from some VIP (Very Important Pfans) that there's more interest in some behind-the-scenes footage of our arrangements. Well, to kick that off, we have our arranger Laura and our resident low end expert Sam to talk about the inspiration for Alicia!

Tomorrow comes. You thought we only had one Clair Obscur track? Enjoy our newest rock opera-inspired track, Une Vie À T'aimer, based on Renoir's themes. Check out the link in our bio to purchase on Bandcamp!

"Hate me as much as you want. As long as you're alive to do it." Tomorrow, 8/14 #vgm #rock #fusion #clairobscurexpedition33

Have you heard our version of Alicia from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 yet? We premiered this new single at VGMCon earlier this year! Here's a clip from that performance, showcasing one of the many things Laura does best. Check out the link in our bio to get it on Bandcamp today!

OUT NOW: our newest single; Alicia from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Anyone who was at VGMCon this year heard us premiere this live, and we're so excited to share it with the world now! Check out the link in our bio to find it! Album art by Kristin Naigus @fieldofreeds.bsky.social

We said "coming soon" and we meant it! Our newest single "Alicia" from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be available TOMORROW, August 7th. Check out the link in our bio tomorrow to find it! Album artwork by the amazingly talented Kristin Naigus @fieldofreeds.bsky.social

That's right, a taste of your OWN MEDICINE. Last but certainly not least, Ben shows us that even his own arrangement can twist up his fingers! #vgm #fusion #progrock #skiesofarcadia #piano

Matheus talks about more of the intricacies of playing the violin - and the importance of regular exercise! #vgm #fusion #violin #skiesofarcadia #powersquats

These riffs will put back hairs on your chest! Maybe next time Ben can write some lines that will put hairs on my head instead #vgm #fusion #progrock #guitar #skiesofarcadia #baldge

Drums just have to play 4/4, right? Chris explains how he does, and does not, have to do both and not do both at the same time in Cave Rave! #vgm #fusion #progrock #skiesofarcadia #chris

Next up in our series of Cave Rave Vignettes is Slammin’ Sam Bobinski to talk about the toughest part of the piece for him, playing the biggest instrument* in the band! *so far, we might get a contrabass saxophone at some point #vgm #fusion #bass #skiesofarcadia #sam

EWI is already difficult enough! Why do we do this to ourselves! Laura masterfully explains the intricacies of her instrument and why it's so important to know them for Cave Rave! #vgm #fusion #ewi #skiesofarcadia #laura

Allow us to Rave a bit about Cave Rave! Here's Doug talking about the part of the piece that's most challenging for him. #vgm #fusion #progrock #skiesofarcadia #vibraphone #whatisthataxylophoneorsomething

Sam has an important message to show love to our fans who always request Cave Rave on our streams! :) #vgm #fusion #twitch #skiesofarcadia #fear

Cave Rave is one of our favorite pieces to play: our wonderful keyboardist and arranger Ben Wallace transformed a less-than-a-minute long cave theme from Skies of Arcadia and transformed it into a 9-minute prog rock masterpiece/nightmare. Here's a part of our performance of it at this year's VGMCon!

We love doing two things in DiscoCactus: playing music from Sonic the Hedgehog, and adding lyrics to songs that never had them. Here's us doing both! #vgm #funk #sonic #lyrics

Lyrics for this were originally written for the version of this tune called "Lover Reef," by D-Lux, Geoffrey Taucer, Jillian Aversa, Shonen Samurai, and zircon on OCRemix. Go check out their classic version as well!

Even the best of the best flub. Here's a good one from our very own best of the best! (it's ok if everyone knew how much I flubbed I'd be out of a job) #vgm #funk #violin #violince

During the DK Rap on our last stream show, Ben detailed some notes for us about "style" and "grace". I think we all learned something that day. #videogamemusic #donkeykong #twitch

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Definitely lied about not going on stage, sorry. Incredibly humbled to be asked to sing with Disco Cactus on stage at VGM Con in their new Expedition 33 arrangement. Words cannot describe how it felt. #VGMCon #voiceacting #expedition33 #gaming #anime