What is to be considered by some as long overdue, Mega Ran has returned to the studio thanks to all you fans out there. Mega Ran – Com: Mission is the brand new album that can be streamed right now via Bandcamp. You can go one further and pick up the download for $6 or grab the CD plus a download for $10. Interestingly there’s also a Subscribe feature where you can get all new music plus 1 back catalog release plus some subscriber only exclusives, no physical only digital, for $30.
You’re probably saying, but Nick, what if I want more“? Well that’s great because in-case you missed it up above is the Love Remains music video feat. Bag of Tricks Cat. After seeing Mega Ran all up in Japan I know what you want, more, right? Well if you still need more Mega Ran in your life there’s a whole documentary that he’s trying to get on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Redbox and anywhere else that wants some. That’s a whole lot of Mega Ran that should keep you busy until his next album is released in 2015, oh you didn’t think he stopped now did you?
Source Link: YouTube | http://megaranmusic.com/album/mega-ran-com-mission
PRESS RELEASE
Blue Bomber and Mega Ran Reunite In New Album
First Mega Man album in four years, Mega Ran Com: Mission, comes courtesy of recent Kickstarter success and will feature two new music videos
“Love Remains feat. Bag of Tricks Cat” Music Video
Phoenix, Arizona – January 6, 2015 – Teacher/rapper/hero Mega Ran is pleased to announce his long-overdue return to the Mega Man series after four years with Mega Ran Com: Mission. This 13-track album features Ran’s unique blend of chip hop using source material ranging from across the Mega Man series, including fan-favorites Mega Man 2 and Mega Man & Bass as well as the fan-made title, Mega Man Unlimited. Mega Ran Com: Mission is available now via Bandcamp:
Mega Ran Com: Mission on Bandcamp
The new album was commissioned by an enthusiastic fan of Mega Ran’s past works and was made available to the general public as a part of Ran’s hugely successful Kickstarter campaign that reached 300% funding late in 2014. In addition to unlocking the release of Mega Man Com: Mission, fans also reached stretch goals to produce two music videos, which includes the above “Love Remains feat. Bag of Tricks Cat,” which samples the Search Man stage fromMega Man 8 and incorporates footage from his 2014 Japan tour.
“I wanted to give the fans something special, because Lord knows they ask me about doing this ALL the time,” says Ran. “I was so overwhelmed by the support of the Kickstarter that I thought this was the least I could do, and I got in the studio to get the album ready for release.
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Mega Ran (AKA Random) became widely
known after his 2007 album, Mega Ran, which fused Mega Man samples with his hip hop production and thoughtful lyrics. The album was a huge success, catching the attention to Capcom, who approved of Ran’s innovative approach to the source material and gave him a free license to sample Mega Man in his future works.
Mega Ran: Com Mission comes nearly four years since he tagged up with the Blue Bomber in 2011’s Mega Man 10, which was released on CD and vinyl. Since that time, Mega Ran has toured the world and produced albums dedicated toFinal Fantasy VII, Sonic the Hedgehog, and many others.
Learn more: Mega Ran’s Official Website
Upcoming Tour Dates
Jan 23-26 @ MAGFest, National Harbor, MD
Mon Jan 26 @ Super Fly Comics, Yellow Springs OH
Tue Jan 27 @ The Sanctuary, Detroit, MI
Wed Jan 28 @ 42 Lounge, Milwaukee, WI
Thu Jan 29 @ The Slowdown, Omaha, NE
Fri Jan 30 @ Level 7 Games, Denver, CO
Sat Jan 31 @ Freq Fest 4.0, Los Angeles, CA
Tues Feb 3 Portland @ Ground Kontrol
Wed Feb 4 @ The Comic Shop, Lynnwood, WA w/Kirby Krackle
Feb 6-7 @ Rockage 4.0 San Jose
About Mega Ran
When LA Weekly named Random aka Mega Ran one of “Five Artists Who Will Be Big in 2014,” Ran instantly took a photo of the article and made it his default picture on Facebook and Twitter.
“It wasn’t to brag,” he said, “It was to keep the pressure on myself… I wanted to see it every day.” Pressure is no new thing for a man who spent his days teaching middle school, his evenings grading papers, and his late nights rocking stages.
In the past five years, Mega Ran has managed to run through barriers like Mario with an invincibility star, from placing music in television and videogames to touring with acclaimed hip-hop stars and playing thousand-person festivals.
“I’m on a mission to help bring hip-hop into a new frontier,” he says. With an unprecedented licensing agreement with gaming giant CAPCOM, and constant appearances on a variety of sites like VICE, Nerdist, The Verge, The Source and Game Informer under his utility belt, the mission is fully underway.
Learn more: http://megaran.com/
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