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Minecraft - Volume Beta



Contents

1 Composition and release 2 Criticism 3 Track listing Charts 5) Release history 6 References





Composition and release[editComposition and release[edit

In 2011, Rosenfeld released

Minecraft - Volume Alpha

. [7] The artist was given complete creative control over the music for the upcoming release.

Minecraft

November 2013

Music Update

. [8]



The album, which is mostly ambient, has a darker tone than its predecessor. [55 Rosenfeld acknowledges that the album is "extremely varied", being "much more percussive, melodic and progressive" than Volume Alpha. [9] The average song on Volume Beta is longer than the previous album[4] - at the time of the album's release, it was Rosenfeld's longest work to date. [10]



Volume Beta also contains the music of nine collectable discs within Minecraft. It is a striking sounding departure from the rest of the soundtrack, these discs usually depend on synthesisers and other drums. [12]



In August 2020, record label Ghostly released the first physical versions of the album in LP and CD formats. [13] The album's artwork is a very dark 3D model of a piece of grass from Minecraft that is bordered on the edges by the larger black and orange cube. Lenticular printing can be applied on certain vinyl pressings to give depth to the blocks and highlight the inner grass block. [14]





Critical reception[edit]

Online publication

Digital Trends

The album was praised for going beyond "peaceful" or'sad" pieces and creating tracks like Taswell that seem like distinct performances. [15] Richard McDonald, music blog

Original Sound Version

The album was described as "an incredible achievement". [16]



The Los Angeles Times said that the album "showcases C418's ability to create grander, more sonically diverse ambience". [17]





Track listing [editTrack listing[edit



Minecraft - Volume Beta


- digital download



1. "Ki" - 1:32 2. "Alpha" - 10:03 3. "Dead Voxel" - 4:56 4. "Blind Spots" - 5:32 5. "Flake" - 2:50 6. "Moog City 2", 3:00 7. "Concrete Halls" - 4:14 8. "Biome Fest" - 6:18 9. "Mutation" - 3:05 10. "Haunt Muskie" - 6:01 11. "Warmth" - 3:59 12. "Floating Trees" - 4:04 13. "Aria Math" - 5:10 14. "Kyoto" - 4:09 15. "Ballad of the Cats" - 4:35 16. "Taswell" - 8:35 17. "Beginning 2" - 2:56 18. "Dreiton" - 8:17 19. "The End" - 15:04 20. screamyguy.net "Chirp" - 3:06 21. "Wait" - 3:54 22. "Mellohi" - 1:38 23. "Stal" - 2:32 24. "Strad" - 3:08 25. "Eleven" - 1:11 26. "Ward" - 4:10 27. "Mall" - 3:18 28. "Blocks" - 5:43 29. "Far" - 3:12 30. "Intro" - 4:36 Minecraft - Volume Beta - LP




Side A




1. "Ki" - 1:32 2. "Alpha" - 10:03 3. "Blind Spots" - 5:32 4. "Mutation" - 3:05


Side B



1. "Biome Fest" - 6:18 2. "Aria Math" - 5:10 3. "Taswell" - 8:35


Side C



1. "Beginning 2" - 2:56 2. "Moog City 2", 3:00 3. "The End" - 15:04


Side D



1. "Kyoto" - 4:09 2. "Chirp" - 3:06 3. "Mellohi" - 1:38 4. "Stal" - 2:32 5. "Eleven" - 1:11 6. "Far" - 3:12 7. "Intro" - 4:36






Notes




Tracks 20-24 and 26-29 of the digital download track listing are available as music discs within

Minecraft

.




Charts[edit]






Release history [edit]




References[edit]


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Moeser, Jack. "'Minecraft provided us with the soundtrack to a generation".

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Patston, Manning (2020-06-18). "Minecraft fans alert C418's iconic soundtrack will be released in physical form".

Happy Mag

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C418

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Adams, Nathan (16 November 2013). "If you restart Minecraft, it'll become a whole bunch more awesome thanks to C418's latest works :)".

Twitter

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Callwood, Brett (2020-07-01). "C418 Offers Block-Rocking Beats".

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"Minecraft Soundtrack Review by Katy and Ian".

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Ghostly (18 June 2020). "Announcing the first-ever pressing of C418's Minecraft Volume Beta ..."

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Gurwin, Gabe (2021-10-24). "The Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time"

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McDonald, Richard (28 May 2014). "Minecraft - Volume Beta (Review)".

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Tsai, Raymond (2019-05-17). "Review: German musician known for the Minecraft soundtrack C418's newest album"Sweden"".

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